Snow Delays and Dents From Icy County Crashes
Two Emmet county automobile crashes tied to snow packed roads caused considerable damage but no serious injuries. The more serious wreck occurred near the P. O. Hansen farm south of Ringsted at 9 am when a Hansen Plymouth met a Hutchinson ice cream truck. Repairs to the Hansen car run about 200 dollars and the Hutchinson truck sustained a damaged radiator. A second similar incident happened on highway No. 44 north of Armstrong with two Minnesota cars. no injuries and limited damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Oo. P
Hansen Auto
Hutchinson
Minnesota
Armstrong
Three Persons Escape Serious Injury In Train Plow Collision
Friday noon a Rock Island locomotive struck a county snow plow at a crossing west of Armstrong near the electric light plant. Plow driver Ted Johnson and his ten year old son were dragged after the engine struck the patrol end. Johnson and the boy suffered leg bruises. The engineer and fireman, John Paul and Elmer Jackson, were unhurt and the engine was slightly damaged. Telegraph poles were broken. Supervisor E. S. Camden riding on the patrol jumped off as the train approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Armstrong
Electric Light Plant
Ted Johnson
E. S. Camden
Johnson
Randolph Johnson
Robb and Rainey Auction Sale At Crim Farm
Robb and Rainey hold an entire closing out sale February 20 at 1 00 p m sharp at the Crim farm two miles east and eight miles south of Estherville and one mile east and two and a half miles north of Wallingford. The sale includes 53 head of livestock sets of harness and farm machinery plus lunch. Burns are the auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robb
Rainey
Sharp
Crim Farm
Estherville
Wallingford
Burns
Wep
Mourning Service for Pope Pius X Observed by Parish
Members of St Patrick parish and Rev Father J J Keane held Mass and a special prayer for Pope Pius X. The high mass was sung by the senior choir and Father Keane preached on Pius as fearless faith and defender of human liberties. The parish altar was decorated in violet and a nationwide rosary was recited at 2 pm as a spiritual bouquet. Father Keane noted his 1938 audience with the late pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick Parich
Father J. J. Keane
Pope Pius
Keane
Holy
Castle Gondalfo
County education board sets event dates
The county board of education met at County Superintendent Marie Sorum’s home and set dates for school events. The grade school spelling contest is March 14, the high school contest March 16, and the eighth grade rural graduation on May 25. Music and declamatory contest dates were not set. The group also discussed renting textbooks in county schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Marie Sorum
Fires Hurt Es therville Homes And Church
Two fires in Es therville over the weekend caused heavy damage. A brooder fire at M. E. Warren’s W Third Ave home gutted a garage and scorched the east wall while the Church of Christ interior suffered extensive smoke fire and water damage. Insurance covers the Warren loss and an overheated flue is blamed for the church fire. Firefighters faced delays due to snow and street-name confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
M. E. Warren
Church of Christ
Warren
W. Third Avenue N
Christian Church
Rural Electrification Ass'n Dickinson Emmet Kossuth Directors Meet
Board members of the Rural Electrification Association of Dickinson, Emmet and Kossuth counties hold their annual meeting at the office beside the Farm Bureau voice. Officials listed include Gaylord Olson president Terrill M H Petersen vice president R B Taylor secretary Max Soeth treasurer M L Johnson J E Tel kamp O L Thoreson Edwin Strube Cecil Sherk John Frank and Joe Oskes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Electrification Ass'n
Dickinson
Emmet
Kossuth
Farm Bureau Voice
Association
Gaylord Olson
Terrill
M. H. Petersen
Ring‘sted
R. B. Taylor
Milford
Max Soeth
Wallingford
M. L Johnson
Armstrong
J. E. Teli
Kamp
Lakota
F. W. Langerman
Pleads Guilty To Charge In Embezzlement Case
Don H. Smith pleaded guilty before Judge Gerald Stillman in district court to embezzlement of between 500 and 600 dollars from music machines owned by Ted Schoon of Laverne Minnesota. Smith, former collector and service man, began a one year Emmet county jail term after being out on bonds. The case covered machines across Iowa and Minnesota including Ralph's Cafe in Estherville. Prosecutor was Harry E. Coffie. Smith represented by Fred Lovrien. Schoon by Wm. S. Johnston. The maximum penalty was five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don H. Smith
Gerald Stillman
Smith
Ted Schoon
Laverne Minn
Schoon
Ralph
Estherville
Iowa
Minnesota
Stillman
Emmet
Wm. S. Johnston
Fred Lovrien
Spencer
Harry E. Coffie
H. W. Rasmussen
Webster City
R. G. Remley
Rasmussen
Grand Jury
Justice Court
E. C. Johnson
Extension Man Here Extension Man Here
Rural school teachers of Emmet county will attend a Saturday session led by H. C. Moeller from the State Teachers College extension department. Evelyn Hanson will teach language in Center township No. 2 and Gertrude Jensen will lead eighth grade history in Denmark township No. 6. Moeller will critique and share updated history and civics methods. Mildred Bosold will chair a short business meeting. The session runs 9:45 a.m. to noon in the courthouse. Jack Meyers and Clarence Huffman traveled to Des Moines to enter a 1939 contest this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
H. C. Moeller
Extension Department
State Teachers College
Evelyn Hanson
Center Township
Gertrude Jensen
Denmark Township School No
Prof. Moeller
Mildred Bosold
County Teachers’ Organization
Victim Suffers Severe Injury Near Superior Farm
Joe Welsh, 28, lost four toes on his right foot when his leg was drawn into a buzz saw while helping cut fuel on his father Tom Welsh’s farm one mile north of Superior. He was rushed to Coleman hospital where doctors treated the shock and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Welsh
Superior
Tom Welsh
Coleman Hospital
Judge Takes Case Under Advisement Foreclosure Row
Judge Gerald Suliman of Algona presided in Emmet county district court on Saturday over a foreclosure action by J. H. McKay and Lone against Charles Blair. The case centers on a mortgage tied to Sternberg funeral home and a Sanborn grocery judgment, with care and deed arrangements surrounding Mrs Blair. Attorneys Kennedy Johnston Coffie feature in the brief as lawyers for plaintiffs defendants and the matter raises points of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Suliman
Algona
Emmet County
J. H. McKay
Lone
Chas. Blair
Wear Fifth Avenue
Wear Emory Street
Blair
Ole Munson
Fred
Autos Purchased by Estherville Residents
A list of autos purchased includes Chevrolet and Ford models linked to purchasers such as Raymond Hoppun of Armstrong, Albert Richards of Wallingford, Cecil Oulman, Fathesile, C. V. Kilgore, Fred M. Lyman of Estherville, Harold Kaltved of Estherville, and others, with mentions of an International truck and a Dodge truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hoppun
Armstrong
Chevrolet
Wm. Torh
Ann. ‘Strong
Ford
Albert Richards
Wallingford
International
Cecil Oulman
Fathesile
Dodge
C. V. Kilgore
Surdebaker
Fred M. Lyman
Estherville
Harold Kaltved
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John Paul and
Elmer Jackson
Act Today
St. Patrick’s Parish
Warren Home
Union Baptist
REA
DEK
Don Smith
Jack Meyers
Clarence Huffman
Des Moines
Jack
J.T Porter
Guthrie Center
T. E. Daugherty
Porter
Daugherty
Ika
Archibald O'Teyn, Jahne
Sioux City
Price
Fetherville
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