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Emmetsburg News Roundup and Local Updates
A collage of notices from Emmetsburg and area events includes Tuesday funeral attendance for Kent Oakes, visits from Mrs E C Kent of Indianola, and trips by residents to Sioux Falls. Local society events feature the Norwegian Lutheran Ladies Aid meeting May 19 at Miss Anna Herrem, a married folk dance at Woodman hall, and a leap year dance by F C Weigmann. Weather and farming notes warn of steady rain and overcoat temperatures, with dandelion eating urged as a health tip. Reports cover car thefts, rising coal scarcity, and new motor routes. Graettinger Tile Factory wins drainage contracts. residents travel by car to Graettinger and Cedar Rapids, plus safe-railroad reminders for children near tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Petersen
Estherville
E. C
Kent
Indianola
Jin
Kent Oakes
P. Duhn
Sioux Falls
Humboldt
South
Dakota
Norwegian Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Anna Herrem
Woodman Hall
Farmers Elevator Co—Adv
Sioux City
Ec E. Company
Ames
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Rose Jacobson
Lyle
Minnesota
Graettinger Tile Factory
Graettinmer
H. H. Tripp
Ruthven
Hans Westergard
Eugene Foster