Armistice Day Notes on Politics and Weather Trends
A fragment from the Winterset Madisonian discusses the value of readable ads, civic duty in politics, and a Florida weather note. It mentions editor Brice of Lake Wales and Geo A Nichols heading to Babson Park for a freeze, plus a broader critique of New Deal wage policies and a Iowa corn yield report. It also recounts W C Dewel’s 31st year as publisher of the Humboldt Republican and the history of the paper’s ownership.
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Brice
Lake Wales
Florida
Geo. A. Nichols
Estherville
Babson Park
Iowa
R I Engineer Retires From Active Service
Retirement of Edward Smith from Rock Island service took effect last week. He served 57 years starting as an engine wiper at Albert Lea Minnesota and rising to engine fireman and engineer. He moved to Estherville in 1891 the same year he became engineer and will rest at home with his wife. Mr and Mrs Arthur Fossum traveled to Wisconsin Friday for a golden wedding anniversary of an uncle and planned to return Tuesday.
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Edward Smith
Rock Island
Smith
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Estherville
V.R
Arthur Fossum
Wisconsin
Dallmans Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Family
Mr and Mrs Gus Dallman marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Friday November 4 with 57 relatives at their Estherville home and a German Lutheran church service led by Rev Otis Lang The day featured talks a lunch and a purse of money from church and friends The couple married in 1888 in Bergen Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1893 now having 20 grandchildren and six great grandchildren with many relatives from multiple states attending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Dallman
Dallman
Second Avenue South
German Lutheran Church
North Sixth Street
Otis Lang
Fred Ehlers
Lang
Hugo Dallman
Estherville
Paul Dallman
Gowrie
Ed Dallman
Lynn Grove
John Dallman
Terril
Storm Lake
Walter Dallnat
L Sas
Oonored Coupe
Russell Clymer
Ellenwood
Kansas
Howard Mahoney
Argenta
Ill
Carl Dallman
Corwith
Verne Palmer
Morland
Jeannie Jones
Terra
Dallmans
Wm. Dallman
Verconia
Minn
Albert Childt
Herman Dallman
August Krause
St. Paul
Minnesota
Bergen
Germany
America
Hamburg
Excelsior
Raleigh
Transfers Shake Sioux City Diocese Clergy Assignments
Bishop Edmond Heelan announces multiple transfers within the Sioux City diocese. Rev L J Savage moves from Estherville St Patrick to Anthon St Joseph, effective Thursday, with Rev Eugene Kevane replaced by Rev J J Keane from Manning Sacred Heart. Other moves include pastors shifting between Marcus Alton Remsen Sheldon Hawarden Esther ville Alton Pomeroy and Manning. Noppel named dean of the Alton district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Heelan
Sioux City
Catholic Church
L. J. Savage
St. Patrick's Church
Estherville
St. Joseph’s
Anthon
Eugene Kevane
J. J. Keane
Manning
Sacred Heart Church
Father Savage
D. K. Hurley
Holy Name Church
Marcus
Geo. Cooke
St. Patrick's
Sheldon
James McCormick
J. M. Neppel
St. Mary’s Church
Hawaraen
St. Mary’s
Alton
M. A. Schemel
New curb service mailbox trials hit Cleveland downtown
Postmaster Michael F. O'Donnell in Cleveland tested a curbside mailbox aimed at lazy motorists who dislike stopping to mail letters. If popular, more devices would be placed at convenient downtown rotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Michael F. O'Donnell
Former Local Woman Dies At 72 In Minnesota Hospital
Mrs. Thoras Peterson aged 72 and longtime Estherville resident died November 3 1938 at Heron Lake Minnesota after a week long pneumonia illness Born Angeline Fulmer December 6 1866 in Virginia she married Mark Stoffel in Crabapple Ohio October 28 1884 had two children Telter and R erreeison Ol erter Echos Minn Stoffel died July 6 1928 she later married Thoras Peterson of Heron Lake Funeral held Sunday at 2 pm at the Free Methodist Church with burial in East Side cemetery Pallbearers Edward Peterson Lewis Sweet Lars Fransdal Frank Doughty Jim Evans and Arthur Sifrich of Estherville
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Thoras Peterson
Estherville
Heron Lake
Minn
Virginia
Angeline Fulmer
Miss Fulmer
Mark Stoffel
Crabapple
Ohio
Chartel
Mien Reeison
Stoffel
Leo Stoffel
Owatonna
Otto Rogers
Spencer
Herman Ellsworth
Donald Stoffel
Arnold
Navy Recruiting Substation Here Is Discontinued
The Navy Recruiting Station will close November 19 due to unforeseen circumstances. The surrounding counties Emmet Kossuth Palo Alto Dickinson and Gray move to Fort Dodge Substation, while Lyon Osceola and O'Brien transfer to the Sioux City Substation. Recruiters from these sites will visit the area regularly with hopes for a future reopening of a permanent substation.
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Navy
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Emmet
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Dickinson
Gray
Lyon
Osceola
O’brien
Leaves South With Ashes Of Late L R Benton
News from San Antonio shows Mrs. I R Benton ill and unable to travel until Monday. She will bring her husband L R Benton’s ashes to Estherville for burial, stopping first at Cedar Rapids to recuperate. Daughter Mrs. Mae Compton of South Bend Indiana will join for the burial rites. Benton was known for trains on the old Dakota division and construction service.
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I. R. Benton
San Antonio
Texas
Estherville
Cedar Rapids
Dakota
Benton
Emmet County Leads in Republican Vote Trend
Emmet county reports show a strong Republican tilt with Maniece leading Emmet official Royn and Frederickson and Ersland ahead in county races. Nationally Taft is seen as a vigorous opponent of the New Deal with Pennsylvania and Ohio Republicans leading and Senate and House forecasts edging to Democrats. Gillette trails Dickinson in the Senate race as returns come in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Iowa
Taft
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Senate
United States
Indica
Tona Wilson
Kraschel
Gillette
U. S
Dickinson
Fred Gilchrist
Eveland
Emmet County
E. J. Maniece
Royn
Cliff Frederickson
Peterson
Ersland
Andreasen
Juniors Present Play Beginner's Luck at Estherville High
Estherville high school juniors stage the class play Beginner's Luck by Glenn Hughes on November 21 for the public. The plot follows Bohemian Greenwich Village residents trying to impress a society sister while four real influential visitors arrive via Mr X.
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Estherville High School
Glenn Hughes
Greenwich Village
Mr. X
Gail Fuller
Violet Handsness
Jean Master
Jean Kennedy
Pat Jordan
Alvetta Farguson
Meg McRae
Leona Best
Paul Hanford
Burton Burton
Chris Murray
Donald Hood
Mrs. Pike
Betty Hunts
Estherville Buys 3675 Bulbs for Xmas Decorations
The Christmas decorations for Estherville will include 3675 bulbs and 58000 feet of festoon across building fronts and intersections. Evergreen greens are provided by local businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, with the city handling decorating. W R Sidles is named Christmas committee chairman and will form a committee in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Chamber of Commerce
W. R. Sidles
Sidles
Three Divorces Granted in Short Court Session
In Estherville district court Judge F C Davidson granted three divorces during a brief session held Tuesday and Wednesday. Idella Stamp received a divorce from Henry Carl Stamp and custody of their one year old daughter Iva Galvin obtained a divorce from Merle Alvin with custody of their three year old daughter Loreta. Randall C Luscomb of Dolliver was granted a divorce from Ellen with no children. Davidson then presided in Humboldt Thursday before returning to Estherville Monday.
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Estherville
F. C. Davidson
Idella Stamp
Henry Carl Stamp
Iva Galvin
Merlealvin
Loreta
Dolliver
Randall C. Luscomb
Ellen
Auto Crash Injures Two Women Near Humboldt
Mrs. Rachel Weathershaw 82 and Mrs. Charles Rohlin 47 of Swea City were injured when a wheel came off their car near Humboldt around 3:00 p m Monday. Weathershaw suffered a fractured left collarbone and back injuries. Rohlin had a head cut and back injury. They were taken to Coleman hospital. Nearby, Mrs. LaRue and Frank Campisano collided near the Catholic church about 9:00 a m Monday. LaRue, westbound, and Campisano, northbound, both cars damaged but no injuries.
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Rachel Weathershaw
Charles Rohlin
Swea City
Humboldt
Coleman Hospital
Heathershaw
Rohlin
Ralph LaRue
McDonald Farm
Frank Campisan
Mother of Justice Schloeman Dies at 92
Mrs. Margaret Schloeman, 92, mother of M. 4H. Schloeman, died Friday at the Cedar Rapids home of her daughter Mrs. Louie Butterfield after traveling there for funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schloeman
Margaret Schloeman
Louie Butterfield
Cedar Rapids
Railroads Withdraw Wage Cut Notice Amid Crisis
J d Pelley president of the association of American railroads announced that major roads will withdraw their 15 percent wage reduction plan for nearly 1 000 000 workers. He said the action aims to prompt a sounder transportation policy through cooperation and a constructive congressional program. The telegram to President Roosevelt notes the decision follows the fact finding board report and Oct 31 conference.
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Chicago
Ill
J. d. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Pelley
Roosevelt
V.R
Fairmont man fined for carrying loaded gun on highway
Milton Plath of Fairmont was fined ten dollars by Justice of the Peace Gertrude Niphol for carrying a loaded gun on a public highway. The gun was confiscated and Plath was arrested by conservation officer F. W H. Davis of Arnolds Park in Swan Lake township. Sine Wm Fahey left for California for the winter. The Wa-tan-ye group will meet at 6:30 for a supper at the home of Mrs. W. H. Hunt Thursday night.
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Milton Plath
Fairmont
Justice of the Peace
Gertrude Niphol
Plath
F. W H. Davis
Arnolds Park
Swan Lake
W. H. Hunt
Well Known Persons Die In Armstrong And Ringsted
Ruben Efrum Bunt 64 native son of Emmet county died at his Armstrong home after a long illness. He ran an implement business 1908 to 1914 built a garage, sold in 1934 due to health, then worked as a Precision Products salesman. Funeral at the M E church with pallbearers named. born November 21, 1873 in Ellsworth Township. married Margaret Bare in 1905. two children Roy and Mrs. Sorensen. Surviving siblings and relatives listed from Armstrong, Ringsted, Gary and Minneapolis. Also Mrs. Harry Weber 40 died November 6 after pneumonia. She lived five miles east of Fisherville, survived by mother, spouse, two children Wayne and Darlene, sisters and brothers, funeral at home then Grover Presbyterian Church with burial Oak Hill Cemetery.
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R. E. Bunt
Emmet
Armstrong
G. B. Vandenburgh
B. G. Miller
W. Churchill
Alf Hackerson
F. S. Robinson
Mr. Bunt
Will Lytle
Gary
Wesley Kehoe
Trego
Wis
Clarence Miller
Minneapolis
Minn
Rose Chapman
Estherville
Ellsworth Township
Ruben Efrum Bunt
Steven
Mary Bunt
Emmet County
Margaret Bare
Roy
Mar
Sorensen
Ringsted
James Bunt
Howard Bunt
Bellflower
California
James Kehoe
Frogo
Harry Weber
Coleman Hospital
Gravery
Wayne
Darlene
Elmer Bringle
Superior
Roy Wedde
Fairmont
Wilbur Maugholm
Gilbert Christian
Mason City
Carl Christian
Melvin Christian
Milford
Edward Christian
Grover Presbyterian Church
T. Chandler Burton
Peder Nordsletten
Wallingford
Oak Ilill
V.R
Autos Bought by Estherville Residents in Local Trade
H A Marker of Estherville buys a house trailer from Chas B Anderson of Estherville. T F Clayton of Estherville sells a Chevrolet. B W Horswell of Armstrong purchases a Lincoln Zephyr. Harold Graff and Christ Peterson of Dolliver buy Plymouth and Ford cars through J M Holcomb of Estherville, all involving Chevrolet models.
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AUTOS
H. A. Marker
Estherville
Chas. B. Anderson
Chevrolet
T. EF. Clayton
B. W. Horswell
Armstrong
Lincoln Zephyr
Harold Graff
Plymouth
Christ Peterson
Dolliver
Ford
J. M. Holcomb
Armistice Day Observed with Local Closings and Banquet
Armistice Day will be observed as a national holiday in Estherville and nearby towns. Several offices and services close or reduce hours, with post office, banks, city hall, and stores affected. An Armistice Banquet by Maurice Doyle Post No 9, American Legion, is planned at Church of Christ featuring music by local groups and a city hall visit after programs.
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Estherville
Congress
United States Post Office
Court House
Northwestern Bell Telephone G Co
Vindicator
Republican
F. G. Stith
I. G. Stith
Maurice Doyle
American Legion
Church of Christ
Kiam” Hiles
B. Oksner
E. Smith
G. M. Donovan
Post
Vwo
Bathhouse
Clyde Sanborn
First Freeze Brings Snow and Widespread Cold
The season's first hard freeze arrives with temperatures at 25 and 17 above zero after a spell of heavy precipitation. Snow fell Saturday into Sunday, leaving .20 inches in the rain gauge at A. O. Peterson’s, melting on roads but lingering on lawns. Local relatives attend A. A. Rake’s 80th birthday in Rake as 765 gather for the celebration. many of his children and most grandchildren present.
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Mercury
A. O. Peterson
V.R
A. A. Rake
Rake
John Hemingson
Hemingson
Clifford
Ruby
Lucille Wylder
Elmer Schmidt
Jimmie
Spirit Lake
Glenn Hemmingson
Cherokee
Mr. Rake
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G. A. Nichols
Winterset
Madisonian
Webster
Labor Board
W. C. Dewel
A. D. Clarke
B. F. Reed
Dewel
R. I
Rev. Savage
V.A
NAVAL
L. R. Benton
W.R
Rown
Fredericksen
House
Armstrong Grove
Center Township
Denmark Township
Lincoln Township
Swea
Associated Railways
Fahey
Los Angeles
Calif
Robbie Loescer
Grover
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