Ruthven Notes Mark Weekend Visits and Local Events
Ruthven IA residents list weekend visits and Decoration Day activities. Families from Mason City, Emimete burg, Fort Dodge, Clarion, Omaha and Illinois joined Ruthven relatives. A Memorial Day program at the Electric theatre preceded cemetery services and a Sacred Heart Church mission led by Rev. Edward Calkins of Chicago with visiting priests.
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Ruthven
John Churchill
Mason City
J. P. Jones
Emimeteburg
Sacred Heart Church
This Place
Gus Linden
Iowa City
Eugene
U. S
Wu. Hadley
Eagle Grove
Charles Westephal
Omaha
Alma Wigdall
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Edward Washington
Spene
Philip Strobe
Gowrie
Fathers Kelly
Graettinger
Duni
Ayrshire
Kel.vey
Pocahontas
Wendell
Lyen- Farmers Elevator Co
Cylinder Tascor
McNerney
Hmmershire
Glen Carver
Fam- Farmers Co-operative Elevator Co
Ruthven_Kaily
Man
Rail cutbacks burden local travel as trains stop differently
Solicitors for the Mort Dodge Daily Messenger complain that the discontinuation of M. and St. L passenger trains at Spencer instead of Dstherville has caused them inconvenience. Railroads are trimming train service in many areas due to stiff auto competition.
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Mort Dodge Daily Messenger
Spencer
Dstherville
Short visit by Mrs. Richard Coleman to local relatives
Mrs. Richard Coleman of Chicago arrived Sunday for a brief visit with local relatives, while mentioning land interests in the state.
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Tana
Richard Coleman
Chicago
West Bend Altar Railing From Italy Onyx Details
A West Bend reporter saw the Queew Carrara altar railing in the Catholic church, shipped from Italy recently. Its circular onyx bases are numerous, and the railing cost over $3,000. A floor stall in the Christmas grotto is also onyx. Father Dobberstein was near New England North Dakota seeking more rock specimens.
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West Bend
Italy
Dobberstein
New England
North Dakota
Estherville Eyes Better Baseball as Team Struggles
Estherville baseball team has not won many games and may need a few new players. The town expresses disappointment at its northern neighbors trailing. The Whittemore Lutheran School closed Thursday after a successful year and a grand picnic followed in the Vaudt grove. Miss Genevieve Moodie spent the weekend in Chicago with Miss Mary Hand. Miss Helen Jackman traveled to Iowa City to enroll in the summer session at S U S. Her sister Miss Tene accompanies her and will seek medical treatment at the University hospital.
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Estherville
Wad Piewe
Whittemore
Vaudt Grove
Genevieve Moodie
Chicago
Mary Hand
Helen Jackman
Iowa City
Miss Tene
Will
University Hospital
Fort Dodge Student Stanley Peck Graduates in Fenton
Fort Dodge residents Mr and Mrs Bert Peck and Hazel Munch attended Fenton High School graduation last Friday evening as Stanley Peck, son of Mrs Peck, graduated.
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Fenton Teyporter
Bert Peck
Hazel Munch
Javid Arto Munch
Fort Dodge
Fenton
Stanley
The Little Brown Church On Park Avenue Worship Note
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Sunday school at 9 00 am and divine worship at 10 30 am with sermon theme The True Pentecostal Blessings Faith cometh by hearing the Word of God Rom 10 17 Come and worship Pastor H D Stahmer Also guidance from the U S weather bureau on cyclone safety advising swift northwest travel as a cyclone nears and speeds of 40 to 60 mph.
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H. D. Stahmer
U. S
Census shows Sioux Falls leading city populations
Census figures list Sioux Falls at 23 343 and Aberdeen 16 338 Huron 16 775 Mitchell 10 743 Rapid City 10 387 Watertown 10 251. 1940 totals show Sioux Falls 25 202 Aberdeen 14 537 Huron 8 302 Mitchell 8 478 Rapid City 5 777 Watertown 9 406. Rapid City up 79 7 percent Sioux Falls up 32 3 percent Mitchell up 26 7 percent Watertown little gain.
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Sioux Falls
Aberdeen
Huron
Mitchell
Rapid City
Watertown
Humboldt Girl Killed After Street Collision
Geneva Masters seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Masters Humboldt suffered a skull fracture when she ran into a passing truck on the street. The family recently moved from Glimore City.
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Geneva Masters
R. C. Masters
Humboldt
Glimore City
Mass in Cemetery at Mason City
Three priests celebrated a high mass in the Catholic cemetery at Mason City for Memorial Day. A large attendance gathered, and the spectacle was unusually impressive.
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Mason City
T. W. Martin Seriously Ill in Texas Visit
T. W. Martin of Texas, long ill, remained in serious condition after a bad spell Sunday at the home of his daughter Mrs. Wm. Jackman of this place. Electricians of southern Minnesota to convene in Fairmont on June 15 and 16.
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T. W. Martin
T. W. Marlin
Texas
Electricians
Minnesota
Fairmont
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Hillips
Phillips Aviation
Phillips 66
Elmer C. Jones
Hudson-Essex Garage
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Osterhus
Theo. Johnson
Cylinder
S. D
Dickens
Edn Oliver GF Ruthven
Pato Alto County
St. Pauls Litheran Church
Missouri Synod
Little Brown Church
Park Avenue
Muron
Johnnie’s
Weir. Implement CO
the Globe
Celia Hand & Son
Gamble Stores
Kraft-Beebe Co., Clothiers
North Iowa Wholesale CO
Eagle Drug Company
Emmetsburg Candy Kitchen
Emmetsburg Municipal Light CO
Kerwick’s Hardware
O’brien’s Grocery
Higley Tire & Battery Shop
Doerr
Champlain Refining CO
FOY Super
Taylor’s Bakery
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