Local Chronicle Notes From Ellsworth Area Visits and Farm Work
B O Woollen and children of Estherville visited relatives Tuesday. Various residents reported calls and social visits in Huntington Estherville and surrounding towns. Farmers plowed corn and cut rye while several households enjoyed Fourth of July gatherings and garden produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Woollen
Estherville
Henry Valen
Fred Sternberg Sr
Albert
Huntington
Albert Sternberg
Walter Williams
Frank Harris
Billie
Wilma Jeanne
Wilma Jeanne While Mrs. Harris Accompanied Mrs. Charlie Pieper, Mrs .Max Palmer
Ida Pieper
Ceylon
Fred Johnson
Lloyd
Ernest Heyer
Hazel Johnson
George Lee
Lewis
S. Agard
Lewis Tiervold
Jess Rosburg
Lewis Valen
Paul Heyer
Charles Rinehart
J. E. Duncan
Bonita
Mary
Jimmie
Albert Matthes
John Stanerson
Ray Jessen
Dunnell
Arnold Eisenhower
Bird Williams
Hattie Griffith
Rachel
Emmet Williams
Roy
Orville Chesley
Sherburn
Janny
Lincoln Reveres Washington, Lincoln History Claims
Lincoln’s life study shows George Washington as his foremost hero says Dr. Louis A. Warren of the Lincoln Historical Research Foundation. The evidence includes Weems' biography lines urging hope and a 33 year old Lincoln tribute praising Washington as the mightiest name for civil liberty and moral reform, now found in a long-ago newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Lincoln
Louis A. Warren
Lincoln Historical Research Foundation
Weems
Washington
Doctor Warren
Hope
Social Items 2 Weekend at Terrace Park and Blue Earth Visit
Estherville young ladies spent the weekend at Mrs. Noah's Terrace Park home. Guests included Gretchen Smith Lorene Easter Delores Simpson Evelyn Coon Florence Wilson Katherine Lyman Olive Nelson Beryl Dutz Lois Hansen with chaperone Mrs D S Knutsen. Plan to drive to Blue Earth Minnesota Friday to visit Mr and Mrs Chas Dillman. Attendees include Bert Barber Oscar Sillge George Nichols Wm McArdle Zella Albertson A H Davidson E S Sandrel Sam Collins Geo Conley Adelaide Nichols W E Deming. Mrs Wm McArdle hosted a one o clock luncheon Friday at her North Sixth Street home. Guests included Mrs W W Wilson Mrs Geo Lyman Mrs E S Sandrel Mrs Geo Nichols and Mrs M E Atewood of Los Angeles, honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
A. B. Club
Blue Earth
Minn
Chas. Dillman
Bert Barber
Oscar Sillge
George Nichols
Wm. McArdle
Zella Albertson
A. H. Davidson
E. S. Sandrel
Sam Collins
Sam Collins, Mrs. Geo. Conley
Adelaide Nichols
W. E. Deming
North Sixth
W. W. Wilson
Geo. Lyman
Geo. Nichols
M. E. Atewood
Los Angeles
Entertain Informally Mrs A G Tott and Mrs Deming Host
Mrs A G Tott and Mrs W E Deming entertain a group of ladies this afternoon at Mrs Deming's home. Guest of honor is Mrs Fred Lyman of Chicago, joining other attendees including Mrs Wilbur Thorndyke Mrs Dale Palmer and Mrs F L Kennedy of Sioux City among others. An inviting social afternoon with informal amusements and light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Tott
W. E. Deming
Deming
Fred Lyman
Chicago
Wilbur Thorndyke
Dale Palmer
F. L. Kennedy
Sioux City
Harold Woodling
C. J. Mathieson
Glenn Busch
Ed Sorum
Claude Randolph
G. A. Nichols
Harry Bowman, Sr
West Side
Improved Country Home Garden Shows Modernization Style
Country folks can find valuable planting tips in the grounds of J. W. Smith near Greenfield Indiana. The beautification extends from foundation plantings to the area around barns with tall shrubs smaller trees and flowering vines, screening a steel garage and preserving an old fashioned touch while ensuring an uncluttered lawn for easy mowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
J. W. Smith
Greenfield
Finishing Touches for Home Made Dresses
The article notes many ways to improve home made dresses with proper lining and pressing to avoid puckering. It highlights the final touch of V edging bands of fabric, twisted and stitched before assembly, and mentions that two rows can be interlaced for added effect, emulating shop finishes.
Our Country Homes Need No Longer Be Unattractive
Farmers argue country homes can rival city homes in appearance. They note trees shrubs and flowers thrive in clean air and that farm people understand growing things. The proposal favors smaller yard footprints to let landscaping show well.
This Young Lady Finds Gardening Most Attractive
The Yard & Garden Contest sponsored by the Vindicator and Republican shows young people embracing gardening with Miss Priscilla Ramsey of Tippecanoe County Indiana cited as an example. More 4 H club girls are taking up gardening as a hobby this spring, a fashionable trend suggesting Miss America is in for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Vindicator and
Republican
Priscilla Ramsey
Tippecanoe County
Indiana
Auto Death Toll Reduced 10 Percent
Drive carefully campaigns across the state show results with a 10 percent drop in auto fatalities in the first five months of 1932 from the previous year. There were 184 deaths versus 206 last year, with 2,542 injured and 549 accidents. Nearly three-fourths of crashes occur within city limits as campaigns aided by newspapers, the Legion, AAA clubs, school patrols, and the state motor vehicle department gradually cut the toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Legion
AAA
Used Eight Foot John Deere Binders For Sale
FOR SALE SOME GOOD USED Eight foot John Deere grain binders Cut one season Priced right Northern Lumber Co Farm Implement Dept 24 1f. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY We need a district Manager to handle Emmet County in a profitable start up with unlimited growth. High class man full time capable of handling and organizing. No capital required Send references and details Box 117 Estherville Vindicators Republican 27 w 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Northern Lumber Co
Emmet County
Estherville
Prize Winning Farm Home Given Special Mention in National Yard and Garden Contest
A Merced County California farmstead owned by Mrs. Frank Phinney won first place in the Merced Yard and Garden contest and earned honorable mention in the 1931 national amateur class contest. The grounds emphasize hospitality with welcoming dooryards and landscape harmony, showing rural homes rival city properties in attractiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Yard & Garden
Ney
Merced
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Ellsworth News
John Sidles
Dick Sidles
Legal
Hazel
Vivian
Johnson
Earl Barrett
Dolliver
Fox Lake
Fort Dodge
TVR
John C. Calhoun
Service Star Legion
Elkader
M. E. Atwood
Emmet County State Bank
United States
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Vindicator
H. J. Long
Insurance Agency
Geo, Nichols
Northern Farm Implement Dept
Onomaric
Merced County
Calif
Frank Phin
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