St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-06-30
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NEWS
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BY Kaye Coates
80 Mable Street
Sioux Falls, 8. ID.

Many unpleasant things seem to
have happened in Minneapolis and
st. Paul, MINI, last week. Like
someone breaking the windows to
the Spokesman & Recorder building
and robbing the Naciremia Club.
have not any trace of the window
breakers, but have three suspects
here to the robbery at the club,
Here they are, Geraldine Cabbell,
Roseanne Moxley and the writer.
You see M. Coakley let me use
his keys to make keys for us to
our Lodge meeting place, 120h w.
10th. Coakley had three keys on
the ring and told me one was to
the Nacireima Club, but old smart
me goes right ahead and had three
of each made. First key to our
meeting place front door second
key to our hall direct, third key
to the Nacireima Club. I'd advise
the top brass there to change all
locks!
We rs or 80 folks from Sioux
Falls, S. Oak, went to Yankton,
S. Oak The All American" city
of the us. for the Annual South
Dakota State Picnic. It was the
31st annual gathering. First we
attended the A.M.E. church. $40
Cedar Street. Rev. I. Blakey, Jr.,
Lindstrom, Mimi, was guest speak
.er.
Members of Alpha Lodge No. 10
F. and AM. Sioux Falls, s. Oak.
attended the service in a body in
observance of st. Johns Day. Theo-
dore Blakey, Yankton, S. Oak, is
WIN. of the S. Oak. Masons.
You know I'm strictly a Country
Gal and I could have shed tears
of joy as I sat there and looked
at all of the Blakeys old and
young and their many offsprings
and thought of the many days Of
my youth when we ate and slept
together and worshipped God in all
sincerity and how we We're spared
to share these blessings again with
the Blakeys their offsprings and
our offsprings sharing and caring
in their youth just as we did It
is wonderful.
Isaac Blakey, Spencer Blakey
and Henry Blakey came into South
Dakota over fifty years ago and
took unto themselves some good
wives and begin to raise families
and til the soil and praise God.
They bought acres and acres of
land and farmed. Each man had a
large farm and a large family.
Henry is ill, Spencer is blind and
Isaac is doing nicely considering
he lost his wife last year, but I
still think these gentleman can sit
back and look at their children
and grandchildren and great-grand-
children in high and low places
in many walks of life and glorify
Almighty God for many blessings
rich and abundant.
I got carried away on that
Blakey bit and almost forgot I
was attempting to tell you about
the State Picnic. We were well
coined at the picnic grounds by
Mayor Milford Vanderhule.
Then there was the Old Fash
lOned Basket Dinner. PeOple just
can't do things old fashioned any
more, but all ate, renewed old ac-
quaintances and made some new
ones.
Afternoon found everyone going
for themselves was many
things of interest in Yankton, S.
Oak. All we had to do was find it.
Tour of Gavin's Point Power
House and Dam, boating, fishing,
swimming, etc. Ted Blakey was
president of the affair, Mrs. VIM.
Malone, vice president and Georg-
ia Lee, secretary.
Mrs. McHone is in Canada, fish
ing and Georgia Lee wasn't on the
planning committee. There was no
business meeting.