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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1954
Page
14
A school column urged Hi-Lites readers to approach class cheerfully and see school as helping them. It notes Christmas activities by fourth graders, student birthdays, and a church schedule with services, choir rehearsals, caroling, and a Christmas program at St. Peter's Church, plus pledges and Luther Leaguers events for 1954 and 1955.
Ruth Kries is our senior of the week. She weighs 135 pounds, has light brown hair and blue eyes, and loves hamburgers and french fries while listening to Glenn Miller. Her favorite subject is bookkeeping and she dislikes crowded halls and showy people. She sang in mixed chorus for two years, glee club three years, and pep club one year, and attends basketball games regularly. She may attend Gates Business School in Waterloo.
Tim the reporter shares tidbits from kindergarten about Johnny Frese’s birthday and cake candles as children sing and decorate for Christmas. Oswald the owl and Chippie Chipmunk note the Christmas program, decorations, readings practice, and birthdays like Bruce Bunger and James Klemp.
Lester E. Gatch, Pastor. Sunday school 9 30. Worship 10 30. Sunday school Christmas program Friday Dec 24 7 30 p m. Annual congregational meeting Sunday afternoon Jan 9. All secretaries to file reports in first week January.
Ewald F. Puhlmann, pastor, leads church school at 9 15 a m and worship at 10 30 a m on the Sunday after Christmas with an adult Bible lesson titled Who Was This Jesus and a Holy Communion sermon There Is Born A Saviour.
The church announces a tight schedule of worship and choir events for Christmas week. Senior choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 00 PM. New Year's Eve service Friday at 7 30 PM. New Year’s Day German service Friday morning at 8 15 AM. Christmas Eve service December 24 at 7 30 PM includes program and offering. Christmas Day service December 25 at 10 30 AM with holy communion and offering. Communion announcement for Thursday.
A church notice lists a Christmas Day 10 a m holy communion service and a 9 a m church school with 10 a m divine worship on Sunday December 26 In the evening a 7 30 p m Friday Sunday school Christmas program is scheduled under Pastor D Weidler.
Carl Carlsen leads Christmas program events with 9:30 a.m. worship and 10:30 a.m. study at the church. Classes offered for every member of the family. The notice invites participation for the holiday program on Thursday.
On evening of December 23 at 8 o'clock St. John’s Lutheran in Frederik has services led by Pastor Krause. A 9:30 divine worship, offering for American Lutheran, no Sunday school. Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. church council meeting. Saturday 9:30 a.m. New Year’s Day observance.
Sunday school at 9:45 and Bible study at 10:45 followed by divine worship. An offering for American Lutheran is noted. Thursday service at 7:30 pm and Friday vesper at 8 pm. Special offering Saturday at 10:45. New Year’s Day observance mentioned.
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