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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
6
Robert Bruce Rolfe, a former University of Iowa College of Law graduate, plans to open a law office in the region to fill the gap left by the lack of practicing attorneys in the area. He has occasionally appeared in court and handled equity work and counseling while primarily working at a bank.
Algona's July Fourth at Kossuth County Fair Grounds features Demnati Arab troupe Abdul Demnatt strongman with six men on shoulders Harlequins five D Lucchi Trio singers and musicians Harper Novelty Circus with Gertie the trained goat Jock the bareback monkey Zambo the mule ball games Britt vs Swea City Bancroft winner Fireworks display ends with patriotic histor ical life of the Father
Jeanette Pringle of Ringsted residence died June 2 in a Fairmont Minnesota hospital. Many Palo Alto friends mourn her passing while details remain unavailable.
Reverend D. B. Cleveland former radio pastor in Yankton Sioux Falls and Shreveport was stricken with blindness Monday during a service at Sacred Heart Minnesota. He was brought to Yankton on Saturday. He may have conducted services in southern Emmet county once or twice last year. It is not believed he ever officiated in this city.
Miss Catherine Dixon taught in Pocahontas schools last year and married Monday to Emmet R. Scanlon of Rock Valley. The bride's mother is P. M. of Rock Valley.
The guidance urges children and young people who sit or walk with drooping heads to lift the chest and stand tall. It notes that pulling the shoulders back alone yields no real result and emphasizes a high chest and well formed back as physical blessings.
Mrs H A Powers and Mrs Chas Spies left for Cleveland Ohio on Monday to visit relatives and friends for a few days. They traveled by automobile.
Emmetsburg golfers defeated Estherville Sunday by 18 to 12. Matches included D Lee defeating R Mulroney 2 1 and Richardson beating Hall 3 0 with several draws and other scores, showing Emmetsburg dominance across 12 players.
John Crone of Wo den area Hancock county drove a waterlogged highway Friday night and the car overturned. He escaped through a door, then the vehicle was hauled out with a tractor.
Bancroft defeated Algona 1 to 0 at Algona on Sunday. Lichster and Mebnke formed the Bancroft battery while Cayou and Butler worked for Algona.
Sunday school and services listed for First Methodist Pauls Lutheran Bethany Lutheran and St John’s Lutheran with details on times, sermons, and activities. Conventions, youth programs, choir events, and vacation school notes include dates and locations in Forest City and Emmetsburg areas.
Acting State Auditor Fred Porter reported May expenditures on Iowa's primary highway system reached 754 036 05 dollars with 548 753 16 for construction and 192 945 07 for maintenance. Additional outlays covered graveling excavation bridges and rights of way among others.
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Miller and two children and Miss Mildred Caldwell traveled from Washington DC to visit local relatives They plan to stay at the Godden home by the lakes before heading back east this week.
Heavy rain near Britt caused ditches and rivers to overflow washing out fence posts and flooding beet fields. Workers living in beet shacks were reached by motorboats as waters covered fields up to fence height. Chickens and some cattle were killed in the downpour from early afternoon to evening.
Heavy rains have raised the Des Moines river near Algona to a multi year high. Flooding covers fields along the riverfront and hampers farmers from cultivating corn as weeds grow tall in waterlogged fields.
Robert McMahan and his daughters Kathleen and Dorothy with his son Robert returned to Emmetsburg the first of the week from Minneapolis. They will spend the summer in the city. The Misses McMahan teach in the schools of the locality.
John Topp of Archer in O'Brien County died in a Sheldon hospital after a tractor runaway in a cornfield Thursday. He had retired from the mercantile business last November.
Mrs. R. J. Carney hosted a Wednesday bridge party honoring Mrs. Clark Seeley of Hastings Nebraska. Mrs. Daisy Van Gordon won high score and Mrs. Ed Foy was second. Delicious refreshments were served.
Forty nine people died in May as 1,192 auto accidents caused injuries across the state. W A Stevens, head of the motor vehicle department, released the monthly tally noting 384 deaths and 2,542 injuries since January 1 in Iowa.
The Farmers' Association shipped one single and two double decked hog cars to market Saturday. The Decker Packing Company billed nine single hog cars to market on the same day.
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