Bancroft Register Sold to Harold Clark of Garner
Harold Clark, of Garner, purchased the Bancroft Register last week from Don Dewel of Algona. Clark has been linked with his father Frank Clark as publisher of the Garner Herald. Trewel plans to continue journalism studies at S. NM I during summer. Highway 169 paving south of Algona will open after shoulder grading. Bids will be sought for a seven mile Humboldt county paving project, after which Kossuth County will be paved to Fort Dodge.
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Bancroft
Harold Clark
Garner
Bancroft Register
Don Dewel
Algona
Clark
Frank Clark
Garner Herald
Trewel
S. NM. I
Highway 169
Algana
Seven Mile
Humboldt County
Kossuth County
No. 9
Fort Dodge
Fenton State Bank Affairs to Be Closed
The remaining assets of Fenton State Bank totaling about 7600 were sold Friday May 22 to E W Cropper of Ottumwa for 81.00. In the near future depositors will receive a final dividend of 45 percent total more than 21000. When the last payment is made the bank will have paid out 90 percent to depositors, a high figure for closed banks.
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Fenton State Bank
E.W. Cropper
Ottumwa
Potatoes Dug Up At Pearson Farm In Swea Township
Last week three potatoes planted this year on the Pearson brothers farm in Swea township Kos suth county were dug up. They measured an inch and a half in diameter.
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Pearson Brothers
Swea
Kossuth County
Dickens Youth Escapes From Clay County Jail
A Dickens youth escaped from the Clay County jail Thursday evening. A 1928 Pontiac owed by Erickson Sales Company was stolen about the same time. The car was found abandoned on Bender Avenue near Third Street in Spencer hours later, with no trace of the youth.
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John Weaver
Dickens
Clay County
Pontion
Erickson Sales Company
eWaver
Bender Avenue
Third Street
Spencer
Welfare Worker Irene Kohl Resigns for Studies
Miss Irene Kohl, county welfare worker in Emerit, resigns after over two years to pursue graduate study in social service at the University of Chicago this summer. The board will consider a new welfare worker to replace her, with Spencer Lady Lucky Mrs. Sylvester G. Kindlespire mentioned as a local recipient of a $420 bank night prize at the Spencer theatre last week. The weekly bank night prize pot at the Spencer theatre starts at $240 with an episode titled Robbery at Laurens and its associated stake for the M. & J. RB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Irene Kohl
Emerit
University of Chicago
Graduate School of Social Science Administration
Spencer
Sylvester G. Kindlespire
East Ninth Street
Spencer Theatre
Robbery at Laurens Wakes Wholesale Grocery Plant
Three masked gunmen robbed the Laurens Wakes wholesale grocery plant on Tuesday morning. Four white men and one Black man were forced to the floor as the bandits tied prisoners and escaped with merchandise.
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Wakes Wholesale Grocery
Laurens Isst
Spencer City Adopts Photo Operator Licensing Ordinance
Spencer city council approved four new ordinances to regulate photography and protect residents from fly-by-night photographers. Four local studios attended to support licensing requiring a $300 bond and a $74 investigation fee to assess reputation and reliability, with penalties from $25 to $100 fine or up to 30 days in jail for violations.
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Spencer
Spencer Daily Reporter
Medlar
Kon
Henry
Mason
Finger Print Cards Sent to Sheldon Police Chief
Sheldon Police Chief Mulder has received twenty five civil fingerprint cards for citizens to obtain identification. The cards are handled by the FBI in Washington and are for personal identification only, not for criminal use.
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Sheldon
Mulder
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Vision of the bureau card aids identification in loss cases
A short vision describes a bureau card that would greatly aid identification when someone is lost or kidnapped or suffers memory loss or in accidental death without other means of ID. The idea emphasizes utility for finding missing persons and verifying identity.
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Bureau
M. and St. L. Holdings at Storm Lake Sold
The M. and St. L. depot roundhouse and other Storm Lake properties are offered for sale. Trestles north of Rembrandt are sold to a Fort Dodge firm. Reports say Harry Rabiner seeks to buy the old mindhouse for used car storage.
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Storm Lake
Rembrandt
Fort Dodge
Harry Rabiner
Xmindhouse
Bancroft Editor R. E. Hutton Dies After Illness
R. E. Hutton, longtime Bancroft Register editor of twenty three years, former postmaster of Bancroft from 1924 to 1992, died at home after pneumonia following kidney surgery in Rochester Minnesota. He is survived by his wife and daughter Mrs. L. F. Bakeman of Washington, D. C.
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Bancroft
Beyond
R. E. Hutton
Hutton
Rochester
Minnesota
Bancroft Register
Hutton & Jenks
Laurens Girls Graduate At Cedar Falls Commencement
Mr and Mrs W H Budyalter traveled to Cedar Falls for the Iowa State Teachers College exercises where their daughter Florence earned a BA while Edna Ressigue and Mary Mather received elementary diplomas.
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Laurens
S. F.C
Cedar Falls
Laurens Sun
W. H. Budyalter
Iowa State Teachers College
Florence
Edna MM. Ressigue
Mary Mather
Paving Set to Start June 30 on Highways 147 and 17
Pocahontas Record-Democrat reports Booth and Olson construction will lay about ten miles of concrete for a four mile gap on Highway 147 in Sus County before commencing work on Highway 17. Paving is not expected to begin here until around June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Record-Democrat
Booth and Olson Construction Company
Xossuth County
Frick Leases Graettinger Hawkeye Theatre
George Frick of Graettinger leased the Hawkeye theatre at Graettinger during the Graettinger Opera House Company annual meeting. Improvements planned include hundreds of leather cushioned chairs and a raised floor.
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Geo. Frick
Graettinger
George Frick
Hawkeye
Graettinger Opera House Company
Ruthven Boy Rescued From Drowning At Virgin Lake
Dayton Sundall, 15 year old son of L C Sundall of Ruthven, was saved from drowning by companions last Thursday while swimming to the first island in Virgin Lake. Exhausted midway, he sank twice, but his friends pulled him ashore after keeping his head above water in six to eight feet of depth.
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Ruthven
Dayton Sundall
L. C. Sundall
Virgin Lake
Dayton
Sanday Boy
Wailer
Injured Child in Barnyard Accident Near Titonka
Vernadel 18 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Forest Willis west of Titonka severely injured when a team hitched to a corn planter bolted. She suffered a broken leg above the knee a broken nose bone and facial scratches. Taken to Kossuth hospital where she remains patient with a leg weight attached.
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Vernadel
Forest Willis
Titonka
Kossuth Hospital
New Buildings For West Okoboji Four Laboratories and a Library
Four laboratories and a library are planned for West Okoboji as part of a new building project. The plans include enhanced science facilities and a central library to serve the community. Local officials say the project will boost education and public access to resources. The initiative targets modernization and expanded capacity for local schools and residents.
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West Okoboji
Construction underway at Iowa Lakeside laboratory site
Work by Milford CCC camp seals laboratory buildings at West Okoboji on the Towa North shore. The United States Biological Survey operates for the U. S. wildlife unit and the State University of Iowa which has kept the lab as a field restored station since 1919. New patrols by state highway officers extend day and night coverage across the lakes region with H. F. Fisher and A. Stringham on night duty and two others on day patrol.
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Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
West Okoboji Lake
Milford CCC
United States Biological Survey
Government Wild Life Unit
State University of Iowa
Kiemme
Emmetbsurg
Towa Great Lakes
Lakes Territory
H. F. Fisher
A. Stringham
West Bend Theatre Sold to New Owner from McCook
The West Bend theatre changed hands last week when J. G. Pair sold it to H. D. Cashen of McCook Nebraska. Mr. Fair opened the theatre in West Bend about two years ago and Mr. Cashen plans to move his family to West Bend once a residence is found.
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West Bend
J. G. Pair
H. D. Gashan
McCook
Nebraska
Fair
Cashen
Stamp Commemorates Arkansas Centennial Admittance
A commemorative postage stamp marking Arkansas statehood centennial will be issued this month. The design features the old state capitol building and the site of the first settlement in Arkansas.
New Postmasters In Pocahontas County
Two new postmasters have taken over duties in Pocahontas county. Viola McCartan of Pocahontas assumed the Pocahontas post office duties on June 1. Julia Hurley took charge of the Laurens post office last week. Stop signs will be placed on the main business street at Ruthven from the Kennedy hotel south to the daving to curb reckless driving.
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Pocahontas County
Viola McCartan
Pocahontas
Julia Hurley
Laurens
Ruthven
Kennedy Hotel
Daving
Laurens Elite Theatre to Undergo Major Remodel
The Elite theatre of Laurens will be totally remodeled with a new ceiling walls and upholstered chairs and a refined layout. After completion Laurens will have one of the county s finest picture houses with enhanced decor and comfort.
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Laurens
Estherville Plans Second Annual Rodeo June 18–21
Estherville will host its second annual rodeo from June 18 to 21 with daily showings at 2:30 and 8:30 pm. State day events open with attendance by state officials, a parade at 1:30 pm on June 18 featuring old settlers celebrating Estherville’s 75th founding anniversary.
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Estherville
Emmet
Redco
James Kirk
Esthersville
Chamber of Commerce
Mallard Social Notes and Summer Plans
Mrs. Howard Serdahl travels to Salida Colorado to settle, families visit Ed Gehrt and Shute households, Alice Hood to Boulder summer school, Bible school starts at MBE church. Various visits to Fort Dodge Des Moines Drake University Wil attendances and trips to New Ulm Maedua Waterloo Rapid City Des Moines and Iowa City noted along with local teas and society meetings.
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Frank Doyle
Enid
Russell
Jennie Comer
West Bend
Ed Grethen
G. H. Peterson
Webster City
M. BE
Earl Sands
Emmtsburg
Keeney
Violet Hahn
Des Moines
Olga Osking
Rockford
Illinois
Caroline Osking
Rochester
Minnesota
Joe Miller
Herman Miller
Fort] Dodge
Bert Draper
Randall
Draper
Smith
Charles Wyse
Donald Johnson Ar
Glendale
California
Lloyd Zeigler
Emmetsburg
Alfred Hersom
Trene Fries
Spencer
Fred Zeck
Abertaeck
Orange
Herm Zeck
Leo Prochaska
Waterloo
Lenis Baldwin
Joy Kingdon
Gerald Mu
Tobey
Iowa City
C. €. Brownlee
Leo
Community notes from Mes Bo area June events and changes
A farewell in Mes Bo marks a move by Mr and Mrs Douglas to Gillett Grove. Children prepare a Children's Day program. Visits span Galloways, Leonard and Debolt families, and Miss Tilene Leonard visiting Curlew. Whittemore tops Rodman in baseball B to 0 before a large crowd. 4 H clubs raise funds for Ames delegate. Local business shifts include Mong Motor Oil manager change from B C Douglas to Ortis Cherry and Carl Saturn moving a tool house to a garage.
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L. Debolt
Cherokee
Tilene Leonard
E. L. Leonard
Curlew
Rodman
Whittemore
Reedman
4-H
Ames
Florence Slaven
Fort Dodge
T. J. Slaven
True Workers
Mildred Ballstead
Dunkelberg
Mong Motor Oil
B. C. Douglas
Ortis Cherry
Douglas
Spencer
Gillett Grove
Carl Saturn
Rock Island
Fine Racing Program At Clay County Fair Harness meet set with 40 entrants
The Clay County fair announces a fall harness racing program with 40 entrants across four events. The 2:24 trot leads with eighteen entries, the 2:24 pace has fourteen, the 2:18 trot nine, and the 2:14 pace five. Half the entry fee is paid. another due August 1, with final payments before race time.
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Clay County Fair
Lee C. Dailey
Association
The
Fair Association
Zenith
Dr. Tiberas
Biligzabeth M
Spencer
Happy Helpers Meet at Alice Donahue Home
The Happy Helpers met at Miss Alice Donahue’s home on May 30 with ten members and two readers present. After the business meeting they reviewed pictures, practiced the songs Come to the Pair and Captain Jenks for Rally day, and Mary Fenn was nominated for county office. A luncheon was served by Mdlasey Donahue.
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Alice Donahue
Captain Jenks
Mary Fenn
Mdlasey Donahue
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U.S
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A. H. Piper
Emmetsburg, Iowa
McNally-Mcnamara Loan Company
Towwa
Ani
Charlotte
Elmer Hough
Mike Laemer
Sylvia
Sioux City
L. A. Snyder
F. B. Thompson
L. B. Comer
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Dubuque
Enos Martin
John Anglum
Dale Lowe
Rolfe
Elsmere Lowe
Home Missionary Society
Norman Kelatich
Herman Deerning
Eugene Lowe
T. J. Conway
Royal
Jeanette Crispin
Valley Junction
W. A. Sabin
John Schuler
T. J. Hood
Kathleen
Mary
Frank Schuiller
Dorothy
Rosie
Agnes
Henry Schuller
Veronica
Helen
Marguerite
Will Fish
Lizzie
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