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Emmetsburg Democrat

Location

Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1966

Page

7

Yale Concert Planned Here Sunday Night

Yale vocal groups from Emmetsburg Community School present a Christmas Choral Concert Sunday at 2 30 p m in the high school auditorium featuring two high school choirs and the junior college choir with traditional carols and modern pieces by Richard Kouitz and Alfred Burt. The Junior College Choir opens with Sleep of the Child Jesus Carol of the Bells What Child is This and Caroling Caroling. The Mixed Chorus sings Christmas Roundelay Come to the Manger Hasten Swiftly Hasten Softly and The Holly Carol. The Concert Choir performs Fum Fum Fum A La Nanita Nana Hodie Christus Natus Est and The Star Carol. All three join for Of Came All Ye Faithful with a brass quartet. soloists and a girl’s sextet appear. admission is free.

Emmetsburg Community School Richard Kouitz Alfred Burt Jesus Healey Willan

Correction on Emmetsburg speeding fine and hospital donation

The Reporter corrects a previous report: Larry Toffman was fined 20 plus four costs for driving 45 mph in a 35 mph zone on East Main Street, not 100. Also notes a $5 donation to Palo Alto County Hospital fund in memory of Bert Salven by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Christensen.

Larry Toffman Emmetsburg Hoffman East Main Street Fred Christensen Palo Alto County Bert Salven John B. Kelly

First Emmetsburg man to be drafted after 1968 ruling

John Myers of Emmetsburg, married since 1963, is the first man from Palo Alto County called for induction under the post 1968 married status ruling. He will go to Fort Bliss Texas for basic training after leaving for Des Moines. The article notes no January quota for the county and mentions upcoming College Qualification Test dates in 1967 and changes to mental standards effective February.

Palo Alto Selective Service System Mildred Kerber Selective Service Board John Myers Emmetsburg John Karen Cornelius Ringsted A.D. Mytra Great Oak Township Myers Des Moines Fort Bliss Texas Kerber Secretary of Defense Education Testing Service Princeton New Jersey

Flu Hits 43 Pupils At Cylinder School

The Cylinder Attendance Center in the Emmetsburg district saw 42 students and three teachers absent on Friday due to flu. Superintendent R. T. Glidden reported the staff and 42 students were home, with 18 students absent and staff restored to normal by Wednesday.

Emmetsburg R. T. Glidden Dennis Weinke Mraz William Brennan Patricia Shea Emmeteburg Glidden

Christmas Post Office Hours Announced for Emmetsburg

Emmetsburg Post Office will stay open until 4 p.m. Saturday December 17 to accept far distant mail. Adjoining states should mail by this weekend to ensure Christmas delivery. Zip codes urged and parcels should be insured. The office closes at noon December 24 and observes a holiday schedule December 26 with no window or delivery service.

Emmetsburg Vernon Simons Simons

Ruthven Woman Misses Bank Day Bucks Award Change

Miss Vern Gard of Ruthven did not claim 150 dollars in Bank Day Bucks in town on Wednesday as noted by C of C Secretary Gloria Leonhardt. The award will rise to 200 dollars next week.

Vern Gard Ruthven Gloria Leonhardt

Costs reduced for residents of Palo Alto

Palo Alto County residents qualify for low cost blood through the Red Cross Blood Bank program. Blood derivatives are available nationwide with a handling charge of about seven dollars per pint at local hospitals. A donor contribution of 300 to 400 dollars to the Red Cross qualifies a county for reduced charges. Blood is rapidly dispatched from St. Paul to Emmetsburg, arriving by night, with eight to ten pints kept on hand for normal needs.

John Dahm Palo Alto County Hospital Palo Ally Iowa Dahm Blood Bank Palo Alto Red Cross Palo Alto County Red Cross Regional St. Paul Minn Emmetsburg James L. Coffey County Blood Bank

Santa to Visit Emmetsburg Stores Nights Next Week

Santa Claus will visit Emmetsburg daily except Sunday, starting Friday, and will roam downtown shops from 2 PM to 4 PM and 7 PM to 9 PM, with extended hours Monday through Friday next week. A free movie at the Iowa Theatre is planned at 12:30 PM Saturday, Lassie’s Greatest Adventure and two cartoons. County and city offices close Dec 26 and Dec 31. banks and Stoves close Dec 26 and Jan 2.

Emmetsburg Santa Santa Claus Spm Iowa Theatre

Our Weather By Lewis Gunn

Airport readings and noon winds recorded by George Bryant from Dec 7 to Dec 14 show varying directions and speeds. Readings include NE, N, W, SSE, and SSW with speeds from 5 to 15 knots, reflecting typical winter patterns.

Lewis Gunn George Bryant A. Calin

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