Drive and Walk Caution Courtesy And Common Sense
The fragment reflects a local survey checkup and district meeting notes used in an entertainment freight train context. It mentions Opie Read and a Fort Smith reference, plus Thanksgiving dates and Roosevelt opinions, then shifts to a Northern Lumber Company building and Armistice Day. The piece blends quotes and poetry with political sentiment and local notices.
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Erate
BF NO
Freicht Trainntertain
Truck Collision Near Estherville Injures Driver
E N Taylor of Algona Lumber Company escaped with broken ribs facial cuts and lesser leg cuts after his pickup collided with an M & St. L freight train at the highway crossing south of Estherville around 6 30 p m. The truck was dragged a block before Taylor crawled out and walked to the Pannell farm home for help. Frederick Coon and his wife took him to Coleman hospital for treatment. The accident caused splintered planks and ties and a smashed front end on the truck. Taylor is reported to be recovering.
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Estherville
E. N. Taylor
Algona Lumber Company
Taylor
J. W. Pannell Farm
Frederick Coon
Coleman Hospital
Severson
Leo Waters
Harvest Day Union Service Brings Local Churches Together
Estherville churches including Methodist Christian and Presbyterian plan a joint Harvest Sunday service Sunday evening November 12 at the Presbyterian church. Rural sociologist W W H Stacy of Iowa State College and the Farm Bureau Women’s chorus will participate alongside other music. County agent M A Balkema urges all rural and town people to attend, noting eleven years of farm bureau collaboration with Iowa ministers to promote fellowship and understanding between rural and city residents. Everyone is invited to attend this service.
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Estherville
Methodist Church
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
Ww.h. Stacy
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
M. A. Balkema
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Balkema
Planning Meet On Farm Outlook In Emmet County
Emmet county agricultural planning committee will meet in Estherville on Friday November 10 to study the 1940 Iowa farm outlook and discuss objectives with federal program representatives. M G Birlingmair will explain potential supply demand and price trends for next year. Representatives from AAA FSA and Farm Bureau will share program goals and activities. The meeting is the second in a fall series focusing on weed control. recommendations will be sent to the Agricultural Extension Service at Ames.
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Emmet County Agricultural Planning Committee
Estherville
Iowa
M. G. Birlingmair
Primghar
R. C. Bardo
AAA
Farm Bureau Board
FSA
Farm Bureau
County Planning Committee
Balkema
Estherville Farmer Gunther DUI Trial Deliberations
Jury deliberations continued in the case of Ben Gunther, an Estherville farmer, charged with driving while intoxicated. The jury of five men and seven women received the case at 10:30 a.m. after closing arguments and final instructions by Judge G. W. Stillman. State evidence, chemical tests by Dr. O. H. Miller, and Gunther’s testimony plus character witnesses were presented since Tuesday.
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J. W. Morse
G. W. Stillman
Harry E. Coffie
0. H. Miller
Gunther
Mrs Celia I Markley seeks absolute divorce from Earl M Markley
Petition filed this afternoon by Mrs Celia I Markley for absolute divorce from Earl M Markley. Grounds are cruel and inhuman treatment. Judge Stillman granted a writ of injunction to prevent molestation. Bond set at $100 without security.
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Celia I. Markley
Earl M. Markley
Autos Purchased In Estherville and Surrounding Areas
Flynn Mitchell and Harold L. Christensen purchase Ford and Pontiac vehicles in Estherville. Deemer Lee and Geo Haisman also acquire Ford and Chevrolet trucks in Estherville. Roy Merriott, W L Welte, Thompson Distributing Co, and Geo Trevett are named in connection with Ford and International trucks in Estherville and surrounding towns.
Rider Fractured Skull After Horse Kick Near Lone Rock
Roy Heinz a two year old bachelor farmer near Lone Rock sustained a serious skull fracture Monday afternoon when a horse kicked him as he walked behind the team in the yard at the farm home one-fourth mile north of Lone Rock. He is listed in critical condition at Kossuth hospital. The article also notes the use of pyrethrum naphthalene and derria can to check lice and ticks on sheep.
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Roy Heinz
Lone Rock
Kossuth Hospital
Heinz
Plans For Event Are Discussed In Estherville May 1940
In May 1940 likely May 15, Estherville will host a Legion convention with about five hundred delegates from 12 counties. Maurice Doyle post and A T Bringle named general chairman by Commander Oksner. E G Griffis, adjutant, notes the posts represent Emmet Kossuth Pocahontas Palo Alto Hancock Hamilton Greene Crawford Carroll Calhoun Boone Humboldt Winnebago and Webster counties.
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Estherville
Legionaires
Maurice Doyle
A. T. Bringle
Oksner
G. Griffis
Emmet, Kossuth
Pocahontas
Palo Alto
Hancock, Hamilton, Greene, Crawford, Carroll, Calhoun
Boone Humboldt Winnebago
Webster Counties
Prominent Men on Program at Merchants' Meet
The Iowa state convention and rally of the Independent Business Men's Association will feature former Minnesota governor and ex-congressman Christianson as chief afternoon speaker at Hotel Fort Des Moines on Monday November 27. Christianson, now public relations counsel for the National Association of Retail Druggists, has led retailer battles against chains and served as secretary and trade relations counsel for the National Association of Wholesale Grocers. His talk will cover midwest efforts to pass the Robinson-Patman Act and the Patman Chain Store Tax bill due in Congress in January. Congressman Wright Patman, author of the bill, will speak during a special night session and statewide retailers rally November 27, expected to draw over ten thousand of Iowa's forty thousand independent merchants.
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Ae ‘Ce Meth Fier
Minnesota
Congress
Iowa
Independent Business Men’s Association of Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Christianson
National Association of Retail Druggists
National Association of Retail Grocers
Midwest
Wright Patman
Towa
Dunnell Firemen Honor Wives at Bank Building Banquet
Dunnell firemen invited their wives to a banquet Tuesday evening in the basement of the First National Bank building. Roast pheasant was served. Chinese checkers and cards followed. Banquet guests included L. A. Peterson C. R. Thelbald R. I. Appelquist R. W. Swenberg Axel Lyon Robert Ed Lund Oscar Person A. M. Peterson Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Swink. Mavis Lund Jeanne Muriel Swenberg and Emma Lou Person served the meal.
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Dunnell
First National Bank
Messrs and Mesdames
L. A. Peterson
C. R. Thelbald
R. I. Appelquist
R. W. Swenberg
Axel Lyon
Robert
Ed Lund
Oscar Person
A. M. Peterson
C. E. Swink
Stockdale suits settle out of court for 8275
Mr and Mrs L E Stockdale filed car truck collision suits for 25000 and 5000 respectively that were settled out of court for 8275 The accident occurred a year ago in Emmet county New Jersey Lee represented the plaintiffs and Linnan Lynch defended Skaar was the truck driver and resides in Ledyard Attorneys are named for both sides Also births reported at Coleman hospital Estherville three newborns this week a boy to Mr and Mrs Martin Pea Noy a girl to Mr and Mrs L FR Hoffman and a boy to Mr and Mrs John Hansen
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L. E. Stockdale
Skaar
Emmet County
N. J
Estherville
Coleman Hospital
Martin Pea Noy
Lfr
Hoffman
John Hansen
Dinner Tickets For Conservation Dinner Sell Fast
Reservations are being taken for a Monday evening dinner November 13 at the Orleans hotel honoring W. R. Gross radio commentator from Des Moines. Several speakers will address the group including F. T. Schwab and Dwight G. McCarty. Over 200 tickets will be reserved for hunters and out of town guests. tickets available from local officers and chamber office.
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Orleans Hotel
W. R. Gross
WHO
Des Moines
Gross
O. Jacobsen
Grachtinger
Frank Ellwanger
C. R. Hedrick
Harry Bauman, Jr
Estherville
Book Exhibit Sponsored by Superintendent Sorum at Office
Miss Marie Sorum county superintendent hosts a book exhibit during book week November 13 and 18. Books for school libraries will be available for purchase and teachers with funds will prepare purchase lists. Office hours extended to evenings Tuesday Thursday Friday 7 to 9. ROCHESTER Minn November 7 J N Ding Darling, noted cartoonist and conservationist, entered a hospital for minor surgical attention. He is not seriously ill and is expected to leave in three or four days, canceling a planned speech at an Izaak Walton league conference in Winona.
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England
France
Germany
Washington
Paul Mallon
Mr. Mallon
Roosevelt
United States
City of Flint
Marie Sorum
Sorum
Rochester
Minn
J. N
Ding) Darling
Darling
Winona
Emmet county to sew Red Cross garments for Europe
A committee of Emmet county women will handle the county quota of Red Cross garments for European war victims. Mrs. A. J. Rhodes chairs the group and will appoint assistants. Local sewing will produce 20 sweaters and 12 heavy dresses for women and children, distributed as eight men, four women, eight girls for the sweaters and four women, eight girls for the dresses.
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Red Cross
Emmet
A. J. Rhodes
Burt Youth Victim Of Own Unloaded Gun
Funeral services were held yesterday at the Burt Presbyterian church for Arvid Dettman a 16 year old who died Sunday morning at Kossuth hospital Algona from injuries in a hunting accident A bullet from his own rifle lodged in his spinal cord He rode his bicycle to a field to repair a fence took a 22 rifle with him When the boy did not return his father found him near the fence conscious but partly paralyzed and told him the gun discharged when he dropped it accidentally He did not know it was loaded.
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Burt Presbyterian
Arvid Dettman
Kossuth
Algona
Paul Dettmans
Burt
Aerial Pictures to Aid County Soil Plans
Emmet county soil committee adopts aerial photographs to map fields for next year s soil conservation plans. Planimeter measurements from aerial images yield acreages within .3 acre, with three measurements averaged. Harold Simerson and a Des Moines assistant trained local clerks in using the instrument.
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Emmet County Soil Committee
Harold Simerson
Des Moines
Estherville
Emmet Couna Agamma Oo Wa Gant
State Soil Conservation Office
Washington, D. C
N. C
Christiansen
Marriage Market Steady in Emmet County
Records in the office of Clerk of Court I C Nichols show that by Monday three more marriage licenses had been issued this year than in the same period in 1938. A total of 230 licenses were issued this year versus 227 in 1938. Nichols notes about three of five licenses go to out of state couples due to Estherville near Minnesota where the S-day wait law applies.
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Clerk of Court
I. C. Nichols
McCarty Promoted to Assistant Superintendent at Union Pacific
Jack McCarty of Salt Lake City nephew of D F B McCarty of Grachtinger has been promoted to assistant superintendent in charge of telegraph for the Union Pacific railroad. He has worked in railroads since youth in Ammetsburg and is the son of Mr and Mrs John D McCarty.
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Jack McCarty
Salt Lake City
D. FB. McCarty
Grachtinger
Union Pacific Railroad
Jack
Ammetsburg
John D. McCarty
All Applications for Conservation Payments Complete
Filing of applications under the 1939 soil conservation plan was completed at the Emmet county office this week. Six hundred sixty seven were sent in for approval by state and district offices. It will take about a month for the audit before checks go to farmers. Re Wally Lucas of Motley Minnesota is visiting Estherville, his old hometown, with relatives.
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Emmet
Ay. Re
Wally Lucas
Motley, Minn
Estherville
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Fort Smith
Ark
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Ragnan
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St. L
Highway 17
W.R
Beasley Miller
Babson Park
Florida
Claus Martens
Orlando
State University At
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America
Russia
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Italy
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Marahal
Diplomati
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U. S
Maginot Line
Switzerland
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
New York
Ben Gunther
V.E
V.R
Bringle
Merchants
V.R—— Dunnell Firemen
F. T. Schwab
State Fish and Game Department
W.R. “Ding
Sir Edward Beatty
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railways System
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Alfred E. Smith
Alfred, Jr
Board of Elections
Young Smith
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