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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1957
Page
4
The page lists weekly worship times and activities for several churches including Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran, Lost Island Lutheran, and St. Pauls Lutheran. It notes Sunday School and worship times, confession slots, choir practices, women’s circle meetings, a sacred concert by the Crosamery Quartet, and various parish events and classes across dates and locations. Names of pastors and local event details are provided.
The item notes services at 9:30 church school and 10:30 worship with Pastor Ralph Grote. The W. B. C. meets Thursday at 2 o'clock and the M. Y. F. also listed. Organized church activity in the Methodist congregation with routine gatherings.
The document lists a Commission on Education meeting Friday evening at 8 o'clock and a general meeting for members and visitors at 8. Beginning next Monday the Pastor will hold morning counseling in the church study from 10 to 12 and can be reached at phone number 2 155.
City Hall minutes show Mayor Thomsen opening the regular council session with five members present. Bills were approved across funds for engineering, insurance, supplies, rent, and labor before a budget discussion for 1958. Council then adjourned and the clerk set a follow up on a sewer permit for the Methodist Church parsonage with Craven DeVries and Hers voting yes.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee reports top-dressing alfalfa with phosphate potash fertilizer speeds regrowth after first cut. Benefits include more hay per acre, reduced feeding costs, higher quality forage, and longer stand life. How much to apply depends on soil tests and field needs.
Special council meeting held with Mayor Thomsen and members Craven DeVries Kirkegaard Olesen present Absent Hersleff. Elizabeth Fogerty petitions to vacate and convey the south three feet of Olive Street adjacent to Lots 2 and 3 Block 5 Graettinger to resolve dwelling encroachment. Hearing set for August 5 1957 at 8:00 p.m. in City Hall. Budget levies discussed for 1958 includes General Fund 1933 Street Bonds 4500 Public Safety 4048 Sanitation 475 Manufacturing Enterprises 850 Recreation 109 Utilities 3600. Overloaded wiring noted.
The Gracttinger Midgets exploded for six runs in the fifth inning after an 8-0 lead, forcing an 8-6 edge. Larry Baedke and Darrel Sloniker each had two hits, while Estherville pitchers walked five and hit five Gracttinger batters. Lange Reed and Bradshaw pitched for Estherville with Buster catching.
Admitted Wednesday July 10 Susan Bo sold Graettinger Thursday July 21 Mrs Walter Larsen Graettinger Friday July 12 Donald Park Wallingford Monday July 15 Mrs Nordern Peterson Wallingford Thursday July 11 John Hanson Wallingford Sunday July 14 Mrs Arthur Tindall and baby boy Graettinger Monday July 15 Mrs Walter Larsen Graettinger Rabbit repellents now on sale to protect gardens.
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