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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
4
A Palo Alto County rural column laments a fatal traffic collision near Ruthven involving a nonresident driver and a tractor-trailer. The piece mourns Samuelson’s death en route to retirement, reflects on highway safety, nostalgia for the community, and comments on local bonds with longtime residents and past publishing partners.
Joe Hopkins formerly of Ämmersburg now works as a field man for the BLS. He discusses nesting sites for doves and ducks across 20 states, describes refuges and public access efforts, and recalls wild duck growth in Canada. He recounts encounters with poachers, a jeep chase in Illinois, and a chase in the Dakotas before a crash halted the pursuit.
Coverage highlights school graduation activities in Teraken and Fram with entertainment by a daughter, Edna White’s teaching appointment in Whittiermore, plus local updates on Mayor Shea, Phil Cullen, and a ball game mishap. The diary association expands library holdings, gifts, and access. Various residents relocate, retire, or assume new roles in real estate, music, bake shop, and hardware.
A vehicle carrying Mrs. Reuven James and her husband struck a parked car owned by Dick McCarty on Harrison Street near Highway 3 a.m. Sunday. Mrs. James was treated for a broken wrist at Memorial hospital.
A car damage report notes Ted damaged McCarty's vehicle and estimates 100 in damages to The James car. Airs. Ja. was released from the hospital Monday after a broken wrist was placed in a cast.
Mrs RB Carney travels from Bel to Fresno California to visit son W R Carney a polio patient. Doctors report partial paralysis of an arm and a leg while one leg braces. Family notes W R Carney is completing an internship. The Carneys have three children and hope for recovery.
The excerpt notes that WAVES composed a significant percent of the Navy’s personnel within the Bureau of Naval Personnel during World War II, illustrating women's active roles in wartime service and staffing.
Local church notices list clergy from Assumption Catholic and Bostoner Methodist parishes. Msgr. We F Maten and Rev. ALM. Bostoner, Rev. Ernest F. Martin are noted in community announcements.
Directory lists local clubs and leaders including American Legion Auxiliary unit presiding officers, Daughters of America Revolution, Women’s Relief Corps, Lions Club, Townsend Club, B and P W Club, Y F O and Y F W Auxiliary with named presidents such as Mrs C A Dinges Mrs Leslie Prichard Mrs Earl Ellsworth Mrs Eugene Sweeney and others in Emmetsburg Cylinder area.
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