American family tales and a youth attacked for being Jewish
The passage recalls an eight or nine ounce newborn boy born to Mrs Natalie Metzger, and shifts to a stark incident in a U.S. junior high where about forty American youths assaulted a Jewish student, gouging and leaving him unconscious after questioning his faith. Editorial tone questions American shame and notes a Christmas decoration trend and local farming anecdotes. Spirit Lake and Estherville discuss a paving completion and regional travel, inviting visitors to enjoy the concrete slab and lakes region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Iakes
Townsend Plan Still Alive in Pension Rally Speech
Alfred A. Berkner of Sleepy Eye Minnesota led about seventy members of the Townagnd club in a rally at Holy Trinity high school expressing confidence that the Townsend Old Age Pension Plan will pass in the next Congress. He warned congressmen face loss of seats at the next election if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Alfred A. Berkner
Sleepy Eye
Minnesota
Holy, Trinity
New
Ulm
Bérkner
Death notices for Mrs. C. E. Meadows in California
Word reached Saturday night that Nellie Micherter Meadows died Saturday at her son Kenneth Meadows home in San Bernardino California. She was born November 18 1871 at West Branch Iowa married May 23 1889 to C B Meadows and moved to Estherville in 1896. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in San Bernardino with burial there. Mrs Meadows was a Methodist church member and cancer survivor for about a year prior to death. She leaves a husband two sons a daughter and one grandson, plus sister Mra C B Hollingsworth Colton California and brothers Chas Michener Oelwein Frank Cedar Rapids and Alvin Webster City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Meadows
C. E. “Meadows
Meadows
Merrill
San’ Bernadino
Calif
California
Leon‘ Miller
Provo
Utah
Mra
Hollingsworth
Colton
Chas. Michener
Oelwein
Frank
Cedar Rapids
Alvin
Webster City
San Bernadino
Nellie Micherter
West Branch
Iowa
C. BE. Meadows
Estherville
Rock Island
Townsend Plan dominates speech at Eastern Star meeting
Report of Townsend Plan advocacy at a meeting as speakers urge voters to support the idea and criticize Old Age Assistance. Berkner promotes circulation of money, proposes a two per cent discount, and defends nonwar peaceful promotion while criticizing bankers and the current relief system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bite
Berkner
Townsendster
Townsend
Californi
Abraham
Census of business and manufactures to begin in Estherville
The Bureau of the Census announces a nationwide business and manufactures census beginning January 2 1949 in Estherville. It will cover retailers wholesalers service businesses hotels camps amusement places contractors and manufacturers. Enumerators will visit all local firms to collect data on 1931 activity, credits, inventories, payrolls, employment and ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Washington
Estherville
Fpr Rietor
Amily
United States
Gwern Census
Fish Delivered To Towa Lakes In Large Stock
A fish and game truck led by Paul R. Thompson delivered eight thousand eight hundred crappies to Towa lake last Monday. The fish came from Sabula where they were rescued from overflow waters and measure up to four inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Thompson
Towa Lake
Sabula
New Federated Rural Electric building at Jackson
Work started last week on a modern one story brick and tile office building for the Federated Rural Electric Association serving Jackson and Martin counties. The 52 by 54 foot structure will sit on the old town hall lot at Sherman and Fourth streets, with full basement, display room, storage, stalls for garage, and offices. The project is funded in part by a $1 grant and energy development aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mirin
Federated Rural Electric Association
Martin Counties
Sherman and
Fourth Streets
Town Hall
Webb given five year term for oat thefts at Spencer
Orville Webb of Cylinder was taken before Judge F C Davison at Spencer and sentenced to five years at Ft Madison penitentiary for stealing two loads of oats from John Questad farm and one from Welsh farm in Jack Creek township last April. Webb was arrested soon after the thefts and released on 2000 dollars bond. He confessed to the charges but remained held over from last term to be present as a witness at a Palo Alto court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Webb
Cylinder
F. C. Davidson
Spencer
Ft. Madison
John Questad
Jack Creek
Webb
Palo Alto
Big Stone Crusher for County Arrives in Emmet
Arrival of a Cedar Rapids built 18% ton stone crusher sparked excitement in Emmet county as it was unloaded at the Rock Island freight house and moved to county yards east of town. The $6,860 machine, powered by a 50 bhp International motor, will crush gravel rock from county pits for road construction. Its first location is pending and operation is expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Emmet
Central
Rock Island
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Cedar Rapids
Exams for county teachers in Estherville schedule set
Examinations for uniform county teachers certificates will be held at the Estherville courthouse on Wednesday Thursday and Friday October 25 26 and 27. Teachers may test for initial or higher certificates with long list of subjects and times across three days including primary rural school management geography reading spelling arithmetic grammar handwriting civics algebra English composition general science and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Estherville
United States
Graettinger to Host Palo Alto County Basketball Tourney
The Palo Alto county boys basketball tournament will be held at Graettinger on January 31 and February 1 2 and 3 in the new gym. This marks the first such event at Graettinger. The girls tournament runs January 17 18 19 and 20 in Emmetsburg, with the county music festival in Emmetsburg on December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
McKenzie Heads to Meat Packers Convention
D. D. McKenzie of the Esther ville Packing company left Saturday for Chicago to attend a convention of the Institute of American Meat Packers. Mrs. McKenzie accompanied him, and they traveled via Minneapolis where they met Mr. Tobin before continuing to Chicago. Mrs. E. W. Knight returned home from Charleston Illinois and Chicago after visiting her daughter Mrs. Russell Landie and being hosted by her daughter Mrs. Frank Sieben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. McKenzie
Estherville Packing Company
Chicago
Institute of American Meat Packers
E. W. Knight
Charleston
Russell Landie
Frank Sieben
Killed In Corn Picker Near Park
Emory Bailey twenty 20 of Fostoria died in a field after his arm was caught in a corn picker. Employer Chris Schmidt found him unconscious and dying as the machine tore at the arm. Bailey’s death was ruled accidental not requiring an inquest by Dr B W Jones Dickinson County coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Are Park
Emory Baily
Fostoria
Here
Chris Schmidt
Schmidt
Bailey
Baily
Lloyd Baily
Emmet Harrisson
Spencer
B. W. Jones
Dickinson County
Certified Copy As To Date Of Birth To Avoid Delays
Social Security official Earl H. Hill of Albert Lea urges seniors 65 plus to gather proof of age before 1940. A certified copy of public birth records or church baptism is accepted. other documents like doctor midwife statements Bible family records or school and government records may also help. Early data collection can prevent delays in monthly old age benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl H. Hill
Social Security Board
Albert Lea
Mr. Hill
Hill
Beavers Relocated to New Home Near West Bend
State conservation officers moved three beavers from a Milford preserve to a river south of West Bend. The site features an old river bed near the present course, described as an ideal location for the relocated animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
Milford
Ditto leaves public service for private business
O. J. Ditto former Iowa State Highway Commissioner and later a field officer of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has resigned that post to manage the Osceola County Abstract Company at Sibley. Mr and Mrs Joe Paul Mrs B Colling and Romaine Collins visited Cedar Rapids Sunday to see the Walter Wratten and F X Foran homes. Isabel Paul and Gail Collins university students from Town joined them for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Ditto
Iowa State Highway Commission
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Osceola County Abstract Company
Sibley
Messiah Choral Group Practices in Estherville
The Philharmonic society of Estherville held the first rehearsal for Handel’s Messiah at the Christian church on Sunday. Director Raymond Minkler leads the group with plans for performances on December 10 and 17 at the same church, drawing singers from local churches and nearby communities including Wallingford Graettinger Swen City Armstrong and Spirit Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philharmonic Society of
Estherville
Christian Church
Raymond Minkler
Philharmonic Society
Wallingford
Graettinger
Swen City
Armstrong
Spirit Lake
Royal Communities
Two Small Fires Cause Minimal Damage in Estherville
Estherville fire crews responded to two incidents this week with little damage. A faulty gas stove connection caused a kitchen blaze at Roy Bassett's home Sunday. Bassett extinguished it before firefighters arrived. On Saturday morning a garage at Selma Rowe’s South 13th Street home was destroyed by fire believed to start from burning garbage. Mrs Higley and others occupied the residence and she saved the family car.
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Estherville
Roy Bassett
Bassett
Selma Rowe
South 13Th Street
Joe Pannell
Noel Higley
To Be Tried At Nevada For Fraud Case
Two men held on fraud charges were sent to Nevada County to stand trial there. B. L. Schreck and A. M. Knight were sought in multiple Iowa towns for selling vacuum cleaners under false pretenses. The Iowa state bureau of investigation and Sheriff Cliff Frederickson arranged the transfer, and the charge remains on record here until the Nevada trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Towa
B. L. Schreck
A. M. Knight
Tipton
Cedar Rapids
Indianola
Estherville
Harlan
State Bureau of Investigation
Cliff Frederickson
Nevada County
Harry Mills
Old Age Pension Averages Hit Twenty Dollars Statewide
Towns paid out 1,069,256 in September for old age assistance and 16,950 for funeral claims. In Emmet county 198 residents received 3,478 total, averaging 17.54 per person. The state average per person stood at 20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
V.R
Milford Husker Wins Dickinson County Corn Husking Title
Clyde Jones of Milford won the Dickinson county corn husking bee at the W. BE. Newby farm near Terris Priday, husking 1710 pounds in 80 minutes. About 1000 spectators watched as Glenn Jones of Spirit Lake placed second, with Ben Grimmus, Greg Smithley, Clarence Johanson, and Lewis Chapman in subsequent spots. The field yielded nearly 80 bushels per acre but stalks were down, slowing contestants. Jones qualifies to compete at Hartley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Jones
Milford
Dickinson County
W. BE. Newby Farm
Terris Priday
Glenn Jones
Spirit Lake
Ben Grimmus
Greg Smithley
Clarence Johanson
Lewis Chapman
Terris
Jones
Hartley
Former Resident Mrs. Burrell Dies in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. D. L. Burrell 81 died last week at her Cedar Rapids home. Also known as Mrs. L. L. Lawrence in Estherville, she owned a millinery shop before moving to Cedar Rapids 30 years ago. Funeral held in Cedar Rapids, burial in Urbana, Illinois. Survived by husband, brother Charles Williams, and two nieces Mrs. Dan Casey and Mrs. E. J. Burinek, both of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Burrell
Cedar Rapids
Flifrits To Hold Sale As John Elifrits Retires
Second farm sale of the season lists John Elifrits retiring from farming. Public auction Thursday Nov 2 at Mrs Floyd Coon farm near Estherville. Sale includes horses cattle hogs hay and farm machinery with 45 cattle six horses 70 shoats and household goods. Clerked by Emmet County State Bank and conducted by Foshier and Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elifrits
Floyd Coon
Estherville
Superior
Foshier
Burns
Emmet County State Bank
Geo. Landmesser
Toy Trust
Jean
Vinedicator
New Navy Enlistment Rules and Station List
The Navy expands first enlistment quotas with age limits 18 to 30, six year term. broken service may re-enlist in same rating after honorable discharge within 8 years. four year term for those out <8 years. Ex Army Marine Corps and Coast Guard may join first enlistment under 35 with qualifications. medical discharges excluded. Recruiting stations listed: Des Moines main, plus Dubuque Sioux City Cedar Rapids Davenport Burlington Waterloo Decorah Mason City Ottumwa Fort Dodge Creston Carroll.
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Naval Service
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Army
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Navy
Des Moines
Dubuque
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Burlington
Waterloo
Decorah
Mason City
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge Creston
Carrol
Court Opens Last Of Month In Emmet County
Emmet county court opens here a week from today October 31 with a very small docket before Judge W Stillman. One case set for trial Nov 7 involves Klinetob vs Klinetob over 1308 plus costs in Hawkeye property rights. Other filings include a $1307.10 damages suit by C R Burmeister vs C T Bowen from a May 21 1939 auto crash on highway 441 south of the Minnesota line. Bowen drove a 37 Plymouth. Burmeister claims 389 Chevrolet sustained 1307 damage plus 5 percent interest. Fred Johnson sues Geo Robb for 188 for 76 dogs allegedly sold. New cases include several divorces and foreclosures. Emmet county town vs Wm Johnston and Geneva Johnston. Burmeister vs Bowen. Johnson vs Robb among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
W. Stillman
Petit Jury
Klinetob Va
Klinetob
George Klinetob
John Klinetob
C. R. Burmeister
C. T. Bowen
Bowen
Fred Johnson
Geo. Robb
Zou Dundas
Maynard Dundas
Julius Hansen
Fern Hanse
Bernice N. Nicks
A. V. Hicks
Ind’ Pacific Railway Co
Board, of Supervisors
Emmet County
Ole Johnson
Henry Ray
Wm. S. Johnston
Geneva Johnston
C R. Burmeister
Fred E. Johnson
Geo
H. Robb
Miss Brown Secures Post With Kroger Food Foundation
Miss Hazel Brown daughter of Mrs A C Brown has joined Kroger in Cincinnati Ohio with their food foundation. The Town State College Ames graduate was previously on the teaching staff and served as food editor for the Des Moines Register and Tribune. She has spent the past year pursuing postgraduate work and teaching part time at the University of Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Brown
A. C. Brown
Kroger Grocer Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Food Foundation
Miss Brown
Town State College
Ames
Des Moines Register and
Tribune
Cpart
University of Minnesota
VR Airplane Crash Near Dunnell Injures Two
Saturday afternoon a Smith Construction Co. airplane crashed into telephone wires on the A. G. Anderson farm two miles east of Dunnell Minnesota. Walter Ritz and Fred Mann escaped with injuries including a broken nose and head cuts. they were taken to Lindahl hospital and then Transi. Henry Koenceke drove them for treatment.
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Eddie
Boston
Natalie Metzger
Anderson of
Newell
Storm’ Lake
Pilot Tribune
Frost
Minn
Stephen F. Goodwick
The
American Legion
Organization
World War Veterans
C.E. Meadows
Eastern Star
Oscar. Fagre
C. J. Mathieson
Guy Noel
North He
O.E.S
Ee Ponies
Moines
Srashan Pier
Boraty ‘ Lewis
Ma Vily Ze
Amile Eaigh
New Yermorial Hospital
Towa Lakes
RB. E. A
Davidson
Fort. Madison
Carol
Reamraenice Party
Constantine Arzeianu
Romania
George Argescanu
Iron Guard
Armand Calinescu
Lake Park
Beavers
DITTO
Philharmonic
Milford Husker
Dickinson
EB Birney
Johnston
Minneapolis
Oran Bixby
West Coast
San Diego
U. 8
Food Foundation of the
Kroger Groceries At
Dunnell
Griffith
Lee Griffith
W. H. Lewis
Everly
Sahee
Lois Inman
Myrle
Antee
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