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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1956
Page
1
Local residents will attend an athletic dinner next Tuesday to honor Graecttinger High School football and boys and girls basketball teams with coach speeches by Iowa State’s Wm Strannigan. The Graecttinger Chorus earned praise for its Easter cantata, Miss Mary Mortenson directing.
A Falzview youth was hurt while watching a tree-trimming crew clear the path for a new power line near Inwood. Gerrit Van Grootheest suffered a fractured skull after being struck by a falling limb.
T R Richardson has been re-elected treasurer of the Mediapolis school district, marking 37 years in the role since 1919. A farmer notes chores must prioritize chicks over hens on a mixed poultry farm. Iowa faces potential grasshopper infestations this spring, with drought possibly worsening the problem.
The schedule lists exam days by town: Estherville and Orange City on Mondays, Emmetsburg on Tuesday, Spencer on Wednesday, Rock Rapids on Thursday, Spirit Lake on Friday, and Saturday mornings in Sibley.
A notice lists Immaculate Conception Father RE at 8 Maynard Street and references St. Paul’s Lutheran and South Walnut Church in connection with Arthur W. Sorensen.
Fragmentary church bulletin item lists a background scripture Luke 24 1 53 and a reading I Corinthians. The readable text references a biblical passage focus without full context. No dates or locations provided.
The article reflects on the meaning of the Resurrection for believers, describing three impacts: the open eye to Scripture and Christ, a burning heart sparked by living presence, and the call to mission and service. It emphasizes that Christ living now transforms lives and fuels outreach, contrasting living and dead faith.
H J Mead of Aurora Illinois installs equipment this week after operating a talkie at Terris. First show Scotland Yard to be presented Saturday night. Also reports of two marriages, a market sale next Saturday, a farm accident, school board changes, and a fatal car collision near Emmetsburg.
Notice states Roy Young is appointed and qualified as Executor of Marie Young's estate in Palo Alto County Iowa. Debts should be paid to the Executor and all claims filed with the District Court Clerk duly authenticated for allowance. Dated March 9 1956 by Attorney G L Carmichael for the estate.
WINGS OF THE MORNING by Frederick Van de Water follows a Quaker-leaning Vermont youth torn between faith and his duty to defend his homeland during Vermont’s pre Revolutionary era with two contrasting loves. THE GOOD SHEPHERD by C. B Forester, Horatio Hornblower author, was a Book of the Month selection detailing Commander Krause leading 37 destroyers to shield Atlantic convoys in World War II from German submarines.
A Montana family narrowly escapes tragedy when their car, driven by Mr and Mrs Oscar Crawford, was struck from behind on an icy road and toppled down a 15 foot embankment. A massive ice cake frozen along the Turkey riverbank bore the vehicle, preventing a fall into the river.
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