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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1961
Page
2
The piece urges safer driving amid rising highway deaths and injuries. It cites a safety hook suggesting three measures to cut fatalities by half: keep rear doors locked, have children ride in back, and avoid loose items. It promotes rear-seat restraint and caution with car components to prevent fires.
From their East Lake shore view Glenn Henrich notes the drought drying then the lake suddenly filling up this spring. The couple call the water clearer than mountain lakes and say the area looks beautiful after seven years of depletion.
West St. Paul resident Jack Sewell, a World War II veteran and city heavy equipment operator, recounts Wisconsin fishing spots near Hudson Atlas Big Clam Yellow Lake and Big Round. He offers directions to hometowners en route to Wisconsin while praising sport fishing and largemouth bass. The note also thanks Dave Amspoker for sauger fillets from a Missouri River trip and acknowledge Ducks Unlimited publicity and migratory waterfowl concerns.
A roundup from Emmetsburg and surrounding towns highlights deaths, school staffing changes, agricultural reports, and community events. Notables include Mrs. Evangeline Smiths death after paralysis, resignations and new hires in Graetlinger and Spencer schools, and town visits by residents from Kingston to Des Moines plus wartime era civic gatherings and Fourth of July planning.
Fern Valley Wide Awakes 4 H club met at Rodman school with R W Ashby showing a judging movie and delegates chosen for camps. John Lee Thatcher served lunch. Emmetsburg Lassies met at Barbara Culver’s home where Barbara Culver and Amit Norvell won the Good Grooming contest. Ann Norvell and Bonnie George were elected for a three day camping trip. Lunch followed.
A fragmented page listing city officials, departments, and church congregations in Emmetsburg. Includes mayor, clerk, treasurer, attorney, police and fire chiefs, street and water departments, park board members, county officers, and multiple church names with pastors and contacts. Contains several phone numbers and address fragments.
Marie Klaffke and Opal Fike lead the Pocahontas-based B and P W Club as V FLW of the Pocahontas Commission. Robert Batton presides the American Legion's Women's Relief Corps with Emma Bakke as commissioner. Richard Martin heads the Lions Club alongside Amer Ihfe.
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