02 Jan 1958
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1958
Page
1
A local column urges strong support for churches, schools, and town in 1958, calling it a shared remember when. It notes lutefish season ending, its preparation, origins, and cultural variations among Swedes Danes and Norwegians, reflecting on family Lutefish dinners.
A light editorial recalls Yeats flavor of lutefish dinners, praising its aroma once learned. It also presents a year end pictorial review noting strong high school teams: Pirate cagers third in county, Pirette girls cagers similar, boys baseball champions at sectional and district, Midget baseballers league champions, and the 1957 Pirate gridders as undefeated conference co champions.
List of town officials Thomas Thomson Leo Hughes John DeVries dens Kirkegaard Alice Yoch Melvin Sampson Carl Spies J R Hyde W H Bargman J E Smith and clergy from Immaculate Conception First Lutheran Lost Island Lutheran St Paul’s Lutheran South Walnut Lutheran Wallingbord Lutheran with reverends T Fijelstul Ralph Grote H Irving Petersen Norbert Jolivetta pee
A fragment lists biblical passages cited for study by Dr Kenneth and mentions Colossians and Corinthians. The text includes Matthew 16 14 19 and Ephesians 2 19 22, plus Colossians 1 135 20 and I Corinthians, indicating a discussion of church foundation and unity.
The True Church Lesson for January 5, 1958 argues that the church is people not bricks and stones and that a church is true when believers contact Christ, trust Him, and follow Him. It explains Peter’s confession as a foundation faith, Paul’s metaphor of a temple with Christ as cornerstone, and Christ as head guiding doctrine and practice.
A Farmers Union Society meeting was held at the Luke home with good attendance and a fine program. News notes report a severe flu epidemic near Sioux City, a death by explosion in Arrowhead Alberta, and the passing of Mrs. Patrick Dinan aged 94. Local sports recount Grachtinger High School basketball wins, and a Palo Alto Farm Bureau meeting. Obituaries include Mrs. John Andersen and Mrs. John Mahan. Atty Carl Spies shines at a bridge party. old tire shop workers uncover a Hamm’s beer bottle. market prices for oats and corn are listed with car corn higher than shelled corn.
A catalog lists down library hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays and offers Christie novels including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and And Then There Were None plus Witness for the Prosecution Philomel Cottage and Three Blind Mice. Rex Stout Nero Wolfe mystery The Black Mountain features Wolfe traveling abroad on a dangerous mission.
Edward C. Higgins, a Sumner farmer, sustained a fracture to his left ankle when an elevator shaft came loose and struck him, knocking him to the ground. Mrs. Hilda Ness of Soldier received a broken arm in a freak accident after her arm became caught in a drawer and she fell.
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