Funeral notices and obituaries from Estherville area
Funeral services were held for Bert N. Gilchrist 70 Cedar Rapids Rock Island conductor who died Sunday in Cedar Rapids Hospital. He is survived by wife and three sons Robert of Cedar Rapids Clarence of Iowa Falls and George of Los Angeles. Amos J Kibbee 75 a longtime Forest City resident died after a stroke. Funeral in Forest City Methodist church with burial there. Amos Kibbee married Elsie Sampson in 1888 and had two sons George and Amos Jr and five grandchildren. Elmer L Brown 41 of Estherville died after pneumonia illness at Coleman hospital. He was born July 2 1900 in Center Township Emmet County Iowa. He lived in Wisconsin and California before returning to Iowa. He leaves wife and mother, five brothers and two sisters and 21 nieces and nephews. Burial and funeral services were held at local Lutheran and Immanuel Lutheran churches with a long list of pallbearers and attendees. Further details continued on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert N.gilchrist
Cedar Rapids
Rock ‘Island
Estherville
Robert
Clarence E
Iowa Falls
George G
Los Angeles
Cat
Gilchrist
Amos Kibbee
Amos J. Kibbee
George Kibbee
Kibbee
Methodist
Forest City
F.W. Ortmeyer
Ortmeyer
George
Elmer Brown
Coleman Hospital
Eder Nordsleten
Charles Anderson
Mahlum & Anderson Firm
P. G. Paulson
Melvin Christian Ivan Cook
Edgar Iverson
James L. Brown
Lewis Berg
Brodhead
Wis
Swen Berg
Harlem
Mont
Clarence ©. Brown
Janesville
Lloyd C. Brown
Whittier
Calif
Joseph
Milford
Vernon Brown
Elmer L. Brown
James L
Milwaukee Railroad Company
California
Wisconsin
Burbank
Ap & Gapeble
Editorial Gumbe and Gasparilla Parades in Florida Note
Editorial notes racial tensions in Florida with a writer complaining of segregation and planning to walk in secluded areas. Radio plans detail Gasparilla parade broadcasting from NBC Farm and Home hour, featuring a skit on Gasparilla with state product boosts. Also includes a reprint of Edgar Guest poem and a brief garden update about blooming tomatoes.
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Tampa
William E. Drips
National Broadcasting Company
Drips
Everett Mitchell
Chico
NBC
Gasgarilla
Florida
West Coast
United States
Gasparilla
Drips Mitchell
Marvin Walker
Florida Citrus Commission
Gasparius
Fair
Radio Guide
Watermelons Rise From Florida Climate Tests
The article notes rapid vegetable growth in warm climates and the upcoming watermelon experiment. It discusses moisture and fertilizer needs, and mentions pneumonia being more fatal in the south. It also covers a government fruit loan to August Heckshier of New York and Florida, suggesting large-scale asset concerns. Weather remains around eighty degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Heckshier
New York
Florida
Weeding Out City to City Reach at Webber College
Webber College lists faculty including Miss Haz el C McKee Miss Marjorie Hill and doctors from Minnesota and Lake Wales. Enrollment spans many cities and states with a long list including Tonawanda New York Miami Virginia El Paso Texas Bloomfield Connecticut West Hartford Connecticut Worcester Massachusetts Rochester New York Scranton Pennsylvania and many others across the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber College
Hazel C. McKee
Marjorie Hill
Wallace M. Cunningham
J. 8. Young
University of Minnesota
Norman Bunting
Lake Wales
Tonawanda
N. Y
Miami
el Paso
Texas
Bloomfield
Norwich, Conn
Lakewood
Ohio
Dayton
Hampton, Conn
Springfield Mass
Morris, T
Miami, Fla
West Mounte
Quebec
Los Angeles
Cal
Bethelden, Md
Buffalo, N. Y
Huntington, W. Va
Battle Creek, Mich
Greenut, Ky
Madison, Wis
Green Bay,Wis
West Paris
Maine
Baltimore, Md
Dallas, Texas
New York City
Columbus, Ohio
Duluth Minn
Williamsport
Batavia N. Y
Brewster, N
Long Island N, ‘Y
Highland N. Y
Swampscott Mass
New Orleans
Bath
Troy, N. Y
Camp Hill
Philadelphia
Pay Muncie Ind.; Grand Rapide, Mish
Sharon, Pa
East Jeffrey
N. H
Baton
Birmingham
Ala
Baritone To Give Concert by Cameron McLean in Estherville
Cameron McLean, noted baritone, appears next Wednesday night January 27 at 8 15 in Roosevelt Auditorium as the second program in a three part series by the Estherville American Artists association. The Chicago singer, familiar from radio on Ford Symphonic Hour, will perform with pianist Mabelle Howe, a longtime collaborator, and tickets are available to non members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron McLean
Roosevelt Auditorium
Estherville
Chicago
Ford Symphonic
Estherville Association
McLean
Mabelle Howe
Mable
Weather Outlook and Local Market Report Summary
Weather outlook covers January 18 to 28 for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with snow or rain on Monday and again late week, temperatures near or below normal. Northern and Central Great Plains expect fair conditions early week, possible precipitation midweek, then fair with variable temperatures. Local markets list various grain and poultry prices and egg and cream quotations, including corn, oats, heavy springs, leghorn hens, eggs, cream, and butterfat prices with multiple quality grades.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Penatevense
BBC
Estherville Debaters Earn Third in Tri-State Tourney
Estherville high school debaters competed in the Tri-State Debate Tournament in Spencer, placing third in their section. Teams from Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa attended, under directors Lee H. Campbell Spencer High coach John Sover and Florence Chambers. The debate topic was government ownership of electric utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Pencer
Minnesota
Southakota
Iowa
Lee H. Campbell
Spencer High School
John Sover
Florence Chambers
John Raife
Robert Ersland
Rm Lake
Mapleton
Parker
S. Dak
Olive
Ruth Jorstad
Maplein
Rockwell City
Winthrop
Minn
Firmative
Jean Kennedy
Helen Ann Ressell
Margaret McKerral
Paul Groth
Mason City
Richard Dawson
Ruthackson
Three Emett Co Amen Arrested for Drunken Driving
Three men held in Emmet county jail on charges of driving a automobile while intoxicated. H M Sigler arrested in Armstrong along with Se vitt Amdahl 30 of Armstrong and Ottis Nelson 32 of Estherville. Nelson pleaded guilty before Judge F C Davidson and sentenced to jail up to three months. Amdahl also pleaded guilty and sentenced to hard labor up to one year with $800 bond. Sigler pleaded guilty and awaits sentence before Judge Davidson. Sheriff and county attorney have taken the men to Emmetsburg for sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
H. M. Sigler
Armstrong
Sevitt Amdahl
Ottis Nelson
Estherville
Nelson
Merle Moller
F. C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
Cliff Frederickson
Harry Coffie
Noted traveler Gus Anderson to speak at Roosevelt Auditorium
Gus Anderson, traveler, lecturer, and photographer, will address audiences Thursday afternoon and evening at the Roosevelt Auditorium. Sponsored by the B P O Elks, receipts benefit the Estherville children health fund. Showings include film and the lecture Behind War Clouds in Europe at 3:00 PM and 7:46 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Anderson
Roosevelt Auditorium
B. P. O. Elka
Estherville Children ‘Health Fund
Europe
Man Convicted of Murder Seeks Retrial
Jackson Minnesota Paul Poels ert farmer of Enterprise township was convicted in the last term of court in Jackson county of murdering his wife. He is serving his sentence in Stillwater prison. The trial court denied his petition for a new trial, and he has appealed to the supreme court with a hearing date to be set. The uniform county teachers examinations will be held in the city hall on January 27 28 and 29 Miss Marie Sorum county superintendent announced yesterday.
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Jackson,minn
Paul Poelsert
Enterprise Township
Jackson County
Stillwater
Poolaert
Supreme Coutry
Marie Sorum
Sheriff Purchases 80 Acre Ringsted Farm for 115 Acre
Emmet county Sheriff Cliff Fredericksen buys 80 acre Ringsted area farm from Mrs Johanna Juhl for 115 dollars per acre. George Juhl occupies the property. The deal totals 9200 dollars. A prior notice asked 1000 dollars for dog attack related action.
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Cliff Fredericksen
Emmet County
Ringsted
Johanna Juhl
George Juhl
V-R
Huckaba Into New Quarters
Ernie Huckaba, a prominent local garage man, has leased the garage in the Lingenfelter building part of the former Woodling garage. Entrance to his new shop is from Howard Street north of the Cooperative Creamery. He had been in the lower floor of the old city hall building now owned by the Masonic lodge, which is used for storage by Mallory and Bassett Furniture until repair work begins.
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Ernie Huckaba
Lingenfelter
Woodling
Woodley Gets Incubators In Shape For Season
Dan Wountey Uts says Hatchery on South Sixth street has incubators in condition for the first setting of eggs mid February for March 8 hatching. Machines varnished outside painted inside and interior refined, presenting an attractive atmosphere.
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Dan Wountey
UTS Aay
South Sixth Street
Merritt Townsend Re-elected Secretary Treasurer
Merritt Townsend was re-elected secretary treasurer of the Emmetsburg Production Credit Association for three years at the January 13 1937 stockholders meeting in Emmetsburg. Directors named include H J Bode and J H Currans with W M Townsend continuing as secretary treasurer and John Heuck as president. The meeting also featured stockholder speakers C H Arthur and L P Phelps. Nearby hospital notices and births were reported, including two local hospital treatments and births at Birney hospital and Carl Carlson home.
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H. J. Bode
Algona
J. H. Currans
Ruthven
Emmetsburg
Attorney sues over dog attack in district court
W S Johnston filed for Dalen Linn 16 by his father Albert Linn seeking 1000 in damages from Walter Blagg after a Chow dog, described as vicious and known to be so by Blagg, mauls him while on Blagg premises to collect materials for rural school decorations. Linn suffered multiple bites to arms and legs and a finger injury likely to be permanent.
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Albert Linn
San Dalen
Sues
Walter Blagg
W. S. Johnston
Dalen Linn
Blagg
Dalen
Blage
Walter Blage
Lambs Win At Exhibit in Spencer 4-H Show
Nearly 1,000 lambs were exhibited at the first Emmet county 4-H lamb feeding show in Spencer at the Clay county fairgrounds. Donald Hutchinson won reserve championship with his pen, Robert Calhan placed ninth, and the Jorgenson brothers posted top individual finishes. Auction totaled 9,041.84 with Lambs selling around 11.81 per hundred pounds.
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Emmet County
Town
Spencer
Clay County Fairgrounds
United States
Donald Hutchinson
Robert Calhan
Lee Jorgenson
Stanley Jorgenson
Cudahy Packing Company
Sioux City
Leo Jorgenson
Donald Hutchinon
Jorgenson
Hutchinson
Clay County Bank
Rath Packing Company of
Waterloo
Spirit Lake M D Former Associate Of Tacoma Doctor
Spirit Lake physician Dr Phil Scott recalls Dr W W Mattson of Tacoma as a fine surgeon amid the recent kidnap murder case involving Mattson’s son Charles. Scott notes past association at Tacoma General Hospital and that Mattson’s family is known to him. Also reports Mr and Mrs J P Koster and daughter Lorene improving from flu but still bedridden.
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Spirit Lake M. D
Tacoma
Phil Scott
Spirit Lake
W. W. Mattson
Wash
Charles
Iowa
Mattson
Tacoma General Hospital
Scott
Towa
J. P. Koster
Lorene
Mr. Koster
Big Truck Overturns With Load Near Spirit Lake
Estherville driver Paul L Vannersdal escaped injury when his Dodge overturned at a icy corner on Highway 9 north of Spirit Lake. The load of grain in the box remained undamaged though eight telephone lines and two poles were broken. In a separate crash near Maplre Hill, Lou Landeau and the Andersons escaped injuries when their cars collided with parked vehicles amid icy pavement. Mrs Lande suffered facial cuts from glasses. the Anderson Ford V8 was badly wrecked. Mrs Paul received a black eye and bruises after an auto struck her on the street near the Sanborn store corner.
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Paul L. Vannersdal
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Vannersdal
Remsen
Anderson
Lou Landeau
Oley Anderson
Highway No. 9
Maprte Hill
Baride
Iowa Falls
Dayton
Ohio
Simon Fry
Maple Hill
Sternberg
Pipestone
Minn
Fry
Minnesota
A. J. Bosworth
Andersons
Lande
Paul
Sanborn
Towe Trust and Savings Bank
Officers and Teachers Meeting at Church Sunday Evening
Officers and teachers of the Church of Christ Sunday school will meet Thursday night at the church. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Farm Sales Notice for Wast Estate Near Estherville
The closing out sale of Mrs. W. J. Wast will be held Tuesday January 26, eight miles east of Estherville. Gust Anderson will sell all household goods of Carl Anderson, deceased, at the farm three miles north and one mile east of Estherville on Monday January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Wast
Estherville
Gust Anderson
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Ral
H. S
Bert Gilchrist
R. I
Amos Kibcbee
Long View
Brown Pacific Connt
G. A. Nichols
Babson Park, Fla
Edgar Guest
Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
White House
Pera McLean
Will
Hoge
Butohera Vicecevan
Packers Vevetaveeeaene
South Dakota
Three Emmet CO
C. Frederiocksen
Ringsted Farm
Old City Hall
Lingenfelter Building
Howard
Woodley
Merritt Townsend
Henry Rosburg of
Huntington
Birney Hospital
Lewis Larson
Ward Fletcher
E. J. Maniece
Des Moines
Maniece
General Assembly
Lars Larson
Superior
Johnnie Johnson
Wallingford
Carl Carlson
North Fourth Street
Rex Noe
T. C. Hammes
Mr. Hammes
Mr. Noe
John McMahon
Leo and
R. Calhan
Lambs
Oley Andersons
Bud
Joe Paul
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