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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
5
The Immaculate Conception church lists Sunday Masses at 7 and 9 a.m. Weekday Masses at 7 a.m. Confession Saturdays from 4 to 4:15 p.m. and 7:16 p.m. 98:18 p.m. (text exhibits OCR quirks and ambiguities)
Church notices list June events for Methodist Zion and lost Island Lutheran churches. Activities include Bible Camp outings, worship services, Sunday School, Ladies Aid teas, and summer camps at West Okoboji and Lake Okoboji for youth entering grades six through twelve. Also notes district conferences and local hospitality events. A separate entry promotes the Iowa International 300-lap stock car race at the State Fair track on July 12, a non stop event for 1955–1959 cars.
A man races a car uphill at seventy with seconds left. The scene recalls a boyhood baseball mitt, school photos from 1928, and a life documented in letters, notes, and family photos. Time runs out as an oncoming truck approaches on the wrong side of the road.
Local notices summarize visits and travels of area residents. Cliff Thomas on vacation from Wallingford cooperative elevator. Jens Kirkegaard and son Paul away fishing in northern Minnesota where Paul is a West Point cadet. Delores LaMont and daughters visiting from Jorgen Paulson home. Arthur Kerr moved to Harvey Eldridge home in Gracttingar. Rovent Oliver and family from Markham Illinois visiting Dan Petersen home. Richard House and Petersen guests at Henry Miller’s for Sunday meals.
Mr and Mrs John Omundson of Estherville welcome twin daughters born Tuesday June 16 at Holy Family hospital weighing 4 lb 10 oz and 3 lb 3 oz Mira Omundson daughter of Myrtle Simonsen and Esther Simonsen. Dwayne Lammers of Graettinger reports a daughter born Monday June 15 with Henry Lammers as paternal grandfather. Jerome Schammel and wife of Austin Minnesota announce two new daughters born Thursday June weighing 5 lb 12 oz and 4 lb 0 oz, joining their two year old daughter.
Ted Suss of Grachtinger are the maternal grandparents. A 20 and Mirs. Gene Twalt and Jon Delray, of Rantoul, Ill, left Friday after a 10-day visit at the home of Gene's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Twalt. Gene is an electronics instructor at the Air Force base at Rantoul.
Holy Family Hospital lists admissions June 10 through June 16 with patients from Graettinger Emmet Murphy Mrs Adrian Kuyper Mrs James Frohling James Duhn and Gladyce Lundbong among those admitted across Graettinger Newell and nearby areas.
Dennis Graettinger son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Graettinger left Wednesday morning for Fort Gordon Georgia where he will take a six week training course in ROTC.
June 1 tour by Weat Bend Pioneers showcased strong Livestock projects led by Donald Bamvyart and a fat Shorthorn baby beef. Upcoming tours include Booth township June 16 afternoon Independence June 18 evening and Highland June 19 with a goal to cover all clubs by July 1 before County Fair time.
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