PAYING ON NO 44 UNDERWAY IN IOWA WORKCREW PROGRESSES
The No 44 project between West Bend and No 18 sees Gust Ostermann & Sons of Ocheyedan Iowa grading 8.6 miles with about five miles finished Three shifts operate with no quit except rain Snyder Johnson of Humboldt handles culverts bidding 4232 dollars Ki Construction Co begins 1 1/2 mile paving from Lake Park and plans to move to West Bend New track will extend 1300 feet in Rock Island yards to handle gravel and cement shipments from Graettinger Eastman of Estherville oversees temporary section duties Mrs Joe Marsell visits Sac City as fair week begins The piece also includes rural humor about men and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust Ostermann & Sons
Ocheyedan
Iowa
West Bend
No. 18
Journal
Snyder& Johnson
Humboldt
Ki Construction Co
Destines
Lake Park
Rock Island
Graettinger
Eastman
Estherville
Murphy's Record Involving Palo Alto County Parolee
F D Augustine of Des Moines, a parole agent, visited Monday to locate Findley Murphy of Palo Alto county who was paroled Feb 9, 1938 from Anamosa reformatory after a 1934 breaking and entering conviction. Murphy, jailed here, will be returned to Anamosa. He is linked to thefts of automobiles in Dickens Iowa and Worthington Minnesota, picked up at Estherville on Sheriff Frederickson's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Augustine
Des Moines
Findley Murphy
Palo Alto
Anamosa Reformatory
Murphy
Augustine
Anamosa
Dickens
Iowa
Worthington
Minn
Frederickson
Estherville
Look magazine feature stars Fern Nasby of Estherville
The August issue shows Fern Nasby on Look's cover with her baby, notes her Estherville roots and high school days, and mentions a new serial That Boyce Girl. The piece recalls former classmates and details her marriage to Ray Hardin in 1987.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Nasby
Estherville
A. H. Nasby
North Sixth Street
Fern
Heinz
Estherville High
Miss Nasby
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Look
Boyce
Jackson
Minnesota
Laramine
Wyoming
Northfield
Minn
Ray Hardin
Des Moines
J. H. Davis
Homsey to Open Armstrong Furniture Store After Carload Purchases
J E Homsey of Armstrong, a well known local businessman, will open a furniture store soon. He has bought two carloads of merchandise now en route and to be displayed in the former Law and Miller shop space. His son will manage the store as Mr Homsey passes along several bargains to customers. Mrs Nichola and granddaughters Kathleen and Georgia Deming are returning tomorrow from a brief stay at Temple Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Homsey
Armstrong
Homsey
Law and Miller
Geo. Nichola
Kathleen
Georgia Deming
Templar
Park
Rural Schools to Open Aug 29 and Sept 6
Rural schools will open August 29 and September 6. County superintendent announces no changes in textbooks. Parents and pupils should not buy books until they receive a notice from the teacher detailing required texts. Rural teachers meet August 27 at 10 a.m. in the courtroom to discuss ideas and distribute supplies.
Mrs Nielsen Halfa Resident Dies at 83
Mrs Nielsen 83 died yesterday afternoon at her Halfa home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Danish Lutheran church in Ringsted with burial in Ringsted cemetery. She is survived by two sons Soren and Nels J both of Halfa and a daughter Mrs Carvie Anderson of Oakland California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Neilson
Halfa
Ringsted
Ringsted Couple Enter Baby in Health Contest
Mr and Mrs FE W Keeton of Ringsted entered their son Edward Miles in the Iowa State Fair baby health championship. Over 700 babies entered, with 400 dollars in trophies and special awards for winners. The contest runs Aug 26 to Sept 2 with 46 baby specialists examining participants and offering consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. W. Keeton
Ringsted
Edward Miles
Iowa
Ringsted Chooses New Head for Town Schools
Charles W. North of Hayfield is elected superintendent to succeed J. C. Johnson who moves to Waldorf College Forest City. North has served as Hayfield superintendent for two years and will relocate his family to Ringsted next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringsted
Iowa
Charles W. North
Hayfield
J. C. Johnson
Waldorf College
Forest City
Mr. North
Continues to Win Honors at Nobles County Fair
Ilmer Larsen continues to take top honors with a herd of milking shorthorns on his Wallingford farm. His latest wins at Worthington Minnesota include Senior and Grand Champion Bull and Cow, first three year old cow, first two year old cow, first one year old cow, second and third bull calf, second and third heifer calf, first herd, first set of fire, and first produce of dam. Exhibitors were Jay Wardrick Spirit Lake Frank Krosch Elmore and Larsen. Cattle will be shown next week in Humboldt Jackson Algona Spencer and Onamia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilmer Larsen
Wallingford
Nobles County Fair
Worthington
Minn
Jay Wardrick
Spirit Lake
Frank Krosch
Elmore, Minn
Larsen
Humboldt
Jackson
Algona
Spencer and
Oninha
National prize contest targets school children in town
Art Cadieux of the Ben Franklin store announces a $6,000 national contest inviting U S school children to nickname the Onward twins used in Ben Franklin school supplies ads. Grand prize is a Chrysler Imperial Eight, plus 11 080 other prizes like bicycles radios cameras flashlights and mechanical pencils for the top winner who also takes all other prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Cadieux
Ben Franklin
Mr. Cadieux
United States
Chrysler
Spirit Lake Beacon Converts to Semi Weekly Publication
The Spirit Lake Beacon changes from weekly to semi weekly, publishing Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The Tuesday edition will be in tabloid size while Thursday keeps full newspaper size. Mr and Mrs Art Valen are the parents of a girl born Monday night at Coleman hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Beacon
Art Valen
Coleman Hospital
Maniece Elected Vice Grand Chancellor At Pythias Convention
Maniece BE. J. Maniece of the local Knights of Pythias lodge won the vice grand chancellor post by a large majority at the Pythias state convention in Marshalltown. Attendees included J. C. Lilley Frank Fiden M. S. Warren Walter Schultz and Cliff Hedrick with Harold Reed reporting the result. Maniece has long been active in the local castle and grand lodge work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. J. Maniece
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Pythias
Marshalltown
Maniece
J. C. Lilley
Frank Fiden
Warren
Walter Schultz
Cliff Hedrick
Manice
Harold Reed
Grand Lodge
Paving Work Starts on Highway No 9 Detour Established
The article reports intensive prep for paving on Highway No 9 with a detour set on Terris road. Westbound traffic follows a gravel route past Fort Defiance park to the old creamery corner near Superior. Engineers scramble to place lines ahead of culverts bridges and grading while Bell Telephone lines west of town will be moved starting Monday by Northwesterly Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentice Oil Station
Old Creamery
R. C. Rogers
Bell Telephone Exchange
REA Allotment to Clay Beuna Vista Counties
The Rural Electrification Administration announced a $389 000 grant for Clay and Beuna Vista counties to build 369 miles of electric line for a farmers cooperative. About 150 miles will serve Clay county farms with signed members under the RBA plan. The cooperative will repay yearly, using the loan as security, drawing power from a Pocahontas plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington, D. C
Clay and Beuna Vista
Clay-Beuna Vista
RBA
Benna Vista Rba
Pocahontas
Welfare Board Members Attend State Convention
Mrs. Walter Schildknecht and Wm Roberts Jr attend a three day convention for county social welfare boards and Old Age Pension Investigators in Ames. Classes and round tables are led by welfare leaders with tours of Iowa State campus and city. Gov Kraschel will speak at a banquet this evening. Peter Sturdevant and G R Connley could not attend. Mrs. Alice Tunker transacted business in Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Schildknecht
Wm. Roberts, Jr
Ames
Iowa State
Ames Chamber of Commerce
Nels G. Kraschel
Peter Sturdevant
G. R. Connley
Long Life A Delusion ROXBURY Man says aging has no beauty
Peter Behan of Roxbury, aged 104, remarks that old age is a delusion and not enjoyable. He stops his scythe sharpening briefly to note there is nothing beautiful about growing old and celebrating birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Conn
Peter Behan
Local Girl Honored by Waldorf College Delegation
Miss Carola Mathre daughter of Rev and Mrs L A Mathre has been chosen as one of five Waldorf College delegates to attend the Fairhills Student Camp near Detroit Lakes Minnesota The camp runs Monday to Sunday and brings together presidents of Lutheran college organizations from across the United States Miss Mathie as president of the Women Student Government Association earned the entitlement Miss Mathie recently took a position as Assistant Dean of Women at Waldorf Institute last week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carola Mathre
L. A. Mathre
Waldorf College
Forest City
Fairhills
Detroit Lakes
Minn
United States
Mathie
Women
Department of Christian Education of
Lutheran Church
Miss Mathie
Waldorf
Ay Ore
Orleans to Build New School House
Orleans voters approved a new school building by 98 to 25. Construction starts immediately. the modern fireproof structure, 30 by 40 feet, will be central on the grounds with a large main room, library, and future two-room conversion. Budget: about 9000 dollars. 4095 through a PWA grant. Thorwald and Thorson designed plans. School opens in fall with Miss Blanche Goering as teacher. Orleans school board: Judd Weed president, Gerald White, Chas Nelson Jr, Mrs Cramer, E E Holtz, Mrs L Stetzel secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Tern
Blanche Goering
Thorwald and
Thorson
Forest City
PWA
Judd Weed
Gerald White
Chas. Nelson, Jr
Cramer
E. E. Holtz
L. Stetzel
Judge in final summer session at district court
Judge F C Davidson of Emmetsburg presides over a postponed final summer term. Many cases are set to clear the old docket. State highway crew hired to survey for US 44 near Fenton under engineer Frank Johnson. Nichols and Deming join project. Local market prices listed for oats corn barley eggs and hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
Robert Nichols
William Deming
State Highway Commission
Frank Johnson
Fenton
Hennery
Emmet County records lowest relief rate in state
Emmet county boasts the smallest relief population in Iowa for July with only .8 percent of residents on aid. Osceola is next at 1.2 percent while Monroe tops the chart at 11 percent. Local welfare secretary Miss Lucille Wylder credits steady Estherville packing plant work and ongoing construction along with abundant crops for the low rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Osceola
Monroe County
Kossuth
Dickinson
Clay
Palo Alto
Lucille Wylder
Department Public Welfare
Estherville
Fort Dodge Beef Cattle Show Opens September 6
Fort Dodge hosts the National Beef Cattle Show September 6 to 9 with more than 200 prize beef head and 300 head of 4-H livestock. The event features grandstand acts, a daily vaudeville circuit, a territorial centennial pageant, and a public wedding ceremony. Free admission for children on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Lange and
Lee
Wade
Bozo
Katherine
Leonardos
Paul Mix
Tom
Olive Mills and Company
Towa
Earl
King
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. A. Nichols
Florida
South
Edward C. Romik
First National Bank of Miami
Everglades
United States Sugar Corporation
Romsh
Babson Park
Hades
Sunshine State
John W. Hanes
SEC
Grand Lodge of
Vermont
Lake’ Wales
W.R
Joe Marsell
Sac City
G. A. Hanshaw
Sac County Fair
Bokihe
Lake Jews
Palestine
J. E. Homsey
Emmet County
B. Twetten
Hong
Mills Town
Wis
Mr. Twetten
Hilmer Larsen
V.R
Pythians
E. J. Maniece
REA
Clay, Beuna Vista Counties
Welfare Board
Alice Tunker
Grachtinger
Carola Mathe
Gladys Bringle
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