Corridors and Rooms Repainted at Reno High School
Reno high school unveils extensive interior refresh ahead of opening date. The library, corridors, and floors have fresh paint and refinishing, with the lower halls and assembly room redecorated. A new history classroom for A. C. White and a student council council room in the south basement are added.
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Reno High School
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DeMoney
A. C
Mandal Training Department
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Pooch Catches Hold of Puppies in Arnolds Park Area
A fox terrier named Pooch belonging to Jerry Knudson near Arnolds Park hides her owner's new litter of puppies. Reports say the dog digs holes under a tree and buries the pups to protect them, requiring shovels to recover the offspring. Local residents suspect a strong maternal instinct or dog napping interference in the mystery.
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Arnolds Park
Jerry’ Knudson
Golden Sun Milling introduces new mineral protein feed
The Golden Sun Milling Company announces a new mineral protein concentrate for pigs and hogs. It is a dense, safe feed with no fillers or by products and can be fed alone or mixed at ten pounds per hundred pounds of ground feed. Ingredients include peanut meal linseed meal tankage dried buttermilk soybean meal fish meal bone meal calcium carbonate molasses salts and trace minerals.
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Golden: Sun Milling Company
Drying shop relocation and reopens in city
Sohn Hansen will move his dry cleaning shop from its current location on South Sixth Street to the former Patis Cleavers building on the east side of the city park. Rev Bot tom owns the building. Miss Maybelle Wilson plans to reopen her Fashion Shoppe in the Hangens space, formerly occupied before remodeling for the Grand theatre.
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Otin Hansen
Ijp
Gouth Sixth
Rev. Bottom
Itenar Misa Maybelle Wilson
Hangens
Grand Theatre
Mrs. Jessie Odegaard Sues For Divorce From Austen Odegaard
Mrs. Jessie B. Odegaard files in district court for a divorce from Austen J. Odegaard alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. They married July 25, 1928 in Fairmont Minnesota and lived together until recently. She seeks divorce and equitable relief the court deems just and proper. Miss Clara Kennedy, a postmaster, travels to Davenport for a convention and will return Saturday night.
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Jessie B. Odegaard
District Court Office
Johnson
Austen J. Odegaard
Fairmont
Minn
Odegaard
Clara Kennedy
Davenport
Town Post
Droughts, Crop Shortages, and Birth Rate Controversy
The Vindicator and Republican notes a fifty year memory of droughts with wells drying and cyclical moisture patterns. It cites potato shortages in Minnesota and Iowa, predicting high prices until a southern crop arrives. It also mentions a contest offering $500,000 for bearing the most babies, observing birth rates rise with willing couples.
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William Hendrickson
Minnesota
Iowa
Drought Pressures Corn Prices and Local Purchases
The Estherville area faces drought impact with corn bids around 1.15 dollars for No.2 white, while local buyers contend new car purchases signal prosperity or pessimism. The piece contrasts out of town production with local goods, noting scarce quality corn and shifting market sentiment amid drought fears.
Estherville Junior College urges early enrollment
Due to construction blocking access to the Dean's office on August 28 and 29, all Estherville junior college students are asked to register before Friday August 28 if possible. Dean DeMoney urges early enrollment to help review schedules as about half the normal enrollment is already set, with many out-of-town students predicting larger attendance.
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Estherville Junior College
Dean DeMoney
Aneenas Si Sit
Businessmen Attend Banquet in Emmetsburg
Estherville Chamber of Commerce directors Dr. G G Griffith K J MacDonald Leo Sanders L M Christiansen and Clyde Sanborn attended a Mason City manufacturers banquet in Emmetsburg aimed at Palo Alto county retailers and regional traders to foster acquaintance with Mason City firms. Miss Ellabelle Johnson Spirit Lake visits, while Mr and Mrs Claude Randolph plan a northern Minnesota vacation visiting Hibbing and Bennett Wisconsin with friends.
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G. G. Griffith
K. J. MacDonald
Leo Sanders
L. M. Christensen
Clyde Sanborn
Estherville Chamber of Commerce
Emmetsburg
Mason City
Claude Randolph
Minnesota
Hibbing
Minn
Higbee
Here
Bennett, Wis
Lawrence Bowman
Randolph
K. & K. Hardware
Buttermakers Enter Statewide Butter Contest at Fair
Emmet county residents William Helgason of Wallingford and Gene Lundah of Dolliver enter the Iowa State fair butter contest, each submitting a twenty pound tub to compete with sixty eight other leading buttermakers. Judges score 45 for flavor 25 for body 15 for color 10 for salt and 5 for packaging.
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Gene Lundah
Dolliver
Emmet County
Iowa
William Helgason
Wallingford
Fo Sponsor Book Sale
The parent teacher association will sponsor a second hand book sale in the high school building with Mrs. H. C. Sorenson as general chairman and assistance from other members. The sale runs Wednesday and Thursday from 9 am to noon and 2 pm to 5 pm, as an accommodation for parents and teachers to buy new books.
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Parent-Teacher Association
H. C. Sorenson
Kossuth County Fair to Feature Night Shows and Revues
The Kossuth county fair runs September 7 to 11 with night shows featuring the Around the Town revue. The act promises lively dancing and acrobatics by a young chorus, alongside hippodrome acts, auto racing, and livestock exhibits. Mrs. Harry White plans a Spokane home departure after a two month stay with local relatives.
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Kossuth County Fair
C of C To Take Part In Project For Iowa Great Lakes
A meeting of the Iowa Great Lakes Advertising committee at Arnolds Park discussed forming a permanent organization to promote the lakes area. Attending were Wm H Sykes Paul Mansmith Thomas Olson J L Miller B A Ladous and Leo Daily. The group aims to establish a long term advertising program and align with Main highways 9 and 71.
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Sykes
Iowa
Great Lakes Advertising Committee
Arnolds Park
Iowa Great Lakes
Wm. H. Sykes
Estherville
Atror
Ds Pio
Mrga
Ema Adp
Mert Mead Sells News Agency in Sarasota
A letter from Mert Mead of Sarasota Florida states he has sold his news agency to a Chicago party, keeping the Tampa Tribune agency. The sale, satisfactory to Mr and Mrs Mead, was made due to Mr Mead's ill health. He plans a vacation including state travels, Gulf fishing, and a possible visit to Estherville Indiana where he grew up.
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Mert Mead
Sarsota
Fla
Chicago
Bly
Tampa Tribune
Mead
Gulf of Mexico
Estherville
Florida
Mort Anderson Wins Brooks Beach Golf Medalist Title
Spirit Lake golfer Mort Anderson takes medalist honors at the Brooks Beach membership tourney on the East Okoboji course with a 79. Lincoln Nebs Dixie Longley wins the women’s class with an 82. Local moving plans and trips populate the rest of the page with brief notices.
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Mort Anderson
Spirit Lake
B. B. Anderson
Brooks Beach
East Okoboji
Dixie Longley
Lincoln
Neb
Anderson
Longley
Estherville Chamber to Sponsor Band Shell Dedication
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce sponsors Friday events at Swen City for the dedication of the new band shell at 7 15 p m. The Swen City band will play. There will be a dedication ceremony and other entertainment by Estherville figures including Janet McTavish and blues singer dancer Mr and Mrs. W king. Wm H Sykes will escort the group to Swen City for a Thursday rehearsal. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Estherville
Saal Pete
Ard M
Wm. H. Sykes
Chamber of Commerce
Swen City
Estherville Chamber of Commerce
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Landon and Roosevelt Lead Early Mayoral Taste of Polls
Early returns from twenty three states show Landon leading in initial nationwide weekly poll with 54 percent to Roosevelt 40 percent across all ballots. Michigan provides sparsely counted results with Landon at 46 percent and Roosevelt 46.5 percent amid fluctuating totals.
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Roosevelt
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Colvin
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Tomke Piccsscees
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Browder
Sereess
Lemke
Autocaster Service
Hansen Sues Hansen for 15000 Damages in District Court
Otto P. Hansen of Armstrong sues Robert Hansen of Estherville for 15000 in district court alleging three statements damaged his reputation and marriage. The petition claims statements accusing Otto of infidelity and poverty harmed his character and caused both actual and exemplary damages.
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Otto P. Hansen
Armstrong
Robert Hansen
Denmark
Otto
Otto Hansen
W. S. Johnston
V-R Catholic
Bazaar
Lincoln McKinley Jackson Roosevelt schools reopen with staff
Teachers across junior high, high school, and junior college are assigned to activities beyond teaching. The five Lincoln McKinley Jackson Roosevelt high schools will open Monday August 31 with fifty staff members. Details list administrators and department heads by building, noting renovations at Jackson, McKinley and Lincoln, plus new playgrounds and entrances. Dr and Mrs Walter Penrose from Burlington visit to fetch their son Bobby after summer at the lake and will tour Estherville with the Osgoods.
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Lincoln
McKinley
Jackson
Roosevelt
Supt. F. Je. Stith
W. E. DeMoney
Ruth Smith
Enid Copeland
Margaret
Marcy Baker
Minnie Sage
Jeannette Watson
Dorothy Wassum
Raymond Minkler
Mary Esther Nauman
C. V. Casady
Ruth Rere
Wrelat
Henrietta Miller
David Grant
Mildred Martin
Grace McClure
Gertrude Mohr
Helen Tucker
Richard Parnell
Elizabeth Colt
Ann Fisher
Adria Kimball
Marie Myers
W. A. Cresap
Bessie Mewhirter
Lola Wilson
Delma Bass
Lincoln School
Walter Penrose
Burlington
Bobby
Ivy Osgood
Osgood
Estherville
Penroses
John Osgood
Local Market Prices for Corn Eggs and Hogs
Market list shows corn prices for yellow No 2 at 1.02 dollars and white No 2 at 1.12 dollars. Barley and oats values, various heavy springs weights, leghorn and light springs, heavy hens and cocks priced from 9 to 15 cents, eggs at No 1 and No 2 levels, cream prices for various grades, and hogs top butcher prices listed at 10.70 dollars and top packers at 8.90 dollars.
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Hennery
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