Divorce Petition Seeks Adultery Based Alimony and Costs
District Court in Palo Alto County Iowa cites a plaintiff's petition for absolute divorce from Michael O Connor on grounds of adultery since marriage. Court warns defendant to appear by March 4 1940 or default and judgment will be entered. Attorney Joseph P Hand represents the plaintiff. An adjacent column reports local incidents and oddities including livestock accident and a collapsed landmark.
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District Court
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Pato Alto
Emmetsburg
Said
Joseph P. Hand
Quarantine Anecdotes and Riddles from Wartime Letters
A World War II era note recalls a hero en route to Camp Pike exchanging addresses with a Chattanooga woman and reporting quarantine over the camp. A reply asks that quarantine not be as bad as the flu and wishes no illness. A math riddle promises the remainder is ten times the original number, and a line notes widows and spinsters naturally oppose men who do not propose.
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Camp Pike
Chattanooga
Camp
Superior Two Girls Team Season Summary and Roster
Superintendent G D DeBoer and Coach Audrey Rucker lead the team with chaperon Mrs G DeBoer. Season record includes wins against Maple Hill Superior Twp Halfa Gruver Alumni Lake Park and others with scores such as 27 10 26 40 25 39 50 24 28 38 9 27 54 31 26 22. Players listed: Alberta Jensen Inez Mungon Irene Brunsvold Bonnie Boyer Bethel Morris Alice Coultier Arlene Guyitz Betty Sorenson Alice Bundy Irma Brown Laura Newton.
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Leaf
Superior
Maple Hill
Gruver
Halfa
Superior Two
Alumni
Lake Park
Alberta Jensen
Inez Mungon
Irene Brunsvold
Bonnie Boyer
Bethel Morris
Alice Coultier
Arlene Guyitz
Betty Sorenson
Alice Bundy
Irma Brown
Laura Newton
Dolliver
Emmet
Excelsior
Lake Center
Superintendent and coaches named in school event
Superintendent M. O. Rosendahl, coach William Schoessler, and chaperon Milas Daisy Brothers are listed for a school event indicating leadership roles. The brief attribution names Officials involved in organizing a student activity.
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M. O. Rosendahl
William Schoessler
Milas Daisy Brothers
Unsure list of names from a local source
A fragmentary montre of names appears: Nitchals Ruth Speer Jean Zink Darlene Starky Phyllia Larson Wilma Rouse in a clustered sequence. The text suggests a roster or participant list with various first and last names tied to numbers, but no clear event or context is provided.
Superior School Colors and Season Record Summary
The Superior school entry lists superintendent J. F. Kissinger and coach J. I. Kissinger with Leona Degner as chaperon. Season results show wins and losses against multiple teams including Gruver, Dolliver, Maple Hill, Emmet, Halfa, Excelsior, Lake Park, and Lake Center, with player tallies for Ruth Kettleson, Eileen Johnson, Bernice Blair, Frances Lambert, Shir ley Booton, Ruth Carnahan, Evdean Weeks, Kathryn Nygaard, Mary Ann McQuirk, Gweneth Powell, Betty Nygaard, and Delma Marr.
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Ruth Kettleson
Eileen Johnson
Bernice Blair
Frances Lambert
Shirley Booton
Ruth Carnahan
Evdean Weeks
Kathryn Nygaard
Mary Ann McQuirk
Gweneth Powell
Betty Nygaard
Delma Marr
Superintendent T. W. Messenger and Coach David Crabb Key Figures
The report names Superintendent T. W. Messenger and Coach David Crabb with Miss R. Richards as chaperon, indicating their roles in overseeing a school event or trip. Specific event details, dates, or locations are not provided in the fragment.
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T. W. Messenger
David Crabb
Miss R. Richards
Lake Center Scores By Matchups And Player Points
Lake Center faced Ruthven, Dickens, Superior and other teams with a 34 21 25 34 point line. Notable players include Marjorie Ketcham with 16 and Lila Knut gen with 14, followed by Geraldine Carlson 10 and Virginia Carlson 4 in a compact roster of 11 names.
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Lake Center
Rossie
Ruthven
Dickens
Superior
Geraldine Carlson
Virginia Carlson
Clarine Magon
Erma Garoutte
Tone Zielatra
Elaine Milton
Lois Christensen
Norma Sorenson
Wilma McCoy
Lila Knutgen
Marjorie Ketcham
Margene Beving
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