Will Distribute Christmas Boxes to Needy
The article notes Christmas box distribution in a sealed ballot box at Town Trust & Savings bank as campaign activity runs through the period. It highlights that no one can know voting strength to prevent favoritism and emphasizes a close race with voters aiding favorites, while urging candidates to press efforts in the final days. Mrs. Duane House of East Lansing, Michigan arrives for a holiday visit.
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Town Trust & Savings Bank
Wap Wey
Eee
Republican
Vindicator & Republican
Mrs Paulson dies after weeklong illness in Emmet county
Mrs Gunder Paulson 94, longtime Emmet county resident, died Sunday night at 8 40 at her farm in Jack Creek township after a weeklong illness. Funeral at Immanuel Lutheran near Wallingford Thursday at 2 pm with burial in High Lake cemetery. Born in Ulvik Norway March 27 1842 she came to the U S seventy years ago, later living in Wisconsin and Fillmore County Minnesota before moving to Emmet county. Survived by six children Julia McMara Christina Christian Paul G Paulson Simon G Paulson George Nelson and Peter plus 42 great grandchildren. Burial and service details provided by local clergy.
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Gunder Paulson
Jack Creek Township
Emmet County
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Wallingford
High Lake Cemetery
Peder Nordsletten
T. Hanson
Lakefield
Minn
Paulson
Ulvik
Norway
Wisconsin
Fillmore County
Minnnesota
Julia McMara
Christina Christian
Paul
Driving Costs at 70 MPH vs 85 or 40 MPH
Ames faces a premium of 1.40 per hour to drive 70 mph but highway engineer Prof. R A Moyer of Iowa State College urges 85 or 40 for safety and economy. He calculates extra gasoline, oil, tires, and repairs at that speed and notes no allowance for more accidents. He estimates about one cent more per mile for gasoline at 70 mph.
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AMES
Motors
R. A. Moyer
Towa
State College
Atick
Moyer
Bad Fire At Knapp Home Caused Major Damage
A fire early Friday morning heavily damaged the M. M. Knapp residence, believed sparked by defective wiring in a floor lamp cord under a Davenport. Passersby alerted the fire department around 1:40 a.m. burning entire rooms, with Mrs. Knapp and her daughter-in-law reaching safety as smoke filled the house and furnishings were ruined. Insurance covers the loss and the Davenport was hauled from the scene.
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M. M. Knapp
Briadle
Richard Evards
Davenport
Bondsman quits in Dickinson county election contest
A. T. Guthrie of Milford, bondsman for Clifford E. White in the contest against Mrs. Virginia Bedell for Dickinson county attorney, filed a petition to be released as bondsman. He says he was induced to sign by promises from the contestant or his agent and that no security or premium was posted. White alleges ballot irregularities and unlawful counting. The bond initially covered the Nov 3 election and canvass. Bedell won by 16 votes. Guthrie seeks entire release. White later filed a resistance.
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Spirit Lake
A. T. Guthrie
Milford
Clifford E. White
Virginia Bedell
Dickinson County
Byrdie S. Moeller
Board of Supervisors
Bedell
White
Guthrie
Guthries Peti
Mixell Released On Writ In Child Desertion Case
Donald Mixell of Mankato Minnesota was released on a writ of habeas corpus after being arrested locally on Friday by Sheriff Cliff Frederickson at Minnesota authorities request. The hearing before Judge F C Davidson found no evidence presented by county officials. Mixell, who has worked near Estherville and has relatives in Armstrong, was wanted for child desertion.
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Davidson
Donald Mixell
Mankato
Minn
Cliff Frederickson
Minnesota
F. C. Davidson
Sre
Estherville
Armstrong
Hendricksen to Speak at Peat Land Growers Convention
W M Hendricksen of Estherville will address the Ninth annual Peat Land Vegetable Growers Convention in Forest City on Dec 17 and 18. He will present a 10 minute talk with slides on Our Competition Really Cleans Our Stuff and, with Calvin Felsing of Laurens, a 5 minute session on corn rotation. Hendricksen is a former association president.
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W. A. Hendricksen
Estherville
Peat Land Vegetable Growers
Forest City
Hendricksen
Calvin Felsing
Laurens
V-R
Three men jailed for intoxication and reckless driving
Vernon Thompson and Howard Caskey of Spirit Lake were arrested after a 1926 Pontiac struck the Lincoln street bridge and veered into a ditch and a telephone pole on highway 17 south of Sheltron oil station. Thompson drew a 50 fine or 16 days. Caskey 100 fine plus 30 days. Earl Markley received 30 days hard labor for intoxication.
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Vernon Thompson
Howard Caskey
Spirit Lake
Pontiac
Lincoln Street
Highway 17
Sheltron Oil Station
Emiet Twite
Merle Moller
Thompson
Caskey
Earl Markley
Justice Court
Mrs J H Cramer Breaks Ankle at Church Practice
Mrs J H Cramer suffered a broken ankle Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church after stumbling against a director's stand while rehearsing with the Philharmonic society for the Messiah presentation. She was taken to Coleman hospital for treatment and remains there.
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J. H. Cramer
Methodist Church
Philharmonic Society
Cramer
R. L. Caldwell
Coleman Hospital
Contested Bond and Recount Set for December 16
The document asserts that A T Guthrie signed a bondage surety on November 28 1936 in the notary presence with no oral promises to the contestant. It claims Guthrie knew friends were raising funds for the contest and that Guthrie donated 85 to the fund. After the petition, White posted a new $2000 bond signed by Western Surety of Sioux Falls and a recount is scheduled to begin Tuesday December 16.
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A. T. Guthrie
Ben Parks
Guthrie
White
Western ‘Surety Company of
Sioux Falls
Editorial Comment By G A Nichols On Florida job hunts and taxes
Editorial notes Christmas shopping urgency and northern unemployment, recounts Claire Nelson’s Florida job search, and criticizes gasoline taxes as burdensome. Mentions Ike Coleman’s mishap and congratulates H A Gaarde on their 50th anniversary. Discusses Secretary Wallace national Farm Bureau talk and King Edward VIII Wallis Simpson romance with tracing Warfield Simpson ancestry.
Dolliver forms first Scout troop in seven years
In Dolliver Iowa V R Miss Marie Sorum and Robert Heath organized a new boy scout troop the district. A sponsoring committee includes James Stillman Rev W S Handy Neil Finn R Womack and William Peterson. Martin Kronneck Dolliver high school principal becomes scout master while Supt M G Moklebust serves as secretary.
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Marie Sorum
Robert Heath
Fort Dodge
Dolliver
James Stillman
W. 8. Handy
Neil Finn
R. Womack
William Peterson
Martin Kroneck
M. G. Moklebust
Aged Lady Harriet Thomas Dies at 79 in Estherville
Last rites were held Sunday at Mahlum and Anderson chapel for Harriet Thomas 79 who died Thursday at the home of her daughter Mrs M R Guile. The Rev F W Ortmeyer of the Metall church officiated. Burial was in Arnolds Park cemetery. She had lived in Estherville about seven years with her daughter. Born December 17 1857 in Delaware County Iowa she married in Manchester on June 20 1878. Her husband died ten years ago in Milford. Survived by three daughters Mrs Guile Mrs Mable Wood of Estherville and Mrs Anna Dowden of Maryville Missouri and two sons John Thomas of Webb and Harry Thomas of Langdon.
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Mahlum and Anderson
Harriet Thomas
M. R. Guile
F. W. Ortmeyer
Metall Church
Arnolds Park
Fairbanks
Clay
Dickinson
Milford
Guile
Mable Wood
Estherville
Anna Dowden
Maryville
John Thomas
Webb
Harry Thomas
Langdon
Well Known Farmer Dies
Prominent Emmet County farmer William West died Friday evening after a two week illness. Funeral rites held Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Rev. L. J. Savage officiating. Interment followed at the cemetery. Pallbearers were E. J. Maniece, Harry Peterson, George Kirchner, George Calhan, Alert Rasmussen and George Robb. West was born Sept. 3, 1876, on the farm where he died. He married Martha Taylor in 1901 and later moved to the home place. Survived by his widow, two children Arthur West and Mrs Mexlie Tana perior, three brothers Joe, Tom, Charles, Robert, and George, and four sisters Arch ie Bixby, Albert Irwin, Hazel Ehrie, and Emil Lee. Out-of-town relatives included Joe West, Tom West, Mr. and Mrs. Robert West, and Mrs. James Taylor among others.
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St. Patrick Catholic
William West
Emmet County
L. J. Savage
E. J. Maniece
Harry Peterson
George Kirchner
George Calhan
Alert Rasmussen
George Robb
West
Martha Taylor
Mankato
Minn
Arthur
Eatherville
Mexle
Tana Perior
Joe
Fort Dodge
Tom
Waterloo
Charles
Pontiac
Mich
Robert
Ceylon
George
Estherville
Archie Bixby
Albert Irwin
Hazel Ehrie
Sacramento
Calif
Mra
Emil Lee
Venice
Joe Weat
Tom West
Robert West
Charles Taylor
Clarence Taylor
James McAffee
Misa Irene Taylor
Vincent Infant Dies Funeral Rites Wednesday
Mr and Mrs Dale Vincent mourn the death of their infant son after a brief illness of pneumonia at the William Mason home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 9 o clock at St Patrick Catholic church with Father David McGoey officiating. Burial is in the Catholic cemetery. The child was born on Thanksgiving day weighing five pounds ten ounces. L M Howig, Rock Island division freight clerk, and Miss Ruby Mae Wells were married on December 5 in Topeka Kansas and will reside in Estherville.
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Dale Vincent
Wiliam Mason
Vincent
L. M. Howig
Rock Island Division
Ruby Mae Wells
Topeka
Kan
Estherville
Rehearsals for Messiah This Week Announced
Mrs. R L Caldwell director of the Philharmonic society announces two Messiah rehearsals this week. Tonight singers gather at city hall at 7 40 and Friday final rehearsal at Methodist church starting 7 30 before Sunday concert. Each singer will be assigned a seat for the performance.
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R. L. Caldwell
The
Philharmonic Society
Christmas Mailing Dates for Parcel Delivery by Region
Notices outline Christmas mailing deadlines with a target reach by Thursday morning December 24. Regions listed include Pacific Coast, Western, Southwestern, Near Western, Southern, Eastern, Neighboring, and Local states with dates from December 15 to 21, plus intra state deadlines for Iowa Illinois.
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Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
North Dakota
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
New England
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Winois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Illinois
Beach girl linked to Wallie tale stirs royal match gossip
The letter claims Beach traveled with an uncle, but witnesses say the Avon Park to Sebring train had no Indies aboard. It cites Maj. Gen. George Barnett as Beach’s uncle-in-law and notes she has been divorced twice, complicating a potential Church of England remarriage to King Edward.
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Carson
Edward
Church of England
Episcopal Church
Great Britain
Indy
Welfare League to Pack 70 Christmas Baskets
The Estherville Welfare League plans to pack and distribute about seventy Christmas baskets for needy families. Toys and food will be included, packed Wednesday by league committees and distributed by the American Legion. Toys repaired by Estherville high school students under Vern Nordeen will supplement donations, with Mrs. Walter Schildknecht leading the case committee. The league also sends money to state institutions for Emmet County children in hospitals and schools, aiding twenty-five institutional children and six from the county at the Cherokee state hospital.
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Estherville Welfare League
Clyde Lindquist
American Legion
Estherville
Vern Nordeen
Walter Schildknecht
League
Fred Trevett
Margaret Maniece
Anton Steery
Charles Bixby
M. H. Schloeman
Farm Sold to Graettinger Couple in Emmet County
The Federal Land Bank sold a quarter section near Wallingford, Iowa to Albert and Mathilda Chrestiansen for 9700 dollars. Sale handled by C B Burke of Sioux City. Bank president McCameey cites progress returning farms to private owners. Also notes weather outlook and a hometown visit from Merrill Robb of Austin, Minnesota.
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Omaha
Neb
Federal Land Bank
Emmet
Albert and
Mathilda Chrestiansen
Graettinger
Wallingford
Burke
Sioux City
Fieldman
The
Land Bank
Charles McCameey
Thbank
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Local Market Prices For Farm Produce And Livestock
Readable market list shows corn prices for several grades at about 1.01 to 1.02 per bushel and oats and barley figures mixed. Livestock rates include heavy springs and hens by weight, various cocks, egg grades, cream prices, and hogs with top butcher and top packer bids listed.
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Hennery Egge Wc
Cece Eenns
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Jack Creek
W. E. Bradley
Mr. Hause
McGarden Jader
Knapp
Dickinson CO
D. Mixell
WM. Hendricksen
Editorial
G. A. Nichols
Babson Park, Fla
Claire Nelson
Ringsted
Tampa
Miami
Lake Wales
Frost Proof
Sebring
Kaon Park
Claire
Ike Coleman
H. A. Gaarde
Wallace
Farm Bureau Organization
Wallia Simpson
Edward VIII
United
Wallie Simpson
New York Sun
Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson
England
Edward VII
North Sea
William the Conqueror
House of Hanover
Wally Simpson
Warfields
America
Hanover
Teackle Wallis Warfield
Alice Montague
Montagues
Montague
Holy Lands
S. Davies ‘Warfield
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Warfield
Palm
Gruver
Gruver Inda
Kronick
Ringstad
Graettinger Farm
Weather Outlook
Great Plains
Merrill Robb
Austin, Minn
Mrs
Cepeeesenees
Cotneenen Oe Ey
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