City Hall costs burden Estherville taxpayers
Estherville residents contribute about 767.60 monthly to maintain city hall, with total annual expenses around 9,571.20. Building cost 82,880.00 plus 10,000.00 lot value. additional yearly outlays include janitor 972.00, labor 60.00, taxes 150.00, janitor supplies 160.00, utilities 1,098.80, interest 4,644.00, depreciation 1,657.60, upkeep 828.80. Auditorium use 71 times, committee rooms 103, kitchen 42. City hall serves as a social asset but heavy local liability.
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Estherville
P. W. Linke
R. O. Clark
Incorporation of
Estherville High Alumni Plan Covered Dish Picnic
Estherville high school alumni announce a covered dish picnic at Ft Defiance state park on Thursday July 7 at seven. Wives and husbands are invited for a social program with music and entertainment. Attendees should bring substantial dishes for sharing and may also bring sandwiches and desserts.
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Estherville High School
Ft Defiance State Park
Alumni Association
Iowa
Class of 14 Confirmed At Estherville Lutheran Church
At Estherville Lutheran Church a confirmation class of 14 youths was received. Names include Stanley Fagre, Melvin Halvorson, Edna Handeland, Hazel Handeland, Rachel Johnson, Amos Knutson, Omer Nau, Lola Nelson, Mildred Sampson, Arnold Skog, Maurice Sunde, Nina Sunde, Evelyn Rasmussen, and George Torrence. The service featured a proces sional by Berna Hansen, a sermon on What Does It Mean to Be a Christian, and a choir anthem Remember Now Thy Creator with postlude by Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Lutheran Church
Stanley Charles Fagre
Melvin Olaf Halverson
Edna Bernice Handeland
Hazel Florence Handeland
Rachel Bernice Johnson
Amos William Knutson
Omer Knute Nau
Lola Carol Nelson
Mildred Evelyn Sampson
Arnold Olaf Skog
Maurice Teleen Sunde
Nina Irene Sunde
Evelyn Dorothy Rasmussen
George Alexander Torrence
Berna Hansen
Miss Hansen
Estherville Hosts 1933 Rebekah Convention
Estherville joins eight towns in Districts 30 and 32 for the Quarter Century Rebekahs convention in Spirit Lake. The event included a banquet, sessions, flag ceremony, talks by Nellie L. Miller Cedar Rapids assembly president, playlets, and charter draping with Estherville attendees led by Geraldine Buckley who was elected president.
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Rebekahs
Northwest
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Nellie L. Miller
State Assembly
Cedar Rapids
Lake Park
Superior
Estherville
Grover
Dolliver
Harris
Armstrong
Spirit Lake No
Grand Lodge
W .W. Wright
Bonanza No
Lodge of
Bincerity No
Lodge of Superior
Harmony No. 65
Assembly
Methodist Church
Prairie View
Rebekah
Lodge
W. J. Ellwood
Esthervile
Ada Eveleth
Iva Youmans
H. M. Ireland
A. A. Crim
Grace McClure
Geraldine Buckley
E. C. Heyer
John Lanning
J. McDonough
Will Dickinson
Esther Floyd
Ed Ketchum
C. R Kurtz
Chris Jensen
Chas. Kilgore
J. EB. Wilson
Tomhave
Clara Frizzell
Chas. Anderson
H. O. Sillge
Eveleth
Youmans
Treland
Crim
McClure
Miss Buckley
Deaf Men 'Not So Dumb' Swindle Brings Arrests in Estherville
Two deaf men posed as fundraisers using forged credentials to solicit money and goods from Estherville businesses. They collected small donations from Rock Rapids Lake Park Sanborn Sibley and Iowa City officials but were traced when a missing suitcase appeared in Armstrong. The duo identified as C J Scott 26 Bentonville Ark and John Data of Dubuque admitted taking items during investigations led by Jess Quinlin and county attorney Wm Johnston.
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Estherville
Armstrong
Iowa
Breda
Rock Rapids
Lake Park
Sanborn
Sibley
Iowa City
Barney Hanson
J. C. Penney
Harold Enterline
Jack Frost
Link Horswell Marshall
Gordwgn
C. J. Scott
Bentonville
Ark
John Data
Dubuque
Data
Penney
Johnny Appleseed A Frontier Legend And Life
The story chronicles Jonathan Chapman known as Johnny Appleseed, a pioneer who planted apple trees along western paths to aid settlers. Born 1768 in Springfield Miss, he traveled from Virginia to the Alleghenies and beyond, dying near Fort Wayne Ind in 1847.
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Jonathan Chapman
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Johnny Appleseed
Springfield
Miss
Harvard
Virginia
Alleghanies
Pittsbugh
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hutchinson Gets 5 Years For Forging Checks
Walter Hutchinson of Armstrong pled guilty to forging five checks cashed by Estherville merchants. He was sentenced to not more than five years at Ft. Madison by Judge F. C. Davidson. Hutchinson used blank checks from a Fairmont creamery and names including H. A. Hangon A. O. Obon and A. M. Larson. He and an accomplice face larceny and false pretenses charges for a spree across several towns.
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Walter Hutchinson
Armstrong
Estherville
Ft. Madison
F. C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
Hutchinson
Fairmont Creamery
H. A. Hangon
A. O. Obon
A. M. Larson
Merrit Brown
Old Friends Frolic in Calfornia at Joyful Re-marriage
A Los Angeles gathering marks the thirtieth first anniversary of Mr and Mrs F H Richman. A mock marriage re-enactment led by their son Frederick surprised guests and drew laughter. The couple, long residents near Inglebee Manor, were previously married in Rochester Minnesota.
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Geo. A. Nichols
Republican
Estherville
Iowa
F. H. Richman
Los Angeles
Inglebee Manor
Richman
Frederick Richman
Chas, Osgood
Herman Graat
Frank Roct
G. E. Delevan, Sr
G. E. Delevan Jr
Geo W. Adams
Lewis Cass
Chauncey Ammon
Minnie Ammon
A. D. Root
F. E. Lamberton
Millar
Atty
Geo. W. Adams
Army worms invade east Emmet County
East Emmet farmers face a serious army worm invasion damaging rye oats and corn fields. A 20 acre rye field on the Clarence Sorum farm near Swan Lake is almost ruined, with efforts using ditches waste oil gasoline and burning worms. Poised measures include poisoned bran and trucked supplies to other affected areas. Several farms report damage and county agent Max McMillin consulted Dr. Baker at Iowa State College urging vigilance through oats and barley.
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Clarence Sorwim
Swan Lake
Sorum
B. T. Sorum
Ed Sorum
Sioux City
Wills Wertz
Harry Haworth
Armstrong
Ed McKean
Irv. Bryan
Ressell Jorstad
Mauricg¢ Pannell
G. H. Long
O. D. Johinson
Wm. Hendricksen
McCann Bros
Mack Groves
John Krough
Will Reid
Aagaard
Huntington
Max McMillin
Dr. Baker
Iowa State College
Baker
Sees Brother After 27 Years Reunion at Ridley Home
Mrs. R. H. Ridley hosts a family gathering with her brother and wife Ed Coulson and others from Las Vegas and nearby towns in Armstrong. Also noted is the world building contest at H. Oransky store ending Saturday June 25 for crafting words from the slogan Wear Enna Jettick Shoes with generous prizes.
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R. H. Ridley
Ed Coulson
Las Vegas
Nevada
Ridley
Geo. Coulson
Lester Payne
Nels Anderson
Art Guinn
Armstrong
Dr. John Osgood Reopens Local Dental Office
Dr. John Osgood, unable to tend his dental practice for months due to phlebitis after a long pneumonia spell, reopened his office Monday. In Des Moines the Iowa Bankers association holds its forty sixth annual convention with Fred Allen and Merrit Townsend of the Iowa Trust and Savings Bank attending. The meetings run Tuesday and today.
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John Osgood
Osgood
Fred Allen
Merrit Townsend
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
Iowa Bankers Association
Des Moines
Mock marriage ceremony amid joyful celebration at retreat
A cheerful event recounts a mock marriage performed with lively cheering. Guests enjoyed a six o'clock dinner featuring roast chicken, salads, cake, several ice cream varieties, and temperance drinks. The note, signed by G. E. Delevan, calls it a happy time to remember.
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G. E. Delevan
New 3 Cent Postage Rate to Start July 6
Effective July 6 first class mail postage rises to 3 cents per ounce or fraction. Postcards remain 1 cent per ounce or fraction. Local drop letters at city offices also taxed at 3 cents. Underpaid mail is returned or collected upon delivery. unknown senders face notices or holds to cover deficit. Postal patrons urged to observe new rules.
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Postimiaster Robinson
Fatherville
Robinson
Cema
Funeral Notice for Sophus Peterson in Britt
Hugo Lindholm and Earl Josten joined Miss Susan Peterson and others as Sophus Peterson, brother of Miss Susan Peterson, died after a short illness in Britt. Attendees travelled from Estherville and returned the same day with several local women listed among mourners.
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Marie Sorum
Grace McClure
P. H. Smith
G. Lollins
Hugo Lindholm
Earl Josten
Britt
Sophus Peterson
Susan Peterson
Estherville
Convention to Name Delegates in Iowa Primary Fallout
County convention at the courthouse Saturday July 2 will mainly choose delegates for the state convention in Des Moines the following week. Neither J W Long nor Karl Fischer hit 35 percent for state auditor, with Long ahead by eighty one votes. Delegates listed include Armstrong and Center precinct representatives and other names, as the canvass continues.
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Court House
Des Moines
J. W. Long
Karl Fischer
Long
Fischer
County Board of Supervisors
Armstrong Grove
W. H. Gibbs
J. B. Knipe
J. M. Thorson
E. E. Heneman
E. O Helgason
A. Hackerson
Roy B. Felkey
Walter Richmond
Wallace Richmond
Mrs. Mac Trusty
Huntington man dies after double shooting tragedy
Peter Kriebs, 61, Emmet county farmer, died at Coleman hospital of a self inflicted head wound after shooting Emmalie Gustafson, 33, and turning the gun on himself Thursday afternoon at Huntington. Gustafson, critically wounded, had fled Kriebs earlier jealousy over their relationship. Sheriff and deputies recovered Kriebs’s body as Gustafson was treated. both were taken to Estherville hospital.
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Peter Kriebs
Emmet
Coleman Hospital
Emmalie Crustafson
Ray Custafson
Kriebs
Hinnington
Will Bombarger
Huntington
Bombarger
Mr. Bombarger
Scorn Field
Dr. Morton
W. G. Gordon
Merrit Brown
Fred Sternberg
Estherville
Lester Adkins
Mountain Lake
Minn
Gustafson
City To Co-Operate In National Trade Revival
A nation-wide trade revival movement sponsored by the American Legion is set for four days starting June 29. Estherville merchants back the event with three special shopping days and a parade, ball game, turtle race, and band concert on Wednesday. Free acts, amusements, rides, and sideshows are planned for all days with floats and decorations downtown. The aim is to boost circulation and local business through coordinated celebrations at the Orleans hotel area and schoolhouse precincts. Sioux City Stock Yards team will play Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
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The
American Legion
Maurice Doyle
Des Moines Street
Orleans Hotel
Estherville
Orleans
Sioux City Stock Yards
Farm Hand Arrested Again for Drunkenness
Frank Miller recently released from Emmet county jail for driving a car while intoxicated was arrested Friday night for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Mayor M. K. Whelan ordered 30 days hard labor but Miller was released on condition he depart for North Dakota. return would reinstate the sentence. John Smith Cut Injured Sunday when glass was thrown into his car by a passing auto. glass cut the side of his face.
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Frank Miller
Emmet County
M. K. Whelan
Dkaota
John Smith
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W. C. Currell
Rochester
H. S
Ft. Defiance Park
Lutheran
B.Y
B.T
Ircoco
Lovie M
Calif
Richman Manor
East
Pete Kriebs
Hunt'gton
FBI
Emmalie Gustafson
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