Third Year Junior College Tournament Set for Estherville
The Northwest Iowa Junior College conference tournament will be held in Estherville Iowa January 26 27 28 1938 with host Estherville and member towns Boone Britt Emmetsburg Fort Dodge Sheldon Northwestern Waldorf Webster City plus three Minnesota junior colleges and newcomers Worthington Tracy and Albert Lea making it the largest event yet with eleven or more entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Iowa Junior College
Estherville
Iowa
Boone, Britt
Emmetsburg
Fort Dodge
Sheldon
Northwestern
Waldorf
Webster City
Minnesota
Worthington
Tracy
Albert Lea
Clay County Fair Posts 11525 Net Gain For Year
The 1983 Clay County fair showed a net profit of 11 525.05 with receipts of 82 307.18 and expenditures at 70 782.13 per Secretary J H Peterson's report to stockholders. W R Gillette’s death left a vacancy filled by William Henneberg. Directors with terms expiring were reelected for three years: Jones Pullen Lieh Kirby Bjornstad Bassett Anderson Heuck Kettleson. Noll re-elected as president. Officers reelected: Pullen first vice president Kirby second vice president LaBrant third vice president Bassett fourth vice president Bjornstad treasurer. Secretary to be elected later by Chamber of Commerce directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County
J. H. Peterson
W. R. Gillette
William ‘d Henneberg
Leslie Jones
Claude Pullen
John Lieh
I. M. Kirby
OA. Bjornstad
Earl Bassett
Chris Anderson
John Heuck
Julius Kettleson
Noll
HB. Noll
I. N. Kirby
Local Youth Files Entry in Des Moines Golden Gloves
Jack Myers of Estherville filed entry for the Second Annual Des Moines Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament to be held in the Coliseum on February 14 15 16 and 22. Bill Brown WHO sports editor announced that 432 amateurs have applied. The event will be run by WHO Radio Enterprises under Amateur Athletic Union rules with Chicago Tribune sanction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Myers
Estherville
Bill Brown
Des Moines
WHO Radio Enterprises, Inc
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Auto Licenses Parallel 1938 Numbers in Emmet County
Miss Eliza Welsh reports Emmet county motor vehicle licenses issued this year match 1938 pace, with 3,844 plates in 1988, near the 3900 mark set in 1937. The list of local buyers includes Estherville residents and nearby towns, along with makes such as Ford, Plymouth, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Dodge.
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Emmet
Eliza Welsh
Annual Farmers Union Convention Friday
The annual convention of the Farmers Union will meet Friday. The report notes preparations for the gathering and indicates attendance by union members from the region. Details on speakers or agenda are limited in the readable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egrece
WLR
Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ “Union
Tomor
New Music Teacher Chosen for Estherville Schools
Mrs Burnette Thompson of Eagle Grove named new director of vocal music in Estherville schools. She will begin January 93 following Miss Dorothy Wassum’s departure to Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. Thompson is a St Olaf graduate with a master’s from Eastman School of Music. trained at Carnegie Tech, University of Minnesota, and has extensive high school and college teaching experience.
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Burnette Thompson
Eagle Grove
Estherville
Dorothy Wassum
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Miss Thompson
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N. C
Carnegie School of Technology
Sealed 1938 Corn Loans Reach 317402 Bushels
Emmet county farmers filed 317402 bushels of corn loans with the county recorder Hattie Osmundsen by yesterday noon totaling 172896.41 dollars. Largest loan to Mack J. Groves covers 31694 bushels for 18065.58 dollars, followed by Frank Fewell with 10038 bushels for 5721.66 dollars. Most loans range 500 to 2000 bushels with several over 3500. Remaining filers listed from late December onward.
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Emmet
Hattie Osmundsen
Mack J. Groves
Frank Fewell
Four Damage Cases Filed In Estherville District Court
Four damage cases appear on the January term docket in Estherville. Maude La Rue seeks 1000 dollars after a November 8 1938 auto collision at South Sixth avenue and South Tenth street with Frank Campisan whose negligence caused her Chevrolet to overturn. Minor Marvis La Rue asks 500 dollars for injuries as a passenger. Joseph W. Pannell sues Otto Klein for 1100 dollars alleging October 11 1938 assault. Andree Saunders sues Marjore Moklestad for 1000 dollars after being publicly accused of causing a shortage at Grand cafe. Community collection actions include rents and notes against several individuals and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Nichols
South Sixth Avenue
South Tenth Streets
Estherville
Maude
Chevrolet
Frank Campisan
la Rue
Marvis la Rue
Ralph la Rue
Camplsano
Joseph W. Pannell
Otto Klein
Pannell
Klein
Harley A. Degen
Andree Saunders
Marjore Moklestad
Miss Saunders
Johnson
Saunders
Ralph A. Elliott
John T. Ruddy
Spirit Lake
Charley A
Alma A. Wilson
Armstrong
John Whitewell
J. D. Kingston
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Martha Hegeson
Ralph M. Wander
Carrol A. Wander
Fred C. Pettersen
Reuben ‘Sampson
United Benefit Life Insurance Company
Herman Oransky
Busness Bulding
Bertha Schooley
Harry Lennox
J. J. Kissinger
Ernest Fedderson
J. W. Pet
Gertrude An
Estherville City Moves to Abolish Per Head Tax
Estherville council meets abolishing the $3 per head poll tax on males ages 71 to 45 effective with the 1939 tax. The tax had penalized few. most men did not pay as road labor was the old requirement. The state already ended such taxes on road districts. Also a water rate cut lowers charges for high usage, with the old structure at 13 cents per 100 cubic feet for up to 3,000 and 13 cents thereafter.
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Estherville
Otter Road
Esthervilla
Farm Bureau Elects 1939 Officers At Meeting
About 126 Farm Bureau members attended a 10 am meeting at City Hall auditorium. C P Jackson of Estherville was reelected president A B Rosenberger also from Estherville was elected vice president Elvin Sunde of Estherville reelected treasurer C E Christensen of Ringsted secretary Other officers reappointed include Mrs E E Logue chairing the Girls 4 H Club committee C C Bennicksen Ringsted Boys 4 H Club chairwoman Mrs Joe Oakes Jr Graettinger Women’s Home Project chairwoman Mrs P S Schmidt Estherville publicity chairwoman A luncheon followed in the Church of Christ basement hosted by local women. W B Hamilton of Des Moines Iowa Farm Bureau Federation secretary treasurer spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Association
City Hall
C. P. Jackson
Estherville
A. B. Rosenberger
Elvin Sunde
C. E. Christensen
Ringsted
E. E. Logue
C. C. Bennicksen
Joe Oakes
Jr. Graettinger
P. S. Schmidt
Church of Christ
W. B. Hamilton
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Estherville educator attends National Historical Association meet
S. Laird Swagert, social science instructor at Estherville high school and junior college, joined fourteen regional historical societies at the National Historical Association convention in Chicago on December 26 and 27. He reported on sessions and exchange of research ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Laird Swagert
Estherville
National Historical Association
Chicago
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fatherville
Clay Co
Fair Nets
H. B. Nell
D. S. Knudsen
Chrysler
Robert E. Nielsen
W. M. Rose
Jensen Bros
Ford
August Sorensen
Lester R. Sidles
Mercury
H. G. McTavish
Dodge
Andrew Christensen
Plymouth
Edna C. Gray
Victor Whalen
Dolliver
T. B. Richards
Emmet County
Ben Guenther
Evees
Co. E. Nielsen
Tom Jensen
Eves
Theo. Torreson
Geo. Balmer
Louis. Rood Nancees
Harold Howard
Cene
Otto: Reimer
Gaarde
LaRue
Joe Pannell
Farm Bureau
National Assoc
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