Immanuel Church Confirms Five Local Members
Five residents Helen Andresen Kenneth Thiel Lloyd Hansen Evelyn Thompson and Dora Ellis were confirmed last Sunday at Immanuel church. Be McNew is recovering from injuries after an elevator incident while unloading corn. Neighbors held a husking bee Tuesday to finish his corn picking.
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Helen Andresen
Kenneth Thiel
Lloyd Hansen
Evelyn Thompson
Dora Ellis
Immanuel Church
BE. M. McNew
Dolliver Social Roundup and School News
Guests from Newton enjoyed pheasant season in the Maron home, with several locals visiting family and planning moves to Purcell Oklahoma. Community events include club entertainments, a Powder Puff Girl play, a sophomores class party, a pep band, cheerleaders, and a busy Red Cross effort. Dol liver high school split basketball games with Superior, with upcoming matches at home.
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Maron
Paul McDermott Jr
James McDermott
Marons
Johnnie DeGrado
Frank Stockton
Merle Badgley
Verle Baker
Newton
Donald Davidson
Hans Clausen
Herbert Sherman
Judge Stillman
Estherville
L. P. Stillman
Martin Balmer
Elmer Jorgensen
Ledyard
Niels Balmer
Charter Club
Andrew Balmer
John Kane
Clarence Wilder
Eli Anfinson
Herman Frey
Gridley
Balmer
William Workins
Srse Wwennering
Carreriven
Minneapolis
Ladies and Society of the Community Church
W. L. Whalen
Albert Hardecopf
Melvin Hunt
Supt. Smith
Coach Robinson
Marvin Iverson
Bob Simon
Francis Johnson
Jack Benjamin
Donald Howard
Harley Rosburg
Gladys Pope
Robert Valen
Doris Benton
Lavon Lennox
Helen Handeland
Lorna Richards
Marjorie Russell
Marie Tweedt
Dorothy Dahtke
Stephanie Cowling
Dale Davis
Margery Tweedt
Sous‘aphone
Glen Hartman
Norman Tweete
Evelyn Iverson
Joyce Iverson
Calvin Carnine
Galen Weber
A. L. Odell
Mesdames A. R. Eckhart
Anton Steen
Harold Janssen
Fred Davis
James Davis
John Weber
Ed Evans
H. A. Tveete
Burton Johnson
Red‘ Cross
Opening of New Paving Celebrated
Gov Geo Wilson Congress man Fred Gilchrist and highway officials will attend the opening and dedication of the No 10 paving between Gilmore City and Humboldt on Thursday Nov 16. The event, sponsored by Gilmore City Humboldt and Pocahontas, begins at 4 with a ribbon cutting and ends with a banquet at 6 where Wilson speaks.
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Geo. Wilson
Fred Gilchrist
State Highway Commission
Fred White
Karl Fischer
Highway Patrol
No. 10
Gilmore City
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Gov. Wilson
Thousands of Game Fish Rescued From Algona Pond
E. V. Pierce led a cooperation of state conservation and county league members to rescue about 15,350 fish from the shallow Algona pond near the ball park. Among the haul were 50 northern pike, 100 adult perch, 5000 small perch, 200 adult bullheads, and 10,000 small bullheads, all moved to the Des Moines river to save them from freezing. Rough fish weighing 1200 to 1650 pounds were removed, and 300 feet of net from Spirit Lake aided the seine effort.
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Algona
Des Moines
Ball Park
E. V. Pierce
County Conservation League
State Conservation Commission
Spirit Lake
L. J. Dickinson Named Trustee for Iowa Railroad
Former U.S. Senator L. J. Dickinson was named a trustee of the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railroad by Judge Charles A. Dewey. C. H. Crooks remains as second trustee under federal action after operating the railroad since 1980 in state receivership. Reorganization began last August when holders of 465000 dollars in the firm filed for bankruptcy protection under section 77. Dickinson will receive 500 dollars a month, Crooks 1000 dollars a month.
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Studebaker
Raymond Loewy
L. J. Dickinson
U. S
Iowa
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad
Charles A. Dewey
C. H. Crooks
Atco Se Gs Aga ‘O"tion
Dewey
Crooks
Dickinson
Elaborate Christmas tableau planned in Rockwell City
Plans for a large nativity scene in Rockwell City's courthouse square include a fifty four foot stage set with Mary and Joseph at an open door, three wise men, a shepherd and flock, 240 spruce trees, 200 small Christmas trees, balsam boughs, and night lighting. Howard Seeley builds the display to open December 1.
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Mary
Joseph
Howard Seeley
Dickinson Buys Additional Road Working Patrols
Dickinson county board approved a $19,000 purchase of three No 12 Caterpillar motor patrol machines trading in three old units. Each 66 horsepower unit weighs about 27,000 pounds and carries grader blades snow plows and wings. Patrols will be stationed in Spirit Lake Lake Park and Terril.
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Dickinson County
Spirit Lake
Lake Park
Terril
Emmetsburg Sewer Project To Resume Work
The Emmetsburg sewer project will resume, restoring several miles of new pipe across the business and residential district. Work paused last summer and will restart with mains along the east side of Medium Lake as one of the first sections completed.
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Emmetsburg
Medium Lake
Baby Abandoned in Car During Night Out at Bright Spots
Police investigated after a baby cried from a car back seat while parents celebrated at the Bright Spots. Officers traced the infant to the vehicle through registration records. The parents, found at the event, protested the interference.
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Algona
Florida moves to oust Ringling executors
Florida petitions to remove Ida Ringling North and her son John Ringling North as executors of John Ringling's estate valued at 28 million dollars while the 12 million dollar art collection he left to Sarasota is under state control. The filing accuses the relatives of mismanagement in handling the Ringling bequests and holdings.
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Florida
John Ringling
Sarasota
Ida Ringling North
John Ringling North
Dickinson 4-H Boys Take Calves to International
Dickinson county sends six entries to the 1939 International Livestock Exposition at Chicago Stockyards, December 2 to 9. Five Hereford baby beeves and one Angus, all blue ribbon winners at the Dickinson County Club Congress, will be shown by Ralph Muetzel of Superior, his brother Donald, Leonard Cook of Terris, and Ay Ow, with two Herefords and an Aberdeen Angus among the entries.
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Dickinson County
Chicago
Dickinson County Club
Ralph Muetzel
Superior
Donald
Leonard Cook
Terris
Ay Ow
Appraisement of Estate Filed in Emmetsburg
An inventory and apraisement of the A. Clesle estate was filed at Emmetsburg by Charles Duhigg, HW. M. Helgen and L. W. Frost. Net value listed about $182,000. Cleslo died last summer at his Ruthven home. Real property includes Emmet, Clay and Palo Alto county farm lands. Personal property lists include bank accounts, stocks, bonds, notes, furniture, livestock, grain and farm equipment.
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A. Clesle
Emmetsburg
Charles Duhigg
HW. M. Helgen
L. W. Frost
W. Frost
Palo Alto County
Cleslo
Ruthven
Emmet Clay
Palo Alto
Safety study cites gender differences in street caution
The Wisconsin Highway Commission reports that men on the street are less careful than women near traffic. It advises pedestrians to walk facing oncoming cars on rural roads and to cross city streets only at intersections with signals. It warns that walking on the right side with traffic behind is most dangerous and stresses personal responsibility for safe driving.
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Safety Department
Wisconsin Highway Commission
V.R
Roger
Kyber
Hungary
Gellert
Vienna
Bucharest
Vaughn
Stefan
Tillon
Hidden Heart Clue Sparks Budapest Spy Plot
Vaughn and Count Vargha decipher a torn note and a May 17 date linked to Prince Kyber. They deduce the Az Est clue points to a planned rendezvous at 34 Magyari Korut and a covert delivery involving Bank of England drafts, while cautioning against a direct police raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Kybar
Constanescu
Bank of England
Davis Packing Company Incorporation Notice
Davis Packing Company announces its incorporation with principal office in Estherville Iowa to engage in buying selling and processing animals and by products including foods greases tallow soap bone products and fertilizers and to operate rendering manufacturing and packing plants. Capital stock authorized 750 shares no par value. corporate term twenty years. four directors with Faye D Davis Burton Hill Richard Davis Fern D Hill as initial directors. officers Faye D Davis President Burton Hill Secretary and Treasurer. dates Oct 31 Nov 7 14 21 1939.
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Davis Packing Company
Estherville
Iowa
Executive Council
State of
Ufates
Faye D. Davis
Topeka
Kansas
Burton Hill
Richard Davis
Fern D. Hill
Burton Till
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Iowa Guarantee, Inc
Dorian Rena Taring
Hollywood
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Cope
McKenes
Robbins, Ins
Iowa Railroad
Rockwell City
Christ
Courthouse
W.R
Ringling
Rooller
Uncle Sam
International
F.W. W. Mason
Vaughn Stefan
Magic River
Buda
Count Vargha
Vargha
Hon
Jasina
Budapest
Cartha Stefan
Simonescu
Cargha
Kybor
Judas
Jansing
Bath
England
Charles Laughton
Notre Dame
Screen
Victor Hugo
Standard Oil
Urmler
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Jay Johnston
Fife
Doan
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ATA
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Palatine
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