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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1954
Page
1
A column blends holiday mischief and community notes. Santa meets grateful kids in Grachtinger, with gift lists ranging from cowboy gear to a mysterious deadly boom. A playful Christmas odds roundup follows, plus local lighted decorations and tax guidance for farmers guiding 1954 returns.
Shelby county has surpassed the halfway point in surfacing its roads with Engineer Stanley Clay announcing the county now has more surfaced roads than unsurfaced. If you aren't happy in your work, you have the wrong job.
A fragmented OCR shows multiple names and titles including mayor treasurer auditor clerk sheriff recorder engineer treasurer attorney coroner and various church leaders. Names such as Thomas Thomson Lee Hughes Bud Craven John DeVries Alan Hersleff Jens Kirkegaard Virgil Glesen Martin Thompson Richard Miller Ellen Brereton T. R. Martin Mercer Richter Ty A. Prichard Dr. J. R. Hyde and Rev. F. Maynard Kaiser Hodgkin Paul G. Tole are present among others. The text resequences civic roles with faith leaders from Immaculate Conception Methodist Lutheran and Our Savior Lutheran churches.
A reflective piece on Ecclesiastes as the Old Counselor in a postholiday mood. It portrays the book’s gloom yet offers practical, non Christian wisdom about work, joy in gifts, and fearing God. The article frames Ecclesiastes as a sober guide for days after festive highs.
Br Euygens Burg son of Mr and Mrs W Burg of Wallingford and Miss Hannah Nelson were wed at the bride’s uncle home in Des Moines on Saturday December 7 1939 The couple plan to reside on a farm west of Wallingford and announce they will be at home to friends soon Other items note funeral attendance at Ayrshire a new daughter born to Mr and Mrs Fred Graettinger and visits by Mrs Wolfe and Mrs Lowman plus a Bloomington Minnesota stay for Miss Gwendolyn Jensen during holiday break
The Graettinger Municipal Light Plant board met in regular session on December 16 1954 with all members present. Motions approved include the minutes from the last meeting and payment of all bills in full. A transfer of 1270 dollars from the general fund to the bond fund was carried.
Incomplete OCR shows numeric figures and a signature line for a secretary. The legible parts include numbers 5.93 22.71 2.00-488 and 87,60 16.90-8.00-9.56-568 4.28 7.82, plus a Sec'y indication.
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