Depew Man Dies After Whittemore Crash
Orville Burtnott of Depew dies from brain concussion after a Thursday evening collision near Whittemore. He passed away Saturday at Whittemore hospital. Funeral held at Emmetsburg. Car driven by Fred Haack of Lone Rock collided with Burtnott's Boitnott machine injuring Emil Haack and others. Burtnott, 42, survived by wife and two sons. born December 3, 1888 in Polk County. long resident of Story County. Five brothers and a sister live in Cambridge Town.
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Orville Bolinott
Depew
Whittemore Hospital
Emmetsburg
Fred Haack
Lone Rock
Emil Haack
Hanck
Burtnott
Polk County
Story County
Cambridge
Cattle Trade Moves 19 Car Loads to Emmet County
A heavy Saturday rain drenched the state with moisture through Saturday night. M. J. Groves of Estherville bought 19 car loads of cattle at Alliance Nebraska, shipping them to Emmet county to be fed on Swan Lake farm. Jack Dempsey bought Iowa bank stock at Davenport on Friday, signaling strong faith in Iowa. In Cedar Falls a real life Enoch Arden story ends with a husband returning after an annulment is arranged, as James Hool plans to reclaim his family after years of absence and army papers recovered.
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M. J. Groves
Estherville
Alliance
Nebraska
Emmet County
Mr. Groves
Swan Lake Farm
Dempsey
Iowa Bank
Cedar Falls
Enoch Arden
James Hool
Montana
Hool
Butte
Leon
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Mrs J J Carney of Emmetsburg Dies at 64
Mrs J J Carney of Emmetsburg dies Sunday at 64. Funeral planned Friday at nine in the morning. She was sister of Mrs J D McCarty of Mynmetsburg and of Mrs Phillip. Relatives and many friends extend sympathy. Address by P H Donlon of Palo Alto at Estherville auditorium Friday evening November 20 as part of an open forum on economic issues.
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John Carney
Emmetsburg
J. D. McCarty
Mynmetsburg
Phillip
O’connor
Estherville
P.H. Donlon
Palo Alto Y
Ecity
Frigevening
Myr
Grabitiner Market Report Summary
Grabitinger Market Report for Thursday November 19 1931 lists corn seed prices and cattle feed figures with heavy and light spring weights. It notes prices for heavy springs over 5 pounds and over 4 pounds, light springs and leghorns, heavy hens over 4 pounds, light hens and leghorns, and state brand butter at 97 cents.
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Grabitinger Market Roport
Madsen Auction Set for November 30
Madsen of Graettinger area will hold an entire closing out sale Monday November 20th with fall participants listed in next week’s Times. He plans to sail from New York December 8 for winter in Denmark and be home for the holidays.
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Madsen
Rand
Graettinger
Denmark
New York
Milo Reno to Speak at Hawkeye Theatre November 27
Milo Reno of Des Moines, a leading Farm Union figure, will address the public at Hawkeye Theatre in Graettinger ViIlage on Friday November 27 at 8 30 p m. The local Farm Union unit sponsors the visit, and Reno, a former president, is billed as a powerful speaker with an agriculture centered message for all interested residents.
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Lowan
Farm Union
Milo Reno
Des Moines
Hawkeye
Grachtinger Viilay
Reno
Jury dismisses $1800 damages claim in Emmetsburg case
A district court jury in Emmetsburg last week rejected Louis Jolife of West Bend’s $1800 damages claim against Elmer Hough, a Mallard mail carrier, arising from an auto mix up north of Mallard. A roast chicken supper, bazaar and dance will be held at Estherville Thursday evening November 19 under the Rosary society for St. Patrick's church. All are cordially invited.
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Emmetsburg
Louis Jollife
West Bend
Elmer Hough
Mallard Mail
Mallard
Estherville Thursaday
Rosary Society
St. Patrick’s Church
Lightning rods installed on Quaker Oats elevators
Workmen installed lightning rods on the Quaker Oats elevator and the company plans to outfit sixty elevators in Iowa and South Dakota with the equipment.
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Iowa
South Dakota
Auxiliary Meeting At Mallard November 23
Palo Alto County American Legion Auxiliary holds a meeting at Mallard Iowa on Monday afternoon November 23 at 2 30 PM. Mrs M L Standley of Boone the new district chairman will attend with information and a program for the new year. All members urged to attend and help ensure success Velita O Hilton Palo Alto County Chairman.
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Palo Alto
American Legion Auxiliary
Mallard
Iowa
M. L. Standley
Boone
Claniman
Velita O. Hilton
Palo Atta County
Collins Farms Co Hit By Low Grain Prices
Collins Land Co faced cancellation of stock registrations by Secretary of State GO Greenwalt. The outstanding stock totals 5 400 shares preferred and 5 000 shares common. Land mortgaged by insurers is owned by a similarly named firm. Investors risk losing funds as the Collins operation near Graettinger faces uncertainty after years of grain farming and fence tearing. Emmet county land appeared on delinquent tax lists a year ago.
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Collins Land Co
GO. C. Greenwalt
Uessay
Collins
Collins Co
Graettinger
Emmet County
Fairmont Child Burned To Death in Lamp Fire
A five year old girl died after her clothing caught fire while playing with a lamp at Fairmont. She crawled to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyer, who were milking cows nearby. She died several hours later in hospital.
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Fairmont
Paul Meyer
Pheasant Hunter Suspected Booze Arrested in Iowa
A Bancroft report states a southern Iowa pheasant hunter faced a liquor suspicion after a search found no alcohol, but officers recovered three pheasants two chickens one turkey and two pigs all with gunshot wounds. A new brick fireproof oil station with a second story living area is planned at Crippen corner to replace a recent fire loss.
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Bancroft. Register
Iowa
Crippen Corner
Prohibition Officers Impersonating Hunters Buy Alcohol At Farm
Two men posing as pheasant hunters stopped at a Bancroft area farm and sought liquor. The obliging farmer sold them eighteen gallons before the ruse was revealed as the buyers were actually prohibition officers.
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Bancroft
Prohibition
Shipped Live Stock Valued At Forty Thousand Dollars
R J Larson returned from Town Falls after weeks with his mother and visit to the Kelley family. Over forty thousand dollars worth of fat cattle hogs and sheep were shipped from this farm this fall. Northwestern football faces Iowa University at Town City with strong local turnout expected.
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R. J. Larson
Town Falls
GC. J. Kelley
Cracttinger
Mr. Kelly
Frost Report Notes Green Vegetation in Iowa
Weather notes from Iowa observers report November 4 as the first killing frost in some areas, while others saw only light frosts. Gardens still yield lettuce and strawberries, lawns and pastures remain green, and roses bloom as lighter frosts occur ahead of press day.
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Iowa
Manly
Bancroft, Register
Grayttinger
Folke
Delinquent Tax List Longer Than Usual in County
The Delinquent tax list for Palo Alto County appears unusually lengthy in last week's Emmetsburg Tribune. Graettinger properties are small. many farms are listed for tax sale and many owners live at a distance. Owners are urged to attend to overdue payments at once.
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Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg Tribune
Graettinger
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours and Dinners Planned
A week before Thanksgiving Graettinger observes holiday closing. Thanksgiving dinners will be served in Hawkeye Theatre basement by Danish Ladies Aid and Lost Island Church chapel by Lost Island Ladies' Aid. A Thanksgiving dance is set for Thanksgiving evening at Woodman Hall with the Country Club orchestra. The night before, Hawkeye Theatre hosts a charity motion picture show.
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Graettinger
Hawkeye Theatre
Danish Ladies’ Aid Society
Lost Island
Hawkeye ‘Theatre
Cedar Rapids Car Theft Ring Busted In Iowa
Iowa Automobile Department reports 21 stolen Ford years found in Cedar Rapids purchased from Chicago sellers. Three Chicago parties detained and three Cedar Rapids men to stand trial. Clarence Prentiss, 22, held in Emmetsburg jail after parole violation tied to liquor sentence. Estherville seeks postseason football game versus Des Moines or Sioux City within 26 miles.
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Iowa Automobile Department
Ford
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Cedi Rapids
Leive
Clarence Prentiss
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Des Moines
Sioux City
Des Moines Car Wrecked In Fire Near Bancroft
During pheasant season a Des Moines car was ditched and destroyed by fire near Bancroft. The occupants tried to avoid a head on collision with another vehicle and veered into the ditch. The report also notes financial troubles at Midwest Utilities Co and Town Union Telephone Co, now in receivership tied to the Emmetsburg exchange.
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Des Moines
Bancroft
Midwest Utilities Co
Chicago
Town Union Telephone Co
Cancer
Emmetsburg Exchange
Buds On Trees Weather Mil d
P. J. Paulson brought a twig to the Times office from a large cottonwood tree east of Hawkeye Theatre. The twig bears buds and a maple in Paulson’s yard is bud filled. November 187? notes Palo Alto and county auto registration numbers 74 82 56 for distant subscribers.
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P. J. Paulson
Times Office
Hawkeye Theatre
Mr. Paulson
Iowa
Palo Alto
Pato Alto
Mmmet
Kossuth
Pato Alto County
Mother Of C. E. Norris Very Ill
Mr and Mrs C E Norris were telegraphed of the dangerous illness of Norris mother in Mankato Saturday night They left Graettinger at midnight and reached Mankato at 430 am Sunday She rallied soon after and by Sunday afternoon was reported improved The patient is described as advancing in years and well known in Graettinger where she had visited several times. many hope for her recovery
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C. E. Norris
Mankato
M. E. Training School Named Best In The Country
Rev Fremont Saul announces a standard leadership training school opening at Armstrong Montag this week. Meetings three evenings weekly for two weeks train church teachers and Sunday School workers under Rev Paul, chair of the Algona Religious Educational board. Six schools will be held in the Algona district, serving about five hundred people. Last year’s school in Algona was praised as the best of its kind in the United States and used as a model in several states.
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Fremont Saul
The
Times
Armstrong Montag
Paul
Algona
Algone
United States
Rev Faul
M. TE
Alona
Will Rogers In Young As You Feel at Hawk Eye Theatre
Will Rogers stars in Young As You Feel at Hawk Eye Theatre this Saturday evening. The feature is one of his best pictures and promises hearty laughs with a high-quality production, offered at 10 and 20 cents admission. The Times calls it a splendid picture and notes it is the last chance to see it locally.
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Will Rogers
Hawkeye Theatre
Rogers
Else
the Times
Autogiro Tour Arrives in Emmetsburg December 12
The Autogiro owned by the Des Moines Register will visit Emmetsburg on December 12. It will stop in Estherville the preceding day as part of the tour.
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Autopiro
Emmetsburg
Autogiro
The
Des Moines Register
Esthstherville
Auto Fatalities Rise On Minnesota Highways
Over the past ten days many people have been killed on Minnesota highways amid slippery roads and defective vision. The late November rise in deaths is noted as frost and ice contribute to hazardous travel conditions. A heavy frost followed cloudy and rainy weather, with ice up to an eighth of an inch, marking the first substantial frost since early November.
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Minnesota
Fort Dodge Boy Victim Of Gas
A Fort Dodge dispatch reports 15 year old Richard Davis was revived after being overcome by carbon monoxide gas. Physicians say he will recover. The warning notes carbon monoxide is deadly in all seasons and urges motorists to avoid operating a car in a closed garage, especially during winter months.
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Fort Dodge
Richard Davis
Ales
Min And Bill Charity Show For Unemployment Relief
The town hosts a National Motion Picture Week event to aid unemployment relief with proceeds staying locally. Graettinger residents will pay 50 cents to see the film Wednesday evening, November 25, with all funds going to the community fund for the coming winter. Tickets are sold locally, and there are no profits or charges for film use or advertising.
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United States
Owen D. Young
Will H. Hays
Mr. Young
Graettinger
Auto crash injures Humboldt man Adolph Madsen
Adolph Madsen of Humboldt was badly injured when his car collided with a truck north of town after being blinded by oncoming headlights. He was taken to Mercy Hospital Fort Dodge. New auto licenses will be issued December 1 with 1932 plates featuring white letters on maroon background.
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Spencer
John Gebuhr
Council Bluffs
Adolph Madsen
Humboldt
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Unions Announced for D. Schaap and C Reynolds
Surprising friends Dr Claire D Schaap of Algona and Miss Clara Reynolds of Grant township Kossuth county have announced their marriage. The ceremony was performed at Ermetsburg on July 3.
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Claire D. Schaap
Algona
Clara Reynolds
Grant Township
Kossuth County
Ermetsburg
Citizens' League Meeting Tuesday November 24 Emmetsburg
Taxpayers of Palo Alto county will assemble at the Court House in Emmetsburg on Tuesday November 24 at 1 pm to discuss ways and means to reduce taxation. Cha s H Bleckwenn serves as chairman with the Citizens League organizing the session.
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Palo Alto County
Court House
Emmetsburg
Chas
H. Bleckwenn
Plea for Mercy In Court In Federal Trial Jury Case
Fort Dodge reports show Tuasday evening court actions as juror Sandvig served five days on two panels. The presiding judge noted several prisoners pleading guilty to liquor and related charges and one requesting a jury trial.
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Sandvig
Fort Dodge
Jude
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J. J. Carney
Ylena
West Notto
Rticle
T. Madsen
Collins Farms Co
Tad
Ae Waa
Northwestern
Towa City
Iowa University
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Thompson’s Grocery
Town City
Ring
Cetir Rapids
Nene Bancroft
M. E. Training School
Johnson
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