Pioneer teacher Emma G Allen dies in California
Word came of Emma G. Allen's death on Wednesday April 30 at her Los Angeles home. A longtime Estherville pioneer, she taught school over fifty years ago and helped found the first Woman's Club, a library, and local Eastern Star and D A R groups. Survived by sons Ed and Don and a daughter Kitty predeceased. Burial took place in Los Angeles after a life of community service and business support with her husband Frank Allen.
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Emma G. Allen
Los Angeles
California
Don
Des, Moines
Allen
David Gillett
Gillett's Grove
Spencer
Michigan
Estherville
Emma Gillett
Lost Island
Miss Gillett
Frank Allen
Hirst National Bank
Eastern Star
Park and Cemetery Improvement Club
May Day Program in Washington Park Features Old English Traditions
The fifth and sixth grades from the Washington building presented a May Day program in the park north of the courthouse on Saturday morning. Directed by Miss Agnes Bergh and Miss Gladys Stoner with assistants Miss Bonita Dammen, Miss Beasie Mewhirter, and Miss Kittie Nobblitt, the event included dances, games, and singing based on an old English May Day custom. A procession, May Queen crowning, and a May pole dance closed the program, with music direction by Miss Helen Mattison and girls’ athletics by Miss Elizabeth Wartman.
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Park
Washington Building
Court House
Agnes Bergh
Gladys Stoner
Tassie
State Bank and Armstrong Consolidate into First National
The State Bank at Armstrong merges with the First National, deposits guaranteed, and business to be conducted in the new First National building. Officers listed include First National President John Dows and State Bank President John P. Kirby, among others.
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First National
Armstrong
State Bank
John Dows
I’. S. Robinson
B. F. Robinson
Florence Olson
John P. Kirby
M. K. Whelan
W. H. Bailey
Martin Rown
Es h Chamber elects directors for year at annual meeting
At the Estherville Chamber of Commerce annual gathering in the Dutch room a 7:30 banquet preceded the vote. Directors chosen for the ensuing year include F. H. Rhodes Charles Kilgore W. E. Allen J. Billiard W. P. Galloway George Shadle E W Kohler Art Bringle George Gruwell Fred Ehlers J. E. Howard and Roy C. Brown. Secretary Biedermann reviewed the year’s chamber work. The group discussed the Junior college summer school and upcoming short course. The new board will meet soon to elect officers.
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Estherville
Biedermann
Chamber of Commerce
Death of Cornelius Anderson Pioneer of Emmet County
Cornelius Anderson 79 former Emmet county resident died at his Minneapolis home on Monday April 28 buried in Sioux City April 21. Pioneer farmer of Swans Lake township Maple Hill he served on the county board of supervisors and helped settle the prairie. Surviving wife and mother in Minneapolis and numerous children across Minnesota California North Dakota and Nebraska. one son Oscar died in 1923. Family attended the funeral except two daughters.
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Cornelius Anderson
Emmet County
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Swans Lake Township
Maple Hill
Board of Supervisors
Iowa Prairies
Randolph
Nebraska
Lewis
Henry W. Anderson
St. Paul
William H. Anderson
Emma C. Lough
San Jose
Calif
Cora Wilkie
Odonda Beach
J. C. Melton
Bismarck
North Dakota
A. C. McConville Ashley
Minn
Harvey Freytag
Park Rapids
Oscar
West Point
Neb
Wilkie
Milton
New Manager for Joyce Lumber Company in City
Guy Noel resigns after years as Joyce Lumber Company yards manager and C M Wilson arrives from Esmond North Dakota to take his place. Noel will campaign for county treasurer. Republican caucuses in Estherville set for Friday evening in Mester's Dutch Room Second Ward court room and Third Ward fire truck room. Miss Elizabeth Wartzman judged Emmetsburg Pidy Day events today.
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Guy Noel
Joyce Lumber Company
C. M. ‘Wilson
Esmond
N. D
Joyce Company
Noel
Estherville
Mester
City Hall
Elizabeth Wartzman
Emmetsburg
Funeral Held For Ernest Neville In California
Estherville friends, including G E Delevan Jr, attend the Glendale ceremony for Ernest O Neville born in Estherville and a longtime linotype operator with the Los Angeles Examiner. Elks conduct services. sanctuary flowers, cemetery plots, and remarks emphasize his overcoming disability and enduring friendships.
William Bradley Wins Second in State History Essay Contest
William Bradley of Estherville Iowa earned second place in the State Historical Society Essay contest for high school students, in the group on What Iowa Means to Me. His essay recounts the 1879 meteor fall near Estherville and its dramatic aftermath, as judged from district to state level with prizes and honorable mentions across three groups.
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William Bradley
W. E. Bradley
State Historical Society
Iowa Federation of Woman's Clubs
Iowa
Ruth Heidke
Irving B. Richman
Muscatine
John L. Watzek
Davenport
L. B. Schmidt
Ames
Harvey Ingham
Johnson Brigham
Des Moines
Estherville
Towa
Emmet
Estherville Invitation Track Meet Proves Highly Successful
Estherville hosted its first annual invitation track meet on Friday May 2 drawing ten schools and 120 athletes. Spirit Lake won with 26 points, Algona second with 25, Estherville third with 24, and Clarion fourth with 28. Caps funded by a school fund were awarded. Estherville kept the half mile relay trophy, hoping for more wins later. Readout lists event results with athletes and placements across hurdles sprints relays and field events.
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Estherville
Spirit Lake
Algona
Clarion
Soults
Moore
Harris
Worthington
Madsen
Dash
Hiles
Namur
Mallard
de Long
Bishop
Rhodes
Spencer
Myers
Ruthven
Bale
Bergen
Milford
Donovan
Don Madsen
Burley
St. John
Spangler
Scholtes
Itherville
D. Madsen
Vivian Vestrem Wins First in State Typing Contest
Miss Vivian Vestrem of Estherville high school won first overall in the state typing contest held in Des Moines last weekend earning a silver cup and an L C Smith typewriter She advances to the inter state contest in Des Moines in two weeks Vestrem has consistently won typing titles over the past two years and adds fresh laurels to prior victories.
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Vivian’ Vestrem
Estherville High School
Des Moines
L. C. Smith
Vestrem
Templars Park
Pioneer Betsey Peterson Dies After 62 Years Near Wallingford
Mrs Betsey Peterson Brujeld died at her home east of Wallingford on Monday May 5 at age 88. Born in Norway on March 26 1836 she came to America 66 years ago and to the county four years later. She and her husband farmed near Wallingford for decades and are survived by three sons two of whom remain. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 30 p m at Brujeld Lutheran Church after short rites at the house.
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Betsey Peterson Brujeld
Wallingford
Norway
America
Peterson
Iowa
Four Juniors Elected to Local Honor Society
Four members of the junior class will be formally inducted into the National Honor Society at 3 pm Thursday in the high school assembly. The four are Ralph Mahlum Hannah Nelson John Rhodes and Dorothy Gruwell. The selection follows a rigorous point system based on service scholarship character and leadership by a faculty council including Miss Latchem Miss Pingrey Mr Sauerman Mr Kerley and Mr Gibson.
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Ralph Mahlum
Hannah Nelson
John Rhodes
Dorothy Gruwell
Iva Waters
Frances Lough
Floy, Heinrich
Voorhies
Gulla Ullensvang
Hilliard
National Honor Society
Estherville
Latchem
Pingrey
Sauerman
Kerley
Gibson
Northern Lumber office progressing on South Sixth street
Work on the new Northern Lumber company office on South Sixth street is progressing nicely. The excavation work is nearly completed. The two story brick and concrete structure will house the general offices and local manager, presenting an attractive front. Mrs A Thompson and son Wallace sail for Aberdeen Scotland to visit Thompson’s mother for several months.
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Northern Lumber CO
Northern Lumber Company
South Sixth Street
Scotland
A. Thompson
Wallace
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