St Marys Academy Commencement Attends Large Ceremony
The St Marys Academy commencement at Assumption Church drew a large crowd. Diplomas for high school went to Keyron Burns Vincent Callahan Harold Hand Bertrand Higgins Walter Higgins Joseph McDonald William Molloy Edward Reilly John Schang William Stell Lauretta Bradingan Marie Burne Katherine Carroll Julia Daly Alice Dunphy Ruby Hanifan Lucille Bixelis Mary Maguire Mary McNamara Margaret Millar Mary Matloe Virginia Molloy Florence Lynch Cassie Laughlin Mary Selle Helen Collins. Eighth grade certificates awarded to Leo McDonald Forward Ruddy Linus Neibauer Joseph Miller Francis Burns Thomas Law Tess Joseph McCoy Michael Brady William Galleger William Murphy Bart Bradigan Leo Carney Bernice Joynt Mildred Neibauer Marie Jennings Mary Jennings Lenore Dunphy Mary Catherine Gundert Joeann Buloney Margaret Brown. A $5 prize for high school excellence drew many names, and a $5 prize for grammar school scholarship honored many others. Father Davern of Algona delivered a scholarly address on Christian education. Monsignor Farrelly praised St Marys work and the sisters’ efforts, while Monsignor Wurrelly’s sermon on the Holy Ghost was equally instructive. The ceremony closed with a meditation on the Blessed Sacrament. Summer school is canceled due to repairs, and Emmetsburg’s academy notes compare favorably for size.
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St. Marys Academy
Assumpton Church
Keyron Burns
Vincent Callahan
Harold Hand
Bertrand Higgins
Walter Higgins
Joseph McDonald
William Molloy
Edward Reilly
John Schang
William Stell
Lauretta Bradigan
Marie Burne
Mary Urns
Katherine Carrol
Julia Daly
Alice Dunphy
Ruby Hanifan
Lucille Bixeiis
Mary Maguire
Mary McNamara
Margaret Millar
Mary Matloe
Virgini Molloy
Florence Lynch
Cassie Laughlin
Mary Selle
Helen Collins
Leo McDonald
Forward Ruddy
Linus Neibauer
Joseph Miller
Francis Burns
Thomas Law Tess
Joneph McCoy
Michael Brady
Wm. Galleger
Wm. Murphy
Bart Bradigan
Leo Carney
Kathleen Dailey
Bernice Brennan
Willis Hills
Gerald Ryan
Robert, Laughlin
Wileen Fitzpatrick
Bertha Bosold
Magdalene Phillipe
Willis Higgins
Bernice Joynt
Marie Jennings
Margaret Brown
Francis Barts
Thomas Lawless
Peter Mulroney
Joseph Callaghan
Catherine Phillips
Helen Murphy
Cleo Reagan
Charles Jennings
Town corn condition weakest since 1903 at 77 percent
A summary notes town corn condition at 77 percent, the lowest since 1903, 16 percent below the ten year average and 9 percent below last year. Cold dry weather aided planting with 51 percent done by May 15, 9 percent more than the five year average, and 9 percent planted by June 1. John McCoy Jr returned from central Minnesota after several days of fishing with excellent luck.
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John McCoy, Jr
Minnesota
West Bend Banks Consolidating
The Union State Bank and the First Trust and Savings Bank of West Bend are consolidating but not yet merged. They held combined deposits of 817000, with the Union State larger. EL TW Bartlett presides the Union State, A W Bourrett cashes, A La Trre presides the Head and FS Hosking is cashier.
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Union State Bank
First Trust and Savings Bank of
West Bend
Union State
EL TW
State Banking Department
Southern Klan denounced. Ashe County update
Coonan from Asheville reports Ku Klux Klan in the area draws little public notice and harms political reputations. He cites a harsh Asheville Citizen denunciation of those who spread such stories about A. W. Mc, calling the group a queer, unashamed faction of Americans.
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Yom Coonan
Asheville
North Carolina
Coonan
Meeting for band boys fathers and mothers Thursday evening
A gathering of parents of juvenile band boys is planned for Thursday evening at the city hall to discuss the band program and possibly hire Mr. McWhorter of Rolfe as permanent instructor. The meeting aims to maximize attendance.
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Nall
McWhorter
Rolfe
17 Year Old Held For Hold Up At Mason City
Donald Knight 17, of this place, was sentenced to the Iowa Reformatory at Eldora for a hold up of Northwestern Railway agent T J McCausland at Mason City. Police say 12 cents missing, Knight claims six. A revolver was found at the scene. Knight had attended Pillsbury Military Academy and worked in a Mason City cafe. His father and W H Parks accompanied his family as the case unfolded.
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Donald Knight
Iowa Reformatory
Eldora Fox
T. J. McCausland
Northwestern Railway Ecolompany
Mason City
Donald
McCausland
W. H. Parks
Knight
U.S. Navy
Uncle Sam
Pillsbury Military Academy
Owatonna
Minnesota
Fairmont Woman Breaks Arm In Auto Crash
Mrs Knott of Fairmont suffered a broken arm in an auto accident near the county house last Thursday. She, her husband, and two children were en route to Laurens when the car went into a ditch. Mr Knott freed them and Mrs Knott was taken to the local hospital with no serious injuries reported. Duncan Rule Dies In Mason City Home.
Wedded at Ayrshire In June Ceremony For Gappa Waldron Couple
Mr Frank Gappa of Cylinder and Miss Mary Waldron of Ayrshire were wed at the Catholic church in Ayrshire on June 9. Rev EB Smith officiated. Attendants were Miss Margaret Waldron and Anthony Gappa. The couple plans to farm in Fairfield township and will reside near Sioux Falls after a wedding trip. The bride, a former student of St Marys Academy and Iowa State, has taught in local schools and is praised as a fine young woman. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Gappa of Patfield township and a promising young farmer.
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Frank Gappa
Cylinder
Mary Waldron
Ayrshire
Ray
EB. J. Smith
Margaret Waldron
Anthony Gappa
Peter Waldron
Gappa
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Fairfield
St. Mary's Academy
Iowa State University
Iowa State College
Athes
Tadivs
Sroom
Prank Gappa
Patfield Township
Dulapets Iy
Traveling man robbed east of Garner at 1 30 PM
A traveling man reports he was held up two miles east of Garner Monday afternoon at 1 30 by two strangers driving a car. They took $33 in cash and gold and fled. The daytime robbery on a busy paved road raises questions about a quick getaway.
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Caine
Be Iis
Garner
Windy Sunday Destroys Wagon and Outbuilding
Elmer Frederick reports a gusty Sunday morning wind blew a hay tack from his wagon for about 50 to 60 feet, destroying the tack. The outbuilding was also toppled in the same wind event.
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Elmer Frederick
Palo Alto County Farm Bureau Picnic Date Set
The Palo Alto County Farm Bureau will hold its annual picnic on June 27 at Harrison Park in this city. Hon. L. J. Dickinson will be principal speaker. About 156 eighth grade graduates will receive certificates. Free coffee is provided by Emmetsburg Community club. Four to five thousand attendees anticipated.
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Clark
Palo Alto County Farm Bureau
Harrison Park
L. J. Dickinson
Dickinson
Emmetsburg Community Club
Farm Bureau
Carmichael Gored by Maddened Bull in Farm Incident
On Friday afternoon near Mallard Tune 10 Carmichael was attacked while riding a horse. A maddened bull knocked him from the horse and broke the leg just below the knee. Though not seriously hurt, he remains unwell and friends wish him a speedy recovery.
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Mallard
Carmichael
Four youths break car near poor farm with hootch found
Four young men, all strangers, broke their car on a paved road near the poor farm. Local parties hauled it to town. Officers could not locate them. Twenty or thirty bottles of liquor were found in the car.
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Minnesota
Penalty for driving under intoxication in Palo Alto
A judge sentenced John P. McNamara to six months in jail, suspended on good behavior, with a $15 fine and a yearlong driving ban unless accompanied by his mother or sister. The offense occurred Memorial Day when his car damaged M. B. Kane’s vehicle in Ayrshire. The article warns others to avoid similar behavior.
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Indge Davidson
John P. McNamara
Réndaw
M. B. ‘Kane
Ayrshire
McNamara
Palo Alto
Car Crash In Fort Dodge Involves Five Students
A Fort Dodge driver John Atwell lost control on loose gravel while traveling about 30 mph. Five high school students were in the car. several were injured but none seriously.
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John Atwell
Fort Dodge
Iowa Masons Clash With Ku Klux Klan
Milo J. Gabriel grand master of Iowa Masons told the grand lodge in Des Moines that the Ku Klux Klan militates against the brotherhood of Free Masonry and that no bond can exist between Masonry and the Klan. The speech addressed the first annual convention and condemned Klan aims even as some Masons sympathize. Tony Smith of Whittemore visited Des Moines as a business guest.
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Des Moines
Milo J. Gabriel
Clinton
The
Masons of
Iowa
Grand Lodge
Kuklux Lan
Free Masonry
Klan
Wree Masonry
Gabriel
A Marriage at Ayrshire for Porter Parker and Marie Ball
Ruthven correspondent reports Porter Parker and Marie Ball wed Tuesday morning June 10 at eight o'clock in the Catholic church with Rev J E Smith officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joh Ball and a 1918 graduate of St Marys academy Emmetsburg. Parker, son of Mr and Mrs Cad Parker, is a Ruthven High School graduate class of 1917 and a farmer. The couple will reside on a south Ruthven farm. a dinner followed the ceremony and a short wedding trip to Sioux City is planned. They are to return to home among friends and are praised as highly esteemed.
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Ruthven
Porter Parker
Marie Ball
Ayrshire
J. E. Smith
Joh Ball
St. Mary's Academy
Emmesburg
Ruthner High School
Sioux City
Spancer Workman Hurt After Moped Accident
A local contractor named Triest Ganishiain was nearly killed in a moped accident in Spancer. Witnesses say a vehicle or path obstruction caused the crash, leaving Ganishiain with serious injuries but he survived.
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Herall
Triest Ganishiain
Everly man injured in blast near abutment parade reports
The account describes an explosion near an abutment that hurled a man twenty feet and left him with possible eye injury and a broken arm. He was rushed to a physician, with word of a possible long recovery and lingering bruises noted.
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Everly
Revenue Tax Repeal Affects Long Distance Telephones
Congress passes a bill signed by President Coolidge repealing the tax on long distance telephone messages. The measure takes effect thirty days after passage, ending years of revenue collected from telephone companies since 1918. Valo Hall travels west to Des Moines from Valo Hall and plans a brief stay.
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Congress
Coolidge
Valo Hall
Des Moines
Intends
Burton Scolds Insurgents At Republican Convention
The Cleveland convention, opening yesterday, heard temporary chair Burton of Ohio urge choosing only reliable Republicans for Congress. Wisconsin delegates refused to stand for La Follette and allies as tensions rose. Mellon received a standing tribute amid a divided field with Coolidge likely renominated tomorrow and possible picks including Lowden Hoover Dickinson Borah. Chas Duhigg of this city attends as a spectator.
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Cleveland
Congressman Burton
Ohio
Congress
LaPollette
Brookhart
Magnus Johnson
Norris
Iowa
Wisconsin
Mellon
Coolidge
Lowden
Hoover
Dickinson
Borah
Chas. Duhigg
Ayrshire theft case and creamery meeting notes
A man named Rott was jailed for stealing $20 from Clarence Dyer of Ayrshire, and admitted guilt while being of age. A creamery meeting in Ayrshire Friday June 20 elected J J Maguire president Pete Ricklets co president and B B Swanson secretary with a board to issue stock and manage finances.
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Rott
Clarence Dyer
Ayrshire
Shea
Divertera
J. JT. Maguire
Pete Ricklets
B. B. Swansonstersiary
Swen Olson
Tom Virgil
Hay
Tye
Frey Bail Set After Still Craft Suspect Hearing
Frey is held on a $2000 bail after a Thursday hearing before Justice Stuehmer on charges of operating a still. Sheriff Shea and Deputy Hilton arrested him the night before Memorial Day in a shed at Heng Jensen’s home, seizing four gallons of hootch, five or six barrels of mash, and related paraphernalia. Jensen testified he assisted Frey for a dollar per gallon, while Frey denied wrongdoing on the stand. The case heads to the September grand jury. a third offense is noted.
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Nefstead
W. J. Fisher
Frey
Tensen
Jensen
Jehsen
Sherif
Shea
Kiensatt
Emmetsburg
Stuehmer
Fray
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