Lincoln Research Leader Louis Warren Heads Foundatio n
Dr Louis Warren directs the Lincoln Historical Research Foundation in Fort Wayne Indiana a leading Lincoln information center He began Lincoln studies fifteen years ago while editor of Hodgenville Kentucky s Larue County Herald His book Lincoln s Parentage and Childhood is a cited authority He received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Lincoln Memorial University in 1929 and edits Lincoln Lore a weekly read by thousands of students Warren is pursuing a comprehensive study of Lincoln s formative years in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Louis 4. Warren
Lincoln Historical Research Foundaion
Fort Wayne
Ind
America
Doctor Warren
Larue County Herald
Hodgenville
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial University
United States
Indiana
Lincoln Letter Shows Lincoln’s Humane Aid For Woman
A Philadelphia woman’s April 5 1864 letter to Abraham Lincoln reveals her plea to reinstate her fiancé from the army so they could wed and avoid an “unlawful family.” She describes intimate ties, her father’s opposition, and Lincoln’s secretary of war note in his hand urging action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Historical Research Foundation
Philadelphia
Lincoln
Aodr
I Bingle Yin
Secretary of War
Lincoln Photo Tied to Hall Founding in 1905
Robert Todd Lincoln praised a Brady photograph of Abraham Lincoln now in Fort Wayne at the Lincoln Historical Research Foundation. The print was gifted by Lincoln’s son to Arthur F. Hall, founder of Lincoln National Life Insurance, in 1905. The 1864 image appears on five dollar notes and three cent stamps. Mrs. H. S. Greig traveled to Mitchell, then Primghar. J. H. Willey recovers from surgery. Don Kirby visited South Bend with his wife and son Jackie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Todd Lincoln
Lincoln Historical Research Foundation
Fort Wayne
Ind
Abraham Lincoln
Arthur F. Hall
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Brady
Washington
Federal Reserve
Convention to Name Delegates Across Iowa Townships
A list of delegates and committee members for multiple Iowa townships and wards is published. Names cover Estherville, Emmet, Lincoln, Swan Lake, Wallingford, Ringsted, Graettinger, and Maple Hill areas with ward and township details. The article notes official returns show not all precincts selected committees, and lists the announced delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Lake
E. Howell
J. A. Haisman
C. E. Watrous
Jack Creek
Charles Kilgore
Edna Barker
Guy Nicholson
J. E. Stockdale
O. N. Ressell
S. H. Williams
R. S. Knight
M. K. Whelan
E. W. Kohler
J. J. Morrisey
N. J. Lee
Oscar Fagre
W. S. Johnston
J. Howard
Oliver Langmo
Ralph McKay
C. J. Mathieson
Estherville
J. W. Morse
J. B. Knipe
Fern Beers
Armstrong
Art Andrews
Andrews
Grover
S. C. Holen
P. H. Underwood
Ringsted
Frank Smith
Ellsworth
A. S. Anderson
Gladys Martens
Emmet
John Darling
Geo. Frank
Brotherhoods Pay Respect At Departed Members Memorial
In Estherville Sunday five Rock Island transportation brotherhoods held memorial services at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. W. A. WinterStein delivering a special sermon. Members and families gathered at city hall in the afternoon then visited nearby cemeteries placing growing plants on each grave. Names of deceased included numerous engineers conductors firemen trammen and switchmen from Estherville Wallingford and other locales. Also noted are visitors Lorita and Wilma Ehlers of Faribault and John Morse pursuing law studies after degrees from Iowa and Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Brotherhoods
A. B. Ammon
E. Jd. Xetchum
G. B. Mahlim
O' Dillon
G. W. Myers
Wm. Chambers
C. J. Fox
E. Ankrum
C. V. Bryan
Earl Pahey
J. P. Bagan
W. J. Kirby
Louis Peterson
Ed Phelan
H. L. Chamberlain
Mead Nurss
Chas
Chamberlain
Wallingford
George Meisner
Engineers—E. Almos
J. D. Brown
A J. Coxe
H. A. Dunham
Geo
A. Godden
B. F
Win
Tierney
Switchmen
A. L. Rasmussen
City Official Flower To Be Named By Enthusiasts
Estherville gardeners urge residents to select and plant an official city flower chosen by ballots. Any hardy, decorative plant may be voted in, with fall or spring planting encouraged on vacant lots and municipal property. The winning flower will be announced after the yard and garden contest sponsored by the Vindicator and Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Bette Davis Stars in Political Film The Dark Horse
Bette Davis leads the cast with Warren William Guy Kibbee and Frank McHugh in The Dark Horse a political intrigue drama arriving Thursday and Friday. The story follows a campaign manager Blake whose ex wife betrays him impacting his bid and the woman he loves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dark Horse
Bette Davis
Warren William
Guy Kibbee
Frank McHugh
Blake
Local Happenings In Spencer And Nearby Areas
Parker Bennett visited Spencer over the weekend. Mr and Mrs E V Pierce host Mr Pierce s mother from Peoria Illinois. Dr H L McMillan attended a veterinarians meeting in Ames. Mrs H C Koehler from Sioux Falls visited Fred Parsons home. Will Barnes of Minneapolis visited Lew Barnes. Dawes Sconberg attended a Boy Scout meeting in Iowa Falls. Leo Horswell improves from an infected foot. L H Duesterhoeft of J C Penney vacationing in Hutchinson Minnesota. Merle Casson, formerly Joyce Lumber, toured Estherville. Mr and Mrs Henry Amundson returned from Frankville visiting relatives. Mrs Harry Vincent and Frances drove to Blair Nebraska. Castelters joined them. W O Dillon and family at Iowa Falls for a Oakwood Park reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Vincent
Frances
Blair, Nebr
Castelter
Vincent
W. O. Dillon
Edrismae Percival
Dillon
Zelma Denslow
Iowa Falls
Oakwood Park
Swan Lake Man Injured When Ladder Falls On Him
Swan Lake June 21 Ole Lilland suffered three broken ribs after a ladder he stood on toppled when a stacker knocked it over. His family moved from Emmet in March and now reside on the Charles Peterson farm northwest of Maple Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lilland
Lilland
Emmet
Charles Peterson
Maple Hill
Armstrong area social notes reflect visits and births
Local residents including Halfa, Armstrong, Estherville, and surrounding towns share a busy week of visits, gatherings, and family events. highlights include a June 15 birth at Louis Cargill home, multiple visits among Cargill, Gangestad, Nielsen, and Thorson families, and community activities at Lutheran Ladies Aid and parochial school events.
Farmers Holiday movement rally at city hall by Jesse Sickler
Jesse D Sickler of Ogden Iowa spoke to a large audience at city hall promoting the Farmers Holiday movement slogan Stay at Home Sell Nothing The group plans to circulate a county petition pledging support to hold products from markets until production costs are met The Emmet County unit was formed with J W Morse as president and other officers named Members expect township chairmen and county officials to organize further actions across the middle west
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse D. Sickler
Ogden
Sickler
Des Moines
Emmet County
Atty
J. W. Morse
Rob Clark
H. N. Jensen
S. E. Shonkwiler
A. O. Peterson
Community Club
Emmet County Farm Bureau
Tax Payers League
Middle West
Estherville
Farm Holiday Association
Corn Belt Committee
Congress of the
United States
Frazier
Wheeler
Pattman
Organized Labor
Chambers of Commerce
Veterans of All Wars
Farmers Holiday Association
Carl Lundberg
Ivanhoe
Minn
Claude Anthony
Wyaner
Fritz Schulteiss
Prairie Farm
Wis
J. D. Chishan
Maysville
G. B. Miller
Harry Parmenter
Yutan
Nebr
John Chalmers
Madvid
Tom White
Indianapolis
Jesse B. Sickler
Rudolph Tanner
Kankakee
W. K. Powers
Duncombe
J. W. Kime
Ft. Dodge
Grant Gibson
Glendive
Mont
M. Ida Rink
Paton
Army worms and grasshoppers at Ringsted farm meeting
At the C. E. Christensen farm home in Ringsted a Tuesday night session of the Low Mood Busters discussed army worms and grasshoppers. Live stock judging was touched on as farmers noted grasshoppers receding but still causing concern with millions of nymphs in fence rows and unplowed fields. Mr Schroeder reported a bountiful hopper crop last year and an alarming hatch in unplowed areas prompting calls to spread poisoned bran over wider areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depression Busters Club
C. E. Christensen
Ringsted
Tne
Henry Schroeder
Mr. Schroeder
Rain pours slight relief as crops flourish around Estherville
With just over three quarters of an inch of rain in five days Estherville and nearby areas fared better than many Iowa communities. Alfalfa cuttings are scorched but pasture and small grain thrive. second and third hay cuttings look promising. Beverly Cox visits Des Moines with Mr. and Mrs. Karl Moser and will return tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Beverly Cox
Des Moines
H. M. Gyldenland
Karl Moser
Tremendous Trifles Upset By Census Figures
The 1930 census shows 15 states and the District of Columbia had populations lower than the 1931 automobile accident toll. Arizona Delaware Idaho Maine Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota Oregon Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Vermont Wyoming account for 1,032,000 deaths and injuries. Nevada Delaware Wyoming and the National Capital total 1,042,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
United States
Arizona
Delaware
Idaho
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming
National Capital
Woodley Takes Over Management of Cook's Establishment
Don Woodley, longtime local manager of the Cook's Hatchery in Estherville, has bought the equipment and business of Mr. Cook and assumed control. Woodley brings experience and a reputation for honest dealing. The firm offers feeds, poultry supplies, hatching and sale of baby chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Woodley
Estherville
Cook
Mr. Woodley
Suburban Grocery Opens on North Fourth Street
Herb Webber opens Sub urban Grocery on North Fourth Street. Webber, known to Estherville shoppers, previously partnered in the Herb and Kenney grocery firm and worked in several Estherville stores and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Webber
North Fourth Street
Mr. Webebr
Herb and Kenney
Estherville
Halston Groth dies after short illness in Minneapolis
Halston K Groth born October 29 1853 in Clayton County Iowa united in marriage to Julia Paulson in 1877. The Groth family lived on a farm near Estherville and in Minneapolis since 1913. He died June 9 after mowing the lawn in back yard. Survived by wife four children seven grandchildren and two sisters. Funeral services conducted by Rev G O Paulsrud and Rev Feder Nordslet ten with songs by an octet and a solo. Interment at Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halston K. Groth
Clayton County
Iowa
Julia Paulson
Estherville
Groth
Minneapolis
Minn
St. Paul's
Mr. Groth
Carl, Peterson
Carl Groth
Rose Groth
Madison
Carl J. Naglestad
Ellsworth
Ole Osland
LeRoy
Theodore Tenneson
Albert Lea
Ole Groth
Eagle Grove
Jesus Christ
G. O. Paulsrud
Randall
Feder Nordsletten
Wallingford
Lawyers Favor Lower Mortgage Rates In Iowa
Lawyers in northwestern Iowa held a June 18 meeting at the Inn on West Okoboji and adopted a resolution urging lower farm mortgage rates. They called on the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund mortgage holders to reduce interest and fees and to extend loan terms until normal conditions resume. A committee was formed with district bar presidents naming members from each county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inn
West Okoboji
Towa
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Tiurner
Chicago
Iowa
Six Emmet Co Girls to Attend 4-H Convention
Emmet county will be represented at the annual state 4-H club convention in Ames on June 2 and 30 by six girls named Bernice Reid Mary Reid Agnes Schaper Lena Schaper Alvina Swartz and Helen Swartz. They will present demonstrations in competition during the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Ames
Bernice
Mary Reid
Agnes
Lena Schaper
Alvina
Helen Swartz
Swanson Family Attends Aunt Mary Swanson Funeral
Mr and Mrs John Swanson and Ed Swanson traveled Saturday to De Kalb Illinois for the funeral of their aunt Mary Swanson who died Friday Funeral services were held Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swanson
Ed Swanson
DeKalb, Ill
Mary Swanson
Ted Weems at Roof Garden July 2 with famed orchestra
Ted Weems and his radio orchestra appear at the Roof Garden for a single night on July 2, delivering their popular musical act to concertgoers and radio fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Weems
Roof Garden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lincoln Research
Dor. Louis A. Warren
Greig
Mitchell, S. D
Primghar
Willey
Don Kirby
South Bend
Jackie
Denmark
J. W. Parnell
George Robb
W. 8
Clark
J. H. Wiley
George Frank
John Graff
High Lake
Oscar Peterson
Glenn Young
M. L. Soeth
Ars Waldee
Max Soeth
Olen Anderson
Estherville Third Ward
Howard Espeset
Henry Mahlum
W. A. Winterstein
Nettie Tedrow
Charles Carpenter
Fred Ehlers
A. H. Davidson
Bessie Hollenbeck
L. L. Bingham
George Lucas
B. H. Brackett
John Hipple
Louis Salyers
J. J. Buckley
W. V. Sweet
E. E. Thrush
Sargent Bevan
van Will Ehlers
Loreta
Wilma
Faribault
Storm Lake
John Morse
University of Iown Law College
John
Harvard
Estherville, Iowa
Ist’ Choice
Parker Bennett
Spencer
Mrs. E. V. Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Peoria, Ill
H. L. McMillan
H. C. Koehler
Sioux Falls
Fred Parsons
Will Barnes
Lew Barnes
Dawes Sconberg
Leo Horswell
J. C. Penney
Hutchinson, Minn
Merle Casson
Joyce Lumber Company
Atlantic
Henry Amundson
Frankville
Swan Lake
Ole Lilland
Halfa
Harret Cargill
Leona Blakefield
Julia Gangestad
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Irma McIntyre
Wm. Cargill
Terri
Louis Cargill
Sanford Vorland
Soren Nielsen
Rose Booth
Harriet Cargill
Irwin
Henry Pruell
Ceylon
Joe Durham
James Edwards
Clara Weis
Mankato
John Weis
Will Hanson
Pete Munsen
A. T. Fox
Fairmont
Lirie Nielsen
Beryl Felkey
Gerald Madden
American Legion
Otis England
Irene Madden
Mallard
Mrs. A. Thrystad
John Thorson
Olaf Opsal
A. Thrystad
Mr. Sickler
V-R
Cook’s Establishment
Rev
Peder Nordsletten
P. S. Anderson
Albert Anderson
Paul Paulson
Halvor Egertson
Lewis Jacobson
Gus Gilbert
Hendrickson
Clara
Herman Tenneson
Clara Tenneson
O. J. Olson
LeRoy, Minn
Peter Klingsheim
Lime Springs
Emmet Co
Thur
The
Warren William Guy Kibbee
North Woods
William Boyd
Ginger Rogers
Shadow OF the Eagle
Joe E. Brown
King Oliver
Arnoldy Park
Tevee
Eevee
Williams Olvomaiic
John Deere
Northern Lumber Co
Geo, Nichols
Northern Lumber Co. Farm Implement Dept
Y. C
Frut Dept
P. T. Barnum
Hoover
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!