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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1955
Page
6
Mrs. Harold Sassman hosted dinner guests at her Ruthven home Sunday evening as Supt. and Mrs. Elgin Allen attended.
A series of social notes mention a Clear Lake picnic for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Zalin before their move to Florida. Visits include Mr. and Mrs. Harold Depue at Chester Goodwin’s in Emmetsburg and Gerald Meier with his father Henry Meier at University hospital Town City. Miss Shirley Thompson served as maid of honor at Delores Miller and Bernard Rehnstrom’s Alta to Chicago wedding in Storm Lake. Various relatives and friends visited homes in Emmetsburg Gillett Grove Alta Whittemore and Cherokee over the weekend.
A flurry of weekend visitors gathered at the Joe Knoer Sr. home with relatives from Milwaukee Oregon California and Minnesota joining local families. The annual Shafar picnic took place at Storm Lake with attendees from Des Moines Fort Dodge Parker S D and Nevada among others. An emergency appendectomy was performed on Lee Prentice 17 at Emmetsburg hospital and Jerry Perkins 9 suffered a broken leg after a barn climb injury.
Mrs Florin Méodie of Kingsley visited her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Hough to help care for her father recently returned from the hospital. Bart Lee born to Coach and Mrs Robert Burt Saturday June 18 in Emmetsburg hospital. A reunion of Mrs Fred Christensen of Dallas Texas friends gathered at Roy Swartfager home Fort Dodge with Rodman area residents from 20 years ago attending. The group hopes to meet again next year. Mrs Glenn Debolr hosted the Kensington club Tuesday afternoon.
A proverb-like note emphasizes why a skilled woodsman pauses work to sharpen his axe. It highlights preparation, efficiency, and prudence in labor. The saying stresses patience and method over haste in manual crafts.
William Brodersen, Palo Alto county ASC chairman, warns that trespassing or damaging government grain binsites is illegal with penalties. He condemns vandalism such as shooting holes in binsite structures, noting citizens have a stake in publicly owned buildings.
A speaker decries occasional pot shots at government grain bins as destructive vandalism. He stresses such acts cannot be tolerated and distinguishes them from harmless target practice, appealing to both youth and adults to avoid harming neighbors, homes, or livestock.
Officers, volunteers, and patrols intensified precautions after a well worn path on government property was found to be used by trespassers. The incident prompted heightened vigilance and scrutiny of access points by local authorities.
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