Woman's Club Music Day Delights Emmetsburg Guests
Emmetsburg Woman's Club hosted a music day with Norwegian violinist Ingwald Wicks and performer wife Mrs. Wicks presenting original compositions, including a lullaby inspired by their daughter Virginia. Anna Gertrude Childs offered a globe-spanning folk song recital and Miss Alela Vedder led two child folk dances. Social tea followed.
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Emnetsburg
Mr. Wicks
Gaiinor
Mediterranean
Virginia
Pacific Coast
Lupe
Anna Gertrude Childs
Iowa Teachers’ College
Italy
Tuscany
Brittany
Scotland
England
Ireland
Iceland
Norway
Alela Vedder
Hastings baby: eleven days old son of slain man
A Hastings Nebraska Tribune item reports the newborn son of Carl W. Moore, slain near Roseland on October 16, is recovering well at home on North Denver Avenue. His mother says the child resembles his father and rarely cries, clearing up earlier confusion over the baby’s name Paul W.
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Denver Avenue
Hastings
Bia
Carl W. Moore
Roseland
Paul W
Nebraska
Tribune
Renwick Official Resigns After Salary Dispute
Marghal Yeoman of Renwick has resigned from his town post noting he was paid only $1 per month. The arrangement was a voluntary service and he objected to criticism he faced, as reported by the Trumboldt Republican.
Post Office Moves to New Central Building
The Hammetsburg post office relocated to Mr Middleton's new building south of the Shadbolt-Muiddleton Lumber office. The 46 by 46 foot room houses a vault, stamping machine, routing table, and ample lobby space. Postmaster Mayne and Middleton express pride. north siders and city carriers show some grumpiness while southsiders anticipate the Court House City Hall and Library moving south of the Milwaukee track.
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Hammetsburg Bost
Mr. Middleton
Shadbolt-Muiddleton Lumber
M. L. Brown
Que
Posmaster Mayne
Commercial Bank
Mayne
Cnis
Nety
Gers Othe Mahy
Court House
Milwaukee Track
James P Collins Promoted Glee Club Concert
James P Collins of this city has a promotion with the Milwaukee company and will travel a wide territory including Meson City Omaha Seal Cig Mitchell and other stations. He will report daily by wire and weekly by mail from Chicago where he will live. After eight to twelve months he may advance. Mrs Collins has been with the company five years and they will move to Chicago after an Iowa City operation for appendicitis. The Emmetsburg High School Hoys and Girls Glee clubs plan a concert April 17 to raise funds to attend the district contest next year with a full program conducted by Mrs Henrietta Smith and featuring mixed and boys glee numbers.
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James P. Collins
Milwaukee
J. D. Brown
Chicago
Meson City
Omaha
Seal Cig
Mitchell
Collins
Emmetsburg
Rock Island Company
Collings
Iowa
Emmetsburg High School Hoys’ and Girls
Algona Wins Three in Boone Valley Declamatory Meet
The Boone Valley declamatory contest at Britt drew entrants from Algona Clear Lake Mason City and Britt. Virgil Winnie of Clear Lake won the oratorical class while Burnby Whitney of Algona placed second with Lincoln a Man Called by God. Elizabeth Milne of Clear Lake topped the dramatic class and Alba Hardgrove of Algona took second with Christmas Eve in a Mining Camp. Luella Potter of Algona won the humorous class with At the Photographer's. Bertha Bates of Mason City was second with At Madame Newberry's.
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Algona
Boone Valley
Britt
Clear Lake
Mason City
Gritt
Virgil Winnie
Burnby Whitney
Lincoln
Hizabeth Milne
Alba Hardgrow
Gas tax to be collected tomorrow under new law
The new gasoline tax law takes effect tonight at midnight and will be collected tomorrow from all retail dealers. The 2 cent per gallon levy applies to gasoline leaving storage tanks and shipments to filling stations, with exemptions only as provided. Local notices must post the regular price and tax amount. evasion offers no relief. Mr E P Barringer leaves for Winnipes Canada to handle business for about a week.
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RB. E. John
Johnson
Ania
Weat Bend Visitor Misa Emma Torgeson
Weat Bend welcomed visitor Misa Emma Torgeson on Thursday as she toured the city highlights and interacted with locals.
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Misa Emma Torgeson
Washington County Ballots and Election Returns Discussed
Auditor W I Krieger explains rough sacks needed to ship county returns to the U S senate chamber in Washington. Col Thayer, aided by Cook, Mitchell, and Parsons, studies counties using machines while several non machine counties mail ballots to Washington. Thayer plans weeks of work and will not compare with the prior election bureau totals.
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W. I Krieger
U. S. Senate
Washington
Col. E. P. Thayer
Senate
Col. Thayer
Louis Cook
J. G. Mitchell
Brockhart
James M. Parsons
Mr. Steck
Election Bureau
Ruthven High stages operetta Windmills of Holland
Ruthven High School students staged Windmills of Holland to a large audience with strong acting and musical support. Raymond Whitman led as the Dutch farmer, Miss Dickinson accompanied on piano, and directors Miss Boeke and Miss Logan earned praise for the show’s success.
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Ruthver
Holland
Ruthven
Iver Holmferen
Goldie Osterson
Mary Hastings
Raymond Whitman
June Dickinson
Iowa
Emmetsburg grows as new stores and phones surge
Emmetsburg adds three occupied storefronts after vacancy. Numerous families move in over the past month, with housing in high demand. The Emmetsburg Telephone Company reports record subscriber growth and daily installations, forcing the use of several party lines to handle demand.
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Emmetsburg Telephone Company
Farrest
Community Club Drive Aims To Boost Emmetsburg Members
The membership committee launches a new member drive starting Monday April 20 to grow the Community Club Bulletin, urging local business leaders and residents to join. The note also mentions an auto spill near Whittemore injuring four people but with no serious harm. Emmetsburg markets report several corn categories and a note on plans for a local baseball team pending underwriter support.
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Emmetsburg
Community Cluvh
Summer Concerts by American Legion Band in Emmetsburg
City band members rehearse for summer stand concerts with similar membership to last year. The group promises high quality music and aims to draw crowds in Emmetsburg. Also notes managers of large American circuses cutting back fierce wild beast acts due to fright concerns for women and children.
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American Legion
Lens
Emmetsburg
Rural school house plans outlined in Vernon and Emmetsburg townships
The Allan district in Vernon township will see a new 24 percent deep school house with modern sanitary features and a good furnace but no basement. Brennan Construction Co. of Emmetsburg holds the $2 500 contract for Highland township work, with another district considering a similar building in Emmetsburg township.
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Allan
Vernon Township
Democrat
Highland Township
Brennan Construction Company
Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg Township
Hughiend
Sparor
Greenhouse planned on South Broadway with glass structures
Monday morning Jack Anderson visited the office to announce immediate work on a new greenhouse heating plant. The project covers the east half of the Brennan residence block on South Broadway with a main building 108 by 31 feet and a second structure 105 by 26 feet plus four houses. Total space nears 10 000 square feet. The complex, entirely glass, will be shipped from Des Moines and ready for use by May 15 with other buildings in early summer. Capital stock is $25 000, with directors Harry Pither Will McNamara Jack Anderson and A O Eldridge. a fourth director is to be chosen.
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Jack Anderson
M. P F. Brennan
South Broadway
Donegan Sisters
Mace
Des Moines
Ommietsburg
Anderson
Emmetsburg
Harry Pither
Will McNamara
A. O. Eldridge
Des Motes
Eldridge
Sdimmersburg
Pfiffner
T. F. Kerwick
Crose
Comenety Club Compiles Trade Extension Notes
A lengthy roster lists committee chairs across multiple city departments and initiatives including Good Roads, Music, Highway, New Ideas, Shipping and Agriculture, Membership, Conventions, Arbitration, Hospital, City Beautiful, Lake Improvement, and more. The narrative then reports: Rockwell City has a convicted man, Theo Berner, sentenced to one year for lascivious conduct with children and assault. Spencer City’s year ended with income $157,067.58 and expenditures $261,376.79, bank balance $46,023.35.
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W. J. Young
C. V. Adams
Melvin Hand
Bert Hughes
Gene Mulroney
B. F Bradley
L. H. Mayne
Robt. Mulroney
Peter Jones
J. J. Hobson
T. ¥. Larson
H. Main
Walter Middleton
D. L. Johnson
Robi. Laughlin
C. A. Baird
Ray Norvell
H. H. Fish
Anna Donoven
Antone Johnson
Lena Dez- Ney
Lea Shea
Bert France
W. J. Branagan
L. R. Jacobs
Basil McEvoy
D. A. Johnson
Fred Clark
Wm. McNemara
Will Kerwick
A. G. John
Roy Greengo
P. L. Godden
Earl Beshe
W. E. Morling
George Saunders
A. J. Swanton
Dr. McTigue
Roy Ryan
Dr. Brereton
Lake Improvement
W. G. Middleston
W. J. Vaughan
J. W Beebe
Harlan Soper
Rockwell City
Theo
Berner
Calhoun County
Spencer
B. H. Penning
Hig Books
Bank
Ottawa Varsity Secures Gowans
Coach Alan Gowans, a Cornell graduate and standout player, has signed to lead Ottawa University's football and track programs in Ottawa Kansas. He leaves Emmetsburg after turning around a struggling program, developing a fast backfield and earning statewide honors before moving to take charge on August 1.
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Associated Press
Alan Gowans
Emmetsburg
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Kansas
Gowans
Janes Gowans
Ai Gowans
Alan
Cornell University
Cornell
EB. H. 5
Gowan
Pocahontas
Mason City
Clarion
Estherville
Gowans Develgar
Ashburn
Pratt
Rupp
Ashbury
Register Sporting
Ligt
Northiwest
Iowa
Gowanus
Jens
Des Moines Fire Inspectors Lead Citywide Review
Duffy and 106 fire prevention experts supervise Des Moines business districts with 25 local firemen and 40 plus Boy Scouts. Schools will be inspected as part of the citywide effort. J A Duty, formerly of this place, stands out among insurance inspectors as an active participant.
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Duffy
Des Moines
Daily Tribune
J. A. Duty
Brothers collide on Fort Dodge Pioneer road
A head on crash between two touring cars near Pioneer Roade between Fort Dodge and Pioneer left both drivers Cornelius Hood and Del Hoot with minor injuries. The headlights blinded the other and both vehicles were wrecked in the nighttime accident.
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Doris Grown
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Archer Christianson
Bernie Johnson
Lester Wills
Alden Hermansen
Rae Prew
Lyle Willis
Paul Barnett
Rest Kocker
F. B. McTigue
Comminity Club
Whittemore
Lawrence Mosbach
John Farrell
Irene McCafferey
West Bend
Mosbach
Champion
Roosters
Highland, Vernon and
Emmetsburg Townships
Green House
M. F. Brennan Block
Sibler
Esterday
Herman Schnelr
West Holman
Sibley Tribune
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