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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
7
Gunnettinger Woman's club members met at Nina Sevdy's home with five in attendance. Lilian Barringer donated Youth In Foreign Lands and Guiding Youth To Live Significantly. Next meeting at Edith George's home. officer elections planned. March 19 attendance hoped.
Local notices urge attendance at the fireman’s ball on Wednesday April 18 and remind readers to purchase tickets. The Leslie Dalen family moved from Route 1 Graettinger to a nearby farm on Route 1 Wallingford, while Curtis Tonderum and Oivar Omundson families also shifted homes. Omundsons moved to Badger weeks ago, and Irene Montgomery visited Mo‑therville to see her aunt in Holy Family hospital. News items note deaths, accidents, and court actions involving local residents and nearby towns.
Theatre listings show The Avengers on Thursday March 15 with John Carroll and Adele Mara. The Carribou Trail on March 16 17 features Randolph Scott and Karin Booth. Annig Get Your Gun on March 18 19 stars Betty Huton and Howard Keel. The Big Hangover March 20 21 with Van Johnson and Elizabeth Taylor. Kiss For Corliss March 22 with Shirley Peppig and David Niven. Community notices include postponed park association meeting and J C Ronald Batate sale.
The community calendar lists Masses at Immaculate Conception Church on Sunday at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Confessions on the first and third Saturdays, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 8:00. Baptisms Sundays 2:00 to 4:00. Palm Sunday services at the Methodist Church on March 18 with Sunday School at 10:00 and worship at 11:00, plus Holy Week services led by Rev. Eugene Rasmussen and a candle light service on Thursday. The Official Board meets March 19 at 7:30. St Paul’s Lutheran Church hosts a film, Senior Confirmation Class, and a busy Holy Week timetable including Good Friday and Easter services across churches with joint Lenten services and choir involvement. Other notes include Bible studies, junior and senior choirs, and Confirmation classes. A health notice discusses Q fever risks in Iowa with prevention and diagnosis guidance from Dr. Borts, including lab testing at the State Hygienic Laboratory, and remarks on recent pig electrocution incidents and a 60th wedding anniversary for James and Delores Brooks of Rolfe.
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