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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
5
Gustav Gilbert 74 retired farmer of High Lake township died at his Wallingford home Sunday after a cerebral hemorrhage May 15. Born February 20, 1868 at Elgin Town he lived many years in Emmet county. Burial took place at Wallingford with Rev Hinderalur delivering the sermon.
Miss Helen Peterson of Milford, twin daughter of Mr and Mrs P N Peterson, becomes the first Dickinson County young woman to join the Woman's Auxiliary Corps at Des Moines. After final exams she was sworn in and returned home to await her call. Helen and Harriet Peterson, born in Milford, graduated with the class of 1934 and Helen has aided in home work and community Sunday school efforts. Two other Milford women, Lieut Betty Pugh and Lieut Gladys Prunnell, are also in military service, with Pugh recently transferred to Camp Crowder and Prunnell at Camp Chaffee. Additional former Milford girl Lieut Esther Youde is stationed at Camp Crowder.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Zeimer of Dunne l announced their son Lyle Zeimer earned corporal and stationed at Fort William H Harrison Montana. Several others from Terris Gaylord Martin Melvin Enderson Leslie Moore and Kenneth Knudsen passed Des Moines medicals with most taking furloughs. Merlin Zeimer returned to camp after home visit. John Raife bound for Boulder Colorado for university and Army Air Corps Reserve. Mrs Donald Warren visited Chicago where her husband serves as fireman third class at Navy Pier. Florence Dooley to Olympia Washington to wed Tech Serg Walter Miller. Arthur Voetmann to Fort Knox Kentucky after furlough. Carrie Heidke to Chanute Field Illinois to visit Pvt William Heidke. Leonard Tendal enlisted as Navy Aviation Cadet.
Fire gutted the Spirit Lake shore building known as The Shed near the municipal pump house. Once a health sanitarium and bath house, it later served as tourist rooms and a night club. The blaze began after 3 am Tuesday, burning into a large bonfire by six, with partial insurance coverage reported.
Carl Egbert 58 died of heart trouble Friday night at Iowa Falls He was born June 13 1884 in Estherville He married Pearl Robb and lived in Estherville Rotary and Masonic lodge member baptized in Estherville Episcopal church Surviving are his widow and one daughter Mrs John Ingles both of Iowa Falls and two sisters Mrs S F Dil of Estherville and Mrs Sims Stedman of Emmetsburg.
Local markets list itemized prices for heavy springs, springs by weight, light and leghorn varieties, heavy and light hens, heavy and light leghorn cocks, hensery eggs of first and second grades, cream variants, flax, barley, soybeans, and No 2 old corn. Includeses unclear OCR remnants but preserves key commodities and price points.
The NYA Milford Resident Center in Dickinson county two miles north of Lake Okoboji trained youths and placed over 60 in vital U S war industries last month. Superintendent Ray F. Lee notes placements grow faster than workers can be supplied, with more training slots opened by Youth Personnel Representative T A Robinson. The program trains young men 17 to 24 in machining and modern production, aiming to meet the demand for precision parts within one two hundred thousandth of an inch.
John Greig returned from the Sioux Empire Fair in Sioux Falls with seven Sherhorn cattle, earning 10 prizes including junior champion female. His entries took first and third in summer yearling heifer, first and third in junior yearling heifer, best heifers and calves, and top honors in senior bull calf and get of sire. The Greig herd, partly owned with the University of Nebraska, dominated many divisions as other winners were related to the same sire.
Elmer Peterson, director of the South Dakota game and fish department, announces 1942 upland game seasons. Pheasants and Hungarian partridges yield larger limits, with seven pheasants daily (two hens) and five partridges in certain counties. Season runs Sept 26 to Dec 24 in many areas, shorter in others. A license at $20 allows 26 upland birds and 26 ducks per year. Extensive waterfowl anticipated. Miss M. J. Wold hosts visitor Mrs. Pete Galvin of Whiting, Indiana.
Anchorage report traces Aleut history from early contact with Bostonians and Russians through Civil War ships, cannery workers, and diverse settlers. The piece notes shrinking Aleut population on Attu and Piska, with enduring survival amid waves of invaders and cultural mixing.
Estherville announces the opening of a Bond Shelter in September to promote War Bonds and Stamps. The shelter at the former Sanborn Grocery site will be sandbagged like a bomb shelter, run by local Theatres of Estherville and the Iowa United Service Women of America. Bond sales will be supported by a large thermometer sign and daily updates from banks and post offices. The event features Estherville High School Band and a milking contest between county mayors, with a county quota of 78050 to aim for by month end.
Rev. Jos M. Kennedy of Nevada will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday, bringing rural education and theology to Estherville. A milk‑contest between mayors of Emmet County kicks off a War Bond Shelter opening program, with a small trophy for the winner and cows, pails, and stools furnished for the event.
Funeral services for Mrs. J A Haring 69 were held Sunday at Mahlum and Anderson funeral home with Rev Fred Sawyer in charge. Burial followed at Wallingford cemetery. She died Friday at Park View clinic after a weeklong illness from a stroke. Myra Wesner born July 8 1873 in New York later moved to Clinton Iowa. She married J A Haring November 28 1898 in Clinton. They moved to Wallingford in 1918. She was a member of the Estherville Presbyterian Church. Survived by husband and son Irwin.
Town football players will report September 1 for the 1942 fall drill in preparation for a 10 game Hawkeye schedule with seven home contests. Coach Eddie Anderson, in his fourth year, will have 11 lettermen, ten seniors and four regulars from 1941. Returning regulars include Bill Parker, Bill Burkett, John Staak, Al Urban, Gene Curran, Bob Penatuma, Del Dickerhorg, Jim Youel, Ben Trickey, Tom Farmer, and Bill Stauss. Sophomores Dick Hoerner and Charles Yknes show promise, along with Ralph Beardsley, Bill Barbour, Jim Keane, Jerry Kubal, Bruno Niedziela, Ted Curran, and Sam Vacanti. The Old Settlers picnic at Nels Peterson home in High Take is set for Sunday, Aug. 30 at 1:00 p.m. Attendees should bring a plate, silver, cup, sandwiches, and a covered dish.
The article notes that many purchases are made in the evenings after regular issuing agencies at banks and post offices have closed, highlighting consumer behavior tied to limited daytime access and convenience.
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