Senator Gillette Reports On Action Of Legislature
Senator Lester S. Gillette discusses Iowa legislature activity noting a secondary road bill diverts 650000 yearly from primary funds. House defeated a tax fund amendment. Cigarette tax bill to raise about 1500000 dollars passed with broad support. Library consolidation bills create a four-division system under a governor led board. Funeral attendance in Fairmont reports a Hendricksen relative. An advertisement touts Marvo remedy for skin and infection relief.
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Lester S. Gillette
Iowa
House
Senate
47Th General Assembly
Berg
Levis
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Supreme Court
Law Library
Medical Library
Museum of Arts and Natural History
Rock Island to Seek Bids for Streamlined Trains
Rock Island Lines advertised for bids to build two 7 car lightweight streamline trains for Chicago to Denver service. Bids due March 1. Each train includes baggage two coaches dining sleeping and room observation lounge cars powered by 2000 hp diesels. This adds to six Rockets placed in late 1937, with faster daylight service but no sleeping. Rock Island also orders 41000 tons of 112 lb rail for 1939 as part of a 32.412 million improvement plan affecting about 543 miles of track and 626000 cubic yards of ballast.
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Rock Island Lines
Colorado
Chicago
Denver
Colorado Springs
Rocky Mountain Limited
Rock Island
Rock Island Add Rails
E. M. Durham, Jr
Thieves Steal Hogs and Corn in Farm Thefts
Report to County Sheriff Clif Fredericksen details the theft of ten Chester White brood sows from John Questad's farm. Hogs weighed 300 to 500 pounds from a 26 head herd. About 200 bushels of corn stolen from a field crib recently. A horse theft report by Lyle Aagard was later found to be a misplacement from a sale in Minnesota.
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Clif Fredericksen
Chester
Lyle Aagard
Sheriff’s Office
Minnesota
Emmet County Pupil Essays Hit Safety Contest
Emmet county high school pupils show strong interest in the Iowa State Safety Council contest. County superintendent Marie Sorum reports two best from Ringsted schools are filed, with about 160 local high school pupils having written essays.
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Emmet County High School
Iowa State Safety Council
Marie Sorum
Ring‘sted
Fort Dodge J C Wolves Fall To Panthers 44 32
Fort Dodge Panthers defeated the J C Wolves 44 to 32 after a slow first half. Morgan led the Panthers with 14 points while Boggess Burt and Bolty each scored six for the Wolves. This was the third meeting with the Panthers, who hold two wins in the series. The Wolves were set to play the Irish at Emmetsburg on Feb 21.
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J. C. Wolves
Fort Dodge Panthers
Wolves
Dodgers
Panthers
Morgan
Boggess
Burt
Bolty
Brandsgard
Fink
Emmetsburg
Turnley Buys Peck Property at Arnolds Park
Mr and Mrs Howard C Turnley of Arnolds Park have purchased all of the Arnold Peck property north of the road in the amusement park area. The deal encompasses 32 cottages the Arnolds Park hotel and land from the bathing beach to the railroad tracks and the Central ballroom. The hotel will be torn down this fall for modernization and a double deck cottage will be removed after summer. The hotel will be run next summer by Bert Miller and total investment is about 45000 dollars.
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Howard C. Turnley
Arnolds Park
Arnold
Peck
Bert Miller
Graettinger
Turnley
Heavy Snow Recedes As Mild Weather Returns
Snowfall of about twelve inches in northwest Town melts under sun and warmer temperatures. Highways reopen, plows clear secondary roads, and motorists report only minor delays. Week readings show fluctuating highs and lows from February 10 to 14 with light precipitation. Weather outlook calls for near normal to above normal temperatures in the region with possible additional precipitation late in the week. Mrs. W. E. Bagam recovers from bronchial pneumonia.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Death of Chas. McMann Reported in Kansas City
Roy Lucas received word Friday of the death in Kansas City of Chas. McMann who had been known by many people in Estherville. McMann had a rival show here under the American Legion auspices and had made headquarters with his auto trailer home on the Lucas lawn. His health was very poor during his last stay.
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Estherville
Roy Lucas
Kansas City
Chas. McMann
McMann
American Legion
Lucas
Washington's Birthday Observed Closures In Iowa
State and legal holidays mark February 12 and 22 for Lincoln and Washington birthdays. The Iowa Trust & Savings Bank and Emmet County State Bank will be closed on Monday February 13 and Wednesday February 22. The courthouse and post office close on February 22 with limited window service until 9 30 a m and no rural or city deliveries.
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Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Emmet County State Bank
Local Markets Report Fresh Commodity Prices
Local markets show oats at 22c for No 1 white and 21c for No 2 white. No 8 oats at 20c, No 2 yellow corn at 33c, barley 25c to 42c. Poultry prices list heavy hens over 5 lbs at 18c, 4 to 5 lbs at 11c, light and leghorn 8c. Hogs top at 7.50, packers at 6.30.
Liquor Sales Slump In January In Estherville Area
Estherville and surrounding area saw a sharp drop in liquor store sales in January. Local store sales fell from 39,528.18 in December to 6,108.50 in January, as statewide totals show continued declines despite holiday season effects. Nationwide, Iowa stores moved 929,558.13 in January and 1,502,665.57 in December.
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Estherville
Iowa
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Ted Olson
Hartley
Hattie Osmundsen
Carolyn
Wayne
Fairmont
John Hendricksen
Hendricksen
Marvo
Marvo Chemical Co
Sioux Falls
Jay Johnston Drug Co
W. T. Schildknecht
L. F. Hoffman
D-X
East Central Avenue
RE. D. Thompson Chiropractor
Gaarde
T. C. Mann
Sanborn’s
A. I. Reed, M. D
Tel. Res
Leuthold-Tibbetts Clothing Store
Io Tao U
FT. Dodge J. C
V.r
Peck Property
W. E. Bagan
Washington
Ronald Col
Colman
Ronald
Dutch” Reagan
Jane Bryan
Victor McLagren
Sahara
Joyce Lumber Co
Golden
Sun
Milling Co
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