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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
3
The Estherville draft office will send ten selectees from Emmet county to the Des Moines induction center on May 6. The board released 1-A ratings for 21 registrants in the 601 to 700 range, listing names and numbers. Order numbers 83 and 707 appear among those reclassified at Tuesday’s meeting.
Goodman Hundness was arrested by local police and jailed for contempt of court after failing to deliver an LC.c. permit to buyer George Robb as ordered by Judge Stillman. He remained in city jail until complying with the judge's orders.
The State Board of Health with Kiwanis Club presents the film Choose to Live detailing cancer prevention and cure. Friday at eight o clock at City Hall, with Marvin F. Haygood in charge. Public urged to attend.
Emmet County farms push financing for crops and livestock as spring work begins. Owen Marton of Estherville, a director of the Emmetsburg Production Credit Association, reports 180 480 loans in the first quarter, up 17 percent from 1940. He notes a trend toward planning financing beyond immediate needs across Emmetsburg’s service area. George Richards dies at county farm. funeral details to follow next week in the Vindicator.
The Iowa House on Wednesday passed two measures. One allocates 1200 dollars yearly to maintain the Herbert Hoover birthplace cottage at West Branch in a largely Republican chamber by 68 to 7. The second provides 10000 dollars to buy the Gardner Jog cabin and land at Arnolds Park in Dickinson County, a site tied to the 1857 Spirit Lake massacre, with a 73 zero vote.
Registration day for Esther ville Girl Scouts set for Saturday April 19 at the K P hall above J C Penney. Hours run 1 30 to 4 00. Reorganization drive spans two months with age groups eight to ten Brownies ten to fifteen intermediate and fifteen to eighteen senior. Supervisors Mrs K J McDonald and assistant Mrs Howard Heidke coordinate the effort. Posters and a girl scout mannequin highlight the campaign in local stores.
At a special meeting the council named W T Kauffman custodian of the city dump at 15 dollars weekly and Alfred Rost head lifeguard at 75 dollars monthly with Lloyd Elwood and Jack Sanders as assistants at 50 dollars each month while Mrs Frances Reynolds returns as pool matron at 60 dollars monthly. They also bought a four acre tract south of Estherville on Highway 17 for gravel at 1000 dollars. The council authorized Russell Peterson to buy a new police car, trading in the old one. A private road donation proposal south of Riverside Park was referred to street and city engineers for study. Nora Marie Harker visits from Lake Forest NL. Lane and Delbert Besuman plan moves. and residents urged city road access via donated land.
Estherville high school band will perform Sunday April 20 at 4 00 PM in Roosevelt Auditorium under director Raymond Minkler. The program includes light opera medleys flute and clarinet quartets solos by Glenn Groth and Vernice Jean Wee and ends with the Star Spangled Banner.
Standard Oil Company of Indiana has won the top prize for a national newspaper advertising campaign in Chicago. The award, given by the Chicago Federated Advertising Club, covers the 1940-41 winter season with 1,283 weekly papers and 490 daily papers reaching about 14 million in 18 Midwest states. McCann-Erickson, Inc. created the campaign featuring Laugh at winter with Standard Red Crown It starts just like that, noted for bold illustrations, effective headlines, and selective color.
United States Revenue men seized a still on the Louis Umschied farm near Milford. Umschied posted $1000 bail and was freed pending federal grand jury investigation in Sioux City for operating an unlicensed distillery. Sheriff Joe McQuirk aided the confiscation and agents located the still, unused for months.
George Belair two year old son of Mr and Mrs Belair longtime Estherville residents died Tuesday in Minneapolis after an extended illness. He had tumor removal last fall in Minneapolis and cancer returned in his lungs. The family had moved recently for his father's sales work with National Biscuit Co. Burial likely in Minneapolis. survivors include parents and many relatives.
Estherville Chamber of Commerce luncheon as part of Dairy Month will be held April 23 at noon in the Gardston Hotel. speaker will be Ben B. Schultz dairy and food inspector for the Iowa department of agriculture. Public invited. Menu prepared by Al Howard includes Cream of Tomato Soup cheese wafers hot creamed sugar cured ham a la king on toast au gratin potatoes cottage cheese salad with French dressing hot toasted cheese rolls assorted cheese tidbits ice cream sundae and milk.
Mrs. Mary Mirabeth Lorimer died after months of illness at 2:30 Friday at their home on North Eighth Street. Born May 29 1869 in Dumfriesshire Scotland she lived in Emmetsburg after immigration in 1881 and later married George Lorimer. Survived by one daughter Mildred Lorimer and several grandchildren the widow helped found a Presbyterian church in the Scottish community. Funeral services Friday at 2:30 pm conducted by Rev Claude Fausnaugh, burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
Gene Wolz and Fred Harvey of Ames opened a new motor service shop in Estherville in the Markley building on First Avenue South. They specialize in rebuilding and rewiring electric motors generators and starters and have moved their families to Estherville. Both men bring extensive experience and have already attracted out of town trade and local work.
Mrs. Ellison and her son will join him in North Carolina for a camp. Their departure from St. Louis was delayed due to a truckers strike, preventing them from placing their furniture in storage.
About 180 fans and players attended Tuesday’s dinner at the Orleans hotel honoring area high school and junior college basketball teams. Creighton coach Eddie Hickey spoke on athletics' role in education, ethics, and personal development, praising coaches Elmer Starr and Floyd Tate. Junior college letters were awarded to Clint Palmer, Jack Sanders, Charles Warner, Wayne Arnold, Russell Smith, Bob Schryver, Wayne Hakeman, Phil Gilbert, Ted Weiby, Keith Griffith, Ed Grove, and Greg McNally. high school letters to Lloyd Edwood, George Van Valkenburg, Lloyd Young, Dale Rauhauser, James Kennedy, Lamont Youtman, Cecil Woods, and John Woods. Gold basketballs were presented to Arnold, Warner, Schryver, Griffith, Smith, Swift, Grove, Palmer, Sanders, Hakeman, Gilbert, and MeeNally. The program featured solo songs by Bob Broms and community singing led by Mahlum and Minkler.
The Emmetsburg public school Girls' Athletic association will host a Play Day on April 19 inviting ten northwest Iowa schools including Spencer Estherville Spirit Lake Cherokee Storm Lake Sibley Sheldon Algona and East High Sioux City plus Emmetsburg Catholic High. The event in Soper Park starts at 9 am with registration and a social mixer. Activities include kiteball ring tennis and other games followed by a noon picnic lunch then stunts tournaments and a campfire hour in the afternoon. Harriet Wrage leads the program as girls' athletic instructor.
County Superintendent Marie Sorum releases nine school commencements with dates for Armstrong Ringsted Grover Maple Hill Dolliver Estherville Emmet Consolidated and Llalfa. Main ceremonies span May 16 to May 29 across several towns. Cross street safety urged with green light guidance.
A Livermore Gazette note describes editor Miller alert to local happenings as April Fool's Day prompts varied observations. A neighboring town rumors a disguise as a tempting maiden, collecting tales, fortunes, and charity while avoiding her husband and town business figures.
Jim Landry an engineer on the Town Division of the Rock Ishin has spent the past week in Estherville teaching air brake instruction to train and enginemen of the railroad. Attendees are expected to join at least one session and many have attended daily. The demonstration car, fully equipped with the latest improvements, shows progress since the early 1900s training cars.
Emmet County finishes its mattress quota first in the state as part of a state wide project. About a third of the state’s mattresses are completed. NYA girls under Mrs Mildred Olson prepare ticking and mattress components for 34 units in Emmet County and 500 covers for Kosyth County. Surplus Marketing Administration provides free cotton seal ticking to eligible families certified by the AAA.
The ladies of the Methodists church will hold a rummage sale in the basement and a bake sale at Sidles grocery on Saturday April 19. Both sales open in the morning and run through the day. Voters in Emmetsburg rejected a proposal to place the city power plant under a board of trustees by 822 to 87.
Estherville initiates a week long cleanup and restoration drive under Was Lomas with Chamber of Commerce backing. Mayor Sehlers cites beauty gains and lasting impact while Fire Chief J W Raster urges trash removal and safe wiring. Painters will paint a model home April 25, time and location to be announced.
A proclamation announces a community campaign named Clean Up Paint Up Modernize to promote health safety thrift pride and city beauty. It urges every citizen to participate starting April 24 and to contribute to cleaning up fixing up planting up and revitalizing the town.
Mrs Fronk pleaded guilty before Judge Stittong to larceny connected with a Wilder store theft in Ibh erville. Arrested by officers, she confessed to taking a billfold belonging to Mrs Orville Carey. Represented by Atty. Harry Carey of Spirit Lake, the case concluded with payment of the fine.
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