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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1956

Page

4

Immaculate Conception Church Mass Schedule Update

Rev E Maynard announces weekday masses at 7 am and weekend services at 7:30 am and 9:30 am. Confession Saturdays 3:00 to 5:00 pm and 7:00 to 8:30 pm, with choir rehearsal Thursday evening at 7:30.

Lutheran gatherings and services at Lost Island and First Lutheran

The community schedules a water melon social at State Park by Lost Island Luther League on Thursday at 6 30 p m. A circuit Luther League outing and devotional at the Bible Camp follows Friday at 7 p m. Sunday services: First Lutheran 8 a m Lost Island 9 30 a m with Pastor Tolo away on vacation. Alternate conductors named. Luther League Leadership School set for Waldorf College Forest City Monday through Saturday. WMF meeting Thursday at 2 p m at Lost Island with devotional program and hostesses Anna Rierson Mable Simonson and Lois Root. Continuous cordial welcomes extended.

Lost Island Luther League State Park First Lutheran Lowell ‘Wigdahl Luther Seminary Omer Gjerde Otis Hauge A. W. Soren Lurther League Waldorf College Forest City WMF Anna Rierson Mable Simonson Lois Root

St Pauls Lutitarian Services and Camp Plan

Pastor Arthur W. Sorensen announces worship at St Pauls Lutitarian 8:30 a m and So Walnut 9 45 a m with Holy Communion at both. August no Sunday School. Senior Bible Camp at Lake Okoboji for youths beyond confirmation age. transport help available. Wednesday no adult class. Thursday campers may visit in evenings. contact counselors. Sorensen away Aug 11 to direct camp. for pastoral care contact parsonage or president Donald Rix.

ST. Paul's Arthur W. Sorensen Sunday Town Walnut Lake Okoboji Sorensen Donald Rix

Wallingford Lutheran Service and School Notes

Wallingford Lutheran led by Pastor W. A. Larson holds 11:00 a.m. divine services with communion. no Sunday School until Aug. 26. Thursday features WMEF at 2:00 p.m. hostesses listed. Dining room hostess Mrs. Cora Bills. August 6-11 Y.P.L.L. Leadership School at Waldorf College.

Mmes Sam Natterstad Charles Lande Thorvald Nielsen O. J. Anderson Orvis Kaitvad Cora Bllis Y.P.L.L. Leadership School Waldorf College

Methodist Church Service and School Schedule

George Pingle, minister leads church school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 30. Is your subscription due.

Methodist Church George Pingle

Midgets Rally To Edge Carroll In Wild Playoff Game

Darrell Sloniker delivered a key base hit and Chesty Masters belted a bases empty homer as Carroll overcome wild pitching by Graettinger. Three Graettinger errors in the fourth helped Carroll tie, then three more misplays in the seventh allowed Carroll to push across the winning runs. Oaken and Bock pitched for the winners. In earlier round games Stratford defeated Denison and Jefferson beat Esthville, with rain and a storm pausing the Estherville-Jefferson clash and forcing a late score reversal from 8-5 Jefferson to the unfinished game.

Carroll Darrell Sloniker Chesty Masters Graettinger Stratford Denison Jefferson Estherville Vinson Erickson Shaw Lyons Walker

Lone Rock Wins 6-5 In Eight Inning Baseball Clash

Lone Rock junior region baseball team defeated Graettinger roster, combining high school and grade school players, 6-5 in eight innings at Lone Rock Sunday. Dave Sondvig pitched for Lone Rock with Witt catching.

Lone Rock Graettinger Dave Sdndvig Witt

Public hearing on plans for Graettinger electric plant expansion

The Board of Trustees of Graettinger Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant Iowa will meet September 6 1956 at 2 PM to consider plans specifications and contract forms for improvements and extensions to the plant and to receive bids for Section 2 a diesel engine generating unit about 720 BHP 500 KW with AC generator and auxiliary gear bids for new or used units may be submitted and must meet space and speed specs.

Board of Trustees Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant Graettinger Towa Iowa Municipal Electric Light and

Graettinger Plans See Bid for Engine Generator in 1957

The Graettinger Iowa Board of Trustees invites sealed bids for a field convertible engine generator unit using oil fuel with readiness for gas and oil mix. Plans are by Buell and Winter Sioux City with deposit details. Bids due with 5 percent bid bond. work to begin within 14 days, finish by June 1 1957, and electrical energy supply bids also sought for ~2,000,000 KWH annually.

Gines Board of Trustees Graettinger Iowa Buell and Winter, Engineers Insurance Exchange Sioux City

Graettinger electric light board bids Iowa grown goods

Notice from Graettinger Iowa Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant trustees announces preference for Iowa grown products and coal as per state law. It states domestic Iowa labor priority and is signed by Chairman G F Shaver and Secretary Josephine Fitzpatrick.

Towa Iowa Board OF Trustees Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant Graettinger, Lowa G. F. Shaver Josephine Fitzpatrick

Notice of Appointment for Jay McCarty Estate

Francis McCarty named as Administrator of the Jay McCarty estate in Palo Alto County Iowa. Creditors must promptly settle debts and file claims with the District Court Clerk, authenticated for allowance. Dated July 27 1956. Joseph P Hand attorney for the estate.

State OF Iowa Palo Alto County Jay McCarty District Court Francis McCarty

Semi Leaves Ditch at West Edge of Town

A southbound semi driven by a Fort Dodge man left the west ditch at the High way 17 intersection on Saturday afternoon to avoid a pickup turning onto the highway. The pickup driver remained unidentified. The truck suffered about $200 in damage.

Fort Dodge

Graettinger Beats Ringsted Team 8-5 at Evergreen Park

Graettinger independent nine defeated Ringsted 8 to 5 Sunday afternoon at Evergreen Park. Pitchers Bob Prather Gib Stueve and Tom Burg contributed on the mound, Pip Kirkegaard caught, and Merle Petersen of Estherville sustained head and facial injuries when a throw struck him as a runner slid in.

Graettinger Ringsted Evergreen Park Bob Prather Gib Stueve Tom Burg Pip Kirkegaard Merle Petersen Estherville

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Sea News Immaculate Conception Maynard Paul G. Tolo Wallingford Lutheran W. A. Larson Jack Ras Zoc Oaken Bock Larry Baedke Darrell Bartel Darrell Slontker Chuck Witt Bruce Gjerde Jim Algers Pocahontas Joseph P. Hand Armour’s Banquet Bologna Butternut & Folgers
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