Fireman Severely Burned in Great Western Crash Near Carroll
Paul Hollister, a fireman on the Great Western railroad, was severely burned after a freight train loaded with six explosive cars and a car of oil stalled in a snow drift. A second train crashed into it during a blizzard. Hollister and another railroad man endured steam burns and exposure, taking six hours to reach Carroll hospital. He is linked as a cousin to local figures and the Times publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faul Hollister
Great Western Railroad
Carroll
Hollister
Carroll Hospital
Tollister
Nell Hollister
Fort Dodge
Times
Gene and
Emmett Fitzgerald
Emmeteburg
New Mailing Method Aids Crippled Children Contributions
James W. Fay announces a simplified Post Office mailing method for Crippled Children contributions in Iowa. Donors may address letters to Crippled Children care of Local Postmaster or Crip master, with the USPS processing them like Easter Seals. The campaign ends Easter Sunday March 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Fay
Palo Alto
Postmaster General
Iowa
Iowa Society For Crippled Children
United States Post Office Department
Fay
Taxes Due March 31 Deadline for Property Tax
Notice warns taxpayers that the first half is due March 31 to avoid penalties. If paid April 1 a penalty of three fourths of one percent applies, with penalties accruing monthly. Pay at Graettinger State Bank and consult early to ensure receipt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Sunny South trip cut by Iowa snow and open civil service jobs
A Floridian winter trip ends with snowy return through Iowa Ohio and Illinois as the Skattebos describe a sunny South voyage via Ocean Highway with stops at Jacksonville St. Augustine Deland Daytona Beach and Silver Springs. Snow halts traffic near DeWitt delaying the group homeward. Also announced are U S Civil Service Commission job openings in Corps of Engineers Omaha Nebraska with salaries from 32750 to 4200 and postings across Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Skattebo
James Lee
C. J. Skattebo
Floyd Eaton
Florida
Jacksonville
Daytona Beach
Oriental Flower Gardens
Alligator Park
St. Augustine
Orange Grove
Deland
Silver Springs
Clare Skattcbo
Graettinger
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Corps of Engineers
Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
U. S. Army
Jackson Street
Eighth
U. S. Civil Service Region
Pfc Herb Lancaster Recounts Army Life in Korea
Pfc Herb Lancaster writes from IX Corps reserve in Korea describing airborne tents with rice straw sleeping stuff, cold outdoor classes for signal corps, and proximity to Gen MacArthur. He notes a medal ceremony for a regiment commander and recalls devastation, aid, and moral questions while sharing personal reflections and staying in touch with home.
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Pfc
Herb Lancaster
Korea
H. Q
IX Corps
Signal Corps
McArthur
Mac
5Th Regt
Emmetsburg Names Nurse Director at Local Hospital
Mrs. A. H. Cameron of Graettinger was named director of nurses at Emmetsburg hospital, appointed mid February, succeeding resignation of Mrs. Robinson. Cameron has worked as a nurse at the hospital for several years. Cpl Bob McNally now studies at Eta Jima, taking a mechanics course, hoping to finish by early May. Eta Jima is described as a beautiful place this season.
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A. H. Cameron
Graettinger
Emmetsburg Hospital
Robinson
Cameron
Bob McNally
Eta Jima
Pfe
Herbert Lancaster
Bob
Sanitation urged as butter ships from state rise
John Dorothy of Palo Alto Dairy Products Improvement Association warns that as butter shipments increase, strict sanitation is vital. If butter fails federal standards it faces legal action, with emphasis on clean milk and cream handling, proper protection from sediment, and minimizing delays from farm to processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dorothy
Palo Alto
Death of Mrs Haywood at Curlew Recalls Farm Tragedy
A brief account of the death of Mrs. John Haywood of Curlew follows. While assisting her husband with farm chores a 1200 pound Hereford bull attacked her in the barnyard. The dog drove the bull away after she dragged 50 feet to the barn and called for help. Ambulance aid arrived two hours later through snowblocked roads. Mrs. Haywood remained in poor condition at the local hospital over the weekend. The bull was penned and will be sold Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Haywood
Curlew
Haywood
Mary Swift
Gyssttinger
Swift
Emmetsburg
John Jr
Martin
St. Jude
Tom Marthow
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Tom Meyer
St. Louis
Week End Trip Proved Genuine Pioneer Advents
Dr and Mrs G A Shiley and family plus Mr and Mrs S L Bemis and daughters visited Cedar Rapids and Iowa City from March 8 to 11. Delores began nursing tests at St Luke's, Jonah toured Iowa City, a Tew City visit with Leo Young. Blizzard chaos hindered the return, with 100 cars in ditches and zero visibility. The party reached Mallard Monday after highways reopened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Shiley
Jonne
S. L. Bemis
Delores
Mallard
Cedar Rapids
Towa City
St. Luke's Hospital
Jonah
University of Iowa
Tews City
Shileys
Leo Young
J. P. McManus
Mary
Ann
Graettinger
Humboldt
Dr Herbert Clegg Dies in England at 80
Dr Herbert Clegg aged 80 died at Carlton Lancashire England recently. A Methodist minister, he served northwest Iowa communities including Emmetsburg Whittemore Storm Lake Sibley Sioux City and was district superintendent of the Algona and later Fort Dodge districts. He retired from ministry in 1936.
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Herbert Clegg
Carlton
Lancashire
England
Clegg
Iowa
Emmetsburg
Whittemore
Storm Lake
Sfeneer
Sioux City
Algona
Fort Dodge
Graettinger
E. 8. George
Milwaukee Guest Visited Graettinger Blocked In
Mrs. Margaret Donovan of Milwaukee stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Tindall on Sunday to visit her aunt Mrs. Don Leonard a surgical patient at Holy Family hospital. She could not reach Estherville nor travel to the Leonard farm as Graettinger was blocked in Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Margaret Donovan
Raymond Tindall
Don Leonard
Holy Family Hospital
Graettinger
Kunz Family to Move to Foley Minnesota
Mr and Mrs Elmer Kunz and their children will relocate to a farm near Foley Minnesota on April first Kunz will auction his Graettinger business building and equipment including a Chevrolet wrecker and four complete sets of shop repair machinery The Kunz family longtime Graettinger residents served in the navy during the war Graettinger friends regret losing them and The Times wishes the family success in Foley.
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Foley
Minnesota
Elmer Kunz
Kunz
Graettinger
the Times
Sioux City Protest Over District Tournament Site
The Sioux City chamber of commerce protested the Iowa district tournament being played in Omaha. Sioux City lost to Abraham Lincoln of Council Bluffs, while Council Bluffs chamber did not object to the site.
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Sioux City
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