Word: sioux
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...famous football coach, was converted to Catholicism some four years ago. We are enclosing a clipping from p. 20 of the Pathfinder for Jan. 3, which states that Rockne is a Protestant. Will you please explain the discrepancy between these two answers to the same question? . . . ALICE W. HICKMAN Sioux City, Iowa Knute Kenneth Rockne became a Roman Catholic...
...enclose a clipping from our Sioux Falls Argus Leader where your mayor and Legion Commauder have called you down for calling the actions of some of the Boys in the recent convention at Boston by the right name. Now please allow me to express myself as I feel as far as loyalty is concerned no one has a better right at eighty years...
...Oceanside, L. I., Samuel Cocks, painter, learning that he had inherited $1,000,000 from an uncle who was a rich Sioux Indian, said he would not give up his trade but would acquire a motor and chauffeur to drive him to & from work...
Born: at Ticonic, Iowa, May 10. 1877. Start ; life: newsboy in Sioux City, Iowa. Career: While selling papers he attended Sioux City public and high schools, went to Beloit College, Wis. (1899). In 1901 he moved to Yankton, S. Dak., became and remained small-town banker. In 1902 he married Harriet R. Reustle, whom he met at Beloit (children: William Henry Jr., Dorothy). Moderately wealthy, he turned to politics, got into the Legislature in 1911. He became State senator (1913-17), lieutenant-governor (1917-21), governor...
...Sioux City, Iowa, H. J. Dagle broke his back several months ago, lived in a plaster cast. Last week he was stung on a vein by a bee, died in 20 minutes...