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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
3
The legible parts reference people such as Mrs LW and Mrs Buttemere and mention a home, a review on a book, and a social gathering at Buttemere home. Details are unclear, with many garbled words and missing context.
Reports of injuries from a vehicle incident near Humboldt and social events in West Bend include a Christmas Cantata at the Presbyterian Church with participants and conductors listed. Also noted are Santa Claus coming to town, Red Cross fundraising totals, and local residents’ activities and errands in nearby towns.
Relatives visit Camp Dodge and nearby residents enjoy a thirty day estate stay from Mason Dry. Alborn home for a few days as Byron Rolfson from Grettinger arrived last week to spend several days with Alvin Rolfson and A J Jensen.
Cylinder Dee and local teams dropped Friday contests as Armstrong Boys beat Cylinder 27 to 3 and Emmetsburg Boys won 35 to 11. Ruthven, Seneca game next, doubleheader planned Thursday. Plus operetta to be staged December 20 with free admission.
Ruthven resident Bert Snyder aged 42 pleaded guilty in Fort Dodge police court to uttering a forged instrument. He was held to the grand jury on a 2500 dollar bond after being arrested Thursday by Special Officer H T Ryan. Merchants reported worthless checks in Fort Dodge. Snyder was identified by two merchants and confessed to writing and passing the checks. The offense carries a maximum penalty of fifteen years.
A busy week in Whittemore features a rosary society card party at the Presentation Academy hall with nine bridge tables and sixteen five hundred players, prize winners named, a lunch and dance to follow. Local schools report mixed basketball results at Lone Rock and home games, while church and social groups held Christmas gatherings, meals, and gift exchanges. Numerous residents visited or traveled, with health updates and hospital returns noted, including residents from Algona and Garner and travel to Dubuque, Rochester, and Prairie du Chien.
The Iowa Conservation Commission approved gill netting for West and East Okoboji lakes this winter to remove rough fish. Contracts were sent last week to participants in the program aimed at reducing carp buffalo and gar populations, with fishing starting once the ice thickens enough to permit access.
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