Emmetsburg Pioneer Recalls Local Leader's Ventures
A retrospective profile honors a long time Emmetsburg figure who helped fund the town hospital project and led early utilities ventures. He chaired the Farm Bureau unit, headed the local telephone company, promoted Lake District dredging, and founded Dakota Seed Co after testing hybrid corn. He later served as director and secretary of Stelling Lumber Co, aided by a single large farmland deal, and endured a serious rheumatic illness thought now to be polio.
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Emmetsburg
Noviand
Emmersburg
Mediums Lake Improvement Co
E Island Lake
Jon
Dakota Seed Co
Florida
Michigan
Canada
Stéling. Lumber Co
Lome
Funeral Rites Held For Joseph Ensley
Joseph Abner Ensley 72 died suddenly from a stroke at his home in Emmetsburg. He was a longtime farmer and laborer. funeral services were held at Faith Tabernacle with Rev. E R Hospany officiating. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery. He leaves two sons Vernon and Earl, three grandchildren, and three great grandchildren along with nephews and nieces.
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Joseph Ensley
Joseph
Joe Ensley
Emmetsburg
Ensley
Faith Tabernacle
E.R. Hospany
Forest City
Carl
Vernon Ensley
Staples, Minn
Earl Ensley
Pairbans
Alaska
Sadie Webster Ho
Ensudden
Man Earns Retirement After Eight Decades of Doers
At 80 Henry reflects on a lifetime of persistence through disability, crutches and a cane, fishing across Minnesota and Canada, moving farther north on trips, and a belief that medical science may share some bearing on longevity. He credits his parents for long lives and says nothing ever worried him or kept him from sleep.
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Henry
Minnesota
Canada
First fog spraying for insects completed after night work
Fog spraying against mosquitoes started Tuesday night and finished Wednesday morning. Art McDonald, secretary of the company, said the operation ended with no plants or pets affected.
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Eclock
Art McDonald
Pany
Iy McDonald
Rainfall report notes runoff and soil absorption
An excerpt discusses rainfall observations, noting runoff on most currents and significant moisture soaking into the ground. It mentions Elmer Gunn, who began taking weather records in 1946 and passed the data to his father in 1248.
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Asen
Elmer Gunn
Lewis
Weather observer Gunn notes duties and earnings limitations
The article recalls Gunn describing his routine at 6 p.m. readings, weather data reporting for local columns, and coordination with the Des Moines office. It notes instruments supplied by the Bureau, drought impact on income, and monthly weather summaries including temperatures and conditions.
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Gunn
Peopie
The
Democrat
Bureau
Des Moines
Des Oines
Fragmented Note Fails to Confirm Details of Event
A garbled fragment appears to reference an event or notice with unclear wording. No names, places, dates, or concrete actions are readable, leaving the core facts undetermined.
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Brink
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Iowa
West Hiway
Frist
Vibe
Sratic Ars
Juune
Havre
SUN
Piture
Emerlin
Screentul
Heart of Shaw Business Etechhicolor
Att Vogel
Orson
Cys Freezer
Angel
Sunshine
Coronado
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Eco Budget
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Urep
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International Harvester
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Featuring
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EuPien
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Kentucky
Apen Avery
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