28 Feb 1963
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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1963
Page
1
The Democrat column records reader anecdotes, antique works, and local charity certificates. Mentions Beulah Murphy antiques, Marjorie Vandervelde safari notes, Eisenhower term corrections, and praise for Des Moines Register and CBS schedule shifts. Irradiated bacon approval highlighted as food preservation advance. Readers urged to subscribe and support newspaper.
A reader letter discusses disapproval of liquor by the drink and invites community input. It reflects on temperance history with W C T U in earlier days and questions practical sales approaches for today.
A fragment discussing unusual winter weather across the South and Midwest. It notes lower temperatures in Florida and Georgia, mentions heating differences, and recalls a prior Iowa blizzard that made visitors overdressed for New Orleans.
The January North Dakota OUTDOORS recounts a towering buck nearing the end of its trail in Roosevelt National Park area. Wounded by fights and old age the buck dies soon after a photo is taken. Examination shows old age and antler punctures from another deer. Hunters pursued it, but natural limits and careful deer management remain priorities for a healthy herd.
A dense list of local officials and institutions including medical examiners supervisors treasurer attorney auditor sheriff engineer and county welfare director. It also names churches schools and community leaders with ward representatives and city office holders. The directory provides contact lines for doctors, police, fire, water and sewer departments and various city and county offices.
The 1886 column reports on Longfellow celebration praise for Professor Peasley and reading efforts, a planned town clock fund with a March 20 entertainment at Music Hall, and a first class amateur drama. It notes new officials after last Monday’s election, a stormy masquerade skate attendance, home construction, and various local travels and business notes.
The period covers weather forecasts for February, arrivals and moves in Emmetsburg including Mr and Mrs George Bossold and Mr and Mrs W F Bagnen. It notes a Hungarian pheasant sighting, social visits, plans for remodeling and a new clothing store, jitney proposals, and the Medium Lake Improvement Co stockholders meeting with officer changes.
Omer Gjerde was elected chief of the Graettinger Volunteer Fire Department at the annual meeting succeeding five year chief Francis Heidecker who declined reelection. Heidecker remains a member as Cap Mender son succeeds him as assistant chief with Gerald Stueve and Don Fay named first and second deputies. Jim Iverson was reelected secretary treasurer.
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