District Musicians Award Winners March On to State
Ames district contest crowned Estherville and Armstrong ensembles with two superior rankings and multiple excellents. Girls' Glee clubs led by Miss Ehlers and Miss Latchem earned top ratings. Boys' Glee and Clear Lake's concert band also advanced to the state event. Transportation logistics noted with many drivers listed.
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Ames
Estherville
Girls’ Glee Club
Dorothy Ehlers
Everald Anderson
Dorothy Latchem
Earl Josten
Eugene Hutchinan
Eugene Petcoff
Virginia Reed
Clear Lake
Northwood
Armstrong High School
Kanawha
Gilbert
Armstrong Girls’ Glee Club
Chamber Wood
Frank Ellwanger
Albert Kresie
J. R. Horswell
C. E. Swale
Roy Burt
W. A. Cresap
Vernon Grimm
E. C. Smith
Fred White
F. W. Ortmeyer
Hilliard
Juan Sanchez
Vermaine Sidles
C. L. Mulock
O. L. Anderson
L. E. Crim
Ralph McKay
Ralph Rousseau
Lloyd Schenck
Frances Lough
N. H. McKerral
School Board Discusses Lighting of Athletic Field
The school board met Monday night and discussed lighting the athletic field but made no definite decision. The board will reconvene Monday April 16 to elect teachers for the coming year.
High Lake Declamatory Music Winners Named in Contest
Tuesday evening the High Lake township declamatory and music contest crowned winners across divisions. Edwin Donovan won first in oratorical with You Are the Hope of the World. Violet Rich placed second with Old Ironsides. Margaret Skattebo led the dramatic division, Ar dis Olson claimed second with Death of Little Jim. Lois Rustad won humorous division first with Little Yawcob Strauss, Maxine Donovan second with Thelma and Selma. Eldon Aanonson led boys’ music. Norman Iverson took second with Dancing Song and Hills of Tyrol. Ila Welr won girls’ music. Maxine Donovan second with The Squirrel. A stray note remarks pre-prohibition era cures for drunkenness and a nod to modern remedies if dollars run high.
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High Lake Township
Edwin Donovan
Violet Rich
Margaret Skattebo
Fleurette
Ardis Olson
Little Jim
Lois Rustad
Yawcob Strauss
Maxine Donovan
Thelma
Selma
Eldon Aanonson
Norman Iverson
Tyrol
Ila Welr
the Squirrel
Rock Island Dismantles Old Steam Engines
Four stored steam engines in Rock Island yards are being torn down with five workers recalled to the shops for the project. Three locomotive firemen were also brought back to the board in the past week. The gas electric unit is being overhauled while regular steam equipment handles the Cedar Rapids run.
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Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Legion Meeting at Dolliver Townhouse Event
The American Legion Auxiliary joint county meeting was held in Dolliver last Friday night. All posts and units in the county except Wallingford and Ringsted attended. Lester Stevens was elected county commander for the coming year. Reports showed most units at 100 percent in activities. Lunch was served by Dolliver ladies and dancing concluded the evening. Guests included L. P. Stillman a Spanish-American War veteran and Mrs. Stillman with daughter Nadine.
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Dolliver
American Legion Auxiliary
Wallingford
Ringsted
L. P. Stillman
Duncan Camp
Emmetsburg
Muskrats Visit Estherville During Migration
Mild excitement swept Estherville as several large muskrats visited the town over Thursday and Friday. The creatures moved through streets, chasing dogs and pedestrians as they migrated from the Des Moines River to another water source. Reports say one muskrat was killed by a dog on Lincoln Street, with others suspected to have died in similar encounters before residents recognized the danger.
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Estherville
Des Moines
Lincoln Street
Summer Resort Dance Season Opens at Interlaken Park
Spring activity stirs local resorts as Interlaken Park announces a dance season starting April 17 with an eleven piece band led by Miss Del Rio. Old Time Dances follow April 19 with Guy Wood and his Cornhuskers. free hot dogs for all. Roller rink attendance rises. Admission remains free. groups invited to picnics and outings.
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Interlaken Park
Miss del Rio
Guy Wood
Eau Claire
Wis
Community theater praise for God's Children in Essterville
Enthusiastic reviews mark the amateur play God's Children by LeRoy Miller and cast under the American Legion in Essterville. The story follows a discouraged young physician's bid to recover and back to work, with strong performances by Frederick Wilson Marilyn Sumner Anna Doud and a full home talent cast. A second local performance may be staged to benefit the cast members.
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God's Children
American Legion
LeRoy Miller
Miller
Dr. Metstein
Frederick Wilson
Marilyn Sumner
Anna Darlene Doud
Merrill Meadows
James Richman
Vermaine Sidles
Lois Hemphill
Richard Turner
Willie
Gerald Wee
Romaine Collins
Frank Meredith
Tone Kately
James
Francis Erickson
George Sumner
Irene Kohl
Petersburg Man Dies at Local Hospital Sunday
Adelburt C. Jackman age 73 died at a local hospital in Estherville Sunday after a three day illness. He came to Estherville two weeks earlier from Minneapolis to live with his nephew Claude Jackman on South Eighth street. He had farmed near Petersburg Minnesota for over 45 years. Funeral services were held at Sternberg funeral home at 2:00 PM with Rev Heidt presiding. Burial followed in Jackson cemetery this afternoon.
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Adelburt C. Jackman
Estherville
Esthervile
Minneapolis
Claude Jackman
South Eighth Street
Petersburg
Minn
Sternberg Funeral Home
Rev. Heidt
Jackson Cemetery
Andersons Purchase Variety Store in Anoka
Lloyd Anderson and Mrs. Anderson have bought a variety store in Anoka Mina and moved to the town to run the new venture.
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Lloyd Anderson
Anoka
Mina
Mrs. Anderson
Woodley’s Hatchery ad floods market with stoves
In a Vine classified column note, Woodley’s Hatchery reports brisk sales after a 30 cent ad. The ad drew many calls and buyers, with Mr. Woodley joking that they should stop the advertising as all stoves were sold.
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Vine
Dicator
Republican
Woodley
Dolliver Man to Be Miner in California
Dolliver April 9 report from the Roth party heading to California via Rock Springs and Salt Lake City to Bridgeport. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Roth two children Mr. and Mrs. Axel Berg James Stillman and Chuck Holland. Mr. Roth holds a placer gold mining lease and will start operations at once.
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Dolliver
Roth
California
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Bridgeport
Calif
H. J. Roth
Axel Berg
James Stillman
Chuck Holland
Dolliver School Operetta Delights Town
Dolliver April 9. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was performed by 5th to 8th graders last Thursday evening. LaVon Stanerson played Snow White. dwarfs were Norman Tvedte Hans Hanson Virgil Olson Geo Weber Dale McKean Kenneth Burdetto August Lilland. Credits go to Mr. Wallace Miss Schwietert and Miss Smith for the production.
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King's Palace
Mr. Wallace
Schwietert
Miss Smith
Death in Maloney family recalls Farmington kin
The Maloney clan from Farmington Minnesota mourns as Miss Bea Maloney age 60 dies after her brother Daniel 83, following a long shared life with five aged siblings. Funeral held in Preston last Thursday. The family, all in their seventies and eighties, had lived closely together for years. A remark closes with a note on last summer’s 3.2 percent beer.
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J. H. Maloney
Mattie Maloney
Bea Maloney
Daniel Maloney
Farmington
Minn
Preston
Northwest Iowa Declamatory Contest Third Place Report
The Northwest Iowa Declamatory contest at Humboldt drew entrants from Moville Rolfe Sanborn Webster City Algona Sibley Sioux City East Estherville Madrid Onawa Sergeant Bluff and Humboldt. Estherville’s Jeanne Parsons earned third in the humorous division while Wiley Mayne Sanborn and Henry Hopp Moville led the oral category. Donald Swanson Webster City won dramatic Denton Cobble Sibley second and Kenneth Johnston Humboldt won humorous with Mildred Stuebaker Madrid second. RQ.
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Northwest Iowa
Humboldt
Moville
Rolfe
Sanborn
Webster City
Algona
Sibley
Sioux City East
Estherville
Madrid
Onawa
Sergeant Bluff
Jeanne Parsons
Wiley Mayne
Henry Hopp
Donald Swanson
Denton Cobble
Kenneth Johnston
Mildred Stuebaker
Grandson Loses Leg After Train Crossing Accident
DeWitt Osgood Jr., 14, of Muskegon Mich, lost a leg below the knee in a railway crossing incident on Thursday while on his way to school. He was crushed under a freight car after hopping along the side of a moving train with classmates. He received blood transfusions from twelve volunteers and remains in fair condition. DeWitt is described as athletic and bright, with a younger brother and three younger sisters.
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W. G. Gordon
DeWitt Osgood Jr
Muskegon
Mich
Tao Cross
Ind
DeWitt
Thermometer Reaches 80 Degrees This April Sunday
The April Sunday saw a warm rise with temperatures reaching 80 degrees. People opened doors and windows as furnaces cooled, and reports note swimming in Okoboji and Spirit Lake amid a general warm spell. Weather outlook calls for showers midweek in portions of the Mississippi and Missouri valleys with near normal temperatures across the Plains.
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Okoboji
Spirit Lake
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Gruver Dominates County Spelling Contest Led by Woods
The county high school spelling contest held Monday morning in the city auditorium crowned Lucille Woods of Gruver as top speller after accurately spelling all 250 words. Maxine Truesdal of Emmet Consolidated finished second, with Agnes O'Brien of Emmet Consolidated third, Irene Glassnapp of Halfa fourth, and Alma Jensen of Ringsted fifth. Winners received a gold key, and Gruver topped the school rankings followed by Emmet Consolidated, Ringsted, and Armstrong.
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Lucille Woods
Gruver
Maxine Truesdal
Emmet Consolidated
Agnes O'Brien
Emmet Consolated
Irene Glassnapp
Halfa
Alma Jensen
Ringsted
Armtrong
Farmers Would Spend Huge Sum If They Could
A county Farm Union meeting of 32 families itemized potential purchases totaling 68,958.25 dollars if cost of production payments were available. Major needs listed include 27,280 for building materials, 5,9944.35 for farm machinery, 2,935 for vehicles and accessories, and 2,050 for livestock.
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Farm Union
Thorson Electric Services Agencies Expanded
The Thorson Electric Services company now carries Grunow radio and refrigerator, Philco radio, One-Minute electric washer, and Wing Power lighting plant agencies. All lines are displayed at Heir place on the east side of the square.
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Grunow
Thorson Electric Services
Philco Radio
Wing
Secure Help Club Agent Named for Emmet County
Dale Irwin of Sac City will serve as part time club agent in Emmet county, splitting time with Palo Alto to direct boys and girls 4-H club work for the year. Hired through July 1, with potential extension if needed.
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Dale Irwin
Sac City
Emmet County
This County
Palo Alto
Mrs Poole Undergoes Appendectomy in Chicago
A late afternoon wire to Mr and Mrs R J Ridley from George Poole Chicago reports Mrs Poole has just undergone an appendicitis operation. Mrs Poole is their daughter and they had just returned Sunday from a week long visit in Chicago.
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R. J. Ridley
George Poole
Chicago
Infant Granddaughter Sylvia Ann Shaw Dies in Mandan
Mr and Mrs W G Nichols mourn the death of their seven months old granddaughter Sylvia Ann Shaw daughter of Mr and Mrs LaRue Shaw at Mandan North Dakota She and four brothers and two sisters survived by the parents The child had contracted flu and pneumonia followed as a complication Mandan Friday.
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W. G. Nichols
Sylvia Ann Shaw
LaRue Shaw
Mandan
N. D
Mrs Robb and others attend district missionary meeting
Mrs Geo Robb, Mrs Wm Mc Ardie, Mrs Ella Jones and Mrs C E Meadows motored to Kanawha today to attend a district foreign missionary meeting of the Methodist church.
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Geo. Robb
Wm. McArdie
Ella Jones
C. E. Meadows
Kanawha
The
Methodist Church
Notable Old West figure Jack Abernathy visits town
In a photo from last week, famed hunter Jack Abernathy, once a U S marshal and wolf catcher in Oklahoma, recalls the McKinley Roosevelt Taft era as he shows his colorful frontier persona.
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New York
McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
Taft
Jack
Abernathy
Okshama
Old West
City Clean-Up Date Change Proclaimed for Estherville
Estherville will hold a city clean up from April 14 to April 21 urging residents to clear yards and alleys of ashes tin cans and rubbish and haul waste to the city dump as required by ordinance Mayor M K Whelan signed the proclamation on April 9 1934 and the Clean Up committee meets today with Supt J S Hilliard as chairman alongside Mayor Whelan Henry Hower Fred Ehlers and Paul Linke to plan further arrangements.
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Estherville
M. K. Whelan
Miss Estherville Named at Thursday Contest
Votes from a crowd at the Orleans hotel Thursday evening chose Miss Ima Shel don to represent Estherville for the resort season at Lake Okoboji as selected by Miss Iowa Great Lakes club. Virginia Johnston was the second favorite. eligible nominees must show sportsmanship conduct and youth example. a photo of Miss Estherville will stay in Miss Town Great Lakes club offices for the season.
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Orleans
Ima Sheldon
Estherville
Lake Okoboji
Virginia Johnston
Board named to administer district distributors code
A district board to administer the food and grocery distributors code was named at Estherville city hall pending national approval. Members include Clyde Sanborn and LeRoy Buckingham, with N. W. Christensen and others from Emmetsburg and nearby counties. Buckingham named permanent chairman, Sanner secretary. Administration costs likely at $1 per employee. seven counties represented with 125 in attendance.
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Estherville
National
Clyde Sanborn
LeRoy Buckingham
Neill Finny
Dolliver
McGown
Ocheyedat
N. W. Christensen
Emmetsburg
Bukkingham
Sanberr
Court Continues With Jury Trials This Week
Jury was drawn Tuesday morning and two cases fill the docket. First, Erma Perry et al vs First Trust and Savings Bank of Armstrong and Town Mutual Dwelling Insurance Co. of Des Moines seeks about 1500 for fire damage. Second, Frances DeBates executrix vs Harry and James Beck demands 3678.33 plus 8 percent interest and costs over a disputed promissory note.
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Erma Perry
First Trust and Savings Bank of Armstrong
Town Mutual Dwelling Insurance Company of
Des Moines
Frances DeBates
L. J. DeBates
Harry Beck
James Beck
Wm. S Johnston
Sullivan, McMahon & Linnan
Algona
Tom Pullen Given 30 Days In City Jail For Disorderly Conduct
Tom Beans Pullen of Esther ville was arrested Saturday night in a drunk and disorderly condition. Mayor M K Whelan ordered 30 days in the city jail at hard labor after he was brought before magistrate Monde.
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Tom Pullen
Tom “Beans" Pullen
Estherville
M. K. Whelan
Tialmiagistrate Monde
Pullen
Ley Moines Firm Executive Attends Norge Meeting
Afic company from Ley Moines left Monday to attend a Norge electric refriger meeting with sales staff and associates. He expects to be home on a soon date, reporting results from the session and plans following the gathering.
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Fic Company
Ley Moines
Norge Electric
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