Decorah Visit and Local Notes Highlight May Activities
Supt Moklebust heads home Saturday with Mrs Moklebust and children from Decorah after visiting Mrs Moklebust’s mother and brothers. The group plans to attend a celebration for Norway’s Crown Prince Olav and Princess Martha. The Dolliver area readies for district events, school plays, and high school sports as the community notes local visits, illness, education purchases, and Legion Auxiliary plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. Moklebust
Moklebust
Michael
Melinda
Decorah
Magda Teslow
Harold
Mel Teslow
Moklebusts
Olav
Martha
Norway
Paul Franzenberg
Dolliver
J. R. Davis
F. J. Davis
Neill Finn
Jack Sprat
Clarion
Algona
Olaf Tweet
Estherville
H. A
Bill Stow
Evans
Birthday Surprise Honors Dr H D Mereness
Dr H D Mereness was surprised at his home last Thursday evening as friends gathered on the porch around 8:00. Guests delivered a smok er’s cabinet and ash tray and served ice cream angel food cake and coffee in a pink and white plan. The gathering included numerous local residents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Mereness
Mereness
M. C. Peterson
Arne Peterson
W. L. Peterson
M. J. Iverson
A. R. Eckhart
H. A. Tvedte
L. P. Stillman
C. L. Day
S. B. Reed
C. P. Stow
W. L. Whalen
Neill Finn
W. G. Mcll
Wealthy ward discovers twin sister in 1939 Estherville tale
Marjorie Wetherill learns she has a twin named Dorothy Gay after her foster parents die. She contemplates reuniting with her birth family, aided by neighbor Evan Brower who loves her. She visits their destitute address, gains their trust, and plans to buy back her late family’s Brentwood home as a Christmas gift, while a doctor shows interest in her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Wetherill
Dorothy Gay
Evan Brower
Marjorie
Brentwood
Christmas parlors and a choice for Marjorie
In a quiet family moment Marjorie and her parents discuss a potential move back to Chicago to avoid past rivals and secure her happiness. The plan hinges on mutual family talks with the other children before any changes. Betty shops and reunites with Ellery Aiken, a former colleague, amid suspicions of Ted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Marjorie
Jamison
Ellery Aiken
Ted
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Country News
Dolliver High School
Charlie
Ralph J. Robinson
Robinson
Helen Peterson
Nora Malone
Geneva Christensen
Tic McGrill
Laurence Evans
Fanny Farnham
Alice Handeland
Larry Elliott
Ralph Miller
Ted Hartley
Ralph McKean
Vivian Smythe-Kersey
Laura Griese
Alec T
Robert Simon
Ralph Kono
Vernon Tweedt
Andante Grazioso
Brass Quartette
Jack Benjamin
Dale Davis
Norman Tvedte
Glenn Hartman
Maple Hill
Emmet
Ceylon
Carl Peterson
Dolliver Unit
Olive Miller
Wvas
Dolliver High School Library
T. B. Richards
Poppy
Fort Dodge
Jas. Dickenson, Jr
Dr. H. D. Mereness
Charles Moone
DAR
J. W. Morse
Marie ‘Sorum
Here Comes
Vera Aubrich
Armstrong
William Stow
Iowa
Carinew
Chicago
Estherville Rendering Works
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
National Emergency Council
Brewers of
America
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
East 40Th Street
New York, N.Y
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