Whittemore Plans Big Fourth Celebration with Lights and Rides
Whittemore's St Michael parish gears up for a two day July celebration featuring balloon ascensions, parachute rides, a circus and more. A Lotts Creek and West Bend ball games will entertain, with a large fireworks display centered on Battle Mines and the Huge Golden Wheel. The event promises free ground rides and a Rosary Society dinner, drawing families for a weekend of shows and sports.
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Whittemore
St. Michael's
Parcell Stage
Riggles Rite Company
Gronds
Lotts Creek
West Fend
Rosary Society of
Spencer man killed in railroad crossing tragedy
The death of Ernest E. Meyer Dirks, 30, was caused when a Milwaukee passenger train struck his automobile near Main Street in Spencer. Meyer Dirks, a chef at the Anegaey Hotel, leaves a widow who died February 4 and five children. The impact came as he traveled through the north end of Spencer, with obituaries and local visits from relatives and friends tracing the aftermath through a busy week of activity in Whittemore and surrounding towns.
New Liquor Store to Open in Graettinger August First
Northwestern Iowa reports a liquor store will open in Graettinger around August 1 after the Iowa liquor commission approved a lease for the building recently bought by C. G. Shubert. Shubert plans building improvements starting July 1 and aims for an August 1 opening. No manager has been named yet though several applications for a several months duration are on file. The Bonstead family mourns. Ward learns of Mrs. Ole Bonstead of Pequot Minnesota dying the same day as her daughter-in-law. The double funeral occurred Monday afternoon at the Lost Island Lutheran church with Rev. M Mandsager of Graettinger and Rev. S. OG. Sands of Fenton officiating. Interment followed at Lost Island Lutheran cemetery.
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Sanborn
Iowa Linor Commission
C. G. Shubert
Worthmore Cafe
Shubert
Bonstead
Ward
Ole Bonstead
Pequot
Minnesota
Graettinger
Lost Island Lutheran Church
M. Mandsager
Algona Postoffice Nearing Completion Dedication Planned
The Algona post office is rapidly nearing completion with sidewalks and sewer connections recently finished. A formal dedication is expected around July 21 or 22, with a high government post office official attending the ceremony.
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Algona
Spencer Woman Appointed to State Library Board
Mrs. Sackett of Spencer was named to the state library board for a five year term ending June 30, 1942 by Gov. Nelson G. HKiruschel. She succeeds Mrs. H. M. Tedford of Mt. Ayr.
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Snerker
State Library Board
Nelson G. Hkiruschel
Sackett
H. M. Tedford
Mt. Ayr
Former Graettinger Teacher To Teach at Rockwell City
Miss Vivian Kelly, former Graettinger high school English teacher and principal, has been hired to teach English at Rockwell City high school with a $120 monthly salary. She left Graettinger a year ago to spend time with her brother in Honolulu and returned about six weeks ago.
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Vivian Kelly
Graettinger High School
Rockwell City
Graettinger
John Kelly
Honolwin
Adjustment on Graettinger Church cyclone damage
The Graettinger Catholic church damage from the May 13 cyclone is adjusted at 1840 dollars. Emmetsburg estimator Mr Show cited over 1700 and contractor Albert Suss of Graettinger held an estimate above 1900. Settlement expected to cover damages. Roof repairs already started and will take several weeks under Suss supervision.
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Graettinger
Show
Emmetsburg
Albert Suss
Greaettinger
Suss
Kossuth County Boy Second in Brain Derby at Iowa City
William Chapman of LaVerne represented Kossuth county at the brain derby in Iowa City last week. The senior placed second overall and won first in first year Latin, with second in physics and ties for eighth in twelfth grade literature and tenth in twelfth grade English. He received a jeweled key among eight high school honorees at a University of Iowa dinner.
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William Chapman
LaVerne
Kossuth County
Iowa City
Chapman
University of Iowa
Let Contract for Resurfacing Highway 17 Near Estherville
The Harco Construction Company of 1 Sioux City received the contract to resurfce nearly seven miles of Highway 17 north of Estherville with a stabilized base for 332,303 dollars. The road will be surfaced with earth, gravel and water and rolled and treated with oil.
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Harco Construction Company
Sioux City
Estherville
Mrs A J Bonstead Dies At Home In June
Mrs A J Bonstead aged 47 died at her home in Lost Island township on Friday June 4 following an illness. The report notes a deep gash in his thumb during tree trimming last week. Various local residents, including John Keane Jr and William Heller, visited family over the weekend as others traveled between towns for personal matters and obituaries. The item lists a series of short social updates and names residents and visitors in the Whittemore area.
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A. J. Bonstead
Lost Island Township
John Keane Jr
Irvington
Joan Keane
William Heller
Dows
Titian
Helen Higley
Whittemore
Harve Higley
Mason City
Russell Saunders
Sats
Wauk
Mary Thomasine
William Oliver
Dubuque
Presentation Nuns
James Fay
Emmetsburgh
Thomas Rochford
F. J. Rochford
New Hampton
Great Palls
Montane
Miss Simpson
Algona Council Lets Bid for Street Resurfacing Project
The Algona city council approved resurfacing all 18 miles of asphalt streets at about 13 114 per week and set a June 22 meeting for objections. A new street cleaner costs 2377 and a second machine will be financed from the reserve fund with a transfer to the street department.
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Algona
Iund
Only Living Rat Man To Perform at Ringsted
R. J. Kumzak, the only living Rat Man, will perform at the American Legion celebration in Ringsted on June 24 and 25. He plans a jump from 10,000 feet probably on Friday June 25, using Wings and a parachute after acrobatic maneuvers. He carries flour in a sack to aid tracking path. references to Clem Solon note a fatal parachute failure in Paris last month.
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American Legion
Ringsted
Kumzak
Kumazak
Clem Solon
Paris
France
Iowa
Iowa Federal Theatre Co May Open at Arnolds Park
Iowa Federal Theatre Co may extend summer stock to Arnolds Park for an eight week engagement in the city hall. Herbert Ashton Jr the Iowa director says negotiations near completion. Bernard Suss now on the west coast will be director for Arnolds Park stay. Ashton plans to attend Vassar College summer session at Poughkeepsie New York.
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Iowa
Iowa, Federal Theatre Company
Iowa Great Lakes
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Bernard Suss
Federal Theatre
West
Minneapolis
Ashton
Princess Theatre Stock Company
Des Moines
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
New York
School of the Theatre
Miniature Touring Outfit Passes Through Spencer
Tom Herridge of Tarkio Missouri paused in Spencer during a cross country bicycle tour on his Auto Glide. The compact rig features a trailer three and a half feet long two feet wide and two feet high, licensed as a house on wheels, with two 12 by 21 inch tires matching the bike. It claims 120 miles per gallon of gas and 500 miles per quart of oil, plus a small front stove and space for gas extras.
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Tom Herridge
Tarkio
Missouri
Spencer
Mysterious Trailer Home On Wheels Sparks Curiosity
Herridge uses a tiny trailer as a movable home and travel base. In Spencer he unlocked a pin sized padlock, revealed a ready-made bed and compact living area with a radio, clothing, cooking gear, and two white mice as pets. He plans a two year trip totaling about 25000 miles, touring Canada for fishing then navigating to Florida for winter.
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Spencer
Lttle
Canada
Florida
Two Men Confess Armstrong Robberies
Sheriff Cliff Frederickson of Emmet county and Marshall Jack Prost of Armstrong cleared up the robbery of three farm homes near Armstrong last week Wednesday. They arrested Melvin Palmer and Ernest Walder, who gave a confession. The pair are jailed in Estherville and will face Judge F. C. Davidson for sentencing. They obtained only a gun and a few pennies for their risk.
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Emmet County
Marshall Jack Prost
Armstrong
Melvin Palmer
Ernest Walder
Estherville
F. C. Davidson
Miniature Tornado Reported at Langdon
A miniature tornado and wind storm struck Langdon Sunday afternoon causing widespread farm damage. Rapid repairs and debris removal followed as the storm, with heavy rain, damaged barns buildings and poultry facilities. About 930 chickens perished in brooder houses and other losses were reported.
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Langdon
Fire Destroys Barn North Of Estherville
A barn eight miles northwest of Estherville owned by Ee B Kortum of San Jose California and rented to H M Ross burned in a wind driven blaze believed caused by spontaneous combustion. Five horses and a calf perished, two horses escaped with severe burns and may have to be shot. Four sets of harness also lost.
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H. M. Ross
Estherville
Ee. B. Kortum
San Jose
California
Ross
WPA Camp Worker Killed Near Paullina
Theodore Kurse, 60, a WPA camp employee near Paullina, was killed when struck by a car driven by Ernest Kirby of Greenville, Iowa, at 8:30 last Wednesday morning on highway 10 between the camp and Paullina. Cause of death was a fractured skull. He had three sisters in Manning and a brother-in-law, Frank Pratter, of Manning, who came that afternoon to arrange the body’s return.
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Ernest Kirby
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