Kate Shelley to be honored at Boone monument ceremony
Iowa Governor Leo A Hoegh will unveil a monument to Kate Shelley and Women in Railroading in Boone on July 6 at 3 00 p m A locomotive will participate in the dedicatory ceremony marking Kate Shelley's heroism on July 6 1881 when the 15 year old Irish born daughter of a C N W railroad section boss saved a mooning train by crossing a flood swollen Des Moines River trestle The event recalls the 1954 OBRC B Memorial plaque and the naming of the Kate Shelley train between Boone and Chicago with emphasis on railroading history and local heritage.
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America
Kate Shelley
Boone
Iowa
Leo A. Hoegh
Order of
Railway Conductors and Brakemen
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Columbus
Ohio
Kate
Moingona
Des Moines
Moing Ona
Long Bridge
Atlantic Express
Chicago
Mother
Honey Creek
Wood
Agar
I O'Donohue
Jane Fern
The Kate Shelley heroic crossing remembered in Iowa
The narrative recounts a dramatic night during a flood as a railway worker braved the Des Moines River flood to reach a wrecked line. He barely crossed a collapsing bridge by lamplight, aided by others, and aided survivors as townspeople rallied.
How Memory Lane Came Into Being
MEMORY LANE an occasional Sunday feature on Radio Sta ton KLEM at 1 p m was created by Lukens Funeral Home after a writer recalled the good old days during a blizzard. The program plucks a popular old tune and pays $2 to the listener who names it, continuing weekly for nearly two years.
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Memory Lane
Radio Staton Klem
Luken
Lukens Funeral Home
KLEM
Oll
Paler Orgin
Local Brunsville Social Notes Highlight Visits and Trips
Brunsville residents report fishing trip to Silver Lake Minnesota and visits across towns. Arnold Zenk of Idaho Falls Colorado visits Rev and Mrs Arnold Zenk. Families attend Bible camp at Split Lake and attend gatherings at various homes.
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Brunsville
Jack Borchers
Kay
Richa
Alex Klemme
Silver Lake
Minn
Arnold Zenk
Idaho Falls
Colorado
Elmer Oltmanns
Hens Ludwig
Bartell Olumanns
Eugene Buliman
Split Lake
Jim Bradford
Moville
Town
Herman Harms
Filiott
John Brany
Sie City
Bill Bruns
Wilmer Pesenho
Slaughters
Marcus
Phil Groetchen
Struble
Mroo
George Wilken
Sioux Cin
George Albright
Gene Dickman
Merrill
Catherine Dikman
Tester Klemme
Whamily
Fack Borchers
Richard
Robert Peslic
Pico
Calf
Os Visting
Kim Mead
Charles Fagan
California
Ireton Ureton Specials Miss DeRaad Prenuptial Shower
A prenuptial shower for DeRaad was held Saturday afternoon at the Jaffer residence. Hosts included Serla fat fer and Vanderteam with Paul Ine fing Tormer chessmates among guests. They played Runko and Cootie before refreshments. Mr and Mrs Tred Asher of Sioux City were weekend guests at the Goodmansen home. Miss Vetta Jaffer of Sioux City also attended.
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Darrell Luken
Cheryl
Linda
Gregory
Jack Reese
John Luken
John Karlsen
Taylor
Alvin Willee
Big Stone
Minn
Henry Diedeker
Detroit
Michigan
Rena Diedeker
Jack Alberts
Redland
California
May Utesch
Bill Bruns
Hannah Bruns
John Bruns
Sioux City
Mro
Patrell Puken
Minneapoli
Vetrans Hospital
Thomas Vernon
Bud Waterbury
Quo Oltminns
Thei
Osterbuhr
Irene Kallsen
Struble
John Kallssen
Darrell Puken
Akron
Claude Burris
Siena City
Frank Bowden
Harris van Cordt
Pella
William van Corde
Howard van Cordt
Don Thrash
le Mars
Junior Reindersa
Orange City
David Herwynen
Gerrit Dearborn
Council Biutis
Ardel Bowden
Delmar L. Smit
August Smit
Bowden
Iowa
Sheldon
W. J. Buerse
Burt,laws
Lloyd Simon
T. Hollander
G. T. Juffer
Juffer
Ora Gray
Archie Hart
Long Beach
Cal
E. Day
Hawarden
Mary Graoian
Boone
Will Huebnerland
Elwood Grau
Sons
Lila Sonichsen
Jaffer
J. R. Karr
Ireton
Betty Bowden
Theresa
Ureton
Dean DeRaad
G. Ob. Jaffer
Serla Fatfer
Nage Vanderteam
Paul Ine Fing Tormer
Runko
Cootie
Tred Asher
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Country Corn by Harlan Stratton
Plymouth County 4-H members attended the Boys Short Course at Ames with eight youths participating. July record books will be checked at monthly meetings. Demonstration workshop June 10 at the Le Mars fairgrounds for junior and senior teams. Crop judging workouts set for July 13 at Le Mars fairgrounds. Meetings rescheduled to July 5.
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Harlan Stratton
Ames
Plymouth County
Fairgrounds
le Mars
Fargrounds
Rain and hail devastate agriculture in local area
A Monday night storm with strong winds and hail damaged crops across a three mile strip west of town. Corn and oats lay flattened, beans stripped in one area, trees uprooted east of here, and limbs broken. Minor injuries not reported. Mrs Vander Ham and Mrs Bergsma traveled to Hawarden on business Monday.
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Here
Fo Wells
Filmer Vander Ham
Gale Bergsma
Hawarden
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Ogden
Schultz
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Betty
F. W. Schultz
Lucen
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Rose Vernon
Phil Vernon
Wayne Crowley
Mary Muth
Wayne Muth
Sioux Falls
Utesch
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Cliff Peters
Jack Dirks
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Duane Ludwig
Som
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Don Dickman
George Drost
Minneapolis
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Corvalis
Montana
Thereasa Goodmanson
Hagge
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H. E. TenNapel
Edw VanDonge
Lake Benton
Charles Wells
Rochester
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Mayo Hospital
Henry Schiebout
Henry Ramhorst
Ernest Meyer
Henry Draayer
John Pronk
Harold Draayer
J. W. Draayer
Lake Okoboji
Emer VanderHam
Famiy
By S. H. Luken
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Phil Groethen
le Mars Chamber of Commerce
Sioux Empire
Ronald Ureseh
Helen Mohning
Bob Jone
South Dakota
Are Sioux Falls
Nebraska
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United States Air Force
Ground Observer Corps
31St Air Division
William A. Matheny
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