Beloved Estherville Citizen George Lucas Dies at 61
George Henry Lucas, 61, prominent Estherville businessman, died at home after months of cancer. Born August 16, 1872 in Ludden, Iowa, he ran a dray and ice business then a gas station with Grover McCall, and earlier farmed near Wallingford. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. from his South Ninth Street home with services at the Christian church. Pallbearers named. interment at Oak Hill Cemetery with North Star Lodge A. F. and A. M. in charge. He leaves a wife and one child, Mrs. Herman Jensen, and was active in Masons, Eastern Star, and Knights of Pythias.
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George Henry Lucas
Estherville
Mr. Lucas
Dray
Grover McCall
Howard Street
Wallingford
Ludden
South Ninth Street
Christian Church
Alva Ragsdale
Eldora
M. A. Lowe
Chas, Dayton
Jake Hepp
Robert Knight
Lee Eveleth
Masonce Lodge
The
Eastern Star
Knights of Pythiak
Judge Suspends Liquor Sentence for Armstrong Man
Christian Pedersen of Armstrong was arrested near the Armstrong cemetery and pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge Davidson suspended the three months jail term on good behavior after Pedersen was found driving peculiarly and reported to Cliff Fredericksen.
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Christian Pedersen
Armstrong
Armstrong Cemetery
Pedersen
Davidson
Cliff Fredericksen
Estherville Auto Men Attend District Meeting
Several Estherville auto dealers travel to Spencer for a district meeting of the automotive merchants trade associations of District No. 2. The district includes Dickinson Emmet Clay Palo Alto Buena Vista and Pocahontas counties. Walter Ferrell secretary manager of the association outlines the code of fair competition and its provisions on used car pricing, followed by an open discussion on code applications.
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Estherville
Spencer
Automotive Merchants
Dickinson
Emmet
Clay Palo Alto
Buena Vista
Pocahontas
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Ferrell
Iowa
Old Settlers Register Sign at Sibley
The Osceola county fairgrounds old settlers building was visited by 248 early settlers last Wednesday. One man Sam Thompson of Modesto failed to register on time, logging in at 12:25 the following morning. Earliest settlement dates shown are 1871.
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Osceola County Fair Grounds
Sam Thompson
Modesto
Calif
Estherville High School Activity Tickets Push Sale
Estherville pupils push sale of all inclusive activity tickets for the first semester. Three price classes steady: $2 for adults, $1.50 for students, $1 for grade pupils. Installment option 10 cents weekly. About 15 or 16 events including football, basketball, and entertainment numbers, with substantial savings vs single admissions.
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Estherville High School
Shubel D. Owen
W A Kerr Opens New Grocery In Estherville
W A Kerr, a well known Estherville man, opens a grocery in the Tosdal building on South Sixth Street. The formal opening is tomorrow and Kerr invites the public to inspect the new place at once. He recently moved back from Cherokee where he ran a suburban grocery after a sales career with Spurbeck Lambert and Hawkeye Supply.
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W. A. Kerr
Estherville
Tosdal
South Sixth Street
Kerr
Howard and
Sixth
Cherokee
Spurbeck- Lambert Company
Hawkeye Supply Company
Mason City
Drifting through Estherville memories in Doc Bixby column
The Lincoln State Journal columnist Doc Bixby recounts a trip to Estherville Iowa and Homecoming sketches from Emmet county pioneers. He recalls family ties, early settlement names, and gravesites while reflecting on aging neighbors and landmarks from the past.
Negress Escapes Humboldt County Jail
Viola Washington of Ft. Dodge broke through a brick wall at Humboldt County Jail Friday night and escaped. She was arrested with others after an old settlers picnic at Livermore where $80 was stolen by pickpockets. Washington, held for grand jury action on the pickpocketing charge, was confined in a steel cell after the escape was noted by the Independent.
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Viola Washington
Negress
Ft. Dodge
Humboldt
Miss Washington
Old Settlers
Livermore
Grand Jury
Independent
Estherville Junior College Wolves open season at Sundrlin Field
Locals host Sioux Falls college celven in a three o’clock kickoff as Estherville Junior College Wolves plunge into the season amid inexperience. Coach Rogers faces gloomy prospects though the squad displays a learning will. Followed by Storm Lake high school Midgets under lights at eight, testing a veteran backfield behind a light line.
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Estherville Junior College Wolves
Sioux Falls College Celven
Sundrlin Field
Invaders
South Dakota College Conference
Sheldon Junior College
Rogers
Storm Lake
Dolliver Boy Breaks Arm Three Times In Two Weeks
In Dolliver a boy, Duane Cummins, son of Mr and Mrs Rufus Cummins, broke both arms about two weeks ago and fell again Tuesday morning injuring one fracture anew. The item notes ongoing alcohol repeal votes north to south with New Mexico and Idaho approving, Virginia due October 3, Florida October 10, and other states voting in November. Mrs Annie Fish of Detroit arrived to be with her ill father in Maple Hill.
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Dolliver
Duane Cummins
Rufus Cummins
Idaho
New Mexico
Florida
North
South Carolina
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Utah
Annie Fish
Detroit, Mich
O. K. Berven
Maple Hill
Mr. Berven
Blink As With Old Friends I Mix The BIX
A reflective note contemplates connecting with old friends and using intellect to decipher meaning, labeled with the tag BIX. The text suggests nostalgia and puzzle solving as core themes.
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Bix
Church Men Give Reports at Fourth Quarterly Conference
District Superintendent Muhleman presided at the Fourth Quarterly Conference in the Community church annex last Saturday evening. Board of Stewards members M. C. Peterson John Barfoot A K Iverson Henry Hall and L P Stillman attended. Reports from Sunday School Epworth League Ladies Aid Society and Woman's Foreign Missionary Society were presented and approved as satisfactory.
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Muhleman
Algona
Messrs
M. C. Peterson
John Barfoot
A. K. Iverson
Henry Hall
L. P. Stillman
Board of Stewards
H. O. Burdette
Epworth League
W. L. Peterson
Ladies Aid Society
A. R. Eckhart
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Armstrong Students Leave for College and Nurse Training
Sept 20 Armstrong residents depart for higher education with William Knipp Indianola Russel Ramsey Lloyd Johnson Leo Fitzgibbons Iowa City Margaret VenDenburgh Cedar Falls Thelma Hansen to Broadlawns General Hospital Des Moines for nurse training. Meanwhile J Werdahl prepares a possum feast after a night of poultry theft, as a prowling dog returns with a possum in tow.
Bean stalk and millet heads reported in Milford Mail
The Milford Mail notes a bean stalk in Willis Penn's garden reaching higher than him with pods numbering 26 to 30 and some pods measuring 17% inches long. Seeds came from his daughter in College Mound Missouri. Also featured are German millet heads brought by Jim Yager at 11 inches long and four inches in diameter, several times larger than American varieties.
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Milford Mail
Willis Penn
Mr. Penn
College Mound
Jim Yager
Legion Backs Move To Spread Safety Education
The American Legion joins Iowa motor vehicle officials to spread Highway Safety Week messaging. Circulators urge auto repairers, salesmen, merchants to place safety circulars in cars and homes. figures compare World War and highway casualties to urge protection and training. Civil and school partnerships promote crossing guards and classroom lessons amid rising U.S. auto fatalities.
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Legion
American Legion
Iowa
Motor Vehicle Department
United States
E.eee
Dolliver Young Folks Married Last Saturday
Miss Minnie Griese and Byron Tirevold were wed on Sept. 16 in Dolliver. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiram Griese. the groom, son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Tirevold, works as a school bus driver after past work at Peterson barthers. They reside temporarily at the Hiram Griese home as neighbors send a charivari.
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Dolliver
Minnie Griese
Byron Tirevold
Lewis Tirevold
Hiram Griese
Peterson Barthers
Freed Pleads Guilty to Breaking and Entering
Clarice Freed pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and was sentenced by Judge Davidson to a year at hard labor in the county jail. He was among four men held in connection with stealing 200 gallons of confiscated alcohol from the basement of the Emmet county courthouse. The plea brought the case to a quicker close ahead of the next jury term.
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Clarice Freed
Davidson
Freed
Emmet County Court House
Two Gangs Rush Paving at Sibley
Gazette Tribune reports two complete gangs of workmen rushing paving on the No. 33 project northeast of Sibley. Pouring began Friday and about three quarters of a mile was completed by Wednesday afternoon. A prior delay was due to material shortages. Nearby personal notes include Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hunt leaving for Chicago and the World's Fair, Mr. and Mrs. Voetman and family heading to Chicago for the Century of Progress, EB W Knight’s return from Chicago, and Miss Lois Inman moving into a Lincoln street apartment.
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No. 33
Sibley
The
Gazette Tribune
EB. W. Knight
Chicago
Roy Bixler
Lois Inman
Chas. Marshall
Lincoln Street
Lucy Bale
Famous racers to compete at Spencer fair in Iowa
Spencer Iowa hosts a 25 lap final championship auto race as the seven event program peaks the Spencer County Fair weekend. Notables include world champions Sig Haugdahl and Emory Collins with a strong field of challengers. Crowds gather as racing stars race for top honors while local residents attend expositions and family visits accompany the event.
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Spencer
Iowa
Lay County
Sig Haugdahl
Daytona Beach
Fla
Emory “Spunk” Collins
Regina
Sask
Canada
LeMars
Collins
Gus Schrader
Louie Schneider
Haugdahl
Minnesota State Fair
Larry Beckett
Buddy Calldoway
Macon
Southeastern
Shelly Gof
Birmingham
Ala
Ray LaPlante
Newark
N. J
Bob Sorengen
Leo Young
Chicago
Rod Campbell
Town City
Wilson Pingrey
Cedar Rapids
Dwight Peck
Indianola
Dave Champenau
Grand Forks
N. C
Howard Frost
Ottumwa
Kay Johnson
Mason City
N. C. Rogers
Rock Rapids
Estherville
Adah Hewlett
B. B. Anderson
George Anderson
Maybelle Harris
A. J. Rogers
Teachers Institute Planned for October Six
Miss Marie Sorum county superintendent chairs a faculty of speakers and instructors for the teachers institute to be held here Oct. 6. Notably, Miss Alison Aitchison of State Teachers College will lecture on geography. She is an authority on the subject and spent her early years in Emmet county, where her parents were pioneers in High Lake town.
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Marie Sorum
Alison Aitchison
State Teachers College
Miss Aitchison
Emmet County
High Lake Town
New Symphony Is Organized in Estherville
A new church oriented symphony is organized in Estherville directed by R L Caldwell with twenty charter members, many from the Estherville Little Symphony. Their first concert is at the Methodist Episcopal church on September 27 with five choirs and multiple small ensembles, about 135 musicians expected. The personnel features Virginia Reed, June Caldwell, Ruth Dayton, Earl Josten, Elmer Moore, Mildred Vedder, and others.
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Estherville Septemer
R. L. Caldwell
New Symphony
Estherville
Symphony
Virginia Reed
June Caldwell
Ethlyn Wolding
Arthur Fossum
G. F. Wilder
Harold Hansen
Eugene Petcoff
Ruth Dayton
Francis Lough
J. H. Cramer
Wayne Huntsinger
Marie Cramer
Earl Josten
Elmer Moore
Mildred Vedder
Howard Espeset
Roger Hugg
Dorothy Tomhave
Emmet County 4-H Dairy Team Places Fourth at Spencer Fair
Emmet county 4-H dairy judging team from Grover Maple Hill Ringsted and nearby towns placed fourth among twelve teams at the Spencer fair. Evan Smith led with 326 of 360, Merrill Christiansen 309, with Humboldt Sac Osceola Emmet and Calhoun teams ranking top five. Baby beeves and dairy calves were exhibited by several county youths including Evan Smith Merrill Christiansen Harvey Nelson and others.
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Emmet County
Joe Origer
Grover
Even Smith
Maple Hill
Merrill Christianesen
Harvey Nelson
Ringsted
Evan Smith
Merrill Chrise Jansen
Humboldt County
Sac County
Osceola County
Calhoun County
Spencer Fair
Ward Smith
Cecil Christiansen
Curtis Hanhr
Ernest Christiansen
Burl Felkey
Melvin Ellis
Merrill Christiansen
Emil Christiansen
Earl Larson
Hareld Larson
Andrew Larson
Pike string from Kabotogama Lake impresses Estherville party
Returning to Estherville with a string of wall-eyed pike that may exceed any in Izaak Walton’s admirers’ records, Jake Hepp and companions fished Kabotogama Lake near International Falls in northern Minnesota. The catch includes northern pike up to 11 1/2 pounds. Grover McCall joined the group but returned early due to the illness and death of partner George Lucas.
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Estherville
Izaak Walton
Jake Hepp
Cloyd Stevens
L. L. Jones
Chas. Waughtal
Minnesota
Kabotogama Lake
International Falls
Grover McCall
George Lucas
Sidewalk Construction Along North Second Avenue
New sidewalks are being laid on the east side of north second avenue in front of the Clem ents home the Fulk cottage and the Peter Lee home. R Schurver has the contract Miss Helen Beauman leaves Monday for Minneapolis to train as a nurse at University hospital. Mr and Mrs D S Knutsen return from a northern Minnesota vacation. The Misses Helen and Annie Welsh visited their sister Eliza Welsh deputy county treasurer today. They called on Rev Paige and Mr Helen recovering from operations. Billie Gardner of Jamestown stopped in Estherville en route to Ames to attend Town state college. He is son of Mr and Mrs Guy Gardner formerly of Estherville and stayed with M M Knapp and AEx Johnston homes.
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H. 8. Greig
Lucy Bale
Alex Johnston
Cedar Rapids
Chas. Douglas
Waterloo
Guernsey
Wm. Ketchen
William
Boise
Idaho
Estherville
Geo. Doughty
North Second Avenue
L. L. Clements
C. E. Fulk
Curt Sather Familly
Peter Lee
R. Schurver
V-R
Helen
Annie Welsh
Jack Creek
Eliza Welsh
Paige
Billie Gardner
Jamestown
N. Dak
Ams
Town State College
Young Gardner
Guy Gardner
M. M. Knapp
Aex Johnston
Respite Amid Gardens of Horticulture at the World Fair
Visitors at A Century of Progress in Chicago seek quiet through the Horticulture Building gardens. Four and a half acres showcase diverse blooms, reefs of color, and features like the Ignn Trattan garden, a rose acre with new varieties, a Japanese garden, Lincoln’s cabin replica, and a California hacienda. Irene Rich hosts daily, greeting crowds amid serene stone walks and fountains.
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Chicago
Iere
Bay of Naples
Ignn Trattan Historical Garden
Lake Michigan
Max Irouse
Countess Vandall
Lincoln Cabin
Orient
Indiana
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Estherville Co-op
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J. W. Cory
E. B. Soper
Iowa Lake Township
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Margaret Farley
Cincinnati
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Atlanta
Christine Petteway
Columbus
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Wolves
Dolliver Boy
J. Werdahl
North Fifth Avenue
Lordahl
Mr. Lerdahl
C. Freed
W. H. Hunt
Plan Teachers Institute
National Park Head
Arno I Cammerer
National Park Service
Ile
Soelate
Horace M. Albright
Mr. Cammerer
Arapahoe
Neb
Federal Service
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M. E. Church
Emmet CO
Helen Beauman
Minneapolis
University Hospital
D. S Knutsen
California
Irene Rich
Indiana Sand Dunes
Adirondick Mountains
New Orleana
Suwanee River
Michixon
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