Crowded Social Notes From Estherville Area Sees Visitors Camp Plans
A crowded social roundup from Estherville area details visits and travels. Families and friends including the Hansot, Post, Grif fle, Miner, Weaver, Hanson, Houts and Vanderstoep networks are noted across Estherville, Davis City, Omaha, Jackson and other nearby towns. Multiple trips to camp, hospital, and relatives are mentioned along with personnel changes and leave plans. The column records weekly movements of residents visiting kin, attending events, and coordinating care for family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Swecker
Belle Plaine
Bianore Har
Will
Lloyd Houge
Maree Otto Mc
Gre Co
Estherville
Charlie Lewis
Cherokee
Mr. Lewis
Mesdames Ray
Albert Griffle
George Albert
Drexell Griffle
Omaha
Betty
Drexel
L. L. Weaver
Floyd Weaver
Walnut Grove
Minn
Irwin Weaver
Calif
Ray Wardrip
Odeholt
Otto McCoy
Tom Hanson
Robt
Miner
Traer
Faenard Miner
Florence
Faye Houts
Nellie Ruckman
Billy Stuard
Jackson
Mich
Broadhead Wis
Kermit Gruhlke
Richard Vanderstolp
J. F. Bradfield
Vanderstoep
Superior School
Red Cross
Chanute Field
Rantoull
Lake Shore club picnic and wartime letters mix
A Lake Shore club picnic at Riverside is noted alongside Ernie Pyle’s frontline dispatches from Normandy. The piece chronicles a tank crew near a French street, their Be Back Boon, battles with pillboxes, and the rough, crowded urban fighting as infantry advance between shells while civilians and veterans share small-town events and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Nazis Submit as They Retreat From Tank Ruins
Photographer Bob Caps documents German surrender as soldiers march with two wounded men toward a hospital past a damaged tank and wrecked truck. He led them to allied lines after meeting resistance and noting eight men carrying Otters and two wounded comrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Bob Caps
Young couple to settle in Highland Kansas pastorate
The groom serves as pastor in Highland Kansas and the bride has spent a year working in Kansas City. Reading of other local events includes Mrs. Graves traveling after a death in Illinois, a tonsillectomy for Norma Andrews, and multiple Sunday guests in the Ramsey and Lake areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland
Kans
Kansas City
Paul Graves
Seneea
Ill
Mra. Graves
Forest, Graves
Norma Andrews
Park View Clinic
Mildred Ramsey
Fauntelle Hays
Yin
Ramsey
And
Mra
Wm. Ramsey
Jane
Wrank
Walter Blagg
Manners on the road urge courtesy and safety
A reader essay argues against forcing others from their seats or rushing ahead in queues, comparing civility in theaters to driving behavior. It urges yielding to right of way, allowing others to beat traffic lights, and dimming headlights at night to protect approaching drivers.
Community Notes From Petersburg And Surrounding Towns
Local families gathered at Minnewaukan State Park for a dinner and at Spirit Lake for a picnic. Visitors included Miss Jessie Erickson of Lakeland Florida and Marilyn Pass at Camp Foster Lake Okoboji. A shower honored Opal Smith of St. Croix Wisconsin. Frank Cernock returns from Mudcura sanatorium improved. Birth of Donald Charles, two days old, to Don L. Kerr and wife in Yuma Arizona, reported by telegram. Families listed hosting and visiting across Petersburg area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sanderson
Carl Johnson
Charley Roggnow
Frank
Minniwauken State Park
Wieskus and Sons
Spirit Lake
Jessie Erickson
Lakeland
Florida
Herbert Shelgren
Wm. Tuttle
Mesdames Shelioren and
Tuttle
Andrew Jensen
Opal Smith
Martin Christiansen
St. Croix
Wisconsin
Opal
Clara Jensen
Minneapolis
J. B. Jensen
Marilyn Pass
Camp Foster
Lake Okoboj
Beulah Gilbert
Yuma
Ariz
Keis
Eggestein
Haugland
Dick Bargirede
Jackson
Louis Bargirede
Louis Stode
Herman Bargfrede
Iowa fruit prospects brighter than last year
Iowa crops show improved outlook with apples in commercial areas near 82 000 bushels for July 1, about double the 1943 small crop. peaches at 28 000 bushels, pears 68 000, grapes around 2 900 tons. University of Iowa football ticket applications will mail to 20 000 on Sept 1, with home games set starting Oct 21 against Purdue, and other dates including Minnesota Dad's Day, Nebraska, and Town Seahawks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Leslie M. Carl
Towa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Car
Carl
Iowa
V.R
University of Iowa
Purdue
Minnesota
Nebraska
Town Seahawks
Postwar Iowa employment to rise by at least twenty percent
Preliminary surveys by the Committee for Economic Development indicate Iowa will see employment rise by at least 20 percent above 1940 levels. With 66,000 already employed in industry and services, about 18,000 more jobs are expected after the war. The study notes reduced commercial establishments since Pearl Harbor and anticipates road building and courthouse projects as major postwar public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Committee For Economic Development
CED
Pear Harbor
Fess
Ess
Jess
Early Days News From Emmet County and Nearby
Mrs C Alt visits Jews City this week. Mrs M Theyer of Kansas City guests of Miss Pearl Clark Monday. Howard Espeset among Minneapolis visitors last week. Postmaster Frank Carpenter attended the state convention at Council Bluffs. Wm McArdle opens confectionery west of First National Bank on Lincoln. Mr and Mrs E Bochmke of Sioux Falls visit daughter Mrs S Bammer. Emmet county rainfall nears 1.5 inches last week, corn boosted. southern state conditions less favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Alt
Jews City
M. Theyer
Kansas City
Miss Pearl Clark
Howard Espeset
Minneapolis
Frank Carpenter
Council Bluffs
Wm. McArdple
First National Bank
Lincoln Street
E. Bochmke
Sioux Falls
S. Bammer
Emmet County
Local Notes From Estherville Area
Twenty years ago Guy Noel left for Dubuque to handle business matters. Sylvia Wasserman aged fifteen will undergo hand surgery this week, with her mother traveling to be with her in Dubuque. Sylvia lives with her sister in Mason City. Flo Heinrich returned from a Presbyterian youth meeting in Cedar Falls. Hansen Milk Depot installs two sixteen inch ventilating fans, installed by B. W. Riggie. L. M. Christensen, P. J. Christiansen and R. C. Brown left for New York for extensive buying for Christensen stores in Estherville and Algona. Glenn Wanamaker, now in Mason City for wholesale groceries, is visiting to collect household goods. J. W. Darling returned from Boulder after attending his brother E. D. Darling’s funeral and visited his parents in Lytton before returning to Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Noel
Dubuque
Sylvia Wasserman
B. Wasserman
Sylvia
Mrs. Garber
Mason City
Flo Heinrich
Cedar Falls
Presbyterian Church
Hansen Milk Depot
B. W. Riggie
L. M. Christensen
P. J. Christensen
R. C. Brown
New York
Christensen
Algona
Glenn Wanamaker
J. W. Darling
Boulder
Colo
E. D. Darling
Lytton
Iowa
Estherville
Local Social Notes From Arlington and Surroundings
Miss Louise Laveride returns home from Waterloo and Mason City. Mrs. Lou Wescott of Arlington Nebraska visits at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Logue’s home. Mrs. Dave Crawford comes back from Des Moines and Renwick with a visit to her sister Mrs. V. Norder. Rev. and Mrs. L A Mathie and family depart for northern Minnesota for a vacation. Bobby Kennedy returns from Swea Cup after a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou’ Wescott
Arlington
Nebr
Charles Logue
Dave Crawford
Des Moines
Renwick
V. Norder
L. A. Mathie
Minnesota
Bobby Kennedy
V-R
Warranty and Deed Notices From July 1944 Records
Daily Report lists multiple property transfers and legal notices from Ringsted Estherville Dolliver and areas in Iowa. Transactions include warranty deeds quit claims and a bill of sale for livestock and grain money due July 22 1944. Names include Emmet county Emma and Frad Johnson Maves Incodoralet Town of Dolliver Solomon Waldron Fdel Owens and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Emmet
C. E. & Gertruste C. Christiansen
Block
Ringsted
Emma
Frad Johnson
Rignsted
Maves
Charles
Alice Maves
Dolliver
M. A. Owens
O. S. Dolliver
Condy
Solomon & Wi
Charles F
Mary Waldron
O.P. Estherville
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Doris Hansot
John
Sity
Earl
Post
Gordon
Small
Davis City
Tredway
Olin
Mr . Carroll
Esta Johnson
Faenard’ Miner
Lake Shore Club
Riverside
Ernie Pyle
Genun
Aldey
Cone
Ennelly
Wornars
Leeds
Ala
Sin
Pri. Qogren
Corp
Albin’ Stoops
Marshalltown
Del
Charles Rains
Rains
Workias
Sears, Roebuck
M. P
Cmdr
Martin ‘Kennelly
Chicago
Kennelly
Andrew Petersson
Doris
Bernice
Andrews
J. P. Clark
Geraldine Ramsey
Lorraine Ramsey
Mardell Hassell
Higinbotham
Carmel Jean Martin
Wilbur Thorndyke
Lloyd Darke
Fort Defiance
Hasbrook
Elbert Hays Jr
Dannie Hasbrook
Jane Ramsey
Elbert Hays
Norma
Shirley Salmonson
Forest City
Fertile
Laws
Florence Barber
Town
United Service Women of
Graver
Lester Ramsey
Carolyn Goldsberry
Mankato
Phillip Peake
Elizabeth Peake
A. B. Rowsenberger
Mary Gray
Grandma Reed
Allan Hiles
White
Jean
Sandra
Bernice Andrews
A. ®. Rosenberger
Morris Haskins
Bobby Ramsey
W. J.schroeder
Ells Mead
Henry Was
Charles Bargfrede
Rank Jentzen
Ralph Grundmeir
Arcadia
Doris Bandow
Dick Bargfrede
Elfen
Frank Jentsen
Sharil Jentzen
Doris Bandaw
Willys Stearns
Elmer Johnson
Oncar Johnson
Harry
Mom and Pop
Gust
Standard Oil Service
Afcer
Seapdard Oil
Sandard Oil
TUL Service
Stan Dartqpid Geurany
Betty Peton
Fern
Joan
Genevieve
Irwin
the Lakes
Chukker
Jo Silheg
Petersburg
Louise Laveride
Waterloo
Mason Ci
Daily Report
Studebaker Weasel
Duie
Ives
Studebake
Studebaker Champion
Europe
Office of Scientific Research and Development
War Department
Studebaker Engineers
Studebaker
Ordnatice Department
Army Service Forces
Wen Wavein
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