Extension Summer School to Be Held Here This Summer
Estherville will host the Extension Summer School starting June 4, with six schools statewide including Atlantic and Shenandoah. The program offers normal training courses, physical education for aspiring teachers, and faculty from Iowa State Teachers College. Estherville’s site will be in the high school, with 12 to 15 additional instructors and plans anticipate over 2000 enrollments statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Esthervile
Estherville
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa State Board of Education
Iowa State Teachers College
Atlantic
Keokuk
Osceola
Sac City
Shenandoah
Shenandosh
D. Cram
Swamer x
J. S. Hilliard
W. H. Biedermann
George Keenan dies in Denver after quick illness
Word came of the death in Denver on March 2 of George Keenan, the blind carpet weaver formerly of South Tenth Street. Those who knew him best praised his sterling character and genuine worth.
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Denver
George Keenan
South Tenth Street
Sister of Mr Fred Whit Dies Sunday in Florida
Mrs Fred White received a message from Fort Lauderdale Florida stating that her sister Mrs Lou Marshall died Sunday afternoon after a brief illness of pneumonia The body will be brought to Lincoln Nebraska for interment Mrs Marshall and her husband were wintering in Florida while he recovered from surgery The report mentions the sister resided in Lincoln and the funeral plans. Also details a school operetta In a Florists Window performed by Washington building second and third graders at the High School Auditorium with names of participants and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred White
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Lou Marshall
Marshall
Lincoln
Nebraska
Florida
Washington
Helen Mattison
Elizabeth Colt
Manilla Pederson
Floristi
Bennie Niemoth
Frederick Blank
Edwin Steele
Russell Tostenrud
Francis Warrington
Lane Tostenrud
Merril Robb
Jean Misener
Merle Strube
Bugs
Francis Murphy
Maurice Edwards
David Mason
Clarence Hoffman
Charles Beatty
Norman Herbrandson
Kenneth James
Roses
Vera Joyce Horswell
Fae Albertson
Evalyn Norby
Ruth Raife
Marie Gramer
Lavohn Bixby
Josephine Linthicum
Martina Peterson
Columbines
Esther Barret
Marian Willey
Syvadell Ross
Dorothy Rogers
Jean Echternacht
Vera Munden
Violets
Jessie Amdal
Leola Mulock
Evelyn Zitterick
Carmelleta Lytle
Bessie Christian
Dorothy Spoo
Rain
Murial Myers
Ava Nick
Laverna Spoo
Maud Olmstead
Bees
James Galvin
Max Weise
Lester Christian
Marvin Edwards
Hugh Markley
Harold Winn
Gail Squier
Robert Brown
Bluebirds
Harold Hanson
Percy Yule
Charles Mudge
Lucile Odegard
Maxine Keeys
Pearl Norman
Goldie Amdal
Zelma Munden
Vernice Zerke
Florence Norby
Mildred Sampson
Joyce
Fransdal
Evelyn Mester
Mildred Shannon
Edna Buster
Coleman Hospital 10 Opens With Formal Weekend
The Coleman Hospital will have a formal opening on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23. Escorts will guide visitors through the new building from basement to top floor on Saturday, with additional tours Sunday for those unable to attend. A clinic by Dr. Coleman is planned the following week, with exact date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Hospital
Coleman
Frank Olson Buys Interest in Ringsted Store
Otto Roxin sold his half of the Roxin and Bando store to Frank B. Olson of Estherville this week. Olson, brother of Mrs. Sando, has lumber yard experience and three years with Kilgore and Klocow in Estherville. He is a former service man, married with a four year old daughter, taking possession April 1. Ringsted Dispatch remarks the Olson family is welcome and expects business success.
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Otto Roxin
Roxin & Bando
Frank B.olson
Estherville
Mr. Olson
Sando
Kilgore & Klocow
Consumers Lumber Co to Close in Huntington Sale
The Consumers Lumber Co plans to close its Huntington operation and sell on hand lumber shingles wire fencing brick and coal at greatly reduced prices, some below cost. The quarter page ad notes the closing out sale and buildings on the property offered for sale. Wm E Deming, state auto inspector, is at Mason City this week engaged in his duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers Lumber Co
Huntington
Mrs Minnie Hageman Dies After Stroke at 61
Mrs Minnie Hageman passed away Sunday after a stroke while visiting her son Fred W. in Coinjtown. She was sixty one, well known in the community as a wife mother and homemaker. Funeral held at the Methodist church, Oak Hill burial. Survived by nine children including Fred W. and Henry H. Active in local life for years, she was held in high esteem.
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Minnie Hageman
Fred W
Coin Jtown
Oak Hill
Coin
Henry H
Graver
Herman
Huntington
Caroline Marten
Sherburn
Minn
Willie C
Dunnell
Walter É
Ella Krier
Albert C
John A
Es» Itherville
Hageman Hag
Mary Louise Osgood Plays Before Governor
Miss Mary Louise Osgood daughter of Mr and Mrs S M Osgood and Drake University student in Des Moines was invited to perform at a governor and legislators reception at the Wellington Hotel last Friday. She earned two encores and has signed for a summer season with the Cadmeen Chau tauqua of Topeka Kansas and will tour Colorado Nebraska and Missouri with five young ladies from May to September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Osgood
S. M. Osgood
Drake University
Des Moines
Wellington
Osgood
Cadmeen Chautauqua
Topeka
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Martha Gates Gives Library Site in Arnold's Park
Arnold's Park Iowa March 12 Special Mrs Martha Gates memorializes late Olus Gates by deed to the town of a lot on the southeast part of Gates wood for a library site The town had a few hundred books stored in the school library awaiting a building The gift places the library beside the high school in the town center Gateswood once a jungle timber area is now a noted midwest landmark W R George Lyman reports sister Kate Lyman plans to move to Arnold's Park for residence
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Arnold's Park
Iowa
Martha Gates
Olus Gates
Gateswood
Arnold’s Park
Fot
Gates
Middle West
Wilder Variety Store Moves to Coon Block in Estherville
Wilder G F, proprietor of Wilder 5 and 10 cent store, will relocate from Mrs. Grant building to the H C Goon building on North South Sixth Street, leasing space from J J Morrissey Auto Supply. He plans a big removal sale due to higher rent, while Morrissey and Kepler plan moves or continued business. Chamber of Commerce will host a Thursday meeting at Gardston Hotel with a State Fire Prevention Association program on fire hazards, inspections, and insurance rate discussions. A moving picture on insurance risks will be shown. reservations to Secretary W H Biedermann are requested.
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G. F. Wilder
H. C. Goon
South Sixth Street
J. J. Morrissey
Kepler
Wilder
Margaret Grant
Ione Square
Mr. Morrissey
Auto Supply Company
Chamber of Commerce
Gardston
Estherville
Chambers of Commerce
Fire Prevention Association
Biedermann
W. H. Biedermann
Grant Jones of Fairmont Sent to Fort Madison
Grant Jones formerly of Armstrong and Fairmont was arrested Sunday night for breaking into a store in Armstrong. He escaped jail the same night, was recaptured in Fairmont, and later confessed to previous robberies. Judge Davidson sentenced him to Fort Madison for ten years.
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Grant Jones
Armstrong
Fairmont
Emmetsburg
Davidson
Fort Madison
Nivison
Should Not Be Divided Estherville School District
Petition circulates among Estherville Township voters seeking to split the civil county into two townships and to divide the Estherville Independent School District. The effort promotes a pamphlet titled Facts and Figures from the Taxpayers League. Critics urge correction of statements and cite farm tax figures as evidence of comparable school costs, with continued discussion on page eight.
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Estherville School District
Estherville
Iicorporation
Estherville 7
Independent _ school district
Tx Payers’ League
Minstrel Show by U C T S Set for March 28
An old time blackface minstrel show presented by the Estherville Council No 485 United Commercial Travelers is planned for Sunday March 28 with vaudeville acts a one act farce The Bootmakers Club a 25 voice chorus and a ten piece orchestra led by W S Ayers The event features lavish scenery and new musical numbers with advance ticket sales brisk and available through traveling men Estherville welcomes its traveling men and plans a wide audience attendance Henry Packard of Buffalo Minn visited relatives here last week
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Estherville Council
United Commercial Travelers
Bootmakers’ Club
W.S. Ayers
Messrs
Buntley and Ayers
Sheldon
Mester’s
Estherville
Stolen Estherville Ford Recovered At Langdon
A new Ford owned by the Estherville postmaster was stolen March 12 and found at Langdon in a Moyall garage with no plates. Sheriff Lidman and State Inspector Deming led the investigation, leading to a confession from Carl Taylor known as Curly of Estherville who had attempted to sell the car. An arrest warrant was issued for Taylor on larceny of a motor vehicle. He had reportedly left Estherville and was not yet captured.
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Terris
Estherville
Langdon
John Lidman
Spencer
Lidman
Moyall
Nivigon
C.E. Morrell
W. E. Deming
State Inspector Motor Vehicle Dept
Morrall
Carl Taylor
Curly” Taylor
Taylor
Deming
Bammer
Nivison
Jesse Cox Family Returns to Estherville
Mr and Mrs Jesse Cox who moved to Chicago and then Minneapolis have returned to Estherville. They are welcomed by friends and Mr Cox will resume work in his scenic studio renowned for stage scenery and sign painting.
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M. M. Knapp
Los Angeles
California
Fatherville
Iowa
Hopit
Knapp Ant
Ajax Johnston
Vinnia
Jesse Cox
Chicago
Minneapolis
Homie
Estherville
Cox
High School Closes Successful Basketball Season
Two children Marvel and Vergil Morgan aged nine and five ran away from home on Tuesday noon triggering anxiety for relatives. They were told not to take their sled to West Side school and headed to their aunt near Grover to escape punishment. They arrived at the Scott home by mid afternoon after a townwide search.
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Marvel
Vergil
Morgan
D. F. Batman
West Erie Street
West Side
Raymond Scott
Grover
Scott
Spirit Lake
Estherville High School
Sioux City
City Independents
Goldfield
Igona Tunes
Terris Patereereees
H.S
Rmatronge
H. S
Story City
Milford
Terris
Emmet County Junior Red Cross Boxes Sent to Latvia
A letter from Estherville Iowa reports Latvian schoolchildren receiving Christmas gift boxes sent by Emmet County Junior Red Cross volunteers. Boxes were distributed in public and primary schools in Iuksne Alukene and kine. The note thanks donors and explains distribution as a remembrance from Emmet County Juniors.
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Emmet County
Junior Red’ Cross
Europe
American Red Cross Central Division
Rush Street
Chicago
Marie Sorum
Junior Red Cross Committee
American Red Cross
Esthervile
Iowa
Miss Sorum
Alukane
Latvia
Iiuksne
Esthonian i Parish
Alukene
Kine
Emmet
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F. H. Cram
George Keenan I
Fred Whit
Dorothy Pannell
Enid Minard
Geraldine Gransbury
Donna Rossman
Helen King
Virginia Gransbury
Marion Rousseau
Evelyn Mickelson
Donnabelle Merron
Frank Olson
Kingsted
V.R— Consumers L Lumber CO
Mr.knapp
V. Amary Louise Osgood
V. K
W. R.george Lyman
Kate Lyman
Mandan
N. D
Wilder Variety Store
Coon Block
Vindicator and Republican
S. Sixth Street
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Court House
Grand Theatre
Henry Packard
Buffalo, Minn
Lawrence Swartz
Fred Sternborg
Reymen
Aymeriegn
PRA Corine
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