Depew Man Dies After Crash Near Whittemore
Orville Boitnott of northwest Depew dies from brain concussion after an auto crash near Whittemore. He passed away at Whittemore hospital Saturday evening. funeral held in Emmetsburg. Survived by wife and two sons. five brothers and a sister in Cambridge Town. News also notes heavy rain, near killing frost, cattle shipment by M. J. Groves, and Jack Dempsey buying Iowa bank stock.
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Orville Boitnott
Depew
Whittemore Hospital
Emmetsburg
Boltnett
Fred Haack
Lone Rock
Fmil Haack
Haack
Boitnott
Polk County
Story County
Cambridge
Town
Modern Enoch Arden Not True to Fiction in Cedar Falls
James Hool, 40, believed dead after army papers linked to a bank robbery, returns to Cedar Falls as his wife Mrs. Hool seeks an annulment from Paul Lantz after eight years apart. The couple and Lantz agreed to legal dissolution as Hool resumes family life with his wife and their son Leon.
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Cedar Falls
Returna
Enoch Arden
James Hool
Montana
Hool
Butte
Leon
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Cedar Palla
Mrs J J Carney of Emmetsburg Dies at 64
Myra John Carney of Emmetsburg passed away Sunday at age sixty four. Her sister is Mrs J D McCarty of Emmetsburg and another sister Mrs Phillip O Connor of this locality. The family expresses deep sympathy and notes many friends will regret the loss. A public address by Hon F H Donor of Palo Alto county is announced for Estherville Friday evening November 20 at the city auditorium followed by an open forum.
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John Carney
Emmetsburg
J. D. McCarty
Phillip O'Connor
Estherville
F. H. Dontor
Palo Alto
County
Donlon
Views Of West Bend Grotto Featured In Sunday Register
A full page shows views of the West end Grotto as part of the roto ure slection in Sundays Register. The piece notes that 60,009 visitors came to the park during the past year.
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West Bend Grotto
West End Grotto
Graettinger Market Report November 19 1931
Market update from Graettinger listing grain and livestock prices and notes on heavy springs and leghorns. Mentions corn sections and butter price at .87. Includes figures for No 1 and No 2 weights and various fowl categories.
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Graettinger
Baca
Madsen To Hold Auction November 30
T Madsen, who resides nine miles west, one and a half miles south and a half mile west of Grachtinger, will hold an entire closing out sale Monday, November 30th. Full particulars of the sale will appear in next week's Times. Mr Madsen plans on leaving for Denmark to spend the winter months. He will sail from New York December 8th to be home for the holidays.
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T. Madsen
Grachtinger
Mr. Madsen
Denmark
New York
Milo Reno to Speak at Hawkeye Theatre on Nov 27
Milo Reno of Des Moines, a leading Farm Union figure, will address the public at the Hawkeye Theatre in Gradlinger Friday evening November 27 at 8:30. The Marin Union local unit sponsors the visit, promising a message for all interested in agriculture.
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Milo Reno
Des Moines
Hawkeye Theatre
Gradlinger
Reno
Marin Union
Jury Refused $1 800 Claim In Emmet County Court
A jury in Emmet County District Court refused an $1 800 damage claim by Louis Jal life of West Bend regarding a incident north of Mallard on March 1. Elmer Hough of Mallard was the opposing party. A roast chicken supper bazaar and dance will be held at Fastherville on Thursday evening November 19 under the Rosary Society of St Patrick's church. All are cordially invited to attend.
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M. J. Groves
Estherville
Alliance
Nebraska
Emmet County
Mr. Groves
Swan Lake Farm
Emmate
Louis Jallife
West Bend
Elmer Hough
Mallard Mall
Mallard
Fastherville
Rosary Society of
Lightning Rods On Quaker Elevator Work Expands
A crew of workmen was here last week installing lightning rods on the Quaker Oats elevator. The company is placing this equipment on its sixty elevators in Iowa and South Dakota.
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Towa
South Dakota
Auxiliary Meeting At Mallard November 23
Palo Alto County American Legion Auxiliary holds a Monday meeting at Mallard Iowa on November 23 at 230 PM. District chairman Mrs M L Standley of Boone will attend with information and a program for the year. All Auxiliary members urged to attend for a successful year.
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Palo Alto
American Legion Auxiliary
Mallard
Iowa
M. L. Standley
Boone
Weldy O. Hilton
Palo Alto County
Collins Farms Co Hit By Low Grain Prices
Collins Farms Co faced collapse as low grain prices hit profits and threaten investors. The Collins Land Co and Collins Farms share assets under a similar name with mortgages held by insurance firms. Delinquent taxes plagued Emmet county land, casting doubt on the company’s future after years of grain farming with tractor power and fence destructions.
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Collins Farms Co
Collins Land Co
O. C. Greenwalt
State c
Collins People
Hosdings
Collins Co
Gruettinger
Emmet County
Fairmont Child Burned To Death In Lamp Fire
A five year old girl at Fairmont Maulay burned when her clothing caught fire while playing with a lamp. Parents Paul and Mrs Meyer were milking cows nearby. The child crawled to them and died in hospital a few hours later.
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Fairmont
Fairmont Maulay
Paul Meyer
Pheasant Hunter Suspected Booze in Car Reported
The Bancroft Register notes a southern Jews pheasant hunter faced a liquor suspicion after search found no alcohol. Officers did recover three pheasants two chickens one turkey and a pig all showing gunshot wounds. New Oil Station Under Construction at Crippen Corner Brick fireproof building planned with second story living quarters.
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Bancroft Register
Crippen Corner
Prohibition Officers Nab Hunters After Farm Sale
Two pheasant hunters during open season stopped at a farm near Bancroft and asked for alcohol. The farmer sold eighteen gallons before the men revealed themselves as prohibition officers.
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Iarm
Bancroft
Prohibition
Shipped Live Stock Valued At 40000 From Iowa Falls Farm
R. J. Lilson returned from Town Falls after weeks with his mother and visiting the G. Ti. Kelley family. Kelley manages a large stock farm two miles north of Iowa Falls. Over forty thousand dollars worth of fat cattle hogs and sheep were shipped from this farm this fall. This is an immense amount of live stock at present prices.
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R. J. Lilson
Town Falls
G. Ti. Kelley
Carmettinger
Mr. Kelly
Iowa Falls
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours and Two Charity Dinners
A week before Thanksgiving Gradtin closes early for the holiday with restricted hours. A Danish Ladies' Aid Society dinner is set in Hawkeye Centre basement and a Lost Island Jawlies Aid Society dinner in Lost Island church chapel. Thanksgiving evening hosts a Woodman Hall dance with the Country Club Orchestra, and a pre Thanksgiving motion picture show at Hawkeye Theatre for charity.
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Gradtinner
Hawkeye Ceatre
Danish Ladies’ Air Society
Lost Island Jawlies Aid Society
Lost Island
Woodman Hall
Country Club Orchestra
Hawkeye Theatre
Cedar Rapids Car Theft Ring Nets 21 Stolen Ford Cars
Iowa Department officers recovered 21 stolen Ford automobiles in Cedar Rapids, traced to Chicago thieves who sold them locally. Three Chicago suspects and three Cedar Rapids men face trial, with Clarence Sventiss 22 back in jail after parole violations and a new sentence looming. Estherville eyes post season football game against Des Moines or Sioux City to test competition and publicity.
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Iowa Automobile Department
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Estherville
Des Moines
Sioux City
Car Damaged in Bancroft Pheasant Season Incident
A Des Moines car was ditched and destroyed by fire near Bancroft during pheasant season. Occupants reportedly moved toward a second vehicle when they encountered a third, and the outcome remains unclear.
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Bex Moines
Bancroft
Hey
Telephone firm in receivership linked to Midwest Utilities
The Midwest Utilities Co of Chicago has fallen into receivership amid a downturn in the market. The Town Union Telephone Co., a subsidiary, operates the Emmetsbury exchange as part of the same concern.
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Midwest Utilities Co
Chiscago
Town Union Telephone Co
Emmetsbury Exchange
Buds On Trees and Weather Report in NOV 18
The piece notes buds on a cottonwood and maple trees in Paulson’s yard amid mild weather. It mentions a North West Iowa record date of November 18 and invites Graettinger residents in California to return for winter. It lists Palo Alto county auto tag 74, Emmet 82, Kossuth 55 for subscribers.
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PB. J. Paulson
Times Office
Mawkeye Theatre
Mr. Paulson
Mr. Paulsen
Graettinger
California
Palo Alto
Emmet
Kossuth
Datant
Palo Alto County
M. E. Training School Best In The Country
Rev. Fremont Maul announces a standard Jestership training school opened at Armstrong Monday. Sessions run three nights weekly for two weeks. The program trains church leaders and Sunday School workers. Maul leads the Algona district Religious Educational board. Six schools will operate in the district, serving about five hundred people. Last year’s school, praised nationwide, is used as a model in several states.
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Fremont Maul
M. &. Ehurchy
Armstrong
Maul
Religious Educational Board
Algona
United States
Rev Faul
M. BE
Algona District
Will Rogers In Young As You Feel at Hawk Eye Theatre
Will Rogers in Young As You Feel graces the Hawk Eye Theatre Saturday evening. The film is one of his best with a high laugh value and costly production, yet admission remains 10 and 20 cents. The Times urges readers to view the Rogers comedy before it leaves this section. Spencer Contractor sustains serious injuries from a fall at a Spencer construction site, breaking the right leg in five places and crushing the right heel, and is hospitalized in Cornell Bluffs. Busking rates drop to 3 cents per bushel with no elevator and 2.4 cents with an elevator as the season nears its end.
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Will Rogers
Hawkeye Theatre
Rogers
The
Times
Spencer
John Gebuhr
Cornell Bluffs
Weather notes report variable frost in Iowa region
The item discusses frost timing differences across Iowa with several frosts noted but no killing frost in a particular area. Gardens remain green and lettuces, roses, and other plants show continued growth while local reports suggest weather forecasts may shift by press day.
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Iowa
Bank ‘Croft Register
Graettinger
Northwestern at Iowa City Saturday game report
Northwestern football team travels to Iowa City to face Iowa University this Saturday. Despite predictions of an easy win a strong turnout is expected to watch the Northwestern stars in action. Local businessman A P Thompson of Thompson's Grocery plans to attend with others on the sidelines.
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Northwestern
Iowa City
Iowa University
A. P. Thomp Ison
Thompson’s Grocery
Delinquent Tax List Is Lengthy
The Palo Alto county delinquent tax list appears in the Emmetsburg Tribune. The list shows many farms in tax sale and includes owners living at a distance. It urges overdue payments be addressed promptly as many owners share common financial difficulties.
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Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg Tribune
Grachtingar
Autogiro Event Heads to Emmetsburg This Weekend
The Autogiro owned by the Des Moines Register will visit Emmetsburg on Saturday December 12. It will be in Roselville the day prior, highlighting a two day regional appearance by the aircraft in central Iowa.
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Autogiro
Emmetsburg
The
Des Moines Register
Rsbberville
Auto Fatalities Rise Across Iowa and Minnesota
Over the past ten days highway deaths increased as slippery roads and poor visibility caused more crashes. The article notes a heavy frost earlier, with ice about an eighth inch thick, the first significant frost since early November, urging caution on winter roads.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Mother Of C. E. Norris Very Ill
Mr and Mrs CG E Norris were called to Mankato Saturday night by telegram about the illness of Mr Norris mother. They traveled from Graettinger arriving at 4 30 am. Mrs Norris rallied and showed improvement by Sunday. She is advanced in years and many hope for her recovery.
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CG. E. Norvia
Mankato
Fort Dodge Boy Victim Of Gas
A Fort Dodge dispatch reports fifteen year old Richard Davis was revived after being overcome by carbon monoxide gas. Doctors say he will recover. The article warns carbon monoxide is deadly any season and urges care in winter and with closed garages.
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Fort Dodge
Richard Davis
Min And Bill Charity Show Next Wednesday
Community officials announce a National Motion Picture Week event to raise unemployment relief funds. The Graettinger screening of Min And Bill, on Wednesday, November 25, will be donated, with all proceeds in local funds to aid relief efforts. Tickets cost 50 cents and every dollar supports relief for the coming winter.
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United States
Owen D. Young
Will H. Hays
Mr. Young
Graettinger
Une
Auto Accident Injures Humboldt Man Saturday Night
Andon Madsen of Humboldt sustained severe injuries in a rural auto crash just north of his hometown. Blinded by approaching headlights he drove into a truck, rupturing his intestines, and was taken to Mercy Hospital in Fort Dodge. Also note new auto licenses and registration plates will be issued starting December 1, 1932. plates will feature white letters on maroon.
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Andon’ Madsen
Humbold
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Surprise nuptials of Dr Claire Schaap and Miss Clara Reynolds
Dr Claire D Schaap of Algona and Miss Clara Reynolds of Grant Township Kossuth County announce their marriage. The ceremony took place at Emmetsburg on July 2.
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Claire D. Schaap
Algona
Clara Reynolds
Grant Township
Kossuth County
Emmetsburg
Citizens' League Meeting on Tax Reduction Plans
Taxpayers of Palo Alto county will meet at Emmetsburg Court House on Tuesday November 24 at 1 p m chaired by Ch S Bleckwenn to discuss ways to reduce taxation and financial burden.
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Palo Alto County
Court House
Emmetsburg
Chas
H. Bleckwenn
Plea for Mercy In Court Nailed By Sandvig Juror
I Sandvig returned from Fort Dodge Tuesday evening and served five days on the Federal court jury. He sat on two panels and was present when the judge sentenced several prisoners. Thirty three pled guilty to liquor charges, one to a white slave charge, and four others asked for a jury trial.
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I. Sandvig
Fort Dodge
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Orville Boijnott
Long Aogle
Dempsey
Davenport
Jack Dempsey
J. J. Carney
Jowan
Farm Union
Chain Fare Corporation
Aid Societion
Clarence Sventiss
Granl
M. E. Training School
Johnson
C. E. Norris Very Iir
Citizens’ League
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