Park playground project to run summer program for children
The Chamber of Commerce will operate a supervised playground at Superpark this summer for all area children. Ed Cilar will supervise activities including baseball, football, soccer, darts, and volleyball with boys and girls earning small prizes. Registration is set for Monday to Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at Super Park. participants aged 6 to 24 can join by listing name, sport interest, and parent names.
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Dredge Nears Launch on Five Taland Lake Channel
Tik6 believed the slate dredge will leave the dock at the north end of the Rock Island bridge to begin pumping a channel through silt at the bottom of Five Taland Lake early next week. Tugged by tidal prep work, the dredge must clear a widened water area before operation.
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Rock Inland Bridge
Taland Lake
Wilson's Bay
Mallard man W G C Hunt dies suddenly in Mallard
W G C Hunt of Mallard, manager of the Federal North Jaws Elevator Co., died suddenly of a heart attack Wednesday night at 9. Survivors include his wife a daughter and a son. Details to follow next week.
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Federal North Jaws Ilevator Co
Mallard
Matava
Weather Summary with Sparse May Readings
Weather data shows rainfall measurements with inconsistent entries. Notable figures include a .84 inch total on May 27, 31 and 72 readings on May 23 and 20 mid May.
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Painting Crew Ordered Away After Accident
Sheriff Wick Miller halted a bridge painting crew on Highway 18 west of the city after an accident on the Des Moines river bridge during Memorial Day events. Levi Anderson of Waterloo and Harold Nitzhals of Estherville were involved. Nitzhals’ 1942 Mercury sustained a smashed windshield and minor injuries to two girl passengers. Another gravel road crash west of Rainmet injured a knee. Damages were estimated at 250 to Currans and 2200 for the other vehicle.
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Des Moines River
Highway 18
Levi Anderson
Waterloo
Harold Nitzhals
Estherville
Alexander
oSitehals
Alexanders
Nikhals
Joe Corrans
Headarl Q West
Virgil Walker
Currans
Avenger
Palo Alto Names Hanger School Head
K. T. Maucer, superintendent of the Grayttinger Public School, named county superintendent of schools by the Palo Alto County Board of Education. He will start August 1, succeeding Miss Oliver who has served five years.
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Grayttinger
Tie School
Palo Alto
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Oliver Mala
Muthyen
Har Hore
Auto thief crashes into pole while taking Hanson car
Paul Cookingham, 23, known to Hanson, took Roy Bani’s Plymouth from Hanson’s garage in Emmishuty and drove off with Hanson’s two young daughters. He crashed on South Palmer street snapping the pole. uninjured, the two children and Cookingham were later detained by Sheriff Miller at a tavern. County Attorney Hand filed the charge and set a hearing.
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Wee Emmelsburg
Shheere
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Gary Swansan
Paul Cookingham
Roy Bani
Emmieishuty
Fran Hanson
Haneon
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Miller
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Plymouth
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Focal Beer
Cockingham
Joseph P. Hand
Summer Mass Schedules Announced For Assumption St Thomas
The summer schedule for Masses at Assumption and St Thomas Catholic churches was announced Wednesday. Sunday Masses at Assumption will be 8 30 and 9 30 with 7 am weekday services, and St Thomas will offer Sunday Masses at 10 00 and 11 30 with weekday Masses at 7 am, per Rev. RB Farrelly.
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Burns Fatal To Anderson Girl Of Graettinger
Arlene Anderson age yearold of Graettinger died in Mason City Hospital after a grease fire at the Anderson farm May 14. She and sister Judy were playing house when clothing ignited and she escaped briefly before fatally burning. Funeral services Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Tarn and 2 p.m. at Presbyterian church Ringsted with burial in Emmetsburg cemetery. She was a niece of Mrs. Gorston Worster of Rinmetshure.
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Arlene
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Almont
Ate
Minik
Anderson Farm
Gracttinger
Tarn
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Ringsted
Butiat
Emmetsburg
Gorston Worster
Benefit Dance Planned By Local Clubs This Week
Harold's and KLO's publish a benefit dance to aid Francis McNabtl ev and knight of the WC lodsr. The event invites the pool and will be held Friday night at WK.GL half. Ted's, Jackson's, and others participate in the fundraiser with proceeds supporting a local cause.
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Whizzer Incident At City League Softball Game
An unclear report describes a youth in a City league softball game at Softner Park passing a hat for a collection before vanishing into the dark nets. Officers learned of the jibe when the hat donation occurred later and questioned why the fundraiser appeared twice that evening.
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Softer Park
Leagia
Fats
Candidates On Palo Alto Primary Ballot
The list shows candidates for U S Senate Governor and Secretary of State races with Democrat and Republican options. Voters are directed to select one candidate per office including M Gillette Ernest Seemann Groven Wigan Calhoun Switzer Beans Mills Ta Shutt Miller Mitchell Syphorat Vaela Halden Kulckerhockar Mason and others from Iowa locations like Cherokee Waterloo Des Moines Cedar Falls Emerson Redfield Anamosa Newton Minden.
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Kent
Iver Christofferson
Cedar Falla
Kenneth A. Beans
Emerson
Newfield G. Mills
Redfield
Pempernak Philp Ta Shutt
Independence
Dosaph BE. Miller
Tes Moines
Helen Mitchell
Cornell Rlasis
Syphorat
Oviarno City
Russel L. Vaela
Minden
Jessie W. Halden
Newton
Frank J. Foley
Foley
Fern Valley
Nok
Girls Eligible To Compete In Queen Contest
Palo Alto County invites unmarr ied women aged 13 to 24 to enter the Wawhkete Holiday Queen contest to be held in Des Moines June 23. Della Crowley chairs the Chamber of Commerce committee in charge. Entries from five areas will select five candidates to meet Hollywood stars and Prince Bertil of Sweden before final judging by cinema stars.
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Des Moines
Della Crowsley
Clairman
Chamber of Commerce Spriables
Valoalto County
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20 Places to Cast Ballots in Our County
Palo Alto county residents will go to the polls Monday June 7 to select nominees for offices from justice of the peace to congressman and other primary races. The county wide Good Citizenship effort by the Farny Bureau aims to boost turnout with workers reminding neighbors. The governor race features Hubert D. Bus and William Beardaley, while the Third District supervisory race includes Janes W. Conway A Sam Montag ArL Velmke and William Fogarty. The winners face the November general election.
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Justice of Peace
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Fart Bureau
Farny Bureau
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West Bend
Arl Velmke
Fern Valley
William Fogarty
Parn Valley
Fatal accident at Lost Island State Park claims Ruthven man
Details outline a fatal collision at Lost Island State Park killing 74 year old John Hanson of Ruthven. The report notes the event location in Tama or Palo Alto county, with burial plans to follow.
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