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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1957
Page
4
Rev. E. S. Maynard, pastor, announces weekday masses at 7:00 a m and Sunday masses at 7:30 and 9:30 a m. Confessions are Saturday 3:00 to 5:00 and 7:00 to 8:30 p m. Choir practice Thursday at 7:30 p m and weekly Thursday evening services follow.
Saturday confirmation class meets at 11 a m led by Pastor Freistal at First Lutheran Church. It is the second year of instruction and continues with planned lessons and activities for the youth.
Sunday school begins at 10 am with worship at 11 am. Wednesday meeting scheduled for September 4 at 2 pm. Ladies Aid hosts Christian Nurture program led by Mrs Morris Dalen with hostesses Mrs Marie Reeves Mrs Clancy Anderson Mrs Eddie Peterson Mrs Arnold Sampson and Mrs Ole Solheim. Dining room hostess is Mrs Myron Fogde.
Worship services at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. The notice lists class times and age groups for church activities including confirmation, second year and beginner classes, with worship and Sunday school schedules.
Irving Petersen pastor announces church council meeting Friday at 8 p.m. at Walnut Lutheran Church. The notice states no additional details but confirms the event and leadership.
Meeting at the Clarion Paulsen home at 9 a m. Divine worship with Holy Communion at 9 15 a m Sunday school and Bible class at 10 30 a m Thursday 8 p m Brotherhood meeting at South Walnut Pastor Irving Petersen notes Sunday school and Bible classes at 9 15 a m Divine worship with Holy Communion at 1 30 p m
Pastor Ralph O. Grote leads Sunday School at 9 30 and Morning Worship at 10 30. Dinner choir rehearsal is Saturday afternoon from 4 30 to 2 30. Fourth to eighth grade youngsters invited. bring robes. WSCS Seminar at Ruthven Friday September 6. District conference at Swea City Monday September 9 at 9 45.
Lutherans announce worship at 9:30 a m with Sunday School. Lord's Supper observed, 10:45 a m Sunday School at 8 p m Luther League. Wednesday choir at 8:30 p m with Men's Chorus after. Thursday mid week Bible study at 8 p m. Confirmation classes resume Saturday Sept 7 Junior 9 a m Senior 10 30 a m Parents urged to attend first meeting.
Rev. Benjamin Coltvet leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m and Worship at 10 30 a m. Monday Bible Study at 8 p m and Choir Practice at 8 p m.
The Iowa State Conservation Commission announced the 1957-58 hunting and trapping seasons with minor changes from the previous year. Open pheasant seasons run November 8 to December 2 in the long zone and November 8 to 21 in the short zone, with bag limits of three cock birds. Quail and para further zones follow similar schedules with varied counties listed as open areas and shooting hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Open seasons listed for quail in multiple counties from November 2 to 16 1957 with daily shooting hours 830 am to 430 pm and a six bird bag. Hungarian partridge 9 to 18 November with noon start to 430 pm and a two bird bag across several counties. squirrel season September 14 to November 18 state wide with six per day and twelve on day one. rabbit season September 14 to January 31 1958 with 6 am to 6 pm daily and ten per day. raccoon season statewide from noon October 26 to February 10 1958 with no bag or possession limits.
Fort Dodge based Melody Ramblers perform music and Wayne and Marcella Smith present numbers on Labor Day. Armstrong duo Dick and his Rainbow Twirlers showcase a roller skating act winning talent show prizes elsewhere. The baton twirling class from the summer recreational program delivers a precision drill.
A Labor Day event lineup features an evening show with a clown for all ages, FHA girls' fashion on stage at 7 30, and a summer state tournament baseball game between St Johns Bancroft and Graettinger Pirates at Evergreen Park at 3 00. The Graettinger theatre runs The Girl He Left Behind from 1 30 to midnight while the American Legion hosts an old time and modern dance from 9 PM to 1 AM. Local stores stay open until 10 AM Monday. the Art B Thomas Midway provides downtown rides Sunday afternoon and all day Monday.
Maquoketa youngster Michael Kumpf, age 1, aboard a Florida vacation catch, reels in a 30 pound barracuda near Fort Lauderdale. The massive four foot four inch fish highlights a family outing.
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