Emmet county farmers urged to join 1939 program
Emmet county farmers are urged to join the 1939 agricultural conservation program as 96 percent are expected to participate. Of 789 contacted through township committees, 760 plan to participate. The plan details acreage allotments soil-building goals and maximum payments plus parity payments of 6 cents per corn bushel and 11 cents per wheat bushel, totaling 15 and 28 cents respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Nels G. Christiansen
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Christiansen
AAA
Theis
Emmet
First Meeting Of Emmet County Social Welfare Group
The Emmet county division of the Iowa Association for Social Welfare will hold its first meeting on March 28 at eight o'clock in City Hall. Mrs Ed Beck will lead the session. Officers include Mrs Ed Beck as Child Welfare Division chair, Mrs B T Osher as Social Security chair, and Anton Storey as Low Cost Housing chair. No summer recreation facilities are planned this year and the group will discuss vacation time recreation in the community. The public is invited and membership is available for a small fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Iowa Association For Social Welfare
Ed. Beck
Ed Beck
B T.osher
Anton Storey
Joint Chamber and Woman's Club Banquet Planned
Plans move forward for a joint Chamber of Commerce and Woman's Club banquet at Gardstone Hotel on Saint Patrick's Day March 17 at 6 30 p m. The program features community singing led by Raymond Minkler with Mrs C M Gronstal at the piano plus The Song Fellows Quartette of Wallingford Allan Gunderson Ole Nordslet ten Rolland Schenck and Alan Hersless with Gloria Vasey of Graettinger as accompanist K J McDonald toasts Mrs J B Tedrow represents the Woman's Club Clyde Sanborn represents the Chamber and a one act play The Incurable Optomiat closes the show Tickets available at the city library Chamber office or from listed members Reservations are needed next week to inform the hotel how many dinners to prepare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce and Woman's Club
Gardstone Hotel
Saint +Patriet's Day
Raymond Minkler
C. M. Gronstal
Fellows Quartette
Wallingford
Allan Gunderson
Ole Nordsletten
Rolland Schenck
Alan Hersless
Gloria Vasey
Graettinger
K. J. McDonald
J.B. Tedrow
Woman's Club
Clyde Sanborn
Chamber of Commerce
Benefit basketball games announced for Monday night
Spirit Lake Indians will play the Midgets and the Emmetsburg J C team will meet the Wolves Monday night at a benefit game. Proceeds will support Coach Elmer Starr, one of four referees at the boys state basketball tournament in Des Moines March 16 19, per Iowa High School secretary Geo Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake Indians
Emmetsburg J. C
Wolves
Cosch
Elmer’ Starr
Des Moines
Geo. Brown
Iowa
Horse Killed by Auto on Highway 9 Near Estherville
A valuable horse owned by J. P. Hoien was struck and killed by a car driven by Geo. Hinkley of Jackson at about 2 a m. on highway No. 9 ten miles east of Estherville. The horse wandered onto the road. The driver sustained only minor injuries. the auto suffered heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Hoien
Geo. Hinkley
Jackson
Highway No. 9
Estherville
Attend State T B Meet in Des Moines Iowa
The annual meeting of the Iowa Tuberculosis association in cooperation with the Iowa Sanatorium Association and others runs today and tomorrow at the Hotel Fort Des Moines Des Moines. Speakers include Marguerite Pfeffer Nell Morris Hazel Rendleman and C L Newcomb with a tour of Broadlawns Sanatorium and a tea for Sadie Orr Dunbar. Governor George A Wilson will award the 15 year Christmas Seal veterans at tonight's banquet. Estherville may be absent due to influenza. Supt W A Ortmeyer of Armstrong attends if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Iowa Sanatorium Association
Polk County Tuberculosis Association
Broadlawns Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Broadlawns
Cyrus Hillis
Marguerite Pfeffer
Iowa Tuberculosis Ass’n
Nell Morris
R. N
Sioux City
Hazel Rendleman
Field Service
Iowa Tuberculosis Ass'n
C. L.newcomb
National Tuberculosis Association
Sadie Orr Dunbar
General Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Washington, D. C
George A. Wilson
Mrs Wesolowski Collision Leads to Hip Injury
Mrs Mary Wesolowski of Arnolds Park was brought to Coleman hospital early Tuesday afternoon after a fall. She sustained a hip injury and awaits further medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wesolowski
Arnolds Park
Mary Wesolowski
Coleman Hospital
Headlines of 1938 Film at Grand Theatre
A special Iowa news film titled Headlines of 1938 will show at the Grand theatre in Ea therville on March 16 and 17. Presented by De Kalb Quality Hybrids with Johnnie Johnson of Wallingford as dealer, the program features 40 or more famous newspaper stories of the year. An extra session of amusing year’s antics in the state is included as a further feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Grand Theatre
Eatherville
Johnnie Johnson
Wallingford
Slow Filing For Election In Eather Ville
Two days remain to file nomination papers for Eather ville elective offices. Current officeholders include SG Ewen councilman second ward W Sweet councilman second ward J Howard J E Stockdale councilmen at large Jon Orvis treasurer. Clark and Smith seek senior positions. both former city clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatherville
SG Ewen
Wo Sweet
Jay Howard
J. E. Stockdale
Larger
Jon. Orvis
Ro Clark
John G. Smith
Mr. Clark
Iz Smith
Clark
Northern Lumber Company
Smith
Betherville
Elks
Cliff Hedrick
First Ward
Arthur Bringle
Treasure
Elmer Shaw
Assensst
Gertrude Nipher
Wm Rivsey
Martin Berge
Anton Pisker
Fred Ehlera
Ton
Fred Kilgore
Townsend Plan Outlined At Towns end Mass Meeting
Stevens explains Townsend plan at city hall meeting. He cites membership growth, proposes a national old age pension funded by a 2 percent transaction tax. He claims the plan would inject billions monthly, create jobs, and ease Depression by expanding purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
T. E. Stevens
Stevens
Father Of W Sykes Dies
William Sykes secretary of the Chamber of Commerce reports the sudden death of his father A Sykes at 77 from a heart attack. Surviving are the widow two sons A B Sykes Ida Grove and William Sykes five daughters Viola Sykes Yakima Wn Mrs W E Anspach Chicago Mrs R G Anspach Colfax Mrs F E Page Denison and Mrs cag eat ton of Send Springs. Funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sykes
Chamber of Commerce
A Sykes
A. B. Sykes
Ida Grove
Viola Sykes
Yakima
Wash
W. E. Anspach
Chicago
R. G. Anspach
Colfax
F. E. Page
Denison
Cag Eatton
Send Springs
Estherville Sees Normal March Weather in Week
Estherville and vicinity enjoy typical March weather with a possible temperature rise tomorrow. James MacDonough of Cedar Rapids, via realtor C E Person, bought the Wm Ralston property on North Fourth Avenue. The Ralstons will reside in Compton California, as MacDonough nears retirement from Cedar Rapids city water service and plans to settle nearby with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
James MacDonough
Cedar Rapide
Wm. Ralston
North Fourth Avenue
Ralstons
Compton
Calif
MacDonough
Water Service Department
Cedar Rapids
Navy Son Fred Nichels to Serve Two Years in China
Mr and Mrs Lee Nicki announce their son Fred in the United States Navy will depart San Diego California on April 1 for a two year China service. The fleet will not return to the San Diego base until March 7 restricting an Iowa visit for the young Nichels. Mr and Mrs Nichols accompanied him in California late last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Lee
Nicki
Fred
United States Navy
San Diego
Calif
Young Nichels
Iowa
Nichols
Hin
California
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Ass'n - Social’ Welfare
REV. Geo
Reichert
Free Methodist Church
N. 5Th Street
Geo. Reichert
E. E. Taylor
George J ¥. Jackson
T. B
W. A. Ortmyer
BR. O. Clark
W.sykes
A. Sykes
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