Oil Field Trial Ends in Tragic Desert Drift
Donald Fisk, a NY engineer, leads an oil crew in El Centro to strike a profitable well while his wife Gloria endures the desert heat. As delays threaten a boat departure and the company's fate, the couple faces crushing strain. A doctor declares Gloria near death and Donald sinks into despair, praying for a single sign of forgiveness before the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Fisk
New York
el Centro
Gloria
Fisk
Glavin
Don
Desert
Band
Ell
Joba
Glosin
Donald
Friends compliment Mrs Mae Wingerson on birthday
A group of Mrs Mae Wingerson’s friends gathered Saturday afternoon for a surprise birthday luncheon at her home. Attending were Mrs Will Ridley Mrs Basil Roberts Mrs Lyle Schultz Mrs Tom Whitish Mrs Everett Baker Mrs Everett Shull Mrs Elmer Osbery Mrs Will VanHorn Mrs Carl Knutson Mrs Charles Miller and Mrs Wingerton and daughters. Some could not attend. First lesson at Max Soeth home featured Child Training and Habit Formation by Miss Margaret Pfeil with two films and demonstrative furniture. Next lesson January 24 at Mrs Hilmer Larson’s. call Mrs Max Saeth to confirm. Weather outlook: Dec 23–28. upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys expect considerable cloudiness and some precip. near normal temperatures early, colder later. Northern and Central Great Plains: considerable cloudiness with light precip possible, colder late week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Wingerson
Hear
Will Ridley
Basil Roberts
Lyle Schultz
Tom ‘Whitish
Everett Baker
Everett Shull
Elmer Osbery
Will VanHorn
Carl Knutson
Charles Miller
Wingerton
Cecil Riggs
Carrie Gebhart
Adolph Mortenson
Don Roberts
Max Soeth
Thuridsy
Max. Sosth
Misa Margaret Pfeil
Hilmer Larson
Max Saeth
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Christmas Seal Report From Miss Marie Sorum Fourth District
County Christmas Seal chair Miss Marie Sorum reports $428.84 to date as many more reports are pending and sales may exceed prior years. Seals collected from many schools and towns include teachers and superintendents across Ellsworth High Lake Center Swan Lake 12 Mile Lake and more with notable totals in Ringsted Gruver Wallingford and Estherville. The drive shows broad participation and a final total expected to rise beyond last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sorum
Wate
Eatherville
Bernice Maves
Ellsworth
Leva Waldee
High Lake
Helener
Anna Anderson
Florance O'Brien
Lucille Schenck
West Emmet
Lucy Ferne Smith
Malvina Berge
Estherville
Jack Creek
Vivian Alvestad
Vivian Norgard
12 Mile Lake
Lilian Handeland
Wallingford
V. W. Mayes
Local Happenings From the Holiday Season in Minnesota and Nearby
Miss Genia Gray travels to Minneapolis to spend holidays with friends and relatives. Several local families host or visit relatives over Christmas including the McCall, Booth, Neilsen, Shonkwiler, Griffith, Willey, Eiden, and others in towns such as Castana Halfa Kadoka Correctionville and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genia Gray
Minneapolis
Miss Gray
McKinley School
Christmas visits and moves in Estherville area
Des Moines residents Mr and Mrs John Birney and Dr and Mrs C E Birney celebrate the holidays in Estherville with local families. Neighbors and relatives including Noble, Rogers, Sillge, Ridley, Poole, Bardo, Robinson, Fowler, Vanderer, Laldig, and Bale gather for Christmas. A move shifts the Don Roberts family from West Emory to West Lincoln, and several are visiting Davenport and Oelwein for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Birney
Des Moines
Etherville
Mra
C. E. Birney
Don Roberts
Mrs. Clausen
West
Emory Street
Thompson
Lincoln
Minnesota Student Returns Home for Holidays
Miss Marvyl Bennett, a University of Minnesota student in Minneapolis, arrived home Thursday to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. C. Z. Strayer of Sanborn are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Horton and family, and Mrs. Horton is the daughter of the Strayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McCall
Castana
H. C. Olmstead
Misa Thana Eiden
Correctionville
Mrs
Frank Eiden
Marie Robinson
Minneapolia
George Robinson
Robinson
University of
Marvyl Bennett
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
L. J. Bennett
C. Z. Stayer
Sanborn
Floyd Hordton
Horton Aye
Mrs Strayer
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rae i M. _D
Dby
Rey BF
C. J. Mathieson
Ins
Agency
Coon’s Grocery
Merry Xmas
Jge Penner In
Jack Oakie
Ned Sparks
Frances Langford
Love Story
Claudette Colbert
Fred MacMurray
Robert Young
DE. L. F. Hoffman Veterinarian
E. Lincoln Mt
Max McMillin
Real Estata
Zatherville, Iowa
Dr. Jones & Mann Ortheopathic Physicians
L. W. Loving, M .D
Tel. Fes
Emmet County
Sta Bank
A. I. Reed
M. D
Nausa
Ringsted, Iowa
Ed Booth
Ridgeview
S. Dak
Misa Priscilla
George
Charles Booth
Soren Neilsen
Halfa
Max Lynn
Sse City
L. E. Shonkwiler
Lincoln Shonkwiler
Virgina Shonkwiler
D. C. Griffith
Kadoka
Oliver Shonkwiler
Claude Willey
City
Chas. Noble of
la Mars
Mra. Noble
George Rogers
H. O. Sillge
Ed. Sillge
Rogers
Bertha Bardo
Chicago
D. W. Bardo
N. D. Bardo
Armatrong
Ray
Gridley
Herman Fowler
Chet Vanderer
Sioux City
Ernest Laldig
Louise
Anna Mary Fowler
Lyle Lewall
I. W. Fowler
A. A. Halleck
Bon
Harold
Davenport
Clarence Lewis
S. F. Baker and Co
Keokuk
Iowa
State Printing Board
Lemprom
J. White
State House
Das Ma Oad
Purity Yeast Company
Logal Market Leggs
Scseeeee Cae
BBC
C.scsseceese
Henamanh
Merry Christmas
NAU Bros
ASSOC
P. E. Frettem
Mgr
Harker-Beauman Co
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