Nasby Picnic Draws Large Crowd at Jackson
More than 150 Nasby clan members attended the annual Jackson gathering led by Gordon Nasby at the Jackson church. The morning service was followed by a church basement picnic and an afternoon program featuring sermons from Rev. Mathie, Rev. Berge, and Rev. Mannes, with former pastors sending messages. Officers were elected: Gordon Nasby president, Carl Peterson vice president, Albertina Benson treasurer, and Olive Nelson treasurer. Attendees hailed from Gaylord Reveria Wallingford Estherville Petersburg and nearby Jackson areas. Lunch closed the reunion at 4 30.
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Nasby
Jackson
Gordon Nasby
Asher O. Nasby
Theological Seminary
St. aPul
Jackson Church
Mathie
Estherville
S. O. Berge
Fargo
N. D
Mannes
Thompson
Akre
Gullixson
the Theological Seminary
Carl Peterson
Wallingford
Albertina Benson
Olive Nelson
Gaylord
Reveria
Minn
Petersburg
Burned child believed to be out of danger
Marjorie Handevidt three year old daughter of Andrew and Mrs Handevidt farmers north of Alhoa Minnesota is believed to be out of danger after serious burns from a spill into a boiling water pail. Doctors think skin grafting will not be needed and her prognosis is hopeful.
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Marjorie Handevidt
Andrew Handevidt
Alhoa
Minn
Spirit Lake Improvement group elects new officers
At Templar Park Spirit Lake Improvement and Protective association chose G. K. Allen as president Walter White as secretary Wold and Holtz as vice presidents and Fred Jones as treasurer Newly named directors include A G Marsh Frink Schneider Garbeson and O E Smith Speakers I T Bode state fish and game warden and William P Woodcock noted the lakes role in the community The event included dinner and dancing and emphasized lake custodianship.
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Spirit Lake
I. T. Bode
Des Moines
William P. Woodcock
Spencer
Bode
Woodcock
Barbers Picnic at Fort Defiance State Park
Emmet county barbers held their first annual picnic Monday afternoon at Fort Defiance state park. Games were played, a picnic luncheon was served at 6 p.m. A sanitation lecture preceded a program of speaking and music featuring Senator Geo. W. Patterson of Burt and Representative E. O. Helgason of Armstrong.
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Emmet County
Fort Defiance State Park
Geo. W. Patterson
Burt
E. O. Helgason
Armstrong
Dean James C. Lawrence Found Dead in Garage
Dean James C. Lawrence 42 ex executive assistant to Dr L D Coffman president of the University of Minnesota was found dead in a garage at the school Sunday night the coroner ruled death by suicide attributed to worry over health and finances He is survived by his widow and two children. Earl Archibald is visiting in Mitchell SD while Florence his sister returns with him Mrs Wm McArdle and daughter Ethel came home from St Cloud after a week with Mrs Kate Bcharfenberg
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James C. Lawrence
L. D. Coffman
University of Minnesota
Earl Archibald
Mitchell
Florence
Wm, McArdle
Ethel
St. Cloud
Kate Bcharfenberg
Estherville Reports Light Rain Amid Wider Midwest Storm
Estherville saw light sprinkles on Friday while Nebraska and western Iowa endured a cloudburst. Omaha recorded 6.62 inches in 12 hours causing over $1,000,000 damage and ten deaths in Nebraska. Iowa escaped fatalities. Flooded fields and muddy streets transformed Council Bluffs gardens as residents chased goldfish into sewers. Cleanup in the bluffs will take about a week.
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Estherville
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
Jackson 60 Fair Is Free Admission at County Fair
Jackson Minn August 29 fair opens with free admission the board says this year offers the best entertainment yet and space requests indicate large entries. Grand stand privileges and auto parking will have charges while the fair runs three days Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Jackson County Minn
Jackson
Fair
Towns bid for return bout of local encounter
Armstrong and Graettinger bid to stage the final round of the Allen Johnston fifth encounter on Labor Day. The Armstrong Journal proposes proceeds go to charity and neutral ground at Armstrong. Graettinger Times frames it as an opportunity for their Labor Day committee with hopes the two men settle grievances on neutral terms.
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Armstrong
Graettinger
Allen-Johnston
Armstrong Journal
Johnston
Allen
Journal
Graettinger Times
Graettinger Committee
Labor Day
Estherville Opens Public School September 5
Estherville Public schools will open September 5 for the 1932 33 term. Four teachers remain unchanged while Miss Ethyl Cooper starts first grade at McKinley. Aletha Whitcomb teaches 5th and 6th in high school and junior college. May Case handles 3rd and 4th grades. N E Dempney to head social science department replacing Ellsworth Carlstedt.
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Estherville Public Schools
Ethyl Cooper
McKinley
Aletha Whitcomb
May Case
N. E. Dempney
Ellsworth Carlstedt
New Quarters Arranged for Welfare Worker
City council allocates space in city hall for county welfare worker Miss Effie Adams. The east end of the second floor committee room is partitioned to create an additional office and the key will be handed to her. The move is described as a generous gesture.
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Effie Adams
City officers attend meet in Spencer during 35th Town League
City attorney F S. Whelan and several councilmen attend the 35th annual Town League of Municipalities convention in Spencer. About 500 delegates from over 700 towns meet at the American Legion hall with sessions, golf, tours to Okoboji lakes, and social events at Tangney hotel and city venues. Notable speakers include Harry J. Corcoran, Clarence Knutson, Senator G W Patterson, A L Urick, Harley H. Stipp, and Mayor C Van der Steeg.
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K. Whelan
City Atetorney F.3. Ee
Spencer
Town League of Municipalities
American Legion Hall
Tangney Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Okoboji Lakes
Harry J. Corcoran
Iowa Insurance Bureau
Clarence Knutson
Clear Lake
Iowa Association For Tax Justice
G. W. Patterson
Burt
A. L. Urick
Iowa
Harley H. Stipp
Des Moines
C. van der Steeg
Orange City
Century of Progress hailed as greatest educational event
John Haien, president of Beacon City, calls Chicago 1933 fair the greatest educational event the world has seen. He cites vast exhibits on science progress, entertainment, and pageants intended to make the middle west’s education accessible to all. The Vindicator and Republican sponsors Beacon City plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Ohio
John Haien
Beacon City Organzation
Chicago
Beacon City
Middle West
Vindicator
Republican
Mr and Mrs Gee Banke Visit Sister and Pick Up Goods
Mr and Mrs Gee Banke visited Saturday evening with Mr Banke's sister Mrs Bert Ziemer. They also came to retrieve their house on goods that have been stored here.
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Gee. Banke
Mr. Banke
Bert Ziemer
Calamity Jane Legend and Death in Deadwood 1903
The piece traces Calamity Jane's frontier fame from 1852 birth to her 1903 death in Deadwood South Dakota. It notes the monument to Mrs Jane Burke and explores why the famed woman bore the name Calamity Jane, listing several popular myths and possible real reasons behind the nickname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Cheyenne
Wyo
First National Pays Fifth Dividend to Heiden Receivership
The Fifth and final dividend of six and two tenths cents per share was paid by Miss Margaret Hinshaw of Spirit Lake to E. A. Heiden, receiver for the First National Bank. The total dividend disbursed reaches 46.2 cents per share, amounting to $20,831.01 in total dividends.
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First National Bank
E. A. Heiden
Spirit Lake
Margaret Hinshaw
Rainstorm Hits Fairmont and Surrounding Areas
A Monday rainstorm delivered about 2.5 inches across Fairmont Minnesota and nearby, with the heaviest showers starting at 6 30 am near the Iowa line by 8 am. The downpour ended a dry spell for crops while causing damage including a burned electric line four miles north of Fairmont and washed out block paving a 40 foot strip. Streets flooded up to 18 inches in depth, halting city paving work in Truman and delaying threshing crews by a day.
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Fairmont
Minn
Iowa Line
Truman
Thief Steals Purse From Mrs. Brown on Seventh Street
A man grabbed a purse containing about 435 from Mrs. F. M. Brown as she walked with Miss Vera Brown after a Grand Show. The thief broke the purse handle, fled toward P. G. Gray home, then vanished between the Baptist church and nearby house. No trace found of suspect or purse.
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F. M. Brown
Down Town
Vera Brown
the Grand
Seventh Street
H. E. Vincent
P. G. Gray
Baptist Church
Highest point in Martin County found near Alpha
A federal survey identifies the Milwaukee road area four miles east of Alpha as Martin County’s highest point at 1,332,186 feet. The county slopes eastward with the lowest spot four miles east of Granada at 1,107,498 feet and 1,187,012 feet above sea level near Fairmont courthouse. Pipestone area yields the regional high of 1,750,341 feet three miles east of Pipestone.
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Martin County
Alpha
Granada
Court House
Fairmont
Martin
Pipestone
Milwaukee
Winnebago
Dakota Line
Lakefield Shoeing 22 Horses for Army Maneuvers
Twenty two horses were shod at Ross Kephart Lakefield blacksmith shop to be loaded for shipment for army maneuvers at Camp Grant Dunois. Julius Schames of Chicago bought the horses to be used by the government for 14 days before sale in Chicago. This is the fourth Lakefield carload, with last car shipped earlier by train.
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Ross Kephart
Lakefield
Standard
Julius Schames
Chicago
Camp Grant
Dunois
4-H Girls Hold Achievement Day in Maple Hill
Emmet county 4-H girls held achievement day at Maple Hill school house with six clubs showcasing produce canning and other exhibits. Hustlers of Maple Hill won first, J. U. G. club second, and Celia Hiles won health contest with 99.6. Officers installed for 1932 and 1933. business meeting followed amid a large crowd.
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Emmet County
Maple Hill
J. U. G. Club
Emmet Township
Hustlers
Celia Hiles
Center Township
Barker
Ames
Vera Irwin
Berniece Reid
Alice Barrett
Esther Barrett
Armstrong
Happy Moments Club
Wide Awake Club
Better Yet Club
Lena .Gohaper
Ruby Crim
Hustlers Club
Wide Awake
Iowa
Mrs Smith Accepts School Matron Post in Honolulu
Mrs Andrew Smith and her mother Mrs Gee Zeeman and Russell have had ties in San Bernardino. Smith accepted a matron post for a girls school in Honolulu after plans for a China project fell through. They will depart soon with the son Russell, a government forestry superintendent, as the school opens around September first.
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Andrew Smith
Gaarde Family Reunion Set for Estherville Event
Members of the Gaarde family will convene in Estherville Sunday for their annual reunion, hosted by Mrs. Kate Ries and her daughter Edna.
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Gaarde
Estherville
Kate Ries
Edna
Levels Sought to Restore Lakes for Fish and Recreation
Local residents press to raise water levels in Weron Lake and nearby Pearl and Loon lakes to prevent desiccation, support game fish stocking, and enable shoreline cottages. Jackson county board orders survey by A E Wallace and will act after report.
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Middle West
Lakefield
Minn
Weron
Jackson
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Division Creek
Jackson Board
Pearl and Loon Lakes
A. E. Wallace
Louise Babbs Dies Friday in Fairmont Family Remains
Louise Babbs aged 21 died Friday evening at her mother's home in Fairmont from bronchial pneumonia after frail health. Born in Armstrong she lived there until four years ago, survived by her mother, two brothers Leslie and Leonard, and two sisters Mrs. Forest Fitzgerald and Lamina Babbs. Funeral services were held Sunday at Homer Jones chapel with Rev. C. H. Miller officiating, interment Lakeside Cemetery Fairmont.
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Louise Babbs
Armstrong
Jas, Whitman
Fairmont
Miss Babbs
Leslie
Leonard
Dolliver
Forest Fitzgerald
Lamina Babbs
Homer Jones Chapel
C. H. Miller
Lakeside Cemetery
Sheep Smash Door Of New V-Eight Coupe
A Shropshire ram on a Pocahontas area farm demolished the door of a brand new V-Eight coupe parked in the yard. The tester for the Pocahontas cow testing association owned the car and was dining inside when the ram charged the vehicle, crashing into the door three times before the owner intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Cow Testing Association
Minnesota paving near Fairmont projects late-season finish
S W Minnsota paving near Fairmont is expected to finish by October 1, connecting Twin Cities to the Fairmont fair grounds corner. A new strip to remove two sharp old corners will be completed if rain stays away, with a section south of Madera torn up for frost repair. Woodrich Construction Estimates about a mile of concrete weekly under the 48 hour rule.
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Twin Cities
Mairmont Fair Grounds
Maderal
Padre Nent
Northrup
Truman
Bairmont Fair Grounds
Woodrich Construction Company
Canned Goods Drive Gathers for Humboldt Welfare
Humboldt drive for relief gathers five hundred quarts of home canned garden vegetables and fruits pledged for winter relief. At a recent M. E. aid meeting 92 quarts of corn and 32 quarts of apples were canned. Other churches and civic groups join in donations.
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Humboldt
M. E
Vindicator and Republican Introduce Semi-Weekly Edition
Early last winter the Vindicator and Republican bought a new press and machinery to shift from weekly to semi weekly publication. The first issue mails today and Thursday, with costs kept low and size expanding as business warrants. The edition covers Estherville Emmet county and key southern Minnesota northwest Town news plus home service features, local news and a fashion and sports section.
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Vindicator
Republican
Estherville
Emmet County
Minnesota
Northwest Town
Felix Reisenberg
Mary Marshall
Jack Adams
Bruce Barton
Frank Parker Stockbridge
Roundhouse Employees Picnic Highlights Community Fun
The Roundhouse Employees Picnic at the city park featured leg cream wethers and drinks, with races for children and adults. Betty Tindal, Rosalie Johnson, Virginia De Witt, LeRoy Johnson, and the team Mr. and Mrs. Geo Kibbee won various child and adult events, followed by refreshments served around 4:30 and an enjoyable evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia DeWitt
LeRoy Johnson
LeRoy
Geo. Kibbee
Petersburg Fair At School Grounds August 28
Petersburg Minn hosts its annual fair at the consolidated school on Friday August 28 featuring livestock corn garden products and home economics exhibits and varied entertainment drawing residents from the surrounding territory.
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Petersburg
Minn
Consolidated School
Floyd Foster Afte rlife tragedy in Spencer home
Floyd Foster a Spencer salesman and Swede dialect entertainer known in Estherville, took his own life by hanging in his Spencer apartment on Thursday afternoon. He worked for H. A. Baker Co of Sioux City and had recently suffered a nervous breakdown. His widow and 13 year old daughter survive.
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Floyd Foster
Spencer
Estherville
Foster
H. A. Baker Company
Sioux City
Graettinger Man Buys 300 Head Feeding Cattle
D C Barrincesy of Graettinger buys 300 head in Minneapolis after recently dispersing 2000 head of cattle. Delivery by truck to Graettinger. Local residents Mr and Mrs Roy Bister arrive Friday for a short vacation with friends. Miss Lillian Rhodes visits Estherville from Cedar Rapids for a week.
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Graettinger
D.C. Barrincesy
Minneapolis
Graettiteger
Roy Bister
Bister
Fr. W. Killieht
Minnesota
Lillian Rhodes
Cedar Rapids
Estherville
F. H. Rhodes
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Dean Lawrence
Albert T. Reid
First National
Vicinty
Martin CO
Lakefield Smith Shoes
Fairmont County
Ardis Clark
Lena Schaper
Esther Barret
Dorothy Darling
Leona Dominy
Hawaii
V-R
S. W. Minnsota
Roundhouse
Leonard Smith
Pauline
Barbara
Smith
Unei
C. Paulson
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