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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
8
At Palo Alto the annual garden club show attracted members and guests with numerous floral displays. The top awards included a tri color trophy and a blue ribbon for best arrangement using fresh plant material.
Brennan explains the Feed and Grain program ruling limits payments to producers who replant with corn only if they choose. The county ASC has evidence of planting and notes acts of nature and damage prior. Farmers who replant with beans or other crops may face no change in impact.
Local ads list Robbins Cotton Founder's Sale with 25th anniversary and specials on sheets, mattress covers, pillows, towels, and more. Stores include Hughes Drag Store and Donahee Tire Shop offering tiered deals such as free tire with three purchases and the fourth donated, plus a $1 long playing record album.
Local merchants hold 12 drawings for Father’s Day prizes across 12 stores. Drawings start Saturday June 20 at 3 p.m. with 14 merchants contributing gifts including shirts and ties, a country inn dinner, and transportation courtesy of Jensveld Motors. Register at participating stores. no coupon required.
Area students were named recipients of Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce scholarships for the 1964-65 academic year. Each scholarship worth 50 dollars is funded by the Chamber and private groups. Recipients include Tom Brewin Louise Kehr Morgan and Carolyn Brumm with further grants to be announced by civic organizations and sponsors. Patrick OConnor also received a scholarship.
Joe Faber of Rodman did not claim the Chamber of Commerce prize of $100 in Emmetsburg on Wednesday afternoon. C of C Manager Buck Vandervelde announced the award will rise to $150 next week.
The log records noon wind readings at the airport managed by George Bryant. For June 4 to June 11 the entries show temperatures, wind directions and speeds with several illegible marks and minor anomalies in the sequence.
John G Geertsema, elementary school director, says over 100 students have registered for the Summer Reading program in Emmstsburg School District. The six week course aids students needing extra instruction with an intensive approach. Opening day reports begin at 8:30 am with groups assigned and a 36 and 9:30 schedule to guide the period.
Emmetsburg resident Mrs. Fong Lime donated 900 dollars to Palo Alto County hospital's community fund raising drive. The gift will equip and furnish one patient room. Hospital board secretary John Kelly said five pledges have been received and several other groups are conducting drives.
Two Emmetsburgh residents escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when their cars collided at the Seventh and Broadway intersection. Janese Malm, 17, driving north on Broadway, failed to see a car approaching from the east and crossed into the intersection, striking its rear fender. The other driver was Darvin Cotting.
The school hosts a summer typing program with 40 students under Mrs. C L Nicholson and a Driver Education course led by Jack Daniels. The program includes 18 classroom hours, six driving lessons, and six hours of actual driving plus 18 hours observation. Sociology 110 at Drake College begins June 8 with 24 enrollees, taught by Dr. Allen McDiarmid, offering three semester hours of credit.
The 263rd commencement at Yale will honor 10 graduates from Iowa and others from all 50 states the District of Columbia Puerto Rico and 52 foreign countries. The ceremony outdoors on the Old Campus will start Monday June 15 at 10 30 a.m. with 15 000 expected in attendance. Activities begin June 14 with baccalaureate services in Woolsey Hall and Class Day is set for Sunday at 3 p.m.
Two county road crews with heavy equipment moved into a stubble field near Emmetsburg to begin grading for the county’s new 3 800 000 hospital. Architect Gene Olson of Beuttler A Associates Sioux City oversees plans as Eltingred surveys and marks elevations. Olson said plans will be ready for contractors by late next week and contractor setting days may shift in the following weeks. Bill Thomas, hospital board president, was at the site with Olson. Continued on Page 7.
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