Farmers Halt Tax Sales With Farm Aid Show
Farmers from the Farm Holiday association deterred bidders at the Emmet county delinquent tax sale and the Town Trust and Savings Bank vs Sanwel and Anna L Larson and Irvin Larson sheriff's sale. Tax sale postponed to June 18 and sheriff's sale to July 7 to allow loans. the farm's total debt remains well below value. The proceedings were quiet and orderly with officials protecting public interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Town Trust and Savings Bank
Sanwel Larson
Anna L. Larson
Irvin
Larson
E. H. Hanson
Sec. 8
Township 99
Grover
Forest Highway Proves One of Greatest Beauty
Adelaide Nichols profiles a road trip from St Francisville to Natchez, noting winding Mississippi byways, forested banks, and the charm of Natchez riverport homes. The writer recalls Gulf Coast scenery, a Bay St. Louis stop, and a ferry crossing to cross into Louisiana, highlighting local taxes, towns, and a parade vehicle destined for Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Nichols
St. Francisville
Mississippi
Natchez
Vicksburg
Gulf
Ocean Springs
Bay St. Louis
Woodville
Miss
Iowa
Orville Anderson
Garden Club
Natches Mansions
Alexandria
Base Ball Team Organized in Estherville Eyes Summer Play
Estherville plans summer baseball with a rebuilt ball park, funded by popular subscription. Fred J. White named president, Jas. Rainey vice president, Max McMillin secretary treasurer. Jerry Wegs and Shan ty Dolan to manage. Otto Wold custodian. Grounds lease secured. work to start immediately. Team to form around local players with out of town pitchers. city and chamber of commerce cooperation expected. possible CWA aid being explored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
City Hall
Theds
Ball Park
Fred J. White
Jas. Rainey
Max McMillin
Jerry Wegs
Dolan
Otto Wold
Chamber of Commerce
CWA
Painting Scenery Contract For Geo D Sweet Stock
Jesse Cox secures contract to paint scenery for the Geo D Sweet stock company for the coming summer season. He and partner Lawrence Gabo went to Storm Lake, worked there, then returned to Estherville with large pieces to be painted in the Cox Scenic studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse’ Cox
Geo. D. Sweet Stock Company
Felper
Lawrence Gabo
Storm Lake
Estherville
Cox Scenic Studio
Certificates Awarded for First Aid Training in County Red Cross
F J Kennedy county Red Cross chairman presented certificates to 13 men who completed a standard first aid course offered jointly by the CWA and the local Red Cross chapter. Instructor was Dr A I Reed. Recipients include Joe Sifrit Louis Keller Joseph Scholten Harry Hubbell Arthur Brangle Vladimir Petcoff Rufus Cummings Everett Corey George Benson Thomas Buckman R J Wilson Arthur Sifrit and Ir West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Kenndey
County
Red Cross
CWA
A. I. Reed
Joe Sifrit
Louis Keller
Joseph Scholten
Harry Hubbell
Arthur T. Brangle
Valdimir Petcoff
Rufus Cummings
Everett Corey
George H. Benson
Thomas Buckman
R. J. Wilson
Arthur Sifrit
Ir] West
Fire damages Peterson home on North Eighth Street
Considerable damage to the Mrs. Hans Peterson residence on North Eighth Street after a daytime fire believed started by a chimney crack. The blaze gutted interiors, with smoke and water ruin. insurance will cover about half, as the family had recently moved back from another dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Peterson
North Eighth Street
Peterson
Reed
Don King
Peterson Building
Sixt
Eighth Street
Two Local Youths Injured in Recent Incidents
Superior May 7 Vincent Walsh, son of Tom Walsh, broke the index finger on his right hand while playing catch on school grounds on Tuesday morning. In a separate incident, Jack Johnson tore chest ligaments while attempting to lift a Ford on Friday, causing painful injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Tom Walsh
Ford
Jack Johnson
Dodge I$ Estherville Track Meet Sets Records
Nineteen of twenty-five invited schools competed in Estherville on Saturday led by Ft. Dodge, Estherville, and Sioux City. Ft. Dodge topped scoring with 64 points, Estherville 49, Sioux City 23.5, with Coffman notable in multiple events and Woods of Estherville winning discus. A rare tie occurred in the pole vault as J Byers and B Byers shared first at 10 feet 7 inches, with rib bons drawn.
Thieves Take Fifty From Hutcinson Ice Cream Office
Thieves exploited an absence during supper hour to open the office safe and steal 50 dollars in cash. The safe remained intact and the loss was found around 10 PM after truckmen returned. Suspect entry likely during six thirty to seven thirty, suggesting familiarity with the premises. The thief may have fled with part of the money to misdirect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutcinson
Super
New Steps Built Down Embankment to Lincoln Street Bridge
Wide cement steps with a guard rail are being built down the embankment on the north side of the west approach to the Lincoln Street bridge. The steps lead toward the east to a path under the bridge, enabling children and adults from the east side to reach the swimming pool without crossing Highway 9.
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Lincoln Street
From Sioux City Spelling Contest Held Saturday
Marie Irmiter of Armstrong and Ruby Haahr of Center township represented Emmet county in the Sioux City Tribune spelling contest held Saturday. The two contestants were taken to Sioux City by county superintendent Marie Scrum, but found the competition, which was entirely oral, too stiff for them. Marie received a $4 cash prize or 13th plan and Ruby, who was eliminated early, received one dollar. Miss Annie Anderson, a Center township teacher, and Leslie Waldee of Wallingford also attended and were guests at Miss Anderson's sister Mrs. Victor Peterson's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Marie Irmiter
Armstrong
Ruby Haahr
Center Township
Emmet County
Marie Scrum
Marie
Ruby
Annie Anderson
Leslie Waldee
Wallingford
Miss Anderson
Victor Peterson
Estherville Athletes Dominate Local Meet Events
Lowman of Estherville placed second in the shot put with a 41 foot heave, Monkey of Correctionville took third, Ellsburg of Sioux City fourth. Goecke Estherville won high jump tied for first, Hill Ft. Dodge tied for first, Stoffer Milford and Torrence Estherville tied for third, Stofer third with Torrence fourth. Hill won the 440 yard dash in 54 seconds, Morton Sioux City and Gerloff Estherville close behind. McAndrews nearly broke the 220 low hurdles record but fell on the last hurdle, Wassem Ft. Dodge first, McAndrews second, Roman Sioux City third, Nook Le Mars fourth. New record in the 880 yard run as Jensen Ft. Dodge first, Q U Ft. Dodge second, Hine Sioux City third, McCarthy Haarden fourth. Eveleth Essherville won javlin at 181 3, Menkey Correctionville second, Warrington Estherville third, Coffman Spencer fourth. Shutt le relay saw Rock Rapids win as page continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
J. Byers
B. Byers
Torrence
Goecke
Estherville
Terence
Coffman
Fort Doding
Lowman
Monkey
Correctionville
Ellsburg
Hill
Ft. Dodge
Stoffer
Milford
Stofer
Morton
Gerloff
Berry
McAndrews
Jensen
Hine
McCarthy
Haarden
Eveleth
Essherville
Javilin
Menkey
Correctonville
Warrington
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Grace Overton Addresses Large Audience On New World Order
Grace Sloan Overton spoke on the talk Will Adults Build a New Order noting ten million unemployed and five million relief families. She warned of wealth concentration and poverty and outlined Communism Fascism and socialism as global orders. A violin solo by Gerhardt Hildebrandt and a humorous reading followed before an open forum hosted by the League of Women Voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Sloan Overton
Gerhardt Hildebrandt
Harriet Osher
Donald Nicholson
Overton
League of Women Voters
Eyes of Love senior class play at East Emmet school
East Emmet Consolidated school presents the senior class play Eyes of Love by Lillian Mor at 8:00 p m Friday May 11 with cast Averil Sargent Pauline Miller Myrtle Harvege Alice Schultz Nels Christensen Florence Nepps Hay Bartleman Earl Stick Robert Wal dee Donald Wells. Baccalaureate services are at 2 30 p m Sunday May 20 Rev Fred W Ortmeyer to preach. Commencement address Thursday May 24 at 8 15 p m by Rev Arthur G Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Mortimer
Emmet Consolidated
Averil Sargent
Pauline Miller
Myrtle Harvege
Alice Schultz
Nels Christensen
Florence Nepps
Hay Bartleman Earl Stick
Robert’. Waldee
Donald Wells
Fred W. Ortmeyer
Arthur G. Bailey
Es Therville Chamber to Meet May 8 for Clean Up Week
The Es therville Chamber of Commerce board meets May 8 in the city hall committee room to review twenty essays from the Clean Up Week contest. The committee awarded prizes to all twenty student writers for meritorious work by local school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Heavy Toll From 1933 Motor Vehicle Deaths
A table summarizes U S traffic fatalities and injuries in 1933 across categories such as pedestrians, automobilists, horse drawn vehicles, trains, street cars, bicycles, non collision, and misc totals. Pedestrian deaths reach 280 960 with 13 440 injuries. auto deaths 399 440 with 7 150 injuries. overall total fatalities 156 500 and injuries 29 900 850 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Miss Emma Gaarde Directs Winning Minnesota Contestants
Miss Emma Gaarde daughter of Mr and Mrs H A Gaarde of this city and well known here as an instructor in violin music completes her first year as public school music instructor at Litchfield Minnesota In the recent state contests Minnesota pupils of the school received three first rankings the only school in the state with that distinction Five others of the hundreds of towns entered received two first places each Miss Gaarde has been offered and signed a contract for another year with the same school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Gaarde
H. A. Gaarde
Litchfield
Minn
Minnesota
Gaarde
Pacific Pals Helped Seal Flipper Befriend Boy
Long Beach California report describes 19 year old Cat Johnson and a two month old seal named Flipper. The seal climbed onto a raft and followed Carl’s boat, then was fed and adopted, becoming a companion around as a pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Cat Johnson
Seal
Carl
Bael
Drought Persists as Iowa Braces for Heat Wave
Iowa sizzled under a blistering weekend with 90 degrees in Estherville and higher readings in Sioux City at 99.6 and Des Moines at 95. No rain offered relief. Observer A. O. Peterson reports daily temperatures for the preceding 24 hours across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Estherville
Sioux City
Des Moines
A. O. Peterson
Graduation Dates Announced for East End Schools
Fifteen Ringsted graduates will receive diplomas in a May 18 ceremony at the Ringsted opera house with Prof. H. J. Thornton of the State University as speaker. He will also address Halfa on May 16 and Gruver on May 17. Rev. Co. A Stub delivers Ringsted baccalaureate at a May 13 service. The Ringsted class includes Arlette J. Neve, Lois Jane Myers, William D. Myers, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringsted High School
Ringsted Opera House
H. J. Thornton
The
State University
Halfa
Gruver
Co. A Stub
Ringsted
A Stub
Dana College
Blair
Neb
Arlette J. Neve
Lois Jane Myers
William D. Myers
Mary A. Metz
Virgil E. Nelsen
Gena H. Madsen
Wilbert D. Petersen
Edna M. Pedersen
H. J. Tornton
State University of Iowa
Mildred B. Anderson
Raymond B. Edwards
Marie G. England
Ida M. Helmera
Russell A Lastine
Gerald L. Madden
Burnelle Jane Watts
Streamline Union Pacific Passes Through Sibley
A modern stream-line train of the Union Pacific passed through Sibley last Tuesday at 6:09 pm en route from Omaha to the Twin Cities. The unit with three cars reached speeds up to 110 miles per hour on the Omaha tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Sibley
Omaha
Twin Cities
All But 3 Of Co Officers Opposed In June Primaries
Filing news shows most county offices contested except sheriff county attorney coroner and one supervisor district with both Republican and Democratic candidates. Notables include Dorothy Klopp Gladys Bringle James Reid for auditor E H Hanson K J Ersland for treasurer Cyril Frederickem William Bale Ray Kennedy Hattie Osmundson Merta Albert Irwin Nichols Curtis Page Fred Sternberg Camden Jorgen Anderson Nels Osher and others across townships with varied party slates and several incumbents not seeking re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Klopp
Gladys M. Bringle
Jas. A. Reid
Thomas Hillestad
E. H. Hanson
K. J. Ersland
John A Andreasen
Chyril Frederickem
William M. Bale
Ray R. Kennedy
Hattie B. Osmundson
Merta M. Albert
Irwin CC. Nichols
Curtis H. Page
Maynard Puckette
Fred Jay Sternberg
Armstrong Grove
Denmark Townships
E. G. Camden
12 Mile Lake
Jack Creek
High Lake
Wallingford
Jorgen Anderson
G. Paulson
Nels Osher
Constable
Lincoln Township
S. L. Knutson
Sessor
Peter Johnson
iNeill Finn
12 Mile Lake Township
James Spencer
J. L. Omundson
Charles C. Kruger
Louie Graettinger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. J. W. Hipple
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tallulah
Little Rock
Pine Bluffs
Ark
Pine Bluff
America
Court House Square
Marion County
A.A.A
Lawrence Goff
Ass’n
Ame
Miles Harkina
Pew Harp
BE. F. Cowman
L. C. Auguatipe
V-R
H. W. Parks
Emmetsburg
W. F.bright
Capital
U.S
McCrory
White River
Alma
Ft. Smith
io Ysber_ville
Osarks
Alleghenies
Superior
DODGE
Ceylon
Ft. Doedge
Hawarden
Heron Lake
Lakefield
LeMars
Orange City
Pocahontas
Sac City
Sanborn
Sherburn
Central
Spirit Lake
Windom
and Soux Ciy
Wassem
Fort Dodge
Eishervile
Messerly
Hemphill
Foster
Ledingham
Jones
Miford
Knahbmer
Woods
Stickting
Sioux Ciy
Strum
Johnson
Mrs. Overton
East Emmet School
Pacific
Drouth
Emmet CO
Senate Ahs
East End
Ne Stream Line
Jack Creek Township
O. A. England
Edward L. Christian
O. L. Paugh
A. E. Tomlinson
J. A. Carlson
James Welsh
Jl, Bosold
I. G. Ness
Town Lake Township
James B. Lenox
John V9rbruge, Jr
Theo
Rolling
Lulu Lowenberg
High Lake Township
J. G. Herum
Max M. Speeth
Oscar Peterson
Kathryn Donovan
Fred R. Graet
Singer
Estherville Township
Cc. P. Juhl
C. J. Lungren
C. A. Clark
John D. Darling
Elmer Howard
Geo. A. Case
Gus T. Peterson
Thomas Nivison
D. H. Scott
A. V. Bormann
Esthreville
First Ward Republicn
W. E. Deming
A.S. Anderson
Irving 8. Martens
W. A. Schultz
A. T. Lee
Cornell Oleon
Ellsworth Township
Lewis Valen
Frank P. Smith
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