World Day of Prayer joint services at St Pauls Friday
Members of St Pauls Lutheran First Lutheran Lost Island Lutheran Grachtendner Methodist and South Walnut Lutheran will join in a World Day of Prayer service at St Pauls Lutheran Friday Feb 17 at 2 pm The public is invited and men are urged to attend The event marks world peace and understanding observed in over 20 000 US communities on this day.
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St. Paul's Lutheran
First Lutheran
Lost Island Lutheran
Grachtinger Methodist
South Walnut Lutheran
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
U. S
Graettinger Community Petitions for Bus Garage Bond Vote
Circulating petitions in Emmet and Palo Alto counties Iowa urge Graettinger Community School District voters to call an election and submit a bond proposition of 20000 dollars to fund construction of a school bus garage. Petitioners must be over twenty five percent of last election voters and reside within the district.
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Grachtinger Community
Board of Education
Graettinger Community
Emmet
Palo Alto
Iowa
Graettinger
Pancake and Ham Supper by Lost Island Leaguers
The Lost Island Luther League sponsors a Pancake and Ham Supper at the church parlors this Thursday evening Feb 16. Serving starts at 6 pm and continues until all are served. Prices are 26 cents and 50 cents and attendees may eat all they want.
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Lost Island
Mid Week Lenten Services Schedules Across Churches
Joint service at St Pauls Lutheran Feb 23 7 30 pm led by Rev Sorensen at St Pauls. Rev Paul G Tolo to lead at Loat Island Lutheran Feb 23. Wallingford Lutheran Feb 22 8 pm. Graettinger Methodist Feb 22 7 30 pm. Week-by-week Times church news lists schedules.
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St. Paul's
Graettinger Methodist Church
Timea
Graettinger Coop Grain Named Rath Dealer
In this week's Times an advertisement states Graettinger Coop Grain Co. is appointed as Rath Co. local representative for sales of Rath Animal Protein Feeds for swine cattle and poultry.
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Graettinger Coop Grain
The
Rath Co
Graettinger Coop Grain Co
National FFA Week Observed by Local Chapter
Graettinger FFA members observe National FFA Week February 18 to 26 with a special page in the Times. The 53 member chapter, led by President Dennis Graettinger and officers, will host events, announce Greenhands initiation and a Chapter Farmer Degree contest at the auto-district meet in Gillette Grove on March 2, with guest speakers Stanley Hanns and Roy Gilman among others.
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Tvuture Farmers of America
Grachtinger Ffa
Graettinger Business
FFA
Orland Paulgon
Don Johnson
Hugh Thompson
Don Rix
Grachtinger High School
SFA
Stanley Hanns
Ff.a
Schoo
Future Farmers of America
Roy Gilman
Auparvisor
Dale B Schnirring
Voc. Ag
Wednesday Graettinger drawing lists participants and amounts
In the Graettinger drawing a list shows Chassie Westfall receiving 10 dollars Ruth Ven 15 and Marian Petersen 25 Next week’s prize pool will be 10 15 and 30 in the 3 pm drawing
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Graettinger
Chassie ‘Westfall
L. B. Welland
Ruthven
Marian Petersen
Reverend Gunderson Resigns From Wallingford Churches
The Rev. B. Gunderson, longtime pastor at Wallingford Lutheran and Immanuel Lutheran, announces resignation effective June 30. He will join Selby Lutheran near LaCrosse, Washington, a rural parish ~95 miles south of Spokane. A Kanawha Iowa native, he previously led Iowa churches for 20 years including Miller and Rock Creek prior to moving to Wallingford in 1946.
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B. Gunderson
Wallingford Lutheran
Immanuel Lutheran
Gunderson
Selby Lutheran Church
LaCrosse
Washington
Spokane, Wash
Kanawha
Iowa
Lutheran Church
Miller
Rock Creek Lutheran
Osage
Wallingford
Oxygen Readings Hold Up At Ingham Lake
Ingham lake oxygen readings show pockets holding steady with February levels around 3.0 to 4.2 mg per liter across four sample sites. High lake readings lag behind, dipping to 0.6 to 6.0 in mid February, with no fish deaths yet and water levels ranging eight feet in places.
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Ingham Lake
Ingham
Wm. Brabham
High Lakes
Mrs. Fred Masters Dies at 63 in Graettinger
Mrs. Fred Masters 63 a lifelong Graettinger resident died early Tuesday at Holy Family hospital after months of failing health Funeral services will be Thursday at two at the Graettinger Methodist church Rev John Anwundsen will officiate Burial is in the Methodist cemetery east of Graettinger Martin Funeral home in charge Survivors include her husband four sons two step children and eleven grandchildren Also surviving are her parents two brothers and three additional brothers and sisters Preceded in death by her parents and three brothers She was active in the Methodist church and its Auxiliary.
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Fred Masters
Grachtinger
Holy Family Hospital
Martin
Trena Christensen
Emmet Co
Masters
Graettinger
Wayne
Sioux City
Glen
Rivera
Calif
Raymond
South Gate
Elmer
Stella Patterson
Tacoma
Wash
Orville Mastera
Omaha
Neb
Otte
Lena Christensen
Nels
Peter
Methodist Church
Lenten Devotions Begin Sunday at Immaculate Conception
The Rev. EH. Maynard, pastor at Immaculate Conception Church, announces Lenten Devotions on Sundays Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 30 p m starting next Sunday Feb 19 and continuing through Lent.
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Immaculate Conception
Maynard
Immaculate Conception Catholc Church
Creamery Meeting Scheduled for Feb 25
Oral Bronstead, manager of the Grachtinger Farmers Creamery, announces the creamery's annual meeting will be held Saturday afternoon February 25. Further details will appear in The Times.
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Oral Bronstead
Grachtinger Farmers Creamery
15 Team Cage Sectional Here Next Week Pirates To Meet Estherville
Basketball fans look to the 1956 boys state sectional tourney starting Monday with 16 area teams in Class A and B. The schedule lists matches including Superior, Rodman, Mallard, Ayrshire, Ruthven and Estherville among others, with district months set for March 5 and finals in Des Moines March 14. Local Cub Scouts announce a Blue-Gold dinner Feb 27 at 7 pm in the Legion Hall to mark Scouting’s 46th anniversary.
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Pirates
Estherville
Legion Hall
Asy't
BR. T. Nase
Mark Reeves
Joe Grady
Wek
Des Moines
Rodman
Superior
Terris
Mallard
Lake Two
Emmetsburg Catholic
Ayrshire
Cylinder
Arnolds Park
Ruthven
Gracttinger
Emmittsburg
Armstrong
Lake Twh
Emmetsburg
Eburg Catholic
Terrilla
Graetfinger American Legion Seeks Return of Chairs
The Graetfinger American Legion asks owners to return folding chairs borrowed from the Legion Hall for future use. Cooperation is appreciated as items are needed for ongoing activities and events.
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Graetfinger American Legion
Legion Hall
The
Graedfinger American Legion
REA Puts New Sub Station Into Use Near Graettinger
The Graettinger sub station located a half mile east of Graettinger began operation at 1 30 pm Wednesday by Pocahontas REA officials. It will serve a northward route from Lost Island lake toward Emmetsburg then northeast to Five Island lake and Depew. Power for the sub station comes from Corn Belt Electric Cooperative of Humboldt.
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Graettinger
Pocahontas Rea
Lost Island Lake
Emmetsburg
Five Island Lake
Depew
Rea
Corn Belt Electric Cooperative of
Humboldt
No RFD Delivery on Washington's Birthday
There will be no rural delivery on Wednesday February 22 as the postal department observes Washington's Birthday. Window service at the Grachtinger post office will be closed that day while two of the four star routes operate. Mail will be sorted and dispatched on the northbound route at noon and the southbound route at 4 p.m.
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Washington
Grachtinger
Nane
Leonard Brothers Farm of Graettinger Area
The Leonard Brothers Joe Gene and Leona own and operate a 120 acre farm west of Graettinger. They farm crops, hogs, and chickens with buildings updated over the years including a crib chicken house and machine shed. Gene preserves a notable coin collection while Leona taught rural schools locally.
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Joe
Gene
Leona
C. F. Leonard
Leone
Graattinger
Maculate Conception
Graettinger
Jerry
Ayrshire
Leonard Brothers
Leonard Bros
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St. Paul’s Church
Grachtinger State Bank
RED Cross
American Red Cross
Charles Burg
YEA Varent
Brabham
Branham
High Lake
Vahldieks
Peterson’s Point
High Iakes
WSCS
W.S.C
Grarttinger Markets
Joe, Gene
Leona Leonard
John Leonard
Scottish American Land Company
C. I. Lasmard
Mike and
Tohm Leonard
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