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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
4
Rev. E S Maynard pastor at Immaculate Conception announces weekday masses at seven in the morning with confessions on Saturday afternoons and evenings. Sunday masses are at seven thirty and nine thirty with choir rehearsal Thursday evening at seven thirty.
Paul G Tale pastor invites worship and Sunday School at Lost Island and First Lutheran with worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. services. Friday Luther League social and devotional at Bible Camp. Tuesday Bible study at Martin Norris home. Wednesday Ladies Bible Study in I Peter hosted by five ladies.
Mrs Elmer Iverson is dining room hostess from 7 to 10 pm and the pastor offers counseling in his office. Thursday features a Luther League supper and devotional at 6 pm with hostesses Claris, Twila, Margie, and Janet Anderson. The Crusaders will present Our Luther League Makes a Difference In Heaven at 8 pm, followed by the first choir rehearsal inviting anyone who likes to sing.
George Pingle minister leads morning worship at 9 30 with church school at 9 30 40 30 a church bulletin item noting the service and program details with the minister's name and time.
Arthur W Sorensen pastor announces St Pauls Lutheran Sunday services at Town Church and So Walnut Church with Holy Communion at both. Town Church offers Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 15 a m and Worship at 10 30 a m while So Walnut serves Worship at 9 a m Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 15 a m. Midweek activities include Adult Instruction Class Wednesday 7 30 p m and Men s Brotherhood Thursday 8 p m in Town Church basement.
Wallingford Lutheran announces 11:00 a.m. Divine Services with communion and morning worship. Sunday School and Bible Classes begin at 9:45 a.m. Thursday features WMF guest day with hostesses Mrs Jens Ras-, detailing church activities and timing.
Louis Sevatson, Roger Slingerland, Wayne Bryan, Chester Anderson, Paul Iuaiding, Gilbert Osher and Ida Nitchals are listed among attendees. Dining room hostess Mrs. Nordein Peter sen.
Graettinger stars Tody Murray and Chesty Masters led Palo Alto county VFW Teeners in the National VFW World Series at Hershey Pennsylvania. Murray pitched a one hit 2-1 loss and a 3-1 defeat while Masters caught and threw out four baserunners in one game. Palo Alto won 8-3 over Nebraska before exiting in the first round and consolation finals. A Sunday homecoming caravan greeted the team through Graettinger and into radio interviews, with stops in county towns.
Bus routes numbered one through nine are listed with driver names and accompanying students or staff. The document presents detailed rosters for each bus, including bus numbers, driver names, and passenger lists such as teachers and students.
Maurice Drew, Carl Bonstead, Bud Juhi, George Twait, Maynard Lee, Carl Knapp, Julius Cole, Ted Winter, Donald Lammers, Thomas Boecker, Arthur Tindall, Carl Wicks, Harold Fude. This compact roster reads as a community or organizational listing from an archival page.
Williams, age 22 and a Llanelly Young Farmers Club leader since 1948, will visit FFA projects and view the Labor Day livestock and grain show. He will speak on the Labor Day program and appears on radio station KICD at 11 15 a m on Sept 1 before visiting Clay county fair and returning to Pandy Farm Felinfield Llanelly South Wales.
A compiled roster lists faculty across subjects and grades from kindergarten to senior high. It includes district positions in Industrial Arts Driver Training English Remedial Reading Social Science and Public School Music with administrators and support staff such as custodians lunch supervisors and bus drivers.
Bob Reeves of Graettinger FFA is pictured with Berkshire pigs winning grand champion boar gilt and litter, blue ribbon for a market barrow, plus multiple 4th places. Other Graettinger exhibitors Jim Levi and Dale Paulsen earned Yorkshires and Angus placings. Jim Lein led Holstein honors with grand champion cow and top spots in heifer and cow divisions.
Francis Schneller lists substitute drivers for McCombs including G. O. Bon stead Merle Jones Lowell Platter Elden Swanson and Reynard Satory as alternatives for upcoming race or event.
Graettinger FFA chapter will enter Labor Day livestock and grain shows with most members exhibiting projects in livestock. Judges include Bob Johnson of Algona for livestock and Ed Thoreson of Estherville plus Ralph Maddox of Ruthven for grain. Livestock classes listed: fat steers market swine sheep dairy. Grain classes: 10 ear corn oats soybeans hay tall corn stalk bean stalk with pods. Entries due by noon Sunday Sept 2 with release Monday at 4 pm. FFA lunch stand pie duty assigned to each member. Paul Larsen of Wallingford exhibited the grand champion Milking Shorthorn cow at the State Fair. four other firsts noted.
Graettinger residents report theft of 50 to 60 feet of army surplus nylon rope and damage to a Labor Day sign at the west end of main street. Marshal Weber notes Friday night sign cutting, followed by dragging the sign Sunday and rope removal later, with officials planning to rehang the sign near Fahne stock park.
Graettinger Community club will not hold a public FFA beef steer auction on Labor Day. Instead premiums in addition to ribbons will be awarded to exhibitors based on a per pound premium above packer market price, with rates graduated from grand champion to white ribbon. Ray Satory notes packer representatives will bid on steers and premiums go to all exhibitors.
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