Fairmont Takes Toll Of Locals
Fairmont high powered eleven defeated Estherville Midgets 19 to 0 in a rough, well coached game. Crotte and Malcolm starred for Fairmont with a 66 yard run and a later TD set, while Estherville matched efforts but miscues and a strong Fairmont line sealed the outcome. Roy Johnson received a local gift after the game.
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Fairmont
Estherville
Bill Kelly
Jim Kennedy
John Challberg
Crotte
Malcolm
Styles
Malom
Malcom
Esthervil
Foo Lall
Roy Johnson
Emmetsburg
Northwest
Enmetsburg
Iowa farm prices high demand for products rise
Ames Iowa Prices received by farmers near the highest level since 1937 with a strong outlook after mid September, as Iowa State College economists report. The index shows buying power of farm products at 107, prices paid at 148, and current farm prices about 45 percent above a year ago. The period uses 1909-14 as base 100 and notes parity guarantees through 1942. Continued on Page Three.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Brisbin Led Quiet Life in Estherville Area
George Allen Brisbin 76 died at the Emmet County farm after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Sternberg Funeral Home with Rev G E Fortsell officiating. Burial in Oak Hill. Survived by son Elmer Brisbin of Gillette IL and George Brisbin who preceded him. Also brother Henry Brishin and sister Jessie Brishin of Spencer, plus many named local connections.
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George Allen Brisbin
Emmet
Sternberg Funeral Home
G. E. Fortsell
The
Baptist Church
Oak Hill
Hammond
Ind
Estherville
Mr. Brisbin
Monticello
Iowa
Kate Seray
Emmet County
Henry Brishin
Jessie Brishin
Spencer
Harmon to Speak at Roosevelt Adult Education Forum
Dr Henry Gadd Harmon recently named president of Drake University will lecture at the Roosevelt auditorium open forum at 9 00 p m Monday November 10 following the 8 00 p m class session This first series includes typing contemporary history and other subjects with tickets selling for the ten week course at one dollar.
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Roosevelt
Henry Gadd Harmon
Drake University
Roosevelt Auditorium
Harmon
William Woods College
Fulton
China
Orient
V.R
Missionary consecration for Sylvia Berge in Estherville
A special consecration service for Sylvia Berge will be held Sunday October 26 at 3:00 in Immanuel Lutheran church. Rev C O Granlund of Minneapolis will preach, with pastors Hansen Lakefield Minn Knutson Lake Mills and local colleagues speaking. Berge sails November 8 from New York on SS Imperial to Bolivia for World Mission Prayer League work, via Panama Canal to Arica Chile then train to Tupaz Bolivia, joining Rev and Mrs John Carlson. Berge will study Spanish at LaPaz before starting work in a new Lutheran mission opened two years ago in a region with indigenous Spanish and Indian descent. Public invited. first such consecration in the community. Dr Bertha Gaard, formerly of Estherville, visits Denver en route to Bremerton WA for the winter. relatives in Bremerton also reside there. Miss Gaard plans spring return to Estherville. Anfin and Mrs Egeland visit from Eureka South Dakota to see Mrs Egeland who is critically ill. Emerson quote closes.
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Sylvia Berge
Immanuel Lutheran Church
C. O. Granlund
Minneapolis
Hansen
Lakefield Minn
Knutson
Lake Mills
Miss Berge
Lewis Berge
Estherville
New York
Bolivia
South America
World Mission Prayer League
Panama Canal
Arica
Chile
TaPaz
John Carlson
E. Weinhart
American Institute
LaPaz
Defense Bond Quiz Box notes on inflation and purchases
The article explains inflation as reduced dollar buying power due to rising living costs and strong demand for goods. It encourages citizens to buy Defense Bonds and Stamps, outlines where to redeem stamps at post offices, and lists places to buy them including banks and savings institutions with stamps also sold at many stores.
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Defence
Savings and Loan Association
United States
Washington, D. C
Estherville considers Golden Glove boxing meet
The Estherville chamber of commerce athletic committee plans a Tuesday 2:16 pm meeting in Mr Syke's office to discuss a possible Golden Glove boxing tournament this winter. Local towns hosted previous events and several young men have reached the Des Moines state tournament and Chicago nationals with prizes.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Syke
Estherville
Jack Dempsey
Emmet
Des Moines
Chicago
Fairmont
Iowa Farmers Pulled From Mud As Road Funds Rise
Iowa farmers are being pulled from mud quickly as automotive tax dollars fund vast road improvements. G C Lloyd cites 1940 census data showing 21 percent of farms on unimproved roads, down from 89.8 percent in 1930, and nearly ten million dollars for farm to market roads since April 1989, expanding hard surface highways without increasing auto taxes.
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Towa
G. C. Lloyd
Towa Petroleum Industries Committee
Mr. Loyd
Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting Set for November 8
The board of directors will meet at 8:00 p.m. Monday evening November 8 in Mr. Sykes' office to discuss various matters of importance.
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Board OF Directors
The
Chamber of Commerce
Sykes
VLR
Horse Lovers to Meet in Emmet County
Horse lovers of Emmet county will meet Tuesday evening at 8 00 in the city hall kitchen to organize a bridle club. The meeting is open to the community with a fondness for horses and a good attendance is desired. Mr and Mrs Ray Mikkelson and daughter Radine and Mrs J Ek Murphy are spending the week at the homes of Mrs T J Conway and Mrs Frank Kinney and with Mr and Mrs Frank Sullivan. Mrs Murphy is sister of Mrs Conway and Mrs Kinney and Mr Sullivan and Mrs Mikkelson are their niece.
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Emmet County
V.R
Ray Mikkelson
Radine
J. Ek. Murphy
T. J. Conway
Frank Kinney
Frank Sullivan
Murphy
Conway
Kinney
Sullivan
Mikkelson
Alumni Banquet Plans For Homecoming Week
Plans are nearing completion for the annual alumni banquet to be held Friday evening. A Thursday pep meeting in Roosevelt auditorium is led by Vermaine Sidles as chairman. Spirit Lake opposes the Midgets in the Friday grid battle following the banquet. Tickets are 50 cents with invites extended to alumni spouses.
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Roosevelt Auditorium
Vermaine Sidles
Spirit Lake
Fairmont Boys
Spirit Lake Indians
Army Boys Slang Aid for Jones County Selectees
Army boys publish a slang guide to help families of selectees in Jones County. The piece defines terms like Glamour Boy Yearling Refugee and Bull's Eye, explains phrases used in letters and rifle practice, and notes the humor of military life from a khaki vantage point.
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Atanoia Journal
Jones County
Uncle Sam's Boys
United States Army
Sigar
Maggie
Humane Society
Call No 22 Induction Calls From Emmet County
Nine men from Emmet county were called for selective work. all were accepted except Gordon Iverson of Wallingford and Frank Steffen who transferred to Blair Nebraska and was inducted there. Accepted: Charles Carlson Raymond Harland James Hanson James Lucas Francis Warrington Henry Collins Raymond Schultz. Induction center at Des Moines. calls for November 6th for five more will be selected later. Local board to attend Storm Lake conference November 8 with state director and officers. Emmet is in fourth district with several neighboring counties.
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Emmet
Gordon Iverson
Wallingford
Frank Steffen
Blair
Nebr
Focal Board
Charles Robert Carlson
Raymond Harland
James Hanson
James Lucas
Francis Warrington
Henry Collins
Raymond Schultz
Des Moines
Estherville
Storm Lake
Selective Service
Charles H. Grall
Ralph A. Lancaster
Robert J. Shaw
Robert L. Fulton
Oliver P. Bennett
Buena Vista
Calhoun
Cherokee
Clay
Dickinson
Humboldt
Ida
Farm families face rising prices and costs
The October issue of Iowa Farm Economist from Iowa State College notes higher farm product prices bring potential income gains but also higher living costs. It cites wholesale price up 24 percent in a year, with apples, potatoes, oranges, canned vegetables, and seafood all facing shifts due to demand, government purchases, and supply changes.
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Iowa Farm Neonomist
Iowa State College
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Norway
Liquor Sales In Iowa Jump 54 Percent In September
Iowa state liquor store sales surged last month as patrons stocked up against Oct 1 price increases. September volume reached $1,578,576 with 25 operating days, a daily average of $63,143, up from $40,921 a year ago. Estherville store posted $10,047.58 for September versus $9,729 in August.
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Iowa
Towans
Menth
Estherville
Christmas season events planned by Estherville chamber
The Estherville chamber and Christmas committees set November 20 for the official holiday opening with Santa Claus visit and entertainment for children and adults. December 18 will feature candy day with Santa returning to treat all boys and girls. A meeting at 7 30 pm in city hall basement will organize the gala, chaired by M B Whitish. Decorations chair R C Brown is reappointed, with Mayor Fred Ehlers and others assisting.
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Santa Claus
Rand
Estherville
M. B. Whitish
R. Cc. Brown
Fred Ehlers
G. WH. Ratfe
Jesse Cox
Russell Peterson
Harry Sims
G. A. Tibbetts
Light Check Reveals Most Cars With Bad Headlights
Iowa’s Courtesy Light Check Month tested 85,746 vehicles. 25,105 had defective lights and 10,641 were satisfactory. The program, run by the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol with sheriffs and city police, found even new cars often had misaligned or too-bright beams. In Cedar Rapids Group I, 63.9 percent of 1560 cars had satisfactory lights.
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Iowa
George A. Wilson
Iowa Highway Safety Patrol
Cedar Rapids
State Safety Council
Spirit Lake Tragedy Claims Three Victims In Boat Accident
Three men fishing near Spirit Lake died when their boat capsized in unsettled conditions late Friday or early Saturday. Frank Lee 46 of Spirit Lake a bakery employee Howard N Peterson 44 of Newell Ta a carpenter and Edward Arnold Johansen 23 of Newell a U S Army Air Corps draftee were all aboard with Axel Nelson not on the trip. The group had met at The Shed tavern in Spirit Lake and planned to use Lee s motor for the outing. Lee s body was found Saturday evening and the other two near the wreck site as investigators traced the sequence of events surrounding the fatal accident. Johansen was single and Peterson survived by a wife and home tapester. The men had been remodeling cottages at Templar Park prior to the trip and were guests at the Herb Nichols cottage at the time of the crash.
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Joe McQuirk
Frank Lee
Spirit Lake
Howard N. Peterson
Newell
Carpenter
Edward Arnold Johansen
Army Air Corps
Peterson
Johansen
Axel Nelen
Lee
Nelson
MacQuirk
Heron
Jee
Farmers May Build Up Reserve Funds to Protect Lands
Emmet County farmers with Federal Land Bank loans may now send funds to a reserve account earning compound interest at 3 percent, the loan association official said. The program aims to provide security against lean years and is open to farmers with land bank loans, purchase contracts, or purchase money mortgages.
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Emmet
H. E. Barringer
National Farm Loan Associations
Emmetsburg
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank
Barringer
Lodden Joins Navy For Machinist Training
Joseph C. Lodden of Estherville enlisted at Spencer Iowa Navy Recruiting Station on October 16. He was sent to Des Moines for orders, then to the U S Naval Training Station at Great Lakes for six weeks basic training. Afterward he will attend Navy School for Machinists.
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Joseph C. Todden
Estherville
Navy
Spencer
Des Moines
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Lodden
Navy School For
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Elmer Jensen
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Dodge
W. H. Whorley
Packard
Henry Tordoff
Arm‘strong
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Raymond Millier
J. H. Smith
Deliver
Elmer Kirchner
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R. Evans LE
J. Chalberg
Hardt
R. Hageback
C. Olson
W. Swanson
Otto R. Onser
W. Klien
W. Musser
Cady RT
Broms
S. Hines
Sawyer R. Callison
J. Kennedy
W. Styles
Youmans
Kelly R
Crotle
R. Malcolm
Cec
Moad
America
Bertha Gaard
Denver
Bremerton
Wash
Colorado General Hospital
Gaard
C. C. Gaard
Mayme Tangen
Miss Gaard
Adolph. Egeland
Eureka
Dak
Anfin Egeland
Egeland
South Ninth Street
Emerson
V.r.iowa
V.R.— Lodden
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