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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1953
Page
2
Ronald Jensen of Graettinger, a Grinnell College senior and Graettinger high school graduate, performed in a chapel music program with two other students. He is a member of the college choir and men's gize club.
The week features five daily menus with cheese beefburgers and pork and beans on Monday, scalloped potatoes with ham on Tuesday, turkey pie with biscuit topping on Wednesday, hot pork sandwich on Thursday, and creamed salmon on Friday. Each day includes milk and sides like fresh fruit, vegetables, and bread.
A new $150,000 Garner community building was dedicated recently. The Garner Memorial Building honors war veterans and will serve local residents with community services and events.
Local Graettinger area residents welcomed new births at Holy Family hospital including Robert Carter born January 22 with family in attendance and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert England. Numerous visits and medical admissions are noted from January 21 to January 24 with residents traveling to Emmetsburg Estherville and Des Moines for care or family events.
The Lost Island Woman's Club met at Mrs. Walter Peterson's home on Friday January 9. New president Virginia Miller led the session while co hosts Mrs Wayne Koutson and Mrs Rudolph Christianson were absent due to illness. A motion was made to circulate a basket.
The piece argues horse meat is similar to cow meat in color and nutrition and questions the fuss over horse meat. It contrasts oleo with butter, noting artificial coloring flavoring melting points and preservatives, and criticizes misleading advertising terms while deeming fat content and metabolism concerns overstated.
Members raised money for a camera purchase by basket contribution with Virginia Miller starting the fund. Reports cover International Relations material, Country Woman magazine, fair booth premium, officer training, and a pressure pan cooking demo. New officers listed, plus Riverside Club and Catholic Missionary Society meetings slated, and a California wedding noted alongside a Golden Anniversary open house in Rodman.
The Pirates fell to a hot Irish quintet 72-53 at KE C H Tuesday. Trailing 35-28 at halftime the locals faded in the second half as Graettinger scorers led with Jacobson 11, Elaenbast 10, Hangen 9, Henningsen 8. The second team beat Graettinger 36-25.
Dr J K McDonald age 86 Mason City physician died Friday in Mason City. A Graettinger visitor often, he was father in law to Mrs F E McDonald formerly Marian George and well known to Graettinger residents. An early Mason City settler he practiced medicine there many years and served as county coroner for two terms.
In a letter to her parents Mr and Mrs Sullivan Coan Jeanne Coan a Navy WAVES member recounts marching with the group chosen to represent the navy in President Eisenhower's inauguration parade. She joined the Waves in August and after nine weeks training at Bainbridge Md is now stationed at Norfolk Naval Base Va in the personnel division duties.
The Rev Father Louis Savage aged 62, a former pastor at St Patrick's Estherville and assistant at Assumption Emmetburg, died Friday morning in a Sioux City hospital after a brief illness. Burial was in Emmetburg cemetery.
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