Annual Labor Day closures in Estherville and Graettinger area
Estherville stores and offices, including banks, city hall, courthouse and newspaper, will close for Labor Day. Retail shops and barber and beauty shops also close. drugstores close 1 to 5 p.m. The Rural Letter Carriers picnic at Riverside Park is set for Labor Day with morning meeting and afternoon program. Mail service will be limited. post office hours and window service restricted. boxes will receive all Saturday, Sunday, and Labor Day mail.
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Estherville
Graettinger
Riverside Park
Chamber of Commerce
Rural vote tally in nationwide straw poll
New York Sept 1 nearly a quarter million ballots tabulated from 41 states show Roosevelt leading Landon in national totals with 126 786 votes to 69 886 and Lemke gaining 10 189. five states scatter enough to be non indicative while 36 states split with Landon leading in 16 and Roosevelt in 9. London’s totals surge amid sharp gains.
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New York
London
Roosevelt
Lemke
Thomas
Colvin
Pherae Gs
Browder
Moti .Oee
Landon
Tandon
Rotnevelt
Ceeses
Mississippi
Nevada
Oregon
Vermont
Arkansas
Sil Tal
Calif
Col
Del
Ill
Ind
Iowa
Kan
Mass
Minn
N. J
N.Y
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Ohio
Okls
Dak
Tenn
Wash
W. Va
Wis
Ala
Conn
Fla
Ida
Mich
Mont
N. C
Texas
Utah
Todd
Candon
Autocaster Service Company
Fort Dodge to stage 18th National Beef Cattle Show
Fort Dodge hosts the 18th National Beef Cattle Show at Expo Park from September 7 to 10 with 5000 dollars in premiums for Angus Hereford and Shorthorn entries and 4-H livestock. About 800 head are entered as entertainment features include ten circus acts and a Labor Day musical revue.
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Fort Dodge
Middlewest
Local Firms Hold School on Poultry Health
Woodley's Hatchery and Golden Sun Milling Co sponsor an informal poultry clinic at City Hall Auditorium on Wednesday Sept 9 at 7 30 pm. H L Parsons will discuss nutrition and Thorton will cover poultry disease control. A film on poultry health will be shown. Poultry brought for diagnosis will be posted and discussed. free consultation, no admission charge, free lunch, contests with prizes.
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Woodley’s Hatchery
Golden Sun Milling Co
City Hall
H. L. Parsons
Ithaick
Knight pleads guilty to theft of Maytag washing machine
Howard Knight admitted stealing a Maytag washing machine from the Burton Johnson farm near Dolliver on May 10. He changed his plea from not guilty as jurors were being selected and faces sentencing next Tuesday by Judge Davidson. His wife’s case was dismissed. Knight has prior felony time in Anamosa for Pocahontas county forgery.
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Howard Knight
Burton Johnson Farm
Dolliver
Johnson Farm
Knight
Davidson
Lester Hester
Emmetsburg
Cliff Frederickson
Emiet Twite
Johnson Yard
Knights
Anamosa
Pocahontas County
Roosevelt to discuss drouth in Sunday radio speech
Washington announces Fireside chat by President Roosevelt on Sunday night at 8 45 p m CST about the drouth situation and an important announcement on re employment by private industry of persons on relief rolls The White House release also mentions Mary Hurley and Brown Appleton returning to Warren Arkansas after a week at the P G Gray home
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Washington
Roosevelt
Drouth
White House
Mary Hurley
Brown Appleton
Warren
Ark
P. G. Gray
Captain Robert Case Transferred to Tientsin China
Captain Robert Case, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Case, leaves New York with his family on the sixteenth for Tientsin, China, to be stationed for two years. He sails via Panama and San Francisco, with a Honolulu stop, arriving at Tientsin on November 11 after eight days in the voyage and layover.
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Robert Case
W. A. Case
New York
Tientsin
China
Case
Ft. Leavenworth
Panama
San Francisco
Honolulu
Manila
Nee
Music Department Expanded at Estherville Public Schools
The Estherville public schools enlarge the music program this year with Ruth Foster in charge of grades and Miss Dorothy Wassum handling other activities. New small vocal groups, voice classes, glee club, and choruses start soon with tryouts this week. Raymond Minkler leads band and instrument work, with first rehearsal yesterday. Instrumental classes will begin shortly and Foster will visit grades twice weekly. A new feature includes musical readings in grades and junior high.
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Estherville
Ruth Foster
Dorothy Wassum
Raymond Minkler
Arthur T Bringle Heads American Legion Post Here
Arthur T Bringle was elected commander of Maurice J Doyle Post No 91 American Legion Tuesday night in Legion club rooms. M E Huckaba named first vice president E P Davidson second vice president Wm Roberts Jr adjutant K J McDonald finance officer Harry A Jones chaplain L E Thomas color bearer Charles L Jonas sergeant at arms. Executive committee: F G Stith Dr A I Reed Guy Wildey. Bringle formed Armistice Day plan committee E P Davidson F G Stith Henry Myhr N H McKerral K J McDonald. to report next meeting. Boy Scout committee to sponsor a troop with a faculty member as leader.
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Arthur T. Bringle
Maurice J. Doyle
American Legion
Legion Club
M. E. Huckaba
E. P. Davidson
Wm. Roberts, Jr
K. J .McDonald
Harry A. Jones
L. E. Thomas
Charles L. Jonas
F. G. St
Negro released when wife fails to press charges
J E Walker a minstrel show member was taken into custody after Mrs Walker and her daughter were attacked with a club. Mrs Walker refused to press charges fearing job loss, so the case was dropped. Walker had parole from a Missouri penitentiary and prior prison time for receiving and hiding stolen goods.
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J. E. Walker
Merle Moller
Walker
Mrs H Oleson Dies After Long Illness at 61
Mrs Henry P Oleson 61 longtime Estherville resident died at the Oleson farm west of Estherville after a three month cancer illness. Funeral services will be Sunday at Harold Reed home and Istherville Lutheran church with Rev L A Mathre officiating. Burial in Norwegian cemetery. Survived by husband four children and siblings in Norway. Born July 30 1875 in Bergen Norway she moved to the United States at seventeen and married Henry P Oleson in 1897.
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Henry P. Oleson
Oleson
Estherville
Istherville Lutheran Church
L. A. Mathre
Mary Anne Oleson
Kjaren
Rande Stulen
Bergen
Norway
United States
Dickinson County
Elmer
Fort Ontario
Oswepa
N. Y
Martin
Harold Reed
Dorothy
A. Stuel
Estherville Lutheran Church
Fairmont girl forgery case ends with parole to county attorney
Miss Alva Cotten fourteen, of Fairmont Minnesota, was found delinquent by Judge F C Davidson after arrest for forgery. She is paroled to County Attorney W H Bale and may return to school but must report every thirty days. She forged attorney N J Lee's name to a seventeen fifty check and cashed it at a beauty shop.
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Alva Cotten
Fairmont
Minn
F. C. Davidson
W. H. Bale
Bale
Roy Cotten
Cliff Fredericksen
Merle Moller
N. J. Lee
L. M. Christensen Co
Raise’a
Nephew of Harold Sorenson Killed in Plane Crash
Allen Hansen son of Mr and Mrs L A Hansen was killed near the Waterloo airport when the plane he piloted crashed during a bank. He had ten hours solo flying experience prior to the accident. He is identified as Harold Sorenson's nephew from Estherville.
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Allen Hansen
L. A. Hansen
Divorces Granted in District Court
Two divorces were granted yesterday in a district court by Judge I. Davidson. George Fisher was granted a divorce from Sadis Fisher on the grounds of desertion. Donald Pickell was granted a divorce from Reva K. Pickell for cruel and inhuman treatment.
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Davidson
George Fisher
Sadis Fisher
Donald Pickell
Reva K. Pickell
Estherville book sale spends over three thousand
A report by Miss Imogene Knutson shows Estherville Independent schools spent more than $3,000 on new books this year after a second hand book sale sponsored by the PTA before school began. About $547 worth of books were sold at the sale, prompted by increased enrollment in junior college and several grades. PTA chair Maye Case led the effort with help from Mrs. Glenn Pullen and others, continuing a yearly program aiding students and parents with book needs.
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Imogene Knutson
Estherville Independent Schools
Parent-Teacher Association
Maye Case
P. T. A. Sale
Glenn Pullen
Elmer Jackson
Frank Sullivan
Floyd Goldsberry
Ray Bryan
Herbert Allen
C. J. Mathieson
Graettinger Auto Crashes Injure Several Residents
Graettinger was the scene of multiple weekend auto crashes. Don Conlon of Emmetsburg and Tom Rireson of Ruthven collided head on while passing on a hill near the water tower. Six year old Darlene Wikert, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wikert, was severely cut after Albert Lungren failed to see her while turning for another car. Fern Carstens and Wilma Alsup sustained minor injuries when their car, with other youths, struck loose gravel and overturned.
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Graettinger
Fern Christensen
Wilma Alsup
Death of Miss Anna Gertrude Childs Mourned in Cedar Falls
Mrs. E W Knight of this city mourns the death of her sister Miss Anna Gertrude Childs of Long Beach California a former instructor in music at the Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Miss Childs died in Quebec from a cerebral hemorrhage after a tour of the British Isles Norway Sweden and Denmark. She traveled alone and had many friends in Cedar Falls though she never lived here.
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BE. W. Knight
Anna Gertrude Childs
Long Beach
Calif
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falla
Miss Childs
Quebec
British Isles
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Revered Cornelius B. Cannon Dies at 95
The Rev. Cornelius B. Cannon, born August 10, 1861 in Sullivan County New York, died at his son Leslie’s home near Winnebago Minnesota. A pioneer educator and minister, he taught, studied at Grinnell College, and served in M E and United Brethren churches before retiring after his wife’s 1929 death. Funeral was held near Winnebago on August 27 1986 with interment in Armstrong.
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Armstrong
Cornelius B. Cannon
Leslie
Winnebago
Minn
Sullivan County
New York
Ald Cannon
Grinnell
Bode
Whittemore
West Bend
Nellie Holden
Clarence Cannon
Myrvan Cannon
Oakland
Neb
Gunn
Browerville
United Brethren Church
Autos Purchased in Diverse Iowa Towns
A list records autos bought by residents: N PD Bardo Armstrong a Plymouth coupe. F Clayton Terril a Chevrolet sedan. Roy Hudson Ringsted a Ford sedan. Erick Hansen Ringsted a Chevrolet sedan. Vida Burgess Armstrong a Chevrolet. Clifford Rasmussen Armstrong a Ford sedan. L P Henaman Estherville a porch sed Tudor. Sim Bemis Sexton a Chevrolet sedan. L N Nelson Estherville a Ford coupe. Also noting Rev Curtis Page fished Spirit Lake this morning and brought back perch and silver bass limits.
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N. PD
Bardo
Armstrong
F. Clayton
Terril
Roy Hudson
Ringsted
Erick Hansen
Vida Burgess
Clifford Rasmussen
L. P. Henaman
Estherville
Tudor
Sim L. Bemis
Sexton
Curtis Page
Spirit Lake
Agricultural price list with varied farm goods and eggs
A late era agricultural price list shows prices for corn and barley, farm feed items, live poultry, eggs, cream, grease, and hogs. Items include corn No 2 at 1.00 and 0.9 cents per unit, oats and barley priced, poultry weights and prices, eggs at 20 to 18 cents, cream at 37 to 86 cents per pound, and hogs listed as top butchers and packers.
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Honnery Begs
Rural Letter Carriers Plan Eighth District Labor Day Picnic
The Rural Letter Carriers and Auxiliaries of the Eighth district will meet in Riverside Park on Labor Day Monday Sept 7. Mrs Frank Yule is county president supervising arrangements for a morning business session followed by a noon picnic and a 1 15 program. Public invited to the afternoon program. District president Leslie Melody of Rockwell City and auxiliary head Mrs Hayes of Jefferson. District covers Kossuth Winnebago Palo Alto Hancock Pocahontas Wright Humboldt Calhoun Hamilton Crawford Carroll Greene Boone Emmet. Program includes America singing invocation by Rev Fred D Sawyer welcome by Miss Clara Kennedy and a musical quartet from Estherville Lutheran choir. Reading by Mrs Frank Yule Ma Peasley at the P T A piano solo by Arlene Neve Ringsted. Frank Marnette Spirit Lake to speak Creation of the Great Iowa Desert. New officers to be elected at the business meeting and installed after the address.
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Riverside Park
Frank Yule
Leslie Melody
Rockwell City
Hayes
Jefferson
Kossuth
Winneballs
Palo Alto
Hancock
Pocahontas
Wright
Humboldt
Calhoun
Hamilton
Crawford
Carroll, Greene
Boone
Emmet
America
Fred D. Sawyer
The
Christian Church
Clara Kennedy
Estherville
Estherville Lutheran Church Choir
Ma Peasley
Arlene Neve
Ringsted
Frank Marnette
Spirit Lake
Iowa Desert
Iowa
Marnette
Big Kossuth County Fair Opens With Thrills and Shows
Prepared grounds await thousands for Kossuth county fair running September 7 to 11. Tuesday features thrill motorcycle race by Captain Daly at 70 mph and a board wall crash, plus Swea City band concerts and horse pulling on the ace track with free grandstand seating. Hippodrome acts and Around Town Revue headline daytime and nightly shows. Wednesday to Friday bring horse races, junior baseball, auto races, and a Goebels plane writing demonstration by Colonel Art Goebels aiding a busy program.
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Kossuth
Towa
Daly
Swea City
Hippodrome
Peerless Potters
Healy & Mack
Emeral Sisters
Merele
Cockatoos
Bancroft
Mallard
Art Goebels
trans-Pacific Flyer
Danceland to Open Saturday with Kedric Tindal Band
Danceland will open Saturday night under Kedric Tindal with Leroy Miley and his Pocahontas swing band providing music. An old time dance at the Orleans hotel will also be held that night with Otto Largon's band. VR L. J. Larson and Conrad Hansen were arrested Tuesday night for intoxication and are held in the city jail.
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Kedric Tindal
Leroy Milley
Pocahontas
Orleans
Otto Largon
VRL
J. Larson
Conrad Hansen
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Republican
DODGE
Raymond Steele
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Guadarrama
Madrid
Woodley Hatchery
Golden Sun Mill
V-R
F. R
Atty. Bale
Harold Sorenson
E. W. Knight
His Holiness
H. H. Pope Pius XI
Cannon Pioneer
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