Annual Red Cross Meeting in Emmet County
Emmet county chapter of the American Red Cross held its annual meeting in the court room chaired by county chairman Clarence Mathieson. Officers were reelected: Mathieson, Ehlers, Griffith, Steery. board members largely retained with Mrs. Mary Dundas replacing Mrs. Horswell. Read and accepted treasurer report. discussed past year work and plans, with Civilian Relief update and various program assignments noted.
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Emmet
The
American Red Cross
Clarence Mathieson
Mr. Mathieson
Francis Kennedy
E. J. Steery
G. G. Griffiths
Marie Sorum
Fred Ehlers
Irwin Nichols
Mary Dundas
Armstrong
Emma Ressell
Wallingford
Sorum
G. G. Griffith
B. J. Steery
Guy Horswell
W. C. Currell
Irving Martens
A. I
K. J. McDonald
Ofoss Nien
WVR Junior College Plans Big Friday Evening Party
Students at WVR Junior College anticipate one of its best parties on February 16 featuring dancing games ping pong and refreshments. Guests allowed for each student. Publicity promoted by Harold Schildknecht and Mise Hill with committee heads P Devere Kelly for food and Robert Reed for entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Schildknecht
Mise Hill
P. Devere Kelly
Robert Reed
Changes in Rock Island Mechanical Department
Following changes in the mechanical department of the Rock Island Railroad are announced effective February 12. B H Smith, former master mechanic at Des Moines, is promoted to Superintendent Motive Power, second district, Kansas City Missouri, succeeding S E Mueller, who moves to Cedar Rapids as master mechanic CG E Farley, former master mechanic at Rock Island, TI, becomes master mechanic at Des Moines, succeeding B H Smith. H C McCullough, former mechanic at Cedar Rapids, becomes master mechanic, Rock Island division with headquarters at Silvis, TI, succeeding O E Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad
B. H. Smith
Des Moines
Motive Power
Kansas City
S. E. Mueller
Cedar Rapids
CG. E. Farley
Rock Island
Des Moinés
H. C. McCullough
Local poultry market notes and price hints
Fragmentary market items list poultry categories such as heavy springs hens and leghorn hens with vague weight ranges and prices. Mentions uncertain entries, hoarding of eggs, and a waivers note, reflecting a damaged OCR page from a local markets section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leghorn
Public invited to one act plays at school Monday
Four one act plays will be performed in the high school auditorium Monday evening February 19. Two plays were reviewed earlier. the others include A Vane Effort written by Winston Tolles and Petro the Foolish One with Max Mauck as Petro. Cast highlights include Vernice Wee, Sewell Mathre, Janet Mc Tavish, Cliff Wilder, and Margaret Maine with director Arlene Sorenson and Raymond Bringle.
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the Vindicator
Vane
Winston Tolles
Arlene Sorenson
Vernice Wee
Sewell Mathre
Mathre
Janet McTavish
Merle Wee
Vernice
Cliff Wilder
Merle
Shirley Butcher
Margaret Maine
Petro
Foolish One
Max Mauck
Mr. Jones
Burton Bolton
Marvel Knutson
Dan O'Leary
Kenny Williamson
Maxine Donovan
Raymond Bringle
Pythian Sisters Plan Supper and Card Party
At their regular meeting on Tuesday the Pythian Sisters voted to host a supper and card party in the IOOF hall Tuesday evening February 22. Committees were named and members began selling tickets for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
IOOF
Tuga Aday
Scout Week Ends With Local Boy Scout Events
Estherville Scoutmasters Sid Hutchinson lead a week of city duties with patrolmen directing traffic, hearings for minor offences, and several arrests for jaywalking. Sunday saw Union services in uniform at the Presbyterian church. A parents meeting closed the local troop’s week with demonstrations, skits, and moving pictures of the Washington jamboree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Sid Hutchinson
Presbyterian Church
Washington, D. C
Fort Dodge
Loyle, Mason
Glee Club Sings at Kawania Kiwanis Meeting
The Kawania Kiwanis Club group heard the senior madrigal chorus perform at their regular meeting. Songs included Shepherdess by Robertson Chit Chat and An Old English Folk Song. Ensemble members listed include Muriel Hangon Mildred Ortmeyer Jean Knight and several others.
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Madrigal
Kawania Club
Roberton
Muriel Hangon
Mildred Ortmeyer
Jean Knight
Shirley Jensen
Jean Kennedy
Bette Huntsinger
Betty Egoeleth
Eilen M. Knutson
Ruth ‘Willeysand
Shirley" Fausnaugh
Kathleen Deming
Maxine Donovan
Northwestern Bell 1989 report notes rise in calls and staffing
The 1989 annual report for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and its subsidiaries Tri-State and Dakota Central highlights a surge in usage with 141,000 more daily calls in five states since 1938. Estherville office handles 9000 local calls and 250 long distance daily. 19 employees, 15 women. The wage and condition emphasis aims for better service. The report shows 5,146,000 local calls daily in five states versus 4,904,000 in 1938, taxes of 5,269,330 dollars, and 4.41 percent average net earnings on plant. Dividends were five dollars per share. Women comprise over 61 percent of the workforce of 11,924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. ©. Rogers
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Company
Dakota Central Telephone Company
Estherville
Rogers
Own
Minnesota
Nebra
Dakota
Northwestern Bell Company
Northwestern Company
Foxes Bagged During Estherville Hunting Trip
Lawrence Jones and Arch Bixby hunted in the wilds northwest of Estherville last Saturday and bagged two fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Jones
Arch Bixby
Wilds
Estherville
Jr High Games Plan For Estherville Area Basketball
Plans for junior high competition basketball across Estherville towns include nine or ten teams with a season tournament later. This marks the first year of junior high play, aiming to develop future high school players. Estherville youths earned creditable results in recent games, narrowly losing the Ringsted county final to Emmet Consolidated, and show growing interest and potential with more practice.
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Estherville
Estherville Junior High School
Ringsted
Emmet Consolidated School
Estherville Debaters Rank Second in Midwest Meet
Estherville high school debaters finished a strong second in the Middle Western Forensic tournament at Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter Minnesota, Feb 9 10. The affirmative team Keith Griffith and Helen Ann Ressell won against Minnehaha and Denfield while the negative James Johnston and Carmel Jean Morton defeated Worthington and South St Paul but fell to Litchfield in finals. Forty eight teams competed with New Ulm Chippewa Falls Stillwater and Flandreau undefeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville High School
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minn
Estherville Debates
Chippewa Falls
Litchfield
Estherville
Keith Griffith
Helen Ann Ressell
Minnehaha
Minneapolis
Minn
Keith
Helen Ann
South Minneapolis
Denfield High School
Duluth
James Johnston
Carmel Jean Morton
State University of Towa
Central High
Sioux City
Spencer
Northwest Town
Algona
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Piano Recital by Mrs Gronstal’s Pupils at Methodist Church
Pupils of Mrs C M Gronstal presented a delightful piano recital at the Methodist church last Friday February 9. The varied program featured classical themes from great masters performed from memory with confidence. Mrs Gronstal concluded with a guessing contest identifying classical tunes. Miss Muriel Hanson aided with two solos, Ruth Willey accompanied two pipe organ solos, Gloria and Joy. Participants included Ruth Willey Dick Mouritsen Eugene Randolph Orthian Blacketer Moonyean Lundervold Betty Sunde Eunice Lang Lorraine Christiansen Eva Rauhauser Djne Harris Vern McKean Janet Goldsberry.
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C. M. Gronstal
Methodist Church
Gloria
Joy Marth
Dunnel
Minn
Ruth Willey
Dick Mouritsen
Eugene Randolph
Orthian Blacketer
Moonyean Lundervold
Betty Sunde
Eunice Lang
Lorraine Christiansen
Eva Rauhauser
dJyne Harris
Vern McKean
Janet Goldsberry
Autos Purchased by R E Lambert and Partners
A list of autos bought by R E Lambert of Hatherville Hudson and K J McDonald of Estherville with brands including Mercury Chevrolet and Elmey EB Starr. Purchases also show Henry J Anderson of Estherville and buyer A A Halleck of Estherville.
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R. E. Lambert
Hatherville
Hudson
K. J. McDonald
Estherville
Plymouth
A. A. Halleck
Mercury
Henry J. Anderson
Chevrolet
Elmey
Starr
Triplets Born at Coléman Hospital in Estherville
History made as Ralph and Hannah Schacherer welcome triplets at Coléman Hospital between 5 and 8 am. A boy and two girls weigh 4 lb 12 oz, 6 lb 12 oz, and 4 lb 7 oz. First triplets in the hospital and in Estherville, with Dr. L. E. Collins attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Schacherer
Coleman Hospital
Ralph Schhacherer
Estherville
Coléman Hospital
L. E. Collins
Schacherer
Hannah Erpelding
Mike Erpelding
Erpelding
John Erpelding
Gallt
Ofust
Canada
Emmet County
Prisoners Try Smoke Escape From Local Jail
Three prisoners at Estherville jail set fire to their cots in an attempted escape last night. Police and officers extinguished the flames after the smoke alarm. In court Mayor Fred Ehlers sentenced Earl Stuffer to ten days and costs of 3.35 dollars. he was awaiting payment. Harold Halvorson received zero days at hard labor for intoxication. Bentworth Pete Benda got eighty days on each count for intoxication quarreling and fighting, totaling sixty days in county jail at hard labor.
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Bentworth
Pete” Benda
Harold Halvorson
Estherville
Earl Stuffer
Milford
Moeller
Fred Ehlers
Stuffer
Halvorson
Benda
Essay Contest By Elks For Americanism Week
The Batherville Lodge of the Order of Elks sponsors an essay contest for seventh to ninth graders as part of Americanism Week from February 18 to 24. A five dollar prize awaits district winners in each division, with Miss Miller and Miss Enid Copeland overseeing the event.
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The
Ebatherville Lodge of the Order of Elks
Miller
Enid Copeland
Iowa State Host to Rural Folks 40th Short Course
Rural women gather for week at Iowa State with talks on home sanitation health nutrition and child care. Notable speakers include Mary Davis Gillies Julia Kiene Elma Pratt and Bryng Bryngelson alongside farm women sharing Guatemala travels. Highlights include tours dinners and a refrigerated locker program closing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics
Mary Davis Gillies
McCall's Magazine
Julia Kiene
Westinghouse
Elma Pratt
International School of Art
Bryng Bryngelson
University of Minnesota
Iowa
Guatemala
Belle Lowe
Beatrice Sawyer Russell
American Library Association
Chicago
Kirk Fox
O. L. Minor
Churdan
Winners Crowned in Estherville Junior High Spelling
Billy Mauck and Melvin Shaw won the Wednesday night junior high spelling contest earning spots to represent Estherville in the county contest on March 12. The county winner advances to the state contest in Des Moines and possibly Washington for national honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Mauck
Melvin Shaw
Estherville
Emmet County
Des Moines
Washington
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Emmet
Dick Currell
Dan Kingery
Jimmy Maine
Marilyn Bolty
Ralph McDonald
Cleo Kurtz
Thomas Maine
Dorothy Keller
Paul Brink
Mavis LaRue
Henrietta Miller
Ruth Howard
Don Manthe
Essay contest planned as ninth grade class project
Miss Copeland aims to make the essay contest a ninth grade class project while Miss Miller runs the seventh and eighth grade portion. Nineteen eighth graders have entered and twelve seventh graders participate, seen as encouraging signs of school support. The Elks hope other patriotic groups join and that the dedication will spread through the city.
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Miss Copeland
Founders Week Observed By The A P Feb 12 To 19
The founder of Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co George Huntington Hartford created direct buying and mass distribution methods now used by many merchants Founders Week Feb 12 19 will highlight tea and coffee once luxuries made affordable through A P distribution efficiency The event marks the companys 1859 Vesey Street tea store start and its growth to become a leading retailer
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Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
George Huntington Hartford
A&p
Mr. Hartford
Maine
Hartford
New York City
Harford
Vesey Street
Lower
New York
A &P
Rural and City Schools to Observe Americanism Week
Estherville and Emmet County join in Americannism Week February 18 to 24. American Legion and State Superintendent sponsor a program for seventh and eighth grades. A legion member will present the flag code and talk in several schools, with W E Deming speaking Tuesday at 9:00 am in Estherville and Emmet Consolidated. County schools coordinate with legion posts to provide speakers in Dolliver Wallingford Ringsted Halfa Grover Maple Hill Armstrong and rural schools where possible.
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Estherville
Fmmatcounty
Office of
State Superintendent of Instruction
W. E. Deming
Maurice Doyle
Emmet
Marie Sorum
Legion
Dolliver
Wallingford
Ringsted
Halfa
Grover
Maple Hill
Armstrong
Chamber of Commerce plans annual meeting speaker set
The Cham ber of Commerce schedules its annual meeting for Monday with a 6 45 p m dinner at the Orleans hotel followed by the business session and program. Donald D Conn executive vice president of the American Enterprise Association will speak on The Case For American Free Enterprise. Six new directors will be elected for 1940 41 and officers of Wa Tan Ye and the Woman s Club may attend with reservations due by 6 30 p m Saturday. Tickets cost sixty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Orleans
Donald D. Conn
American Enterprise Association
Chicago
Conn
American Free Enterprise
Mr. Conn
Estherville
G. G. Griffith
L. M. Christensen
Joe Hoye
Clyde Sanborn
Elmer E. Henaman
Gone With The Wind to Play At Walhy April 5
Grand Theatre manager H N Schrodt received a telegram announcing Gone With The Wind will be shown for seven days starting Friday April 5. Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh star in the acclaimed film which has drawn capacity crowds nationwide. Also, Joe Louis Arturo Godoy 15 round championship fight footage will be shown February 21 and 22 at the Grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Schrodt
Grand Theatre
Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh
Estherville
Six Schools Invited To Play Day At Junior College
Six schools Northwestern Waldorf Emmetsburg Worthington Sheldon and Fort Dodge were invited to a Play Day at the junior college on Saturday February 24 sponsored by the Women's Athletic Association. The schedule includes 9:30 to 10:00 registration 10:00 to 12:00 basketball 12:00 to 1:00 luncheon 1:00 to 2:00 stunts and musical program 2:00 to 8:00 recreational activities and a 3:00 adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Athletic Association
Northwestern
Waldorf
Emmetsburg
Worthington
Sheldon
Fort Dodge
City to issue bonds for diesel electric plant addition
The council approved selling 110000 in electric revenue bonds to finance a diesel electric engine and plant addition. Bids open March 11 with sealed bids by bidders and open bids afterward. Interest capped at 3 percent, denominations 1000, payment from plant earnings, not city obligations. Bid security five percent, city attorney William Bale advises sale. Also canceled Carl Moser’s cigarette license and granted a class B beer permit to George A Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.R
Ding Therville
William Bale
Carl Moser
George A. Smith
Favorite robin may not return in 1940
Arnolds Park Iowa residents read in the St Petersburg Times that thousands of robins died from starvation and exhaustion during a southern cold wave. Ornithologists note migration pushed birds south to Georgia and Alabama and some 6 000 to 6 000 robins sought shelter in Williams Park St Petersburg where many died from starvation and fatigue after flying up to 1500 miles.
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Arnolds Park
St. Petersburg
Fin
Minnie R. Allen
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Willams Park
George D. Robinson
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Red Cross Meeting
Court House
Junior College
Rock Island Mechanical Department
Glee Club
Elks Lodge
Iowa State
VLR
C. of C. Annual Meeting
Orleans Hotel
D. D. Conn
Walhy Theatre
Robin
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