27 Sep 1956
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1956
Page
1
In a local store window Joe Gabrielsen displays a 14 lb Late Fiat Dutch cabbage weighing 41 inches in circumference and nearly filling a half-bushel basket. The 19 year gardener notes the head is normal in quality. A smaller 4 lb specimen also found its way to the dinner table.
A Columbia University professor cited an example demonstrating eight distinct meanings of the word only in a single sentence. The instance, reported by Kos suth County Advance, shows how placing only in different positions alters meaning.
CB and O railroad engineer Ed Joneson retires after a 42 year career at age 70.
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Ole L. Thoreson deceased has been produced opened and read. The court fixed Monday October 22 1956 as the hearing date for proof. Witness L W Frost Clerk District Court September 24 1956.
Schedule lists exam days by town with mornings sessions. Estherville Orange City on Mondays and Tuesdays Emmetsburg Wednesdays Spencer Thursdays Rock Rapids Fridays Spirit Lake Saturdays Sibley. Exams held in morning hours at each location.
Municipal listings show mayor, treasurer, councilmen, clerk and department heads for Graettinger. Includes police streets water, fire chief, city clerk, superintendent of power plant, trustees, and county officials directory with multiple named individuals and church affiliations noted.
The devotional stresses that God calls all people to come near with a still small voice and through the Church. It contrasts the Spirit and the Bride as divine and communal voices that say Come, while preserving human freedom to accept or refuse. The message centers on God opening the door, but leaving the decision to individuals.
Local high school football saw Graettinger and Emmetsburg end in a scoreless tie on ElsenBust Field amid heavy rain. The issue also notes weddings in August, kitten ball results, a license notice, and a Lake grocer market report with prices for corn oats eggs and butter.
A 12 year old, Robert Houg, son of Mr and Mrs Gerhard Houg of Minneapolis, died at his uncle Arthur Helgerson’s farm near Clermont when a .22 calibre rifle discharged while he and a cousin played.
In Palo Alto County Iowa Lizzie E Wagner estate appoints John A Kleigs as executor. Creditors urged to pay and file claims with the District Court Clerk duly authenticated for allowance. Dated September 10 1656 at Emmetsburg by Kelly Spies Culver attorneys for the estate.
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