Northwest Iowa Junior College Tourney Teems With Standouts
The Northwest Iowa Junior College conference tournament runs January 27 28 and 20 at Estherville. Boone leads with 2 wins 2 losses and features Snyder Anderson and Brown as top scorers. Emmetsburg tops the standings with 8 no defeats led by Prochaska Dillingham and Kolarich. Fort Dodge Northwestern Sheldon Webster City Worthington teams present strong showings as the league eyes the postseason.
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Eatherville
Northwest Iowa
Boone
Snyder
Anderson
Brown
Britt
Estherville
Baxter
Hart‘sell?McCormick
Emmetsburg
Northwest Iowa Junior College Conference
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Eagle Grove
Sheldon
Northwestern
Waldorf
Prochaska
Dillingham
Kolarich
Bud” McKinatry
Dodgers
Messerly
Jordan
Tedford
Graceland
Eppink
Vander Burg
Luymes
Kreesi
Grooters
Wilkinson
DeMunck
Webster
Shelton
Patterson
van Winkle
Worthington Junior College
Warren Stephenson
Worthington
Omaha University
Western Union
Hoelworth
Ripple
Frahm
Yankton
South Dakota
Trimont
Minn
Florida Comfort Sparks Political Rants and Citrus Plans
Commentator notes 1888 blizzard in the Dakotas and compares it to balmy Florida. Talks about Roosevelt era politics, the Townsend plan, and labor. Describes a strawberry festival in Bowling Green, a citrus by-products meeting in Tampa, and a high salary report for General Motors officials. Mentions Major Bowes and public sentiment in Florida.
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Tampa
Florida Citrus Exchange
H. H. Hume
University of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Exchange
General Motors
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
Sloan
Knudaen
United States
Hollywood
Daggett Begins Eight Year Term For Statutory Rape
Deputy sheriff M. E. Huckaba transported Robert Daggett to the state penitentiary in Ft Madison to serve an eight year sentence after Daggett confessed to statutory rape. He was arrested in Forest City on a Sealed four complaint and appeared before Judge Geo Heard in Spencer. Daggett, 45, long time Rock Island foreman, had just moved from Wallingford to Titonia and Forest City with wife and young daughter.
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M. E. Huckaba
Ft. Madison
Robert Daggett
State Penitentiary
Daggett
Forest City
Seale
Depuy Huckable
Geo
Spencer
Rock Island
Wallingford
Titonia
Autos Purchased by Residents Across Iowa and Nearby States
List of buyers including Lewis LeMaster of Ringsted purchasing Fords and Chevrolets from dealers in Estherville Armstrong and Estherville. A. I. Reed and Paul J. Welnitz also buy Chevrolets in Estherville. Carl Duer & Sons in Ringsted sells Chevrolets. Robert Jackson arrives in Los Angeles after visiting Denver and is reported employed there.
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Lewis LeMaster
Ringsted
Ford
Russell Natterstad
Estherville
Chevrolet
Arthur Fisher
Fairmont
Leonard Madden
L. E. MeJutero
Armstrong
Pontiac
A. I. Reed
Paul J. Welnitz
P G. Gray
Dodge
Ed DeWall
Wallingford
Edgar R. Center
Plymouth
Carl Duer& Sons
Robert Jackson
Los Angeles
Calif
Denver
Dickinson Returns to Races as Republican Senate Candidate
Two years after opposing the New Deal in a failed bid for re‑election to the Senate, L. J. Dickinson announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States senator in the upcoming primary. He reaffirms his stance, arguing the country needs sound government, earned prosperity, and a refusal to rely on borrowing and spending. He says experience and common sense guide his public service and pledges to continue his course if nominated.
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L. J. Dickinson
United States
Mr. Dickinson
Dickinson
Humboldt County Court House Excavation Nears Finish
Excavation for the new Humboldt county courthouse in Dakota City is finished. The project cost $175,000 with a $95,000 bond issue approved by voters. Construction contracts will be awarded in February, and no federal grant will fund the building. The walls will be solid masonry with brick and stone trim, replacing the 1872 brick structure.
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Humboldt County
Dakota City
Bertha Herum Pioneer Dies in Emmet County
Bertha Herum 85 a pioneer woman of Emmet county died Saturday January 15 after a long illness at her sister Mrs Anfin Egelands home in Estherville. Funeral services were held at 1 30 pm from the home and 2 pm at Estherville LutheranChurch with Rev L A Mathre and Rev Peder Nordsletten officiating. Interment followed in Wallingford Lutheran cemetery. Born September 2 1852 in Dane county Wisconsin she moved to High Lake township in 1870 and later supported her family through dressmaking and nursing in Estherville. She spent her last years in the care of relatives after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by her parents and eight brothers. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Anderson and Mrs Egeland and one brother Andrew Herum of Randall Minnesota.
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Bertha Herum
Emmet County
Anfin Egeland
Estherville Lutheran Church
L. A. Mathre
Peder Nordsletten
Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery
Miss Nerum
Dane County
Wis
Peder E
Bertha Talle Herum
High Lake Township
Bertha
Estherville
P. 8. Anderson
Coleman Hospital
Anderson
Egeland
Andrew Herum
Randall
Minnesota
Farm Couple Get Five Years for Extortion Attempt
Mr and Mrs George Johnson a farm couple near Rolfe Indiana pled guilty Saturday afternoon to extortion and were sentenced to five years each in prison The couple admitted threatening John Witt their employer with arrest and forcing him to turn over his cat livestock and other property valued at 1600 All but 180 was recovered Johnson third husband of Mrs Johnson has a prison record Mrs Johnson was a house keeper for Witt a middle aged widower
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George Johnson
Rolfe
John Witt
Johnson
Death Toll on Iowa Highways Reaches 571 in 1987
Iowa highway fatalities for 1987 totaled 571, per state motor vehicle department figures released by Phil Sproul of the Iowa State Safety Council. The map shows county by county totals, with 1987 figures above and 1996 figures below, noting the Mason City bus train crash excluded since it occurred on private property.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Mason City
State
Phil Sproul
Iowa State Safety Council
Former Emmet County Residents Die on West Coast
Two former Emmet county residents died Sunday on the west coast. Mary Irwin Pierce of Gruver and Milwaukee native Asa Irwin are named among the deceased relatives. George Ports, a former Huntington and Estherville resident, died at Troutdale Oregon aged 58. Surviving relatives include a widow four sons and a sister in Oregon.
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Emmet County
Archie Pierce
Los Angeles
Pierce i
Mary Irwin
Esther Porta
L. J. Brood
Gruver
Alfred Nelson
Dolliver
J. C. Irwin
Will Irwin
Asa Irwin
Milwaukee
Wis
Geo
Ports
Oregon
Troutdale
George Ports
Huntington
Estherville
Jake Ports
Curtis Miller
Eugene
Mrs W I Branagan Dies in Emmetsburg at 73
Mrs W I Branagan, 73, widow of the Pioneer editor of the Emmetsburg Democrat, died after a long illness. A well known figure in Emmetsburg and across the state, she leaves a son W T Branagan who now runs the paper. Bruno the police dog, owned by Clyde Sanborn, also died last night at 11 1/2 years old from poisoned ground glass. the dog was a beloved city companion.
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W. I. Branagan
Emmetsburg
V.R
Bruno
Clyde Sanborn
Emmet County Officials Seek Funds for Relief at Des Moines
Emmet county supervisors and officials traveled to Des Moines to plead for about 2000 to cover winter relief for widows and families with unemployed earners. They met Emergency Relief heads but gained no firm funding assurance. The state board will decide at its last January meeting.
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Emmet
Des Moines
State Emergency Relief Board
Emmet County
Teachers To Meet Saturday City hall hosts education event with art and nature plans
County Superintendent Miss Marie Sorum announces a Saturday meeting on January 22 at 10:00 AM in City hall. Des Moines art lecturer Bernice Sitzer will speak on art while Mrs Tony Wendelburg demonstrates art and nature study. Former Estherville resident Mrs W F Wood will discuss Have a Hobby after returning from New York flower arrangement course. All interested in education are welcome.
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Marie Sorum
Bernice V. Sitzer
Des Moines
Tony Wendelburg
Des Moines Club
W. F. Wood
Estherville
Des Moines Home Garden Club
New York
Garden Club
Grover Young Men Enroll at Santa Monica Aircraft School
Peter Brood, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Brood, Arthur Hageman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hageman, and Argil Martin, son of the W. D. Martin, have begun studies at the aircraft school in Santa Monica California. The Grover youths, who left last fall with this goal, will reside in bachelor quarters in an apartment.
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Grover
Aircraft School
Santa Monica
Peter Brood
L. J. Brood
Arthur Hageman
Henry Hageman
Argil Martin
W. D. Martin
Calif
California
Estherville Local Teams Prep For Evening Showdowns
Estherville Midgets host Spirit Lake in a home game while Wolves travel to Mason City and Storm Lake faces the high school squad. The Wolves seek revenge after a 21 to 20 loss to Mason City last week. All three Estherville squads posted wins recently including the Midgets 85 to 28 over Spirit Lake and the seconds 26 to 23 over Spirit Lake seconds. The Wolves scored 84 to 37 against Sheldon junior college with second-string players used throughout. Tonight promises tight matchups and strong competition.
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Estherville
Wolves
Mason City
Storm Lake
Eatherville
Spirit Lake
Sheldon Junior College
Starr
Weather forecast and local note from Wales Mercury
The Wales Mercury reports below zero temperatures last night. Periods of precipitation likely in upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with temperatures near to below normal in the north and near or above in the south. In the Great Plains, light to moderate precipitation possible with temperatures near or above normal, except in the Dakotas. W R Art Bringle returned Monday from the Bankers Life Insurance convention in Edgewater Beach Mississippi with travels to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. He was the sole attendee with two years in the company. Mr and Mrs Frank Smith and Homer and Mr and Mrs A V Boreman leave Tuesday for Des Moines for the State Farm Bureau convention. A day off is usually followed by an off day.
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Mississippi
Missouri Valleys
South
Great Plains
Dakotas
W.R. Art Bringle
Banker's Life Insurance
Edge Water Beach
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Frank Smith
Homer
A. V. Boreman
Des Moines
State Farm Bureau
26 New Court Term Dockets In Emmet County
Emmet county district court opens Monday Jan 24 with Judge F C Davidson presiding and a busy term ahead. Grand jury meets Jan 25 and petit jury Feb 1. Twenty six new cases include four damage suits and numerous equity and contract actions plus divorces and separate maintenance.
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Emmet County
F.C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
Fred Hoffmeyer
Earl Haurvego
Huntington
Spirit Lake
Gertrude
Lawrence
Francis Salmonson
Cyril A. O'Connor
John Kinnander
Kinnander
Davidson
Hubert
Anna Ziemer
Addie Mac
Edwin E. Carson
Vera M
Harold C. Wittern
Elgin Wilson
Robert Wilson
Bacan
Ig Searty
Wm Powers Funeral Friday for Ringsted Farmer
Funeral services for Wm Powers, Ringsted area farmer killed in a car explosion last Tuesday, were held Friday at Graettinger Catholic church. Survivors include his wife and two children, with details of the blast still unexplained.
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Catholic Church
Graettinger
Estherville Checker Team Beats Sherburn 40 to 22
The Estherville Checker club led by Chas Bixby Roy Brown Al Gravttinger and W B E Deming defeated Sherburn Minn 40 to 22 Monday evening. A return match is planned. After the game Sherburn hosted lunch for both sides. Also listed are visits from Dr and Mrs C E Spencer and Dr and Mrs JohnsQi good at their daughter residence.
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Estherville Checker Club
Chas. Bixby
Roy Brown
al Gravttinger
W. BE. Deming
Sherburn
Minn
Checker Club
Estherville
C. E. Ca Spencer
Johns Qi Good
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G. A. Nichols
Babson Park
Florida
Franklin D. — Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Bowling Green
Major Bowes
The
Tampa Tribune
Georgia Deming
Esther le
Seimbi
Roosevelt
Congress
Vindicator
Republican
Townsend
A. B. Chapin
Fort Madison
Jackson
J Clinton
Scoti
SIOUX
Mossuth
Obrien
Favette
Clayton
Joyes
Pottawatamie
Surhmie
ADAIR
Jasper Il
Wahabka
Monroe
Towa
Muscatine
Louisa
Wapello
Serfeason
Henry
Lee
George Potts
West Coast
Nanking
Tao Haishan
New Autonomous Commission
Chiang Kai-shek
J. C. Wolves
Wales
oThe
Temparatures
Basil Roberts
Roberts
Gertrude Nipher
Lester Kaltved
M. If. Sehlooman
Justice of Peace
Wm. Powers
J. J. Kelly
C Graettingery
J. M. Robinson
J. R. Brown
C. Guriells
John Kliegel
Joe Hassel
Jd. C. Bosold
Mr. Powers
Leo
Maxine
Cheer
Lowers
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