Rock Tubbs Escapes Injury From Coal Pit Rescue
Robert Tubbs, a coal chute handler at Rock Island shops, survived a three hour burial after collapsing under coal in an 18 foot pit. Fellow workers heard him at 4:30 pm. rescue freed him at 6:15 pm. He is hospitalized at Coleman with pneumonia risk but no broken bones and expected full recovery.
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Rock Island
Robert Tubbs
Coleman Hospital
Jess Penumonia
Tubbs
Hardler
Jin
Dolliver Fans See 3 Exciting Basketball Games
Three home games last Friday featured Dolliver and Ringsted teams. The 7th–8th grade boys edged 7th and 8th grade 10 to 5. Ringsted girls beat Dolliver 20 to 11 amid strong Ringsted shooting, while Dolliver boys led late before Ringsted clinched 14 to 18 after a key free throw. Supt Quinette officiated. Maple Hill hosts entertain Emmet county superintendents and wives Thursday after dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringsted Girls
Dolliver
Ringsted
Carl Griese
Supt
Quinette
Ceylon School
C. M. Todd
Maple’ Hill
Emmet County
Jackson Man Awarded Star for Gallantry in World War I
Harry Sether of Jackson Minnesota received a silver star on Thursday for gallantry in France during World War I. He was a corporal and an assistant in the Jackson post office. Sether and two Twin Cities enlisted men served in Battery C 51st Field Artillery of the 42nd Rainbow division, volunteering to stay under heavy bombardment and gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sether
Jackson
Minn
France
Sether
Twin Cities
51St Field Artillery
42Nd “Rainbow
Death of Alvera Mortensen Due to Rare Purpura
Alvera Mortensen 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mortensen, died yesterday at Coleman hospital from purpura. A freshman at the high school she attended Monday, fell ill the next day and was rushed to the hospital Wednesday. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at her home and 2 p.m. at Ethleville Lutheran Church with burial in East Side cemetery. Alvera would have turned 14 in February. She lived most of her life in Ethleville and was educated in local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvera Mortensen
Meric Mortensen
Coleman Hospital
Alvera
E. E. Lashbrook
Estherville
Government files complaint against Spencer Hatchery
Spencer Dec 11 A new complaint against the Spencer Chick Hatchery operated by Maris De Wolf has been filed before the Federal Trade Commission in Washington DC by the United States government alleging violations of the NRA chick hatchery industry code of production. The hearing on the new complaint is set for Jan 4. The latest action differs from the original by charging intra state and inter state sales below cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Maris de Wolf
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D. C
United State
NRA
Emmet Consolidated Splits Home Basketball Night
Emmet Consolidated boys win 2 21 while the girls fall in a tight 20 24 at Friday home games with Halfa. Christensen scores six field goals and a free throw to lead the winners. Bartleman and Stick add three each, Wells five, Waldee strong on defense limiting Hanson. Emmet seniors Christensen and Wells along with Bartleman and Waldee near career completions, while junior Stick played last year. The Emmet girls list seven players for the night and a full schedule of seven upcoming games through February with opponents Superior Dolliver North Superior Halfa Maple Hill. A group from I O O F lodge No 428 plans to attend a Spirit Lake district meeting tonight with delegates from Palo Alto Clay Dickinson and Emmet counties.
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Emmet Consolidated
Halfa
Emmet
Christensen
Bartleman
Stick
Wells
Waldee
Hanson
Felkey
Nels Christensen
Donald Wells
Ray Bartleman
Robert Waldee
Earl Stick
Florence Nepps
Agnes O’brien
Edna Rosberg
Maxine Truesdell
Alice Schultz
Lorrene Lilland
Vera Rosburg
Eloise Logue
Superior
North Superior
Maple Hill
I. 0. O. F. Lodge No
Spirit Lake
Palo Alto
Clay, Dickinson
Emmet Counte
Funeral services held for Mrs. Andrew Sunde
Mrs. Berglid Oline Handeland Sunde 37 died Thursday morning. Funeral services were at 1:30 p m Saturday at home and 2 p m at Estherville Lutheran Church with Rev L A Mathre officiating and a quartet singing. Pallbearers and flower care by local groups. Burial in East Side Cemetery. She was born February 11 1897 in Fjenlberg Norway and moved to Emmet County at age seven. She joined Estherville Lutheran Church in 1912 and married Andrew Sunde on March 29 1922. They had three children Donald Vernon 11 Wilbur Nolan 10 and Betty Darlene 5. Survivors include her husband, three children, her parents five brothers and four sisters.
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Andrew Sunde
Estherville Lutheran Church
L. A. Mathre
Benora Shaw
Carola Mathie
Arnold Olson
Everett Shaw
A. T. Bringle
Irwin Nichols
Ralph McKay
Wallace Westbrook
Clarence Mathieson
Verne Tredway
Alre
Donald Vernon
Wilbur Nolan
Betty Darlene
Reinholt
Andrew
Alfred
Birger
Lloyd
Manghild
T. E. Beian
Jennie
Josephine
Weather outlook for December 10 to 16 in central regions
For the period December 10 to 16 inclusive, the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys and the Northern and Central Great Plains show little precipitation. Temperatures are expected to run near or slightly above normal across the area.
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A. Veel
Aera Eeaseacage
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Pleina
Former Algona Boy Stars In Army Navy Game
Bill Clark, a former Algona, Iowa boy born in 1909, played a standout part in the Army-Navy football classic at Franklin Field Philadelphia on Saturday December 1. He ended his athletic career with a 3 to 0 victory over Army. He is the second son of Mr and Mrs Frank Clark of Garner and his father was once with the Kossuth County Advance, an Algona newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Bill Clark
Baby Born With Two Teeth At Coleman Hospital
Dentally advanced newborn Sether, child of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sether, arrived Friday with two teeth in the lower jaw. Dr. Clark removed the teeth to prevent them from loosening and possible swallowing. Two similar cases have been recorded in the past year in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sether
Leroy Sether
Coleman Hospital
Clark
States Report Duck Stamp Sales Reach 182 407
Eighteen states report a total of 182 407 Federal migratory bird hunting stamps sold by October 25 for the current season. Minnesota leads with 32 433 stamps, followed by Wisconsin 29 446 Wyoming 16 197 Illinois 18 827 Washington 12 176 Michigan 11 000 Montana 10 634 Oklahoma 8 766 South Dakota 1 824 New York 6 066 California 6 847 Iowa 5 268 Missouri 252 Colorado 4 867 Ohio 8 680 Indiana 8 057 North Dakota 3 609 and Maine 2 564.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
Minneola
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Ilinoia
Washington
Michigan
Montana
Oklahoma
South Dakota
New York
California
Lowe
Missouri
Colorado
Ohio
Indiana
North Dakota
Maine
Committee Prevents Estherville Dispatch office Consolidation
A committee from the Estherville Chamber of Commerce met Rock Island officials in Chicago and halted plans to consolidate Estherville and Cedar Rapids train dispatch offices. Five dispatchers and families would have moved, with three operators handling local work. The decision pleased business interests. rough blizzard conditions delayed the Chicago visit, as the city mobilized over 50,000 workers for snow removal.
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Estherville
Ed Callender
Ed Bromgs
Gail Morse
Cedar Rapids
K. V. Turner
J. W. Nolan
Chicago
Louis Panico to Play at Ballroom Thursday Night
Louis Panico, a hot trumpet star, arrives at Danceland Ballroom by special arrangement with the Music Corporation of America on December 18. The youthful musician has long featured with Isham Jones and led his own group for five years, earning a top name in dance orchestras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Panuico
Danceland Ballroom
Music Corporation of America
Panico
Isham Jones
Young man arrested for stealing auto
Thurman Fechter, 20, arrested by constable Wallace Richmond after a crash near Gridley led to his capture. He confessed to stealing Lloyd Nasby’s Model A Ford in Estherville. He received a suspended 10 year sentence, paroled to G. K. Allen with reporting duties, and may visit relatives in Spencer Lake Park and Bancroft while his parents live in Missouri.
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Thurman Fechter
Laws
Armstrong
Wallace Richmond
Spencer
Lake Park
Bancroft
Missouri
Lloyd Nasby
Estherville
Fechter
Gridley
Chris Jesperson
Sportsmen Seek Dam Project for Goose Lake Area
A state conservation board hearing reviewed plans to dam Goose Lake in Engle township Kossuth county to enlarge a wild game area. Local sportsmen from Swea City and Armstrong press for the project while the Lindholm estate objects. The dam would deepen 65 acre Goose Lake and flood 25 more acres of slough land owned by Northwestern Mutual and Bankers Life.
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State Conservation Board
Goose Lake
Engle
Kossuth
Swea
P. J. Heiken
Wm. Leland
I. Berggren
City League of
Armstrong
Berggren
Lindholm
Lindblom
Eagle Township
Northwestern Mutual
Bankers Life
Swedes Visit Over Christmas From Minnesota and Triumph
Axel Nyquist of Dummnell left last week for Sweden to visit his parents over Christmas. Mr and Mrs Anton Larson of Minneapolis formerly of Dunnell also left for Sweden to visit relatives. Larson was formerly employed on the Larson brothers farm. Martin Magnuson of Triumph has gone to Sweden, undecided whether to stay or return to America.
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Axel Nyquist
Dummnell
Sweden
Anton Larson
Minneapolis
Dunnell
Larson
Larson Brothers
Martin Magnuson
Triumph
America
Rural Schools Join The Junior Red Cross Roll
Daily rural school reports from Emmet county show members joining the Junior Red Cross. Schools listed include district No. 8 12 Mile Lake township Edna Hutchinson teacher Swan Lake No. 3 Margaret Larsen teacher Ellsworth No. 1 Marie Woods teacher 12 Mile Lake No. 9 Virginia Huskamp teacher Denmark No. 6 Beulah Gladstone teacher Denmark No. 1 Agneta K Jensen teacher Ellsworth No 2 Anna Anderson teacher High Lake No. 9 Agnes Goecke teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Red Cross
12 Mile Lake Township
Edna Hutchinson
Swan Lake
Margaret Larsen
Ellsworth
Marie Woods
12 Mile Lake
Virginia Huskamp
Denmark
Beulah Gladstone
Agneta K. Jensem
Anna Anderson
High Lake
Agnes Goecke
Insane Man Returns Home After Escape
Clarence Mortenson, 28, who escaped from the state hospital for the insane at Cherokee, was arrested Sunday evening near Wallingford. He broke into a school building, started a fire, and threatened Deputy Emlet Twito with a coal chunk but was subdued and returned to Cherokee. Mortenson previously escaped from the Emmet county jail by chipping through a cement floor to reach the water pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mortenson
State Hospital For Insane
Cherokee
Jackson School
Wallingford
Chas
Jackson
Emlet Twito
Mortenson
Twito
Estherville
Emmet County
Danielson
Colcords loss after death at Arkansas lodge
Mrs J B Whites father C F Colcord died at Colcord lodge in Arkansas. Mr and Mrs James White traveled to Omaha then Oklahoma City by air with a forced Kansas landing delaying arrival. Colcords would have celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in February. Survivors include a widow, two sons Sidney in Oklahoma City and Raymond in Kansas City and four daughters including Mrs James White of Estherville. Autos purchased listed for local residents.
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James
White
C. F. Colcord
Trains Collide at Rock Rapids Rerouting Traffic
At Rock Rapids a Rock Island freight and an Illinois Central engine derailed after a collision at crossing. Ten crew escaped injury though two trains blocked routes as wrecking crews cleared debris. One Rock Island stock car wrecked beyond repair while two others were sent for repairs at Cherokee shops.
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Rock Island
Illinois Central
Rock Rapids
Winds Central
Rock Island Sioux Falls
R. I
Cherokee
Legislature Will Convene January in Des Moines
The 46th Iowa General Assembly opens January 14 1935 in Des Moines to run up to 100 days with adjournment by April 24. Governor Herring planned agenda includes extending the retail sales tax and welfare department proposals, a state purchasing agent, liquor law revisions and a muled tax revival along with possible move to a gross income tax. The body may memorialize Congress on Townsend Old Age Pension and a ten percent sales tax to fund pensions. A three year old Helland of Wallingford was taken to Celman hospital but returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring
Iowa
45Th General Assembly
Paul Cunningham
Polk County
Cunningham
Mery
Congress
Townsend
Olaf Helland
Wallingfodr
Celeman Hospital
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Peressenateennewe
Spencer Hatchery
A. B. Chapin
Rock Island Dispatchers
Sunde
Wen
Louis Panico
Young Man
The
Law
Ford Frick
National Baseball League
John A Heydler
Insane Man
Arkansas Lodge
AUTOS
S. GC
Helen
Chevrolet
J. E. Barnes
Ford Tudor
J. R. Nelson
O. P. Hinson
Dodge
John Donahue
Axel Peterson
Welsh Bros
J. C. Gammelgaard
M. H. Rankin
Plymouth
Cliff Frederickson
Illinois
Centr'l
RAMS
Cris&p
Middle
Des Moines
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