Modernist Press Ends for Branagan Era in Emmetsburg
Estherville Daily News notes the death of William T Branagan editor of the Emmetsburg Democrat at 47, closing a lineage of local publishing linked to the Carpenters and Branagans. It praises years of country journalism and hopes for another Branagan to carry on the tradition after wartime service.
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OPA
Towa
Northwest
William T. Branagan
Emmetsburg
The
Democrat
Frank Carpenter
W. S. Branagan
Branagan
William T
Northwest Iowan
Local News Items From Area Families and Visitors
Ernie Knutsen arrives from Omaha for a family visit. Mrs. E. S. George spends several days in Mason City with her daughter. Mrs. Buck of Roland Iowa visits brothers Lewis and Sam. Sandvig Gracttinger and Ed Sandvig of Des Moines visit Laniing homes. Dorothy Duhn home from Des Moines for a visit with her parents. Charles and Mrs. Sandvig of Marshalltown visit the Laniing homes in Genottinger. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Anderson on Monday, June 28. The Times extends hearty congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Lehman visit from Davenport at the Sandvig home. Lehman is a daughter. Miss Rita Mahan and Miss Margaret Mahan enjoy a vacation. Mrs. J. J. Sullivan and Edward and Mary visit Emmetsburg. J. P. Galleger of Cedar Rapids visits. Fred Spies visits Estherville. his auto was moved during a rain deluge. Water runs in rivers on city streets. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Conway and the latter's father visit the Grachninger relatives. they stay with Ralph Tindall. Mrs. Harold Brady recently visits her husband in Huron SD. he returns with her for a visit with Mrs. Brady's parents. Mr. Brady leaves Tuesday for Kansas to train as an airplane instructor.
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Ernie Knutsen
Omaha
E. S. George
Mason City
Buck
Roland
Iowa
Lewis
Sam
Sandvig
Gracttinger
Des Moines
L. J. Sandvig
Lehman
Rita Mahan
C. A. Jensen
Margaret Mahan
J. J. Sullivan
Edward
Mary
Emmetsburg
Sullivan
J. P. Galleger
Cedar Rapids
Huron
South Dakota
Local Social Mix and Oddities From Graettinger Area
A collage of regional social notes lists visits and travels of residents from Emmetsburg to Graettinger and nearby towns. The item highlights Mrs. Lundgren and family, visits from Des Moines and Chicago, arrivals from Baraboo and Knoxville, and a Hagstrom reunion in Humboldt with a large crowd. It also cites a blast of unrelated news including a war era feature on mass murderers, a rivet record by Denver H. Spamm, and community plans to aid farmers on July 5.
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Ass of Cave
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Estherville Daily News
American Medical Journal
United States Public Health Service
Germany
Russia
Two Table Bridge Club
H. A. Elsenbast
Olene Jacobson
High
A. W. Ritzman
Paul Mahan
Raymond Tindall
Fred Adams
First Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Jacob Brekke
McCarty’s Grocery
Tia
M. L. Murphy
Marie “Lundgren
Spencer Scraval
Lloyd Nance
Bricelyn
Minnesota
Floyd Hill
Helen
Ayrshire
A. T. Lundgren
Ray Hall
Thos, McDonald
Thos, McDonald, Gracttinger
Carl Hagstrom
Chicago
Carrie Nelson
Dayton
Marion Nane
Waterloo
Graettinger
Paul McNew
McNew
Paul
Vivian
Marie
Hal Lundgren
Henry Peterson
Irene Thomas
Viola Young
Ralph Lundgren
Bette
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Gillis de Raiz
Fritz Haarman
Bluebeard Landru
Theodore Roscoe
American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Denver H. Spamm
Emerson
Spamm
Leon
Bremer County
H. C. Richmond
Oscar
Floris
Ed. Steffes
Audubon
Montgomery County
W. M. Anderson
Sumner Theatre
Betten Lick
Mothers JJ Toys
Sack
Jther
Briardale
Mittchell’s Food Market
Kieffer
Royal Ann Cherries
Kracker
Heinz
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