Poppy Day Tribute Asks Wear Poppies Saturday May 25
The Times urges readers to wear red paper poppies on May 25 for Poppy Day. Proceeds fund The American Legion and Auxiliary, supporting disabled veterans and families. The article explains the poppies are made by veterans in hospitals, offering employment and recovery benefits, while Auxiliary workers donate their time. It recalls prior baseball notes and a tongue twister aside, closing with thanks to local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
The
American Legion Auxiliary
France
Belgium
American Legion
Legion
Grachtinger
Hacks reseed Scripture Devotional Reading
A devotional reading pairing Genesis 26:1 with Isaiah 55 6 13 invites reflection on perseverance and seeking God while drawing nourishment from scripture. The text contrasts hardship with divine invitation, urging readers to seek the Lord and find renewal in spiritual sustenance.
Printing services and church notices at two Lutheran churches
Meter at Jay Duhigg Dr. J. BR. Hyde W. H. Bargman Walter High Arthur Cody W. H. McConnell A. P. Ricklefs sent ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN and SOUTH WALNUT LUTHERAN Rev. H. Irving Petersen WALLINGBORD LUTHERAN Rev. Norbert Jolivettes 0-O Your Headquarters for Distinctive Printing Business Forms-Envelopes Letterheads-Booklets Wedding Invitations Statements-Stationery-Napkins Annual Statements and Calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul's Lutheran and
South Walnut Lutheran
Rev. H. Irving Petersen
Man of Peace Lesson Reflects on War and Peace
A 1957 meditation argues that peace requires concessions and courage, using Isaac and the Wells of Gerar to illustrate surrender of comforts and rights for peace. It cites peacemakers as sons of God and notes Germany's postwar division, contrasting American care for former enemies with Soviet occupation, urging swift progress toward peace.
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Isaac
Abraham
Gerar
Wells of
God
Jesus
Germany
America
Russia
East Berlin
Stalin
West Zone
United States
West Berlin
Esalpageh Elon
New fiction and local notices from 1957 Iowa page
Laura Craig’s search for faith and purpose frames a novel excerpt about family, faith, and resilience. Community items report car deals, high school sports victories, corn planting progress, a welfare job in Chicago, a radio prize, fishing and baseball scores, and an estate notice appointing Francis Warren administrator of James P. Quinn’s estate in Palo Alto County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Laura Craig
Pacific
Laura
Charwell
Sean
Martin Knudsline
Ruthven
Graettinger High
Elsenbast
Allen
Graettinger
Donald Jones
State OF Iowa
Palo Alto County
James P. Quinn
Francis Warren
Burt & Prichard
Local visits and travel notes from Jackson area
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lande of the Jackson neighborhood visited relatives and friends in the locality the first of the week. Charley Jensen drove to Fairmont Minnesota Friday with his daughter Pearl, a teacher there, accompanying him home. Miss Marian George returned home from Mason City for Sunday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Lande
Jackson
Charley Jensen
Fairmont
Minnesota
Miss Pearl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa Press (Association
the Graettinger Times
P. T. Cody
Graettinger, Ia
Palo Alto
Emmet
Fenton and Terris
Times
Pirates
Sioux Center
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Dale Jorgensens
BIBLE
Mt Aa
Gerald Steuve
C. R. Kitchen
North 6Th St
Estherville
C. A. Shiley
House
K. L. Johnson
Gardston
Phohs
J. Emmett Martin
Olene Jacobson, D.V.M
Ted Knudtson
Am Freight Moe
Bud Craven
Alan Hersleff
Virgil
Albert Jensen
Aettinger
Thomas Thomsen
Leo Hughes
John DeVries
Jens Kirkegaard
Presen
T Water Depta
Clayton Duhin
Robert Murray
Bud Hamilton
Municipal Light Plant
Melvin Nissen
G. F. Shaver
Mike Weinholzer
Lars Petersen O—O
Martin Thompson
Lloyd W. Front
Richard Miller
Org
Alice Yodik
Melvin Sampson
Jay Duhigg
J. BR. Hyde
W. H. Bargman
Walter High
J. E. Smith
Community Church Directory
Immaculate Conception
Father E
Maynard
First Lutheran and
Lost Island Lutheran
Directory OF Graettinger Organizations
Community Club
del Baker
Pres
Woman's Club Kether Ran
Legion Auxiliary
Ed Mark
American Legion Odaamenéer
Pte Jame
BOY Scout
Troof NO. 1F
Jack Lohen
Robert Dawson
Iowa
W. M. Rode Rodman
IGWA
A. H. Hobson
Optometrist
Emmetsburg
B. E. Dappen
G. H. Frye
Terry I. Anderson
Emmet CO. Bank
Reinders Bros
O48
Ak ‘Emmetoburg
Man of
Dr. Foreman
City Hall
George
Mason City
Jensen Auto Co
Frank Christensen
West of Town
Armstrong High
North High
Armstrong
Mildred Baumgartner
Chicago
Ourbans
Marian George
Albert Suss
Cabinet
Privers
Orange City
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Spirit Lake
Sibley
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