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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1955
Page
6
Numerous out of state visitors arrive at Rodman and Shriner homes for weekend stops. Families from Minnesota Iowa and California stay with locals in the area including the Shriner families at Denver and Emmetsburg. Mary Karen Bargman nurse visits Des Moines parents from Town.
More than 1600 tickets sold for a chicken supper in St. Marys Parish Hall drawing attendees from Algona Ruthven Des Moines and Emmetsburg. The event was part of a busy social weekend with visitors and guests at multiple local homes and a note on a local engagement and military training plans.
Last week the Clarence Boeming residence was noted as a site for underground cable work by the Mallard Telephone Company. Local crews reportedly installed conduit and low voltage lines, aligning with ongoing infrastructure upgrades in the neighborhood.
Sgt Robert Abby and family of Fort Dodge visited his aunt in Curlew. Gerturde Fisher, Mr and Mrs Melvin Telvin, and Dorothy of El Segundo California visited Mr Fisk and Mrs O B Fisk. Mrs George Davis of San Bernardino Calif visited at the Oval Headrick home. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Cherry of Estherville were Curlew visitors. Lloyd Seagren and daughters Jeanine and Vivian attended the Methodist conference. Rev Davie E Streyfieler and MYF group left for Camp Quest Lake Okahoji where he teaches. Emilie Grebe of Fairfield was a weekend guest of the Seagren family. Mrs Henry Elder, about 70, died Saturday in Spencer hospital after illness. her late husband ran a Curlew grocery for years before moving to Spencer where he died. M C Compton’s home hosted June 24 gathering with daughter Mrs Mable.
The meatpacking industry moves mostly western produced meat east for sale within two weeks, with fresh meat perishing if delayed. Packers control distribution to match regional tastes, supply cash markets for farmers, and ensure consistent availability, making it central to both producers and consumers.
Louis Aadp of Malvern finished his business in Glenwood and could not locate his blue Chevrolet on the streets. He later recalled driving his wife's green Ford, which was still parked where he had left it, prompting a police notice.
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