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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1923
Page
3
A Texas bank offered ten acres at 3500 per acre with a deal where the vendor would plant fruit trees and take one fourth of the crop for care. First five years net $2897.50. annual after that $4506. The Times editor declined, claiming newspaper people do not know how to make money. Read it in the Times.
Open court heard J. E. Turner ex finance officer of the local post face charges of overdrawing the Legion account by 54. Friends and foes testified as witnesses while defense argued he acted from circumstance not malice. Turner was found guilty and sentenced to five years in South America with hopes for a lucrative post.
Readable items show a 1922 Christmas Seal Sale summary, local lodge donations, and civic receipts. Names of clubs, schools, banks, and associations appear with dollar amounts and allocations to tuberculosis efforts. Some lines note illness and personal hardship alongside community events.
Lutheran church notice lists Engrlists Rhew J Andreae as pastor providing services at 2:00 p m with conpreps and Mareh Lith in March observed.
A Sunday service is planned for 10:30 in Ganetdingger at Lost Island with a Sind language pastor. Sunday school begins at 9:30, followed by Luther League at TG p.m. Rev. 8.0 Sande is the pastor.
Racine Wisconsin notes show no confirmation class Saturday and no services Sunday due to a funeral. Sunday School meets at 9 a.m. at the church, and the American Lutheran Ladies’ Aid of Graettinger meets at the Waesterpard on March date. Pastors O Sande and Rev. FL TP Hansfn Paylow are listed.
The Methodivt Church schedules worship at 10:00 with sermon and hymn, followed by another service at 11:00. Bible study with Samuel Spear at his home Thursday at 8:00. lesson will be 1 Peter chapter. Sunday School Institute all day Friday starts 10:00 with afternoon and evening sessions. Rev. C J Mekkelson invites all to attend.
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