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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
1
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Osswalt Lilland family relocate from Louis Road farm to the S Lilland home farm on Monday. Mrs Emma Ross and Mrs Martha Cruth visited Estherville last March then two local families joined a housewives club meeting at Mrs Francis McGuan’s farm with members and lunch served. The Methodist Youth Fellowship met at the Community church annex with various local youths and a visitor Geraldine Johnson. Pearl Wentworth returned from Philadelphia and resumed work at the M L Owens home. Mrs L P Stillman returned from a ten day visit with her son and family.
The State Conservation Commission reports 66,617,167 fish stocked in 1943 across 71 of 99 counties at 248 stations. Walleyes perch bullheads bluegills and bass formed the bulk, with 813,381 legal size fish. Beavers were legally trapped under new permits for the first time in 60 years, with 318 taken and plans to minimize live trapping in 1944. Officers transferred duties as some personnel entered the armed services.
Emmet County farmers sold cattle at Sioux City Market. Two Emmet county men offered cattle weighing about a hundred and three cows, with sales prices around 18.50 per hundred and 14.00 per hundred for steers. The report notes pricing and weights for the sale transactions.
West Emmet residents share a week of family visits with Mrs J S Brown and Mrs Cial Houge while Harry Browns farm completes the 1943 corn crop husking due to weather and illness. Gerald Larson marks his fifth birthday with Dunnell guests. Hazel Dewall takes a job in Handford Washington.
Petersburg area social notes record multiple April gatherings. Families hosted 4 H clubs and suppers at homes of Hedge Wieskus Cushman and others. Visitors include Arden Hakes from Minneapolis and relatives from Estherville Jackson and Spencer Iowa with Farm Bureau and Luther League events planned.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev Hudson for Mrs Martha Reed who died at her Superior home Wednesday April 32 after a short illness. Reed was born Martha Gamble on May 8 1864 in Prince Edward Island. She was the fourth of her siblings and preceded by several family members.
The article argues enlarging photos offers more than bigger prints. It cites improved composition and control through masking dodging and printing in. An example shows masking surplus areas on a pier snapshot revealing a clearer focus on a girl and boy and urges readers to apply these methods to contact prints for better enlargements.
Mrs Reed is survived by nine sons in Washington Helso S D Wesley Windom Minn Guy Watkins Minn Bruce Orleans Frank James Superior one daughter Mrs John Pursey Collinsville IN plus twenty nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Sioux Falls visitors Matt Craddock and Lloyd Weaver were in Estherville Mrs Kissinger and baby Mary Jo were brought home from Park View Clinic Estherville aunt Miss Stratton staying with her Mrs Kis singer returned from Sioux City Easter visit Mrs Evelyn Hannan visiting sister Mrs Gruhike left for Moline Ill Dale Lewis family of Terri were visitors in the Charlie Lewis home Mr and Mrs Tom Miner and Mr and Mrs Russell Tovey visited in the Leslie Larson home Worthington Minn Ladies Legion Auxiliary met and sewed shoes for Red Cross Mrs Kermit Gruhike underwent major surgery in Holy Family hospital Eastherville Monroe Brown of Graceton Minn visited Thorbin House Thursday night Mrs Herb Olson and Miss Marie Lewis went to Spirit Lake to take exam for Superior post office job Friends learned of death of Guy Trephaile former Rock Island agent at Tronwood Mich Joe Houge left for Portland Ore to work in Kaiser shipyards Melvin Pennedine to Estherville were visitors in C
Mrs. John Miller of Osgood received word that her son Robert, a tailgunner on an Army bomber, is missing in action. Believed shot down over Austria, he left the country five months ago and served four years. He had been stationed in Italy and had not been home in three years. The 22 year old air man graduated from Graet-
Equipment for overnight hikes and canoe trips is issued to Camp Foster Spirit Lake Iowa. Ray Norman YMCA secretary oversees Camp Foster District YMCA. Camp runs June 18 28 for boys and July 24 August 8 for girls with tests in swimming and canoeing. Registrations are heavy and accepted in order received.
The subject has two married sisters, one residing in Clinton and the other in New Mexico. Their mother was previously a pharmacist at Frick's drug store in Graettinger.
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