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Newspaper

Vindicator And Republican

Location

Estherville, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1941

Page

3

Estherville junior college to present Holiday play

Invitations issued to 24 area high schools for the Estherville junior college production of Holiday to be staged April 17 for guests and April 18 for the public. Rehearsals led by Edward Kyvig. Tickets may be reserved Friday at the secretary's office. The cast includes Linda Seton, Jean Kennedy, Ned Seton, and others in a story about the Sexton family.

Estherville Junior College Spirit Lake Milford Superior Township Superior Swea City Armstrong Graettinger Halfa Consolidated Maple Hill Grover Dolliver Emmet Consolidated Lake Township Sexton Linda Seton Jean Kennedy Johnny Case Gregory McNally Julia Seton Margaret Maine Ned Seton Bruce Dahlbo Susan Potter Ruth Willey Nick Potter Russell Smith Edward Seton Harold Schildknecht Laura Cram Alice Handeland Seton Cram Frank Campion Henry Donald Larson Edward Kyvig V.R

Spelling Contests Send Winners to Ames Meet

Emmet county high school spelling champions from 1940 and 1941 will travel to Ames on Thursday April 19 to compete in the state contest. Miss Marie Sorum county superintendent accompanies them. The event will be broadcast on radio station WOT from 2 30 to 8 00 pm with words pronounced by Prof. Fred Cram. The 1941 team includes Dorothy Perkins Armstrong Margaret Christensen Ringsted Jeanette Rasmussen Ringsted and Betty Ann Duen Gruver. The 1940 team features Ruth Maniece Emmet Consolidated Margie Johnson Armstrong Virginia Hartman Grover Wanda Lilland Emmet Consolidated and Wanda Fretty. Hartman is also a county winner.

Emmet Ames Marie Sorum WOT Fred Cram Cedar Falls Chew Dorothy Perkins Armstrong Margaret Christensen Ringsted Jeanette Rasmussen Betty Ann Duen Gruver Ruth Maniece Emmet Consolidated Margie Johnson Virginia Hartman Grover Wanda Lilland Wanda Fretty Miss Hartman

Notice to Red Cross workers unfinished garments pickup

All finished Red Cross garments in knitting or sewing may be taken to the Red Cross rooms over the Leuthold Tibbetts store. The room will be open two afternoons Tuesday April 15 and the following Saturday from 2:00 to 5:00. The committee appreciates workers returning finished garments promptly.

Red Cross Leuthold-Tibbetts

Calisthenics Classes For Women By WPA Program

The WP A Recreation department will offer calisthenics and simple reducing exercises for women starting April 15. Sessions run Tuesday 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the city hall auditorium and Friday 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The program supports national defense aims and physical fitness. Exercises draw on a Calisthenics textbook, with courtesy from Dr S C Staley of the University of Illinois.

Wp.a. Recreation City Hall W.P.A S. C. Staley University of Illinois

Pow wow at Storm Lake Spring event draws Y clubs

On Saturday April 19, boys from YMCA Camp Foster District will converge on Storm Lake for an all day Spring Pow Wow and Round Up. About 33 clubs from Estherville to Spirit Lake including Friendly Indian Pioneer Y will participate with a basketball tournament parade entertainment crafts and a park feast.

Y.M.C.A Camp Foster Storm Lake Friendly Indian Pioneer Y Old Main Street Estherville Grover Hartley Laurens Sibley Sac City Spirit Lake Spencer Terris Cherokee Newell

Local Creamery Men Receive Excellent Ratings

Fleven Iowa buttermakers earned ratings on butter in the April Iowa quality educational scoring contest held in Brooklyn. Judges included A W Rudnick Karl Wester and Martin Mortensen, with superior ratings awarded to P E Frettem H P Geil John Helgason Gordon Sandvng and Oral Bonstead. Excellent ratings went to John Fish Kenneth Medin. Gene Kelly and Les Johnson received very good ratings.

Fleven Iowa Brooklyn A. W. Rudnick Karl Wester Martin Mortensen Iowa State College P. E. Frettem H. P. Geil John Helgason Estherville Gordon Sandvng Wallingford Oral Bonstead Graettiner John Fish Kenneth Medin Graettinger Gene Kelly Les Johnson Emmetsburg

Fined for Spearing Fish at Turtle Lake

Vernon K. Burgeson and Erickson of Armstrong were each fined ten dollars and costs for spearing fish in Turtle Lake. They were apprehended by conservation officer E. M. Wogen last Wednesday and faced a hearing before Justice Mi Hof Schloeman.

Vernon K. Burgeson Everett TF Erickson Armstrong Turtle Lake E. M. Wogen Mi 'H. Schloeman

Estherville Busts Fortune Telling Ring

Estherville police dismantle a gypsy fortune telling operation led by Mickey Adams who faced a Kentucky license charge. Adams pleaded guilty, fined 50 dollars with 45 due, and left town within 15 minutes after hearing as others in the group vanished.

Estherville Cliff Fredericksen Mickey Adams Iowa Justice Schloeman Adams Adams Kentucky Williams Vindicator Republican Mme. Kastrina V.R

Easter Rainfall Deluge Dampens Easter Parade

Local weather observer Mrs. Orvis notes .96 inches of rain on Easter Sunday with showers breaking the day. Spells of heavy downpours followed by hot, sticky periods dampened Easter outfits while churches filled and visitors toured Esstville. April totals reach 1.71 inches with a warm 78 degree high on Saturday and 76 on Sunday.

Estherville

New Books Added to School Libraries Since 1988

The local board of education reports 1110 new volumes purchased for the school library over the last three years, bringing high school and junior college holdings to 5355 volumes. Purchases include 178 Educational, 260 Curriculum, 123 Science Biology Health, 64 History, 40 Fiction, 16 Aeronautics, 20 Vocational, 19 Home Economics, 136 Agricultural, 14 Algebra, 8 Music, 2 French, 28 Literature, 9 Economics, and 204 Miscellaneous.

Board of Education

Estherville Lutheran Church to Install New Pipe Organ

Through the Tosdals generous gift, Estherville Lutheran Church will install a floating tone pipe organ in the new edifice. The two manual console will be in the choir loft with independent magneted pipes and a large Open Diapason. Special acoustical treatment enhances church auditorium sound.

H. H. Tosdal Estherville

Wife of Dickinson supervisor dies in Terril

Mrs. Frank Hanlon aged 74 wife of Frank Hanlon Dickinson county supervisor died suddenly Tuesday evening at their Terril home from a heart attack. Funeral held 10 am Friday at St Josephs Milford with burial in Milford Catholic cemetery. Survived by husband three daughters and two sons Carmen Corso Chicago Dorothy Hanlon Margaret Hanlon Terril Tom Hanlon Waterloo Francis Hanlon Terril.

Frank Hanlon Dickinson County Richland Lloyd Okoboji Milford Terril Hanlon Hanson St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Dentlinger Milford Catholic Cemetery Carmen Corso Chicago Dorothy Hanlon Margaret Hanlon Tom Hanlon Waterloo Francis Hanlon

Call Number 11 Selectees for April Induction

The local draft board lists ten selectees to depart Estherville by train on Monday April 21 at 4 00 p m for the Des Moines induction center for final physical examinations. Names include McKay Archer Six Gres Kruse Sifrit Lytle Erickson Larson Klingbeil with replacements Bosold Gangstad Jenson Bennicksen Sabin Iverson and a note that Helmer Linn failed his Des Moines exam and Bosold will fill his place. Bosold leaves April 17 as a replacement for a prior rejected selectee.

Draft Board Estherville Des Moines Wayne William McKay Ringsted Floyd Harvey Archer Armstrong Harold Edward Six Willis Harold Gres Kenneth Francis Kruse Gracttinger Sheldon Albert Sifrit Lyndon Leslie Lytle Telwood Gerald Erickson Leland Sherman Larson Wallingford Gustave William Henry Klingbeil Erickson Larson Klingbeil Robert Bosold Arnold Gangstad Melvin Jenson Esthervile Eldon Bennicksen Lyle Sabin Raymond Iverson Helmer Linn Focal Board Bosold

Four Estherville men to report for Des Moines induction

Four local men Norman Fink Maurice McCall Darrell Roberts and William Moore from Estherville will depart Thursday at 12 30 by bus to the induction center in Des Moines to fill the April 17 quota from Emmet county. They will be guests at an Elks supper Wednesday at Swede's Place with Harold Reed and William Swift hosting.

Elks Lodge Elks Club Harold Reed William Swift The Elks Des Moines Temmet County Norman Fink Maurice McCall Darrell Roberts William Moore Estherville

County Festival Brings Five Schools to Emmet County Concert

Five Emmet county schools Dolliver Ringsted Estherville Mapleton and Graver will take part in the annual county music festival on Friday April 18 at Grover gymnasium starting at 8:00 p.m. A 100 piece mass band led by A N Mahannah Spirit Lake and a 100 voice mass chorus directed by Richard Gentry Buena Vista College Storm Lake will perform. Admission is 10 and 25 cents.

Emmet County Grover Grover Gymnasium Dolliver Ringsted Esbherville Maple Tilt Graver A. Mahannah Spirit Lake Richard Gentry Buena Vista College Storm Lake

W R Stevens Rites Held

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 8 00 for Oscar J Stevens who died Thursday from a heart attack The services were in the Christian church with Rev L A Mathie of Estherville Lutheran in charge The remains were taken to Boyd Minnesota for a Monday 2 00 service Burial was in Boyd cemetery Pallbearers were fellow workers at the Motor Supply Company Names include William Recher M I Ressell Peter Seh rack Harold Nalleck Ivor McLane Maurice Burrell A close friend served as the other pall bearer -W R-

Oscar J. Stevens Christian Church L. A. Mathie Estherville Peter Sehrack Harold Nalleck Ivor McLane Maurice Burrell

Emmet County Institute to Hear Gregor Ziemer Speaker

The Emmet county Boys and Girls Institute will be held in Estherville on May 9 and 10 under county superintendent Marie Sorum. On opening day May 9 Miss Sorum will introduce Gregor Ziemer, a noted newspaper man and educator with eleven years in Germany. He broadcast Hitler’s first U S shortwave speech and will recount his German experiences with Nazi authorities, hospitals, labor camps, and meetings with Hitler Goering and Goebbels. He authored 2010 Days of Hitler.

Emmet Estherville Marie Sorum Hitler Goering Goebbels Ziemer Germany

Institute sessions to be held at multiple city venues

Sessions of the institute will be held in the junior high school and Roosevelt auditorium the Methodist church and the city hall. The program has not been completed but will be released as soon as it is finished.

Roosevelt Auditorium Methodist Church

Mrs. Cecil Munson Dies After Long Illness

Mrs. Cecil Munson 38 died Thursday at her Whiting home after an extended brain cancer illness. She had been bedfast since September and underwent multiple operations, the latest in October at Rochester Minnesota. Survived by husband Mr. Munson superintendent of Whiting schools and three children Tommy 13 Marlene 9 Billy 5, her parents Rev and Mrs Bergman, a sister and a brother. Funeral services held in Whiting then Charles City with burial there.

Cecil Munson Rochester Minn Whiting Munson Menno Tommy Marlene Billy Wr. Bergman Charles City Rev Nelson Laverne, Iown George Bergman Omaha Nebraska Richard Estherville Tromer Munson Cheyenne Wyo

Bride Lucille Strang Weds Pranvis Erickson in Cedar Rapids

Miss Lucille Strang daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee J Strang longtime Estherville residents now of Cedar Rapids married Saturday April 12 to Pranvis Erickson son of Mr and Mrs E L Erickson Benton Harbor Michigan The Ericksons will reside in Benton Harbor courtesy Des Moines Register.

Lucille Strang Lee J. Strang Estherville Cedar Rapids Pranvis Erickson Benton Harbor Mich Ite E. L. Erickson

Cream farmers awarded 169 certificates for high scoring cream

The Iowa State College agricultural extension service awarded 169 Emmet county farmers certificates for producing cream scoring 93 or above in 1940. Certificates cover cream marketed via Estherville Wallingford and Doliver creameries, with nine evaluations conducted throughout the year under A. W. supervision.

Emmet County Estherville Wallingford Dolliver Iowa State College Agricultural Extension Service A. W

Es therville and Dolliver farmers awarded cream certificates

A long list names Es therville and Dolliver recipients for cream certificates. The Es therville group includes Kedric Tindal C W Anderson S N Perkins R J Shannon and many more farmers. Dolliver participants named R T Olsen I Pope Wesley Hall G Richards Mrs H Griffith and others receive certificates for cream production.

Estherville Kedric Tindal C. W. Anderson S. N. Perkins R. J. Shannon James Coon Walter Bragg John Spov George West H. A. Sauer I. J. Logue Ralph LaRue George Haar Frank Clutchinson Anton Roben Dan $. Howard Frank Yule Ray Kinnander Leonard HH Guerdet August Resch Adolph Anderson Orval Jones J. J. Theesfeld Lawrence Sandt Charles O. Jacobson John Allansvang Carl Duer James Jensen Jesse DeVoss Clifford Plintey Ke, Swartz TA. Winterton J. J. Weis David George Charles G. Meinrich Anton Ricke A. Pitcher C. P. Christensen Englebert Neppl J. A. Hiles J. FF. Ramsey Willian V. Tiles FE. HH. Tarrego IkKdna C. Gray J. H. Rosberg A. H. Sterenberg Vern Topp J. C. Christensen Soren Agerbeck Herman Bargfrede Sophus Rasmussen Mack Fallis August Schaper Henry Peterson Iver Johnson Earl Sidles Edgar Johnson William Spoo W. A. Moore Paul R. Johnson Hugh Anderson Edick Wayne* Small LE. E. Shonkwiler Glen Kettleson Gillette Bros George Stubbs Paul Welnitz Ted Marley August Beadke Walingford J. C. Larsen Ed Farris Oscar Petersen C. I. Seattebo Bert Twite Hans Jensen Max Soeth Ted Torresen O. N. Refsell FB. BL Berg Raymond Herawn Verne Fredericksen Sam Natterstad Jacob Amdahl Herman Terke Asher Petersen LL. A. Ranson Sylvester Bere Ole Refsell John Thomas Ted Olsen Ness Bros Verman Peters Donald Gage Howard Hildreth Carl Culklanz S. J. Reinitz M. Reno C.D. Philpott Henry Lofblom I. John Petersen AJR Reno Orville Dodge Gilbert Osher Andne Ness Norman Olsen Fd Uwutchinson Conrad Ressell Jeffrey Olsen R. T. Olsen Pope Wesley Hall G. Richards H. Griffith Uink Henry Toll John Kono P. Phelps William Hage

Charge Is Filed By Co. Att'y Against Mrs. Frank

County Attorney Rosendahl filed information charging Mrs. Faye Frank of Orleans with grand larceny. The case arose after a billfold containing $60 tied to Miss Helen Ulrich and Orville Carey’s marriage was found, and Frank was overheard returning to the sheriff. She posted $200 bond, and Nelson faces a pending liquor transportation charge.

Rosendahl Faye Frank Orleans Justice Court Atty. Narey Spirit Lake Fredericksen Justice Schloeman Nelson Hquor Estherville Frederickson Frank Iowa Conservation Commission State Fish and Game Division

Armstrong Women Are In Accident

Mrs. Chas. Paris of Armstrong suffered a broken knee cap and injuries when her car collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs. L. M. England near Maple Hill at about 3:00 PM Monday. Mrs. England and Mrs. Paris’s daughter Jean Paris were uninjured. damage to the cars was about $350.

Chas. Paris Armstrong Paris L. M. England Maple Hill England Jean Paris

Umbargers Gather for Easter Family Reunion at Ashburn Home

Easter Sunday brought a large Umbarger family reunion at the Ashburn home. Attendees from Lake Park Lakefield Mason City Sioux City and Arthur included Mr and Mrs J B Umbarger and many relatives. Betty Clark assisted at the Gift Garden last week.

V.R Ashburn Home Umbarger H. J. Ashburn Max Umbarger Barbara James Lakefield Minn P. ‘J. Umbarger Jean Frank Umbarger Bobbie Duane Mason City Sam Love Wesley Love Wayne Raahe Wanda Seeney Arthur Clara Umbarger Sioux City

Local Names Mentioned in Fragmentary List

A fragmentary line lists individuals including K Tweet A J Burdette George Hall Rood Vand Lilland H Leibing Harry Wigdahl Art Valen Howard Hat Hand M W W Trewin P Herum H L Howard. No event or context provided to define actions or outcomes.

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Jr. College WOI R. C Phrentolgy Group Library OF Schools H. H Tosdal Dickinson W.R. Stevens W.R Kenneth Hornby Chanute Field Jefferson Barracks St. Louis Illinois Girls Boys Institute Gregor Ziemer Co. Att
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