Memorial Day Observances and Local Obituaries at Ruthven
Memorial Day services were held in Ruthven with Atty James Fay of Emmetsburg as speaker on Lest We Forget. Numerous residents attended, followed by cemetery ceremonies, a firing squad salute, and flower-girl tributes. Isabelle Hagedon Lakin funeral services were conducted with interment in Crown Hill, detailing her life from 1861 in Ohio to Ruthven ties and surviving relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klatn
Ruthven
Iowa
James Fay Spake
Lewis Hawkins
Atty James Fay
Emmetsburg
Homer Drennan
Alvin Bragg
J. H. Thatcher
Merle McGranahan
Plano
Isabelle Lakin
Isabelle Hagedon Lakin
H. Ik. Drennan
H. Thatcher
Drennan
Broge
Jesus
Lord
Seldon Wei- Xe
W. J. Willis
W. C. Goff
Albert Hermianson
H. E. Shorble
W. J. Wills
T. J. Brennan
Edward Ruslan
Crown Hill Cemetery
Isabelle Everett
Summerford
Oho
Hamilton County
Albert Hagedon
Hagedon
Oscar Lakin
Mary Kahl
Grundy Center
Snyder Everett
Clear Lake
Ray
Bert
Rock Rapids
Antoine Geiger
Jackson
Mint
Ruthven Farewell for Helen Joiner Music Teacher Departing
Mrs Helen Joiner ends her Ruthven stay to move elsewhere this weekend. She plans to teach music, once her occupation, and hopes to continue guiding pupils at Ruthven. She has served as organist and choir leader at Sacred Heart church, known for orderliness and a tidy home. Friends wish her success and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthven
Helen Joiner
Mallard town notes feature many Sunday visits
Mallard, May 1, 1938. A long list of residents and visitors fill the town paper, noting Sunday calls by Pranks, Barrick, Barker, Duffy, and Lever families and trips to Hampton, Des Moines, and Spencer. Local events include Laurens playing baseball at Mallard with a 7 to 3 score, a Plover commencement, and the Stafford family reunion. The I. N. Club met at Fred Nurse’s, with members from West Bend, Ayrshire, Rolfe, and Pocahontas adding to the busy weekend scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallard
Town
Elmer Pranks
Bancroft
Mayme Franks
P. D
Charles Sharp
Plover
Maurice Burns
Ida Sands
Emsnetsburg
C. H. Sands
Jos. Lever Sr
Jos. Lever Jr
Everett Lever
Hampton
Iowa
Fred Moats
Fairbanks
Will Moats
Glen Moats
George Bently
Gordon
Volga
Dave Burns
Maurice
A. D. Barrick
Bonnie
H. B. Tortier
Bill
Okobaj
Grand Junction
Alfred Wichman
Harry Rey
Hinrich
Carl
Esther
Spenter
C. H. Peterson
Boone
Hilton Turner
Britt
Stafford
Eugene Stafford
Chris Keeller
August Keeller
Potosi
Wis
Howard Sung
G. Brownlee
Leo
Charlotte
Gerald Mulroney
Hemidji
Minn
Mars
George Johnson
Ringsted
Enos Martin
R. F. Vanderstoep
Eagle Grove
J. C. Hahn
W. H. Reinders
Fort Dodge
Lee Thompson
Lohrvile
Fred Nurse
I. N
West Bend
Frank Sweeney
Eugene Edgington
Jos. Dorweller
Edw. Howland
Fred Hoftert
Lou Kohler
O. H. Muberry
Mery Ludwig
Jim Dunn
Wichmen
Esser
Geraldine Swenney
Bonnie Lou Whitehouse
James Thorsen
Nesser
Nurse
Martha Salisbury
Lou Keng
Blanche Hergom
Ayrshire
Leonard Lowe
Fred Hoffert
Alvin Jollitts
Jonn Franks
Eugene Lowe
Edna Lowe
Owen Anderon
Noel Anderson
Des Moines
Ralph Degnan
Harry Degnan
Kenneth
Floyd Herrom
Leola Anglum
Harold Boyd
Noble Cain Presents Famous Choir on NBC
Noble Cain a renowned Hoosier choral director hosts his eight voice mixed choir on NBC’s Aunt Jemima’s Cabin at the Crossroads. The group performs secular and sacred material, including authentic negro spirituals, and also serves as theme music for Margot of Castlewood on the Quaker Oats program. The Aunt Jemima show airs 9:00 p.m. weekdays on NBC Blue. featured are Etta Moten Roy Brower Forrest Lewis Vance McCune Sammy Williams Harriette Widmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Cain
America
N. B.C
Jemima
Crossroads
I Cain
N.C
Mwe
American Conservatory of Music
N.B.C
Etta Amoten
Tedor Xuice
Roy Brower
Forrest Lewis
Vance McCune
Sammy Williams
Land
Harriette Widmer
Margot of
Castlewood
Wedding of Geraldine Hoskins and Irvin Elbert at West Bend
Miss Geraldine Hoskins and Irvin Elbert wed at St Peter and St Paul Catholic Church in West Bend in a single ring ceremony. Rev. Dobberstein officiated as family and friends witnessed a three course breakfast at the Franklin hotel and a wedding dance planned for June 2. Elbert is a Whittemore native and former barber, Hoskins daughter of Raymond and Mrs. Hoskins.
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Grady
St. Mary's Junior College
Cherokee
Wriday
Smith Cafe
J. W. Sanford
Josephine
Maywood
T. M. Hanna
Anna Beselyn
Omaha
M. T. Washington
Minnie Larson
Matt Gotteshal
Sanborn
Oscar Larson
Mason City
Joan Johnson
Linn Grove
L. O. Wig'dahi
Ells Mick
Gleave Brinkley
Ayrshire
Herman Elsenbast
Mary
West Bend
Iowa
Elbert Hoskins
Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church
Geraldine Hoskins
Irvin Elbert
P. M. Dobberstein
Volckmar
Casma
Dolores Werdel
Carroll
Doryce Mertz
Joy
Elbert Jr
Elbert
Raymond Hoskins
Casino
Hoskins
Jos
Whittemore
Cedar Rapids
Franklin Hotel
St. Angela
Iowa City
West Bend Social Notes Highlight Memorial Day Visits
West Bend residents and families shared visits over the weekend with relatives in Des Moines Breda Sac City Mason City and Grinnell. Several young women prepared to attend Hamilton's Business College in Mason City. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Burns. Gordon DeGroote and Gordon Gunderson celebrated birthdays with Giles Gist family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Montag
Regina Bauman
John Montag
Breda
Sac City
George Poley
Charles
Des Maines
Emerson
Peter Smith
Giles Gist
Giles Gist and Son
Wm. Gist
Gilmore City
West Bend
Mason City
Hamilton
Business College
Margaret Dunn
Ilene
Edna Jurgens
Florence Ford
Dale Cupp
Walter Saathoff
Lila Jean
Lorraine
Giles
Clark Scurr
Nancy
Harry
F Grinnell
Thos. Burns
Clarence DeGroote
Rutland
Gordon
Eunyce
Lois Gunderson
Hade
Hugh Dunn
Fred Nurse Home
Mallard
Fenton Social Roundup Remembers Memorial Day Week
Memorial Day visitors from Minneapolis join Mr. and Mrs. Hilbret Hantelman in Fenton. Parochial school closed with picnic and a Q&A program by Walter Lack. Local seniors Loek and teaching staff feature in year-end notices. Whittemore and Fenton ladies groups host events, bridge games, and gifts. News covers church gatherings, travel plans of local families, and a death notice from Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Linden
Leonard
Minneapolis
Gust Linden
Joel Ball
Okoboji Lake
Ross Moon
Junior
Cylinder
Everett Moulton
Fenton News Roundup of Local Events and Changes
Local Des Moines hospital case to be examined by Dr. Bahnson from Burt. Otto Hanson and family attend funeral of Martin Hanson in Minnesota. Bernice Brown resigns teaching post amid summer vaccination plans for Fenton teachers. Henrik Fauerby family visits Eldora victims in Fenton. Fenton high seniors host picnic at Town Lake and a Call theater show. annuals for class of 1938 sell for 35 cents. County committee women plan next year’s nutrition-focused program in Bancroft. Dr. J T Waite reports Leech Lake fishing poor. Central States Electric builds rural lines to Pairville area connecting with highway 44 line. 15 farms signed. Rural electrification expands beyond Fenton area in all directions. Frances Schutt has a tonsillectomy. Lutheran Ladies Aid to meet June 11. Methodist Ladies Aid gathered at church. Reeder family visit from Palmer. Reeders once lived in town. Gaard, Mitchell, and others attend local farm implement meeting.
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Fenton
Town
William Sehneewind
Minneapolis
Hilbret Hantelman
Hantelman
David
Walter Lack
Loek
Alvin Zumach
Edward Heeder
Palmer
Raymond Stoeber
Walter Jentz
Clarence Theesfield
George Jentz
Wilfred Stoeber
Shelby Weisbrod
J. A. Schwartz
W. E. Stoeber
Chas. Newel
E. J. Frank
Pauline
Don Weisbrod
Marlyn
Anna Rae
Mary Hanson
W. J. Weisbrod
W. T. Fish
Ralph Bartlett
H. A. Weisbrod
Whittemore
Florence
Louise Baker
Baker
Weisbrod
California
Martin Hantelman
Elnora Nerness
Slaytor
Daniel Hantelman
William Hantelman
W. Stehmer
Fred Day
Sophia Bleckwenn
Ralph Ross
Fairmont
Minn
Ross
Fenton Forwards
Eunice
Marjorie Johnson
Eldora Hengel
Des Moines
Kathleen Bollinger
Harry Widdel
Howard Reeder
Zumach
Bridge
Zimach
Shelby
Ddra
Sam Warner
Dorcas
Mra. G. G. Humphrey
J. G. Waterman
John Kramer
General ‘Hospital
B. K. Bahnson
Burt
Otto Hanson
Adolph Hanson
John Haag
Thompson
Bricelyn
Minnesota
Martin Hanson
Henrik Fauerby
Eldora
E.G. Fauerby
O. H. Geronsin
Fenton High School
Town Lake
Algona
E. G. Weisbrod
Kossuth County
Bancroft
J. T. Waite
Leech Lake
Waite
Central States Electric Company
North Iowa Electric Company
Depew
Central States Company
Central States
Frances Schutt
Mueller
E. ©. Pauerby
Amos Finnestad
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
John Light
Chris Gevon' Sin
Derwood Kern
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Golleen
Leslie
Reeders
Herlan Gaard
Albert
Mitchell
Help Wanted to Protect Fish and Game Populations
The Conservation Commission urges public cooperation during spawning and nesting seasons to safeguard fish and game. Spawning areas are posted and catfish season is closed inland to protect spawning beds and nesting sites. Collective effort is needed to boost populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Conservation Commission
Catfish Season Closed In June Across Inland Waters
Conservation officials announce a 30 day catfish ban in inland streams during June to protect spawning. The season reopens in lakes and streams July 1 and runs through November 30. Catfish may be taken from the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Mississippi
Missouri
Drowning Season Warns to Stay Safe at Lakes
The Conservation Commission urges safe swimming this summer as drownings rise with more people at lakes and streams. It warns to swim where familiar or lifeguarded areas, avoid risk taking, beware wading hazards, and not overload boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
The
Conservation Commission
Estherville Hires New High School Coach Floyd Tate
Floyd Tate was hired by the Estherville board of education as high school coach to fill the vacancy from Max Lynde's resignation. A 1936 graduate of Upper Town University Fayette, Tate will coach three sports and teach physical education at the high school and junior college. Elner E. Starr remains director of athletics and will continue coaching junior college sports. Dealers Convention at Fort Dodge Wednesday. Elnera Nemess of Slayton visits sister Mrs. Harlan Gaard this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd ,Tate
Estherville Board of Education
Max Lynde
Tate
Upper Town University
Fayette
Elner E. Starr
Fort Dodge
Elnera Nemess
Slayton
Iowa
Harlan Gaard
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Luella Hughes
Gilbert Station
Clyde Hughes
George Hughes
Spencer
Rita Kay
J. Hughes
Paul
Richard
RB. L. Logan
Sadie Stanton
Storm Lake
Hannah Peterson
University Hospital
Janet Kay
Melvin Brand
Ed Brand
Everett Kile
Sioux Forly
E. Parker
John Klein
Ralph Olson
Woodrow Osterson
Cco
Bnoncroft
Nels Nelson
O. B. Nelson
Veteran's Hospital
Hadley
Harriet
Verda Nelson
Nevada
Herbert
Wm. Hadley
Mirmie Phoenix
Hattie Emory
Katherine Brown
W. B. Hutchinson
Wesley
Mary Hutchinson
E. B. Bergeson
Famely
Merle Miller
Jefferson
W. A. Simon
Mrs. Tirgie
St. Paul
Interior Lumber
Iowa Public Service CO
Will Hoffert
Verne Morey
Town Sun
Hugh Deng
Wes
Wow Suet
Harold
Denny
Mayme
R. Noble Cain
Quentin Kongsback
Europe
New York
S. S
Georgia
Great Britain
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Austria
S. A
Geraldine Foley Shea
Towa City
T. A. Clark
Bernie DeGroote
Giles Gift Home
Lois Ann
Gist
Virginia Dunn
DeGroote
Corwith
Ann
H. J
Aplington
Estherville
Mr. Business
Milee
Carda
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