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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1958
Page
7
Palo Alto County records two fatal traffic accidents in 1958, both single car events where automobiles struck pedestrians. No violations were reported in either case, contrasting with a statewide trend of fewer road deaths. The count aligns with a prior year’s figures, illustrating a rising local danger level.
Mayor Nicholson announces a major summer offensive with DDT or Malathion spray from a low flying airplane. George Bryant of Emmetsburg Airport will lead five passes per block to curb mosquito numbers, with sprays planned on two mornings between sunrise and an early hour. Cars should be covered to protect finishes.
A June commencement lists Lowell C. Wigdahl son of Carl Wigdahl receiving a medical doctorate. Dorede Prichard Bavender daughter of Leslie Prichard and John R. Ruddy son of Jack Ruddy also earning bachelor of arts. William J. Zunkel Jr. son of William Zunkel Sr. earns bachelor of science in pharmacy. Rear Admiral A M Morgan presented a $100 Superior Performance award to Cynthia Haffert of Emmetsburg for work in Navy Department Preliminary Design at Washington.
A crowd of 325 attended a GOP Sixth congressional district steak fry at the Plantation ballroom Whittemore Monday. County Republican chairman H D Gil called the turnout good after the June 2 primary. Attendees included 15 of 16 counties and candidates William G Murray Ames for Governor W L Mooty Grundy Center for Lt Governor and Robert Waggoner Fort Dodge for Sixth district congressman.
An eight month court battle over Wayne Carl son age 12 concluded when District Court Judge G W Stillman ordered custody to mother Mrs Doris Humphrey of Algona. Warne had cared for the boy, previously under the grandmother Mrs Ethel Carlson. A divorce was granted earlier to Mrs Humphrey and Raymond Carlson on December 15.
William Vandervelde is appointed yard manager at Sterling Lumber Co by H O Lon Helgen president. Vandervelde brings building field experience to assist Sterling customers with planning estimating and general construction guidance. He is Emmetsburg High School graduate and current president of the Emmetsburg Board of Education with an architectural engineering degree from Town State.
Centennial officials faced a planning crisis when the sole copy of the pageant script vanished. The work by William B. McNamara, produced for the Centennial celebration, was later recovered after being misdirected to Emmetsburg.
Dwight Bode was selected as superintendent of Cylinder School, succeeding Harold Harris who joined Ellendale Minnesota. Bode, a Parkersburg High graduate with degrees from Iowa State Teachers College, will move from Chapin where he served as superintendent and previously taught and led at Lytton and Correctionville. His wife is a former teacher.
Emmetsburg residents will get better TV reception after Chamber of Commerce representatives ordered two booster towers from Andrew A Andros Co of Lincoln. Installation to rechannel signals from Channel 3 Mason City and Channel 4 Sioux City slated for late July or early August. Chamber reports booster drive near its $56,000 goal with $325 remaining.
Phe RS Rev. Msgr. W. F Mason, pastor of Assumption Catholic Church, was scheduled for major surgery at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester Minnesota today.
The Palo Alto County Treasurer Mel Sampson compiles a semiannual financial report detailing all county financial affairs. The document appears in today's Democrat on page seven section one.
A weather brief reports .7 inch of rain fell on Wednesday with precipitation observed over the area. The note appears in the Thursday June issue of the Our Weather page, dated 1246 in the OCR.
Oleg Gunderson was named president of Pocahontas County Rural Electric Cooperative at a board meeting. He previously served as director since July 1941 and as vice president from 1958 to June 1958. He farms cattle and operates three miles east of Cylinder.
State inspector E F Ernie Landsman 75 of Emmetsburg was fatally struck near the south end of the old bridge on Highway 17 while talking with Philip McCarthy about the Des Moines river bridge project. McCarthy recalls the moment and urges caution to prevent similar accidents.
Robert Stratton of Emmetsburg failed to collect the C of C cash prize of 150 dollars Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from his home in Emmetsburg. Next Wednesday, Starry Al A McDonald has announced.
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