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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1955
Page
4
Rev E M Maynard lists masses Sundays at 9 00 and 10 00 a m and weekday mass at 7 00 p m confessions Saturday 3 00 6 00 and 7 00 8 30 p m study class with Mrs Grace Hodgkin 2 00 p m choir rehearsal Thursday 7 30 p m senior M Y F worship and fellowship Thursday 8 30 p m
A compiled notice lists Wallingford Lutheran and Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran events. It includes service times, Sunday School, choir rehearsals, confirmation classes, family nights, and installation of officers, with names such as Gunderson, Skattebo, Rustad, Osher, Sorensen, and Johnson. It also mentions First Lutheran and Our Savior's Lutheran activities and a historical note on Ed, a long-serving county clerk nearing retirement.
The notice lists E Hodgkin as pastor and outlines Sunday School at 9 30 a m with Lloyd Cornelius as superintendent. Worship service follows at 10 30 a m with an evening worship and fellowship at 7 30 p m.
Ed Thompson born 1878 near Ayrshire, grew up on farms in Walnut township close to Graettinger. He later worked in a creamery and as a telephone lineman before opening a Graettinger restaurant at age 33. His eatery served as central switchboard for Graettinger Telephone Co and he remained involved as the company operated.
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