Armstrong Couple Test Auto Tour Through West
Dr G H West and wife completed a monthlong auto trip through the western states starting in Armstrong Iowa. They toured the Black Hills Yellowstone Park Spokane Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles returning via Salt Lake City Omaha and home. They observed the Coulee dam under construction and noted its potential to irrigate Washington fruit lands and compare to Boulder dam. The trip included seeing the Mormon Temple from outside and attending Secretary Dern’s funeral in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
G. H. West
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
Spokane
Wash
Coulee
Columbian
Canada
Washington
Boulder Dam
Seattle
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Utah
Dern
Omaha
Elevator struck by lightning at Graettinger farm
Graettinger Sept 10 During a Sunday evening storm lightning struck the farmer's elevator starting a blaze. The fire was quickly extinguished and small damage was done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Farmjer
Officers of Society Are Elected
The Women's Foreign Missionary society at Community church elected officers for the coming year. President Mrs. M. C. Peterson, vice president Mrs. S. B. Reed, secretary Mrs. L. P. Stillman, treasurer Mrs. W. L. Peterson. Regular society, Legion Auxiliary, and church events are noted with meetings, reports, and upcoming services led by Rev. Wm. S. Handy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stillman
Estherville
County
Republican Central Committee
Dolliver
American Legion Auxiliary
Hazel Moltzen
Gertrude Brinkman
H. D. Mereness
Department
Davenport
Moltzen
Wm. S. Handy
M. E. Church
Life
Golden Key
G. L. Lundahl
Wisconsin
Princeton
Schwietert
Burt
Melvin Hunt
Michael Mokelbust
M. O. Moklebust
L. P. Stillman
East
Ray M. Koon
Waltham
Mass
LaVon Walters
Fairmont
Minn
Ella Clausen
Ames
Chris Fedderson
Marie Clausen
Carl Clausen
Ormsby
Arnold Clausen
Miss Clausen
Iowa State College
Anna Frerichs
Mankato
Business
L. P. Stillman Jr
Dorothy Bee
Labor Day
James
Nadine Stillman
R. J. Womack
I. J. Fowler
Fowler
Palestine Lutheran Church Organization
Algona
C. K. Oatts
Jack
Bill and
Everett
Radcliffe
W. G. Mcllwraith
Charlie
A. R. Eckhart
Community Church Ladies’ Aid Society
Tornado rebuilds under way on farms of Johnson and others
Excavation has started for a basement on the Burton Johnson farm where a house was destroyed by the April 30 tornado. Other buildings are being rebuilt, including a new house for Mrs. Roy Richards and a new home on the L. H. Brown farm led by George Petschke of Ceylon, Minn, replacing Otis Olson’s destroyed residence.
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Margaret Vandenburg
G. B. Vandenburg
State Normal College
Cedar Falls
G. A. Stone
J. D. Kingston
L. E. Slaba
Bridge
G. A. Finley
Minnesota
John
Vernon Fox
Jenkins
Minn
Vernon
Nels Anvick
Mr. Anvick
Andrew Johnson
Margie
Des Moines
A. Whitlow
Craig Irwin
Havanna
Harmony Club
Ole Madsen
John Brown
Michigan
Howard Smith
Albert Lea
Armstrong
Ringsted
Lester Halverson
Art Johnson
Junior
Margaret Enderson
Canistata
S. D
Ole Arnison
B. P. Simpson
Clarence Weis
Black Hills
Tom McIntyre
Jim McIntyre
Fairmont
Henry Pruell
Maybell and
Marie
Ceylon
Wayne Richmond
Richmond
Pruell
Cletus
Dorothy Schwitters
Idaho
Janie Bieber
Helen
Lansing, Jr
Webster City
Art Jr
Nelma Johnson
Becker
Johnson
Henry Gangestad
Brainerd
Armstrong and Ringsted
Burton Johnson
Roy Richards
George Petschke
L. H. Brown
Otis Olson
Community notes from local families and rebuilds
Building work continues after the April tornado with the Williams farm new house under construction. Local residents including Mrs J R Davis, Richard Gierman Sr and JR assist with carpentry and phone duties. Visitors from Fairmont and Sioux City stay with local families as Miss Margaret Handy prepares to return to Morningside College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Davis
Moreland
Richard Gierman Sr
Richard Jr
Onawa
D. W
I. J. Fowlers
Margaret Handy
Sioux City
Wm. S. Handy
Handy
Miss Handy
Morningside College
Curtis Harper
I. Jessen
Harper
G. L. Lundahl
Farmers Creamery
Boone
Lena Stanerson
Carl Heggen
Palestina Lutheran Church
Otis Olson
B. H. Redhead
Olsons
L. H. Brown
Armstrong
Hugh Marlow
Lola
Lone Rock
O. P. Stow
W. L. Whalen
Okmnanpedan State Park
Henry Hall
California
Danish play by Ringsted youths staged at St John church
The St John church youth group in Ringsted IA presented a Danish one act play titled Skudaar Leap Year at the gymnasium. Cast included Inger Pedersen Christine Harold Jensen Morten Thorwald Rasmussen Peter Agneta Jensen Christine Nielsen Grethe and Christine's mother with additional youths singing. Danish Aid served lunch after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringsted
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Gymnasium
Inger Pedersen
Christine
Morten
Harold Jensen
Thorwald Rasmussen
Peter
Christine Nelsen
Grethe
Agneta Jensen
Danish Aid
V-R
Estherville Council Proceedings August 28 1936
City council met in special session led by Mayor Ehlers in Estherville Iowa. Transfers to General Fund approved including from City Hall Park and Street funds. O J Spande granted cigarette permit. Cooling water charges set at 10 percent of sewage disposal rental. Sewage disposal plant completion deadline extended. Construction and bidding notices approved. Esther Nathanson beer permit transferred to new premises. Meeting adjourned. Taxes rising remark noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Estherville
Iowa
Ehlers
Stockdale
Ewen
Sweet
Fisher
McMillan
Park
O. J. Spande
Graettinger Couple Weds In St Pauls Church
Miss Pearl Thompson and Kenneth Reeves of Emmetsburg were married in a Sunday ceremony at St Pauls Church with a double ring rite. The bride wore white satin with lace, bouquet of roses, and maid of honor Irma Olson. The couple plans to reside in Emmetsburg where Reeves works. Followed by a wedding dinner at the bride’s home and a reception of local friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Thompson
Art Thompson
Kenneth Reeves
Emmetsburg
Ben Reeves
Graettinger
St. Paul's Church
Christensen
Irma Olson
Mr. Reeves
Leo Thompson
Wm. Boecker
Gruver
Florence Conway
Cedar Falls
Conway
State Teachers College
Mamie Bonstead
Des Moines
A. Ti. Henningsen
Doris
E. A. Baumgartner
Lloyd Lucksinger
M. FE
Baumgartner
Bob Cappen
Estherville
Joe Amdahl
Coleman Hospital
Wm. Bohi
Minnesota
St. Pauls
Hope
N. D
Cleo Hamilton
W. E. Hamilton
Marvin Barber
Lucille Gilbaugh
Roy Gilbaugh
T. Olson
Veronica Burns
Jack McBride
Olene Jacobsen
George Frick
A. H. Henningsen
Ringsted
L. J. Dickinson
Supt. R. Brom
Joe Ball
M. Raiche
N. J. Kettler
Irene Hibbs
E. Hunker
M. T. Stokke
Lilliam Tinkle
Eva Erickson
Esther Simonsen
Gudrid Nane
Ringsted Girl Loses Three Fingers in Accident
Miss Elizabeth Henricksen returned home from Coleman hospital after catching her hand in a feed grinder. Doctors amputated the three middle fingers. Miss Inas Petersen visits at her mother’s home, Mrs. J. S. Petersen. Paul McGuinn resigns as caretaker at Bancroft to join Carl T. Hansen’s service station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Henricksen
Coleman Hospital
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Armstrong Locals
J. P. Caulson
Geo. Felkey
Minneapolis
Harold Palmer
Russel Palmer
Cora Palmer
Agnes Moore
Kenneth Huntsinger
Dorothy
Ethel Wolf
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Catholic Church
Wm. Leach
Telephone Exchange
T. Arvig
Otis Schreckengost
Waterloo
Garl Albertson
Jackson
Clarence Haaland
Raleigh
Bert Blum
Muriel Clarke
Eaton Drug Co
Burkhead
Conlon
Homesey Dress Shop
Homesey
Eaton
Alf Hackerson
Carrie Drakeley
Irwin Stuart
Mary Highland
Andy Hackerson
Shirley
Na Jean
Garrison
Hackerson
O. P. Hansen
John More
Ole M. Oleson
Deer River
Olson
L. P. Troestler
Henrietta Eckhart
Martin Eckhart
Halfa
Clem Dotson
Seneca
Cecil Baldwin
Ellen Voetmann
Boulder
Colo
Axel Voetmann
George Neve
Earl Keeton
Rosa Jensen
Blair, Neb
Dana College
H. Mienneison
S. C. Kloth
John Henricksen
J. B. Rasmussen
Jeannette
H.C. Jensen
Rosa
Ardys
Pearl Christiansen
Katherine Henricksen
Mavis
Elsie Handr
Martin Henricksen
Geo. Neve
Lucille
Arnold Pettersen
Redwing
L. P. Mathieson
John Andreasen
Christopher Christiansen
Jens Andreasen
Walter van Cleve
Worthington
Clarence van Cleve
Irene Glassnap
Helen Thisted
Iowa City
The
University of Town
Harvey Nichtern
Gus Anderson
Clyde Vasser
Jackie
Nebr
Hans Johnson
Darrel
Jena Krantz
Glenn
Alfred Nelson
Fred Kruse
Krantz
Nelson
Kruse
J. C. Gammelgaard
Evelyn
Glenn Rolland
Mae Kent
Brownsville
Tex
John Kent
Rolfe
J. W. Oakes Sr
Joe Oakes Jr
Guy Kruse
LaRue Wiseman
John Bosold
Keith Campbell
Chicago
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Stropey Browns
Walt Johhson
Estherville Co-op
Council Proceedings
Geo
W. Shadle
Uncle Sam
Fabrica
McKesson
Says David Roat
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