Estherville Open House at Telephone Central Office
Northwestern Bell invites Estherville residents to a three day Open House at the telephone central office Thursday through Saturday. From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. visitors tour the facility with guides, view equipment from switchboards to testing gear, see ringing machines and storage batteries, and learn how calls are handled. The highlight is the See Your Telephone Voice feature as officials explain central office operations.
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Estherville
R. O. Rogers
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Telephone Central Office
Rogers
Jowa grain stocks on farms April 1 at high levels
Iowa farm grain stocks on April 1 1939 show corn at 306,907,000 bushels, 70 percent of 1938 crop, largest April 1 total since 1925. Wheat 2,301,000 bushels, oats 89,139,000, with 87 percent winter wheat condition and milk yield 22.7 pounds per cow.
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Iowa
Federal Co-operative Division of Agricultural Statistics
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Novel mailing device stamps mail without postage stamps
The Rock Island Lines installed a National Postal Meter in La Salle station Chicago that stamps and seals envelopes up to ten dollars in postage. It serves as a cash register showing imprints used, inks itself, seals, moists, and handles about 180 letters per minute. About 10,000 letters pass through daily under the operation of J. J. Healy.
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Rock Island
la Salle Station
Chicago
Post Office Department
National Postal Meter
Gom
J. J. Healy
Milk Herd Yields Rise From March to April
Milk cow herd production rose compared with 69.6 per cent a year ago and 693 per cent on March 1. Eye production per farm flock showed a larger than usual increase from March to April.
Grading Underway on No 44 Near Armstrong
Sears Construction moved equipment to the north end of the Ringsted Armstrong stretch on highway 44. Crews began grading the Armstrong end and will move south toward Ringsted, about two miles graded last fall. Equipment overhaul and painting completed during winter. Right of way must be moved by May 15. Blacktop funding uncertain due to farm to market road program.
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Sears Construction Company
Highway 44
Ringsted
Armstrong
Sears Company
Highway Commission
Iowa
Fenton
Minnesota State Line
Paving begged for 13 mile gap on Highway 9
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce through its Good Roads committee urges Governor Wilson to pave the 13 mile segment of Highway 9 at the foot of Federal Highway 71 at once. The strip was left last fall amid Rock Island railway track realignment talks, and its unpaved condition is described as deplorable and hard to maintain.
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Committee On Good Roads
W. C. Currell
N. R B. Ellsworth
D. A. Bagan
Jesse E. Field
John Rhodes
Estherville
Unsurfaced Road Draws Tourist Traffic Concern
The passage notes that leaving the road without hard surfacing would be a serious drawback to tourist traffic, signaling potential economic impact. No dates, places, or organizations are specified in the fragment.
Milford to Get Municipal Hall Built by PWA
A new 20000 building rises in Milford to house the mayor and clerk offices, a council chamber, library, community hall and kitchen, plus a 50 by 17 foot rear fire station with two entrances. Contractor Herman Schumacher of Hull Iowa. architect Orent Thomas of Des Moines. Town voters approved 11000 bonds with the rest funded by a PWA grant.
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Milford
Herman Schumacher
Hull
Iowa
Orent Thomas
Des Moines
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Mother's Death
We express appreciation for many acts of kindness shown during the illness and following the death of our beloved mother. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Haar, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Peterson,VA. The past is a poor mirror of the future.
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Henry Peterson
Andrew Peterson
Geo. Haar
Wm. Peterson
Emmet County School Presidents Convention Notice
Estherville Iowa on April 24 1989 a convention of school presidents from the Various School Districts of Emmet County will be held. Presidents and secretaries are notified to attend at an agreed venue with agenda to be announced.
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Estherville
Iowa
Emmet County
Emmet County School Districts Convene May 9 1939
Notice from Gladys M Bringle county auditor calls elections at the Court House for county superintendent of schools and three county board members. District representatives must be present or send an alternate as per state code. Dates April 24 1939 and publication April 25 May 2 1939.
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Emmet County
Iowa
Court House
Said County
County Board of Education
A. D
Gladys M. Bringle
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JOWA
Hennery
Betty Boop
Constance Bennett
Roland Young
Benny Fendi
Municipal Hall
Beng
PWA
Board OF Education
J. ‘T. Porter
North 7Th St
Northern
Golden
Sun Milling Co
Town
Watermans
Iver ‘Johnson
Billie ‘Deming
Estherville Thirville
Clip Beck
ERM Bell Telephone Compai
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