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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1933
Page
7
A flurry of visitors and locals fill Emmetsburg as Miss Sadie Wood hosts in Whittemore and many townsfolk attend Memorial Day events. Attendees include Miss Nettie Saromin from Whittemore and families from Algona, Mallard, Humboldt, Ayrshire, and Dubuque with multiple business and social calls noted. A ten pound daughter arrived to Attorney and Mrs. G. L. Carmichael, and bulk-tank expansions by Champlin Company bolster local industry.
Mr and Mrs Charles Duhigg of this city travel to Faaribeult Minnesota to attend the ordination at St Paul Catholic Seminary. Their friend Paul A Colbert will be ordained a priest and say his first mass at St Vincent s church. James Duhigg a seminary student expects ordination next year and will return with Mrs Jamez Dunigan and Mrs Dunigan after a short visit.
Miss Ellen Mary McEvoy and Mr John Leslie Norland were married in St Thomas church at six am Saturday. The ceremony was by Father Leo McEvoy of Ruthven with attendants Miss Margaret McEvoy and Mr Phillip McEvoy. After mass a wedding breakfast at Miss Margaret McEvoy’s home followed a brief wedding trip to Des Moines. The couple plan to live on a farm north of Emmetsburg. The bride, daughter of the late E P McEvoy, taught in Graettinger. the groom, son of Mr and Mrs N J Norland, farms locally. The Democrat extends congratulations and best wishes.
Miss Berniece Marcelle Gordon of Cylinder marries Carl B. Nauss of Emmetsburg in St. John s Lutheran Church near Cylinder officiated by Rev A K Gaard. Attendants are Russell Gordon and Frances Gordon. After a sledding trip they will live in Emmetsburg. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon. The groom, formerly of Estherville, has worked at Nauss and Martin Oil station.
Mrs G L McNamara of this city reports the marriage of her sister Miss Jean Myers of Cedar Falls to Silas G Scharge son of Mr and Mrs A Scharge of Charles City. The wedding occurred in Waterloo on May 24. The couple reside at 120 Home Park Blvd Waterloo. Mrs Scharge is a Cedar Falls and Emmittsburg graduate now working in the Cedar Falls Registrar office. Mr Scharge serves as district supervisor for Charplain Refining Co with Waterloo headquarters. Local friends offer congratulations.
Mr Alfred N Skaw of Grayttinger and Mrs Agda V Splitt of Lamberton Minnesota were married in the Lutheran parsonage in this city Saturday afternoon at 4 oclock Rev M C Thompson officiating. The couple left after the service for Minnesota where they plan to make their home.
Circle No 6 of St Thomas church will hold a bake sale and ice cream social in the Linderman building in this city on Saturday June 3.
The True Workers club of Patrifieid township met at the home of Bessie Heng on Saturday May 27 with twelve members and five visitors present. A demonstration on canning asparagus and rhubarb was given. The leader spoke about 4 H club convention and Camp Poster. The 4 H club dances were practiced. A lunch followed. The next meeting will be at Luella Frink’s home on June 13.
On May 20 the Harmony club of 4 H met at Eva Lawman’s home with six members and five visitors present. Roll call featured a four line verse for our Mothers and games for Achievement day. A lunch closed the meeting.
Townsihip store hub will hold the regular monthly meeting at the bows of Jobe Kerker on Wednesday June 7 reading June 16.
The West Bend seniors staged Class Day exercises in the school auditorium with a processional address of salutations and valedictorian remarks. Diplomas were awarded to twenty graduates at a later commencement in the West Bend Golf club, followed by community visits and a full slate of local activities and visits through Memorial Day weekend.
The notice records visits and gatherings with Mrs. H. A. Bloab in Marshalltown and the Bloab and Shellmeyer families spending time in Whittemore and Graettinger areas. Joe Mikes hosted multiple relatives including Cleve Carter and family and Bert Shellmeyer with son.
Ruthven Iowa May 31 devotions announced for Sacred Heart Church next Sunday June 4 preaching by Father Meyers of Milford. Mason City resident Martian Carlson, a former Ruthvenite, has died and was buried in Callender. Mary Lou Stewart, daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Stewart, died at age 1 year 11 months from scarlet fever and pneumonia. burial at Graettinger Catholic cemetery. Agnes Currans graduation from St Josephs Mercy Hospital Ft Dodge noted with Catherine Ruddy also completing nursing course. Rev E L McEvoy assisted at Graettinger service. local friends congratulated.
Mrs. Joe Jackson and Mrs. Gus Linden visited in town while Miss Vivian Linden studies in Minneapolis. Vincent Washington of Omaha plans a ten day stay, Chas Stadiey from Fort Dodge visited at the Chas Metz home, and Spencer visitors John Redden spent Friday here. Mrs. Youngdale and daughters of Pocahontas visited Miss Mary Iverson, Helen Bradley visited from Ft. Dodge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hansen celebrated seven years of marriage with a Sunday dinner hosted by Mrs. Carrig Jensen.
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