Emmetsburg Notes and Old-Time Threshing Tales
The column recalls the Spencer Angus calf seller and 4H grand champion, Sister Florence in a book about a nurse in Charity Hospital, and a long anecdote about threshing sabotage in 1910. It contrasts memories, local queries on Milwaukee and Rock Island crossings, and a Rotary luncheon fishing tale with autumnal weather and town life notes.
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Florence
Order of Sisters of Charity
W. F. Mason
Assumpton Church
Eddie Doherty
Steer Stanislaus
New Orleans
Vaal Charity Hospital
St. Louis
Stanislaus
Charity Hospital
Doherty
Mudort
Charity
Mason
Monsignor Mason
Henry Willingham
Rotary
Jim Tillman
Hatchet Lake
Sask
Jim
Henry
Pheasant season changes and local notes from Emmetsburg
The State Conservation Commission outlines a 54 day pheasant season with longer hunting hours and a higher possession limit to prevent waste as habitat shifts. Local items mention pets, store openings, county officers attending a Des Moines convention, obituaries, farm news, and upcoming elevator construction at Ayrshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation
Snission
Headlines of Other Years Headline highlights and misc notes
The item compiles a series of brief notes from 1866 including attempted entry at E Cohoon residence, travels of Coonan and Priest to Dakota, church and churchyard work, local elections in the 10th district at Algona, and various town happenings in Emmetsburg Palo Alto county with teachers, business changes, rainfall, and property developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Democrat
LaCrosse
Wis
James Tobin
Ruthven
Cullen Farm
Father Smith
Algona
E. J. Hartshorn
Worthy
Hartshorn
D. T. Sterner
Coonan
William Devlin
W. W. Johnson
John McCoy
Mary Patton
Palo Alto County
Sanborn
Arizona Teen Driver Uninjured After Pole Collision
Diane Doris Kurtzhtas, 17, of Arizona escaped injury yesterday when her 1954 Ford truck struck a utility pole on Grand Avenue. The vehicle owned by Richard Moore of Namaha sustained 250 dollars in front end damages. the pole repair estimate stands at 150 dollars, per the Emmetsburg Police Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Doris Kurtzhtas
Arizona
Grand
Richard Moore
Namaha
Emmetsburg
Winners In Annual Garden Club Flower Show Listed
Palo Alto Federated Garden Club of Emmetsburg showcased its annual show Astound the World With Flowers on August 7 at the west elementary building. A large public crowd attended from 1730 to 8 p.m. Special awards were given in Artistic Design and horticulture with multiple individuals honored for sweepstakes, table setting, and plant entries. A full winners list will appear in the Reporter.
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Palo Alto Federated Garden Club of
Emmetsburg
West Elementary
Harold Barringer
Joeaires
Spencer Torkelson
Florence Berdin
Leo Jensvold
Carl Wig
Chass
Margaret Jensvold
Margeret Jensvuld
Ferman Cottington
Jeanette Barringer
Velma Keerles
Gus Twait
Ruth McCutchan
Nellie Middleton
Joe Girres
Math Teacher Selected for School Here
Superintendent Mr. Langer announced that the Emmetsburg Community School District elected Frank Walljasper of Ft. Madison as high school and community college mathematics instructor for 1963 84. He earned a B S from the University of Omaha in 1958 and an M S from the University of Missouri in 1963. He has five years of experience including Mystic South Hamilton Randall and Belle Plaine.
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Langer
Board of Education
Emmetsburg
Frank Walljasper
Ft. Madison
Walljasper
University of Omaha
University of Missouri
Mystic
South Hamilton
Randall
Yacrs
Belle Maine
Top Ten Carcass Contest Winners Named at Palo Alto Fair
Trudy Huskamp of Singsted and Denis Fehr of West Bend won first and second in the 4H carcass contest held last week at the Palo Alto county fairgrounds. Fifty two pigs were judged at Morrell’s Estherville facility for yield and loin quality with 70 plus 4H and FFA members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trudy Huskamp
Singsted
Denis Fehr
West Bend
Palo Alto County
Fairgrounds
John dJounson
Morrell's
Estherville
Dennis Fehr
John Zohhon
den Wolfe
Tingsted
David Goddard
Cylinder
Darrell Weishaar
Curlew
Glen Ludwig
Sailor From Cylinder Aboard USS Ticonderoga
Otto Schmeling's son serves aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga with a crew over 3,000. The ship returned from a six and a half month Seventh Fleet cruise in the western Pacific visiting Tong Kong Kobe Yokosuka Subic Bay Manila and other ports. It will spend about nine months in San Diego before the next overseas deployment.
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Ooiton K.senmeling
USN
Otto W. Schmeling
Cylinder
Ticonderoga
Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
Ticonderoza
Tong Kong
Plowing Match Planned in O'Brien County State
One of the county's largest soil conservation field days opens at 1:00 PM on August 21 at Abe Clair and Amy Bryant farm, Sutherland. Activities include contour plowing, terrace and waterway work, windbreak and forest management, drainage, pasture improvement, and a big farm pond exhibit. Sponsors are Midwest Culvert Co and Missouri Valley Machinery Co of Sioux City with the O'Brien County Soil Conservation District.
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O'Brien County
Abe Clair
Amy Bryant
Sutherland
Midwest Culvert Company
Missouri Valley Machinery Company
Sioux City
f'Brien County Sufi Conservation District
First Round Results in Country Club Championship Golf
Thumper Jacobson defeated Jack Merté 4 and 3 in the Championship Flight. Carl Spies beat Lou Poulson 2 and 1, John Hand defeated Ed Sheakley 4 and 3. Doc Marrow defeated Curt Randa, Jim Ausland beat Dr Cy L Teeter. First Flight pairings Merlz versus Leo Jensgold and Holland against Poulson with Randa facing Dr Teeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Spies
Lou Poulson
John Hand
Ed Sheakley
Doc Marrow
Curt Randa
Jim Ausland
Cy L. Teeter
Merlz
Leo Jensgold Holland
Poulson Randa
Dr. Teeter
Training completion for Elvin L Koonek Navy air controlman
Elvin L Koonek air control man third class completes training at Naval Technical Training Center Glynto Georgia. The course equips students with knowledge and skills to meet the technical requirements for petty officer third class in the air controlman rating. Before Navy enlistment in October 1960 Koonek attended Emmetsburg Public High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin L. Koonek
USN
Koench
Naval Technical ‘Training Center
Glynto
Navy
Koenck
Emmetsburg
Weekend church family picnic noted in local homes
The Aug ust Anderson, anderson families hosted a weekend gathering at the Cody home Sunday. Mrs Ray Wolfe and Mr Hofferl visited, Lloyd Zinnel, a University Hospitals patient, returned home in satisfactory condition and will travel to Iowa City for a check up. Mrs Arthur Thompson entered Fort Dodge Lutheran hospital for cataract surgery and faces several days of hospitalization.
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Cylinder News Cylinder
Ray
Wolfe
Anderson
Jame
Cody
al Delfusse
Fame
Cody Home
Jack Hofferl
Pocahontas
Lloyd Zinnel
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Arthur Thompson
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
William Salisbury
Russell and
Oleson
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Thomas M. Kelly
John Stegman
Meaty Lesker
Betty Fries
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Harvey Baker
Jit Albrecht
Jim Nurre
Roger Noshisch
John Brown
Marvin Ostwald
Jews Press Association
National
Euditorial Association
National Advertising Presentatives, Inc
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Chicago
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Owa
Leonard
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Spencer
Tom Bredekveft
Matt Brennan
Frank Gray
Frank
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Missouri
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Virginia Commission In Constittional
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Fort Dodge Messenger
Granger FP
Mitchell
Ole
Granger
Tham
Assumption
South Broadway
Rock Island
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Milwaukee
Tex
Jim Gjerde
Hughes
Hawks
G.K
Canada
U. S
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Paul Roche
Clint Stille
Clint
Weimar
Paul
Brittany
Smoky
Dickens
John
J. H. Hinwley
Freeman
Francis Jackman
Daniel Murphy
Mutt
Connan
Ave
W. J. Branagan
Lakes
New York
M. J. Canry
Ayrshire
the Lakes
Earl Beebe
George Middleton
Fred Henderson
John Young
Gentee Appleby
James Frambach
Ray Conway
Palo Alto
Amery
A. T. Scherer
Rodman
Mier
Hey
G. M. Ellis
Dakota
P. V. Nolan
Charles Carmichael
Blairgowrie
Pierre
Ora Thatcher
S.schermer
Moffett’s
J. M. Hefley
Mr. Paulson
Preeman
Garden Club
O’brien
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