Methodists Plan Big Year at Conference
The 1988 session of the Lake Okoboji Bible Conference will be held at Methodist Camp near Spirit Lake Iowa from July 4 to July 31. Eight committees with over 90 ministers and laymen prepared plans to make this a banner year with Pilgrimage Day on July 24 and motorcades from Northwest towns and neighboring states. Notable guests include Bishop G Bromley Oxnam, Dr John Benjamin Magee, Dr Harold C Case, Bishop Ralph Coseman, Dr William Maeth, Dr Edwin Taylor, and Prof Les Suciuski among others.
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Lake Okoboji
Towa
Methodist
Spirit Lake
Lows
Jourtey
A. L. Semana
Sheldon
Methodist Church
N. A. Prite
Sivas City
Bible Conference
Northwest Town
Minnesota
South Os Eoia
Nebraska
Big Tabernacle
G. Bromley Oxmart
Omaha
John Benjamin Magee
Purst Methodist Church
Seattle
Harold C. Case
Topeka
Kan
Ralph 3. Coseman
Denver
Colorado
Wiliam H. Maeth
el Paseo
Tex
Edwin Taylor
Cincinnati
Paul Mace
Les Suciuski
Sioux City
Franchise Renewal at Arnolds Park Decade Ahead
Northwestern Light and Power company renewed its Arnolds Park franchise for 13 years. An elevation event occurred last Tuesday at Arnolds Park. Plans include lifting sewage in Jews Lakes sewer and other near term service improvements within the town.
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Ats
Arnoldés Park
Northwestern Light and Power Company
L. P. Fontaine
Jews Lakes
Arnolds Park
Near Futre
Chemicals Help Weed Killing Under Favorable Iowa Weather
Iowa weather now ideal for weed control says E P Sylvester extension plant pathologist at Iowa State College. Abundant soil moisture and high humidity boost chemical uptake. avoid mowing before spraying. spray at dusk or cool cloudy days to reduce evaporation. extreme caution with application and equipment.
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Iowa
E. P. Sylvester
Towa State College Extension
Sylvester
Sykes
Foam 4 candidate seeks GOP nod in First District supervisor race
Iherby announces Foam 4 as Republican candidate for Supervisor in Palo Alto County First District. Primaries set for June 6, 1958, with decision resting with Republican voters. Jos Sell referenced as point of contact or signer.
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Iherby
Foam 4
Palo Alto
Jos Sell
Mike Conlon Seeks Renomination in Palo Alto County District
Mike Conlon announces his candidacy for renomination and reelection as supervisor in the second Palo Alto County district subject to Democratic primary voters. The primary is scheduled for June 4.
Hasdies Declares Democratic Candidacy for Cond District
John Fe Hasdies announces candidacy for the democratic nomination in Palo Alto County for the Cond District. He states the decision rests with democratic voters at the primaries on June 5, 1933.
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Cond
Palo Ato County
John FE. Hasdies
John J Steil Seeks Palo Alto Supervisor Role in 1938 Primaries
A notice announcing candidacy for Supervisor in the Second District of Palo Alto County subject to Democratic voters in the June 6 1938 primaries. The candidate is John J Steil.
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Palo Alto
Tex
John J. Steil
Palo Alto County Auditor Seeks renomination in primaries
A candidate announces intent to seek renomination as Palo Alto County Iowa auditor. The plan notes candidacy is subject to Democratic voters decision in the primaries set for June 6 to June 12.
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Audi‘tor
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Popular Tenor Debuts Swing Arias on Morning Show
Popular tenor Brower introduces Swing Arias on a morning TV program blending Southland mood with operatic tone. The feature stars Brower as Ornamental a colored with his Suillions people, billed as the "Prince Charming of Song" with a supporting cast that includes Etta Maten, Te sand Wheat, and Aunt Jestian in a Quaker Oats sponsored broadcast airing Monday through Friday.
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Vy Brower
Pear Nlbo
ASA Fenar Ice
Southland
T Moe
OM Traly
Roy Brower
Perl
Trossroads
Boower
Brower
Samas
Eoperiense
Mak Jemima
Quaker Oats Company
Ing
Noble Cainhorsters
Contralte
Etta Maten
Jestian
Harriette Wider
Mary Mulry Nominated State 4-H Officer
Mary Mulry of Emmetsburg is nominated as a state 4-H officer by Palo Alto County girls. The announcement notes her seven years in club work, local county service, and multiple honors including camp, memory book contests, and county awards. If elected, she will join a four officer slate with elections at the state convention on June 13 to 18 at Town State College.
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Town State College
Mary Mulry
Ie Emmetsburg
Happy Helpers
Palo Alto County
Ismay Mary
Palo Alto
National Club Congress
Chicago
Mary
Register
Tribune
Crejtory
Farm Bureau Federation
Emmietsburg
Higley Seeks Republican Nomination for Palo Alto Supervisor
John G. Higley announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Supervisor in the Second Palo Alto County District. Primary election date is June 6, 1938, as required by party rules.
Jensvold Announces Candidacy for Palo Alto Supervisor
J G Jensvold declares candidacy for the Republican nomination for Supervisor in Palo Alto County Iowa Second District, subject to Republican primary voters decisions on June 6 1938.
Uniforms For Palo Alto Girls In 4 H Program
Palo Alto county reports 65 girls listed as receiving new 4 H uniforms this year. The effort, led by 4 H staff from Iowa State College, aims to distribute by Rally Day with a revised roster ready. Names include Dorothy Nock, Ruth Sullma, Virginia Snilman, Evelyn Haag, Est her Bates, Marilyn Miller, Geneva Olson, Eleanor Larson, Esther Iverson and many others.
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Palo Alto County
Selma Realist
Howie
Towa State College
Miiv Uniteros
Dorothy Nock
Dorothy O'Leary
Ruth Sullma
Virginia Snlman
Prateds Quan
Avtha Quam
Evelyn Haag
Corneal Leary
Dariene Anderson
Dortiea Brennan
Mary Dean Brennan
Betty Curve
Esther Bates
Dannety Ruthwn
Ruth Cavener
Betty Capener
Gail Umbrel
Ruth Goff
Gladys Cott
Marilyn Miller
Bernadine Wojahn
Iva McClelland
Geneva McClelland
Mary North
Elsie Blass
Orlue Norland
Mae Bloyer
Virginian Hengel
Marion Hengel
Geneva Olson
Mildrad the
Pearl Thle
Annabel Kookie
Lois Grossnickle
Ethel Grossnicky
Josephine
Man
Beth Foster
Eleanor Dahlberg
Doerethy Linnan
Rose Bishop
Blanid Pandel
Margaret Sliven
Verna Kuyper
Anna Mae Kuyper
Elects Diewich
Edris Fogarty
Marjorie Kuuper
Charlene Munson
Helen Ford
Harriet Morey
Norman McCulough
Andrew McCullough
Geraldine Sweeny
Esther Dobbins
Eleanor Larson
Ethel Baxter
Vonics Tosifek
Virginia Berkland
Esther Iverson
Rush Hermanson
Medals for 4-H Club Baby Beef Swine and Lamb
The Chicago Producers Commission Association will award medals to champion 4-H club members in the baby beef, swine, and lamb projects. County fair selections will rank members by project achievement, record of work, show winnings, and leadership. Relative prior-year achievements and royal agricultural activities are considered, along with club leadership and community involvement.
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Chicago Producers Commission Association
West Bend Township Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights
West Bend Township Farm Bureau gathered at A. B. Carter home on May 23 with community singing led by Florence Ford. Mrs. Jos Montag hosted an identification contest and Henry Morey led guessing games and read a poem Are You Just a Member. Randall Hoffman discussed grasshopper issues and corn yield test plots in Palo Alto County. June 27 was set for the next meeting at Dr. F P Dorweiler’s home. L B West, Dr. P O Dorweiler named to the organizing committee.
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West Bend
A. B. Carter
Florence Ford
Jos. Montag
Ais
Henry Morey
Randall Hoffman
Palo Alto
FP. O. Dorweiler
L. B West
P. O. Dorweliler
Primary bid for Palo Alto County attorney nominee
A county attorney nomination effort is filed in Palo Alto County Iowa ahead of the June 6 1933 primary. The campaign appeals to voters to support the Republican candidate as the primary approaches.
Democratic Nomination Bid For Palo Alto Clerk Post
Henry Kliegl announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the District Court in Palo Alto County Iowa subject to vote at the June 6 1938 primary.
Lamas Declares Democratic Candidacy for County Clerk
Lam a s announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Palo Alto County Clerk of the District Court. He seeks support from Democratic voters at the primary election to be held on June 6.
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To Heresy
Lam
Palo Alto County
Sou
Local Girl Designs Dress For Film Hit In Emmetsburg
Miss Mary L. Williams of Emmetsburg, Iowa, a student at Iowa State College, has been selected to design an original dress for the Bemberg Rayon Company. The gown, created by Bernice Kooper of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, will be exhibited nationwide for advertising. Stan a talking picture, will screen free in Emmetsburg Thursday evening June 9 at 7:15 p.m., with a Walt Disney color cartoon. sponsors include R. V. Wright and Horace Norvell. The comedy-drama features Robert Armstrong and a large Hollywood cast and follows the life and adventures of Stan and his family with farm, county fair, and G-man chase scenes.
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Stan
Hfe
Middlewest
Emmetsburg
R. V. Wright
Stan‘dard Company
Horace Norvell
Sally
Roés
Robert Armstrong
Andy Clyde
Tuck Si
Peegy Shannon
Kermit Maynard
Marshall Ruth
Hollywood
Jenks
Spencer Charters
Fern Emnam
Kenneth Marten
Mary L. Willams
A. J. Williams
Iowa State College
Textile and Clothing Department
Bemberg Rayon Company
United States
Bernice Kooper
Lava Hot Springs
Idaho
Tour to Ames to inspect experimental farm and crops
Northwest Town will tour to Ames on June 23 to visit the college and inspect livestock dairy farm and the agronomy farm. Participants will see experimental work with livestock inspect dairy operations and view new crop varieties during a field drive. Plan now to join the tour.
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Ames
C T A Picnic June 10 at Jacobs Dairy Farm
Palo Alto County dairy group invites members and dairymen to an annual picnic at Jacobs Dairy farm one mile east of Emmetsburg on Friday June 10. Floyd Johnston of Ames will attend and judge a dairy judging contest at 11 00 a m. Dinner at noon precedes an afternoon program. Members and interested dairymen invited.
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Palo Alto
Combined farms under 1938 A A A program Q&A
A Q A on farm combination for 1938 A A A program explains that two rented tracts may be treated as one farm if forms are signed and approved by the county committee. It covers corn payments when all corn on combined tracts is planted on the operator’s farm and rules for partial crop allocations and pasture land.
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QTL
Tam
Iowa to Celebrate Territorial Centennial Across State
More than 50 local and regional centennial celebrations will be observed in Iowa this summer. The statewide event centers on the Iowa Centennial State Fair in Des Moines from August 26 to September 2. Regional plans include Dubuque, Council Bluffs, Burlington, and other cities with pageants parades picnics and historical talks.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Fort Madison
J. C. Hammond
Hammond
Fourteen Local Clubs Represented At Last Home Training School
Fourteen local 4 H clubs attended the final Home Efficiency Training School held on Thursday May 26 in Emmetsburg basement of the Methodist church. Local leaders assistants and one or two club girls joined county 4 H club committee members for a total attendance of forty.
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Lost Island
Walnut
Vernon
Independence
Highland
Emmetsburg
Pairdod
Silver Lake
Great Oak
Fern Valley
Booth
Erlington
West Bend
4-H Girls Promote Home Safety in Palo Alto County
In a safety program led by Miss Ekquist, club girls study home hazard prevention citing 34 500 anticipated deaths from home accidents in a year. They will inspect farm buildings for chimneys roofs openings stoves lighting and fuel hazards while teaching sanitation, milk care and cleaning to reduce injuries and fires.
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Palo Alto County
100 Bushel Corn Men Will Get Gold Medals
Iowa corn contest invites farmers to exceed 100 bushels per acre on 10 acres to win gold medals. Entries need five participants, samples from 50 consecutive hills per square acre, 16 percent moisture, rows 31 inches apart, and full agronomic details. Secretary Joe L Robinson notes medals awarded for yields over 100 bushels per acre under specified rules.
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Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Joe L.robinson
Town Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Poison Ivy Creeps Through Iowa Woods and Parks
Poison ivy, a creeping plant in the Sumac family, appears in Iowa woods and parks. It grows about 18 inches high, has three nearly smooth-edged leaves, light green in color, with whitish green flowers and white berries in late season. Direct contact causes a burning skin eruption. seek a physician promptly. Wrapping inflamed areas with witch hazel saturated cloths offers comfort until medical care is available.
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Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
Silage gains debated at Iowa cattle feeders day
Iowa State College researchers reported that silage fed steers showed faster gains and lower feed per pound of gain than re cut or ground fodder in past experiments. Whole fodder sometimes proved more economical, and heifers cost less to purchase but later sold for less. Comparison of feeder grades continues as yearlings move to market.
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Iowa Bate College
Iowa
C. G. Culbertson
Estherville May House State Employment Office Reopened
A state employment office linked to the Iowa State Employment Service may reopen in Estherville early next month. Edward R. Herbert, director of the Iowa service, reportedly assured the reopening. The office previously operated in Estherville from June 1935 until February this year, in a building now occupied by the Masonic lodge.
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Estherville
Towa State Employment Service
Edward R. Herbert
Iowa State Employment Service
Esthervile Fr Juny
Masonic Lodge
Paving Started On Primary No. 10 At Havelock
Paving operations on a five mile stretch of highway No. 10 from No. 17 west through Havelock began three weeks ago. Atc Laughlin and Sons of Des Moines are the contractors. Green Construction has finished about three miles of grading. The crew is two miles west of Havelock. Waugh and Tachiman completed bridge and culvert work last week including an I-beam bridge 4 feet long and 24 feet wide and 12 culverts over Lizard creek near Havelock.
Local depot operator Louis Peterson returns uptown with cane
Louis Peterson, a Rock Island depot operator on crutches for ten days due to a leg injury, was able to go uptown on Saturday with a cane. Agr. Maxwell has been filling his post at the depot during his affliction.
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Louis Peterson
Rock Island
Agr
Maxwell
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