Death of Mrs Merle Scott noted in Milford home
Curlew Iowa May 31 report of Mrs Merle Scott death at Milford home following illness. She is survived by husband and daughter Joy with many relatives. Several local residents were mentioned visiting and attending services. Miss Edna Gustafson left for Chicago to attend the Century of Progress Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Scott
Milford
Edna Gustafson Feft
Chicago
Margie
Guy
Raymond Weston
Nellie
Ethel Easton
Bil Neary
Vern Whitmer
James Prochaska
Nels Christensen
Wm. Spiker
Otto
Rome
W. F. Peters
Bert King
Spiker
Dot Peters
Justice
Dallas Center
Reinders
Brumbaugh
W. J. Peters
Br. Justice
Mettsburg
Lost Island Lake
Rosella Namer
Mary Lynch
St. Rose Convent
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Normman Namer J
Margaret Carroll
Haywood
Curlew
Margaret Haywood
Albert Bley
Elvina Johnson
Winfield
Iowa
Jar
Clyde Speer
Emmetsburg
VW. Oory Whitmer
James
Deanne
Vere Scott
Everett Jensen
Irene
Clyde
Gochner
Nebraska
Jensen
Geo. Tressler
Wm. White
Mallard
White
W. F. Mason
Ayrshire
Floyd Stark
Missouri
A.A. Whitmer
Kansas City
Mesdames Schupfer
Sturphy
Harrison
Shichogan
Jas. Whitmer
Frank Brady
Merle Sett
Joy
Rap Reeves and Son
Memorial Day Observed With Parades And Addresses
Memorial day exercises in Emmetsburg gathered veterans and civic groups at the Legion hall and cemeteries. The program featured a parade to Evergreen and St. John's cemeteries, a reading of departed comrades, poem recitations, a military address by Col. E C Clemans of Owatonna, and critiques of postwar policy and preparedness. Notable attendees included Frank Jones and Edward Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joer
Legion
Evergreen
Joh Wattting
L. H. Imayne
St. John's Cemetery
James Foy
J. M. Hefley
Thomas Mouchet
James Shea
Kate M. Duncan
E B. Soper
A. L. Ormsby
J. J. Rogers
Earl Brooks
Thos
J. F. Rowe
2. L. Randall
Frank Webster
C. F. Grout
Eas Duncan
Eugene Theile
Frank Baker
Fay Booth
Chas. King
Eddie ‘King
Leslie Duncan
P. O. Ressell
Nels Nelson
Alva Heddinger
A. Hammery
Hallie Soper
Pete Kahn
Ted Rea
Harry Brown
Ralph Walker
Joe Carlson
Ray Hilton
John Rutledge
Bérnard Schroeder, Jr
Flanders’ Field
On Wa ‘Ker
E. C.clemans
Owatonna
Minnesota
Col. Clemans
United States
Clemans
Frank Jones
Clty
Edward Ryan
Emmetsburg
Edna Gustafson Rehired for Fourth Year at Dewitt
Miss Edna Gustafson returns to Curlew after a successful teaching year at Dewitt and is rehired for next year, marking her fourth year with the district. Family and neighbors visit, with neighborhood notes from Spirit Lake to Milford. Memorial day closures noted for local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Gustafson
Curlew
Dewitt
Chris Hansman
Chas
Murphy
H. G. Ridenur
Spirit Lake
Vere Scott
Scott
Milford
Little Joy Scott
E. C. Whitmer
Billy Neary
Katie Leary
Chas. Prochaska
Mallard
Don Turmer
Chas. Gustafson
Laurens
Otto Yant
Manson
D. £. Gates
Jos Schupfer
Ed Johnson and Son
Filmersburg
Name of Duncombe House Changed to Hote
A local property listing notes that the Duncombe House name was changed to Hote Eilers, with details on ownership or branding updates and implications for the property’s identification in records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncombe House
Hote
Eilers
Emmetsburg Academies Close School Year
St Marys and St Edens and St Ellens celebrate year end events. Diplomas awarded by Very Rev Finnegan. Largest senior class included fourteen boys and ten girls. Attendance pins and scholarship awards noted for many students. Irish History awards and church school honors given after Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
J. T. Finnegan
St. Mary’s
Joseph Mulroney
Geraldine McNally
Margaret Catherine Steiner
Margaret Mary Wollner
Bernadette Aylward
Mary Mulroney
Marguerite Phillips
William Ryan
Anna Aylward
Robert Schuller
Alice Schuller
Marie Culligan
Ruth McCoy
Mary Catherine Neary
John Millen
Eillen Schutler
Leatrice Guinn
John Murphy
Max Miller
Mary Joan Sampson
Alice Burns
Gwendolyn Heighton
Iris Mills
Nora Brown
Agnes Carpenter
Jean MecNulty
Frances Josephine Steiner
Vivienne Pettit
Gerald McTigue
Michael Thompson
Eilen Schutter
St Eden’s Academy
St. Ellen's Academy
St. Thomas Church
Father McNerney
St. Ellen's
Robert Culver
Paul Kane
Richard Nolan
Daniel Joynt
Gertrude Laubenthal
Veronica McMahon
Mary Kinsella
Aureliz Goeters
Catherine Culligan
Rosemary Miller
Rozella Adams
Mary Mulry
A. 0. H. Society
Rash
Andrew Adams
William Carney
Richard Hand
Leo Gray
Robert Ganley
Gerald Joynt
Francis Kinsella
Thomas Hand
Maxine Gray
Agnes Kane
Madeline Goeders
Daniel Critz
Aurélio Goeders
Daughter of Editors Elected Tau Sigma President
Miss Margaret daughter of Editor and Mrs A L Bragg of Ruthven was chosen president of the Tau Sigma Sorority at Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls for the coming school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bragg
Margaret
A. L. Bragg
Ruthven
Tau Sigma
Notice to Gravel Surfacing Contractors Bid Call
Notice to gravel surfacing contractors. sealed bids will be received at the office of the county auditor Emmetsburg Iowa until 1 39 p m June 5 1953 for gravel surfacing on 14 miles of secondary roads and for related gravel pit work. Bids may be inspected at the auditor’s office in Ames or Emmetsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsyburg
Laws
Widdikg
Emeer
Amesehevers
Satep
Hobo Bari White Dies in Palo Alto Hospital
Bari White, 44, a resident described as a gentleman of the reds, died at Palo Alto Hospital Tuesday evening. Found in a Graattinger box car about eight weeks ago in serious condition, he claimed no living relatives and his body was sent to Iowa City for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobo
Bari White
Reds
Palo Alto
Graattinger
Iowa City
Lillie Brown Church Faithnote Announces Vacation Closure
St Pauls Lutheran Church notes Sunday services suspended on June 4 due to pastor vacation. The Missouri Synod church invites worshipers to attend on other Sundays with pastor H D Stahmer.
Whitsunday Services and Church Events At Trinity and First Congregational
Trinity Episcopal Church announces early Eucharist and sermon for Whitsunday with a focus on the Holy Spirit and exhortations to meditate on Acts chapters 1 and 2. First Congregational Church lists worship, Sunday School, League of Youth, and a shared meal, with notes on a Union Vacation School starting Monday at 9:00 a.m. at the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Louis Donninghoff
Whitsunday
Churchman
Bishop Morrison Lodge
Gleat Lake
First Congregational Church
L. W. Barker
A. R. McDonald
Liza Vaughan
Jane Young
Sereen
League of Youth
Leaters
Ruth Swanton
Jessie Berkier
Christ
E. G. Swanton
Methodist ‘Church
Bethany Lutheran and M E Church Announce Summer Activities
Bethany Lutheran Church led by Rev. M C Thompson lists Sunday School Bible classes Divine worship and confirmation services with Holy Communion and mid week study. Choirs meet Friday and Saturday. Ladies Aid meets June 8 with hostesses named. Bible vacation school starts June 5 for two weeks in the west school building. Confirmation classes on Wednesday and Saturday. M E Church to host Childrens Day program Baptism and new members welcomed. Union Bible School runs June 5 for three weeks with 25 cent registration. W F M S will host a returned missionary from India on June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Lutheran Church
M. C. Thompson
Ladies’ Aid
Gunellia Barkve
Thomas Hratland
Clyde Salven
Ole Gjerde
Base Gunn
Bert Salven
India
St John’s Lutheran Church Schedules Services and Meetings
English services in South church next Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school after the services. Norwegian services in North church at 2:30 p.m. Evangelistic meetings led by Carl Shaw of Estherville in the North church this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John's Lutheran Church
A. K. Gaard
Carl Shaw
Estherville
Commencement program and local social notes
Commencement exercises were held Wednesday night with processional Largo and a full program, diploma presentations by Dr Keeney, and benediction. Local residents and visitors attended, with prominent names including Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stell, M. E. church figures, and numerous families from Emmetsburg, Pocahontas, Fort Dodge, and nearby towns. Several residents traveled for church events, school year wrap ups, and community dinners, with coverage of visitors, travel, and social engagements throughout the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallard
Largo
Milas Barber
Speelwell
Vanderstoep
Keeney
Bish
Humorous Ad Bustle Sparks Quick Trades and Jokes
The page riffs on brisk selling lines and quick quips. Tradesmen boast rapid sign production, a lipstick perfume combo for a dollar, garden prizes, and playful exchanges about health and luck. Contestants Arthur Anderson and others won 250 in trade last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Robey
Lamphier
aArthur Anderson
Rt Rev McCarty dies after stroke in Sioux City
The Rt Rev Thomas J McCarty pastor of Epiphany Cathedral Sioux City and vicar general of the diocese died Saturday at St Josephs hospital from cerebral hemorrhage. He was born in Manchester 1869 and ordained in 1892 by Bishop Hennessy. He served at Eagle Center Holy Cross Ostroli and Sioux City and helped found the Town Catholic Historical Society. Local friends mourn his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. J. McCarty
Epiphany
Sioux ‘City
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Father McCarty
Manchester
Hennessy
Dubuque
Eagle Center
Holy Cross
Ostroli
Town Catholic Historical Society
P. F. Farrelly
Emmetsburg
Curlew and Emmetsburg Residents Attend Town Events
Local residents from Curlew and surrounding areas visit Emmetsburg and Pocahontas. The fire department responded to a gas stove incident at Ross Bohn’s home but contained the blaze with no damage. Free movies began Saturday night and the band plans a street concert next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bell
Kathryn Kolarich
Cedar
Falls
Joy Kingdon
Art Johnson
Alma Dawson
Sioux City
Eggspuehler
Illa Scrogram
McGregor
4. H. Merrill
West Bend
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Ition Service
Harry “Hike” Gommels
Goodyear
Higley's Super Service
Curtew
Scotts
Aan
Ione Martin
Meis Fortune
Martin
Theatre
Jimmy Dolan
Doug Fairbanks, JR
Loretta Young
Guy Kirrif
Lyle Talbot
Aline Mecmahon
Fife Dorsay
Budapest
Seteriay
Wheeler & Weelcy
Tis McCoy
Patere Prise Cht
Col
Ezra Clemans
Emmetsburg Academies
Jeanne Bradigan
Josephine Burns
Francis Callighan
Join Cahitt
Donaldite Phillips
Bernadette
Aylward
Michael Gallaghan
Ruth Godden
Alons “Aylward
Mary Evelyn Kelly
Agnes Meyers
Jean Jackman
Norbert Kinsella
Bernard Cahill
William Branagan
Joseph Dooley
Francis O'Brien
Jean Ryan
Madeline McCullum
Betty Waldron
Helen Milla
Ruth Eagan
Junior Murphy
Gertrude Kirby
Mary Kathryn Millea
Betty Naber
James Neary
Betty Ja Millea
Joseph Carpenter
Eileen Schuller
Jack Milles
Mary Kathryn McNally
Helen Mills
Palo Alto County
Wats
Democrat
ST. Paul's Lutheran Church
Bynod
Lillie Brown Church
H. D. Stahmer
A. H. Stell
Storm Lake
Stell
Bankers
E. E. Worthington
Fort Dodge
Bert Carmichael
Pocahontas
W. L. Sabin
Marie Coleman
Humboldt
W. H. Sabin
Ray Hartsock
Myrtle Truog
Alice Truog
Adel
Ed Kane
St. Mary's Parish
Adies
Lucille Turner
Dalesbury
Gwendolyn Brown
Estaben Lever
Volga
G. W. Larsen
Esther
Jean
Genevieve Sands
Cylinder
Graettinger
August Studer
Veronica’ Weinholzer
John Namer
Adolph Solberg
Joe Foy
W. P. Bryant
iJohn Bryant
Everett Bryant
Rolfe
Norman Namer
Miss Rosella
St. Rose
Lester Hermanson
Bradgate
Gy Kingdon
Cedar Falls
Lowe
Fort
Dickens
Francis
Mulroney
Des Moles
Lester
Gebrt
Ruth, Bounds
Sue Lperior
Rodman
Mallard Junior High
Broadwell
Marty Schwint
GO. A. Zech
Neva Ditch
Teresa Graft
Walter Martin
Everett Hersom
Elmer Franks
Forestry Army
Fort Des Moines
C. E. Bappe
Mason City
Lawrence Gehrt
John Franks
Mr. Garlock
Plover
B. Worthington
Spencer
Lois Krighton
Farmington
Elmer Hough
Charlotte Leonard
Atty. Smith
Marguerite
G. G. Sands
Arvin Sands
Jane Hughes
Barker
M. E
Josephine Sizer
Bt. Paul
Kermoore Drug
Frank
Kermoore Hotel
McCarty
Axminster
J. F. Simith
Joe Glrves
Emerson
Lloyd Bannister
W. S. Branagan
City
Adri
M. Neibauer
Kelly & Kelly
E. M. Hansen
Lake Park
Bec
Fairfield Township
O. B Bleck
Wenn
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