09 Jan 1958
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1958
Page
1
An assortment of informal observations on daily life in winter times. Nostalgia for warm Christmas memories, notes on Minute Man ideals, and a casual jottings include a recipe for coping with dreary weather, a nod to holiday cards, and a light quip about naturalized citizens and presidential eligibility.
The coming week offers school lunches with daily items. Monday features weiners and buns with vegetables, apple crisp and milk. Tuesday serves hot beef sandwich with mashed potatoes gravy salad fruit and milk. Wednesday includes chicken and noodle soup crackers celery and cheese sticks sandwich cake with fruit topping. Thursday offers meatloaf mashed potatoes gravy pickles sandwich fruit and milk. Friday serves macaroni and cheese cabbage salad sandwich ice cream and milk.
Mrs John Kessenich of Kingsley suffered a broken wrist when a car door struck her as she alighted the vehicle. The accident highlights hazards near parked cars and prompts caution for pedestrians and drivers alike.
Viola Hess named executrix of Hans C Hess estate Palo Alto County Iowa. Creditors urged to settle debts and file claims with the District Court for allowance. dated January 2 1958. Cornwall and Cornwall Attorneys handle the estate matters.
The schedule enumerates market days across Iowa towns including Estherville Orange City Emmetsburg Spencer Rock Rapids Spirit Lake Sibley with sessions on Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays mornings.
The record lists clergy and church affiliations including First Lutheran Lost Island Lutheran Rev T Fiedstul and Rev Ralph Grote among others. It notes church leaders Thomas Thomson Leo Hughes John DeVries Jens Kirkegaard Carl Spies and Dr J B Hyde associated with multiple congregations.
Devotional reading reflects on Jesus message to disciples about coming persecution and the Spirit’s guidance. It emphasizes discernment, courage, and remembrance of Christ’s teaching while awaiting the helper’s influence in truth. The passage invites trust in God’s plan amid trials.
A sermon argues a church is not living without the Holy Spirit and outlines wrong power types, urging spiritual power to convert, inspire society, and become the conscience of the era through prayer, expectation, and obedience. The message stresses that power comes from the Spirit, enabling the church to act as the body of Christ.
Multiple obituaries and town notices report the deaths of Mrs. Jacob Herrum 57 in High Lake township and Chris Henningsen 80 in Graettinger, along with Mrs. Halver Peterson 84. Also noted are sheriff changes in Palo Alto county, a near miss in an Albert Lea crash, and seasonal weather remarks. Funeral details list Immanuel Lutheran in High Lake cemetery.
Mr Ab Fay of Cascade recently retired after serving 37 years as policemen there. He served 21 of the 37 years as night police officer. The filing notes show an administrator appointment for the estate of J M Robinson in Palo Alto County Iowa dated January 8, 1958.
New fiction by Janice Holt Giles completes the Piney Ridge trilogy. The enduring hills shape Hod Pierce and Hod's circle as Tara Cochran, Jory Clark, Mary and Wells confront love, identity, and redemption in a harsh Kentucky setting. Tara sacrifices for the Ridge people, offering a life changer.
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