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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1956

Page

4

Parish Masses and Schedule at La Nesta Church

Rev. E S Maynard presides as weekday masses begin at 7 am. Confessions Saturdays 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 8:30 pm. Sunday masses at 7:30 and 9:30 am. Choir rehearsal Thursday evening at 7:30.

Naomi Circle Meets At Bertha Bertint Home

Thursday at 2 30 p m the Naomi Circle gathers at Mrs Bertha Bertint s home. Sunday services at First Lutheran at 8 a m and Lost Island at 9 45 a m include Holy Communion. A Lost Island Congregational picnic follows at noon with a pot luck dinner. all are welcome.

Naomi Circle Bertha Bortint First Lutheran Lost Island Lost Island State Park Naomi Bertha Bertint

Vacation Notice For Pastor Return On August Eleventh

Be gone after Sunday on vacation. He will be back on August 11th. If special pastoral care is needed in the interim, please call Pastor A. W. Sorensen or Mr. Omer Gjerde, deacon.

A. W. Sorensen Omer Gjerde

Sunday church services and activities schedule

Sunday services include Town Church worship at 8 30 a m and Sunday School at 9 45 a m Bible Class also at 9 45 a m So Walnut Church offers Sunday School at 8 30 a m and worship at 9 45 a m A training session for Lutheran Welfare Society representatives at town church 2 30 p m on Sunday St Pauls Church women meet Tuesday 2 30 p m for program and coffee on Training our Youth All women invited Wednesday Adult Instruction class 7 30 p m for those seeking church membership by confirmation

Town Church Walnut Church Lutheran Welfare Society St. Paul's Church

Wallingford Lutheran Services With Pastor Larson

Wallingford Lutheran will hold Sunday divine services at 11:00 a m with Kenneth Harland preaching during the sermon. Sunday School and Bible Classes begin at 9:45 a m. A Sunday School Teachers camp will take place at Riverside Bible.

Kenneth Harland Riverside Bible

Story City Bible Camp Opens July Session

Camp at Story City Iowa runs July 29 to August 1 with sessions starting Sunday at 2 00 pm Pastor Merrill Cilbertson of Waldorf College leads Bible study Teaching methods directed by Sister Shirley Barns Camp price 750 for adults and 300 for children up to 18th grade

Story City Iowa Merrill Cilbertson Waldorf College Shirley Barns

Methodist Church Service and School Schedule

George E. Pingle presides as minister with church school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 30 in the Methodist church.

Methodist Church George E. Pingle

Osher Relocates After Moroccan Assignment

Lt. Col. Osher and family recently left the area after serving in Sidi Slimane Morocco where Sultan Ben Youseff has returned from exile and Moroccan society practices vary in wives. Osher, raised in Wallingford, graduated Graettinger high in 1935, has five brothers and three sisters, and previously served in the same Moroccan area during World War II. They toured Spokane with Osher’s in laws before reporting to Turner Field Albany Georgia.

Sultan Ben Youseff Osher Sidi Slimane Morrocan Mr. Osher Wallingford Graettinger High School Gilford Leonard Terril Elmer Polson Mont Norman Denver John Berkely Calif Glendon Esther) Thu Darrell Ruth) Nelson Des Moines Vance Geneva) Knutsen Elgin Iowa Oshers Spokane Wash John Hatch Turner Field Albany Georgia

Predict Heavy Corn Resealing In Palo Alto County 1956

Wm. Brodersen, chair of the Palo Alto County ASC, predicts far more price supported corn will be resealed in 1956 than 1954 or 1955. The 16 cent a bushel storage payment under the 1956 reseal plan, higher than prior years, aims to bolster on farm storage through loans for up to 80 percent of costs, with four percent interest and four yearly installments.

Palo Alto County Wm. Brodersen ASC Brodersen Iowa

Ditch accident near Bedford injures farmer Rex Burns

Bedford farmer Rex Burns was buried by a collapsed drainage ditch while cleaning it. His brother Francis was first to reach him, with state officials aiding as rescue efforts continued.

Rex Burns Bedford Francis Tate

Local Iowa Employment Agencies in Spencer Area

During World War II a Volunteer Farm Representative was appointed in each town in the Spencer area of the Iowa State Employment Service to assist in recruiting farm labor. Representatives including Earl Erickson of Graettinger serve as Employment Service reps and help organize crews for detasseling weed pulling haying corn gleaning and other farm work. Town representatives in Palo Alto county are listed. contact your nearest Volunteer Representative for farm help. James K. Reed was added to the Spencer area staff to oversee the farm program and will visit the Volunteer Representatives.

Spencer Iowa State Employment Service Earl Erickson Graettinger Palo Alto County James K. Reed Spencer Area

Local names listed at regular intervals

Individuals such as Glen Albers Ayrshire Odne Stokka Cylinder John Nolan Emmetsburg Louis Duts Mallard Ida Ballenbach Rodman Earl Erickson Graettinger Jake Hockstra Ruthven are named as interested persons at regular intervals in the record text. The fragment notes these figures in connection with a dated or recurring remark but provides no further details on actions or roles.

Glen Albers Ayrshire Odne Stokka Cylinder John Nolan Emmetsburg Louis Duts Mallard Ida Ballenbach Rodman Earl Erickson

Six Month Bond Sales Report in Iowa

Investments in United States savings bonds in Iowa for the first six months totaled 90,103,091 dollars, 54 percent of the 1956 quota, with a national average of 48.6 percent. Wm. Thomas, Palo Alto county volunteer chair, reported six month bond purchases of 33,834 dollars in the county, totaling 351,606 dollars for 33 percent of the annual quota, noting a 10 million dollar decline from 1955’s record. The county’s position is cited amid a statewide drop in Iowa sales compared with the prior year.

United States Savings Iowa Wm. Thomas Palo Alto County

Towans Increase Savings Bond Payroll Purchases

Investments in savings bonds during the first half show a sharp rise as the number of Towans buying through the payroll savings plan climbs by thousands, signaling growing participation in the program.

Towans

Cadet Kirkegaard At Alabama Base

Cadet M. Larry Kirkegaard from Graettinger Iowa attends a two week Air Indoctrination Course at Maxwell AFB Alabama and Eglin AFB Florida. The course provides 70 hours of Air Force instruction, about 70 percent of what he will receive in four years at West Point.

Cadet Kirkegaard Alabama Maxwell Afb Ala United States Military Academy Larry Kirkegaard J. E. Kirkegaard Graettinger Iowa Maxwell AF Base Eglin AF Base Fla Air Force West Point

50 Years At Lohrville Mason L G McDermott Honored

L G McDermott of Lohrville completes a half century as a Mason marking 50 years of service to the lodge. A celebration honors his long membership and community involvement with fraternal brethren.

Lohrville L. G. McDermott

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