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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
4
Saturday 1 p.m. Luther League bake sale at the Legion Hall proceeds to fund Leaguers headed to a Missoula convention. Thursday 8 p.m. concert of sacred music by Augustana Academy choir at the Wallingford Lutheran Church.
The notice lists a Friday 2 p.m. free will offering at WMF with hostesses Adne Ness Gerald Bon stead Nels Osher and Porter Thorson. Dining Room Hostess is Mrs Gilford Osher. Sunday worship at 9 30 a m with the Lord’s Supper followed by 10 45 a m Sunday School and Bible Classes. Monday 8 p m Sunday School Teachers meeting at Mrs Sally Nelson home.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 9 30, Worship at 10 30, Monday Bible Study at 8, Thursday choir practice at 8. Methodist Church led by Rev Ralph Grote offers 9 30 Church School and 10 30 Worship. MYEF meets Thursday at 8 at church parlors.
So Walnut Lutheran in Irving Petersen presides over 9:00 a m divine worship with Holy Communion and 10:30 a m Sunday School and Bible Class. Monday 8:00 p m church council meets at Clarence Johnson home in Estherville. Brotherhood date to be announced.
St Pauls Lutheran announces Luther League Thursday 8:00 p m. Sunday School and Bible Class at 9:15 a m. Divine worship with Holy Communion at 10:30 a m. Ruth Circle meets at Wm Herke home on Thursday. Church Council meeting on Monday July 1 at 8:00 p m. C T Fjelstul pastor.
Lost Island Lutheran Church lists Sunday School at 9 a m and worship at 10 a m. Arthur T Thompson editor of Wallaces Farmer and Iowa Homestead will speak at the Farmers Union June meeting in Terris Memorial building Friday night June 28 at 8 p m. The event is open to the public and promises interest to all attendees.
The film 3 Brave Men based on a real life security risk case screens at the Graettinger Theatre on July 2 and 3. It stars Ray Milland Ernest Borgnine Frank Lovejoy Nina Foch and Dean Jagger with production by Herbert B. Swope Jr and direction by Philip Dunne. The Anastasia movie from the hit play by Maurette and Bolton is also noted as produced by Buddy Adler and directed by Anatole Litvak.
A quartet of young men from Augustana Academy in Canton South Dakota, a residential Lutheran school, graduated in May. The group includes Paul Gilbertson Reynolds North Dakota, Al Larson Nunda Bo Dakota, David Nelson Appleton co bend, and Paul Nelson Boreaford, all lettermen on the 80h00s football team, and they perform Bach and Sibelius pieces along with spirituals.
Ronald Robinson, son of Mr and Mrs Lee Robinson, was named to the dean's list at Augustana College. The honor requires a B average or better with no incompletes, limited absences, and at least 12 hours of work. Of 1054 full time students, 221 earned the list this second semester.
June entries list admissions and dismissals for Graettinger Graettinger and surrounding towns. Names include Ann Peters on June 20 LeRoy Duhn Arthur Duhn Ed Anderson Eugene Schacherer Anna Peterson Richard Swanson and others. Pocahontas mourns 88 year old Harry Plantz who died May 28.
David Jacobson departs this week to be stationed at Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico after completing training at Scott Air Force Base Illinois. He has been on a 14 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Blanchard Jacobson.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Hansen, Mr and Mrs Albert Sorensen and Mr and Mrs Ted Sorensen of Harlan Iowa attended the funeral of Mrs Jens Jensen on Monday June 17. Miss Thelma Anderson attending summer school at the University in Minneapolis and teaches in Albert Lea schools. Mrs Sophia Rolfson and Miss Ora McCown of Estherville were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Byron Rolfson and family. Dr and Mrs Raymond Simonsen and daughters of Valley Falls Kansas visiting Esther Simonsen. Mr and Mrs Otto Appel recently returned from a month in Denmark by plane. Mr and Mrs Roland Wikert and son Charles of Fort Dodge and Mrs Bojahn of Chicago Illinois were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs C O Wikert.
News notes list several family visits across Wallingford Minnesota Lake and surrounding areas. Clarence Singer and L H Garber relatives stay with the Garber and Singer families. Blanche and Lola Young visit Alfred McCombs home with other kin. Maureen Moore visits grandparents L H Garber. Christine Moore confirmed at Minnesota Lake Evangelical church. More weekend visits include Lancaster, Stevens, Stang, Raths, Herrmann, and a Los Angeles trip of Mrs LaMont. Thomas Mahan of Ames stops by Graettinger friends.
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