Swanson George Swanson and George Frank reelected at Estherville creamery
At the Estherville cooperative creamery annual meeting held in city hall today George Swanson and George Frank were reelected to the board of directors, joining George Haar. The event drew about 400 attendees with a city hall venue change and postmeeting refreshments. Reports by auditor Albert C. Christensen highlighted 1988 butter production of 607,311 pounds at 30.7 cents per pound, cream purchases of 99,978 pounds, and milk purchases of 28,236 pounds, with butter sold at 27.3 cents per pound and 612,202 pounds sold or consumed locally.
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George Swanson
George Frank
Estherville Co-Operative Creamery
Swanson
Lars Herum
Frank
George
George Haar
Offic
City Hall
Orleans” Hotel
Breaks Leg At Slide In Fort Defiance Park
A man suffered fractures of the right leg Tuesday evening while tobogganing on a slide at Fort Defiance State Park. He rolled off the toboggan and his leg was trapped under him as companions lifted him from the icy hill and rushed him to Coleman hospital. His condition was reported as satisfactory.
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Fort Defiance
Martin
Donald Krahmer
Kenneth’ ‘Anderson
Walter Swanson
Sherburn
Harrison Forstrum
Lawrence Dickinson
Coleman Hospital
William Dickinson
Owatonna
Truman
George Rugtiv Reaches Eightieth Milestone Friday
George Rugtiv, a well known Estherville resident, will be eighty years old tomorrow Friday. He remains in robust health and enjoys life, having spent the summer months in his native country, Norway.
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George Rugtiv
Estherville
Rogtiv
Country
Nor
Assembly Considers Auto Bills on House Calendar
The House moves two auto related measures to vote. HF86 would bar sales tax on future transfers once sales tax paid at purchase is recorded. HF114 directs 1,296,449 from primary road funds to match a federal grant, contingent on a July 1 1939 deadline, with 15 percent of motor fuel fees diverted to secondary roads to secure the grant. Rep Lehman C J Boown notes that county boards and the Highway Commission hold discretion on road strategies.
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House of Representatives
House
Committee On Motor Vehicles
Lehman C. J. Boown
County Boards of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Check forger gets suspended sentence here
Albert Allan Clark of Minneapolis was brought to Estherville Sunday by Sheriff Cliff Frederickson from the Minnesota penitentiary at St. Cloud where he had just completed a 27 month forgery sentence. He received a year in the Iowa penitentiary starting Jan. 23 but the sentence was suspended and he was to pay 37.15 in costs. he was paroled to County Attorney Harry Coffie. Frederickson and Coffie recommended suspension since he had just served a sentence in Minnesota.
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Albert
Allan Clark
Minneapolis
Estherville
Cliff Frederickson
St. Cloud
Minn
Clark
E. W. Kepler
Frederickson
William Bale
Minnesota
Iowa
Gerald Stillman
Harry Coffie
Coffie
Court of Honor to Present Donated Equipment to Troop 16
Equipment donated by local organizations will be presented at a court of honor for Boy Scout Troop No. 16 Estherville on Wednesday February 1 at 8 pm in City Hall. Eleven scouts will advance to second degree rank and several to tenderfoot. Supt. F. G. Stith will address the group, Major H. R. Heath will attend, and musical numbers include a piano solo by Eugene Randolph and the high school German band. Eagle rank will be awarded to Omar Nau who will receive a silver badge from Mr. Heath. Miss Marie Sorum was to preside but is hospitalised with injuries.
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Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Club
Legion Auxiliary, Elk, Lodge and
Rotary
Estherville
F. G. Stith
H. R. Heath
Ft. Dodge
Eugene Randolph
Wayne Smith
Walter Klein
Richard Bryan
Robert Tredway
Geo. Buckingham
Lawrence Mathie
John Westrem
Jack Griffis
Eldon Williamson
Robert Broms
Geo Kibbee
Kenneth Mortenson
Kenneth Jones
Grant Jones
Tau Brink
Omar Nau
Strooping
Heath
Marie Sorum
Elder Iowa farmer A Swanson dies at 89 in Spirit Lake
Andrew Swanson age 89 prominent Emmet and Dickinson counties farmer, died January 2 yesterday at 2 30 p m at his son Walter Swanson’s Spirit Lake home. He came to Iowa in 1861 and leaves four sons Ed Walter George and Bert a brother John Swanson and sister Mrs Christine Nelson. Funeral services planned with L A Mathre officiating. An obituary will run in Tuesday's Vindicator and Republican.
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Andrew Swanson
Emmet
Dickinson
Walter Swanson
Spirit Lake
Swanson
Mr. Swanson
Pie
Iowa
Dickinson Counties. He Leaves Four Goys
Walter
George
Bert
John Swanson
Superior
Christine Nelson
Sycamore
Betherville L. A
Open House for Jack Dempsey at Arnolds Park
Estherville guests attended an open house at the Howard home in Arnolds Park honoring Jack Dempsey former heavyweight champion. Dempsey refereed bouts at the Jackson Minnesota armory show organized by the Legion post. Local invitees included E J Elleraton Leo Sanders Glenn Crock Harold Reed Carl Moser Frank Pfaff and H H Drey.
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Estherville
Howard
Arnolds Park
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Jackson
Police Officers Guests of Mayor Spencer Event
Twenty five Spencer police officers were guests of Mayor C E Golly for an oyster stew night. Estherville was represented by Mayor Fred Ehlers Chief John Lilly L L Jones Fd Case Merton Mason and CH Danielson. Vermont has begun a states rights campaign with expected support in coming months.
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C. E. Golly
Spencer
Estherville
Fred Ehlers
John Lilly
L. L. Jones
Fd. Case
Merton Mason
CH. Danielson
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Albert C. Christensen
A.W. Rudnick
Iowa State College
R. O. Stowick
Towa State Brand Creameries
Mason City
V. O. Brownly
Mark Thornburg
B. F. Schultz
Mads Christiansen
Algona Co-Operative Creamery
Sheldon
Frida
Pet
Sibley Seeasecenessene
Storm Lake
Emmetsburg
Eevee
Leslie Martin
Sherburn, Minn
Assembly
Iowa House
the Weather Report
The
Ile Light and Leghorn
A.‘Swanson
Dickinson County
Turnley
Vermont
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