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Several Surprise Marriages j Are Announced This WeekStorck-JackmanI march and Patricia Eagan, sis:er o£ i Coming as a pleasant surprise 10 | *be ^ride. sang. !their many friends is the announce- I Miss Fagan was given in marriage j ment that Bernard C. Storck. son of I i,er father. Her gown was an 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Storck of Em-i^ported white brocaded damask,! metsburg, and Miss Pauline Jack- [lvith sweetheart neckline, long 1man of Washington, D. c., daugh-, j sleeves, and an aisle-wideter of Mrs. Nellie Jackman of this jHer finger-tip veil fell from a regal place, were married in the Our J ba'° of the same material as j Lady of Sorrows Catholic church!her Sown. The bride’s bouquet was) i in Chicago on August 16, 1S40. The!of TaIisman roses. She wore a j happy couple were attended by Mr. j four-strand pearl neklace given to j ■ Harold Ramsey ot Chicago and Miss ■ilcr fior mother. jjLenore Jackman, sister of the bride,j Miss Mary Dee Higinbotham was!Jof Chicago. As the bride was em-|maid °f honor. Her gown was ice |I ployed at the time on the TVA pro-jb3ue sati«* floor length, and she:' ject in Tennessee the couple decid-!uore a sweetheart bonnet of ice- i ed not to give any publicity to their fb^e salJn- T3ie bridesmaid was) marriage, and the groom returned i Miss Cecilia Flaherty of Chicago, I to Emmetsburg where he is engaged isisier of the bridegroom. Her gown i in the oil business. Sunday Mr. jwas peach satin in the same style j1 Storck met his bride in Chicago and |as Miss Higinbotham’s gown. The i* they have since returned to Em- j bouquets were deep pink roses. Miss j' metsburg where they will make their] Higinbotham and Miss Flaherty j ‘ future home. Both Mr. and Mrs.N'ore krge round pins of crystal,! Storck are widely and popularly I surrounded with tiny rhinestones,^] known here. ! Sifts from the bride. j'ft I The bride received her preliinin-j Mr- Flaherty was attended by his!* axy education in the Emmetsburg, brother, Gerald Flaherty of Chica-;( schools., graduating from the Em-JS'D, as best man, and C. Phillips of!1 metsburg High School with the class Kansas City as attendant. Leo'I of 1935. She later attended . theState University of Iowa at Iowa City where she eventually received her Master’s degree. Following, her graduation she spent some time in federal office work in Des Moines, later going to Tennessee where! she was employed by TVA. Some time later she was transferred to Washington, D. C., where she was fern-ployed in the United States Navy Department. !The groom is a graduate of1 St. Mary’s Academy in Emmetsburg, completing his course in 1935. ; He later attended Emmetsburg J-A.5tr College for two years. During his school years he was also prominent in both, basketball and football activities. Since entering into our local commercial life he associated himself for some time with the Graves Oil company. About a year ago he entered into the oil business for himself, operating the Royal 400 bulk plant.Congratulations and good wishes are extended to the newly married couple.Thacker-Rand aMr. Tom Randa announces the secret marriage of his daughter Ruth to Richard E. Thacker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thacker Sr. of this city. The wedding took place on Thursday, May 15, 2941, at 4:30 p. m. at the Trinity Lutheran church at Hubbard, Nebraska, the Rev. Sherman E. Frederick officiating. The double ring ceremony was used. Mrs. Frederick played the wedding march and musical strains during the ceremony. The happy couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hansen of South Sioux City, brother-in-law and sister of the groom.The bride wore a floor-1 ength gown with a white lace bodice and bouffant skirt of net over satin, and a finger-tip length white lujie veilFlaherty and Emmet Flaherty,:! brothers of the bridegroom, werej1 Ushers. :1At the Hyde Park hotel a wedding |3 breakfast was served to members of[* the immediate families.The couple departed for a honeymoon in Colorado immediately following the breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. Flaherty will be at home after October 1 at 501 Kansas boulevard.Out-of-town guests were Miss Cecelia Flaherty and Gerald and Emmet Flaherty of. Chicago; Mr. and airs.-William Flaherty of Currie, Minnr;-^Martin. .Flaherty,!; father of the .bridegroom; Francis Flaherty, a brother; Mrs. O’Connor, an aunt of the groom, and Mrs. F. Brady sister of the bridegroom, all of Emmetsburg, Iowa.Elmer Lawman County ChampRodman Man Again Won,; County Corn Husking j!Contest,Elmer Lawman of Rodman, pick-'1 ing a net load of 2,099 pounds of;1 corn, retained his Palo Alto countv j1 championship as a corn husker in1 the contest held at West Bend last j4 Friday. Running a close second was c Ehner Johnson of Ringsted, who 1 had a net load of 2.087A pounds,) only a few pounds less than the1 first place winner. Hurd place 13 went to Elbert Powers with a net!3 load of 2,085 and fourth to Leo1' Christensen, with a net load of 3 2,048. pOthers who entered the contest!1 were Reuben Berkland. with 2,025',= ;c pounds; Roy Bohn, 1,990; George j£ T' ! ’ CliffordAnderegg, 1held in place by a spray of orange}1-928; Joe Girres, 2,812; Art Bleich, !3 blossoms. Her bouquet was pink Vincent Salz, 1,906; and Or-!1roses and pink and lavender sweet peas. The groom’s gift to the bride was a zircon brooch.The bride’s attendant wore a dark blue and white redingote with matching accessories. Her -corsage was pink and white sweet peas.The groom and best man wore conventional dark blue suits with boutonnieres of white carnations.The couple is well known in Emmetsburg. Both graduated from the local high school in 1933, and Mr. Thacker attended Momingside College in Sioux City, He is now manager of the Mobilgas Service Station here. The bride has been; employed at McDonald’s Five and Ten Cent store for the past number of years. The couple will be at home in Emmetsburg,Flaherty-EaganAnnouncement has been made of the marriage of John P. Flaherty of Kansas City, Mo., son of Martin Flaherty cf Emmetsburg. The following item relating to the wedding details appeared In a Kansas City newspaper:Kansas City—The marriage of Miss Lois Eagan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Eagan, 3632 Wyandotte, to John P. Flaherty, son of Martin Flaherty of Emmetsburg, Iowa, was held in Our Lady of Good counsel church at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, Sept: 16. Rev. J. J. Downey, pastor, celebrated the nuptial Mass. The church was decorated with . tuberoses and pink gladioli.The organist played a weddingville Jurgens, 1,643.The winner will compete in the district contest to be held at Mallard next Monday, October 27. There will be a large number of the district's best pickers on hand for the meet.The West Bend school band entertained those present at the picking site before the contest got under way. The Harbison Five of Em-nfetsburg also entertained the crowd after the contest and until the results were announced. An evening program was furnished by a magician from the Allied Mills and Davenport Elevator company. This entertainment was held in the Legion hall. There was a good attendance. This year's contest was sponsored by the Greater West Bend club.He Was Present at Exciting Grid GameFrancis O’Brien of Bmmetsl spent the past week end in Cb go. While in that city he atter the Michigan-Northwestern foot game played at Dyche Stadiuzr Evanston. Francis reports tha was one of the most exciting | contests he has ever witnes Michigan won by a score of 14 t but in the last half the Evan: university made several despei attempts to score. However, ] was against them. While in C eago Francis enjoyed visits with 1 liam and Thomas Branagan' John McElroy, all former Emmi burg young men.
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Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 23, 1941
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