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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
4
Parish notices list mass times confessions and devotions at Immaculate Conception First Lutheran and Lost Island Lutheran churches. Activities include choir practice confirmation classes lurtheran leagues and circle meetings with schedules for services Sunday School and parish events across multiple towns. Community gatherings include Rural Life Sunday and an All-in-One Circuit Meeting with family focus and Bible study.
Wallingford Lutheran CoMB led by Pastor Gunderson holds 9:30 a.m. divine services and a 10:45 a.m. Sunday School with offerings to Bolivia. Es terville hosts an all in one circuit meeting with multiple sessions from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. plus WMI WPLL and men's meetings. Friday includes teachers meeting at a home. IMMANUEL Evangelical Lutheran mentions 11 a.m. services and 10 a.m. Sunday School. METHODIST CHURCH lists 7:00 choir, 8:15 M Y F, 9:30 church school and 10:30 worship.
The calendar lists events from Thursday April 26 to Saturday May 5 including Ayr Shire baseball at 3 30 p m, Friday April 27 band and vocal concert at 8 00 p m, Monday April 30 parent senior gathering and sectional baseball tournament at Ruthven, May 3 FFA project tour, and May 5 state music contest large groups.
Holy Family Hospital Estherville reports births for Ruthven resident Mrs G M Tonderum on April 2 and Gracttinger born to Mrs Anna BSples on an April 19. The items appear as hospital notices in the local column.
The Graettinger FFA chapter held a Friday banquet in Waterloo. Eight entries earned state contest awards including silver for Program of Work, Reporter's Scrapbook, Farm Safety, Soil and Water Management, Chapter Exhibit, and Secretary's Book. Bronze awards went to Dairy Management and Electrification. Delegates included Orland Paulson Roger Tonderum Dale Paulsen and Leater Gallbrath. Bob Reeves sang in the state chorus and Don Johnson played in the state band. Norris and Clifford Egelan represented the chapter.
The Estherville Circuit of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will hold an All-In-One Convention at Estherville Lutheran Church on Sunday April 28 starting at 2 00 pm The event unites many church groups with joint worship and separate business meetings Speakers include Rev A L Abrahamson and Rev Harold L Olson The schedule runs 2 00 pm mass meeting 3 00 pm division into circuit business Young People Luther League Men of the Circuit and Women's Missionary Federation 5 30 pm supper 7 15 pm Choral Union rehearsal 8 00 pm final worship with Choral Union concert The Estherville Circuit includes Armstrong Cylinder Emmetsburg Estherville Graettinger Milford Petersburg Spirit Lake Ruthven and Wallingford First Lutheran and Lost Island Lutheran are members and plan to participate The notice also mentions oats resealing and storage terms in Palo Alto County Iowa in 1955 1956 context.
Farmers in Palo Alto county face a price support around 1.42 per bushel for 1956 corn if compliant with February 1956 allotments. Eisenhower announced a special price support for non compliant farms in the Commercial Corn area, including all of Iowa. National rate projected near 1.20, Palo Alto about 1.12, with details pending and no rules yet.
Local ad urges readers to call The Times for letterheads envelopes and other printing needs, directing a phone number 154 for orders. No additional details provided.
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