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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
2
Advertising Mgr W E Deming notes subscription rates within zones One and Two at two dollars per year. All other zones set at two dollars and sixty five cents annually. Editor G A Nichols with Adelaide Nichols and post office entry in Estherville Iowa.
Interlaken offers a Labor Day weekend plan with free attractions, concerts by Truman band, outdoor movie at 8 p m, and afternoon motorboat races plus polo. Reduced prices on rides, a Ford V-8 giveaway at the Labor Day dance, and music by Doc Lawson and Billy's Happy Valley orchestras.
Work speeds ahead on the new Legion hall in Graettinger with the roof completed this week and block work finished last week. The building will be ready for the Labor Day celebration with one of the two dances planned there.
The Lions Club sponsors the first talking motion picture about the Japanese invasion of China. The Four Hundred Million debuts Thursday at eight in the city hall auditorium with a complete sound system, projector, and screen. It is a story form feature, not a news reel, offered at popular prices with a matinee for children in the afternoon.
Three renowned horsemen and judges will officiate the Town 100 Mile Trail Ride near Des Moines from October 12 to 15. Dinsmore Linn and Prof. Caine will assess horses at start, during stops, and after 100 miles for up to 60 condition points and 40 time points, with entries from Town Minnesota and Illinois.
Mr and Mrs William M Fitzgerald and Irene Anne Dougherty wed at St Clement s Duluth with Father Terrance Cuarrol officiating at 9 am. The ceremony featured gladioli palms and music by Mrs Emil Borth and Mrs Earl Gratto. The couple will reside in Kansas City after Sept 15 while Mr Fitzgerald serves in the US Army Engineers. The bride is the Dougherty daughter and the groom a son of the Fitzgeralds of Esteville Town. A 35 guest breakfast followed at Cascade hotel.
Dickinson County residents seeking county aid will be barred from operating any licensed vehicle. Those with autos who request direct relief must surrender license plates and certificates to the county board before aid is provided, with plates redeemable only after reimbursement to the county.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian church will meet tomorrow at 2 30 PM. Guests will be members from Spencer Church of Christ. Mrs. Nettie Morris speaks on "Citizens of Rural Communities." A four o'clock tea will follow. Tea hosts include Mrs. Geo Lyman Mrs. Orlando Lough Mrs. H C Olmstead Mrs. Harry Adams and Mrs. C E Person.
Mrs Orville Knight of Chicago will be the guest of honor at an informal party this evening hosted by Miss Fern Jackman. The guest list includes Miss Mary Mauss Miss Marian Mc Affee Miss Rose Anton Miss Jenny Hepp Miss Ruth Penn Miss Kathleen Miller Miss Ruby Hem ingson Mrs Hans Lee and the hostess with luncheon served at the close.
County news chronicles visits and trips across Ringsted Algona Fenton Des Moines and Des Moines state fair attendance. Neighbors Andrea Andreasen Helen Andreasen Earl Mason Keeton Lange Lange Wilberg families and many relatives travel for fairs visits and relatives. Local gatherings include parties picnics and a long list of relatives visiting different towns such as Ames Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth with various milestones noted.
Mra Mary Wilbore hosted guests from Sunday to Wednesday at her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Bard Rell home in Ratherville. Mr and Mrs Hata Madaen entertained Denmark Mindelagt members Monday night after a business meeting. Hana Christensen and Mrs doin Madson posted high scores while Chita Show and Mrs Carl Jorgensen posted low scores. Mrs Jay Dolan and children from Swan City visited parental Mr and Mrs V E B Hohn Friday. Mr and Mrs A F B Rave and sons visited Alfred Rave home near Fairmont Sunday.
Mrs. Melrose Schloeman and Mrs. Wm Schloeman with sons Bobby and Dick of Estherville visited Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ellerston. Mrs. Ole Bukland returned home near Fenton after a stay with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A Olson. Faye Fessler visited her grandmother near Emmetsburg. A Rural Youth skating party at Armstrong drew Louis Lemaster James Ellerston Robert Swartz Orville Gjirde Paul Arthur and Virginia Voetman and a New York cousin James Ellerston. Ellerston Robert and Mary Swartz joined a Grover Presbyterian church young people league picnic Wednesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Ingvard Jessen and their children Irene Bobby and Marlys with relatives left last Wednesday on a Minnesota to Canada trip for about a week. Mrs M L Hunt hosted the Community church ladies aid last Thursday at the church with a dozen attendees including Mesdames Eckhart Stillman Anderson Cayler Mereness Day Peterson Hardecopf Stow Hunt and Miss Clara Moltz en. Visitors included the Rev C L Day Mrs James H Smith and Mrs WM Workins. Mrs Hunt led the devotional and Eckhart led a brief meeting. Mrs Peterson and Mrs Workins aided in serving.
The long awaited parity checks totaling 66,828 arrived last week for Palo Alto county farmers and are being distributed in Emmetsburg Fairfield Freedom Fern Valley Great Oak and Highland townships. Nearly 200,000 will be distributed in Palo Alto county within the next week or ten days and checks for the remaining ten townships are expected daily.
West White Held reports turkey producers fear a holiday date move will flood markets with unfinished birds and depress prices. Whitfield notes spring timing could have eased prep, while current trends show rising chick production risking weaker turkey values this year. The full price impact remains uncertain.
The Acme Construction Company, contractor for the REA project in Osceola County, has been directed to move in. William Roberts, REA supervisor, announced that work must begin by September 1 and staking sheets were sent to St Paul on August 12 to prepare material orders. Completion date is December 1.
Peder Nordsletten officiates a 9 a m service in the American language at Wallingford Lutheran Church. Sunday school follows the service. Palestine Luther League plans a program next Sunday at 8 p m. East half Indies Aid circles and East town circle host an ice cream social Wednesday at 6 p m. Public is cordially invited to attend.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AT INTERLAKEN PARK SUNDAY SEPT 3 PROMISE TRUMAN BAND CONCERTS AND FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE. MONDAY Sept 4 LABOR DAY FEATURES INCLUDE BOAT RIDES BOAT POLO CONCERTS BY CEYLON BAND AMUSEMENT RIDES 6c SPEED BOAT RIDES 25c. FORD V-3 WAR CAR GIVEAWAY AT DANCE WITH DOC LAWSONS ORCHESTRA AND WAVPY VALLEY OLD TIME BAND. FREE ADMISSION.
Rev Joseph Stump will begin a sermon series Tuesday night September 5 in Minneapolis. Ladies aid gathers Thursday September 7 at 2 30 pm with refreshments by Mrs J G Gunderson Mrs Ole Ressell Mrs S O Lundy Mrs LeRoy Olson Mrs Jacob Amdahl and Mrs Leslie Sidles. Confirmation class meets Saturday 10 am and again Wednesday 4 pm. Our Luther League will perform Sunday night at Wallingford. Palestine Sunday school 10 am devotional 11 am. Darcasionable sale price noted at close.
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