Editor Nichols' travel letter from Babson Park Florida
Editor Nichols reports a long winter trip across Iowa and Illinois into Tennessee Alabama and Florida as he details roads ice and scenery. He notes the Dixie highway and a tourist boom in Florida despite low fruit prices and economic stress on growers. Orville Anderson drove most of the way with careful handling amid pleasant weather and minimal incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Estherville
Highway 169
Swea City
No. 18
Algona
No. 9
Garner
Ames
Belle Plaine
No. 6
Davenport
Iowa City
Princeton
LaSalle
Bloomington
Champlain
Danville
Illinois
Vincennes
Indiana
Evansville
Ohio River
Hopkinsville
Madison
Kentucky
Nashville
Tennessee
Pulaski
Birmingham
Montgomery
Alabama
Dothan
Shrine Temple
Portland
Oregon
Iowa
Marianna
Florida
Quincy
Tallahassee
Lake City
Chattanooga
Leesburg
Auburndale
Mascotte
Groveland
Polk City
Winter Haven
Lake Wales
Ocala
Silver Springs
Dixie
Mrs. Nichols
Dean Clark
Orville Anderson
O. K
Nash
Minois
Marionette Show Enthralls with Clever Mimicry
The Roosevelt Auditorium hosts two Marionette shows on Wednesday January 24 with afternoon and evening performances. Hansel and Gretel play at 3:30 PM, followed by Dick Whittington at 8 PM, in a World Fair scale production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Auditorium
Hansel
Gretel
Dick Whittington
Barbary States
London
Hours for CWA workers cut to 24 per week
Francis Kennedy received a telegram from E. H. Mulock Friday announcing a statewide cut in CWA hours from thirty to twenty four per week. All delim workers must work twenty four hours. clerical and supervisory staff face a thirty hour maximum with a 25 percent wage cut. In counties without towns over 2500 population hours are halved. counties with such towns keep twenty four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kennedy
E. H. Mulock
CWA
Delim
CWS
Board names L. L. Boggess as county engineer
The Emmet county board of supervisors named L. L. Boggess as county chairman with a $2,000 salary. Carl Groth was hired as county farm superintendent at $100 a month, to hire his own labor. Bids for a county lumber car were opened, Joyce Lumber Co. submitting the lowest bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County Board of Supervisors
L. L. Boggess
Carl Groth
Joyce Lumber Company
Farmers Club Holds Reunion in Dunnell School
The Lake Fremont Farmers club of Martin county Minnesota marked its 20th anniversary January 18 at Dunnell school auditorium. Members and former members attended, with a dinner and program including roll call, letters from absent members, talks by E R Flygare and Mrs M H Silcox, and a closing Auld Lang Syne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Fremont Farmers’ Club
Martin County
Minn
Dunnell School
Ole Lee
California
Paul Johnson
Denison
Iowa
Matthies Bros
M. H. Silcox
Dunnell
Chas, Brandt
H. W. Woods
Leo Cox
E. R. Flygare
Fairmont
Minnesota
Lake Fremont Township
Emmet Consolidated Declamatory Winners Named
Friday night at Emmet Consolidated school the declamatory contest produced winners: Oratorical titles How Much Land Does a Man Need and What Price War with speakers Lorrene Lill Maxine Truesdell. Dramatic Glory for Sale Averil Sargent Crimson Rambler Evelyn Ellis. Humorous Friday area program Myrtle Harvego Mamma Takes a Papa on a Picnic Alice Schultz. coach Miss Gladys Sharar and Supt. Hillard judged. Also notes a correction in the Emmet county claims listing correcting a mistaken $20 entry to ducks. the correct claim was for sheep and ducks killed. Mrs. N O Johnson is seriously ill with pneumonia at North Ninth Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet Consolidated School
Lorrene Lill
Maxine Truesdell
Averil Sargent
Crimson Rambler
Evelyn Ellis
Myrtle Harvego
Alice Schultz
Gladys Sharar
Hillard
Emmet
Irving Ellerston
Medical men attend meet at Emmetsburg
Doctors from Estherville and Emmetsburg plan to attend the Upper Des Moines medical association meeting in Emmetsburg this afternoon and evening. Two visiting doctors will speak after a dinner at the Kerst Moore hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Emmet County
Upper Des Moines Medical Association
Emmetsburg
Kermoore Hotel
Fred C. Knowles
Ft. Dodge
Joseph B. Priestly
Des Moines
J. P. Clark
Dan Rodnaveg
Spirit Lake
P. P. Fransco
Ruthven
Dean King
Spencer
J. M. Sokol
J. B. Knipe
Armstrong
Geo. H. Kenney
Mallard
Des Moines Woman Reviews Christmas Seals Income
Miss Margaret Pfeffer from the state T. B. headquarters visited Monday to review the sale proceeds. She reported a gross income of 277.41 and noted a health program plan for the coming year to be led by Supt Hilliard and local school principals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Pfeffer
Des Moines
T. B
Supt, Hilliard
Light docket for January term opens with sparse cases
The January term of court begins January 29 before Judge Geo A Heald with a light docket including few foreclosures and only one divorce. Cases listed feature mortgage foreclosures and related actions by Equitable Life Assurance, Metropolitan Life, Bankers Life, and others, plus several criminal filings by State of Iowa for desertion, larceny, and beer law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Heald
Travelers Ins. Co
George E. Groves
Equitable Life Assur. Soc
Julia Dobbe
Mort
Equitable Life Assur. Society
First National Bank
Equitable Life Assur. Co
Charles Duhigg
Wm. J. Fisher
Theodore Lenz
Barney Hesvik
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Ole Knutson
J. A. Nelson
L. E. Stockdale
Mary Halverson
Martin Eckhart
Chattel Mort
Eva M. Ladd
W. H. Waterman
Bankers Life Co
George R. Hill
Farmers Mutual Hail Ins. Assoc
Willard Fewell
Marie C. Anderson
J. E. Wilson
Thomas Storhow
Rrchard Ball
Nels Jensen
Marius Nielson
D. W. Bates
O. C. Saunders
Edmund F. Carmandy
W. A. Allsup
Bertha Peton
A. J. Rhodes
Tobias Severtson
Buena Vista College
A Corp
I. Coleman
Peter A. Gaarde
Hattie Marcon
Roy J. Ridley
Town Trust and Savings Bank
Actna Life Ins. Co
August Hanson
Perrigo Co
J. D. Kingston
Glen Hall
Sue Benson
Fred Gray
Admr
Sam Watson
K. & K. Hardware Co
K. & K. Hardware Co. Vs. Wm. H. Nock
Arthur C. Shuttleworth
Alma Shuttleworth
James G. Bennett
A. R. Markley
Mort. Fore
O. E. Jorstad
K. W. Spear
State of Iowa
Glen Fisher
W. B. Daniels
Bob Shafer
Martin Wold
John Murphy
N. E. Crook
Therman A. Johnson
Emmet Consolidated Teams to Host Superior Friday Night
Emmet Consolidated boys and girls basketball teams meet Superior for the season's second clash at Emmet this Friday January 26. First games were close with Superior edging both bouts by small margins. The Emmet girls anticipate stronger offense with Mary Higgins returning for the Friday night matchup. Mr and Mrs Frank Goddard of Cylinder visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Tom Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Emmet Consolidated School
Mary Higgins
V.r
Frank Goddard
Cylinder
Tom Hamilton
Weather outlook across plains and valleys remains dry
For the period January 22 to January 27, the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys along with the Northern and Central Great Plains show little change in weather. The week is expected to be dry, with south portions experiencing especially dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Five dollar fake bills seized by Estherville businesses
Three phoney five dollar bills were taken in by business houses in Estherville late last week. They were detected by the Emmet County bank. H O Sillge is ill at his home with the flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Emmet County Bank
H. O. Sillge
Corn-Hog Committee Trains Farmers in Estherville
Emmet County corn hog committee members trained January 19 20 in Estherville on rulings contracts and the sign up process. Officials including M A Balkema Nels G Christiansen Fred Hawiey and J W Cowden outlined forms data collection and proofs required for completing contract sign ups at local meetings and later sign up days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Estherville
M. A. Balkema
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Nels G. Christiansen
Fred Hawiey
J. W. Cowden
Chrstiansen
Jack Creek
Denmark
Ringsted
Center
Ellsworth
High Lake
Twelve Mile Lake
Wallingford Hall
Classes Organized in Emmet County Adult Education
An initial organization meeting for adult education under a CWSA project was held in Wallingford with large turnout. Enrollments included 12 in home economics 8 in English 10 in public speaking 10 in business 14 in psychology and 14 in music. Four teachers lead the effort with Supt Mavis and Leslie Waldee volunteering for extra classes. Next lessons in psychology and public speaking at Wallingford Friday. Further county meetings set for district No 5 12 Mile Lake district No 2 Swan Lake township district No 5 Ellsworth township and district No 5 Jack Creek township with evening sessions being arranged. For more information call Miss Marie Sorum county superintendent Estherville phone 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Wallingford
12 Mile Lake
Swan Lake Township
Ellsworth Township
Jack Creek Township
Marie Sorum
Estherville
Quality Bakery Adds New Slicer to Equipment
The Quality Bakery has purchased a bread slicing machine now being installed. It can slice up to nine inch loaves, enabling all varieties of bread from the factory to be produced in either form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quality Bakery
Spelling Contest Winners Crown Swan Lake District School
Pupils from Swan Lake township schools held a spelling contest at District School No 2 on Friday afternoon. Two girls from the school won first and second places in both oral and written divisions, with Catherine Sorum taking first in oral and Geanne Deming second in oral and first in written. Catherine placed second in written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Lake Township
Catherine Sorum
Geanne Deming
Catherine
Anderson Buys Partner Interest in Spirit Lake Agency
Oleg Anderson completed a deal to become the sole owner of Spirit Lake Produce Co by purchasing the remaining stake of partner Leonard Carlson. The transaction consolidates control of the agency under Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oleg Anderson
Spirit Lake Produce Co
Leonard Carlson
Boy Injured While Coasting on Brown's Bumps
George Worthington, four, son of Mr and Mrs F B Worthington of North Second Avenue, was badly injured Friday afternoon while coasting down the standpipe hill known as Brown's Bumps. His sled struck a tire in Charles Keeler driveway, causing a skull fracture and severe scalp abrasion. He is improving slowly though his face remains swollen. an X-ray was taken to assess the fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
F. BE. Worthington
North Second Avenue
Brown's
Chas. Keeler
George Frank Heads Holiday Association
The Farm Holiday association met in city hall on Thursday George Frank was elected to succeed Andrew Klein as chairman and C Hi Larsson was renamed secretary A defense council was named including Alvin Luke of Graettinger chairman Ed Ahrens A T Lee Charles Higgins L B Schenck and C H Larsson of this city The next meeting will be in February for further committee appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Holiday Association
George Frank
Andrew Klein
C. Hi Larsson
Council of Defense
Alvin Luke
Graettinger
Ed Ahrens
A. T. Lee
Charles Higgins
L. B. Schenck
C. H. Larsson
Estherville Cooperative Creamery Patrons Hear Year Report
Thursday’s annual meeting will draw several hundred farmers. Leaders over the past year include president Lars Herem secretary Geo Hart and Ed Ahrens Geo Swanson and Geo E Frank. Manager Lawrence Laidley succeeds Virgil Johnson with assistants Lois Inman Harold Carlson C L Wycoff Evan Higgins and Frances Bevaird on staff. Milk routes run by Lyle Sather Mark Dolan and Theo J Thorson with W E Van Eman. The creamery serves over four hundred patrons and many citizens who rely on its products. Esther Maid butter sells well locally and to eastern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Harold Carlson
C. L. Wycoff
Evan Higgins
Frances Bevaird
Lyle Sather
Mark Dolan
Theo J. Thorson
W. E. van Eman
Esther Maidbutter
Dunnell Man Narrowly Survives Gas Suffocation
Geo Weir of Dunnell recovered after a garage gas incident Thursday evening. He entered a closed garage to work on his car, lost consciousness, and was saved by his wife who summoned help. He awoke and spent days in bed, suffering only minor aftereffects. Also noted are local social mentions and a Des Moines trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Weir
Dunnell
Mr. Weir
M. R. Weir
North of Town
J. D. Weir
Hazel Bemis
Two Esteherville Men Die Saturday Afternoon
Estherville mourns two well known residents Peter Ternell 71 and Jacob Jonasson 65 died Saturday. Ternell born in Sweden 1862 lived in Emmet county since 1891 except two years in North Dakota. He married Lottie Difford in 1893 and had six children five of whom plus his widow survive. Jonasson born in 1868 Norway moved to Estherville six years ago. He was a piano tuner and survived by no children. wife had died. Funeral details for both are announced by Johnson funeral home Des Moines and local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Peter Ternell
Jacob Jonasson
Mr. Tornell
Sweden
America
Emmet
North Dakota
Lottie Difford
California
Leonard
Robert
Fred Jorgensen
Los Angeles
W. G. Stephens
Jonasson
Des Moines
Norway
Arthur Donahone
Johnson
All of Me at Grand Theater Promises Big Drama
Broadway stage success meets film at Paramounts All of Me opening at the Grand Theater Thursday and Friday. Miriam Hopkins Fredric March George Raft and Helen Mack lead a tale threading a society girl a college instructor an escaped convict and his sweetheart with noble love drama and surprising director’s craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
All
Grand Theater
Miriam Hopkins
Fredric March
George Raft
Helen Mack
Mrs Mathison Progress Report After Pneumonia
Mrs Mathison recovering from two weeks with pneumonia shows improvement and sits up part of the time though still weak. Her daughter Mrs Jack Sundquist of Mitchell South Dakota, here with her, broke her leg a week ago but is improving and expects to return home Monday. Mr Sundquist will travel from Mitchell to join her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Mathison
Jack Sundquist
Mitchell
S. Dak
Mr. Sundquist
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Weather Outlook
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USA
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Matt Donovan
R. Tillen
D. A. Bagan
Chas. Robinson
North 13Th Street
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A. G. Bailey
Armstrong Cemetery
C. E. Cavin
J. M. Cummines
H. D. Hinsch
Thos. Thompson
Mrs. Mathison
Leghorn & Light
Stags & Cox
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