Rubel forced out at Emmetsburg water plant
Local alarm followed the removal of Jake Rubel as waterworks superintendent and the quick hire of Fred McCarty the new fire chief. Rubel accuses Show of planning the replacement and alleges pressure from city officials while citing neglect of sanitary compliance and ignored health inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Rubel
Emmetsburg
Fred McCarty
McCarty
Water Committee
Julius Show
A. W. McDonald
L. H. Bauck
Brown
Rubel
Skow
Showated
Mr. McGarty
Mr. McCarty
Waterworks Committee
State Board of Health
Emmetsborg
Rube
Henry Koeer
Forest City
Rabel
Democrat
Shaw
The
Show
Hubel
Fishy tale of lake bullheads and railroad boilers
J. C. Bennett highlights a Cedar Rapids Daily Republican item from May 18, 1883 about Emmetsburg lake swelling with bullheads. Railroad workers allegedly harvest fish by filling engine water tanks, often drawing directly from the lake, a strike against typical fish story lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Bennett
Medium Lake
Cedar Rapids
Emmetsburg
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
The
Rock Island
Bennett
Epworth League Convention Held Here on Monday
Nearly 200 attendees from 45 Palo Alto to Cerro Gordo county towns gathered at the Algona M E church for the Epworth League convention. Cyrus Albertson of Denver spoke, and a Bible story telling contest with 18 contestants highlighted the afternoon. Winners advance to Okoboji on July 1 and three storytellers earn scholarships to Morningside College. Visitors enjoyed swimming, kittenball and tennis. local ines provided lunch and dinner in the church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona District
Epworth League
M. E
Palo Alto
Cerro Gords
Cyrus Albertson
Denver
Colorado
Okoboj
Morningside College
Sioux Cly
Innes
Scrip collection underway as $500 in notes taken
In this city, $35.00 scrip remains unpaid while $33 in scrip has been collected. The drive began July 15 and over $500 has been taken in. Citizens with scrip are urged to bring it to the Central Savings Bank for cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Savings Bank
Piper Building New Oil Station Near Bmmetsburg High
Work began last Friday on a new oil station north of Bmmetsburg's high school. Suanne Piper, sister of A H Piper, will own the station with Julius Show handling the contract. Piper will market Royal 400 gasoline products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bmmetsburg
Suanne Piper
A. H. Piper
Julius Show
Geo Sweet's Show Opens This Thursday Evening
Geo Sweet's troupe opens a four day engagement this Thursday at their usual show grounds. Tickets cost 10 cents for children and 25 cents for adults. Kael Harkell, leading man, is known from film and radio on station WBBM in the "Myrh & Murge" program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Sweet
Geo
Sweet
Cansvas
Kael HarkeLlt
Naiso
WBBM
Ren
Myrh & Murge
Pr Hendricks to Speak on Birds and Game Management
Dr George Hendricks of the Zoology department at Iowa State College will speak in Emmetsburg Thursday evening July in the courthouse room presenting slides on game birds and management. Farmers and 4 H clubs are invited to attend this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. Hendricks
Ames
Emmetsburg
George Hendricks
Zoolog
Lea
Iowa State College
States vote repeal of eighteenth Amendment drives wets
California approves repeal by about three to one while West Virginia supporters tally about 79 thousand votes in favor. The quick returns arrive as the press goes to print signaling shifts in national prohibition policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
West Virginia
Local Teacher Married Today
Miss Mildred Stonine English and Dramatic Instructor at Emmetsburg college will wed Thursday at First Lutheran Church in Sioux City to Arthur Berdahl of Sioux Falls. Reverend M C Thompson will perform the ceremony. Stonine, with a master’s from the University of Town, is noted for local school teaching and dramatic work. Berdahl, a California music investigator, will join her in residence after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Stonine
Emmetsburg
Berdeht
California
New York Car Ditch Near Here
T. P. Waldron and Chas. Wiles of Buffalo NY on return from Black Hills trip met an accident Tuesday. Their Ford skidded into a ditch near the Henry Currant farm west of Emmetsboro. The car was badly damaged but both men were uninjured. They sold the car to a local garage and returned home by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. Waldron
Chas. Wiles
Buffalo
New York
Black Hills
Henry Currant
Emmetsbore
Auice
Nelson elected to Emmetsburg Building and Loan Board
At a Wednesday meeting of the Emmetsburg Building and Loan Association Casper Nelson was elected as a director to replace Leo Shea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg Building and
Iaw Association
Casper Nelson
Leo Shea
Former Local Lady Home From Orient
Mr and Mrs A C Ball of Singapore visited Emmetsburg for a few days this week. She is Loretta Hilton, a 1918 Emmetsburg graduate. The Ball, returning from four years in the Orient, showed 3800 feet of amateur home movies at the Elmer Ellis home. They plan to travel to Yellowstone, Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest before returning to Singapore in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Ball
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Emmetsburg
Ball
Hans Hilton
Emimetsburg High School
Loretta Hilton
Orient
Myr. Ball
International Harvester Export Company
Singgapore
Elmer Ellis
Far Eest
British Malaya
Siam
Indo China
East Iadres
Yellowstone National Park
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Highway 18 to Open Soon, Paving Near Emmetsburg
Highway 18 west of the city nears completion with Emmetsburg to the Clay county line nearly fully paved. An 2200 foot gap near the Milwaukee crossing remains undecided for an overpass. The road is expected to open the first week in July with shoulder work continuing and L B Stevenson supervising seven men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavers
Emmetsburg
Clay County
Ruthven
Milwaukee Railroad
Highway Commission
Booth & Olson Construction Company
Sioux City
Palo Alto County
L. B.stevenson
State Highway Commission
Sheldon
Legion Convention at West Bend Today
The Eighth district American Legion convention is in West Bend this afternoon and evening with a banquet and dance planned. Officers will be elected, and state Commander Earl Hall of Mason City along with Skin Laird Frank Miles and other state officers are expected. Gene Mulroney James Dolliver and a Jefferson resident Mr Thompson are among leading district commander candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
West Bend
Earl Hall
Mason City
Skin” Laird
Frank Miles
Gene Mulroney
James Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Mr. Thompson
Jefferson
Emmetsburg Woman Marries in Minneapolis
An Emmetsburg family announces the marriage of Miss Catherine Margaret Coonan daughter of Mrs Daniel Coonan formerly of Emmetsburg now of Minneapolis to Mr Grayson Guipert Perry. The ceremony occurred Saturday June 1. Mrs Coonan is sister to Misses Anna Maggie Donovan and Mrs Ellen Foy of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Minneapolis
Catherine Margaret Coonan
Daniel Coonan
Grayson Guipert Perry
Anna
Maggie Donovan
Ellen Foy
Bridge party honors Mrs. Zimmerman at Boles home
Sam P. Boles Jr and Leo R. McGoy hosted a bridge evening at the Boles residence with four tables to compliment their sister Mrs. Jack Zimmerman. Mrs. Fred Mueller won high score and Mrs. Joe Hammes took the draw prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimmerman Mesdaines
Sam P. Boles, Jr
Leo R. McGoy
Boles
Jack Zimmerman
Fred Mueller
Joe Hammes
Red Cross welfare room to aid limited material supply
Notice announces a limited supply of Red Crom material available at the Red Cross Welfare Room. Callers in need should go Saturday and Sunday July 1 and 2 until 5 0 pm. Chairman Mrs Chas Gusland directs the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Chas. Gusland
Des Moines Register Photographer Plans Emmetsburg Visit
Miss Mary Kelly of Des Moines announces that Geo Yates, Des Moines Register photographer, will ride the autogiro visiting Emmetsburg today. Yates aims to photograph events including the bathing beauty contest. Photos will appear in a future Register issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kelly
Geo. Yates
Des Moines Register
Emmetsburg
Three Palo Alto Vets In Conservation Corps
Palo Alto county is entitled to three ex service men for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Lloyd Darg Eddie Foy and Jep Sewell left for Port Des Moines the first of the week. Fryout there they expect to be sent to Atlantic Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Lloyd Darg
Eddie Foy
Jep Sewell
Port Des Moines
V F W State Encampment Headed for Port Dodge
Port Dodge hosts the thirteenth annual Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment this week with an expected turnout of 2,500 veterans. Speakers include Earl Ball Mason City Admiral R E Coontz and Edward O Connor with possible appearances by Governor Herring and Senator Louis Murphy. Attorney E F Nefstead of Emmetsburg serves on the legislation committee and many locals are set to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Dodge
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Earl Ball
Mason City
American Legion of Town
R. E. Coontz
Vo. F. W
Alttorney
Edward O'Connor
Herring
U. S
Louis Murphy
E. F. Nefstead
Emmetsburg
Local Baseball Team To Play Fenton Here
Emmetsburg's baseball team will host Fenton at the South Side baseball park next Sunday afternoon. The game is scheduled for July 2 at 2 30 PM local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton
Emmetsburg
Miss Pascoe Weds Dr Treman in Rockwell City
Miss Lois Pascoe, a 13 percent instructor, married Dr Claire Treman at her Rockwell City home. The bride, a graduate of a local college, and Dr Treman, a veterinary graduate from Iowa State College, reside in Rockwell City with his father H B Treman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Pascoe
Rockwell City
Claire
Treman
Waay
Our City
H. B. Treman
Pascoe
Tyr, Treman
Floyd le Gore
Counterfeit Bills Reported in Estherville
Counterfeiters operated in Estherville over the weekend passing six ten dollar bills at local banks and merchants. Authorities investigate the incident as banks and merchants note receiving the forged currency during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Graett Creamery Entered Monday Report Ransacked
Graetlinger Creamery was entered Monday and the office ransacked with no cash found. Police investigate the break in and review security footage for possible suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graett
Graetlinger
Chester Erickson Named Coach at Emmetsburg High and Junior College
Chester Erickson of Des Moines is appointed coach for the Emmetsburg High School and Junior College and will also teach mathematics. A East High Des Moines graduate and former all conference athlete, Erickson pursued engineering work while funding his education, later earning a degree at Macalester College. His coach Al Gowans praises his athletic prowess and versatility, with the board selecting him for both coaching and math instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Erickson
Des Moines
Emmets
East High
Mr. Erickson
Des Moines University
al Gowans
Emmetsburg Sy
Erickson
Macalester College
St. Paul
Minnesota
Gowans
Board of Education
Palmer Frettem Named Local Creamery Manager
Palmer Frettem has been named manager of the Farmers Cooperative Creamery, succeeding Elmer Gustafson. Oral Bonstead of Graettinger will assist. Both begin duties in August. Frettem is noted as a top butter maker with awards in state and district contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Frettem
Farmers Co-operative Creamery
Elmer Gustafson
Oral Bonstead
Graettinger
Mr. Frettam
Prettem
Kane Bea
Grachtinger Creamery
Deputy Warden Arrests Two for Seining in Des Moines River
Deputy Game and Fish Warde Moses arrested Erling Johnson and Bert Griggs of Emmetsburg on Monday night for using a 10-foot mesh seine in the Des Moines River west of Osgood. They faced Justice of Peace Pfimler, received 30 days in jail with sentence suspended, and the confiscated seine along with most of the catch, mostly pickerel, was turned over to Palo Alto hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Rass
Erling Johnson
Bert Griggs
Emmetsburgh
Des Moinnes
Osgood
Justice of Peace
Palo Alto
Palo Alto forestry group to build road in Winona Minnesota
Sixteen Palo Alto forestry group members are stationed at Winona Minnesota camping at the town edge. They arrived last Sunday to pioneer a road through two swampy areas around Winona, a city of about twenty two thousand residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto Forestry Group
Winona
Minn
Minnesota
Bradley Cut By Glass During Fire Cleanup
Friday morning while extinguishing a fire at the Ed Fitzpatrick garage on East Main street, Kenneth Bradley severely cut his hand when a piece of glass broke under heat. Splinters entered the injured member as the incident occurred with local Aremen assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aremen
Ed Fitzpatrick
East Main Street
Kenneth Bradley
Emmetsburg Forms Local Organized Field Trial Group
Conway and Brandt from Des Moines and Ames join Emmetsburg officials and sportsmen to establish a permanent Central States Field Trial Association chapter. Win Kerwick elected president, J H Moore secretary. fall meet planned with riding ponies dogs and abundant pheasants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway & Rhyne
Des Moines
Central States Field Trial Association
E. A. Brandt
Ames
Emmetsburg
Chamber of Commerce Yooms
Spaortamen
Messrs. Rhyse and
Brandt
Win
Kerwick
J. H. Moore
Our City
Lewis Sterhmer
Frank Hastings
Enunetsburs
Free Celebration at Soper Park Includes Contests and Parade
June 25 Emmetsburg hosts county residents at Soper Park with a noon picnic and a full program. Events include girls and boys kittenball games, horse shoes, a pony race, bathing beauty contest, water contests, a high school band concert, and a boat parade leading to fireworks at 3 PM and a later Legion band performance. Citizens urged to attend and enjoy entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiametspurg
Soper Park
Farm Bureau
Emmetsburg High School
Legion Band
Altend
Evr
Colored Bandit Robs Spencer Station
A colored bandit robbed the Phillips 66 gasoline station in Spencer early Sunday morning, demanding the cash drawer be opened. He fled with $18 after pulling a gun, scattering change around the scene near Sixth Street and the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips 66
Spencer
Sixth Street
Mulroneys Celebrate 25th Anniversary in Nevada Township
Mr and Mrs Joe Mulroney of Nevada township observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary all Sunday. A family reunion was held at Silver Lake park near Ayrshire with nearly 120 guests. The couple received numerous silver gifts as friends and neighbors offered congratulations to a well respected county couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Mulroney
Nevada Township
Silver Lake Park
Ayrshire
Mulroney
Taxes Due Dates Set for 1932 Assessments
Iowa legislators changed delinquency dates for the 1932 tax payments. First half is now due by July 1 with a July 4 grace to avoid a penalty. A 0.75 percent monthly penalty applies for April through June if paid late, while the second half remains due by October 1. County Treasurer Casper Nelson reports tax payments so far are fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Casper Nelson
Mrs J Z Laughtin Improves At Home
The city reports Mrs J Z Laughtin is greatly improved after a week of illness. Her sons Robert of M'son City and Maurice of Des Moines, and daughter Mrs Rena Hughes of Cherokee, visited last Tuesday. Robert and Maurice left Friday, Mrs Hughes returned Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Z. Laughtin
Robert
M'son
Maurice
Des Motes
Rena Hughes
Cherokee
Hughes
Young bandits sentenced to state reformatory in Anamosa
Burgiss Taylor and Richard Clough of Minnesotas Gaittonna area were sentenced by Judge F C Davidson to 25 years in the State Reformatory at Anamosa for robbing oil stations in the region. They confessed to multiple holdups, car thefts, and planned a bank robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Cc. Davidson
Burgiss Taylor
Richard Clough
Owatonna
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Montgomery
Harve Sprout
West Bend
Rodman
Merseth Farm
Pocahontas
Mr. Mersen
Mersen
Chas. Kollasch
Mr. Montgomery
Mr. Sprout
Mersch Farm
Sprout
Sheriff Montgomery
Roc’ Swell City
Elmer Dietrick
August Dietrick
Taylor
Crough
Minnesota
Iowa
Megon City
Rockwell City
Mason City
Gwatonna
Atlases
Emmetsburg Baseball Suffer 19-4 Defeat by Whittemore
Emmetsburg lost 19 to 4 to Whittemore in a Sunday game. Cretwmeyer and J Braysagan were the Emmetsburg battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittemore
Emmetsburg
Cretwmeyer
J. Braysagan
Battery
Emnebabur
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Piper
Nelson On
B. & L. Board
Grachtinger
Emmet
Legion Convention
V.F.W
H.8
J.C
Chester King
E. H
Bradley
Colored Bandit
Spencer Station
Mulroneys
Pen
Emmetsburg Markets
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