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Local notes from Emmetsburg area report visits and events
Local items list visits by W G Saunders and J Jensen to Graettinger and Ruthven, Friday and Saturday theatre shows, bank meetings, Gleaners gathering, and many social calls. Various residents travel to Des Moines for business, attend banker meetings, or host visitors. Community events include dances at Woodman hall and Embroidery club gathering, with notes on weather, bank closures, and local trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Sullivan
Charley Jensen
Henry Westergard
Des Moines
Hawkeye
W. BE. G. Saunders
Em‘metsburg
Graettinger
Jim Jensen
Slawkeye Theatre
Lloyd Crim
Eatherville
J. P. Jensen
Martin Myhre
Beche
Vincent Kelly
H. B. Hetzler
Algona
Gleaners
Thomson Brothers
Samuel Parker
Alta
Towa
C. J. Mekkelson
J. J. Sullivan
Emmetsbore
Paul Petram
Lloyd Bergland
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Supt
G. A. White
S. W. Burgi
Vince Jelly
Embroidery Club
C. 2. Noursas
Estherville
Luschinger
West Bend
Noursas
West Bend Journal
Acer
Free Press
Ruthven
A. White
Slaven
Mayme Sullivan
Sioux Falls
Dakota Trust and Savings Bank
Floyd Fleming
Fairbury
Nebraska
Floyd
Times
Frank Weir
Mr. Weir