Florence West Hostess to Club Meets at Home
Wide Awake 4 H club gathered at Florence West's home last Saturday with five members, the leader, and three visitors present. New officers were elected including President Florence West and Vice President Katherine Haywood. Imogene Origer and Katherine Haywood joined as new members. gift given to Mrs Bragg as leader steps down. A social hour followed with luncheon prepared by the hostess and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence West
Prsident
Katherine Haywod
Treas
Imogne Origer
Alice Barrett
Ruby Crim
Imogene Origer
Katherine Haywood
Birthday bridge party and welfare fund events cited
Mrs. M E Wilson celebrated with bridge at three tables, Mildred Martin earning high score. Mrs. W H Dooley hosted to honor her mother Mrs. Francis Clements. Maurice Doyle Post American Legion to host card party at city hall Feb 15. Past Presidents welfare fund held a benefit party with high prize to Mrs Joe Derwick. Mrs Harold Woodling to host a similar event. Funds aid disabled World War nurses and related volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Wilson
Mildred Martin
W. H. Dooley
Francis Clements
St. James, Minn
Bridge
Weasley Dunham
Maurice Doyle Post American Legion
Auxiliary
Legion Club
City Hall
Fred Ehlers
Joe Derwick
Wm. Post
Harold Woodling
Local moving and visits span Estherville scene
The Chas. Waldron family relocates from South Third Street to North Fifth. Cornelia Oransky arrives from Detroit with her parents to Corsicana for a weekend trip. Herman Oransky heads east on a buying trip. Mrs. Geo Poole returns from Chicago with baby to visit Ridleys. Poole tours with his orchestra and will perform in New Orleans soon. Chas Willey relocates wife and family from Sibley to East Howard Street, weekend stays possible. Lou Wanamaker drives a new V‑8 Ford bought via Chapman Motor Co. and recovering from injuries. his father‑in‑law L. H. Barnes improves at home. A political aside notes Roosevelt not Hoover in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Oransky
Detroit
Mich
Herman Oransky
Corsicana
Texas
Mr. Oransky
Chas. Willey
Sibley
East Howard Street
Mr. Willey
Rock Island
Mrs. Willey
Jane
Joyce
Ruth
Lou Wanamaker
Des Moines
Chapman Motor Company of
Terris
Mickie urges merchants to sell with buyers in mind
A quirky column urges merchants to tailor selling talk to customers. It emphasizes addressing merchandise clearly to help buyers understand benefits and encourages friendly, direct communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Merchant
Grover Ladies League to Meet and Community Notes
Mrs Chas Higinbotham and Mrs Bigg Higinbotham will lead the Ladies League meeting on Thursday February 9. Raymond Fisher of Webb visited relatives in Grover. Numerous locals attended a dance at Ceylon. Royal Neighbor Lodge meets February 15 with Miss Iva Brannon hosting. Rebekah Lodge plans a pot luck dinner February 18 at Ray Brannon’s. Midway Country Club dinner postponed due to stormy weather. Depots and agent changes update Grover and Dows. A variety of social visits, a skating party, measles illnesses, and school duties are reported, with several residents traveling for family needs and hospital training.
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Chas. Higinbotham
Bigg Higinbotham
Raymond Fisher of
Webb
Ora Meyers
Mike Woods
Iowa City
Ernest Landers
Center Country Club
Wm. Wess
Celia Hiles
Mildred Brown
Ceylon
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Iva Brannon
J. K. Carey
Miss Brannon
Rebekah Lodge
Ray Brannon
Midway Country Club
Ray Scott
Dows
Grover
Louis Schryder
Estherville
Harvey Rasmussen
Forest City
A. ©. Andrews
Anna Heaton
Frank Grant
Mary Alice Carey
Carolyn Goldsberry
Dorothy Voss
St. Paul
Maurice Bringle
Hanson
Harvey
Terris
Ollie Reid
Maple Hill
J. L. Brown
Joseph
Vernie
Frank
Ernest Devary
Bill Fielding
Swea City
Gruver
Sam Fielding
Lohrville
Wm. Fielding
Royal Oaks
Mich
Sam
Will
Tim Lines
Swan Lake
George Brown
Sac City
Leroy Hiles
Ryan Lake Country Club
Anna Anderson
Lee Hiles
Ryan Lake School
Alvina Campbell
Alma Woods
Opal Martin
Lester Bush
Soren’ Sorenson
Hardy
Mr. Sorensen
Sornsen
Chas
Birthday honors for Mrs. Rosenberger with gifts
A number of nice gifts were presented to the guest of honor Mrs. Rosenberger. Robert Woods and sons Ellsworth and Robert and P C Brood were dinner guests Sunday in the Leonard Brood home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Rosenberger
Robert Woods
Ellsworth
Robert
P. C. Brood
Leonard Brood
German service and Sunday School schedule announced
The notice lists a German service next Sunday at 10:45 AM, with Sunday School at 10:00 AM. It adds religious instruction for children on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM.
Bible School and Endeavor Schedule
Bible School every Sunday morning at 9 45. Communion at 11 P M. The Christian Endeavor Society will present a program during the morning service. At 7 P M Christian Endeavor will meet with the topic When is Friendship Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Christian Endeavor Society
Christian Endeavor
Passenger train on M. and St. L. resumes Wednesday
The gas electric train on the M. and St. L. ran its regular northbound trip on Wednesday after a one day break caused by cold wind. The car turned back at Estherville leaving towns north of the line without passenger and mail service. Normal service resumed between here and Ft. Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. L
Estherville
Here
Ft. Dodge
Milford Doctor Secures Federal Hospital Post
Dr E J Johnson a Milford physician for one year under Dr C M Coldren left Milford February 1 for Poplar Montana to become a resident surgeon at Fort Poplar government hospital The civil service appointment was unexpected He had recently been president of Dickinson county medical society and named Milford city wealth officer last spring Fort Poplar sits at Montana's northeast corner near an Indian reservation and hosts seven other doctors at the fort
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Johnson
Milford
C. M. Coldren Teft
Poplar
Mont
Fort Feck Government Hospital
Civil Service
Johnson
Dickinson County Medical Society
Fort Poplar
Montana
Fort
Terril Board Suspends School Activities After Dark
The Terril board of education ordered all evening activities at the school house halted to conserve light. The school will remain dark except when absolute necessity requires breaking the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terril Board
Board of Education At
Terril
Aed
Algona Raises Electric Discount to 25 Percent
The Algona city council increased the on time payment discount for electricity to 25 percent last Thursday from 10 percent. The discount applies to all bills for the preceding month if paid by the 20th of the following month. A three percent federal tax is added to the customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Farmers Co op Creamery at Fairmont Net Profit Report
The Fairmont Co operative Creamery shows a 1932 net profit of 5500 dollars, proving such an institution can pay out during depression. It processed 807,557 pounds of butter from 2,413,855 pounds of cream brought by 570 patrons, with 21 cents paid per butterfat and 19.8 cents received for butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont Co-operative Creamery
Estherville Fire Crew Responds To Three Blazes
The Estherville fire company was summoned three times in a week. An overheated flue pipe set fire to the E.v. House on North Fifth Street at 10 AM, gutting the residence and destroying furnishings. A fire truck slid on ice in front of the Hegeman home on North Sixth Street, crashed into a tree, and no injuries were reported. Saturday noon, the crew returned to the Chas. Jones residence where a chimney spark ignited the roof but firefighters arrived to find the blaze nearly out. Last week a working grade tractor on the highway caught fire, and the truck was called out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Fire Company
E.v. House
North Fifth Street
Te Hegeman
North Sixth Street
Chas. Jones
Jones
Jean Rost
Sibley City Dads Present $6,000 to Patrons
The Sibley city council cut January electric bills for users of the municipal plant, benefiting Bigelow residents who buy power there and Sibley homeowners. The total saving to patrons is $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley City
DADS
Sibley
Bigelow
Minn
Car stolen at Fairmont found in South Dakota
A Chevrolet sedan stolen a month ago from in front of the highway engineer office at Fairmont was located by Melette county, South Dakota officers. The front end is badly wrecked and repair costs about $100. Reclaiming the car will be costly due to the 375 mile distance from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Melette County
South Dakota
Second Victim Dies From Farm Fire Near Humboldt
12 year old Clifford De Winter died at Ft Dodge hospital from burns received when a kerosene can exploded while he tried to light a fire at the Humbolt home. His uncle Hans Thompson was killed in the same blaze. Clifford suffered severe burns to his feet legs arms hands and face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clfford de Winter
Ft. Dodge Hospital
Hans Thompson
Humboldt
A& Can
Clifford
Bonds Sold in Spencer by Board of Supervisors
Ten thousand dollars of Clay county refunding bonds and 7500 dollars in funding bonds to cover stamped warrants against the poor fund were sold Monday by the Spencer board of supervisors to White-Phillips, Davenport investment brokers, on their bid of par plus accrued interest. The bonds will carry interest at per cent, payable semi annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County
Board of Supervisors
White- Phillips Company
Davenport
Corn Alcohol Bill Signals Prohibition Repeal Support
Iowa Senate shows anti prohibition sentiment as House bill to permit grain alcohol manufacture advances. Senate votes 43 to 6. amendment to limit production to denatured alcohol fails 34 to 15. Bill now goes to the governor. plant ready in Fort Dodge pending federal approval. alcohol to be made from Iowa corn under prohibition bureau rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Senate
Knudson
House
Mitchell
Anderson
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Federal Prohibition Bureau
Prohibition Bureau
Clay County Delinquent Tax Sale Delayed Again
Farmers in Clay County won a second 60 day postponement of the delinquent tax sale on Thursday morning at Spencer as no bidders appeared at the office of County Treasurer Bender, and he postponed the sale to March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County
Spencer
Bender
Algona Creamery Banquet Draws Over Eight Hundred
More than 800 people filled the high school gymnasium Saturday noon for the Algona creamery annual banquet. A program followed the meal before the business meeting. The Technocrats are expected to present a full ticket in 1936 proposing free and unlimited coinage of kilowatts at sixteen cents per kilowatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona Creamery
Dance With Us At Annual Shrine Benefit
Frantic Democratic writers once mocked Huey Long filibusters while now criticising similar tactics. Attend the Shrine benefit at the Armory on February 14 with music by the Blue Ravens. admission is twenty five cents per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey Long
Ance
the Armory
Blue Ravens
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