Gasparilla visit and Florida trip notes
Editor Nichols reports on a Tampa Gasparilla day trip with Orville Anderson, detailing the parade, ball, and local scenes. He recounts the riverfront meetup, a dancer encounter, taxicab finds from Storm Lake, weather and broadcasts, and remarks on exhibits, buildings, and the fair's lively activities while noting travel home via Yuba City and cigar factory sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Orville Anderson
Orville
Hillsborough River
Plant Park
Gasparilla
Tampa Bay
Nichols
Oreville
Fair Grounds
Gasparlla
Coliseum
Davis Island
Yuba City
Tampa Terminal
Uncle Sam's Navy
O. A. Brice
Lake Wales News
Russell Kay
State Press Association
Mrs B Shultz Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Mabel Etna Shultz aged 29 died at a local hospital at 4 15 am Monday of complications. Born March 14 1904 at the Anderson farm near Estherville she married Bert W Shultz in 1922. Surviving are her husband three children Keith 10 Jeannette 8 Junior 3 four sisters and two brothers. a daughter Vermaline Laurette died at 17 months. Funeral at 1 45 pm Thursday at Emil Hoffman home North 4th street with Rev Ortmeyer of the M E church in charge. Interment Oak Hill cemetery. Sister Mrs Smith arrives from Lisbon today for services. Mrs Howard cannot travel from Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Etna Shultz
Shultz
Adam Anderson
Estherville
Bert W. Shultz
Keith
Jeanette
Junior
Emil Huffman
Thos, Ruckman
Herman Smith
Lisbon
N. D
Ray Howard
Independence
Ore
Alfred C. Anderson
Martin Anderson
Armstrong
Vermaline Laurette
Emil Hoffman
North 4Th Street
Rev. Ortmeyer
M. E. Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mrs. Smith
Howard
Oregon
Ladies Elks Bridge Afternoon At Club Rooms
Ladies from the Elks gather Thursday at the Elks home for an afternoon of bridge chaired by Mrs. M. J. Groves and Mrs. L. M. Christensen. Assistants include Mrs. E. W. Kepler and others. Games start promptly at 2:30 with 2:10 arrivals. refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Elks
The
Elks
M. J. Groves
L. M. Christensen
E. W. Kepler
Geo. Howe
W. E. Lohr
J. Egertson
Joy Horwell
A. L. Buffer
Woman's Club
Funeral Sunday for LeRoy Longman
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Brenberg Funeral chapel for Orville LeRoy Longman eight year old son of Mr and Mrs G A Longman who died Thursday at a local hospital after an operation Col C A Dailey officiated Pallbearers were Kenneth Polson Harold Marley Marlyn Ankrum and Mervin Phelp Burial was at Oak Hill cemetery Orville LeRoy Longman was born in Estherville November 23 1925 He is survived by his parents one sister Mrs Verl Wilson and two brothers William Robert and Clyde Arthur
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Verl Wilson
William Robert
Clyde Arthur
Mrs B F Taylor Dies in California
Mrs B F Taylor longtime Grover resident died Wednesday Feb 7 at her Whittier California home after a short illness. She had lived in California for 24 years and was loved for her kindness and concern for others, with many friends in Emmet county and beyond. We acknowledge Mr G E Delevan for word of her demise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Taylor
Grover
Whittier
Calif
Taylor
California
Emmet County
G. E. Delevan
Spirit Lake Fails to Find Airport Site
Spirit Lake officials report no suitable airport site has been agreed upon. A property south of town was considered but could not be assured, and cooperation with the federal air port project remains hampered by the lack of a mutually acceptable location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake Town
Federal Airport
Cigar Industry Slows as Demand Falls in Tampa
A Tampa cigar factory guide notes only about one third capacity, with hard times causing massive layoffs. The piece observes a shift to rail travel as safer and cheaper than buses or cars, and reports kerosene use rising as fuel costs mount. The author predicts a mounting tax burden as government spending continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cage
Tampa
Local declam contest held at Roosevelt auditorium
More than five hundred attended the home declamatory contest at the Roosevelt auditorium. Twelve speakers in three classes competed with Eugene Petcoff and Ruth Berg taking first in the oratorical and dramatic classes respectively. Winners advance to the state preliminaries in Estherville on February 27 and may face Spirit Lake and Wallingford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Auditorium
Eugene Petcoff
Harlan Broadie
Christ
Ruth Berg
Honey
Mildred Vedder
Jeanne Parsons
Genevieve Horswell
Estherville
Roosevel Auditorium
Spirit Lake
Wallingford
W. A. Ortmeyer
Armstrong
Co. B. Christian
Terris
Ethel Eldridge
Dorothy Tomhave
Jack Beck
Ruth Brown
Lodges Offer Schools of Instruction This Week
Two Estherville lodges will host instruction classes this week. North Star chapter of Eastern Star holds Wednesday sessions with Laura E. Lentz of Mason City directing the Eastern Star school, while Pythian Sisters meet Thursday at the K of P hall with Mrs Sim Stedman of Emmetsburg as instructor. Luncheons and dinners accompany sessions. officers and attendees listed. Weather outlook covers February 12 to 17 for the Mississippi valleys and Great Plains with rain, snow, and near-normal to colder temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
North Star
Order of Eastern Star
Pythian
Eastern Star Lodge
Laura E. Lentz
Mason City
Masonic Hall
Lentz
Lucy Bale
Irving Ellerston
Margaret Moulds
Sim Stedman
Emmetsburg
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Regnar Lodge
Priscilla Booth
Anne Wylder
J. C. Diltz
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Great Plains
Norma
Pocahontas Man Buys Ford Engine From Indian Chief
A. C. Shimon of Pocahontas owns Ford engine No. 2, the second of four cylinder engines made by Ford Motor company, once owned by a South Dakota Indian chief. William Riley of Havelock arranged the purchase and the engine is on display at Pocahontas Auto company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
FORD
Ford Motor Company
South Dakota
A. C. Shimon
Pocahontas Auto Company
Mrs Overton To Speak At PTA Meeting
Mrs Grace Sloan Overton of Ter ris a former Morning side college instructor in Sioux City will address the Roosevelt auditorium PTA meeting on Wednesday night her topic Training Our Children to Live in a Changing World An anniversary program follows the business session with musical selections by the Mothers' chorus the high school girls' sextet and the clarinet group all interested in PTA work invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Sloan Overton
Terris
Morningside College
Sioux City
Parent-Teacher Association
Roosevelt Auditorium
Mothers’ Chorus
P. T. & Work
Gregory Bormann Marries Miss Burns in Emmetsburg
Gregory Bormann and Miss Elizabeth Burns were united in marriage Monday morning at 7 30 in Assumption church Emmetsburg Father Finnegan officiated The bride wore green crepe with matching accessories and talisman roses A sister Helen Burns served as bridesmaid Bernard Bormann was best man Thirty guests attended the breakfast at the Burns home The couple will reside on a Raleigh area farm after a South Dakota honeymoon They are from Estherville and Emmetsburg with attending relatives from Graettinger and Iowa City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Burns
Thomas Burns
Emmetsburg
Gregory Bormann
A. V. Bormann
Estherville
Assumption Church
Finnegan
Helen Burns
Iowa City
Bernard Bormann
South Dakota
Plans for Joint Banquet Near Completion
Plans are near completion for a joint banquet of the Chamber of Commerce and the Woman's club at 6:00 Thursday night at the Guardston hotel. Tickets are selling well and reservations should be made with Miss Lucile Peterson or A. O. Peterson. Principal speaker will be Mrs. Frederick E. Frisbee of Sheldon, with Henry Mahlum as toastmaster. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kruse and children visited the Will Logan family near Superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Club
Guardston Hotel
Lucile Peterson
Public Library
A. O. Peterson
City Hall
Frederick E. Frisbee
Sheldon
Henry Mahlum
Dismissed cases and aging liquor law breaches in Town v Crook
Jury dismissed in the Town versus Noah Crook as the case was treated as dismissed for the term. Crook faced charges of violating new liquor laws relating to 3.2 beer sales. Additional items include John Murphy found guilty of petty larceny after a five hour jury deliberation, Wold pleading guilty to petty larceny, and Judge Heald to sentence them the next day. Horswell pleads guilty to selling liquor to minors, fined $300 and three months jail with most suspended. Leo Singmaster and spouse jailed on liquor nuisance charges amid a raid. Deloris Tacker granted a divorce from Lloyd Tacker on cruelty grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murphy
Murphy
Martin Wold
John Lunden
Wold
Heald
Atty
F. J. Kennedy
L. A
Linc) Horswell
Arm
Strong
Leo Singmaster
Horswell
Deloris Tacker
Lloyd Tacker
More Food for Welfare List in Emmet County
Requisitions for 10 cases of butter weighing 300 pounds and 900 pounds of flour for distribution to the needy have been sent in. The shipments are en route and will be issued through the social workers office at City Hall. A number of cotton blankets is also being sent, though exact quantity is not stated.
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Emmet
Social Workers
Corn Hog program rushes on to an early completion
Emmet County rushes toward corn loan and corn hog production project completion as contracts pour in. County records show 876 contracts signed by Thursday with 40+ new filings Monday and heavy receipts the prior Friday and Saturday. Names, amounts, and banks listed reflect widespread participation in the corn loan system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Emmet Co
M. A. Balkema
Denmark Township
Celia Ohman
Julia R. Gordon
Com. Credit Corp
Ernest Moltzen
John Reicker
Commercial Sav. Bank
Lee Miller
Marvin L. Nelson
Art Starkey
Central Sav. Bank
John Homan
Two Local B B Teams on Cage Menu This Week
Estherville fans have two home games in the coming days. Tonight the Junior College Wolves host Emmetsburg J C C in a likely win for Estherville. Thursday the Estherville Boosters face a strong Sibley team with a 19 game win streak noted in the report. The lineup features the Petersons Ferguson Bennett Delm Lynn and Hugg. Booster plans include a Harlem Globe Trotters game February 26 and other visiting teams like Spencer Hottentots the Terrible Swedes and Ogden Utah Boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Basketbal
Junior College Wolves
Emmetsburg Junior College
Estherville Boosters
Sibley
Spencer
Hottentots
Estherville
Ogden
Utah
Boosters
Wichita Henry
Fire Destroys Higgins Chicken House and Machinery
A fire at the John Higgins farm east of Superior destroyed a chicken house and machine shed. Est. loss $1,000 with no insurance. About four hundred chickens perished and tractor implements including plows, discs, cultivators, corn planter, binder, hitches and other equipment were burned. Mr and Mrs Higgins thanked the local fire department and neighbors for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Higgins
Superior
Estherville
Mr. Higgins
Mrs. Higgins
Former Armstrong Woman Dies at Trosky Minn
Mrs. B. J. Dunn aged 66 a former Armstrong resident died at her daughter Mrs Roscoe Hermans home in Trosky Minnesota Thursday evening from a paralytic stroke Funeral services were held in Trosky and Armstrong with Rev J E Clifton in charge Burial was in Armstrong cemetery The American Legion of Trosky served as pallbearers Surviving children are Mrs Addie Herman Chester Dunn Mrs Hattie Peterson and Bert Dunn One daughter Mrs Myrtle Johnson preceded her in death Numerous relatives from surrounding towns attended the funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Dunn
Armstrong
Roscoe Herman
Trosky
Minn
Dunn
Methodist
J. E. Clifton
American Legion of Trosky
Addie Herman
Chester Dunn
Hattie Peterson
Mount Vernon
S. D
Bert Dunn
Bismark
N. D
Myrtle Johnson
Oscar Anderson
Hahcuck
Alfred Dunn
Granada
Canright
Fairmont
Herman Lorenz
Estherville
Glen Vaughn
Elmore
Boyd Anderson
Worthington
Cassie Christensen
Mrs Marley Breaks Hip in Fall on Ice
Mollie Marley sustains a broken hip after a Saturday night fall on an icy street near the Gardston hotel. She remains in Coleman hospital for several weeks of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Marley
Mollie Marley
Coleman Hospital
Gardston Hotel
New 280000 Gallon Water Tank In Use In Emmetsburg
Water from Emmetsburg's new 280000 gallon tank was sent through the mains last week. The old standpipe, built in 1890, will not be disposed of for some time.
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Emmetsburg
Kohler Hurled In Snow Crash Near Little Rock
Kenneth Kohler sustained a badly cut left hand multiple injuries after his car crashed into a rear of a truck on a snowbound highway east of Little Rock Saturday night. He received fourteen stitches, head and leg injuries, and was later taken to Estherville by his parents after initial treatment in Little Rock. The car and truck were heavily damaged.
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Kenneth Kohler
Little Rock
Kohler
Estherville
Gibbs Golden Wedding Open House Observed
Mr and Mrs W H Gibbs celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house at their Armstrong home Guests called from 2 to 4 pm and 7 30 to 9 pm Daughters Mrs W L Floyd and Mrs L N Olson and families joined them for the day near Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Gibbs
Armstrong
Mrs. Gibbs
W. L. Floyd
L. N. Olson
VR Dancing Revue and World’s Fair Film Draws Crowd
About six hundred people attended Mrs Mildred Millers Dancing Revue Friday at Roosevelt auditorium. The show was under American Legion and local schools auspices with 75 Faterville children and 38 Spirit Lake children participating. A moving picture Highlights of the World’s Fair was also shown. Wednesday Estherville children joined Spirit Lake performers at Spirit Lake theatre VA A Holds Business Meeting Catholic Daughters of America plan a Thursday meeting at city hall. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Miller
Roosevelt Auditorium
American Legion
Fatherville
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Spirit Lake Theatre
Catholic Daughters of America
State to house and feed transients in Iowa cities
Iowa state will provide direct care for transients including hoboes and panhandlers. They must register at police headquarters city hall for supper lodging and breakfast. The city will be reimbursed by the Des Moines office. Citizens are urged not to give free food or clothing to back door callers.
Dracula Greeted With Capacity Houses at Grand Theatre
Dracula presented by a local cast at the Grand Theatre with Mrs. Mark Dolan directing. Capacity crowds attended Wednesday and Thursday as cast members Anna Darlene Doud Frederick Nissen Joe Buckley and others delivered strong performances with Welles, Collins, Sidles, and Miller supporting a suspenseful plot centered on Lucy Steward and Dr Van Helsing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dracula
Grand Theatre
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Mark Dolan
Lucy Steward
Anna Darlene Doud
Lucy
Dr. van Helsing
Frederick Wilson
Dr. Helsing
Frederick Nissen
Joe Buckley
Former Estherville pastor honored at Stillwater church
Rev Lynn Scollay Hock, former Grace Episcopal pastor of Estherville, now vicar of St Andrews at Stillwater Oklahoma, marked his twenty fifth year of priesthood on January 21. Bishop Thomas Casady preached at a 10 30 service and open house followed at the vicarage. The same week his family celebrated a birth and soon after a daughter Ruth married Carl Hagle of Cushing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Scollay Hock
Hock
Grace Episcopal Church
Estherville
St. Andrews
Stillwater
Olka
Stillwater Daily Press
Thomas Casady
Oklahoma
St. Andrew's Church
West Third Avenue
Mr.Hock
Morrison
Diocese of
Iowa
Davenport
Charles E. Ellis
Oklahoma City
Bis
Madge Hock
Ruth E. Hock
Carl Edgar Hagle
Cushing
A. L. Hagle
Depew
Oklo
Miss Clark Hosts Fine Arts Club Meeting
The Fine Arts department of the Woman's club meets at 7:30 tonight at Miss Margar et Clark’s home, 1125 North Sixth Street. Topics include The Bahamas Hawai ian and Philippine Islands with speakers Mrs W A Cresip on The Beauty of Hawai i and Mrs Merril Nelson on Views of Cu Die and Mrs Lawrence on Philippine Handwork. Mrs Lester Heyer leads music, hosts lead discussion after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fine Arts
The
Woman's Club
Margaret Clark
North Sixth Street
Bahamas
Hawaian
W. A. Cresip
Hawai
Merril Nelson
Lawrence
Lester Heyer
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Babson Park
Florida
Gazparilla
Gov. Schultz
Florida Citrus Exchange
Florida Editorial Association
Florida Fair Associaton
Lake and Manatee
Gasparilla Krewe
Brother Delavan
California Annanias Club
Delevan
Callifornia
Boston
Atlantic
Eastern Railroad
Chi
LeRoy Longman
Roosevelt
New York
James D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs Foundation Fund
Jean Parsons
Weather Outlook
Earl Kruse
Will Logan
Superoir
State of Town
Noah Crook
Crook
Atty. H. E. Narey
More Food For Welfare
Dale Farguson
Higgins Farm
Cadiz
Ohio
Ida Mae Stull
State Lawn
Ida
K. V. Kohler
Leghorn & Ught Ververy
Wight and
Leghorn
Stags & Coxs
Jan Swee Peete
LaVon Bagan
Miss Wells
Romaine Collins
Butterworth
Vermaine Sidles
Dr. Steward
Leroy Miller
Miss Clark
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