Mrs Dwight Jones Seriously Injured in Minneapolis Accident
Mr and Mrs Rafferty and Mr and Mrs Claude Rafferty traveled to Minneapolis Monday evening to visit Mrs Dwight Jones formerly of Cylinder who was badly hurt in an auto crash. Her skull is fractured and one arm broken in two places with about a fifty fifty chance of recovery. Mrs Jones is sister of Mrs Thos Joyce. Mr Jones formerly a telegrapher. Local friends hope for better news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Rafferty
Claude Rafferty
Minnneapolis
Dwight Jones
Gylinder
Jones
Will Buy Morningside Land For Park at Estherville
W B Sauthers met in Estherville Saturday with local officials to discuss purchasing 25 acres of Morningside College land for an addition to Estherville state park. The move is expected to pass, with Saunders chairing the Iva Conservation board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morningside
Estherville
W. B. G. Sauthers
Ahsthterville
Morningside College
Estherville State Park
Mr. Saunders
Iva Conservation Board
Mrs Iva Waldron dies in Lanestoro Iowa
Ruthven Iowa December 24 2 D Whiting of this place mourns the death of her mother Mrs Iva Waldron of Lanestoro Iowa who passed away quite suddenly during the past week The community offers sympathy in this bereavement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Waldron
Whiting
Ruthven
D. Whiting
Moursn
Lanestoro
Iowa
Palmer to sever connections at Hub Clothing January 1
M Palmer informs our reporter that he will sever his connections January 1 with the Hub Clothing store. He has been with BH Beebe and his son Earle for many years and is regarded as a capable and successful business man in our community. He will not leave Emmetsburg and has not yet set future plans. The Democrat wishes him success in any venture he may pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Palmer
Hub
BH. W. Beebe
Earle
North Town
Palmer
Emmetsburg
Democrat
Mr. Palmer
Mason City JC barely wins opener at Estherville
Mason City Junior College edged Estherville Junior College 21 to 25 in Friday night's Hawkeye Conference opener at Estherville, overcoming a 21 to 13 deficit in favor of the hosts at one point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City Junior College
Estherville
Estherville Junior College
John Crowder Injured Installing Oil Tanks
John Crowder was injured while assisting in installing Cities Service oil tanks in this city. He hurt the back part of one leg badly as he pulled the tank up a runway. Initial reports downplayed the seriousness, but witnesses noted the injury as not alarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whdey
John Crowder
Inwood Youth Dies After Pitchfork Accident
Francis Sorenson of Inwood died in a Sioux Falls hospital after falling on a pitchfork handle on his father’s farm. He had been named best all around student at Augustana Academy in Canton last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Sorenson
Inwood
Sioux Pall
Stuent
Augustana Academy
Canton
Build Up Strong Cage Teams at Rockwell City
Coach Hall builds a strong basketball program in Rockwell City after holding an annual interclass tournament. The Emetsburg native, noted for athletic success, anticipates a very successful season and positive community response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell City
Coach Hall
Hall
Emetsburg
Relative of Dr Laubenthal Father Gains Limelight
A Des Moines Register report states Jerome Laubenthal of Ottawa Ohio proprietor of a savage at that place will donate profits from his sales for the remainder of the year to assist the poor and needy. He is a close relative of Mr Laubenthal Whittemore father of Dr A J Laubenthal of this city, with some family remaining in Ohio while he and another brother moved west to Kossuth and Palo Alto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laubenthal
Des Moines Register
Jerome Laubenthal
Ottawa
Ohio
Whittemore
A. J. Laubenthal
Cime
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Fourteen Mets Gridders Receive High School Letters
The following gridders on the Emmetsburg High football team were recently awarded letters Francis Cretsmeyer Wilbur Fell Irvin Joynt Edward Brennan Ralph Zeigler Allan Campbell George Thacker Clare Slater Willard Fain Merle McCarty Herman Gommels George Murphy Richard Thecker and Julius Sow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg High
Francis Cretzmeyer
Wilbur Fell
Irvin Joynt
Edward Brennan
Ralph Zeigler
Allan Campbell
George Thacker
Clare Slater
Willard Fain
Merle McCarty
Herman Gommels
George Murphy
Richard Thecker
Julius Sow
Fort Dodge Triumphs Over Whittemore Academy 27 to 18
Sacred Heart Fort Dodge defeated Whittemore Academy 27 to 18 in a hard fought week end game. Fort Dodge led by Kearney Brown and Tierney with strong shooting while Whittemore’s Farrell top scored with six field goals and two free throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Academy Carers
Fort Dodge
Whittemore Academy
Fort Dodgers
Kearney
Brown
Aufulholland
Tierney
Farrell
Whittemore
Morrissey Mourns Death Of Brother William Goss Lawler
Mrs Morrissey called to Waterloo Sunday by death of her brother William Goss of Lawler. He is survived by wife and a large family. He was a representative citizen. Two of Mrs Morrissey’s sisters and another brother have died since May. Mrs Morrissey returned home Wednesday as friends extend sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marti
Morrissey
Waterloo
Wiliam Goss
Lawler
Youngsters Enter Local Grocery Take Small Items
The W.8 Freeman grocery store was entered Wednesday night last week. Robbers, probably youngsters, used a west end basement window to reach the main floor and stole a small cash sum along with candies and confectionery. No safe was opened and suspects remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Is Still Living in the First House in Clay County
Spencer daily press correspondent reports the first Clay township house in Clay County still stands. Mrs Christine Olson, aged 87, has lived there since she was 20. Window sills and door frames are native logs. the metal chimney, over 50 years old, remains usable for winter fires. Abstract shows a single ownership transfer from Uncle Ham to the Olson family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Daily Press
Clay Township
Clay County
Chrisine Olson
Midnight Masses for Catholics at Local Churches
Tuesday evening notice announces Christmas dawn high masses at Assumption and St Thomas churches. Midnight masses will feature special music and large attendance with additional 8:30 and 9 o'clock services at Assumption and 8 and 9 o'clock at St Thomas. Fathers Murtagh Vincent and McNerney aided by visiting priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assumption
St. Thomas
Assumption Church
Father Murtagh
Father Vincent
Father McNerney
Fire at Fort Des Moines Destroys Veneered Building
Five local men on duty at Fort Des Moines during World War I would have noted a Friday morning blaze that swept through the racks area destroying about 50 000 dollars in property. The veneered building was the structure lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Des Moines
Three Men Travel Through Emmetsburg From Des Moines
Three men who left Kansas City at 5 PM Monday passed through Emmetsburg early Tuesday on route to Windom Minnesota. They claimed Des Moines read zero Fahrenheit but found warmer near Emmetsburg. We doubt Des Moines registered zero at midnight. They may have stopped for a drink to warm up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Emmetsburg
Mercury
Des Moines
Windom
Minn
St Mary's Boys Feasted After Final Season
St Marys football players were hosted to a large banquet Thursday evening by the athletic board. The spread was lavish with a toastmaster and several speakers praising the team’s season, noting tough spots, a few inexperience, and a bright outlook for next fall with potential returnees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Perochial Athletic ‘Board
Dave
Bradigan
Henry Schuler
David Joynt
Tim O'Brien
Henry Schuller
Bil. Pettit
Hie
J.G. Murtagh
Father Vincent
Des Moines
Lou Laughlin
Geo. Flood
Reporter
W. L Branagah
The
Democrat
W. F. Eaton
Athletic Board
Sarsfield
Deneen
Alice Marie Libert
Francis Pettit
Molloy
St. Macy's Grid
Soade
Earl Walsh
Ray Neary
Jos Molloy
Bill Pettit
Jack Jackson
Joseph Mul Forey
Joseph Phillips
Donald Dono
Joe Brennan
Emmet Brennan
Joe Gordon
Real Thrill For County Attorney Near Humboldt
County Attorney A. W. Smith had a close call approaching a Rock Island crossing ten miles north of Humboldt. Obscured by farm buildings, he barely avoided a collision with a gasoline passenger as his car overturned on a rough patch. Smith escaped unscathed and noted the other driver showed no liquor influence. He sought help to move the vehicle. the train did not stop. Smith was returning from Des Moines after attending the county attorneys state convention. He urged highway officials and county supervisors to address nearby crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Smith
Rock Island
Humboldt
Snowplow Band Clears Rockies Roads Amid Heavy Falls
Residents traveling from the Panide coast through the Rockies report nearly 100 plows kept busy clearing snow from mountain highways. The task intensifies with heavy snowfalls delaying homeward journeys and straining road crews in tough winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Panide Coast
New Trinity Rector In Charge In City
Rev. Eller named rector of Trinity Episcopal church arrives from Valenting Texas and officiated Sunday. Citizens extend best wishes for his labors and success in guiding the church.
Prize Winning Dogs at Swanton Show Saturday
The Iowa Theatre manager A J Swanton presided over a dog show in Emmetsburg last Saturday with prizes awarded to multiple dogs. First prize John Bernard Kelly best trick dog earned 5 dollars. Hester Thompson best groomed dog won 4 dollars. Alice Jane Van Gordon largest dog 3.50. Oisie Gyle smallest dog 3 dollars. others included Vera Mebain fattest dog 1.50 and Joe Maguire longest distance 1.40. A police dog owned by Mrs Wm Sullivan and two kittens were noted with a 3 dollar prize suggested by the manager. Additional entrants listed include Joan Connors brood hound, Hester Thompson Spitz, Harold Zhdrodt Scotch Terrier, Bus Coffee German police hound, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bm- Emmetsburg
A. J Swanton
Iowa Theatre
John Bernard Kelly
Hester Thompson
Alice Jane van Gorrdon
Oisie Gyle
George Gunn
Wm. Sullivan
Our Teachers Away on Christmas Vacations
Our local teaching faculty are away for holiday vacations. Names include Asagot D Holdahl with relatives in Stanley Wisconsin, Alaire Lunsford in Red Oak, Helen Baird Libon, Mabel Braden Sigourney, Doyle E Carpenter Mt Sterling Dunnois, Deane Frye Aplington, Virginia Kruse Kansas City Missouri, Chester W King Muscatine, Alice Riter Sioux Falls, Margaret Devine Livermore, Mildred Benton Wesley, F W Wakefield Moravia, Florence Williams Leon, Elsie Parsch Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asagot D. Holdahl
Stanley
Wiscon
Alaire Lunsford
Red Oak
Helen Baird
Libon
Mabel Braden
Sigourney
Doyle E. Carpenter
Mt. Sterling
Dunnois
Deane Frye
Aplington
Virginia Kruse
Kansas City
Missuri
Chester W.king
Muscatine
Alice Riter
Sioux Falls
Margaret Devine
Livermore
Mildred Benton
Wesley
F. W. Wakefield
Moravia
Florence Williams
Leon
Elsie Parsch
Perry
Hopkins Sends Greetings From Clarion to Emmetsburg
W L Hopkins writes from Clarion in the Democrat to send best regards to friends in Emmetsburg. He spent several months wiring houses for the new city light plant, meeting many citizens and showing notable skill in his line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hopkins
Clarion
The
Democrat
Emmetsburg
Hopkins
City
Fr. Dodger Weds Daughter of German Capitalist
Fr. Dodger marries Fraulein Clarenore Stinnes, daughter of the late Hugo Stinnes, a noted German capitalist. Carl Soderstrom, Fort Dodge link, is a brother of Mrs. A Challgren. Soderstrom visited his Fort Dodge sister last year during a world tour with the Stinnes entourage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Soderstrom
A. Challgren
Fort Dodge
Fraulein
Clarenore Stinnes
Hugo Innes
Soderstrom
Stinnes
Miss Stinnes
Fort Dadge
Emmetsburg Gridders Banqueted by Royal Arch Masons
Emmetsburg High School football players, 37 in number, gathered at the Masonic hall for a banquet hosted by the Royal Arch Masons. Judge F C Davidson praised the game's value to youths and community cooperation. Coach Ketchen reported 35 to 40 players during fall practice, nine seniors earned letters, and the team posted 194 points for vs 71 against across a season that included wins over Spirit Lake Spencer Manson Estherville and others. The banquet highlighted a strong season and promising talent for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Masonic Hall
Royal Arch Masons
Joache Schroeder
F.C. Davidson
Wm. Betchen
Ketchen
Us |O
Sibley C. Storm
Lake
Emetsburg
Terris
Spirit Lake
Spencer
Ft. Dodge Pioneer Editor Dies in California
H A Cook longtime editor of the Fort Dodge Post passed away in the National Soldiers’ Home at Sawtelle California during the week. He was a scholarly upright man remembered for his decades of work and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Cook
The
Port Dodge: Post
National Soldiers' Home
Sawtelle
California
County Fathers Schedule January Meeting for Year Start
County fathers will meet Friday January 1 to organize and transact regular business. No changes in members except J A Suss will be succeeded by Mr. Robinson of Vernon township. No deputies in county offices will change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Suss
Mr. Robinson
Vernon
Township
F. E. North Keeps 100 Hogs Near Market Readiness
F. E. North, living east of Cylinder, owns 100 hogs nearly ready for market. The pigs have been active, hogging down corn and making splendid gains. He reports a fair corn crop and profitable feeding, underscoring his status as a substantial farmer.
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F. E. North
Cylinder
North
Large pickerel reported in Minnesota lake north of Spirit Lake
Roland Jackson reports a large catch in a Minnesota lake just across the state line from Spirit Lake. Many pickerel weigh five to six pounds. The open season on pickerel in southern Minnesota continues until January 1.
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Minnesota Lake
Big Spirit Lake
Roland Jackson
Minnesota
Spirit Lake
Five Cars Carry Parcel Post Packages from Twin Cities
Miss Veronica Morrissey returns from Minneapolis to spend Christmas with her mother and brother in Mason City. She notes the train carried five cars filled entirely with parcel post packages. Bread lines are long, aid recipients must register, and officials check records to deter impositions. Many professionals from colleges line up for aid while some refuse work.
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Twin Cities
Veronica Morrissey
Minneapolis
Mason City
Morrissey
Minneapolls
Ketchen Still At El Centro California
Report notes Donald Ketchen remains in El Centro California with continued success gratefully acknowledged by old classmates and county friends. His brother Will mentions Homer Keller, former Emmetsburg National cashier, holds a position in a large financial institution in El Centro and keeps connected to community finance news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Moisten
Will
Homer Keller
Emmetsburg
Father Vincent Spends Christmas Tour in Iowa Parishes
Father Vincent of the Passionist monastery in Des Moines traveled from Estherville to Spirit Lake and Sheldon, where he plans Christmas with Father McCormick. He preached two scholarly sermons in Assumption church at Emmetsburg and may return there later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Vincent
Des Moines
Father Murtagh
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Sheldon
Father McCormick
Assumption Church
Ememtsburg
Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg High Defeats Ruthven Five In Tight Game
Emmetsburg High School beat Ruthven on Ruthven's floor 32 to 15 amid a crowded, fast, and rough game with 23 fouls called. It was Emmetsburg's third win of the season after victories over Curlew and Cylinder. They head to Mason City Friday to face the Mason City team while Ruthven fields a second squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg High
Ruthven High
Curlew
Cylinder
Mason City
Ruthven
Fragments Read in OCR News Item
Local OCR segment shows brief readable facts including a named person and a place. The text lacks full context but points to a reporting event with a distinct location and date reference. Further details are unavailable from the readable portions.
To Play Big Benefit Game Of Basketball
A benefit basketball game is planned to raise funds for a local cause. Organizers urge community support and describe event details and anticipated contributions.
Emmetsburg charity game pits juniors seniors against alumni
A charity basketball contest organized by the welfare committee features Emmetsburg Junior College and High School Seniors facing Emmetsburg High Alumni on January 1. Coaches Ketchen Bailey Johnston lead stars including Max Johnson Ross Johnson Frank Smith and others. Tickets 69 cents adults 23 cents children with donations encouraged to aid relief work. The High School Gym is provided free by the school board and organizers aim for record attendance amid expected out of town visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg High
Ketchen
Allan Bailey
Roy Johnston
Gilmore City
Cooch~ Bass
Hanve
Max Johnson
Ross Johnson
Frank Smith
Paul Brechler
Arnold Rania
Ronald Johnson
Lloyd Jensgold
Curt Randa
Howard Richardson
Lyle Slater
Arden Beuch
Sadeto
Free hospital service during Ames Short Course
Visitors registered in Ames Short Course may obtain free diagnosis at the college hospital at the start of illness during Farm and Home Week February 2 to 7 and other short courses. The short course committee will cover the expense. staying in hospital is available at student rates for medical and nursing care, board and room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Hospital
R. M. Visquain
Vifquain
Brennan Low Bidder for Emmetburg High School Painting
At a meeting of the Emmetburg school at the church at 5 p m on Wednesday the contract for interior decorating of the old Emmetburg High School building was awarded to Frank Brennan as the lowest bidder. Several bids were considered and the decision was close. Work to begin as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brennan
Emmetburg School
Wed- Pi Giants
Emmetburg High School
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D. Jones
Hal
H. S
Whittemore Academy Boys
Mrs. Morrissey
Wm. Goss, Lawler
Dr. McTigue
Ft. Des Moines
Legion Boys
St. Mary’s Boys
Laughlin
R. I
New Trinity
Dog Swanton
Joan Connors
sHester ‘Thompson
Spitz
Harold Zhdrodt
Percy Wannake
Blepherds
Fr. Dodger
Donald Ketchen
el Centro
Calif
Lief Fund
STARS
Ames
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