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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1925
Page
6
Short items note Ed Knox and others from Ayrshire Mallard Ruthven and nearby towns visiting Emmetsburg. Mentions include cattle shipped to Chicago, farm bureau meeting in Des Moines, Overland car purchase, bridge party results, and upcoming sales in Great Oak and the Wiegand estate sale with dates and locations.
The annual church meeting on January 8 outlines 1925 plans including fellowship, instruction, and service. Officers elected include deacons Jas Gowans H L Brereton A R McDonald trustees George Baker W J Young H H Cheever and others. Rev J B Brereton named pastor emeritus. Bethany notes announce Ladies Aid meetings, a basket social, and Luther League activities with no services on January 22 weekend. Notes also list needed kitchen items and a calendar of events through January 26.
Mrs John Ragan visited Rather ville Monday evening John Donan from Ruthven met friends in Rimmetehure Tuesday Cottington of Ayrshire seen Emmetsburg early week Mr and Mrs Joe Kelly of Ayrshire visited Emmetsburg Sunday A marriage license issued to Clare Sargent and Lola Serger of Laurens Jim Burns shipped cattle to Chicago Maurice Murphy accompanied the car W B Young named court bailiff replacing H H Cook Cook called to Des Moines for Town house post
St Johns Lutheran Church announces Luther League convention in Esthersille with no Sunday services. A North church business meeting is set for Tuesday January 27 at 1 p.m. Voting members urged to attend. convention program includes Rev A B Anderson and other speakers with Savarat choir and Toto Singers providing songs. May God bless the gathering. A K Gaard, Pastor.
Mike May Francis, state superintendent, asks the General Assembly to raise rural one room school support from 200 000 to 260 000 annually while consolidates and normal training schools receive 150 000 each. She vows no other department will seek larger sums. Also notes county nurse funding and tax concerns amid public burden worries. A separate note recalls a scam artist jailed for subscription fraud across many cities, including Boone and Anamosa.
Webster county supervisors on Monday made an appropriation of eight thousand dollars for county needs as part of the current budget. The action follows review of departmental requests and aims to support local services and operations.
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