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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
4
Local social rounds feature Mrs. McGham serving lunch at a short meeting, Miss Stephanie Cowling visiting from Sioux City, and several guests at the Whalen and Owens homes. Residents attend church events while others travel to Seattle, Minneapolis, and Seattle area for work or rest, with family visits from Burt, Armstrong, and Martin.
Local residents share visits and events from Petersburg and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Rasmus sen moved to Ain new home in The Pie Fora eats ae ten Ames. Overnight guest at N. A. Jensen home. Mrs. Bernard Hansen Elizabeth Jackson and Beulah Gilbert Washington visited Don Poynter family. A. J Pass family picnic at Interlaken Park. Melvin Rasmus and Poynter group weekend trip to northern Minnesota. Mrs. Lee Cushman hosted Jerry Cushman birthday party with many relatives. Donnie Rasmussen stayed with grandparents P. McGowen near Welcome. Jessie Anderson Ringsted moved to Jackson. mother of Mrs. Arthur Sanderson. Basil Poynter hosted picnic for Wm. Rosendahl and family.
Mrs Rosen was honored at a social shower in Jackson on Monday afternoon. Attending were Mrs Poynter and Mr Berhardl, with many friends and family including A J Anderson, Don Poynter, W A Poynter, Richard Haugland and the Haugland family, Milton Johnson and daughter, Arthur Haugland, Clarence Haugland, Ernest Haugland, Joe Haugland, Gordon Jensen and Marilyn, Arthur Madsen, Norman Kottke of Sheldon IA, Herman Reiner and Mrs Rosenedahl and family.
Estherville notes family visits and travel plans as several residents plan trips to Storm Lake Ft Dodge and Omaha. The Iowa Farm Economist reports 1944 spring pig crop down from last year with implications for beef and hog prices. outlook highlights feed supply adjustments sheep and lamb market trends dairy price ceilings and War Food Administration steps, with further notes on poultry and ice cream production.
A first hand profile of an ordnance evacuation company in Normandy, detailing the Diesel Boys who drive the M-19 wreckers and M-10 trailers. It covers their dangerous missions to retrieve crippled tanks, the strange disappearances of four crewmen, and the camaraderie of this heavy salvage unit under fire while highlighting individual men like Sgt. Milton Radglift and Sgt. Vann Jones.
At a dusty edge of a pasture a ragged group of 13 men in grease stained coveralls sit cross legged on grass and boxes beside a truck canopy. A yard of rusty, broken rifles lies around under a makeshift patio as orders pour in daily.
The piece warns that now is the peak season for drownings as people relax around beaches pools and holes. It urges protecting children requiring supervision and safety steps such as waiting two hours after meals before swimming avoiding diving without depth checks and not swimming when overheated. It quotes Mary Baker Eddy on humility and spiritual growth as a closing thought.
Cart Skog of Ratherville spent a few days at 1 Dobbies. George Jarvis married a Miss in town and will reside in Estherville after Sept 1. Estherville club events hosted by Mrs J P Martyr. Annual picnic at Chas Lingenfelter grove on Aug 8. Boston Bloomer female baseball team visited Emmetsburg. Claude Ketchum drove to Milford. Ridley and Barker families home from lakes. Mrs Joe Orvin and Marion to Fort Dodge. Ed Strube to Mankato on business. Evelyn Metzger to New York for a year in applied arts. Robb Clark family toured Minnesota including Itasca. Local residents attended a Klan parade in Emmetsburg, which did not materialize. Mr and Mrs C B Person visited Redwood Falls. Trene Cronk ill at H W Cronk home. Mrs Hattie Clark and family returned from Chicago. Mrs F E Martin to Peoria for a reunion. Margaret Herum vacationing with relatives in Ellsworth and Ames. Paul Andrews visiting aunt Mrs Walter Wilson. It’s a dog’s life piece notes pets’ thirst and humor about water.
The article compares Army earnings with civilian salaries, noting a single man earning $83,600 yearly while a lowly private nets $600 plus $420 after essential expenses. Married soldiers may fare better, but pay and allotments aim to equal home-front standards. An editorial note questions pension bills for war workers and those supporting postwar employment.
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