Editor Nichols Weekly Letter from Babson Park Florida
Hugh Johnson argues for labor hours and higher wages while noting small business challenges during a depression. Florida wage data are cited with printers earning ten to thirty dollars weekly. Unemployment relief census shows Florida bearing the heaviest relief burden with 26 percent of families aided. Negro families nearly 47 percent of relief recipients. Kellogg visiting Lake Wales Ridge area noted as former Secretary of State and peace treaty author. Russell Miller, UF freshman, receives honorable mention among 300 of 2300 students.
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Hugh Johnson
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Henry Ford
Estherville
Florida
The
Lake Wales News
Mountain Lake Club
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
Minn
Kellogg
Coolidge
Federal Emerency Administration
Farmer Loan Inspector's Goat Misfit Tale
A Jackson city man hired as an inspector for a federal farm loan program tried studying agriculture but misidentified his first animal, a billy goat, as a farm species. He called a friend for help and learned the description matched a farmer rather than an animal, a sharp satirical jab at borrower applicants.
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Jackson (Miss
Jackson Judge Publishes Cornet Playing Book
Judge W A Linke of Jackson County probate court completed a book on cornet playing. He still needs illustrations and minor revisions before publication as announced by the Jackson Republic.
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Jackson Judge
Cornet
W. A. Linke
Jackson County Probate Court
Jackson Republic
Officers and Rural School Patrons Meet Officers
Fifty officers and interested patrons attended the rural school officers meeting in the courthouse. A five year school improvement plan was discussed and R A Griffin from the state department spoke on new rural school legislation. Elected for the coming year were Lee Moore president Jack Creek, Louis Rustad secretary High Lake. In the evening town and consolidated school officers met with Griffin outlining new legislation. Marie Sorum elected president C L Mulock secretary.
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Court House
R. A. Griffin
State Department
Lee Moore
Jack Creek
Louis Rustad
High Lake
Griffin
Marie Sorum
C. L. Mulock
Sorum
Social Worker Delays Arrival For City Relief Office
The social worker expected Monday did not arrive. State supervisor Iaa Tyler said they would try to send someone as soon as possible. A month trial is likely before permanent arrangements are made. Mrs Waldron and Mrs Morris currently run the office.
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Iaa Tyler
Charles Waldron
C. N. Morris
Plans for Spencer Hospital Rejected for Federal Aid
Spencer hospital plans were rejected at a hospital association meeting. A 36x31 foot three story building with twenty one beds was proposed, without a basement, forming the central unit of a future U shaped expansion. The committee seeks federal aid to raise funds beyond the $36,000 from the light fund approved previously.
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Spencer Hospital
Hospital Association
Dunham
Minneapolis
Spencer Airport Hope Hinges On CWA Labor
Word from J H Keffee of Des Moines state airport engineer says Spencer can have its airport if the local CWA committee furnishes forty men to do the work. The federal government will provide all materials needed. It’s likely the men can finish the project even after CWA ends on May 1. The team would be drawn from other CWA projects as no extra men are funded. The CWA committee will meet the city council soon to decide.
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Spencer News-Herald
J. H. Keffee
Des Moines
Spencer
CWA
Game Refuge Formed in Humboldt County
In Humboldt county landowners in ten sections have joined to place their property into a game refuge. The tracts lie along a dredge ditch line and provide ample cover for game, with one section described as entirely in grass and weeds. Deputy wardens Earl Saxton and J M Hardman oversaw the signing.
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Humboldt Independent
Humboldt County
Earl Saxton
J. M. Hardman
Spirit Lake
Emmet Co to Be Air-marked by CWA project
J H Keeffe, state CWA airport engineer at Des Moines, reports approval of air marking for towns in Emmet County Estherville Huntington Wallingford Grover Armstrong Ringsted. Town name to be painted on a prominent roof with a north arrow six foot letters first aluminum then bright orange enamel for visibility. Project costs 737 dollars and four men will be employed. state CWA supplies materials. Estherville mark site not yet decided.
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J. H. Keeffe
CWA
Des Moines
Emmet County
Estherville
Huntington
Wallingford
Grover
Armstrong
Ringsted
Reemployment list aids men in getting work
C L Mulock chairman of the Emmet County National Reemployment committee said seven men were placed in private employment and with public works contractors in February in this county. Hans C Pfund director of the Iowa National Reemployment Service at Des Moines reported 4134 persons, including 3675 men and 459 women, placed in gainful employment in February in Iowa. Home owners are urged to call the National Reemployment office for qualified labor and employers are urged to confer with officers about new personnel. Such campaigns may provide seasonal employment as agriculture and industry revive. V R Forest Hansen of Ringsted is in Coleman hospital for medical treatment.
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C. L. Mulock
Emmet County National
Hans C. Pfund
Iowa National
Des Moines
Iowa
Boards of ‘Supervisors
Mayors of
Chambers of Commerce
Pfund
Knight of Armstrong Acquitted
Knight of Armstrong, Godfrey Knight, was acquitted of charges of receiving stolen property in the justice court of J. W. Pennell Thursday afternoon. He was arrested after buying a radiator that had been stolen.
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Godfrey Knight
Armstrong
J. W. Pennell
Car buyer’s new vehicle wreck after sixteen miles
Alfred Loetscher of Sibley bought a new car a week earlier and logged only sixteen miles before colliding. The car required extensive repairs at the garage. Other notes list several Estherville and Spirit Lake names and dealer connections.
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Alfred Loetscher
Sibley
Garden School Sessions Set For March 27 And 28
M A Balkema reports C V Holsinger of the Extension Service will visit the county to conduct home gardening schools. One session at Estherville March 27 and another at Ringsted March 28. Farmers urged to watch local papers or contact the Farm Bureau for details.
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M. A. Balkema
C. V. Holsinger
Extension Service Department
Bull causes crash as 1800-pound animal tears truck cab
Last week a bull from Middletown ripped through the cab of a truck, tipping it into a ditch near Harris. Fritz Glawe sustained a deep scalp wound while the driver escaped unharmed as the vehicle crashed after the rampage. The bull was stunned and thrown from the cab during the wreck.
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Fritz Glewe
Middleton
Glawe
Middletown
Harris
Mr. Glawe
Teachers Attend District Meet in Fort Dodge Iowa
Miss Vivian Kelley and Miss Dorothy Helmick will depart Thursday to attend the North Central division Iowa State Teachers Association meeting in Fort Dodge. Both will be on the program, and Miss Tucker a junior high teacher accompanies them.
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Vivian Kelley
Dorothy Helmick
Iowa State Teachers Association
Fort Dodge
Miss Helmick
Miss Kelley
Tucker
Permanent Markers for Veterans Graves Plan
The American Legion will locate graves of Civil War Spanish American War and World War veterans in Oak Hill East Lawn and Catholic cemeteries and install permanent markers. Wilbur Thordyke oversees the project and ensures markers cannot be moved.
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The
American Legion
Oak Hill
East Lawn
Catholic
Wilbur Thorndyke
Red Cross Elects Old Staff Officers in Estherville Meeting
Emmet County Red Cross held its annual election Tuesday in Estherville. New board member John Morrice replaces J. M. Walden, who moved away but stays on the board. Board includes Kennedy Sorum Oransky Griffith Hower Reed Zalk Nichols Story Van Eman. Executive committee names Kennedy chair, Sorum, Oransky, Griffith secretary, Horswell, Hower, Reed, Zalk, Nichols, Story, Stockdale, Van Eman. County chair Kennedy, vice Oransky, secretary Griffith, Nichols treasurer. Committees named: Sorum Junior Red Cross, production. Griffith disaster. Zalk nursery. Story auditing. Stockdale Huntington life saving. Myhre publicity. Roll call chair to be named later.
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Emmet County Red Cross
Estherville
John Morrice
J. M. Walden
Francis Kennedy
Marie Sorum
Herman Oransky
G. G. Griffith
Henry Hower
Wayne Currell
A. I. Reed
Morris Zalk
Irwin Nichols
Anton Story
J. E. Stockdale
Irving Martens
Sam van Eman
Gar Hoswell
Armstrong
C. B. Mereness
Dolliver
John Bosold
Graettinger
Curt Larsen
Maple Hill
W. A. Ortmeyer
Art Rave
Ringsted
Paul Graves
Gruver
Wallingford
Gar Horswell
A. S. Reed
Ed Stockdale
van Eman
Red Cross
John Myhre
Huntington
Gaylord Hower
Louisiana Show boat pageant at Litchfield high school
Miss Emma Gaarde directed a school pageant in Litchfield Minnesota drawing 2060 attendees. The Meeker County News reports a vivid recreation of the old south with elaborate staging, an accomplished high school orchestra, and dances reflecting Civil War era whites and blacks.
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Litchfield
Minn
Emma Gaardes
Meeker County News
Louisiana
Litchfield High School
Emma Gaarde
Jesse Cox
Estherville
Iowa
Sibley Creamery Has Big Year
The Osceola county cooperative creamery reported 1933 as their best year for output and profits. The plant carried no long term debts, only current bills to be paid in ordinary business. Butter production reached 2,685,911 pounds with total sales of $555,377.98. In recent months patrons received bank checks instead of certificates.
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Sibley Gazette-Tribune
Osceola County
Terril Resident Jane Winn Dies After Illness
Terril March 14 Mrs Jane Winn died at her home Sunday morning after a week of pneumonia. She is survived by three daughters Mrs Clarence Stevenson Spirit Lake Mrs M E Jackson Langdon and Cora who stayed with her mother and son Harold of Spirit Lake Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at her home in Terril.
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Terril
Mar
Jane Winn
Clarence Stevenson
Spirit Lake
M. E. Jackson
Langdon
Cora
Harold
Swea City Abandons School Gym Plan
Plans for a new school gymnasium at Swea City, funded as a federal CWA project, have been halted for now. George J. Keller, state engineer of CWA, confirms the pause and notes no immediate resumption.
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Swea
Swea City
George J. Keller
CWA
Local Names Listed in Estherville Area Notices
Paul Erwin Laidig of Estherville and Irma Jurries of Dunnell are named along with Laurence Anderson of Dolliver and Edna Balmer of Dolliver in the current notices. The fragment outlines residents connected to district records or events.
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Paul Erwin Laidig
Estherville
Irma Jurries
Dunnell
Laurence Anderson
Dolliver
Edna Balmer
Alphabet soup of New Deal agencies list
A compact dictionary style rundown of New Deal initialisms used in Washington. The piece lists agencies such as AAA CAB CCC CSB CWA DLB EC EHC EHPA FACA FCA FCT FDIC FERA FELB FHLB HOLC TAB JEB LAB NCB NEC NLB NRA PAB PIA PWA SAB TVA USES, with their full names given after each abbreviation to clarify the historical context.
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Betical
Washington
Aaa—Agricultural Relief Administration
Cab—Consumers Advisory Board
Ccc
Civilian Conservation Corps
Csb—Central Statistics Board
Cwa—Civil Works Administra
Creamery Has Annual Meet in Dolliver Iowa
The Farmers Creamery held its annual meeting on March 12 with dinner for over 250 stockholders, patrons, and families. Music by the Dolliver O. K. orchestra followed speeches, with M. A. Balkema of Estherville and Buttermaker Lundahl's Petersburg guest. Directors I. Jessen, Nels Anderson, Henry Hall, Charles Fank, and A. K. Iverson were re elected. A dance closed the day.
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Dolliver
Iowa
Farmers Creamery Company
Dolliver O. K
M. A. Balkema
Estherville
Lundahl
Petersburg
Minn
Fire exposes uninsured sealed corn on farm near Gillett Grove
A Sunday morning fire on William Reardon’s farm northeast of Gillett Grove destroyed a large double corn crib, farm machinery, and 1500 bushels of government sealed corn. Buildings and equipment were insured, but the corn was not. Government sealed corn is not automatically insured. insurance covers price disparity, not all losses. The producer must repay the loan or deliver the corn when it expires.
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William Reardon
Gillett Grove
Armstrong Girls Win Sectional B B Tournament
Armstrong won the sectional girls tournament held in March with teams Maple Hill Halfa Dolliver Seneca Lone Rock Led yard Ringsted and Armstrong. First round scores: Maple Hill 29 Lone Rock 18 Ledyard 16 Halfa 13 Armstrong 45 Dolliver 13 Seneca 24 Ringsted 21. Semis: Maple Hill 15 Seneca 11. Armstrong 30 Ledyard 9. Finals: Armstrong 43 Maple Hill 19.
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Armstrong
Mar
Maple Hill
Halfa
Dolliver
Seneca
Lone Rock
Ledyard
Ringsted
V-R
Two Rural Routes Consolidated at Swea City
Swea City to merge two rural routes on May first as one carrier retires with pension. The policy guides route mergers and the combined line will run 68 miles.
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Swea City
CWA Workers Reduced as Emmet County Payroll Drops
At week’s end twenty one men and one woman will be taken off the CWA list in Emmet county reducing employment to 143. The payroll falls to 2053 dollars from peak levels, with a full record of available workers kept at the reemployment office for skilled unskilled and professional labor.
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CWA
Emmet
Lst
Large Attendance at Mother Daughter Banquet
More than one hundred women and girls attended a Mother Daughter banquet at the Methodist church on Tuesday evening hosted by the Women's Club. Green and white décor, shamrock motifs, and festive readings framed a program featuring toastmistress Mrs. Tedrow, welcomes by Mrs. B. H. Brackett and Miss Laura Emily Lawrence, Irish readings by Mrs. Thomas Mann, songs by Junior college girls led by Betty Blazer and Lois Hemp Hill, solos by Lavon Bixby, a Youth of Today talk by Mrs. Clara Lawrence, and ending with America.
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Women's Club
Methodist Church
St. Patrick
Special Library Program At City Hall On National Service Day
Saturday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. the American Legion Auxiliary Junior Activities, chaired by Mrs. Ernest Smith with Miss Arelen Lakin as assistant, host a library program in the City Hall auditorium. The play The Magic Box features junior performers portraying classic children’s characters. Girl Scouts and Brownies receive invitations. book drive seeks suitable books and magazines. Virginia Reid and Mildred Vedder, selected for the North Central District orchestra, will travel Friday to Ft. Dodge for the teachers' convention concert.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Ernest Smith
Arelen Lakin
City Hall
Tom Sawyer
Cinderella
Jo Marsh
Alice In Wonderland
Uncle Tom
Ben
Legion Auxiliary
V-R
Virginia Reid
Mildred Vedder
North Central District Orchestra
Ft. Dodge
Reid
Ecton
Miss Vedder
Sub district declamatory contest sees Estherville win all firsts
In Roosevelt auditorium on Wednesday the sub district declamatory contest crowned Estherville students with three first place finishes across divisions. Contestants from Armstrong Arnolds Park Dickens Maple Hill Milford Ringsted Spencer Terris and Estherville competed. Eugene Petcoff won oratorical with Valley of Bones, Mildred Vedder topped dramatic with Yellow Butterflies, Jeanne Parsons led humorous with The Widows Mite. Judges were Supt John Smith Pearl Sturm and Mrs Goeders. Winners advance to pre district contest in late March.
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Roosevelt Auditorium
Estherville
Armstrong
Arnolds Park
Dickens
Maple Hill
Milford
Ringsted
Spencer, Terris
Eugene Petcoff
Valley of Bones
Jessie Burkhead
Mildred Vedder
Goeders
Algon
Insurance Co to Use 79 000 Lbs Clover Seed
The Metropolitan Insurance Company shipped to Swen City a car load of sweet clover seed weighing 29 000 pounds. The seed is to be used on its farms in the area for a fertilizer crop under the federal corn hog contract provisions.
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The
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Swen City
Increase in Car Licenses Reported by County Treasurer
The county treasurer's office reports 136 more car licenses issued this year than last. So far 267 licenses have been issued this year vs 2355 last year, while car fee revenue fell to 34345.75 from 38875.40. Truck fees rose to 9862.75 this year from 7834 in 1933, penalties total 95 this year vs 720 in 1933. The lower fee spurred new and stored cars to be registered. VLR.
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Legislaure
April Will Be Clean Paint and Fix Up Month
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting Estherville directors voted to sponsor a Paint Up Clean Up and Fix Up campaign starting the first week in April and running through the month. The chamber also began its annual drive to solicit new members and raise funds for the budget.
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Chamber of Commerce
Estherville
Brown v Brown and Related Custody Actions
Legal notices show the case files LilliAn Brown against Ray H Brown and Ethel Loving against Luther W Lov. Proceedings involve family law matters with court actions listed and dates not specified in the excerpt.
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LilliAn Brown
Ray H. Brown
Ethel Loving
Luther W. Loving
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