Local Social News From Terris Area Families
Mr and Mrs August Bendixon and daughter Pauline of Terris were Tuesday supper guests in the Otto Hansen home. Numerous gatherings at the Graff and Elkin households feature 500 games birthdays and dinners with extended family and neighbors. The community social calendar includes birthday celebrations and visits among the Graff Bendixon Hansen Elkin and Shannon families across Estherville and Armstrong areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Bendixon
Pauline of
Terris
Otto Hansen
Rolland Shannon
Happy Home
Harold Graff
John Graff
Wilbur Hildreth
Janice
Charlie Kohlstedt
Louie Bendixon
Art Peterson
Bonnie and
Bobbie
Harry Schnell
Ilene
Andrew Graff
P. I. Schmidt
Helen
Harley Higgley
Rolland Elkin
Jimmy
Will Swartz
Schmidt
Claus Martens
Louie. Bendixon
Evelyn Swartz
Della Elkin
Grandma Hasty
Estherville
Howard Elkin
Marshall Elkin
Elmer Nelson
Jake Jensen
L. G. Kamp
P. L Schmidt
Grandma Dyke
Chris Bendixon
Fred Zelinsky
Fred Robinson
Armstrong
Mike Zelinsky
V.R
West Emmet Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Alice Martens spent Wednesday of last week with Mrs Cornel Oleson. Miss Lois Stark assisted Mrs Feger with housework a few days last week while her regular helper was at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Martens
Cornell Oleson
Lois Stark
Natal day party for Mrs Claus Martens celebrated at home
Mrs Milford Houge hosted a surprise party Tuesday afternoon for Mrs Claus Martens with gifts and cards. Guests included G G Wheatley L W Stark N M Wheatley and Miss Alice Martens plus the hostesses and others. A fine lunch and decorated cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Martens
Milford Houge
Houge
Tom Murphy
Estherville
Victor Oleson
Oleson
Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Company
Chris Nygaard
Betty
Henry Dewall
Gerald Love
Ham
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs Nelson Draws Local Guests
Guests from this vicinity attended a Friday birthday surprise for Mrs Elmer Nelson. The gathering included Mrs Perry White Miss Marjorie Lou Stark and many neighbors who presented a silver purse. Refreshments were served by several hostesses. A second group of young people tobogganed at Ft Defiance and Spirit Lake on Sunday with fine coasting reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Nelson
Perry White
Marjorie
Lou Stark
Nelson Wheatley
Chris Nygaard
H. Dewall
G. G. Wheatley
Claus Martens
Alice
Gerald Love
Twelve Mile Lake Township
Nelson
N. M. Wolding
Chester Anderson
Mancil Hurlburt
Marjorie White
Edward Timmons
Ft. Defiance
Spirit Lake
Gruver Sewing Club Hosts Meeting Amid Gym Wins
The Gruver sewing club gathered at the home of Mrs Roy Schwab and Miss Ruth Hall for a January 4 meeting. Gruver cage teams won two double headers last week defeating Emmet Consolidated on Tuesday and Maple Hill on Friday in a strong showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Schwab
Ruth Hall
Gruver Cage
Emmet Consolidated
Maple Hill
Albert Lea to Serve Emmet County in New Social Security District
The Bureau of Old Age Insurance moves Emmet Dickinson and Palo Alto counties into the Albert Lea Minnesota office district. Earl Hill of Albert Lea will continue to provide Social Security Act assistance to residents, covering 17 Minnesota and 11 Iowa counties. The district has about 71,801 insured individuals, with 46,905 in Minnesota and 24,896 in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Buel A. Williamson
Bureau of Old Age Insurance
Dickinson
Emmet
Alto
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Earl Hill
Des Moines
Blue Earth
Brown
Cottonwood
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Houston
Jackson
Martin
Mower
Olmsted
Steele
Wabasha
Watonwan
Waseca
Winona
Cerro Gordo
Floyd
Hancock
Howard
Kossuth
Mitchell
Palo Alto
Winnebago
Worth
Hill
Social Security Board
Emmetsburg Names New School Music Supervisor
Miss Mary Frances Graham of Moville is hired as music supervisor for Emmetsburg public schools, succeeding Florence Coughlan of Des Moines who plans marriage in February. Graham holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Nebraska and did graduate study at Eastman and Horner School of Music. She currently teaches at Woodward and will begin the second semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Graham
Moville
Emmetsburg
Florence Coughlan
Des Moines
Graham
Frances Shirmer
University of Nebraska
Eastman Music Conservatory
New York
Horner School of Music
Kansas City
Woodward
Milford Paper Installs The Mail
Milford newspaper brief notes that a new print edition or mail service is introduced. The readable text is fragmentary and focuses on a local ownership or publishing change affecting Milford, Illinois. Further specifics not clear from OCR snippet.
Uniform County Teacher Exam Dates Set for January
Examinations for Uniform County teacher certificates are scheduled for January 25 to 27 at City Hall. The timetable lists morning and afternoon sessions covering Rural School Management, Spelling, Reading, Geography, U S History, Home Economics, Manual Training, Arithmetic, Physiology and Hygiene, Agriculture, Elementary Music, Grammar, Handwriting, Civics, Algebra, English Composition, Elementary Methods, and General Science with specific time slots across the three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Spencer to Build English Lutheran Church at Eighth and Hill
A new English Lutheran church for Spencer will cost 30 000 to 50 000 dollars and face south at the corner of Eighth and Hill streets, 200 feet east of highways 71 and 18. Plans were drawn by Buetler and Arnold, Sioux City architects. Mrs Harry Moe, former resident, is at Coleman hospital after being brought from Lakota yesterday by the Majblam and Anderson ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Eighth and Hill Streets
Buetler and Arnold
Sioux City
Harry Moe
Lakota
Majblam and Anderson
Coleman Hospital
Moe
Memorial services and funeral details for Mr Coleman
Friday afternoon service at the home on North Seventh and a 2:30 service from the Presbyterian church will be conducted by Rev. Claude Fausnaugh. Pallbearers are D A Bagan K K Naw J W More Ed Stockdale L P Stillman and J Fisher. Coleman was a devoted Democrat and active party leader, known for lively political sparring and attendance at state conventions, as an alternate to the 1936 Philadelphia national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Seventh
Presbyterian Church
Claude Fausnaugh
D. A. Bagan
K. K. Naw
J. W. More
Ed. Stockdale
L. P. Stillman
Dolliver
J. Fisher
Spencer
Coleman
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Safety at grade crossings in 1940s urging care
A safety notice urges vigilance at railroad crossings. It warns several people were killed last weekend and stresses staying off tracks. It stresses looking listening and staying out of train paths to prevent accidents.
DOLLIVER Family Guests Share Sunday Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dack of Superior join Mr. and Mrs. Wil Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Peterson for Sunday dinner. Mrs. C. B. Mitchell and Arma Holl were Sunday dinner and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Dack
Superior
Wil Peterson
Melvin Peterson
C. B. Mitchell
Arma Holl
Henry Holl
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Ole Ansby
Harold Stanwick
Lyle Sather
John Johnson
Royal
Arthur Lanning
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Vernon Jensen
Violet Schneekloth
Eddie
Lennie Wieskus
DE. L. F. Hoffman
D-X
East Central Avenue
R. D. Thompson Chiropractor
Gaarde
DR. T. Co. Mann
Sanborn’s
West Emmet
Gruver
Emmet County
Milford Paper
the Mail
Milford, Il
Hes A
Uniform
English Lutheran Church
Ike Coleman
Hirs P.M
Armory
Jack Dempsey
Russ Morris
Worthington
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E’burg
Bob Jackson
Spencer Va Louie Rasche
Wilmont Bones Orris
Lake Park
Hen Schour
Adrian Sure Winner
Rushmore
Billy Welldinger
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Ralph Scho
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