Graettinger Library Receives Great Books Set
The Graettinger Public Library is among 1,600 libraries to receive the Great Books of the Western World set valued at 250 dollars each. The distribution was arranged by the American Library Association with support from the Old Dominion Foundation. The 54 volume edition includes the Syntopicon idea index and spans works from Homer to the 20th century, totaling 32,000 pages and 26 million words.
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American Library Association
Old Dominion Foundation
ALA
Chicago
David H. Clift
Encyclopaedia Britann
Occu
Aristotle
Hippocrates
Galen
Euclid
Archimedes
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo
Harvey
Descartes
Pascal
Newton
Miiontesquieu
Kant
Graettinger Honors November December Citizens of the Month
Graettinger High School Student Council selects eight nominees from classes for Citizens of the Month. November recipients are Helen Peterson and Allan Bartels for active participation in school and church activities. Helen twirls in marching band and teaches beginner twirlers, plays trumpet in bands, and serves in church roles. Allan plays football and basketball, sings in church choirs, and serves as Lutheran League treasurer.
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Graettinger
Graettinger School
Helen Peterson
Allan Bartels
Helen
Graettinger High School
Kela
First Lutheran Church
Telen
Senior Bay
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Graetlinger
Luther League
Allan
Citizen of the Month winners from Gractinger High School
Allan is named November Citizen of the Month by Gractinger High School Student Council after a short time at school begun in March 1955. December recipients are Karen Manchester and Tommy Grein, noted for activities in band chorus choir MAW and athletics. Karen, a senior, plans to become a home economics teacher at Iowa State College. Tommy, a junior, is full back on the football team and active in basketball and student council. Both praised as honest and well liked.
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Gracttinger High School
Allan
Karen Manchester
Tommy Grein
Karen
Northwestern
Maren
Methodist Church
Aint
Iowa State College
Tommy
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Ulmer Honored After 30 Years As Sabula Mayor
Over 200 residents gathered in Sabula to honor George Ulmer for his 30 years as mayor. In a separate incident Mary Coonrod of Manly, a 15 year old, was shot in the face while preparing guns for a hunting trip. he is recovering.
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Sabula
George Ulmer
Mary Coonrod
Manly
Graettinger Picnic Draws Hundreds in California and Iowa Centenarian Born
Attendance at the 21st Graettinger picnic in Sycamore Grove Park Los Angeles reached 123 with many reunions among former residents. The 1956 event list includes numerous couples and families. A second note reports Breta Invick of Decorah turned 100 in January, marking Iowa centenarian status after immigrating from Norway to Winneshiek County at age 14.
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Pasadena
Cali
Sycamore Grove Park
Los Angelv
Christensen
Grauttinger
Joel
California
Breta Invick
Decorah
Iowa Centenarians
Norway
Winneshirk County
Married pair share Iowa City double wedding
A double ceremony in Iowa City united Eva Reed 43 of Mechanicsville with Louis Cozart 46 of Cedar Rapids and Grace Reed with Paul Hines of Stanwood. The event linked two generations in a single celebration, highlighting family ties and local connections.
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Iowa City
Eva Reed
Mechanicsville
Louis Cozart
Cedar Rapids
Grace Reed
Paul Hines
Stanwaad
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