Florida hail storm and citrus notes from Lake Wales
Babson Park Florida April 13 1933 hail struck Bartow orange grove destroying an estimated twenty thousand boxes of fruit. Up near Beh Ring hail with wind damaged cheap buildings. The state horticultural society meets in Lake Wales this week as rains boost crops. President Roosevelt praised as a tackle. Webber College to award diplomas. Florida beer bills loom amid citrus industry concerns.
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Florida
Bartow
Behring
United States
The
State Horticultural Society
Lake Wales
Well Known Dunnell Lady Dies Tuesday
Agnes Woods 32 wife of Mr Woods of Lake Fremont township near Dunnell died at midnight Tuesday in child birth. The baby boy did not survive. She leaves husband three children Norman 12 Stanley 10 and Donna Mae 3 her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Dreke of Eau Claire Wis and a large Dreke family. Funeral Friday at 130 at home and 2 at German Lutheran church Dunnell with brothers and sisters such as Will Dreke Ed Dreke Mrs Elssworth Zeimer Henry Dreke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Woods
Mr Woods
Lake Fremont Township
Dunnell
Will Dreke
Fairmont
Ed Dreke
St. James
Elssworth Zeimer
Henry Dreke
Two Thirds Run on Peas Planned by Fairmont Co
Fairmont Packing company plans run of about two thirds capacity of peas at its facilities with contracts issued at all plants except Winnebago. Waseca Canning Co under lease will nearly reach full peas, while corn acreage will be smaller due to national oversupply and lower consumption. Some plants have only a few contracts. decision on operating the Winnebago plant this season is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont Packing Company
Fairmont
Waseca Canning Co
Pairmont Company
Postal Cut Hits Estherville and Nation in 1933
Estherville post office workers join federal employees nationwide in a 16 percent pay cut under Roosevelt economy plans. The reduction, effective Saturday, runs through June 30 1933, with possible extension after six months based on cost of living changes.
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Estherville Post Office
Roosevelt
Hoover
To Honor Receivers of The Purple Heart Medal
The American Legion and Auxiliary plan a joint meeting at Maple Hill on Friday night April 21 to honor Purple Heart recipients and announce eligibility for future awardees. Attendees are asked to bring their medals. details are to be arranged locally.
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Purple Heart
American Legion
Auxiliary
Maple Hill
Geo. Washington
Congress
American Legion and
the Legion Auxiliary
Robbers Kill Bank President in Ipswich Hold-up
A bank president was killed and two others wounded in a Ipswich, South Dakota, robbery at about 10:50 AM. A 1933 maroon Chevrolet sedan, possibly linked to the crime, carried three men headed east toward the Iowa line. The bandits secured about $800 before fleeing.
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Estherville
Ipswich
8. D
Myr. Beatty
Yankton County
Beatty
South Dakota
Iowa Line
Railways pay Iowa taxes. Emmetsburg hosts alcohol gasoline demo
The Chicago and North Western Railway paid Iowa taxes totaling 598784.06 this year with Emmet county receiving 867.98 as its share. State and local distributions include 1491.26 to the state and 5428.17 to the county. Schools receive 9763.28 and local entities 627.52. A fuel alcohol demonstration is set for Emmetsburg on April 21, using 500 gallons of denatured government alcohol shipped from Pekin. A government agent will supervise.
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Iowa
Chicago & North Western Railway
Emmet County
Emmet
Maintaig
Emmetsburg
Chamber of Commerce
American Commercial Alcohol Corporation
Pekin
Young People's Rally Planned at Estherville Luther League
The Estherville Luther League hosts a joint rally Sunday April 30 with leagues from Wallingford Immanuel Palestine and other nearby congregations. Miss Margaret Wall of Vancouver B C will lecture and address both afternoon and evening sessions with visiting league discussions and musical numbers from participating leagues.
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Estherville Luther League
National Luther League
Margaret Wall
Vancouver
B. C
Minneapolis
Wallingford
Immanuel and
Palestine
Palestine, Rev. Nordsletten
Graettinger
Lost Island
Mandsanger
Nazareth League
Armstrong
Bethlehem
Swea City
Union State Line League
Petersburg
Who Was Who in The Musketeers History and Legend
The article traces the real D Artagnan Charles de Gatz Castelmore, his use of his mother’s name, and the musketeer career that inspired Dumas. It notes Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras as the 17th century author behind Memoirs of D Artagnan and confirms the queen of diamonds tale is myth.
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D'Artagnan
Alexandre Dumas
France
Charles de Gatz-Castelmore
Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras
Bastile
Dumas
D’artagnan
Paris
Woman's Club hears Spencer play in Estherville
The Spencer Woman's Club dramatic department will entertain Estherville's club with a program at the city hall auditorium on Tuesday afternoon. The act includes the play Conflict and musical numbers, followed by a reception at Mrs. Henry Mahlum's home. Club president Mrs. J. B. Tedrow urges a large attendance and lists the committees for arrangements, decorations, and reception. Meanwhile, high water has enlarged a breach beneath the Dakota City cement dam, with several rods of river flow through the gap. the dam will be repaired once water recedes.
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Spencer's Woman's Club
Estherville
Estherville Club
Henry Mahlum
J. B. Tedrow
Lucy
Roy Blazer
Ella B. Jones
H. G. McTavish
E. W. Kepler
B. H. Brackett
Dakota City
Market Prices from Estherville Co Op Creamery
Commodity prices listed with corn varieties No 2 No 3 No 4 yellow oats and eggs values shown. Includes heavy hens roosters leghorns and creamery product pricing with April 1 1900s style shorthand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leghotn
Estherville Co-op
Local Church Hires Pastor After Trial Period
The Estherville Christian church voted to retain Rev. M. A. Lowe as pastor after a three week trial. He had served Fertile recently and lived in Britt, and with Mrs. Lowe traveled to Britt to collect household goods, returning to Estherville Friday.
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the Christian Church
M. A. Lowe
Rev. Lowe
Esthervile
Fertile
Britt
Mrs. Lowe
Estherville
Arrests Made In Auto Theft Ring Ties To Fairmont
Kenneth Personious, former operator of a restaurant in the Fairmont Auto Realty building, is jailed in Chicago on federal charges. He is to be transported to Minnesota to face accusations of delivering two stolen cars from Chicago to Fairmont and assisting Emmet Olson, who recently died, in the scheme. Olson’s case was dismissed after his death. bondsmen released. Charles Paul is also involved and awaiting processing in Mankato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Personious
Fairmont Auto Realty
Chicago
Mankato
St. Paul
Fairmont
Emmet Olson
Personians
Olson
Charles Paul
White Shrine Installs Officers at Wednesday Meeting
Bethel Shrine No 19 Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem held the 1933 34 installation of officers after a seven o clock pot luck dinner at the Masonic hall. Officers installed included Worthy High Priestess Mrs Dorothy Morton Worthy High Priestess, and a full slate with officers such as Anna Fagre Lena Sandren Harriet Nivison Jessie Halleck Eliza Welsh Leta Sconberg Alice Blazer Lucille Lewis John W Petersen Guy Noel Oscar Faere A Halleck Enid Copeland Edna Himebauch Priscilla Booth Dorothy Helmick Vash ti Cramer Edna Ries Chester Schryver and Florence Gordon etc.
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Bethel Shrine No
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Hall
Anna Fagre
Sheperds
W. Dillon
Lena Sandren
Harriet Nivison
Jessie Halleck
Eliza Welsh
Leta Sconberg
Alice Blazer
Worthy Herald
Lucille Lewis
John W. Petersen
Guy Noel
Oscar Faere
King
A. A. Halleck
Queen
Enid Copeland
Edna Himebauch
Priscilla Booth
Dorothy Helmick
Vashti Cramer
Edna Ries
Chester Schryver
Dorothy Morton
Florence Gordon
Ethel Wilson
Clara Suss
Lola Case
Fairmont Council Considers Beer Tonight
Fairmont city council to vote on an ordinance allowing beer sales and review applications for on sale permits at tonight’s meeting. An estimated 12 to 15 applications are expected. The council also weighs which business classes may hold off sale licenses. Mr and Mrs Peter Tornell attended Niels Jorgensen’s funeral in Ringsted on Sunday.
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Fairmont
Counci
Peter Tornell
Ringsted
Niels Jorgensen
Estherville Plans Clean Up Week Commitment
Estherville aims to become more beautiful by week’s end as Com munity club members and residents prepare a city wide clean up. Mayor M K Whelan designates April 24 to 30 as clean up week with a special committee named by Dr G G Griffith including Chas Anderson Fred Ehlers and Jay Howard meeting tonight to finalize plans possibly involving a Grand theater film and after school hours admission to the show will be cans and bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
M. K. Whelan
G. G. Griffith
Community Club
Chas, Anderson
Fred Ehlers
Jay Howard
Grand Theater
Hower
HERRING NAMES CHAS B MURTAGH COMPTROLLER
Governor Herring names Chas B Murtagh of Algona as state comptroller under the Brookings act. Murtagh, 51, former Kossuth County Savings cashier and real estate operator, will oversee budget, board of audit, warrants, and central budget control. He will serve at the governor’s pleasure with a 4500 salary and add duties for the state fair board and state education institutions.
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Herring
Chas. B. Murtagh
Algona
Murtagh
Budget and Financial Control Act
Board of Audit
Muragh
Kossuth County Savings Bank
Iowa House
Emmet
Comptroller
Board of Control
Cep
State Fair Board
State Board of Education
Raze Manhattan Beach Hotel to build cottages
The Manhattan Beach hotel, an old West Okoboji resort, is being razed. A Des Moines man holds the contract to raze and construct cottages on three acres. The property will host new cottages ready this season, as trade at Manhattan declines despite past improvement efforts by a Sioux City operator.
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Manhattan Beach
West Okoboji
Des Moines
Manhattan
Sioux City
Popular Local Couple Married at Omaha Today
Miss Lois Beryl Diltz and La verne C Heyer of this city wed at 2 pm in Omaha Neb The double ring ceremony was conducted by Rev Frank Hosmer of the First Presbyterian Church They left for a wedding trip and will be at home at 1109 North Sixth street after a weeklong trip Both graduates of Estherville High School he class of 1927 she 1929 He is a clerk at the local post office
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Lois Beryl Diltz
Laverne C. Heyer
Omaha
Neb
Logan
M. J. Klevford
Frank Hosmer
First Presbyterian Church of
Heyer
Estherville High School
North Sixth Street
Free Lecture By Miss Murney Glenn In City Hall
Miss Margaret Murney Glenn of Boston will give a free Christian Science lecture Tuesday evening April 26 in the City Hall auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
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Margaret Murney Glenn
Co. S. B
Boston
Mass
City Hall
Uf -R
Jefferson district oratory contest to be held Friday
Estherville entrant Fred Nissen will compete in the district declamatory contest to be held Friday evening at Jefferson. Supt. and Mrs. J. B. Hilliard, Miss Gertrude Dudley and Miss Florence Chambers will attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Estherville
Fred Nissen
J. 8. Hilliard
Gertrude Dudley
Florence Chambers
E Club Sponsors Film Of Olympic Games At Roosevelt
Estherville Junior College RE club presents a four reel film showing last summer Olympic events at Roosevelt auditorium Tuesday night. Also on screen are Mason City JC vs Estherville JC and Spirit Lake HS vs Estherville HS football clips made by Jack Munson. Tickets sold by junior college members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Junior College
Roosevelt Auditorium
Mason City Junior College
Spirit Lake High School
Estherville High School
Jack Munson
Martin County Pays $16 000 for Rural Credit
Martin County voters face a $15 985 levy this year as part of Minnesota rural credits expenditures. The small property levy will rise in future years, with liquidation spread over about 30 years. About 50 unborn Martin county taxpayers are projected to receive dividends, while funeral costs of rural credits loom for taxpayers under Governor Olson's program.
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Minnsota
The
Sentinel
Martin County
Olson
Boy Scout Column Shows April 13 Film and Badge Awards
Presbyterian church youth group led by Scoutmaster Francis Shadle held an 8 p.m. movie event on April 13 featuring The Adventures of Bob and Bill and High Lights of History. A candlelight signaling demonstration followed. Prizes awarded to Robert Irwin Leonard Roberts Gene Misener Earl Archibald Billie Deming and others. On Monday the 17th scouts earned Tenderfoot Second Class and First Class badges with Misenes set to receive his after tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of the
Presbyterian Church
Francis Shadle
Bob
Bill
Roberts
Paul
Irwin and
Squires
Scout Anderson
Scout Bagan
Deming
Felix
R. C. Sorensen
Robert Irwin
Leonard Roberts
Gene Misener
Earl Archibald
Billie Deming
Tenderfoot
Anderson and Kennedy
Irwin
Bagan
Misenes
Deputy Twito Nabs Rum Runners in Wisconsin Town
Deputy Emiet Twito stopped a Wisconsin 1927 Buick sedan at 10 15 am in front of the A and P store. Fred Thies of Clintonville and W E Holmes of New London were found with eight gallons of whiskey packed under overcoats. The men, carrying a small revolver, were detained as the car was seized and charges expected later.
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Fred Thies
Clintonville
Wis
W. E. Holmes
New London
Emiet Twito
Twito
Eight believed dead in Minnesota farm house fire
A Harris Minnesota farm home burned killing Mrs. Albin Johnson and seven children age four months to ten years. Authorities investigate the disaster as possibly premeditated after failing to locate husband and father in the ashes. Car tracks were seen leaving the Johnson drive the day before and $20 borrowed from a brother for rent remains unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Minn
Chisago County
Albin Johnson
Rush City
Johnson
Cavalcade Tops Screen Dramas As Film Version Opens
A bold Cavalcade film adaptation opens at the Grand Theatre this Sunday Fox Films present the kaleidoscopic drama tracing the Marryot family from 1900 to postwar Europe through war, Titanic, and social upheaval. Diana Wynyard Clive Brook Frank Lloyd lead a large cast in a sweeping cinematic told tale of love, sacrifice, and civilization’s peril.
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Noel Coward
Grand Theatre
Fox Films
Marryot
Robert Marryot
Alfred Bridges
John Warburton
Margaret Lindsay
Europe
Diana Wynyard
Clive Brook
Frank Lawton
Ursula Jeans
Herbert Mundin
Una O'Connor
Irene Browne
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Babson Park
Webber College
Massachusetts
Swainsboro
Emanuel County
Georgia
Emanual County
Porder
Minnesota
Towa
Sam
Arthur Woods
Fairmont CO
Jos. Orvis
Albert T. Reid
Golly
Young People’s Rally
Peder Nordsletten
Coleman Hospital
Y Lowise M. Comstock
Woman’s Club
Christian Church
Wed
Fairmont Council
Betty Compton
Jimmie Walker
New York City
Cannes
Frances
Italy
Raze
E” Club
BOY Scout Column
Buick
Alli
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