Mrs George A Nichols 78 Dies At Home Here
Mrs. George A Nichols 78 died at 0:55 a.m. Tuesday after a heart attack shortly after waking and dressing. She had visited her niece in Sioux Falls earlier, returned home by train Monday, and had been improving. Adelaide May Carson Nichols born May 31 1865 in Port Andrew Wis married Feb 16 1885 and moved to Estherville 1891. Survivors include son Herbert, daughter Adelaide, Emma Deming deceased, three grandchildren including Capt. William Deming, a sister and a brother. Funeral Saturday 1:30 p.m. Mahlum and Sandin chapel then Episcopal church service at 2 p.m. Burial Oak Hill cemetery.
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George A. Nichols
Adelaide
Adelaide May Carson
Carson
Port Andrew
Richland County
Wis
Boscobel
Dakota Territory
Estherville
Nichols
Florida
Eastern Star
Episcopal Church
Nichola
Iutra
Herbert Théodore
Emma
William Deming
Herbert
Capt
Trenton
WN. C
James Saldwin
Georgia Deming
Rebecah Holcomb
Mundelein
Ill
George Carson
McCrory, Ark
Mahlum and Sandin
Oak Hill Cemetery
Committee Plans School Code Revision Speakers
An Oct 26 organizing meeting formed a coordinating committee on school code revision. The panel will sponsor individual and team speakers to visit county organizations to explain the need, purpose and intent of revising the state school code.
Pfiffner 89 Years Old at Birthday Dinner
H C Pfiffner, son of Orvis’ father and Mrs J WW Pfiffner, celebrated his 89th birthday with a noon dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Pfiffner and daughter Rosalind in Emmetsby. Attendees included Marian Orvis of Hstherville Morley Joe Nelson and Calif ornia visitors, George Sehnett and others from Tochester Minnesota. Pfiffner was born October 29, 1855 in Galen Illinois and remains in good health, still visiting downtown daily.
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H. C. Pfiffner
Gons
George
Harry
Tochester, Minn
Papily Buy Stamps in Jackson School
Ninety thirds of pupils in Jackson school bought stamps and bonds in October. Total sales across grades were 200.95 dollars. First grade had all pupils participate, totaling 380.65 dollars. Third grade saw 4 percent participation with 2.85 dollars. Fourth grade reported no participation, 97 175 dollars collected. Second grade participation was AR percent with 20.70 dollars invested.
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Jackson School
Fire Burns in Brush Near Scrum Home
Fire trucks battled a brush and grass blaze west of the river at 1:30 p m Tuesday near Miss Marie Scrum s home threatening Migs Sorums house at 121 North 4th Street. Fire fighters extinguished the fire and remained on scene to prevent flare ups before responding to another fire on the town s far side where a chimney sparked dry shingles and leaves burning a 10 by 12 foot area near the Starr home at 1008 2nd Avenue.
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Marie Scrum
Migs Sorum
N. 4Th St
Sorum
Esate Mesa Hoth
Iowa Proudly Lists 14 Native Sons in Naval Posts
The article notes Maj. Gen Rosy E Rowell of the U S Marine Corps born in Ruthven Iowa on Sept 24 1884 is one of fourteen Iowans named by Iowa Friday for high naval and marine posts. Other Iowans include Admirals Leahy Yarnell Fletcher Lowry Gillette Ryden Chantry Davidson Bruce and more with Gen Watson and Brig Gen Kingman among them.
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Rosy E. Rowell
U.S. Marine Corps
Ruthven
Iowa
Navy
Rowell
Thomas E. Watson
Oskaloosa
Matthew H. Kingman
Flameston
Lake Water Investigation Into Lake Mastobokji
An inquiry has begun in the Mast Oko boji lake area to find why livestock are dying along the shore. FE Rose a state fish culturist and Milford veterinarian joined by County Agent George Boehmke have sent lake samples to state labs and asked health and veterinary chemists to study. Farmers report hogs horses and dogs dying after drinking water near barnyards with a daily loss once reaching 85 animals.
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Mast Okoboji
FE. T. Rose
State Conservation Commission
Milford
George Boehmke
Hand Mangling Incident at Local Farm Injures Man
George Weaver of Ringsted suffered a badly mangled left hand on Wednesday after his hand became caught in a corn elevator at the Willard Bannister farm. He was assisting with corn elevation when the accident occurred and was rushed to Holy Family Hospital in Batherville for treatment.
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George Weaver
Ringsted
Willard Bannister Farm
Weavers
Bannister Farm
Weaver
Holy Family Hospital
Batherville
Death of M L Hatch in Canton and family ties
M L Hatch of Canton Minnesota formerly of Gruvar died Sunday in Canton. He belonged to the North Stay Masonic Lodge. He was survived by his wife and son Cliff, previously a nation agent at Maple Mill.
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M .L. Hatch
Canton
Minn
Gruvar
Estherville
North Stay
Masonic Lodge
Cliff
Maple Mill
Catholic Daughters welcome 24 into its ranks
The Catholic Daughters of America welcomed 24 new members at an 8 a.m. mass in St. Patrick's church the largest class in the group's history. An 2 p.m. ceremony at Odd Fellows hall featured ritual work led by the local degree team with district officers present. Recipients from Estherville and nearby areas were honored, corsages presented to dignitaries, and a 6:45 p.m. banquet in the Gardston hotel's Green room followed.
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Catholic Daughters of America
St. Patrick's Church
Odd Fellows
Isabell Graff
M. Balaand
John McTigue
John Theante
Callista Graff
Spencer Court
Emil Opelt
Alice Schrock
W. J. Gerhracht
Eugene, Misener
Kathryn Hester
Estherville
Margaret van de Walle
Wallingford
Hattie Griffin
Rita Weig
Callista Raland
Armstrong
Frank Sullivan
Graff
Gardston Hotel
Arnolds Park Man Shot While Hunting Near Armstrong
Jerry Kugle of Arnolds Park was accidentally shot through both knees while pheasant hunting near Armstrong on Saturday. He was rushed by friends to an Armstrong doctor and then transported to Holy Family hospital in Estherville where attendants described his condition as fair.
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Jerry Kugle
Arnolds Park
Armstrong
Fugle
Holy Family Hospital
St Estherville
Students to vote in mock election at local schools
High school and junior college students will conduct a mock national election on November 7 to gain voting experience. G Arthur Luthers government class will set up polls act as judges clerks and count votes per state law. Polls open 8:15 to 8:40 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 12:55 p.m.
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G. Arthur Luther
Squirrel Meat Sent Home For War Sons
Estherville couple Mr and Mrs W H Warrington send their three sons overseas food keeps. They trap aquirrels cook them in a pressure cooker can them seal jars tight in a wooden box to ship. Corporal Francis Warrington serves in Italy with medical detachment and Sergeant Kenneth with field artillery in France. Private Warrington is in infantry and an expert rifleman.
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W. H. Warrington
Estherville
Warrington
Corp
Francis Warrington
Italy
Kenneth Warrington
Field Artillery
France
Infantry
Quiet Hallowe'en Pranks Pruned by Nicest Night
Local police reported unusually well behaved Hallowe'en activity Tuesday night. Few windows were soaped and no property damage occurred. Children marched in costume with jack o' lanterns, sang for treats, and residents offered goodies. Several children’s parties were held.
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Hallowe'en
Woicen
Service members and leaves from Estherville area during WWII
Estherville residents and relatives receive updates on military promotions addresses and leaves. Solmonson earns technical sergeant rank after 50 missions in Italy while Loyd Matthes trains at Randolph Field for air transport command. Dozens of air corps personnel report new addresses, furloughs, and postings across the United States, Europe, and the Mediterranean theatre.
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Loyd D. Matthes
Peart’e. Matthes
Estherville
Randolph Field
Air Transport Command
AAP
Ellington Field
Texas
Heart Attack on Fishing Trip Fatal to Lakin
Floyd Lakin 50 of Estherville died at home Monday night after a sudden heart attack suffered while fishing at Okoboji with friends. Born May 8 1894 in Ellsworth Kansas he served in World War I and later owned a dry cleaning business in Estherville. He married Lena Meeks in 1917 and is survived by his widow daughter Arlene a grandson and his mother who lived with the Lakin family.
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Floyd Lakin
Estherville
Okoboji
Lakin
Floyd William Lakin
Ellsworth
Armed Forces
American Legion
Lena Meeks
Arlene
Methodist Church
Wilson Towell
Lukin
John Irwin of Gruver Found Dead at Home
John Irwin of Gruver was found dead in his basement around 11 30 Tuesday. He lived alone and likely died Monday morning after suffering a heart attack while tending the furnace fire. Irwin farmed near Gruver for 40 years and is survived by his daughter Genevieve and two sons William and Robert.
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John Irwin
Gruver
Irwin
Grover
Genevieve
William
Robert
Jollet
Urge Bean Marketing for 1944 Soy Crop
Nels G. Christiansen, Hin met county AAA chair, urges all soybean growers to market entire 1944 crop for crushing and to use meal for livestock feed. A new Iowa central states procedure guarantees enough meal, with certificates for meat from government set aside stocks if regular channels fail. Certificates issued by local AAA offices.
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Nels G. Christiansen
Hinmet County Aaa
Christiansen
Iowa
Triple-A
Record October Heat Sets New Monthly Averages
October heat records were set as temperatures reached 77 and 80 degrees on the 30th and 31st respectively. The month logged a mean temperature of 52.4 degrees, the warmest since 1940, while rainfall totaled about half an inch, making October the driest since 1938 with .83 inches.
Rob inson Named Examiner for State Tax Office
Fred A. Robinson is appointed examiner for the state tax commission's homestead department and will start work immediately. He will serve in the southern part of the state for a period while his family maintains a home here. He has served as city tax assessor for five years.
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Fred A. Robinson
Homestead Department
The
State Tax Commission
Englishman Visits Larsen Farm to Inspect Cattle
R M Dodington of Pimpine Blandford Dorset England visited the Hilmer H Larsen farm near Wallingford to inspect his cattle. Mr Iuarsen TM said he was very proud to have a man from England come to look at his herd.
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R. M. Dodington
Pimpine
Blandford
Dorset
England
Hilmer H. Larsen
Wallingford
Mrs Tom Sunde Dies After Long Illness in Huntington
Mrs Tom Sunde 75 of Huntington died Monday noon at her farm home after a heart ailment of several months. Born Gertrude Mathison in Norway January 10, 1869 she came to the United States as a child. Survived by husband and three children Sadie Elavel and Alvin. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m from the Sunde farm home and at Palestine church with burial in Palestine cemetery.
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Ton Sunde
Huntington
Alvin
Harold Erb 45 Found Dead in Estherville Home
Harold Erb aged 45 died Tuesday at the Ray Moore home in Estherville after a heart attack. Born September 8, 1899 in Pleasantville, he was a former Estherville high school basketball star and WWI veteran who lived in California for two decades. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Miles Erb, a sister Mrs. Arlene Saunders, and other relatives.
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Harold Erb
Nat
Ray Moore
Estherville
Moore
Erb
Pleasantville
Miles Erb
Motherville
State University of Town
Minnesota
Maurice Doyle
California
Cone Ts Hatherenlie
Arlene Saunders
van Nuys
Calif
Sevatson buys Myhre Jeglum building for office use
Dr S M Sevatson purchases the Myhre and Jeglum general merchandise building at 121 N 6th St from Mrs Theo Myhre and Mrs Carl Jeglum. He will use downstairs for office space and plan later use for stairs. The firm was founded 40 years ago and stock is closed out. Funeral services for Harold Erb are set Saturday at 2 p.m. Estherville Methodist Church with Rev Cecil J Lemans officiating. Burial in Pleasantville Iowa.
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S. M. Sevatson
Myhre
A. O. Myhre
Harold Erb
Estherville
Methodist Church
Cecil J. Lemans
Pleasantville
Milkweed Floss Collected by County Students
Forty seven sacks of milkweed floss weighing a pound each were collected Wednesday at a county school depot. Students from Immet county schools gathered floss over several months to be sent to a depot for future transformation into life saving jackets for service men. Superintendent Marie Sorum praised the year's effort as seven loads remain to be gathered over several days.
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Immet
Marie Sorum
Will Sell Poppies by Twenty Girl Scouts
Twenty Girl Scouts will sell VFW buddy poppies next Saturday November 4. The sale is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign War auxiliary. Proceeds support welfare for those who served overseas in World War I.
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Veterans of Foreign War Auxiliary
Hawkeye Trail Riders Set Nov. 5 Trail Ride Near Dolliver
Hawkeye Trail Riders plan a trail ride on November 5 at 1 p.m. at the Robert Griffith farm located one half mile north and one half mile west of Dolliver. The event invites members to enjoy a scenic ride and community gathering on rural farmland.
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Hawkeye
Robert Griffith
Dolliver
Kenneth Kurtz Reported Missing in Action in World War II
Private Kenneth D Kurtz of the army infantry is listed as missing in action since September in France. He served nearly two years, earlier fighting at Salerno with the Fifth Army and in France, where he was wounded, hospitalised, and later transferred to Marseille. He is survived by brothers Raymond in the navy and Lloyd in the air corps, with Clarence Kurtz receiving the official telegram from the War Department.
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Kenneth D. Kurtz
Clarence Kurtz
Adjutant General
The
War Department
Secretary of War
Pfc
Kenneth D. ‘Kurtz
France
Kurtz
Paris
Kenneth Kurtz
Dsbervitle
Kurts Vand
Duco
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rhodes Motor Company
Hassett Motor Company
Episcopal Church
Raymond
Navy
Pacific Fleet
Lloyd
Air Corps
Washington
Midgets Defeat Sheldon Crabs 13 to 0 on Home Field
Estherville Midgets shut out Sheldon Crabs 13 to 0 with scores in the first and second quarters. It was the final home game of the season and 12 seniors played their last game on Sunderlin Field.
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Estherville
Sheldon Crabs
Sunderlin Field
Estherville Girls Win Big in Roosevelt Gym
Estherville's basketball team defeated Emmet Consolidated 31 to 17 on Tuesday in Roosevelt gym. Forwards were Margaret Moore, Mary Nell Gray, Ora Rosberg, and Carol Weir. Guards were Arlene Larson Hilda Sawyer Helen Sawyer Lavida Rasmussen and Vera Grinde. Referees Walter B. Hammer and Arthur L. Fritschel officiated. Jane Tinkham coached the Estherville squad.
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Estherville
Roosevelt Gymnasium
Emmet Consolidated
Margaret Moore
Mary Nell Gray
Ora Rosberg
Carol Weir
Arlene Larson
Hilda
Helen Sawyer
Lavida Rasmussen
Vera Grinde
Walter B. Hammer
Arthur 'L Fritschel
Jane Tinkham
Peacock Recaptured After Escape From Pen
A peacock belonging to W. P. He Unsky of Estherville escaped Saturday from a high wire pen and was found Sunday on North Sixth Street at the J. W. Peterson home. The bird, which had been confined for months with other peacocks, was brought back into captivity after its brief period of freedom.
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W. P .He Unsky
Estherville
North Sixth Street
J. W. Peterson
Holiday observance plans debated by chamber group
Plan for Christmas promotions discussed by the retail committee of the Chamber of Commerce and other retailers in Wednesday meetings. Uncertainty over candy for children and street decorations for Christmas. Stores to close all day Thanksgiving. food stores open the night before. will stay open Armistice Day.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
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