Plan to Wreck Old Washington School for New High Building
The Board of Education endorses demolishing the old Washington building north of the high school to locate the new school on that site. Grade rooms move to the first floor, with seventh to ninth grades on the second floor. An auditorium will end one wing and a central gym occupies the core area. A new boiler will heat both structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Washington
Walnut Street
Washington Building
Hilliard
County Attorney to Give Two Memorial Addresses Thurs
Wim. S. Johnston, county attorney of Emmet county, will deliver two patriotic Memorial Day addresses. One address will be at Spirit Lake during morning services and the other at Lake Park in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wim. S. Johnston
Emmet County
Spirit Lake
Lake Park
Mrs Chauncey Morse Dies Suddenly in Se wickley Pa
The death of Mrs Chauncey Morse, wife of Mr Morse, comes as a sudden funeral notice. The couple married about a year and a half ago at Boone, after a college romance started at Iowa State College Ames. Mrs Morse’s body will be brought to Browns Valley for burial with her husband and family in Estherville area. More details include a Chicago meeting of mourners and local relatives traveling for services.
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G. H. Morse
Chauncey- Morse
Morse
Boone
Iowa State College
Ames
G. H. Mose
Chicago
Browns Valley
John Greig
W.R
Lawyers Agree on Shorter Summer Hours in Multiple Towns
At a recent meeting Estherville lawyers voted to close by 5 PM daily and close all Saturday afternoons. Spirit Lake Algona and Emmetsburg will also adopt summer hours. V R Frank Jones, once of Cylinder, now in Emmetsburg, is the area’s last Civil War veteran.
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Estherville
Emmetsburg
Okoboji Golf and Couatry Club
Lake Oloboi
Mes. Burhow
James S. White
Chimn
V.R
Spirit Lake
Algona
V.R— Frank Jones
Cylinder
Estherville meteorite tablet marks 1879 fall site
D A R Okamanpado chapter plans a bronze tablet on a boulder near the fall site to commemorate the Estherville meteorite of May 10 1879. The inscription notes the fall location 482 feet east of the spot and cites the meteorite as one of the three greatest falls, with relics in major museums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Estherville
Okamanpado
Daughters of the American Revolution
D. A. KR
D. M. Morehouse
Farmers Picnic at Armstrong Set With Multiple Contests
The Farm Bureau picnic at Armstrong on June 1 features three county contests: horse shoe pitching for the loving cup and cash prizes, an old fiddlers contest with top three cash awards, and a new post driving contest sponsored by Ned Top Co with four Red Top posts as prizes. Entrants urged to send names to county agent. event includes golf, hitch demonstrations, ball game, speaking, dancing, free movies, and concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Armstrong
Emmet
Guy Fields
Bill Moran
Ned ‘Top Co
Northern Lumber to Build Big Warehouse on R and I Tracks
Northern Lumber plans a large wholesale warehouse along Rock Island tracks to store doors windows sash and millwork and to support local yards. The Estherville facility will be near tracks and district offices with same carload freight savings passed to consumers.
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Rock Island
Northern Lumber Company
Mason City
Estherville
Dusit
Armstrong Celebrates Golden Wedding of Follets
Mr and Mrs E A Follet of Armstrong marked 50 years of marriage on May 26 with about seventy five friends and relatives attending. Born in New York State, they moved west in 1900s and settled in Emmet county then Armstrong where they have resided for 20 years. The couple have four children, three living, Keith Follet of Armstrong and two daughters in Spirit Lake and New Haven connected by marriage to local families. A gold trimmed home and a fine repast accompanied the celebration with gifts received from attendees statewide.
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Armstrong
Towa
E. A. Follet
Asuable Forks
Clinton County
N. Y
Carrie Gardner
Brainerd
Minn
Irene B. Follet
Mary Barnett
Helen Follet
Gladys Christoffer
Martha Moore
John Osborn
S. A. Hemenway
Juanita Warner
R. J. Cave
Spirit Lake
S. F. Swaney
Clinton
H. G. Allen
Shelton
Conn
Gladys Dundas
Clinton C. Hurlbut
National Store Opens Saturday for Business
The National 5c 10c and 1.00 Store prepares for its Saturday opening in Estherville. Managers from nearby outlets assist with setup, aided by young lady clerks, as fixtures are installed and stock laid out. Ray Madsen, Estherville manager, invites locals and surrounding trade to visit for bargains and grand opening festivities.
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Estherville
Ray Madsen
Esthervile
Delliver Base Ball Team to Meet Iowa Lake Sunday
A Sunday game is scheduled between the Delliver nine and a first team from Iowa Lake. The venue is Iowa Lake. Melvin Hust and Lee Hoffman are the battery for Dolliver, Geo Balmer serves as manager.
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Delliver
Iowa Lake
Melvin Hust
Lee Hoffman
Battery
Dolliver
Geo. Balmer
Pieper Given Heavy Sentence On Two Liquor Charges
Frep Pieper appeared before Judge Jas DeLand in Storm Lake on a Wednesday afternoon and received a 300 dollar fine and three months in jail for driving while intoxicated and for liquor possession. Captured by Estherville police last week, the jail terms run consecutively totaling six months, with a year in jail if fines can't be paid.
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Frep Pieper
Jas, DeLand
Storm Lake
Estherville
Pieper
Estherville Boys Earn Dental Honors at Iowa City
Clare Post son of Mr and Mrs Wa1 Post and John Osgood Jr son of Mrs John Osgood both of Estherville graduated from the dental college at Iowa City this week with honors. Eight seniors joined Omicron Kappa Upsilon, two of whom were the Estherville graduates. Mrs Henry Jones and her children left for Seattle to reunite with Mr Jones who has been there two months. They will reside at 6726th Ave NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Post
Wa1. Post
John Osgood
Estherville
Estherville High School
Dental
Iowa City
Omicreea Kappa Upsilon
Henry Jones
Seattle
Wash
Jones
H Ave
N. W
Memorial Day Honors Lessened G A R Roster Lists Deceased
The article lists remaining G A R members and long roster of fallen veterans from various units. Memorial Day exercises will form at 9 30 in front of the High School and proceed with a program led by Maurice Doyle Post 91 American Legion under Commander L F Stine.
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Maurice Doyle
American Legion
L. F. Stine
General P T A elects officers at year end meeting
Mrs J E Wilson was elected president to succeed Mrs Roy Burt at the year end meeting held Wednesday afternoon in the junior high assembly room. Miss Viola Robinson was reelected secretary and Miss Henrietta Miller treasurer. Branch group chairmen reported from McKinley Lincoln Jackson and Washington schools. Speeches featured Rep BE Helgasca on school legislation and Supt J S Hillard on the ongoing school health campaign.
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J. E. Wilson
General
Parent-Teacher Association
Roy Burt
Viola Robinson
Henrietta Miller
Carl Grover
McKinley
Ernest Prior
Lincoln
Margaret Maniece
Jackson School
J. W. Wilson
Washington
BE. O. Helgasca
Supt
J. S. Hillard
Wader Way
Auto crash near Jamestown injures Chotts family member
J P Chotts of Linton North Dakota reported seriously injured in an auto accident near Jamestown Friday evening. One man in the party of three was killed, two injured. Chotts, unconscious until Saturday evening, was among three traveling to Farato assist in conferring c...
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J. P. Chotts
Linton
No. Dak
Harry Cockburn
Jaimestown
Stewart
Mr. Cuetts
Mr.Towsley
Goeders and Soltis Shine In Estherville Boxing Night
Boxing fans praised an Estherville opera house showing with no knockouts. Goeders of Emmetsburg defeated Soltis of Minneapolis on points in an eight round main event as locals Gerdes Ullenswang Reed Jolson Gerdes and Penny also scored wins during the program. The crowd numbered about seven hundred with Mason City referee Jack McDonald officiating and Estherville’s Municipal band providing music.
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Opera House
Estherville
Bill Gerdes
Dickens
Lawrence Ullenswang
Link
Dick Lee
K. Huntsinger
Chester Reed
Glen Jolson
Don Gerdes
Dickers
Cliff Penny
Terris
Jack Bureh
St. Paul
Frankie Soltis
Minneapolis
Joe Goeders
Emmetsburg
Goeders
Jack McDonald
Mason City
High School Pupils Compete for Scholastic Honors at Iowa City
High school pupils from Iowa City district travel Sunday to University tests for state scholastic honors. Lois Brown freshmen English Algebra. Berna Hansen sophomore History English geometry. Maurice Nathanson junior History. Wayne Osmundson junior English tests. Edward Aston senior English Physics. Joe Pannell senior typing and shorthand. Exams begin 1:30 PM Monday and run into Tuesday. Estherville youths show strong average and expect honors for their school.
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Towa City
Lois Brown
Freshmiva
Berna Hansen
Maurice Nathanson
Wayne Osmundson
Edward Aston
Joe Pannell
Anniversary of Rector Upjohn Ordination Celebrated
Episcopal churches in Estherville and Spencer commemorate Rev. Doane Upjohn's twenty-fifth anniversary with a morning service at Grace Church Estherville followed by a parish dinner. About thirty Spencer members and one hundred Estherville parishioners attended the events.
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Estherville
Spencer
Doane Upjohn
Grace Church
Guild Hall
Upjohn
Four Try for County Honors Edison Contest
Emmet county students compete in a county scholarship exam held Saturday at the courthouse under County Superintendent Miss Marie Sorum. Four applicants Edward Oston Robert Hansen Clifford Harkeson and Marion C Johnson answered physics English literature plane geometry and algebra questions from Iowa City laboratories. The county winner advances to Des Moines for a state contest with other counties. the state winner earns a trip to Edison laboratories in Orange New Jersey for further testing. Edison will offer the top student a complete college education in technical fields. others receive a Edison radio and phonograph.
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Emmet
Curt
Marion C. Johnson
Armstrong
Des Moines
Orange
N. J
Edison Laboratories
Edison
Lony
Edison Radio
Four Churches Sponsor Summer Vacation Bible School
Four churches M E Baptist Presbyterian and Christian join to run a Vacation Bible School led by Miss Giladys Olmstead and instructors from the four churches. Bible Worship Music Hand-work and Recreation form the core. It runs 9 to 11 30 daily for three weeks starting Monday June 3 at the M E and Presbyterian churches. Tuition is one dollar with two dollars for families and aid available from the Sunday school.
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M. E
Giladys Olmstead
America
Change Date of Alumni Banquet to Thursday June 20
The Estherville High School Alumni association has moved the annual banquet from Wednesday June 19 to Thursday June 20 at the Gardston Hotel. Officers are Mae Jackson president Lola Hale secretary treasurer and Helen Robinson registrar. Committees include General chaired by Lomeni Bagan Ciue Chim Mildred Nuss Wilma Stages Banquet chaired by Lomena Basan Gue Crim Program Mildred Nuss Wilma Stap es Decoratings include Frances Olmstead Irene Heyer Proncis Shade Corrine Peters Francis Long Hazel Keeler Selma Handeland Publicity and Invitations Mae Jackson Adehance Nichols Nominations Emma Weming Lucile Peterson Rev Corwin Taylor Kanawha will be toastmaster.
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Estherville High School Alumni Association
Gardston
Mae Jackson
Lola Hale
Sec.treas
Helen Robinson
Jackson
Cieneral Committee
Lomeni Bagan
Ciue Chim
Mildred Nurss
Adehance Nichols
Emma Weming
Lucile Peterson
Corwin Taylor
Kanawha
Taylor
Stavers Buy Sunderlin Home On North Eighth Street
Mrs. F. H. Sunderlin sold her North Eighth Street home last week to Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Stavers. Possession is to be given June first. The Sunderlins and daughter Miss Dorothy will reside in the Brees apartments for the summer, and Dorothy will joined Spencer High as French and English instructor in September. Albert Saltzman travels to Lincoln Nebraska tonight for a fraternity convention.
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F. H. Sunderlin
North Eighth Street
E. G. Sravers
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S. N
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Isaac Matson
Wis
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N.Y
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Sylvester Clark
Penn
S. E. Bemis
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Town
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WM. Lynch
West Side
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100Th Inc
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Harvey Miller
Phillip Miller
Nathen B. Peterson
M. R. Lee
B. F. Paisley
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WM. Hibbard
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P. R. Toll
Frank Hornby
J. M. Snider
A. O. Salisbury
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M. G. Bevan
P. P. Barron
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Reet
M. A. Vanderburg
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Henry Johnson
Tl. Haynes
John C. Erwin
R. E. Ridley
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H. C. Coon
Chamber of Commerce
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E. W. Kohler
Lere
E. G. Stavers
Sunderlin Home
Albert Saltzman
Liscoln
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