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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
1
A lengthy notice recalls Mallard residents celebrating an anniversary on December 6 at their home, with many relatives listed from Des Moines and Berry Iowa. The piece also notes obituaries, charity events, and community happenings including a church mission, a club meeting, and a fire disaster at the Hersem home in Havelock.
Winners of first and second prizes noted as 8 and Mr and Mrs W C Hunt respectively. Mrs Vandersteep hosted a one o clock luncheon for several ladies including Veronica and Naomi Benefick Margaret Rankin and others. Marietta Vanderstoep celebrated her birthday with friends at home. Frances Wyatt and Betty Marieaum shopped in Des Moines. Boys and girls basketball at Bode last Tuesday resulted in 44 10 13 for the boys and 21 to WW for the girls. Merrit Brazier and Ray Ruppert hosted birthdays. Cleo Searcy and Eugene Lowe visited West Bend on business. Card club at Larson home. Normisin Namerr high score and Dr Cox high for the men. Vanders won travel prize. Miss Kisa Kolerich from Ames visited over the weekend.
News items from Oss and surrounding towns recount weddings of Harry P. Hughes to Kathryn Dunn and Mattie Combes to Monte Crow, plus local movements, church announcements, a football star, a roller rink opening, illnesses, and visits. Names include L. H. Mayne, Emmetsburg Repertent editor. T. S. Hession. C. A. Campbell. Gem Amusement. J. F. Campbell. J. D. Aylward. Rosa Collins. Roy Atsirson. Lime Gorman. and many others in the Democ rat files.
Mayor Duffy officiating. M. C. Grier and H. M. Helgen of this Place were hooking after business matters in Graettinger Wednesday. J. A. Spies of Graettinger went to Emmetsburg Monday to attend the funeral of Mr. Bradley. FP. C. Jackman of Emmetsburg was in Graettinger Friday. Myr. Herbert Brumbaugh and Miss Vera Matthiesen of Curlew were married at seven o'clock Wednesday December 7 at the bride's home. They will visit Tama county before January 1 when they leave for Idaho. Dr. M. F. Joynt of Marcus and Miss Mary A. McLaughlin of Chicago were married at St Bernard's church in Cherokee. Mass Ann Jane Galleger, sister of Jetus and Patrick Galleger and Mrs. Thomas Donovan, of this city, died at Cherokee, Iowa, Wednesday.
Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors met in Emmetsburg Court House with J M Robinson named chair pro tem. Claims were approved across Secondary Road Maintenance, County, Poor, Court, Insane, Drainage Districts funds. taxes suspended on listed blocks. notices to be published and warnings issued for several residents. adjourned to November 19 1936.
Graettinger Times reports the new 40,000 gallon steel water tank is in operation since Friday November 20 after two weeks of work replacing a wooden tank that had served for 34 years. The steel tank bears the name Graettinger on the west side facing the state road.
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