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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
4
Rev. KB S. Maynard, pastor, lists weekday masses at 7 am and Sunday masses at 8 and 10 am. Confessions are Saturdays 3 to 6 pm and 7 to 8:30 pm. Thursday Ascension Masses at 7:30 and 9:30 on May 30.
George E. Pingle, minister. Sunday services at 9 30 and 10 30. MYF meets Thursday at 8 in church parlors. Daily Vacation Bible School June 10 to 15 from 9 am to 3 30 pm in church basement. Four guest teachers 2 men 2 women assisted by locals. Materials cost 1006 dollars. Pupils to bring sack lunches. All interested youth invited.
Irving Petersen, Pastor leads 9:00 a m Divine worship with Holy Communion and 10:30 a m Sunday School and Bible Class. Brotherhood picnic at Evergreen Park 7:00 p m with built in supper. Vacation Bible School begins Monday at 9:00 a m at Lost Island.
Lutheran church notices list a Monday 8:00 p.m. council at the Herman Jensen home and a Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Bible Class at 9:16 a.m. with Divine worship at 10:30 a.m. A 7:00 p.m. Brotherhood picnic is planned in Evergreen park. Vacation Bible school starts Monday 9:00 a.m. at the public school with First Lutheran church. Tuesday 8:00 p.m. marks a semiannual congregational business meeting.
Worship services at 8 30 a m Sunday. A picnic at noon at Lake Ingham Bible Camp with BYOLunch. Vacation Bible School runs Monday June 3 from 9 a m to 4 p m for two weeks for Kindergarten through grade 8. Attendees bring Bibles. 3rd grade up should bring one. A $1 contribution is requested if possible.
Lost Island Lutheran Church announces services and activities led by Pastor T. Fjelstul. Saturday junior choir at 10 a.m. Sunday School at 9 a.m. Worship at 10 a.m. Choir practice at 11 a.m.
Vacation Bible School runs daily from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the school house through June 14. INGFORD LUTHERAN Neb Jolivette holds worship at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. WMF meeting Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Adult choir rehearses Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.
The summer schedule starts next Sunday at First Lutheran and Lost Island churches with worship at 8 30 a m at First Lutheran and 10 a m at Lost Island.
Gordon Langley Hall arrives in northern Ontario to teach on an Ojibway reserve and assumes many roles beyond teaching. The book recalls humorous encounters with Indigenous friends, a bold bikini moment from an elderly grandmother, and vivid characters like Angelic Redwing. Regular reader Barbara Murray earns readers honor.
Nash's film adaptation of his Broadway hit earns strong praise for star turns and direction. Lancaster plays a rainmaker selling his powers to drought-ridden Western towns while Hepburn shines as the farm daughter drawn into the deception. Also at the Paramount, Three Violent People stars Charlton Heston and Anne Baxter in a Technicolor saga of rancher wars and frontier ambition set in 1868 Texas under Provisional Government.
Richard Swanson, 16, son of Elden and wife, lies in Holy Family hospital Estherville in critical condition after a gravel road crash three miles north of Crippen corner. He suffered skull, shoulder and hip injuries and was thrown about 75 feet from the car. Driver Ro bert Olesen, 16, escaped with minor injuries. both are Graettinger High School sophomores.
Several Times readers named the Schealler farm owned by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schealler as last week’s mystery property. Ed Herke first phoned in the correct ID, with Mrs. Henry Petersen drawing the free theatre tickets amid a long list of correct responders.
Weather updates note more rain coming Saturday and Tuesday night. Graettinger reported about 0.6 inches Saturday afternoon and around 0.4 inches Tuesday night. Warmer conditions appeared early this week after a cold damp windy weekend.
Holy Family Hospital reports admissions on Friday May 24 including Pete Ehlers Wallingford and Marvin Miller Graettinger then Emma Osher Wallingford on Monday May 27. Dismissals include Crene Shiley on Thursday May 23 and Henry Bremser Graettinger on Saturday May 25. Pete Ehlers and Ronald Herum both of Wallingford were admitted again on Monday May 27.
Guidance for rural residents on replacing obsolete mailboxes, proper mounting height of 42 inches, location on an outboard arm, and ensuring visibility. Advice emphasizes neat placement on a plank, drive-up access, and coordinating with carriers to ease service and reduce workload as housing developments expand.
Gractinger Vocational Agriculture instructor Rey Satory and senior Bob Zitterich paused for a look at livestock marketing statistics with Bil Fleming of the Sioux City Stockyards News Foundation. Zitterich toured the market as a Foundation guest, later appearing on a local TV program. The Foundation program picks one senior weekly from Vocational Agriculture departments across four states to shadow market operations and discuss marketing with buyers, commission men, and officials. Bob is the son of Mr and Mrs Jake Zitterich of Graattinger.
Memorial Day events are led by Memorial park and Legion Auxiliary with Rev H Irving Petersen giving the day’s address. Joe Grady is officer of the day, Don Potter drill master. Fahne stock park outdoor program includes flags, names memoriam, firing salute, taps, then Legion hall program with pledges, readings,Gettysburg Address, vocal solo, and benediction. Veterans, children, and band members meet at 9:30 at the school grounds for a 9:45 parade start ending at Fahnestock park. names of heroic dead listed. Civil War dead include John Keane Michael Aydward Ben Franklin T D Collins.
A list of individuals including Matt Dinan Nels Petersen Jack Mollison John Nelson Ray Lambe Kevin McDonald Herbert Christiansen Johart Axelton John Hansen Albert Knudstein James Andersen Thomas O Connor Bill Lammers Bert Montgomery Leo Downs Louis Merklin Henry Jorgensen Wm Wendt Tage Hersleff Gabriel Gabrielsen Alvin Hansen Wm Franklin Clark Westfall Wm Starkey Theo Thorson Simon Simonsen Lawrence Mollison Jack Show Floyd Fleming Bill Sullivan Chris Hangen Gerton Franklin Ted Oleson Halver Rierson B R Cole Alfred Cameron Don Fogde Garvin Mills Lewart Rierson Karl Nielsen Alvin Larsen Julius Skow Tage Nelson World War Clarion Christiansen Bernard Doerning Donald McCombs James Boles Melvin Hartman Robert Kliegl Joe Craven Roland Luchsinger Henry Petersen Jimmy Carlsen Art Clemitson Clarence Mortensen Amos Levdy Albert Bisgard Harland Felkey James Leonard Chas Burg Jr Cecil Jones Earl Mills Ernest Jensen Gold Star.
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