Hundreds Attend Farmers Picnic and Eight Grade Graduation
A large crowd estimated 1000 to 1500 gathered at Ft. Defiance state park for the farmers bureau picnic and eighth grade graduation. Some 182 pupils received diplomas in a morning ceremony with music by local bands and a keynote speech by Miss Jessie Parker. Awards were announced for perfect attendance and penmanship honors across multiple school districts. Afternoon events included more music, community singing led by Rep Frances Johnson, and a county farm bureau softball game where Estherville fell to the local bureau team.
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Farm Bureau
Ft. Defiance State Park
Wallingford
Estherville
I. W. Wolfe
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Jessie Parker
Des Moines
State Inspector of Rural Schools
Marie Sorum
E. J. Maniece
Sorum
Margaret Mailand
12 Mile Lake Township
Pearl Anderson
Center No
Hattie Osmundson
Swan Lake
Dave Thomas
Edworth
Sylvia
Iowa Lake
Marie Carlson
Center
Dortha Nelson
Ruby Crim
Denmark
Hazel Christiansen
Elfreda Peterson
Ella Jensen
Ellsworth
Sylvia Lilland
Tida Squiers
Hugo Lindholm
Dorothy Gustafson
Vivian Norgaard
West Emmet
High Lake Two
Malvina Barge
Evelyn Swift
Elmer Masters
Swan Lake Two
Zelda Logue
Ida Baird
Twelve Mile Lake
Layon Logan
Esther Lande
Bernice Mavis
Mule
Ringsted
Frances Johnson
Terril
Johnson
Soldier Boys
Swan Lake Township
Spor
Three More For Forestry Camp Heads North From Emmet County
Emmet county will send three more men to the state reforestation corps. Candidates must be World War and earlier veteran, honorable discharge, unemployed, citizen, physically fit, and of good character. Dan Howard of the local American Legion will collect applications and recommend eligible applicants. Pay is thirty dollars monthly with twenty five sent to dependents if any. if none, up to three quarters may be drawn with one quarter withheld until discharge.
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Emmet
Dan Howard
American Legion
Will Confer Master Mason Degree Friday at North Star lodge
The Past Masters of North Star lodge No. 447 will confer the Master Mason degree at a regular meeting in the city hall Friday evening. Refreshments will be served. Also features a Farm Bureau event with race results and awards for youths and girls in Estherville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Star Lodge No. 447
Beacon City World Fair tours attacked by rival paper
The Esther ville Daily News from Red Wing Minnesota accuses Beacon City World Fair organizers of bias and mocks the Vindicator and Republican local Beacon City branch. Local editors visiting Chicago praise Beacon City layout, led by figures such as Taylor of the Truer Star-Clipper, denying any biased motives.
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Estherville Daily News
Red Wing
Minn
Vindicator
Republican
Beacon City
Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago
Taylor
Star-Clipper
Towa Press
Visitors Run Car Into Ditch Near Estherville
Mr and Mrs A L Webster of Algona, parents of Mrs H W Heidke of Estherville, were hurt when their car left the paving and toppled into a ditch 11 miles east of Estherville shortly after noon. The 80 year old driver may have been dizzy from heat. both 72 year old Mrs Webster and her husband were treated at Birney hospital for cuts and bruises as the wrecked auto suffered extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Webster
Algona
H. W. Heidke
Estherville
Webster
Birney Hospital
Go On Fishing Trip and Summer Plans In Estherville Area
Mr and Mrs R O Rogers plan a camping and fishing trip to Backus Minnesota leaving Saturday their sons Robert and Orville accompany them while the girls stay with their grandmother in Spencer Earl Josten an instructor in Swea City Arm strong and Estherville leaves Friday for Chicago to attend Northwestern University for the summer Mr Jasten may take a passenger to Chicago if he meets in Swea City Mr and Mrs Don Howe welcomed a son born Friday both mother and baby are doing well Mrs O Neville and daughter Mrs K V Turner visited Minneapolis earlier this week Mr and Mrs L Lough and Miss Frances were there Friday and Saturday Cedar Rapids couple Mr and Mrs Geo Williams and Dubuque couple Mr and Mrs Duncan visited Estherville returning home their mother Mrs J P Williams will summer with the Thompson family at Estherville Mrs Williams a sister to L G Thompson was here for the visit.
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R. O. Rogers
Backus
Minn
Robert
Orville
Spencer
Earl Josten
Swea City
Armstrong
Estherville
Chicago
Northwestern University
Mr. Jasten
O. Neville
K. V. Turner
Minneapolis
L. Lough
Misa Frances
City
Geo. Williams
Cedar Rapids
Rebekahs From Two Districts Convene Here
Delegates from Districts 30 and 32, about 150 in total, gather in Estherville for a Rebekah convention on June 20. Activities include 1:30 p.m. sessions and a banquet at the Church of Christ, with Lola E. Clinton of Marshalltown delivering the evening address. Local organizers are Geraldine Buckley, Clara Frizzell, Dorotha Brown, and Mae Lanning.
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Distrits
Rebekah
Estherville
Armstrong
Grover
Harris
Superior
Split Lake
Doilyer
Lake Park
Milford
Church of Christ
Lola E. Clinton
Marshalltown
Geraldine Buckley
Clara Frizzell
Dorotha Brown
Mae Lanning
Brown
J. E. Wilson
Repeal views voiced by E J Breen Jr in Des Moines
Edward J. Breen Jr of Ft. Dodge and former Estherville attorney and Young Democrats of Iowa leader urged repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. He argued liquor should be taxed and regulated, not bootlegged, to protect youth and ensure responsible sale, noting Prohibition has driven drinking among young people.
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Towa
Edward J. Breen Jr
Ft. Dodge
Estherville
Young Democrats of Iowa
Webster County
Des Moines
Breen
Iowa
Mr. Breen
al Capone
Jack Legs Diamond
Work on Sewer Extension Under Way
Work started this week on a sewer extension linking with the completed line on Goodell street in the south end of town. The project runs east on Goodell about five blocks, crosses the M. and St. L. tracks, then north three blocks to Barnhart. The improvements, part of the city plan, will raise property values and provide local employment without draining the city treasury. Mrs Eugene Foster and Joleen visited Mapleton Onawa and Emerson, Neb. Mrs Nettle E. Tedrow returned from Ames Eagle Grove after attending a 1892 alumni class reunion with Mr and Mrs B F White.
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Goodell Street
Goodell
M. and
St. L
Barnhart Street
Esherville
Nettle E. D. Tedrow
Ames
Eagle Grove
B. F. White
Alma Lee White
Iowa State College
Community club directors press road paving effort
Estherville Community club directors and officers met after a Hawkeye cafe dinner to press completion of paving on highways 9 and 17. The group aims to secure the $10,000,000 federal aid allotment, with Dr. Griffith as president directing immediate outreach to nearby towns. committee members include J. E. Stockdale Roy Brown and J. W. Wilson. Mrs F H Sunderlin and daughter Dorothy visited Estherville at Fred Robinson's, with plans for post graduate study in Chicago and attendance at the Century of Progress.
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Hawkeye Cafe
Estherville Community Club
Tme
Good Roads Committee
Dr. Griffith
J. E. Stockdale
Roy Brown
J. W. Wilson
Funeral Rites For Mrs Wilson In Estherville
Funeral services for Mrs. J. E. Wilson, longtime Estherville resident, were held at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev W A Winterstein assisted by R T Chipperfield. She active in community service and church groups, survived by husband J E Wilson, two children Albert Woodrow and Emily Pauline, and five sisters. A special Eastern Star meeting was announced.
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J. E. Wilson
Estherville
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. A. WinterStein
R. T. Chipperfield
Sac City
Wilson
R. L. Caldwell
Grace McClure
Earl Josten
L. W. Loving
J. H. Cramer
Guy Noel
John Peterson
Oscar Fagre
Dan Howard
R. O. Clark
G. E. Tomhave
C. W. Cantrell
Sanborn
Billmack
Hartley
R. K. Harker
Spirit Lake
Clara Suss
Gracttinger
Indy
R. M. Riley
Boyd
W. H. Bryan
R. P. Smith
Holton
Kansas
E. C. Krohn
F. M. Krohn
Courtland
Mary Ethel] Elliott
Coldwater
David Newell Elliott
Emily Jane Morgan Elliott
Humphrey
Kentucky
Comanche County
Osborne
Vera Riley
Beatrice Bryan
Bessie Smith
Annie Krohn
Edith Clark
Cora
Wyoming
Weather Upward Trend Hits 95 Degrees In Estherville
Observers report a rising heat wave in Estherville with temperatures reaching 95 by noon. Other readings show 74 high and 41 low on the 13th, 80 by Wednesday noon, with Wednesday’s high at 85 and a 50 low noted last night.
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Estherville
Peterson
Well Known Church Singer Walter Meade Dies in Washington
Word has been received of the death on June 2 in Washington state of Walter Meade 43 a church singer known in Estherville for work with Evangelist Stauffer years ago Mrs Meade was with him during the Estherville stay also Mrs Gilbert Pullen and two Des Moines daughters visit her at the parental H E Vincent home Miss Frances Vincent had joined them in Des Moines before returning to Estherville with the party
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Meade
Washington State
Mr. Meade
Estherville
Evangelist Stauffer
Gilbert Pullen
Des Moines
H. E. Vincent
Frances Vincent
Aulger Bros Please Crowds in Estherville Visit
Aulger Brothers in Estherville present an unusually fine repertoire and have drawn large audiences this week. The program includes The Whitlock Family tonight Rip Van Winkle Friday Little Orphan Annie Saturday matinee Tidy Ann Saturday night and Haunted Sunday. Tuesday the Estherville municipal band joined the Aulger troupe for a concert.
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Aulger Brothers
Estherville
Whitlock
Rip van Winkle
Tidy Ann
Aulgers
Family Reunion Picnic Binds Wiseman and Tredway Kin
Mr and Mrs Verne Tredway and children Mr and Mrs Merle Robinson and family Mrs Florence Tredway of Estherville and the W W Dean family of Superior attended a Spencer Sunday reunion with Wiseman relatives from Early and nearby. About 60 people joined the annual gathering for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Tredway
Merle Robinson
Florence Tredway
Estherville
W. W. Dean
Superior
Spencer
Wiseman Familly
Former Residents Visit Here by Hanson Family
Dr. and Mrs. F. W Hanson and their three children of Avoca spent Thursday night as guests at the Verne Tredway home. They called on local friends during the evening after visiting relatives in Clark, South Dakota, and the doctor had met them there. The Hansons are former residents of Estherville.
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F. W Hanson
Avoca
Verne Tredway
Fairmont cuts fair admission to 25 cents
The Fairmont Sentinel reports the Martin County fair directors voted to reduce admission to 25 cents, the lowest price in history. Previously 75 cents, then 50 cents, and 35 cents last year. A new deputy sheriff was born to Sheriff and Mrs. Cliff Fredericksen in Estherville this morning.
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Martin County
Fairmont Sentinel
Cliff Fredericksen
Estherville
Omaha
Camp Meetings Begin Tonight at Estherville
Free Methodist pastors and members from Iowa and Minnesota gather in Estherville for camp meetings in a tent auditorium on the circus grounds. Evangelist W. N. Wire of Greenville, Mississippi, leads the event with visiting pastors arriving today from Plymouth Mason City Ruthven Riceville Minneapolis Winnebago Glenville and others. Families accompany many of the ministers for the weeklong gathering through July 2.
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Free Methodist Churches of
Iowa
Minnesota
Estherville
Circus Grounds
Third Street
W. N. Wire
Greenville
Curry Mavis
Plymouth
W. G. Anderson
John Smith
Mason City
Bauchman
Ruthven
Potter
Riceville
Devine
Minneapolis
Shaw
Fillmore
Erickson
Cyrus Cook
Winnebago
Minn
Haywood
Glenville
Bennett and Hilliard Set as Likely Finalists in Tennis Tourney
With only quarterfinals and a semi final remaining Bennett and Hilliard appear poised for the finals. Meadows and Osher contest for a finalist spot, split so far with one set each and a deciding set tonight. Peterson challenges Hilliard in the other bracket, Hilliard favored if he steadies, Bennett relies on reach and calm play to counteract.
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Bennett
Hillard
Meadows-Osher
Meadows
Osher
Lawford
Hilliard
Russell Peterson
Peterson
Barber Shop Set for Howard Street Move
Fred Elwood has leased the East Howard Street building formerly used by Spirit Lake Produce Co. and is renovating it for a barber shop, to be ready before July. Mrs. B A Waite of Des Moines visited Estherville to tend West Side property, staying with Mrs. Tom Nivison and Mrs. W G Nichols from Friday to Sunday.
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Fred Elwood
Harry Cockburn
East Howard Street
Spirit Lake Produce Co
B. A Waite
Des Moines
Estherville
West Side
Tom Nivison
W. G. Nichols
Leaders Urge Big Vote To Show Belief
Election coverage outlines a June 20 special vote in Towa on repealing the 18th amendment. Detailed ballot layout, voting rules, and the cadre of Emmet County election judges, clerks, and wet and dry groups are described to ensure clear expression of voter intent.
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Towa
WeR Attend Sixth Annual 4-H Girls Convention
Miss Lillie Gilbertson and Miss Ann Schaper will chaperon a group of girls to the Ames convention on June 14 15 and 16. Attendees include Amelia Madsen Ardis Clark Ruby Crim Alice Schultz Vera Irwin Maxine Workman Mildred Shannon, the 4-H Queen hopeful. Also note Ridley family trip to Chicago to visit the World’s Fair.
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Lillie Gilbertson
Ann Schaper
Ames
Amelia Madsen
Ardis Clark
Ruby Crim
Alice Schultz
Vera Irwin
Maxine Workman
Mildred Shannon
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Secretary of Labor
Mre
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Welfare Council
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Smith
Scone
Joe Brown
Clyde Sanborn
Shanty Dolan
Frank Smith
Mgr
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Ruthland
Lohman
Ankrum
Omer Smith
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Gustafson
Vic Johnson
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Bill Reid
Ed Beck
Frederickson
Wallace
Wegs
Donald Hood
Dolliver
Raymond Smith
Donald Tracy
Orville Hainer
David Lee
Joe Yeager
Orville Haines
Francis Hurst
Virginia Voetman
Graettinger
Virginia Mieslahn
Irene Williams
Leona Avestad
Maple Hill
Evelyn Littell
Margaret. Hood
Northwestern
Don Howe
Mother
Babe
E. J. Breen Jr
Eugene Foster
Joleen
Mapleton
Onawa
Emerson, Neb
F. H. Sunderlin
Dorothy
Fred Robinson
Miss Sunderlin
Mrs. Wilson
Eastern Star
Century of Progress
Mra
Carrie B. Neely
Lillian Anderooy
Raving, Mich
Quesa
Aulger Bros
Free Methodist
V-R
Howard Street
O. R. Gardiner
Asher Peterson
I. G. Mallan
I. J. Robinson
Frank Sutton
M. N. Berg
T. Nivison
Jos. Orvis
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Cra Harvego
H. D. Mereness
Charles Jackson
Irving Martens
Everett Logue
John Darling
George Swanson
Helen Blewers
Harry Adams
Harry Jones
Co. E. Puller
George Kibee
L. A. Mathre
Wet
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Hiram Giese
Irving Ellerston
Henry Goecke
Pat Mauck
John Rogers
Jerry Buckley
Mike Woods
Ford Hansen
Thamas Wallie
Axel Christensen
J. C. Bosold
Nels Johnson
J. O. Kasa
R. H. Dewall
Joe Halisman
Cecil Watrous
Owen Morton
H. J. Anderson
Burrell Bromley
Carl Fedderson
Henry Nepps
H. Nasby
George Frank
Chet Barnes
M. L. Puckett
Allen Krieger
E. M. Pickell
Nels Sevold
Harry Hansen
L. A. Horswell
Fred Davies
O. C. Christensen
Forrest Christensen
Joe Vassell, Jr
A. E. Tomlinson
Harry Resh
Andrew Rockne
Gladys Larson
Ruby Kasa
Peter Jacobsen
Joe Brinkman
Werattend
R. J. Ridley
Lois
Mrs. Geo. Poole
Leghorn & Light
Estherville Co-op
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