Littering crackdown and graduation notes in local news
Sheriff Dick Miller warns litterbugs highway patrols to curb trashing as Iowa lawmakers impose a 100 dollar fine or 30 days in jail. Graettinger graduates are saluted as students prepare for future challenges. Fishing report notes slow opener with two walleyes at Spirit Lake and one at Ingham. chilly weather dampened plans.
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Dick Miller
Iowa
Cliff Thomas
Spirit Lake
Geo. Neilson
Ingham
Fireman’s Raincoat Saves Earthen Boots Mishap at Osgood Fire
In the rain on Sunday morning a Graettinger fireman grabbed a repair-pending pair of pants instead of his own while tackling the Osgood elevator blaze. He wore the raincoat and continued duties, with little exposure to the elements as flames raged. Nearby Abe Christiansen, once joked as the town’s “retired old goat,” is active again helping Roy Peterson haul rocks and repair his farm.
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Osgood
Graettinger
Gjerde
Abe Christiansen
Abe
Roy Peterson
Abraham
Nec Ad
Fire starts in patrol car from overheated spotlight
Patrolman Richard Varland of Iowa Falls reported a recent blaze at the local fire station caused by an overheated spotlight left burning in the front seat of a patrol car. The incident highlights equipment neglect and response readiness in the town's emergency services.
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Richard Varland
Iowa Falls
Manly Man Hurt by Rifle Accident
Robert Johnson sustained a thigh wound from a .22 rifle while testing the weapon with Richard Schmidt. The bullet passed through his leg in the incident.
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Robert Johnson
Manly
Richard Schmidt
Drivers License Exams Schedule by City and Day
The schedule lists exam sessions for drivers licenses in Estherville and Orange City on Mondays, Emmetsburg on Tuesdays, Spencer on Wednesdays, Rock Rapids on Thursdays, Spirit Lake on Fridays, and Sibley on Saturdays mornings only. Circulation notes indicate multiple test locations served across six towns.
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Estherville
Orange City
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Spirit Lake
Sibley
Thomsen Hughes DeVries and Olesen Trio Highlight Meet
Thomas Thomsen Leo Hughes John DeVries Jens Kirkegaard Virgil Olesen are named in a regional athletics roster for an upcoming event. The lineup features five athletes representing the area with potential competitive showing.
Devotional Reading And Scripture References
A devotional note listing background scripture references Genesis 13 and 18 1 19 29 along with Luke 11 1 13 as the guiding passages for study and reflection. The items indicate themes of hospitality prayer and discernment across the cited chapters.
Abraham's Bold Prayer for Sodom and Gomorrah
A sermon examines Abraham pleading for Sodom and Gomorrah versus human doubt. It highlights prayer for others over self, risk in petition, and trust in God's mercy and justice despite a wicked world.
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Abraham
Sodom
Gomorrah
God
New Non-Fiction Wild Place Wins Atlantic Prize
Kathryn Hulme’s The Wild Place explores a Bavarian camp for Hitler’s elite and the UN recovery effort for displaced persons after WWII. The book, praised for vivid, compassionate portraits, won $5,000 for most notable non fiction. Margie Anderson appears in the Readers Roll.
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Kathryn Hulme
Hitler
United Nations
Wildflecken
Margie Anderson
Clancy Anderson
Roads and local notices in Emmetsburg May report
Mid May conditions show roads poor after Friday rain near the Federal highway at Crippen corner. A 1932 Chevrolet Deluxe sedan is displayed at Jensen Auto Co. Rev Father Finnegan visited Emmetsburg. Mrs Joseph Bigley died in Portland Oregon. funeral held. Mrs Henry Rierson died after appendicitis. services at Lost Island Lutheran church. Miss Irene Westergard returned from Sioux Falls after commercial course. Mrs Margaret McNally died. funeral at Assumption church. buried St Johns Cemetery. born Oct 14 1856. Norman Thoreson visited from Hiawatha Kansas. Alma Hereim reached Des Moines spelling contest final sixteen. contest included Miss Christopher Dunn McEvoy Reidy. She misspelled dyspepsia. One hundred contestants attended Iowa schools.
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Jensen Auto Co
Father Finnegan
Emmetsburg
Father Kelly
Gradtiarer
Joseph Bigley
Glenn Lewis
Portland
Oregon
Henry Rierson
Lost Island Township
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Sioux Falls
Business College
Margaret McNally
James Hickey
Ben Daerning
Mallard
Assumption Church
St. John’s Cemetery
McNally
Palo Alto
Norman Thoreson
Hiawatha
Kansas
O. L. Thoreson
Norman
Alma Hereim
Graettinger High School
Des Moines
Cora Christopher
Eleanor Dunn
Ellen McEvoy
Helen Reidy
Alma A
Iowa
District to sponsor two teachers for conservation camp
Palo Alto Soil Conservation District votes to pay tuition for two teachers to attend the Iowa Teachers Conservation Camp at Springbrook Park sixty miles west of Des Moines. The three sessions run June through August with three semester hours per three week session. Contact the Soil Conservation office in Emmetsburg for details.
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Kenneth Henningsen
Palo Alto
Iowa State Teachers College
The
Soil Conservation Office
Emmetsburg
104th Birthday Celebrated by Mrs Tonnette Halverson
Mrs Tonnette Halverson of Sioux Rapids marked her 104th birth day anniversary recently. She has resided on the same farm for 68 years.
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Tonnette Halverson
Sioux Rapids
101-year-old Mrs Ophelia Stream Dies in Jefferson
Greene County’s oldest resident Mrs Ophelia Stream died at her daughter’s home in Jefferson at age 101. The death marks the passing of a longtime local figure.
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Ophelia Stream
Greene County
Jefferson
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