Emmetsburg Boosters Rally for Fair Tour Across Counties
A large Emmetsburg booster party led by Dr. F B McTigue promoted the Palo Alto County Fair and Emmetsburg Fall Festival through fourteen towns. The tour featured the American Legion band, meals in Algona and Ware, and extended to Laurens Ayrshire Curlew Mallard Rogman and Cylinder with strong local support and new travel times at Hook Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
Boosters
Iowa
American Legion Band
F B. McTigue
Bert France
The
Fair Association
E. Brereton
McTigue
Foy
Joan A. Berg
Ruthven
Mesars
Berg
Way
Kane
Moffsett
Mr. Mason
Ware
Laurens
Ayrshire
Curlew
Mallard
Rogman
Cylinder
D. Ei. McTigue
Matt
Pete Hammes
Pocesheptas
Potahontas
Gare
Miss Gibson Returns from Scotland Trip
Elsie Gibson sailed for Scotland on June 6 and returned home yesterday. She visited relatives in Dollan after landing at Glasgow, stayed in Aberdeen for a month, and enjoyed two weeks at Dunbar. She notes Scotland’s scenery and comments on wartime labor dole and high taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Gibson
Scotland
Glasgow
Dollan
Aberdeen
Dunbar
England
Miss Gibson
United States
Norman Thompson Marries Clara Ekeren in Colorado Springs
Local notice reports the secret July wedding of Norman J. Thompson and Miss Clara Ekeren. The couple married at the Congregational church in Colorado Springs on July 18, with Thompson later taking a western recuperation trip and plans to establish a new home eastward in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
West
Norman J. Thompson
Thompson
Clara Ekeren
Emmvtsburge
Congregational
Democrat
Hughes Store Remodeling Adds Elevator And Bargain Prices
E M Hughes announces extensive changes to his Manchester store to rival city department shops. A north storeroom is abandoned for a modern second floor ready to wear department with an electric elevator and new fixtures. Overhead reduction aims to lower costs and permit further discounts while maintaining style and quality locals call Hughes the fashion headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Radio
BH. M. Hughes
Hughes
Manchester
Delaware County
Palo Alto County Fair and Emmetsburg Fall Festival
The fourth annual Palo Alto County Fair and Fall Festival will be held at Peddie Park next week with extensive exhibits and a full entertain ment program. Nearly $4000 in cash premiums, 83 classes and 1100 divisions across dairy cattle to canning, a hippodrome with a parachute leap, world class horseshoe pitching, a Northern Iowa baseball tournament, and daily Emmetsburg Legion band concerts. Season tickets offered at reduced prices. admission set for adults and children, with free car entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Peddie Park
Spencer
Cherokee
Charles
Northern Iowa
Emmetsburg
Legion Band
Daily program listing Sept 15 18 events and performances
The schedule runs Tuesday through Friday September 15 to 18 with band concerts hippodrome circus fireworks pavilion dances and various contests. Highlights include baseball games Cherokee versus Charles City and Spencer versus Charles City with multiple address talks and parachute leaps.
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Hippodrome Circus
W. F. Schilling
Pres. Gwin Gry Milk Producers
Associaton
Hetokee
Spencer
L. J. Dickinson
Charles City
Magnus Johnson
Minn
Hippodrome Gircus
Hippodrome “Circus
Ayrshire Man Becomes Violent and Arrested
Lane Miller of Ayrshire armed with a new rifle and multiple shells fortified himself in his room and threatened his family. Deputies escorted him to the city jail after a prior incident months earlier. He is to be returned to the asylum, with ongoing concerns over his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Miller
Ayrshire
Hilton
Early
Cherokee
Mrs P B Neer visits California and finds friends
Mrs P B Neer and her daughter live northeast of town and recently returned from California. She visited Mr and Mrs J R Wetter who moved to Madera where he bought a cultivated place with grapes and alfalfa. The Wetter place uses electric power for irrigation. Mr and Mrs Leland Coonan Qua Weldekind and Wm Donovan returned home from Des Moines after attending the State fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Neer
Wm. I. Hughes
Here
California
J. R. Wetter
Madera
Wetter
Heala
Leland Coonan
Qua Weldekind
Wm. Donovan
Des Moines
Junk Dealer Plans Train Load of Goods to Eastern Markets
Algona junk dealer Joe Greenburg will ship 12 cars of iron, one car of rubber, one car of brass, copper and aluminum to eastern markets this week. Junk dealers of ten become wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Greenburg
Tragic Funeral Run Fatality Near Bode
A half mile north of Bode last Friday forenoon a car crash killed M. J. Ryan 62 of Ft. Dodge on the way to the funeral of Mrs. D. J. Fitzgerald of West Bend. Rhodes driving. Ryan seated front. Brat struck and died minutes later. Survived by wife five children two brothers three sisters. Funeral at St. Dodge. burial preparations in Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrey
Bode
M. J. Ryan
Ft. Dodge
D. J. Fitzgerald
West Bend
J. J. Ryan
Farm ‘Bureau
Ryan
Algona
Buriay
St. Dodge
Webaler County
Sheriff attends Des Moines meeting on crime reduction
Sheriff Shea traveled to Des Moines for a state sheriffs conference called by Governor Hammill. Peace officers and crime experts will speak on reducing crime and improving public safety at the gathering. The event is expected to be productive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif Shea
Des Moines
Shea
Hammil
Quiet Court Session Highlights and Local Tragedies
District court adjourned with little action as juries were dismissed after minimal work. The FP G Colby H M Helgen case remains under review before Judge Coyte. A prior Ollie Schwab W J McCarty settlement and a divorce for Mary Sagieton from Bert Sagieton are noted. A 14 year old Mason City boy Carl Hog setters was killed near DeKalb when struck by a freight train. Lyle Shear and wife injured in a honeymoon accident as their car slid into a ditch after a truck collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
W. J. McCarty
Mary Singleton
Bert Sagieton
Carl Hogsettes
Mason City
DeKalb
Ilnois
Earl
Hockenbury System sells stock for St Clair hotel
Hockenbury System Inc closed a stock sale in St Clair Michigan to finance a new hotel project. Total sales reached 141800 with 291 buyers. The 60 room hotel will enhance a summer resort on the St Clair river noted for heavy river traffic and historic tonnage. Mr Moore led the stock-selling campaign. Walker traveled to Decatur Illinois to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockenbury System Inc
St. Clair
Michigan
SE. Clair
Detroit
St. Clair River
Suez
Panama Canal
Moore
Former Iowa senator seeks 20 laborers for Florida boom
Leslie Francis-Still a Boomer, a former Iowa State senator and active promoter in the Florida boom, offers 3 dollars 50 cents per day for 20 common laborers to clear underbrush lay cement walks and perform other labor until next spring. He operates around Daytona and has left employment instructions with Attorney L. W. Owen of Spirit Lake. Francis has long invested in land and big ventures across Iowa and western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Francis
Florida
Dickinson County
Vienity
Daytona
L.W. Owen
Spirit Lake
Mt. Francis
Iowa
Canada
Boosters to Spencer On Thursday Evening
Emmetsburg Legion Band plans a concert in Spencer on Thursday at 8 15 pm with a program featuring favored selections. The band departs at 7 pm and invites country residents and businesses to send cars and invite neighbors. The trip aims to advertise the Fad and Fall Festival and to foster friendly ties with Spencer. Concert pieces include Royal Bridesmaid Memories of Stephan Foster Overture Sally Novelty and more finished with Stars and Stripes and Alabama Bound selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Maron Robinson
Stephan Foster
Iowa
F. O. McWhorter
Alabama
Exhibitors Ticket Clarification At Palo Alto Fair
Palo Alto County Fair officials correct a misunderstanding about exhibitor tickets. An exhibitor ticket at 1.25 dollars is not required for entry and serves as a savings on a season ticket. Entries welcome regardless of ticket purchase. Bert L. France secretary. Ah Rockwell Lady Injured At Postville Saturday Mrs G H Overbeck of Rockwell broke both legs in an auto crash near Postville while visiting relatives. Nearby residents and relatives visiting Vaughan household. Tin O Brien and Mrs. O Brien head to Minneapolis for the Minnesota State fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
The
Fair Association
Ah Rockwell
Postville
G. H. Overbeck
Rockwell
A. W. Freeburg
Mias Dorothy
Charles City
Edward Hammond
Nashua
W.H. Vaughan
John Barr
Bad Axe
Michigan
W. H. Vaughan
Tin O'Brien
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Graettinger Labor Day Celebration Highlights Boxing and Sports
Graettinger’s Labor Day celebration drew many locals with Picnics and amusements. Attendee fights featured Gilbert Reed beating John Gipson in ring contests while Rocky Adams stopped William Kilboch in the main event. Emmetsburg-Graettinger and Estherville bouts drew strong crowds with several decisive results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Colliver
Fort Dodge
Emmetsburg
Parks of
Rocky Adams
William Kilboch
Alpha
Minnesota
Kilboch
Adaman
Car Crash Near Harris Injures Several
The Spirit Lake Beacon reports a Sunday night wreck near Harris along the Dickinson Osceola county line. Lt. Waugh’s car left the main highway, rolled, and Juanita Waugh and Eliaser Nelson suffered serious injuries. others had minor bruises. Nelson broke a collarbone and shoulder. Juanita’s shoulder was badly shattered. The Chevrolet involved was stripped but none of its occupants were hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Waugh
Harris
Dan Water
Chevrolet
Dickinson— Osceola
Lake Bark
Juanita Waugh
Eliaser Nelson
Cherokee
L. C
Daisy
Ruth
Bertie Deibner
Juanita
Nelson
Worthington Hospital
Swanton Illness Travels From Waterloo To Emmetsburg
A. J. Swanton III fell ill in Waterloo prompting Mrs Swanton to request a driver to bring the car home. Ross Moses departed to fetch the family to Emmetsburg as they return from Pennsylvania. Officials note no serious condition reported and business firms plan partial closures for Palo Alto County Fair and Emmetsburg Pall Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Swanton
Emmetsburg
Waterloo
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D. M. Palmer
W. L.branagan
Basil McEvoy
Howard L
Mason, Mallord
J. J. Foy Ruthven
S. H. Subnetzer
Charles Papadakes
M. F. Kerwick
T. C. Severson
W. GC. Ryan
GH. Main
Thacker & DeHarty
Henry Simonson
Melvin Hand
H. L. Clum
Carl Berger
T. J. Mulry
Rev. J. B. Brereton
J. W. Sharp
J. Stillman
Win, Harvey
C. McWhorter
Frank Brennan
Frank Meade
Ed Murray
Ralph Moseg
Wm. Steiner
Wm. Roberts
Ray Martin
Wa. Slater
Lyle Slater
Matt Hammes
Macun
5. A. Wootia
Percy Gdilen
Hook Island
Prats
Hook
Norman Thompson
E. M. Hughes
Charles Higgins
Higgins
Robert Eaton
Palo Alto County
Szomfort
Saason
Gale
Louie Miller
Irvington
Kossuth County
District Court of
Reno
Nevada
Petit
Lyle
Shear
Hampton
Hockenbury
St. Clair, Hichigan
Walker
Decatur
Ilinois
Tesday
Leslie Francis
Bert L. France
Fordyce
Om Dickinson
A.J. Swanton III
Ross Moses
Howard
Harry O'Grady
Ayreuire
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