May 1 1924 notes from Emmetsburg locals and honor rolls
Fre the Times lists news from Emmetsburg including anniversaries for Mr and Mrs Julius Sevidy April 22 and Mr and Mrs James Landing welcoming a daughter April 15. Mrs Emmett Moore ill at Birney hospital. Clubs hosted by Dr and Mrs M J Reidy and Mrs J B Lambe. Miss Lyda Hester arrives from California to see ill mother. Several residents travel, and senior to freshman honor rolls are named. I mourn the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nance
Julius Sevidy
Emmett Moore
Birney Hospital
M. J. Reidy
Evening Card Club
Katie Barnhart
Emmetsburg
James Landing
J. A. Duffy
Vinzentok
Kelly
J. B. Lambe
Frank Weir
Lyda Hester
California
de. Hession
Davenport
Peoria
Maria Thompson
Sanborn
Minnesota
Walter Jorgensen
Gwendolyn Jensen
Gertrude Halverson
Linda Spies
Mabel Nichtern
Howard Urry
Tom Donlon
Genevieve Gammon
James Anderson
Barbara Thoreson
John Bondhus
Catherine Foster
Laura Smith
Carl Elsenbast
Cora Nichtern
Victor Henningsen
Kerry Burg
Ruby Newhall
Holger Geil
Dorothy Myhre
Helen George
Pearl Jensen
al Graettinger
Grace McCarty
Opal Johnson
Mary Reidy
Marion Nage
Quinten Jensen
Alice Trueford
Mildred Baumgartner
Martin Hendricks
Death and graduation news from the Times
Ernest Peton dies at 68 on May 5 with May 29 graduation exercises announced featuring graduates Tom Donlon Rueben Johnson Rose Laughlin Earl Erickson Gwendolyn Jensen Genevieve Gammon Linda Spies Joe Leonard Julia Leonard Mabel Nichtern Helen Love Charles Green Albert Rolfson Lloyd Lippold Stanley Gardner Homer Young Gertrude Halverson Mary Craven Francis Lambe Cecelia Lambe Howard Urry Alfred Skow James Anderson EK. Union changes noted in Graettinger Auto Wrecking Co partnership dissolution. Local updates include births visits occupations and a party at Emmetsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Peton
Tom Donlon
Rueben Johnson
Rose Laughlin
Earl Erickson
Gwendolyn Jensen
Genevieve Gammon
Linda Spies
Joe Leonard
Julia Leonard
Mabel Nichtern
Helen Love
Charles Green
Albert Rolfson
Lloyd Lippold
Stanley Gardner
Homer Young
Gertrude Halverson
Mary Craven
Francis Lambe
Cecelia Lambe
Howard Urry
Alfred Skow
James Anderson
EK. P. Kuhn
Dan Petersen
Graettinger Auto Wrecking Co
J. J. Martin
Rosalie Laughlin
Wm. Fuller
Armstrong
Thomas McDonald
J. L. Mahan
Chevrolet
C. G. Rucker
Emmetsburg
Joe Jackson
B. Franklin
Chicago
J. L. Grady
Ole Melhouse
Waverly Hotel
Nlp
Tien Ig
May 1924 local notices and events in Estherville area
The Times notes bonds pass by 125 47, several deaths and illnesses including Mrs. Emmet Moore and Mrs. Re Jensen, and local visits. Mentions Rochester Mayo Hospital visit for Mrs. John Hester, Sheriff Leo Shea in Emmetsburg, and various residents traveling or ill. Also reports school year close, baccalaureate and commencement speakers, a car collision, a broken arm, a billiard hall sale, new stove at Woodman Hall, road graders on Times Highway, painting of the T Sullivan residence, Mayme Sullivan's visit, and Memorial day speaker Sonn Cory Sr. of Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Dykstra
Sam Vanderby
Lars Egesos
Emmet Moore
John Hester
Steve
Rochester
Mayo Hospital
Leo Shea
Emmetsburg
Andy Axelton
Denver
Vincent Kelly
Mekkelson
Dr. Hart
Iowa City
Charles Stewart Ford
Pete Miller
Kermit Reeves
Julius Sevdy
Jim Duhn
Woodman Hall
Gammon
Franklin
Estherville
Times
T. Sullivan
L. B. Christiansen
Clemmenson Welding Co
Fragmented musings mix humor and history in old exchange
A collage of quips and anecdotes riffs on travel prices insects gambling and culture. It reflects retro humor about bets hats luck and travel from Kit Carson to modern convenience while noting vast changes in transportation and distribution since early America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chelsea
Massachusetts
Hill
Miracles of American enterprise drive modern life
The text extols refrigerated express cars as a symbol of American ingenuity, crediting businessmen with turning simple tools into miracles that make the United States a good place to live. It predicts many more innovations in the next century, contingent on freedom to create. It also quotes C. H. Van Vlack on seedbed preparation for corn and soybeans, noting basic tillage suffices with minor adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
C. H. van Vlack
Iowa State College
Seedbed prep and early cultivation effects on weed control and yield
Talo Alto County D H LA reports April dairy results from 372 cows tested. Of these 294 milking and 33 dry produced 30 278.6 pounds of milk and 10 709.1 pounds of butterfat, averaging 925 pounds of milk and 32.7 pounds of fat per cow. Six herds exceeded 40 pounds of fat per day, led by Carl A Lund and Sons and Spies and Lion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talo Alto County
D. H. LA
Carl A. Lund and Sons
Spies
Farm Report Details Identifications and Culling
Twenty one identifications and eleven records noted for April. Seven cows culled or removed from herds for low production udder trouble and other reasons. No purchases. Eleven heifers freshened. Eighteen separators tested two with losses. Harold Knabel supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Knabel
What is thrift and how it shapes the future
A reprint of B C Forbes definition on thrift emphasizes using time and talents wisely and saving rewards for the future. An experienced insurance man warns that without accumulation of resources a person may become a burden to society, needing assistance from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Forbes
Forbes
Thrift as a Ladder to Independence
The speaker argues thrift builds purchasing power at any age from 25 to 80. He urges rejecting charity and embracing self-respect by planning a thrift-based path and decisively choosing a personal course.
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