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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
6
Christmas schedule across area churches including St Pauls Lutheran Trinity Episcopal Bethany Lutheran Assumption Catholic with services on Advent and Christmas Day. Highlights include choir and children's programs, Christmas Eve and Day masses, special music, and a Lutheran Hour broadcast.
Sunday service at 11 am features a Christmas musical program led by Rev A F Schuldt. Preludes include A Christmas Meditation and Handel’s Messiah selections with Ellen Newell Martha Helen Nelson and others. Choir, carols, violin solos, and an offertory Pastoral Symphony fill the hour.
Officials report a decline in pheasant season violations with reduced arrests and fines. Hunters show better compliance as laws are reinforced and sportsmen push for responsible behavior. Separately Iowa veterinarians warn grease or oil on hogs aids heat loss and pneumonia risk in cold weather. Lime sulfur dips are proposed as safer mange control for pigs.
Rev. George A. Ingie leads Christmas services with an 11 a.m. sermon and music. Children’s program at 7 30 p m. Young People’s Fellowship goes caroling Sunday evening. No vesper service planned. All are welcome to attend.
Rev. Viotelle Miles, pastor, leads morning service at 11 20 a m with a Christmas message. Sunday school at 10 a m supervised by Mrs William Boostra and class meeting at 11 4 a m led by Marinus Anderson. Christmas program at 8 p m all are invited. Prayer meeting weekly Wednesday at 8 p m.
Imports from Argentina rise slowly but shipping space limits flow while demand for linseed oil grows. Government loan by 1.45 dollars per bushel boosts No 1 flaxseed prices at main markets. Duty cut from 83 to 32.5 cents per bushel. later to 0 cents. U.S. imports about 15 million bushels yearly. Argentina faces a surplus, Canada exports about 3 million as protein shortages constrain shipments.
Iowa reveals a rise in carbon monoxide fatalities in 1940 with 28 deaths, up seven from 1939. Rural areas accounted for 63 percent of the toll, and motor vehicle exhaust caused about a quarter of deaths. Health officials urge safer car use and regular vehicle maintenance.
Time is essential for farming gains as crops and livestock require specific gestation or growth periods. The text notes a cow’s 283 day gestation, a sow’s 114 day to second litter, and 21 days for most eggs to hatch, underscoring delays in production.
Local residents and visitors form a busy social week in Emmetsburg with Irene Donovan of Emmetsburg visiting Hilda Vanderby in Cylinder and shopping trips by the Vanderby and Donovan families. Visitors include Rev and Mrs James Dunigg Livermore and the O'Brien party Graettinger, plus multiple business callers from Ayrshire Mallard Depew Pocahontas Lake Andes and Curlew. Joe Jones of Emmetsburg, recently discharged, returned briefly before rejoining service in Des Moines. Dr J D Ruddy of Ayrshire also joined local business calls this week.
City Council in regular session December 1 1941 approves extended resurfacing through July 2 1942 and authorizes a 1450 dollar payment to D Wilder. Meeting notes list claims including payroll items and local service purchases. Social items follow with visits, marriages, and community events referenced among town residents.
The Navy Department announced relaxed physical standards for enlistments in the regular Navy and Naval Reserve during the emergency. Men previously rejected for minor defects may re apply, with varicose veins and hydrocele to be corrected at training stations. Hernia cases accepted if IQ 75 or higher, and other waivers cover seasonal hay fever nasal deformities and minor surgical defects. Recruits with corrected defects will be hospitalized and returned to training as soon as possible, with mental treatment offered at stations.
Maeznach of this city will move to Emmets sass as Olson operates a truck for Neibauer Brothers in the vicinity.
A Ruthven visit itinerary includes Mason City trips with Ruthven guest, plus a post nuptial shower in Zion Lutheran church parlors attended by seventy and hosted by Mailand Simington. A newborn girl joins Mr. and Mrs. Gard of Cylinder, grandmother Mrs. Lewis Larson states.
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