Locals Seek Federal Savings and Loan Charter Estherville Plan
An Estherville group backed by 30 residents seeks a federal savings and loan charter. They filed with Des Moines and Washington, aiming for a $750,000 capitalization and a government matched funding program. The plan outlines 75-percent loans for new construction and 50-percent for other uses within a 60 mile radius, with strict voting and supervision rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Des Moines
Federal Loan Bank Board
Washington
Federal Savings and Loan Association
George W. Greenwood
United States
Greenwood
N. J. Lee
Ralph McKay
James White
Estherville Federal Savings and Loan Associaton
V R County Board of Education Meets Monday
The County Board of Education met Monday afternoon in the office of County Superintendent Miss Marie Sorum. The group reviewed the past year and planned the coming year. Arrangements were made to select library books for the school year. Members present were L. L. Bingham, J. C. Jensen, Jorgen Anderson, and Miss Sorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Marie Sorum
L. L. Bingham
J. C. Jensen
Jorgen Anderson
Miss Sorum
Library closes for one week in Estherville
The Estherville public library will shut for a week starting August 16 to wash walls and woodwork. No fines will be charged during the closure. Overdue books are urged to be returned. Newspapers will be placed on the steps for daily viewing. Miss Lucille Peterson begins her two week vacation on the 17th. Library board members present were Mrs. C. E. Birney president, Robert Knight secretary, Miss Marie Sorum, J. W. Morse and E. J. Stockdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Public Library
Lucille Peterson
Peterson
Library Board
C. E. Birney
Robert Knight
Marie Sorum
J. W. Morse
E. J. Stockdale
County Supt Announces State Fair Chorus Tickets
Miss Marie Sorum, county superintendent, invites rural pupils from fourth to eighth grade to join a state fair chorus on Sunday in Des Moines. Ten teachers’ tickets per county. Children positioned by height with color coded head bands and rehearsals at 10 AM, chorus at 2 PM in the paddock. One adult and a car admitted free with three chorus members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sorum
Des Moines
Corus
Happy Home Club Meeting in Raleigh
The Happy Home club met at Mrs. P. I. Schmidt's home with five members present and five visitors. Members discussed canning hints and included Mrs. Charlie Kohlstedt Mrs. John Graff Mrs. Elmer Simpson and Merle and Mrs. Harold Graff and Bonnie. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Fred Naugs. Alma Buchanan returned to Cedar Rapids after summer visit with her sister Mrs. Peter Tornell.
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Raleigh
Happy Home Club
P. I. Schmidt
Alma Buchanan
Cedar Rapais
Peter Tornell
Old Settler Day plans outlined for Riverside Park event
George C. Call of Sioux City will be the principal speaker for Old Settler Day at Riverside Park on Thursday. Officers, directors, and locals convened at City Hall to form committees for entertainment, antiques exhibit plans, and prize criteria for oldest attendees and longest county residents.
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George C. Call
Sioux City
Emmet County
Riverside Park
City Hall
G. K. Allen
Roy Ridley
Edna Barker
Walter Richmond
Armstrong
Raon Wallingtressee Chas
Farmer-Labor Party Meet at Court House
The Farmer Labor party will hold their meeting Thursday evening August 16 at the court house instead of the city hall as it was first stated. The meeting will begin at 8 o'clock and everyone interested is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer-Labor Party
Court House
Jury Drawn for September Term Court
The September term jury list is announced with 13 from Estherville, 6 from Armstrong, 5 from Ringsted, plus two each from Grover and Dolliver and one each from Wallingford and Graettinger. Grand Jury may not be called as no cases set. Names include Baschke, Holsclow, Jeglum, Johnson, Knight, Manthey, Martinson, Osher, Peterson, Sanders, Sidles, Tostensen, Triggs, and others from Armstrong, Ringsted, Dolliver, Wallingford, and Graettinger.
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James DeLand
Estherville
Armstrong
Ringsted
Grover
Dolliver
Wallingford
Nettie Anderson
Esther Fink
Nels Lauritnen
Lou Race
Henry Schroeder
L. J. Broad
Susie Harvey
Gruver
Alfred Nelson
Fred Simon
Walter Thiel
Otis England
Graettinger
Purity Yeast Co Introduces New Product
Purity Yeast Co introduces a yeast mineral for pigs fed in slop or self feeders, announced by manager H D Hinsch. The firm also offers a yeast mineral for cattle and dairy cows to support proper growth. Sunday visitors to the JH Jensen family included Mr and Mrs Harrison Way and Mr and Mrs Oscar Christensen and family of Ruthven.
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The
Purity Yeast Company
H. D. Hinsch
Harrison Way
Oscar Christensen
Ruthven
JH. N. Jensen
Accused Men Taken Before Federal Court
Gilbert Blaise of Minneapolis and Ray Duffy formerly of Armstrong were jailed in Emmet county on auto theft charges and moved to Ft Dodge by U S marshal Thiese and deputy sheriff McMann. They face federal charges for transporting a stolen auto across state lines. Marshall Wallace Richmond arrested them at Armstrong at 11 a m Sunday and they were recaptured after an 80 acre field standoff. Duffy escaped briefly but was recaptured peacefully while Blaise remained elusive until a long search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Blaise
Minneapolis
Ray Duffy
Armstrong
Emmet
Ft. Dodge
United States
Marshall Thiese
McMann
Marshall Wallace Richmond
Duffy
Richmond
Blaise
Dufy
Dan Turner to Speak at Graettinger Labor Day Event
Hon Dan Turner of Corning former Iowa governor and current Republican gubernatorial candidate and Hon J J Meyers Democratic candidate for Congress will be prominent at the Graettinger Labor Day celebration. Ben F Reeves of Graettinger boxing show chair seeks Jack Dempsey as referee and hopes to sign Jon Miller of Albia and Joe Goeders of Emmetsburg for Labor Day matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Turner
Corning
Iowa
J. J. Meyers
Graettinger
Ben F. Reeves
Jack Dempsey
Jon Miller
Albia
Joe Goeders
Emmetsburg
Unemployed Urged to Register at National Reemployment Office
Unemployed individuals over sixteen are urged to register at the National Reemployment office. The free service helps them express job desires and aids Washington with daily four-report statistics. Registrations occur weekdays 9 AM to 12 noon, aiding white collar and labor job seekers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Milford Lake Traffic Count Records 6800 Cars
A state traffic survey counted 6800 cars passing Milford from midnight Saturday to midnight Sunday to gauge lake traffic. An agent stood at a corner with a registering machine recording each passing vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
City Officers Detain Drunk Man Over Weekend
Glenn Brown was picked up by city officers Saturday night for drunkenness. He appeared before Mayor M. K. Whelan and received a 10 day jail sentence with fines, suspended if he found a job and left town. Mr and Mrs Carl Meyers and family of Adel visited a cottage at the lakes and stopped by with Mr Meyers’s aunt Mrs Keeler's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Brown
M. K. Whelan
Carl Meyers
Marcia
Everett
Adel
the Lakes
Chas. Keeler
Mr. Meyers
Keeler
Federal housing law aids farm repair under modernization plan
The Modernization Credit Plan under the National Housing Act aims to help Americans in farms and small communities, with Administrator James A. Moffett highlighting farmer cooperation as essential. A Farm Housing Survey suggests about half of farm houses fall below livable standards, with 15 in need per hundred.
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Federal Housing Administration
Roosevelt
Congress
James A. Moffett
Mr. Moffett
Department of Agriculture
Rain totals reach 3.60 inches in Estherville week
Estherville received 3.6 inches of rain in the week, reviving parched vegetation and boosting corn prospects. Official observer A. O. Peterson reports daily precipitation of .06, 1.80, and 1.55 inches over the three key days, bringing the week’s total to 3.60 inches.
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Estherville
A. O. Peterson
Historic Sites Between Dubuque and Sioux City
J A Swisher highlights Iowa history through monuments from Dubuque to Sioux City. Julien Dubuque and Sergeant Floyd memorials mark eastern and western endpoints of Highway 20 with stops at Delhi, Independence, Cedar Falls, Grundy Center, Fort Dodge and more historic markers reflecting Iowa’s early settlement, mining and institutions.
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Hronu
Iowa
Julien Dubuque
Mississippi
Missouri
Charles Floyd
Dubuque
Washington
Dubuque-East
Dubuque High Bridge
Towa
New Mellory
St. Donatus
Luxembergera
Delhi
J. L. Mec-Creery
Independence
Lexington
Rush Park
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Herbert Quick
Grundy Center
Fort Dodge
J. A. Swisher
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
4-H Clubs Complete Achievemt Day Plans
Emmet county 4-H club girls plan Achievement Day in city hall on Saturday August 18 Nine Home Furnishings clubs will display year’s work and participate in a program from 8:00 to 1:00 with booths open for arrangement registration, a welcome by Margaret Pfeil and others, living pictures from Lincoln Links Better Yet and more Demonstrations include Modernizing the Clothes Closet and Traveling Accessories Cash prizes totaling nearly $18 will be awarded to winning clubs in the picture memory contest with additional awards for individual accessories Contributions come from Mallory Bassett Twetten Furniture Mahlum Anderson and Brown Mercantile Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Agneta Jensen
Mragart Pfeil
Walter Blagg
4-H
Maxine Workman
Bosold
Evelyn Ellis
Living Pictures
Lincoln Links
Denmark
Golden
12 Mile Lake
Ellsworth
Songland
Happy Go Lucky
High Lake
Ruth
Naomi
J. P. G. Emmet
Esther Friesth
Ne Ee
Mallory and Bassett
Twetten Furniture Co
Mahlum and Anderson
Brown Mercantile Co
Native Son Called Monday in Estherville Tragedy
Joe Peterson, former Estherville resident, died Monday in St. Cloud Minnesota after a battle with cancer. He was in his early forties, lived in St. Cloud several years, and left behind his wife, three brothers Frank of Winona Charles and Ernie of St. Cloud, and a sister Mrs. B A Walker of Milwaukee. Born in Estherville he studied at Estherville High School class of 1908. Funeral services were held in St. Cloud.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Joe Peterson
Estherville
Peterson
Frank
Winona
Charles
Ernie
B. A. Walker
Milwaukee
Wis
Estherville High School
Mrs Henry Coon Reaches Ninetieth Birthday Saturday
Mrs Henry Coon Estherville pioneer turns ninety with informal family observance Saturday. Children Emma Sondrol Ella Davidson and Chas Coon attend. grandchildren include Mrs Harry Brown Harold Fox Evelyn Coon and Gladys Coon plus great grandchildren. Coon frail yet mentally alert. Meanwhile Mrs Peter Tornell rents her home to Mr and Mrs W H Miner and plans winter trip to California to visit relatives.
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Henry Coon
Estherville
Emma Sondrol
Ella Davidson
Chas
Coon
Harry Brown
Mason City
Harold Fox
Waterloo
Floyd Coon
Gladys
Evelyn Coon
Peter Tornell
W. H. Miner
Grover
California
Brother Local Woman Dies
Ray Hawthorne, 30, formerly of this community, died Wednesday morning at his parents’ home in Auburn after recent illness including a stroke. He worked at the Mrs. Anna Ness farm near Wallingford until July, then visited home. Funeral at Auburn Friday at 1 PM with local friends serving as pallbearers. survived by his parents, three sisters Mrs Elmer Clark Estherville, Mrs Pearl Blair, Mrs Minnie Fahan Auburn, and brother Walter Cherokee.
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Ray Hawthorne
Jack Hawthorne
Auburn
Anna Ness
Wallingford
Elmer Clark
Estherville
Pearl Blair
Minnie Fahan
Walter
Cherokee
Drouth Cuts Honey Yield Across Iowa 1934
Iowa honey production is slashed by 25 to 75 percent due to drought. State apiarist F B Paddock notes western Iowa fares better, clover and sweet clover sustain some yields, while eastern areas rely on fall blossoms. Many hives died when spring fruit blossoms failed to yield nectar. Farmers plant sweet clover to aid future honey supply.
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Iowa
F. Bs. Paddock
Iowa Extension Service
Mr. Paddock
U.p
Narrow Escape On Steam Engine At Kramersmeire's
Herman Goetz of Ledyard barely escaped injury when a steam engine failed to take water, the boiler ends and firebox blew, sending cinders into fence posts. The incident damaged loads at nearby properties and required effort to save a separator. Local notices mention illness and visits, including Mrs. E. E. Worthington with rheumatism and relatives from Lone Rock Des Moines Ringsted and Lake Okoboji. Betty Lou Jacobs, five, was treated after a scissors injury to her eye at Coleman hospital.
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Herman Goetz
Ledyard
Carl Kramersmeire
Kossuth
Jay Blome
Henry Selberg
V-R
E. E. Worthington
Mr. Worthington
Lillian Worthington
Lone Rock
Betty Lou Jacobs
H. J. Jacobs
Ringsted
Coleman Hospital
Emmet county to pay first corn hog installment
A Des Moines report says Emmet county released for the first corn hog installment totaling 100000 dollars. About 520 contract signers will receive checks within two to three days. Signers are asked not to call the county office. notices will be sent when checks arrive. Education and winter prep expenses make the funds timely.
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Des Moines
M. A. Balkema
Emmet
Woman Named Deputy Supreme High Priestess in Iowa Division
Mrs Owen Morton of Bethel White Shrine of Esther ville receives the appointment as deputy supreme high priestess of sub district No 6 of Iowa. Duties align with instructor roles and she oversees six shrines. The appointment by the supreme worthy high priestess follows the state division into six supervisory divisions.
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Bethel White Shrine
Estherville
Owen Morton
Iowa
Morton
Town
Affidavit Exonerates Booth in Dickinson County
E A Miquel clerk of the district court in Dickinson County Iowa certifies no charges ever filed against B F Booth of Estherville. He states Booth has never been under arrest or bonds in this county. Dated August 16 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Booth
E. A. Miguel
Dickinson County
State of Iowa
Iowa
Estherville
B. B. Booth
E. A. Miquel
Temporary Silos Discussed by Extension Experts
A bulletin on two temporary silo types trench and corn cribbing or snow fencing by Earl N Schultz and Byron T Virtue, extension agricultural engineer, is ready for county offices or by mail from Iowa Extension Service Morrill Hall Ames IA. Margaret Herum returns from a two week visit in Ellsworth and Ames. Darvin Lindquist has tonsils removed at Coleman hospital. Mrs Zinser at Gollfield visiting relatives while Iva and Mildred vacation Lake Itasca. Bert Igon, Spirit Lake, and L L Clements with daughters Elsie and Lois visit Roy Hawthorne ill. omundsons return to Charter Oak after visits in Estherville Spirit Lake. Mattie Maloney accompanies them.
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Earl N. Schultz
Iowa Extension Dairyman
Byron T. Virtue
Extension Agricultural Engineer
Iowa Extenson Service
Morrill Hall
Ames
T. Zinser
Gollfield
Iva
Mildred
Lake Itasca
Minn
Estherville Grocer Company
Estherville
Bert Igon
Spirit Lake
L. L. Clements
Elsie
Lois
Auburn
Roy Hawthorne
Fred Toyne
Lanesboro
O. S. Omundson
Junior
John
Charter Oak
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Federal Savings Loan
Old Settlers
DeLand
Purity Yeast Co
Keith Albertson
Swea City
Fred Albertson
A. Bomm
Shirley
Winthrop, Minn
Mia
Ray Ruth
C. E. Ingvall
Roy Smith
Tammany
New York
Tames Dooling
Tammany Hall
al Smith
Parents
Drouth
George Thompson
Fred White
Lake Okoboji
L. G. Thompson
A. M
V.r
Supreme Shrine Office
Margaret Herum
Ellsworth and
Darvin Lindquist
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