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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1955
Page
6
Readers share community happenings from Des Moines dancers to garden tips. The column mentions Mitigwa Indian dancers, Seneca Trail Riders weather, concert debates, a Woodward’s Store storming sale, and light local humor with doings at Emmetsburg parks and lakes plus a divorce joke from Laurens Sun.
Charlie Sewell, sheriff’s clerk and avid angler, plans a 50 year dream trip to Red Lake with his wife and relatives, leaving June 19 for two weeks. The group, joining other Emmetsburg residents, will fish for northern pike, lake trout, and walleye near Nipigon and Orient Bay on Lake Nipigon, with stays at Royal Windsor lodge and North Shore camps.
A compilation of 1905 notices recalls Theodore Wells injury at a lake outing, Emmetsburg’s July 4 plans shifted to a fifty year Irish settlement anniversary, and regional updates on colonization efforts in Fresno county. Other items include local accidents, school hires, and farm elevator organizing meetings with community progress notes.
In Emmetsburg a young man will leave today for Annapolis Maryland to enter the U S Naval Academy after receiving his appointment from Senator Dickinson He completed entrance examinations in February and will begin his studies at the academy this year.
Mallard families hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Anna Hayes’s funeral brought Mr and Mrs A H Steil and their daughter together in Whittemore. Visitors included Raymond Lowe and children from Oskaloosa staying with Mrs Bella Lowe, and Wilson Brown in Rembrandt. Jolliffees returned from Mesa then plan Des Moines for Veterans Hospital entry. Leadleys flew to Seattle after visiting, and Behrens with daughter Patty visited Cedar Rapids. Meal hosts included J Brennan and family in Ayrshire, with Owen Anderson and children also visiting.
Residents and visitors near Mallard recount Memorial Day gatherings and family visits. Names include Mrs. Belle Hughes Mrs. Della Sains Mrs. Pat Brennan Mrs. Bella Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schumacher Carel Lenz and other local families from Ayrshire Waterloo Tripoli Cylinder New Bedford Newell and Atchison Kansas. Community residents shared travel, church, and family milestones across Memorial Day weekend.
A roster lists local church leaders in Emmetsburg alongside county offices. Names include Msgr Mason and Rev Boetcher among church pastors and officials such as Sheriff Richard Millar, Clerk-Lee Martin Thompson, Treasurer Mercer Richter, and Superintendent Matt Brown.
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