Emmetsburg Dem reads about local paper and staff
The Emmetsburg Democrat is the official city and county paper with Gilbert Knudson as editor and Thomas M. Kelly as general manager. It lists staff for news advertising and mechanical departments. Subscription rates are four dollars a year in advance in Iowa and five dollars outside Iowa, with combined rates for The Reporter.
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Gilbert Knudson
Thomas M. Kelly
Iowa Press~ Association
National Advertising Representatives, Inc
South Dearborn
Chicago
Iowa
Evan Hultman
GOP
Hughes
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Faubus
Emmetsburg Lawyers Chautauqua Thrives At Lakes Event
Emmetsburg's 41st annual Lawyers Chautauqua gathered nine attendees including Judge Joseph P. Hand Dwight G. McCarty and Guy Carmichael. Originated by the late Judge Coyle of Humboldt the gathering moved from Emmetsburg to Humboldt then to the Lakes where it became a permanent meeting site. The event outlasts the original Chautauqua in New York, with early members and the American Bar Association noting the innovation.
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Emametsburg
Chantauqua At the Lakes
Joseph P. Hand
Dwight G. McCarty
Guy Carmichael
Art Smith
Carl Spies
Les Prichard
Joe Hanson
Milt Morling
Bob Culver
Chuck Barlow
L Utangia
Emte
Coyle
Humboldt
Peton
Bar Association
Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg Notes and Local Anecdotes Chronicle Early Morning Errands
A column blends personal missteps over meeting times with vivid farmyard scenes. It recalls a couple arriving an hour early for a coffee party, details of a bird sanctuary escape, a cardinal nest viewed from a parlor, and playful misstatements about local wildlife. The piece also shares community updates on anniversaries, alumni gatherings, housing court rulings in New York, Iowa political reflections, and light sport commentary.
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New York
New York Times
Washington, D. C
Maurice ‘Wahi
Pheasant counts mark spring survey in Palo Alto County
Conservation Officer Verl Holmes completed the annual spring pheasant survey along a fixed route in Palo Alto and parts of Kossuth County. May counts show 424 rooster calls and 21 roosters with 45 hens in 1964, versus 445 calls and 43 roosters with 71 hens in 1963, indicating a improving hen to rooster ratio of about 2 to 1. Weather limited surveying. several mornings were windy or rainy.
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Verl Holmes
Kossuth
Emmetsburg notes and local items from 1880s clippings
A collage of Emmetsburg and Palo Alto County happenings includes school dates, new houses on the county line, liquor licenses for four local saloons, a sidewalk petition for Broadway, a cyclone’s minor damage, a post office at Spirit Lake, a scandalous stage act noted for eliciting audience exit, cattle numbers in Rush Lake Township, and a chain of community notices. Also listed are local officials, doctors, merchants, and church affiliations as preserved in period directories and notices.
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Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Emmets
Algona
Sociable
Broadway
Court House Square
A. D. Gallop
Wisconsin
Rush Lake Township
Spirit Lake
O_ Crandall
Hunters’ Lodge
What’s New In Cheese Grading Offers Consumer Guide
Margaret Pratt explains U S Grade designations help shoppers compare flavor body and texture across cheddar and Swiss cheeses. US grades cover AA A B and others for cheddar and A B C D for Swiss, with eye formation noted for Swiss. Inspected by USDA licensed inspectors and applied in sanctioned plants though process cheese lacks grades.
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U.S
U. S
Emmetsburg Directory Guide for Palo Alto County
A brief notice announcing the Emmetsburg Business and Professional Directory as a guide to residents of Palo Alto County. It promotes consulting the directory when professional services are needed in the community.
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Emmetsburg Business & Professional Directory
Palo Alto County
Local club and legion leaders listed in community roster
A roster of names and titles appears for multiple organizations including the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Chamber of Commerce, B and P Club, Palo Alto Garden Club, Walton League, and Garden Club officers. The list names Mrs Opal Eike Pocahontas presiding figures, Bill Etlingrod and Eugene Sweenry in cylinder roles, Mrs Amanda Wojati as American Legion committee, John Dahm Walton League, John Thompson American Legion Auxiliary president, Mrs John Peterson Chamber of Commerce, Ken McGuire manager, Andrew Vandervelde, Agnes Bfaffister as Palo Alto Garden Club president, and Mrs E Stringer among others.
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The
Zanuetsburg Democrat
Publiemed
Emmetsburg Publishing CO
Emmetebur G. Bowa
John Stegman
Monte Lesker
Betty Watts
Mechanical Department
Marvin Ostwald
Harvey Baker
Jim Albrecht
Bill Koehler
Five Island Lake
Redbird
Barrister
Amily
Gat- Anbuarg
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains
Tom Hanson
Democrat
Albert
Bert) Hughes
Bert Hughes
Katherine Foy
Chuck
Hughes Drug
Nettie Henderson
Rolfe High School
Virgil Hancher
University of Iowa
Hancher
Rolfe
Lee Taylor
Joe Sykes
Joe Kerwin
Joe
Iowa City
Joe Kerwick
Taylor
Wesley Nielson
Palo Alto County Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau
Fark
Holmes
Crippen
South
Verl
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Margie Godden
Gertrude Lingworth
Florence Morrissey
John Schaupp
Lost Island Township
Bermuda Islands
Lewine Hand
P. H. Hand
Earl Godden
Ottosen
John Kerber
State Agricultural College
Ames
L. A
Tity
Richard Sebern Sim L. Bemis
John Spies
Robert Culver
H. R. Powers, M.D
Tobin Building
Thanes
Band Boys
C. L. Teeter
West Main
Optometrist
Hobson
Lord Kitchener
Russia
P. H. Donlon
John McCormick
Rodman
H. 'H- Cohen
Lost Island Lake
Eith. Dene
Fenton, Iowa
Fenton
Ringsted
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Directo Mayor
Joe Girves
Francis Brennan
Larry Nauss
Estelle Hanson
Raymond Meyer
Dan Brown
Jack Brennan
Jack, Ruddy
Dale Howard
Dave Hindera
W.H. Bargman
Jack Phillips
Charles Barlow
Francis Hughes
Alma Burns Sherif
Richard Miller
Bill Ellingrod
Robert Young
Riley Smith County
Young County
Virginia E. Barringer
Marguerite Calkins
DE. A. N. Kruse
A. J. Laurentital
State Street
Marrison Park
Drc. C. Moore, MD
D. J. Welsh
Alm-Kerwick Bidz
S.W
Harold L. Brereton
M. D
Assumption Catholic
Msgr
W. F. Mason
First Congregational
John M. Schaeffer
First Methodist
Chester L. Guinn
Bethany Lutheran
Erling A. Jansen
Free Methodist
Phecdaie Ees Jemmett Baker Office
St. ‘Thomas
CE. Farrelly
St. Paul's Lutheran
E. F. Belveal
Trinity Episcopal
Ronald E. Bastian
Faith
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
RL. Paul
Podiatrist
East 4Th Street
Spencer
B. A. Rust
Rome
Margaret Pratt
Extension Homme Economist
Woman's Club
Irvin S. Leiter
M. Lawal Brown
Pres
Rotary Club
Paul Nordhues
Setmastr
Harold Varcoe
Directory OF
Emmetsburg Organizations
Daughters OF Amer
Lions Club
Bill Etlingrod
Ishtahaba
Beulah Anderson
American Assn OF University Women
Donald E. Baustian
Jaycees
Vv. FW
Sommi
Eugene Sweenry
Amanda Wojati
American Legion
John Dahm
Walton League
John Thompson
American Legion Aux. Pres
John Peterson
Chamber OF Commerce
Ken McGuire
Andrew Vandervelde
Mrs. C. L. Teeter
WA Tan YE Club
Joe Hamsom
C. Hl. Severance
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