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Emmetsburg Democrat

Location

Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1942

Page

2

Local News Highlights From Emmetsburg Area

Mrs BE Besson and family visited relatives in Emmetsburg with sister Mrs. Donovan. Numerous locals and visitors from Hancock, Charles City, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, and Wisconsin Rapids appeared for weekend and midweek calls. Sugar rationing board seeks season supplies. junior auxiliary opened with readings and reports. Navy enlistment noted for a local graduate.

BE Besson Mirs Art Hawkinson Isie Cove Hancock Mim Leo Donovan Benson Donoan H M Helgen Arene Donovan Charles ‘City Moss “Norine -Brown, RN Waterton Iowa Emmets Cascade Spendi Joe Higgins Fred Gotz Fort Dodge Mar Stee Gusta al Altbeing Colo Emmetsburg R Gayse M

Residents receive visitors and note deaths in local column

Ruyhren. Is. June 1 IME NES, Katherine Murphy of Wir naitbe Wash, and Miss Winne- Vral Graty of Selmningham. We St visiting in the ham at Mr. and MAW. B. Grady this wees. Mrs. Jack Hanns of stor vis TH. Many names and visits are recorded among local families with references to travel to Des Moines, Park Rapids, Spencer, and Camp Claiborne. A death removes from our midst an early pioneer. Funeral held Tuesday afternoon. Numerous acquaintances and hostesses noted.

Heavy Rains Damage Pine Lake Park Facilities

Heavy rain and flash floods caused significant damage in state parks with Pine Lake State Park sustaining severe impact. A six inch rainfall in the 9,000 acre Pine Creek watershed sent muddy water into Fine Lake, tearing out the fish screen at the outlet, displacing boats, and smashing structures.

Pine Lake State Park Pine Creek Fine Lake

Flood damages park infrastructure and bridge in overflowed park

Report notes many trees were knocked down in the overflowed park north of the custodian residence. The flood destroyed one automobile bridge and damaged footbridges, fences, and other park equipment.

Supt of Game Joins The Armed Forces

Taylor W. Huston, Superintendent of Game for the State Conservation Commission, has joined the armed forces and is stationed at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. He began with the commission in 1931 as a conservation officer and has led the game program since 1935, bringing regional recognition and increasing quail and pheasant stocking levels in Iowa to heights unseen in two decades.

Taylor W. Huston State Conservation Commission Fort Leavenworth Kansas Huston The Conservation Commission Iowa

Quail Hatchings Rise at State Game Farm Boone

The State Game Farm at Boone receives the first of over 10 000 bob white quail chicks for the year. Six teen sportsmen groups with 39 breeding units applied to Taylor W Huston for chicks. Birds are sent at two weeks old to cooperative clubs, held in brooders for four to five weeks, then released on farms in quail territory. The first shipments began June 6 with weekly releases planned. Clyde Updegraff, superintendent, expects more than 1200 hatch around June 15.

Boone Taylor W. Huston Clyde Updegraff

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