First Rural Declam and Music Contests Held Here
Large attendance Saturday for Emmet county's inaugural rural declamatory and music contests at City Hall auditorium. Winners include Rose Madsen in oratorical, Marjorie Christensen in dramatic, Ruth Heinrich in humorous, and multiple solo and duet performers advancing to June eighth grade graduation program.
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Emmet County
City Hall
Estherville Grocer Company
Rose Madsen
Denmark Township
Donald Miller
Center Township
Merlyn Lenox
Iowa Lake Township
Donald Hood
Billsworth
Henrietta Miller
Ruth Smith
W. A. Cresap
Marjorie Christensen
Beethoven
Sibyl Micklebust
Town Lake Township
Willie’s
Annie
Jeanette Rasmussen
Alias Gally
Vivian Juhl
Mark Dolan
W. V. Maves
Wallingford
Vernon Anderson
Emmet Consolidated School
Marie Stellingwerf
Aletha Whitcomb
Supt
F. M. Cunningham
Ruth Heinrich
Swan Lake Township
Evelyn Clemenson
Gerald Henricksen
Marie Ahrens
Simumy
Jones
Mariory
Siby
Micklebust
Distret
Jean Bosold
Jack Creek Township
Federated Clubs Plan Breakfast at State Park
Estherville Federated Woman's Club outlines officers for three departments American Home Current Topics and Fine Arts for the coming year. A May 12 breakfast at Ft Defiance State Park marks the last gathering until September with programs and a spring disbandment planned.
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Federated Clubs
State Park
Federated Woman's Club of
Estherville
Woman’s Club
American Home Department
Current Topics
Fine Arts
James B. Tedrow
Woman's Club
O. J. Breldon
F. M. Jones
Shubel- Owen
Glenn Story
Lucile Peterson
Dorothy Watson
Tedrow
W. A. Cresap
Henrietta Miller
Barretts
Wimpole Street
Roy Blazer
Ike Rogers
C. E. Meadows
M. K. Whelan
Jay Howard
Ft. Defiance State Park
Interstate spelling contest results at Shenandoah
Ruth Jorstad of Wallingford placed fourth in the oral contest while El bert Bouw of Estherville did not place. Chester Bloom of Bridgewater won the oral contest. Donald Seeley of Alston won the written contest and the grand championship. 117 contestants attended with participants from Iowa Nebraska Missouri South Dakota Minnesota and a banquet held Thursday evening.
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Ruth Jorstad
Wallingford
Emmet County
Shenandoah
Elbert Bouw
Estherville
Jamita Berg
Jorstad
Chester Bloom
Bridgewater
Iowa
Jollivet Madison
Omaha
Neb
Betty Huffstad
Cumberland
Donald Seeley
Alston
Marvel Holm
Vincent
Mary Zueger
LeMars
Nebraska
Missouri
South Dakota
Minnesota
School secretary to collect head tax from teachers
The board secretary in each district will collect a Town Old Age pension tax from employed residents over 21 who have 30 days’ continuous service, are residents of the state, and U.S. citizens. Due July 1, the tax starts at one dollar and will rise to two dollars yearly to fund pensions after age 65, with a county board appointing recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
United States
Board of Supervisors
Nine Year Old Boy Shoots Off Thumb
Bobby Cook nine son of Mr and Mrs Fred Cook living southwest of town shot his thumb off Sunday while playing with a gun. He was taken to Birney hospital for medical treatment.
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Bobby Cook
Fred Cook
Birney Hospital
Funeral Services for F. Trevett Held at St Patrick’s
Frank Trevett age 34 died Thursday at St Bernard hospital Milbank SD from injuries after being struck by a car March 9. Funeral at St Patrick’s Estherville conducted by Rev Savage. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Survived by wife Elizabeth Scholtes, three children Richard Frank 7 Bernadine 5 Elizabeth Ann 2, parents Mr and Mrs Fred Trevett, sister Margaret, brother George. Frank Decker Trevett born June 27 1899 Nora Springs, moved to Estherville age four, WWI veteran, married July 23 1925 to Elizabeth Scholtes.
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Frank Trevett
St Bernard Hospital
Milbank
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
L. J. Savage
American Legion
Cath— Fe
Mgr. Trevetts
Richard Frank
Bernardine
Elizabeth Ann
France
Elizabeth G. Scholtes
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Estherville
Return From Funeral In Estherville For Nels Gaarde
Mr and Mrs Hans Gaarde Mrs Orin Manthe Mrs George Robin son and Mrs Catherine Ries returned to their homes in Estherville Friday night from Clinton where they attended the funeral of Nels Gaarde 74 brother of Mrs Ries and Mr Hans Gaarde Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon Mr Gaarde who has lived in Clinton all his life has often visited Estherville and has many acquaintances here Also at tended by Mr and Mrs Y A Ganarde and Mr and Mrs Martin Royn Armstrong and Mrs Chris Gaarde and Mrs J J Royn of Ringsted
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Hans Gaarde
Orin Manthe
George Robinson
Catherine ‘Ries
Estherville
Clinton
Nels Gaarde
Ries
Gaarde
Esthervile
Y. A. Ganarde
Martin Royn
Armstrong
Chris Gaarde
J. J. Royn
Ringsted
Jimmy McKay Hurt in Park Head Wound
Three year old Jimmy McKay, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph McKay, suffered a badly cut head Sunday afternoon after falling while running at Fort Defiance state park during a picnic. He was taken to the hospital and is reported to be getting along nicely.
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Jimmy McKay
Ralph McKay
Fort Defiance State Park
McKay
Jimmy
County PTA Meeting at Halfa Consolidated School
The regular county meeting of the Parent Teacher Association will be held Wednesday evening at the Halfa Consolidated School. A splendid program has been planned and everyone is cordially invited to attend.
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Parent’ Teacher Association
Halfa Consolidated School
Vernice Breckler Granted Divorce by Judge Davidson
Mrs Verice Breckler was granted a divorce from Harold Breckler on charges of cruel and inhuman treatment with custody awarded for their one child. Attorneys F J Kennedy and N J Lee represented parties as the April term of court concluded and Judge Davidson opened court in Spirit Lake yesterday.
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Vernice Breckler
Harold Breckler
Atty. F. J. Kennedy
Atty. N. J. Lee
Aif
Davidson
Spirit Lake
General PTA Meeting at Roosevelt Auditorium Thursday
A general PTA meeting is set for Thursday at 8 o clock in Roosevelt auditorium. Junior high students directed by Miss Miller Josten Ehlers and Dudley will present a Bennett concert a recitation The Widows Mite and songs by eighth grade pupils. A play Three Pills in a Bottle features Tony Glen Groth Widow Sims and others with a Scrub Woman and its soul pieces. Fathers and mothers are urged to attend.
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Parent Teacher Association
Roosevelt Auditorium
Henrietta Miller
Earl Josten
Dorothy Ehlers
Gertrude Dudley
Bennett
Hannah
Doris Otto
Greaty
Barnby
Turner
Wanderer
Andreson
Tony Vo
Ceee
Secon
Glen Groth Widow Sims
Shirley Herrick the Gentleman
Irvin Lande
Don Nicholson
Former District Judge Will Speak Here Wednesday
Fred C. Loverin of Spencer, former district court judge, will give a talk at the city hall auditorium Wednesday afternoon. He will start at 2 o clock, with his subject The Corn Alcohol Bill. The speaker is described as gifted, and a large attendance is expected due to public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Loverin
Spencer
City Hall
Loverin
Local Athletes Win Field Meet At Sunderrlin Field
Estherville took the pentathlon field meet with 73 points, Algona 35, Milford 28, Spirit Lake 25, and Emmetsburg 15. Event results list wins for Estherville athletes in sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws, and relays with times and distances, highlighting Cretzmeyer of Algona and other top placers.
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Sunderlin Field
Estherville
Algona
Milford
Spirit Lake
Emmetsburg
Tes
Cretzmeyer
Hemphill
Torrence
O. Warrington
Carrier
Krahmer
Jones
Devine
Fox
Clark
McAndrews
Cooper
Esthervile
Satchett
Bruns
Low Hurdies
Webb
Sharpe
Shelleday
Woods
Goecke
Fain
Olson
Byob
Frank
Doud
Croft
Elwood
Miller
Milford Ard
Arbor Day Observed In Emmet County Schools
Arbor Day on Friday April 27 will be observed by Emmet county schools and nationwide. Planned programs include tree planting and shrub settings. It marks the fifth and final year Emmet county receives trees from the Arlington and Mt. Vernon memorial project, first received here in 1020 as the nation’s first to get trees.
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Emme County
Emmet County
Arlington and Mt. Vernon
United States
Man Fatally Injured When Hit by Auto Near Armstrong
Lawrence Boland 49 of Armstrong died hours after being struck by a car driven by Martin Lund on a rural Armstrong street near the schoolhouse. Boland, walking north, was hit when Lund failed to see him until too late, the car dragged him briefly before stopping. Boland died at Dr West’s office. Lund’s Pontiac was damaged. no inquest. Boland, born December 27 1884 at Elkader, had worked around Armstrong for two decades and for ten years with Clayton Houseman. Funeral services were held at Elkader Catholic church with burial at Strawberry Point.
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Lawrence Boland
Armstrong
Martin Lund
Armstrong School
Boland
Clayton Houseman
Lund
Ford Sternberg
Elkader
Lews
Armstrong and Vicinity
Elkader Catholic Church
Strawberry Point
Motoring South to Florida by Bus and Rail
Adelaide Nichols recounts an economy driven southward journey covering 4000 miles in nine days to Crestview Florida. She compares rail and bus fares, notes seat comfort, lack of bus toilets, and stops in Chicago Flomaton and Pensacola while meeting her parents after their stay in the state.
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Adelaide Nichols
Florida
Wway
Twin Cities
Pullman
Estherville
Crestview
Nichols
E. I
Chicago
Nashville
Flomaton
Ala
Pensacola
Iowa
Des Moines River Closed to Throw Lines and Clamming
The west branch of the Des Moines River from the Minnesota line to Fort Dodge is among sixteen town streams closed to throw lines and trot lines for fishing. The bulletin also bans damming on the West and East Des Moines rivers until January 1, 1936 with defined upper and lower boundaries listed for each river section.
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Des Moines
Minnesota State Ine
Fort Dodge
Fish and Game Commission
Des Moines River
Tuttle Lake
Lincoln Township
Emmet County
Algona
Minnesota State Line
Emmetsburg
Price Layman of Terril Dies
Funeral services were held for Elwood Price Layman 18 at the Terril Methodist church. He died Friday after an appendicitis operation at a local hospital. Burial was in Newell. A Terril senior and soon-to-graduate athlete, he starred in football and basketball and earned all tournament honors for district and sectional meets. He was the son of Mrs. Ralph E Layman, born in Newell on March 11, 1916. his father preceded him in death 17 years ago.
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Elwood Price Layman
Methodist
Terril
Newell
Ralph E Layman
Public Schools Plan Health Day Programs
May first is Health Day across Emmet County and nationwide with special school programs and talks on disease control and health. Tuberculosis focus highlighted as leading cause of death for ages 15 to 45, reducing life expectancy by about 1.5 years. Government health spending noted, and preventive pamphlets funded by Christmas seals will be distributed. Dr. L J Ridler returns to Estherville to resume medicine and surgery practice at 602 East Lincoln Street after government service in Phoenix.
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Emmet
United States
L. J. Ridler
Estherville
Phoenix
Ariz
School Board approves five percent raise for teachers
Instructors in local schools will receive about a five percent salary increase for the coming year, per a school board announcement. Teachers received contracts Friday and must return them by May first. Superintendent J. S. Hilliard was reelected earlier. The staff list spans departments across Roosevelt, Jackson, Lincoln, and McKinley buildings with principals and many named teachers in feasible positions.
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J. S. Hilliard
W. A. Cresap
Barbara Cornwall
N. E. Demoney
Dorothy Helmick
Vivian Kelly
Dorothy Latthem
Max H. Lynn
Nelsine Nasby
Shubel Owen
Susan Peterson
Clarence Rogers
Minnie Sage
Jeannette Watson
Dorothy Ehlers
Earl Josten
Henrietta Miller
Gertrude Dudley
Mildred Martin
Grace McClure
Gertrude Mohr
Helen Tucker
Roosevelt
Elizabeth Colt
Marie Stellingwerf
Marie Myers
Mildred Zinser
Bessie Mewnirter
Bernice Martin
Freda Anderson
Jackson
Pardubsky Couple to Move to Local Community
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Pardubsky Jr. of Cedar Rapids arrived Monday to settle here. Mr Pardubsky will be assistant manager at Oransky Stores Inc. He has previously worked for Mr Oransky in Cedar Rapids.
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M. J. Pardubsky Jr
Cedar Rapids
Pardubsky
The
Oransky Stores Inc
Mr. Oransky
Bus travel beats train for comfort and scenery
The author weighs speed safety and comfort, finding buses superior for interest and landscape views, though trains feel more formal. He notes highway routes through towns give better impressions and windshield glare from Chicago south limits bus windows. He concedes many prefer trains and acknowledges two low mood travel options.
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Chicago
Rock Island
Estherville
Doctors Buy Lot and Building From J. F. Young
Drs. M. T. Morton and J. P. Clark purchased the Red Front grocery building on the east side of the square from J. F. Young of Osgood. They plan to hold it as an investment and the Red Front will remain in the same location.
First Ward Caucus Set for Thursday Night
County committeewoman Mrs. Guy Noel announces a first ward Republican caucus Thursday April 26 at 7 30 p m at the Orleans hotel to elect seventeen delegates for the Republican convention in Estherville June 30 at the courthouse Supt and Mrs J B S Hilliard and others visited the state declamatory contest at Eldora and Drake university in Des Moines Auto licenses issued include F A Lyons Dolliver Ford coupe and D C Barringer Cracinger Dodge sedan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Noel
Orelans Hotel
Estherville
Court House
Hilliard
Eldoga
Jay Howard
Florence Norby
French
Howard
Norby
Des Moines
Erelyn Norby
Drake University
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Hansen
Arthur M
Com. Cred. Corp
Butler
Clarence
Emmet Co. Bt. Bk
Larsen
Emmet Co
St. Bk
Bragg Walter
Bt. Bank
Blom
John B
Rhodes
A. J
Emmet Co. &T. Bk
Davis
Clive
Com. Credit Corp
Heileman
Anna
Ft. Dodge National Bank
V.R
the Equitable Life Assur, Soc
Ernest A. Sheley
First Trust Jt
St. Land Bk
Frank Rezac
Mort. Fore
Cox
Ruth Jorstag
Am Ry Albert
T. Reid
F. Trevett
County P. T A. Meeting
Halfa
P.T.A. Meeting
Yweweererterrral
Donald Thietje
Robert Polson
Opal Bradshaw
Doris Cooper
Fahey
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lowman
Cretzmey
Shackleford
Price
Terril Church
Dr. L. J .Ridler
Margaret Maniece
Catherine Malone
Edith Steenhusen
Lincoln Building
Vera Brown
Aretha Whitcomb
Maye Case
Leota Hardy
McKinley
Berolina Rhode
Alma Rees
Dorothy Burroughs
Ethel Cooper
J. F. Young
First Ward
F. A. Lyons
Dolliver
Ford Cou
D. C. Barringer
Cracinger
Dodge Sedan
Arthur W. Cutten
Henry Wallace
U. S
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