Estherville Social Roundup Delights Local Families
Estherville area residents attend Rural Chorus concert and Farm Bureau party this week. Families including Moore Harding Lastine Miner Melner Bosold Kenline Meiners Oakes observe Thanksgiving with relatives in Estherville and Marathon. Mr and Mrs Bringle visit from Wisconsin as Bill White returns from helping at Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lée Moore
Odus -Paugh
K. Harding
Chris
Lastine
Art Miner
G.melner
J.C. Bosold
Estherville
Bergie Monsen
John Bosold
Kenneth Harding
George Meiners
Joe Oakes
Farm Bureau
George Kenline
Elizabeth Colt
Lucy Chalstrom
John Welsh
Helen
Annie
Pete Smith
Armstrong
Chris Ellerston
Paul Glassnapp
Cassius Howe
Marathon
Ben Oleson
Cornell Oleson
Albert Bringle
Taylor
Wis
J. A. Bringle
Bill White
Lou White
Spencer
Thanksgiving visits reported across Dickinson county
Sunday events in West Emmet and surrounding areas list Mrs Claus, families visiting relatives, Thanksgiving dinners, and weekend visits. Notes mention Dunnell near by, Pocahontas relatives, Nashua and Waterloo trips, gas work in Omaha, and residents from Superior township calling on the Claus Martens home. Several households share holiday hospitality and travel details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Martens
Alice
Will McNeal
Dunnell
Henry Dewall
Pocahontas
Harold Rietz
Baby
Bonnie Rietz
Ben Oleson
Maurice Oleson
Norman Nygaard
Omaha
Irving Martens
Nashua
Frank Watson
George Richards
Waterloo
Frank Richards
Frank Weeks
Sac City
Dickinson County
H. H. Schmidt
Superior Township
Death rate up in Iowa motor car accidents
Iowa reports October motor vehicle data with 1423 accidents, 52 fatalities, 1125 injuries. Year to date totals reach 12031 accidents, 439 deaths, 9052 injuries. Most crashes occurred 7:01 to 8 p m on Sunday at 21 to 30 mph. 360 crashes with no right of way. 1208 violations noted. Most drivers from urban areas with over eleven years experience. Also 268 intersectional crashes. Ends with a wartime remark by President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
New Licensing Rules For Trucks In 1940 Announced
Emmet County Treasurer K J Ersland announced sweeping changes to truck and trailer licensing for 1940. Fees now hinge on gross weight plus load, with overload allowances for farmers and other carriers, semi annual installments offered, and all trailers required to be licensed though farmers wagon boxes and small trailers have specific exemptions. Plates issued by Miss Eliza Welsh with new rules on storage and affidavit requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
K. J. Ersland
Ersland
Eliza Welsh
Motor Vehicle Department
Highway 71 paving planned north of Windom Minn
The Windom Citizen reports Minnesota will resume Highway 71 upgrades north of Windom. Land condemnation petitions filed to acquire right of way from Jeffers corner to two miles north mark possible fall letting for a new grade, with route decisions for connecting Number 60 noted. A Nova Scotia Scot seeks a wife who can play bagpipe. author adds a curt aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windom
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Minnesota State Highway Department
State of Minnesota
M. B. Severson
Highway 71
Jeffers Corner
Two Mile Corner
Nova Scotia
Estherville Council Hears 1939 Fire Crew and Budget Details
Estherville Iowa council at city hall conducts routine session. Appoints Edgar Knutson as 90 day fireman and approves a cigarette permit for Estherville Hotel Co. A large list of invoices, insurances, and supplies is approved. Fire truck reconversion discussed and a long payment ledger is recorded. Meeting adjourns with mayor and clerk signing. A second 1939 session notes board of health order and Dr. Reed report, then adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehlers
Ewen
Sweet
Hedrick
Howard
Stockdale
Edgar Knutson
Rost
Estherville Hotel Company
Leo Damm
Cliff Fredericksen
Melvin Hackett
W. E. Baker
Chas, Peterson
Arthur Steinhorst
J Joe Hurst
Arthur Parlow
Herbert Schoening
Frank Elwood
Keith Follett
Merton Mason
Estherville Loan & Investment Co
Rocknell Co
Barnsdall Refining Co
Tom Pullen
Lawrence Dickinson
H. G. McTavish
Glenn L. Story
J. E. Stockdale
C. J. Mathieson
H. A. Gaarde
W. M. Turner
Frank E. Westbrook
Jerry Wegs
Wilder’s Store
Sheltren & Sons
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Estherville Enterprise, Publishing
Rhodes Motor Co
Whitish
Eserrees
Joyce Lumber Co
K & K Hardware
Estherville Hardware Co
Lv. L. Eckholm
Northern Lumber Co
Nelson
Motor Supply Co
Sorensen Studio
Park
Estherville Laundry Co
East End
State of Iowa
Waterloo Construction Co
Council
City Hall
Estherville
Iowa
Board of Health
A. I. Reed
F. J. Ehlers
1939 Board Grants Tax Suspensions for Various Estherville Properties
The Estherville board on November 21 1939 suspended 1938 taxes for numerous Old Age Assistance recipients and owners including Mary E Barrett Otis Barrett James Christian Hattie Coulson Maggie Evans Lena Fritz Meta Hyrup Mary Larson Mattie Maloney Spencer Morris Thorvald Nelson M W Stanhope Lars Wee Annie Nelson Marie Vestrem Rosa Renboldt Minnie Bunt James E Bunt Samuel Hart H K Holland Esther Sabin J W Pennell Lena Peter son and William Hubbard. The action cites Section 6950-g1 Code Iowa and applies to described parcels in Estherville Inc. and surrounding additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Camden
E. I.ellerston
N. O. Osher
Mary E
Otis D. Barrett
James Christian
Hattie G. Coulson
Maggie Evans
Lena Fritz
Meta C. Hyrup
Mary Larson
Mattie Maloney
Spencer S
Nettie Morris
Thorvald Nelson
M. W. Stanhope
Lars J. Wee
Annie M. Nelson
Marie Vestrem
Rosina Renboldt
Minnie M
James E. Bunt
Samuel Hart
H. K. Holland
Esther Sabin
J. W Pennell
Lena J. (James) Petergon
William Hubbard
Iowa
Ellerston
Osher
Stafford and
Jarvis Add
Estherville Inc
Otia D. Barrett
Wood's Add
Hattie G., Coulson
Ridley’s Add
O. P
Lough’s Add
Estherville, Inc
Lough’s
Ridley’s
Lars J
Property owners listed for assessments and 1939 Soldier's Exemptions
A county board session records numerous property owners with lots and blocks in Estherville Ringsted and Armstrong additions, noting several O. P. and E-4 lots and multiple ownerships. All votes recorded Aye. The board approves 1939 Soldier's Exemptions for M P Reid Ole Johnson C E Ridley R S Knight Harry C Brown Henry Paulson and authorizes the County Auditor to credit these on the 1939 tax rolls. Meeting adjourns to Dec 4 1939 at 9:00 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellerston
Osher
M. P. Reid
Ole Johnson
C. E. Ridley
R. S. Knight Harry C. Brown
Henry Paulson
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JACK
W.R
West Emmet
Wilson
Scott
By & J. Scott
Ames
New Guinea
Unite States
BARDS
Histori
Jersey Stars of the
L’alva
F. Henry Jones
Bethseda
Lily Pons
Twin Oaks Farm
Morristown
N. J
Minn
France
England
Council Proceedings
Electric Light Fund
L. E
Estherville Packing Co
J. H. McKay & Son
Essenceere
Freeeeere
Sseserservees
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation
Cooper Petroleum Co
Champlin Refining Co
Warden Oil Co
Midwest Supply Co
General Electric Supply Corp
Sinclair Refining Co
Standard Oil Co
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
Feedwaters, Inc
Cushing Refining & Gasoline Co
John Lucas & Co
Pink Supply Co
Schubert-Christy Corp
the Register & Tribune Co
Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp
H. Channon Co
United States Rubber Co
Ray van Valkenburg
Oeve
Bbs DO
L. E. Stockdale
Vereea
Frank Biden
Schultz & Clark
Clara E. Kennedy
P. M. Gramps
Eees
Vance R. Noe
Ae Exchange
Eeeveegeens
M. Ww. Bell Telephone Co
oSne
W. L. Eckholm
Ieee
Chas
Peterson
David George
Joe Hurst
Arthur Barlow
Estherville Enterprise
Seeerens
Bupplioh
V. L. Eckholm
American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corp
Masoline Wivscessseveses
Culligan Zeolite Co
Pittsburg Equitable Meter Co
MeWane Cast Iron Pipe Co
C.sceeeees
Waterous Co
Town of
Spirit Lake
Herman M. Brown Co
American Cast Iron Pipe Co
Glenn L Story
Lal Frank Biden
Kepler’s
Labor
Sanitary Sewer Fund
Nick Oberweis
Eeeneneree
General Fund
Delbert Beauman
A. E. Baldwin
Sam. Woods
M. E. Huckaba
Ed. Rost
Fred Ellis
Curtis Youmans
Frank Campisano
Co. R. Kurtz
Leonard Carlson
Cloyd Stevens
Chas. Waldron
H. O. Brown
Estherville Body
W. H. Dickinson
Vermain Sidles
Chas. Gustafson
Schultz and Clark
Eversees
Wasolinnevivseseveeea
I Champlin Refining Co
Waas
G. McTavish
Insurance
Rand Fund
Raymond Minkler
Comfort Station Fund
W. T. Schildknecht
Geo. W. Shadle
Attest
Reed
Eee
Chas. Peterson
Isbor Oe
Labor One
P. V. Linke
Joe Peterson
Geo
A. Shadle
Hanson
Breen
Armstrong Inc
Samuel Harr
O. P, Armstrong Inc
Gladys M. Bringle
Nuffer
Willard
Dow
Jay Johnston
BTEC
Doan
Midwest
Iowa Guarantee, Inc
Sanborn Grocery
Hollywood
Good Housekeeping Bureau
McHemon & Robbins, Ln
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