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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
2
A historical newspaper snippet lists Adelaide Nichols and W. E. Deming as advertising managers. It notes post office entry at Estherville Iowa and second class matter. Subscription rates are shown: within zones one and two one year two dollars. all other zones one year two dollars fifty.
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce joined Des Moines as one of two US chambers to help standardize lard under a USDA program to begin Nov 1 1940. A special aid committee studied marketing and packaging, urged orderly standards, and pressed for time for processors to conform while promoting farm welfare. The chamber aims to advance civic commercial industrial and agricultural interests in Estherville Emmet county and surrounding area.
County residents and relatives traverse Iowa and nearby states visiting kin and friends. Many journeys include Ames, Roland, Sioux City, Minneapolis, and the Black Hills with several hosting suppers and showers. The Emmet county fair and new Agricultural Show buildings are noted alongside ongoing farm problem efforts.
A Culture Club meeting at Mrs. J C Smiths home last Friday covered new and old business. Four new members joined: Mrs. Laurence Reuland Mrs Hotchkiss Mrs Henry Soat and Mrs Mauritz Petersen. The first regular meeting is set for Sept 18 at Mrs M E Carnehan’s home with Mrs Geo Sangl assisting. Local visits include families from Montgomery Winterset Davis City Odeboldt and Washington with mentions of fairs and a newborn Vernon Eu- and a heart attack recovery for Mrs Bertha Stolp.
Gene and Mrs Langl with daughter Joyce stay at Frank Smith home while Mr and Mrs Smith are in Sioux City. Leo Goeders visits Mrs Esta Johnson family then will go to Fonda to teach. Mr and Mrs Dee Richardson of Sioux Falls visit Loyd Webber and family.
Word was received Tuesday of the death of Fred Devary at his Rockwell area home after months of cancer illness. The Devary family once lived in this vicinity, on the farm now occupied by Robert Woods and Lloyd Balke. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in the Rockwell church with burial at Britt.
In Dunnell Minnesota a three year old buck with large antlers startled threshing crew on Appelquist quarter mile east of Dunnell while dog chase moved deer toward LeRoy Anderson farm. Witness Arthur Erckson stood within about 100 feet. Such a sighting is rare in the area with few woods nearby. The note ends with Mr and Mrs Lonnie Smith returning from a two week vacation largely spent away.
Albert A. Engle 17 and Ruby E. Gedell 16, both of Mankato, married today at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Fred Ortmeyer. The ceremony notes them as among the area's most youthful couples to wed.
Kenneth McAndrews son of Mr and Mrs Andy McAndrews received a wire from Canadian air force officials to report to Winnipeg tomorrow. He left at 2 p m for Winnipeg after years of wanting to join the force.
Irvin Klema died in Los Angeles California on Monday from a heart attack. He formerly lived in Estherville where he partnered with his brother in an electrical equipment business. He leaves a widow and two children. Funeral and interment will occur in California. local relatives cannot attend.
The clerk’s office reports 561 marriage licenses for August, the most for a single month. Notable unions include Harvey N. Keefer and Kathleen I. Kuhn of Excelsior, Lloyd H. Wilson and Lillian Mae Frink of Estherville, George D. Linde and Mayme Schroeder of Mankato, and Albert A. Engle with Ruby B. Gedell of Mankato. The note adds a light aside about Cupid’s activity.
Dr. Claire Post of Mitchell South Dakota visits his mother Mrs. Louise Post and aunt Miss Helen Sievers. Mrs. Alma Pease of Washington Iowa returns home after weeks with her brother J. H. Orvis. Miss Margie Anderson returns from a vacation to Minneapolis Des Moines with her parents for a state fair family reunion. Mr. and Mrs. F P Ralston and son Harold of Moline Illinois stay a week with Mrs. Ralston's sister Mr. and Mrs. James Rainey and her mother as well.
Emmet Murphy recently purchased the Max Baumgartner 80 acre farm southwest of Graettinger. It adjoins his father M. L. Murphy’s farm. Mr and Mrs Murphy will move to their new place at the start of March.
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