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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
4
Mrs Mary Hastings and Cyril Berg of Des Moines announced their engagement in a Ruthven event. Berg, son of Mrs John Berg of Unis place, will wed with a home to be established in Des Moines where Berg has a State House position. Local well wishes were extended by Ruthven residents and relatives.
Congressman Ramseyer of Iowa presented proposals at the Iowa State Bar annual meeting aiming to stabilize money’s purchasing power as commodity values shift. He cited plans to regulate gold content in the dollar and to link money value to commodity prices, with support from agricultural and economic thinkers, while warning of a new era of diminishing gold supply and potential inflation.
At the annual 4-H girls convention in Ames last week Miss Marie Kane of Emmetsburg township won the title Queen for the community. She was among ten with high scores and will serve as an attendant to state queen Miss June Cadwell of Dallas County. Twelve girls and three leaders attended by bus from Emmetsburg and surrounding townships, with several named attendees listed from Emmetsburg, Independence, Fern Valley, Highland, West Bend, Tidependence, and other locales.
The Federal Radio Commission member Pratt urged denial of WSUI Iowa City Iowa's full time operation permit arguing it would give Iowa more than its proportional share of facilities. The University of Iowa runs the station and a Legion talk program airs on KFNF Shenandoah Iowa the first Thursday monthly at 9 p.m.
Milwaukee company ships gravel daily from Milford pit through Emmetsburg to Garner Marquette. 69 cars Wednesday 30 Thursday and more later week. Two crews lay 90 miles of new steel rails repair tiles and ballast track. Over 250 men at work living in cars near stations. Supervisor is Mr Shea of Blakesboro assistant engineer maintenance of way.
Amateur boxing night at St Icary's gym drew a lively crowd despite heat. Several close bouts featured Reeves and Neibauer, Fain vs Reeves, Baker vs Grossnickle, Brady vs Fordyce, McCormick vs Carney, and Cullen stopping Neary in a technical knockout. Local stars like Joe Wollner, Jackie Murphy, and Pat Cullen impressed, with judges' decisions final in a lively evening that contributed to the South Side athletic association.
Des Moines reports that county engineers may receive seven cents per mile starting June 3, per a state Attorney General opinion. Assistant A G C J Stephens advised County Attorney Arthur W. Smith that the mileage rate is fixed at seven cents despite any contrary contract, detailing that the actual road route is the one opened and worked. Russell G. Rodman sought whether supervisors can relocate a county road to the original section after years of maintenance in a different location.
A tornado caused damage across the county with a barn reportedly struck by lightning near Mallard, while a nearby house suffered continuous tree branch pounding but remained intact. Report details include barn fire unconfirmed, odd natural occurrences, and residents moving. local church services and activities are listed with times and hostesses.
The Mason Globe Gazette describes how the laying of ties and rails now differs from the sixties. Machinery replaces much of the manual work as crews install new 60 pound rails, update road beds, and coordinate with scheduled train traffic to keep lines clear during work.
Fragments indicate two years of work between Rudd and Mason City faced interruptions. Crews slept and ate in cars while sidetracked near Mason City with bank and grub cars placed alongside brick and tile plant operations. completion not yet achieved.
A string of social entries lists Mrs. E. R. Robison traveling to Rochelle Illinois with relatives, Ghos Spies A J John and Joe Hoyt fishing trip to Fairmont Minnesota, and Mr and Mrs Joe Sykes and family visiting their mother and sister before a Winnebogesch Minnesota fishing trip. Also noted are visits by Mrs Dr Francis Cullen and son, Joseph Mulroney visiting relatives, Miss Eosold nurse at Spencer hospital spending Sunday with her parents, a new boy arriving at Mr and Mrs Joe Walsh home in Emmetsburg township, and a birth Tuesday of a son to Mr and Mrs Fred Kerber with mother and baby in hospital said to be doing nicely.
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