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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1927
Page
3
The Graettinger high school hosts a trial declamatory contest next week with four sessions. The oratorical class of five performs Monday at 3 20 pm, the humorous class of five on Tuesday at 8 20 pm, and the dramatic class of nine on Wednesday at 2 40 pm. The public is invited. Genevia Peterson notes the event and PTA activities.
The Graettinger high school reports a busy period with juniors buying class rings from a local jeweler, new girl’s glee club auditions and a public performance at the PTA meeting. Faculty announce Thanksgiving recess and students sit for portraits. The Rural Postman poem reflects winter mail duties, while Eve Earl Jones details carrier life and a jaded line about mourning.
Local church items list English morning worship at St Pauls Lutheran 10 45 SS 9 45 and Thanksgiving service Thursday 11 in Graettinger with dinners served after service. Notes from First Luth and Lost Island Luth highlight services SS and confirmands. Thanksgiving services and dinners scheduled with multiple dates and hours. pastors Rev M Mandclager mentioned.
A collage of quirky lines and reflections on society, money, and science, ending with a formal legal notice. The Iowa probate entry names John W. Wilson and sets December 12, 1927 as the hearing date, signed by E. M. Thompson.
Ordinance No. 38 establishes a business district and a residence district in Graettinger Iowa. It caps motor vehicle speeds with penalties for violations and is enacted by the Graettinger Town Council.
Henderson players bring a new vaudeville program to Emmetsburg with a feature play The Only Road a tale of a hypocritical church board in a small town parish. One lady admitted free with each paid adult ticket. admission 26 and 60 cents.
The ordinance sets 25 mph as the maximum in residence districts along Robbins Avenue Lincoln Street Lost Island Street and adjacent areas with signs indicating changes. Violations carry fines up to 25 dollars or up to five days imprisonment. The measure repeals conflicting ordinances and takes effect after legal publication. Officially certified by Mayor I L Lindsey and Clerk J B Lambe on November 7 1927.
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