County News Family Visits and Obituaries Across Nearby Towns
County highlights list visits and gatherings from Estherville to Farmington and Spirit Lake. Funeral attendance honors Mrs Riesinger, a former Grover resident, as families including Kruse, Sidles, Peterson, and Andreasen travel between Huntington, Des Moines, Huntington, Jackson and Gruver for meals, church and kin.
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Fred Kruse
Farmington
Minn
Riesinger
Grover
Loyal Smith
Estherville
Ed Farris
Agnes Spear
Des Moines
Peter Peterson
Hayfield
Mary Peterson
George Stubbs
Ray Scott
Joy Dailey
Jerry
Ted Nelson
Leslie Sidles
John Sidles
Huntington
Ross Sidles
Spirit Lake
Sidles
Evelyn Bielharz
Andrew Andreasen
Jackson
Hugh Rokenbrodt
Harold Howard
Gruver
Her
Social Notes and Obituary in Washington Observer
Sunday and Monday visits abound as Andreasen and Rolfson families host guests while Ruby Jackson prepares for college. A mass meeting at Ness aims to reclaim Twelve Mile Lake, and Mrs. Margaret Dows Evans dies at 55 after years of civic work. Funeral at Ritche, burial at Washington cemetery, with church and college affiliations noted. Several Armstrong and Des Moines visitors are listed alongside family movements and regional social life.
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Man Andreasen
Ray Scott
Ed Rolfson
Graettinger
Bert Rolfson
Philip Robinson
Thompson
Sam Anderson
Ruby Jackson
Ames
Gilbert Osher
Berge
Des Moines
Paul Thompson
Dakota
Andrew Iverson
Frank Willis
H. I. Spear
Ness
Twelve Mile Lake
Kirt Allen
Ted Nelson
G. W. Evans
Margaret Dows Evans
G. Wesley Evans
LeMoyne Avenue
Evans
Armstrong
Iowa
Anna R
John Dows
Presbyterian Church
St. Mary’s Hall
Fairbault
Minn
Oberlin College
Wells College
Aurora
N. Y
Grafton
Lancaster
Washington
Sinté
First Presbyterian Church
Order of Eastern Star
American Association of University Women
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington Hospital
Evans Igfwo
Anne. Eames AW
Ritchie Funeral Home
Henry C. Rogers
Washington _cemetery
Washington, Pa
Observer
Teenies ——V.r.a
Young Couple Married at St Patrick's Church
Miss Florence Wempe and Oliver Truesdell wed in a quiet ceremony at St Patrick's church with Mass at eight o'clock. Attendants were Miss Adeline Wempe and Isadore Nepps, with Dooley at the organ and a program of sacred hymns. The society notes also mention relatives visiting, new twins born to the Lyman family, and several local greetings and gatherings, including bridge teas hosted by Mrs Stith and Mrs Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence T. Wempe
Henry G. Wempe
Terris
Oliver A. Truesdell
Wm. T. Truesdell
Estherville
St. Patrick’s Church
Eugene Kevane
Adeline Wempe
Isadore Nepps
County Auxiliary to Meet Friday at Armstrong
Several Estherville members will attend a county wide American Legion Auxiliary meeting Friday afternoon at two thirty. Units from Dolliver Wallingford Armstrong and Estherville will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Estherville
American Legion Auxiliary
Dolliver
Wallingford
The Doctor on Liquor and Illness in Society
Medical authorities differ on liquor as a disease or habit with heredity partly at play. Excessive drinking worsens heart and lung illness, and many patients relapse after treatment. Historical notes trace alcoholism from Arculanus in 1483 to modern cases, including a wife and mother who ruined her health and home seeking drink.
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Venezuela
Arculanus
Big Man
Uniform color shifts reflect era in military and fashion
The article notes a move to slate blue uniforms for the U S Army to improve concealment and safety from air attacks while maintaining a uniform look. It contrasts military dress with civilian fashion trends toward colored shirts and gray suits, and discusses enduring wood use in construction and reflections on past presidential candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Sisthee
The Burden of Federal Administration in the United States
The passage argues the U S government is too large for one person to manage as the nation grows and responsibilities shift from states to Washington. It cites President Rosevelt as bearing unprecedented burdens and foresees two paths: a single authoritative government like Italy or Germany, or a complete constitutional revision to distribute executive power.
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The
United States
Washington
Congress
Rosevelt
Italy
Germany
Courtesy in driving and self reliance urged in column
The column argues drivers need more courtesy and should trust only themselves behind the wheel to prevent accidents. It stresses that common sense law and courtesy dictate actions and that courtesy pays. It notes Mr and Mrs R L Mallory took sisters Miss Rose Hamilton and Mrs Hattie Schibley to Waterloo after visiting in the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Mallory
Rose. Hamilton
Hattie Schibley
Waterloo
Mallory
Otto Reimer Auto Reported In Accident
Otto Reimer of near Estherville had his car badly damaged in Stuttgart Arkansas on Sunday afternoon. A message to Art Bringle confirmed the injuryless collision. Reimer, his wife, daughter Eileen, and Mrs Smith of Britt visited Mrs Smiths brother Will Wittenauer. later word arrived that they reached safety at 10:30 am. The left side and wheel were damaged with few details given.
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J. N. Wheatley
Miami
Fla
G. G. Wheatley
Miller
Chicago
Henry Dewall
Dewall Norman Nygaard
Coco Cols
Spirit Lake
Fred Below
Terri Community
Drexel Griffee
Superior
Claus Martens
Gladys Brunsvold
Earl Schmidt
John R. Olson
Earl
Alice
Frank Weeks
Milford Houge and
J. 8. Brown
Montgomery
Otto Reimer
Estherville
Stuttgart
Ark
Art Bringle
Reimer
Eileen
Lorenzo Smith
Britt
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