Inter-High School Declamatory Contests Set for Friday Night
Four inter high school declamatory contests will be held Friday evening December 12 in Algona Emmetsburg Estherville and Spencer. Estherville will be represented by Romaine Collins Raymond Dauber Eva Dalbay at Algona. Ralph Borreson David Brees Marjorie Meadows at Emmetsburg. LaMont Harris Mabel Wiley Cecil Rhodes at Spencer. Ruth Gorton Agnes Sumpter LeRoy Miller at home. Admission 25 and 36 cents. Program lists pieces by Estherville Spencer Emmetsburg and Algona contestants. Also reports Odd Fellows homecoming in Es therville Lodge No 428 with 35 to 40 attending dinner and talks on Odd Fellowship and dancing.
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Algona
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Spencer
Estherville High School
Algon
Romaine Collins
Raymond Dauber
Eva Dalbay
Ralph Borreson
David Brees
Marjorie Meadows
LaMont Harris
Mabel Wiley
Cecil Rhodes
Ruth Gorton
Agnes Sumpter
LeRoy Miller
ODD Fellows Hall
Estherville Lodge No. 428
Odd Fellows
Lot
A. O. Peterson
Odd Fellowship
Memorial Services Held by Elks Lodge Last Sunday
Members of the Elks Lodge gathered for a memorial service and annual ball last Sunday. The event honored departed members with a solemn ceremony and social gathering, reflecting community tradition and lodge camaraderie.
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Bles
Elks Lodge of Te
Grand Last Evening Opens Kieth Vawter Season at Grand
A large audience attended the Kieth Vawter production Cheating Cheaters at the Grand theatre despite weather. The show praised as Broadway quality featured an all star company and promises a January 5th follow up with The Thirteenth Chair. Miss Pearl Clark will head the Millinery department at L Christensen store, bringing talent to Estherville commerce. The high school declamatory contest drew a crowded crowd at the Methodist church with Viola Towsley top in senior contests and LeRoy Miller winning the humorous division.
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Grand Theatre
Gheaters
Cty
New York
Miss Pearl Clark
Storm Lake
L. Christensen
Miss Clark
Estherville
Sigent
Rathaile
Methodist Church
Viola Towsley
Blanche Jackson
Miss Jackson
Ruth Gorton
Estherville man wins first prize at Chicago poultry show
Claude Perkins of Estherville, an employee of Estherville Furniture Company, shipped a golden Bantam rooster to Chicago for the Coliseum poultry show. His entry won first prize in its class, a notable achievement amid a large field, bringing pride to Estherville.
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Chicago
Claude Perkins
Estherville Furniture Company
Coliseum
Perkins
Hig
Estherville
Forecast for Upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys
Weather Bureau in Washington D C issues forecast for December 8 through 18. Unsettled with occasional snow and rain. low temperatures expected across the region.
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Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Upper
Mississippi
Missour
Estherville Adopts Citywide Fuel Saving Hours
Estherville Iowa implements a citywide fuel conservation plan effective immediately. Retailers open 10 AM to 5 PM, offices 9 AM to 4 PM, drug and meat shops 9 AM to 6 PM, eating houses 10 AM to 6 PM, and theaters one show per weekday. Street lights reduced, temperature capped, and power use restricted. coal deliveries and railroad service adjusted as authorities seek relief amid ongoing coal strike.
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Jor
Esherville
A. O. Peterson
Crim
Estherville
Iowa
Moving Pictures
Death of Thos Goggin in Minnesota home
The death of Thos Goggin, long-time Estherville resident, occurred at his home in Aitkin Minnesota. Born October 26 1856 in Chicago he lived in Mount Vernon Wisconsin before marrying Emma D Muzzy in 1879. Survived by wife three children four brothers and four sisters. Funeral at Lake View cemetery attended by close family.
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Thos. Goggin
Goggin
Eatherville
Chicago
Iinois
Mount Vernon
Wisconsin
Emma D. Muzzy
Paola
J. E. Grimm
Galena
Ilinois
A. Goggin
Percy L. Goggin
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Estherville
Minnesota
Aitkin
Good Fellows Urge City Reorganization for Christmas Cheer
The appeal calls for immediate organizing of the Good Fellows to bring holiday joy to needy families. It stresses the large impact of the movement, urges collective action, and invites leaders to start preparations for the annual Christmas visit this year.
Miss Oehrlein Hosts Court House Ladies Dinner
Deputy county recorder Carrie Oehrlein entertained court house ladies at her North Sixth street home last Tuesday with a six o clock dinner. Guests described the occasion as pleasant and Oehrlein as a popular, accommodating official among colleagues and the public.
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Carrie Oehrlein
Court House
North Sixth Street
Miss Oehrlein
Big Musical Comedy at Grand Next Week
Manager Grant of the Grand Theater announces a big musical comedy company arrives next week for a week long engagement. The fifteen performer troupe carries its own orchestra and a beauty chorus of two dancers. The program changes every other night and comes highly recommended for the city.
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Grant
Everning
Grant J
Local Boy Leonard Blakey Wrote Wage Studies
Leonard Blakey, Estherville native and economist, died in Chicago last fall while finishing a book titled Wage Scales and the Living Costs. The work, a concise survey of wages and cost of living, draws national interest as it informs reconstruction era decisions. His life and career, including work at Tufts, Dickinson, Carnegie Tech, and Mussels Shoals, are summarized with tribute from the New York Sun.
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Leonard Blakey
Chicago
Estherville
Republican
New York Sun
Leonard
Racine
Wisconsin
Beloit College
Columbia University
Iie
Tufts College
Dickinson
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Mussels Shoals
Blakey
Oehrlein Lets City Obtain Lot For Filling Station
Community Service station organizers secured an option on the corner lot north of the post office from W. H. Oehrlein. The $39,000 site is expected to be bought for the new filling station due to its ideal location near the business district on a main city street.
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W. H. Oehrlein
Severe Cold Snap Record From Government Thermometer
Weatherman A Q Petaraon reports the government thermometer registered eighteen below zero last night and fifteen below at eight this morning. Yesterday the mercury did not rise above twelve below zero all day. The cold spell continues with wintry conditions widespread.
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A. Q. Petaraon
Locke
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