Webster City Upsets Estherville for NW Junior College Title
Webster City boys defeat Estherville 60 to 36 to win the Northwest Junior College tournament and claim the conference trophy. Waldorf edges Ellsworth 47 to 46 in the consolation game. Waldorf earns sportsmanship honors. Northwestern falls to Waldorf 54 to 38. Worthington upset by Webster City 55 to 41. Estherville beats Britt 14 to 87. Fort Dodge rallies past Estherville 48 to 42 after a late playoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Waldorf
Estherville
Ellsworth College
Estherville Junior College
Boya
Waldorf Warriors
Ellsworth Boys
Ellsworth
Waldorf-Northwestern
Northwestern
Mason City
Worthington
Webster City Five
Estherville-Britt
Britt
Fort Dodge
Record Year for County Recorder Office in 1940
The county recorder Hattie Osmundson reports 1940 set a record with 7,599 instruments filed, generating 2879.25 in fees. The list includes 456 deeds, 304 real estate mortgages, 5827 shattel mortgages, along with teleases, assignments, marginal releases, and other items. In addition, 38,262 fishing, hunting and trapping licenses were issued, with total receipts of 3,763,094. Ruby Henaman serves as 48 deputy recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder’s
Hattie Osmundson
Recorder’s Office
Ruby Henaman
Local men work as carpenters at Burlington shell plant
Arthur Yates, Joe Fuss and Maurice McCall of Estherville secured work as carpenters at the Burlington shell loading plant. They started work January 20 and earn one dollar per hour for an eight hour day, five days a week. Living costs in Burlington are reasonable. board and room cost nine dollars weekly. Also employed are Dickinson, Bassett and Ben Nelson, Estherville carpenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Yates
Joe Fuss
Maurice McCall
Estherville
Burlington
Messrs Dickinson, Bassett
Ben Nelson
Estherville High Band to Play in Emmetsburg Festival
Estherville high school band will join Emmetsburg Spencer Algona and Estherville in a Big Four music festival at Emmetsburg in February. Each band, about 55 players, will perform a 16 minute set as part of an afternoon and evening program. Tickets available at the auditorium box office. Leo J. Schula judged the festival plans announced by Arthur Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Algona
Arthur Mullens
Leo J. Schula
Charles City
Northwest
Minnesota
Jackson
Windom
Fairmont
Emmet
Des Moines Bus Move For Estherville Men in February Quota
Thirteen men passed by the local medical board will depart Estherville by bus at 12 40 p m Monday for Des Moines to join a February peace time conscription quota. They will be sent from Des Moines to a training camp. order numbers and names listed. Replacements for the first thirteen are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Des Moines
Emmet County
James Walton ‘Stockdale
Steven Donald Howe
Almond Lester McSpadden
Durwood J. Sproessig
Public forum features two temperance films and class topics
The Adult Education forum Wednesday evening presents two motion pictures The Magnificent Reprobate and The Payoff focusing on temperance. Agricultural class led by Prof Dyas will discuss Small Grains. Homemaking class covers The Family's Foods with Cutting Costs but Safe guarding Health and topics Protective Foods in Low Cost Diets and Vitamins. Social Science panel on Youth Guidance chaired by Rev Fred Sawyer with Mrs Schildknecht Miss Henrietta Miller Miss Vera Sheldon and Anton Storey. Current Literature reviews The Men Who Betrayed France and For Whom the Bell Tolled by Mrs Edward Kyvig and Mrs Ward Greer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyas
Iowa State College
Fred Sawyer
W. Schildknecht
Henrietta, Miller
Vera
Sheldon
Anton Storey
Edward Kyvig
France
Ward Greer
Knitting Committee Seeks Return of Red Cross Sweaters
The Estherville Red Cross Knitting Committee asks for all sweaters made from yarn issued before January 1 to be returned by February 1. Returnable at Ehlers Store or to committee members Mrs Arthur Fossum at 531 South Tenth Street or Mrs B H Brackett at 520 South Ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Red Cross
Ehlers
Arthur Fossum
South Tenth Street
B. H. Brackett
South Ninth Street
Post Office Changes Mail Pickup Times
The Estherville to Emmetsburg star route, effective Monday, changes city box mail pickup from 2:46 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Sunday collection shifts to 2:45 p.m. to align with Sunday evening train departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Emmetsburge
Emmet Consolidated School Closed Over Flu Epidemic
The Emmet Consolidated school shut Monday due to a neighborhood flu outbreak and is unlikely to reopen this week. A PTA benefit planned for Tuesday evening has been postponed to a later date.
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Emmet
Royn buys Hawkeye Cafe in Armstrong
Lehman Royn of Armstrong purchases the Hawkeye Cafe from Mr and Mrs John Klinetob who have run it for years. Possession was given last week and remodeling will make it one of the finest eating places in the city. Building is owned by J P Martyr. Royn is an experienced restaurant man. The Kinnetobs are undecided about their future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehman Royn
Armstrong
John Klinetob
Mr. Royn
J. P. Martyr
Rown
Kinnetob
Claims Allowed for Livestock Killed by Dogs and Wolves
County board last week approved a total of 837.30 in livestock claims for losses over the past year. The list includes sheep, cows, lambs, pigs, turkeys, chickens, and fowl from Estherville and surrounding towns, with losses attributed to dogs and wolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Bert Swanson
Gerald Madden
Jersey
Alfred O. Anderson
Estherville
L. A. Anderson
George Seartleman
H. DeWall
Burton Johnson
Dolliver
N. W. Mart
Fairmont
Minn
Jens T. Nielsen
Oscar Oleson
Graettinger
A. J. Oswalt
Paul Rouse
A. H. Schultz
John Simpson
E. J. Smith
George Twait
Claude Willey
Geo. Winters
Lester Mortenson
John Rezac
Vernon T. Brown
Herman Kinnander
Armstrong
J. A. Miller
Gladys Nelson
Archie Evans
Nela Lauritzen
Audrey Morris
Funeral for Henry Olson Held in Armstrong
Funeral services for Henry Olson, 88, were held at Armstrong Presbyterian church at 2 p m Monday January 20 conducted by Rev I J Irwin. Olson died Friday after a week with pneumonia at his Armstrong home. He leaves a widow and two children. Olson operated a road maintainer on rural eastern Emmet County roads for many years and was well known in Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Olson
Armstrong Presbyterian Church
I. J. Irwin
Olson
Armstrong
Emmet
Estherville
Union Benefit Dance Raises Funds for Milk Fund
Local 79 of the Estherville Packing Company turned over 205 to the Pan Hellenic Society milk fund after a benefit dance at Dance Land on Monday evening January 20. Al Menke and his musicians provided the music for the Packers Union event which drew a large crowd. The fund will buy milk for undernourished Estherville schoolchildren, marking a higher total than last year's 160.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Packing Company
Pan Hellenic Society Milk Fund
Danceland
al Menke
Packers Union
Pan Hellenic Group
Estherville
Spirit Lake Indians edge Estherville Midgets in close game
In a Lake conference basketball showdown Spirit Lake defeated Estherville by one point after a comeback from a 8 4 first quarter deficit. Final score Spirit Lake 18 Estherville 16 with a late bucket sealing the win as Estherville’s B team fell 23 16 to Spirit Lake reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake Indians
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Tate
Estherville Boys
Indians
Indiana
DAR Good Citizenship contest winner to be chosen
A committee will meet Wednesday afternoon to select Emmet county high schools' DAR Good Citizenship winner for senior girls. Members include two DAR representatives and three judges from the county, meeting in County Superintendent Marie Sorum's office. Candidates are Kathleen Deming Estherville high school Frances Horswell Armstrong high school and Beatty Hartman Grover high school. Dolliver Halfa Maple Hill and Ringsted did not participate. The county winner advances to the state contest for a chance at the Good Citizenship pilgrimage to Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAR
Emmet County
Marie Sorum
Kathleen Deming
Estherville High School
Frances Horswell
Armstrong High School
Beatty Hartman
Williams grants divorce in Spencer court
Maxine Johnson Larson was granted a divorce from Bernard Larson by Judge Hudson in Spencer court last week. The Larsons married June 30 1940 at Rock Rapids. The plaintiff cited cruel and inhuman treatment. Her maiden name Maxine Johnson was restored. She is visiting relatives in Estherville.
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Maxine Johnson Larson
Bernard Larson
Hudson
Spencer
Larsons
Rock Rapids
Maxine Johnson
Estherville
Knights of Pythias Dance at K P Hall Thursday
The Knights of Pythias announce a dance at K P hall on Thursday evening with a good orchestra and entertainment for all. Admission is seventy five cents per couple, fifty cents for men, twenty five cents for ladies, and invitations are required. Mrs. Merle Carnahan is a patient at Coleman hospital receiving treatment for high blood pressure and other complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
K. P. Hall
Merle Carnahan
Coleman Hospital
Government Wants Fliers Draft Board Notice
The Emmet county draft board received a notice from Selective Service HQ about recruiting Air Corps volunteers. It states the Air Corps needs unmarried men aged 20 to 26 10/12 with at least two years of college, to meet large monthly quotas across the Seventh Corps Area including multiple states. The note asks for a list of candidates who meet these qualifications to enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Selective Service Headquarters
Air Corps
Army
Seventh Corps
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
R. C. Sturgeon
December liquor sales rise in Estherville store
Liquor sales in the Estherville store rose by more than a thousand dollars in December, totaling 5917.07 compared with 4692.37 in November. Northwest Iowa towns show varying December sales while state totals reach 1 710 775 98 for December versus 1 355 218 14 in November, with 243 568 gallons sold in December 1940 compared to 248 142 gallons in December 1989.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Iowa
Sheldon
Spencer
Algona
Fort Dodge
Rockwell City
Webster City
Emmetsburg
Storm Lake
Eagle Grove
Clarion
Spirit Lake
Lake City
Rolfe
Britt
Fonda
Manson
Bancroft
Livermore
West Bend
Christian Endeavor Rally Set At Arnolds Park Church
A district Christian Endeavor rally will be held at the Friends church in Arnolds Park on Wednesday evening January 29. Estherville young people will present a dramatic pageant Consecrated to United Christian Action with Geana Petcoff leading and Joyce Adams as reader. The program covers Christian Stewardship Evangelism Temperance Citizenship Missions and other actions with various local youths participating and Virginia Sawyer as pianist. The evening closes with a candlelight friendship circle and a prayer by Dorothy Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Friends Church
Arnolds Park
Estherville
The
Christian Church
United Christian Action
Geana Petcoff
Joyce Adams
Geo
van Valkenberg
Maude Olmstead
Martina Peterson
Willard Sawyer
Christian Temperance
Margaret Dawson
Ruth Langmo
Boris Petcol
Eileen Kline
Rachal Goodwill
Adeline Kline
Helen Sawyer
Christian Missions
Doris Brown
Hilda Sawyer
Virginia Sawyer
Thelma June Stevens
Dorothy Rogers
Arnold's Park
Open More Lakes To Local Fishermen
Four Iowa lakes were opened for fishing through February 1 by Conservation officer Bernard Severson. Minnewashia Lake Lower Gar and Silver Lake in Dickinson county, Silver Lake in Palo Alto, and Lost Island in Clay and Palo Alto counties are included. Daily limits do not apply during this period though all fishing must follow state laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bernard Sev
Minnewashia Lake
Lower Gar
Silver Lake
Dickinson County
Palo Alto
Lost Island
Clay and
Palo Alto Counties
Mrs. Scott Buried in Estherville Funeral Rites Held for D. H. Scott
Funeral services for Mrs. D. H. Scott were held Saturday at Sternberg funeral home. She died Thursday in Illinois at age 70 after a paralytic stroke. Survived by eleven children, 24 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. husband died January 1939. She had lived in Estherville for about 25 years and was active in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sternberg Funeral Home
D. H. Scott
Illinois
Fred D. Sawyer
Oak Hill Cemetery
Scott
Towanda
Ill
H. Scott
Gibson City
Towa
Sioux City
Estherville
Youth Week Observed by Church of Christ
The Church of Christ marks Youth Week January 26 to February 2 under the theme Christian Youth Uniting for Action. Activities include Bible school, services, a Candlelight Worship, a sermon by Rev. Fred D. Sawyer, and a sub-district Rally at Friends Church Arnold's Park with Estherville leading worship. The week ends February 2 with a fellowship service chaired by Miss Maude Olmstead. Local residents are invited. Charles Bixby, R. H. Brown, Lewis Perkins and Al Graettinger traveled to Jackson Monday to face a local team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
United Christian Action
Fred D. Sawyer
Bethlehem and
Nazareth
Charles Bixby
R. H. Brown
Lewis Perkins
al Graettinger
Checker
Jackson
Benefit Show Plans Raise Funds in Emmet County
Emmet county moves to form a National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis chapter with a planned cinema event at the Grand Theatre on Thursday January 30 and a benefit dance in Armstrong on Tuesday January 28. Half the proceeds stay local, half go to the New York foundation. The Aldrich Family stars in Life With Henry, with Jackie Cooper and Hedda Hopper leading a cast that includes Leila Ernst Eddie Bracken and Fred Niblo. Tickets 45 cents through committees and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Clara Kennedy
Estherville
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Grand Theatre
Armatrong
Emmet
National Foundation
New York
Aldrich
Jackie Cooper
Paramount
Henry Aldrich
Secence Hall
Henry
Hedda Hopper
Leila Ernst
Eddie Bracken
Dizzy
Fred Niblo
Kay Stewart
Tarriett
Josephine Whittell
Estherville Wholesale Grocery House Closes February 15
The Estherville Grocer company will close February 15. Lloyd Schenck, manager, said the Estherville business will be handled through Fort Dodge Grocery company in Fort Dodge. Some employees will transfer. Schenck remains based in Estherville with travel duties. An earlier note said he was in Tatherville on Rock Island Railroad business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Estherville Grocer Company
Ward
Lloyd Schenck
Estherville House
Fort Dodge Grocery Company
Fort Dodge
Mr. Schenck
Tatherville Houday
The
Rock Island Railroad
Local Market Prices for Hens and Farm Goods
Local market listing shows heavy hens over 6 lbs at 12c, 4 to 5 lbs at 10c, light and Leghorn hens at 8c, heavy and light Cox varied from 7c to 6c, plus stag and springs prices. Hogs top at 7.05, packers at 68.60, and standard farm staples including eggs, corn, oats, flax, soybeans, and barley with assorted per bushel or per dozen rates.
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Waldorf-Ellsworth
Em’tburg
Public Forum
R. C
V.R
Henry Olson, Armstrong
UNION
Lake
Washington, D. Cc
Spencer Court
Army Air Corps
Erson
Pall
Jesse Cox
Joe Maresell
John Hemmingson
John Lilley
John Squires
H. N. Jensen
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