Social Events of the Week Highlighted by Mrs Hoy Party
Mrs Albert Hoy was the guest of honor at a Tuesday evening party at the William Recher home with Miss Esther Lee as a co host. Guests exchanged baby pictures for a prize won by Betty Bixby and a pink blue color scheme set the mood for gifts and refreshments. The long list of attendees included Mrs Laveride Mrs Tangeras Mrs Frank Rodgers Mrs William Vagle Mrs Leonard Downes Mrs Norman Fransdal Miss Lola Webber Miss Elvena Herbrandson Miss Betty Bixby Miss Edith Tendal Mrs Torres Fossell Mrs Maggie Nelson and many others from Sioux Falls and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hoy
William Recher
Recher
Esther Lee
Betty Bixby
Gladys
Beulah Rae Becher
Hoy
L. S. Lavereide
K. Tangeras
Frank Rodgers
William Vagle
Leonard Downes
Norman Fransdal
Lola Webber
Elvena Herbrandson
Edith Tendal
Torres Fossell
Maggie Nelson
Sioux Falls
Levert Lee
Louise Post
Carl Knutson
Alice Knutson
Nina Berg
Helen Sievers
Roy Grinde
Mervin Thompson
Carl Crawford
Anfin Shaw
Carl Shaw
Benora Shaw
Lars Tendal
Beverly Sharpen
John Bixby
Honored on Twelfth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Albert Dick were honored on their twelfth wedding anniversary Monday evening November 24 when relatives visited their home bringing food for a 6 30 dinner. After dinner guests spent the evening playing five hundred. Sharing in the courtesy were Mrs Will Dick Mr and Mrs T E Anderson Mr and Mrs Lars Anderson Mr and Mrs Harold Anderson all of Estherville and Mr and Mrs Cirl Griese of Dolliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Dick
Will Dick
T. E Anderson
Lars Anderson
Harold Anderson
Estherville
Cirl Griese
Dolliver
Mrs Engle Honored by Spencer Women
A tea at 807 East Fourth street honored Mrs. Fred Engle Jr recently moved to 07 West Third. Over 100 guests attended with hostesses Mrs. Fred Engle Sr and Mrs. Dwight R. Dickey. Mrs. H. H. Hoberg and Mrs. Rose B. Free led the first hour, then Mrs. G. G. Biker and Mrs. F. Bjornstad guided the second. Out of town guest Mrs. A. J. Rhodes of Estherville attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.W. Phelps
East Fourth Street
Fred. Engle, Jr
Engle
West Third Street
Fred Engle
Dwicht R. Dickey
Wisconsin
Lake Okoboji
H. H. Hoberg
Rose B. Free
G. G. Biker
B. Bjornstad
C. C. Cowser
C. C. Bender
Gould Morgar
P. F. Morony
Phelps
A. J. Rhodes
Estherville
Spencer Times
Christmas Party for Service Star Legion
The Service Star Legion hosts its annual Christmas party at 12:30 in the Legion club rooms with a covered dish luncheon and musical program. Members bring own table service and a dish. after lunch, the monthly business meeting led by Mrs Fred Trevett includes officer reports and the annual election. Mrs William Post leads the party committee for the tree and gift exchange, assisted by Mrs William Dick Mra Guy Nicholson and Mrs Eli Erickson. Edgar Center Des Moines visitor spent Thanksgiving with local relatives. Mrs Den han spending time with her parents Mr and Waldron returned Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Star Legion
Legion Club
Fred Trevett
William Post
William Dick Mra
Guy Nicholson
Eli Erickson
Edgar Center
Des Moines
Den“han
Waldron
Birthday honors for Wesley Kirk in Lake Wilson Minn
Mr and Mrs Y A Kirk hosted a birthday party and family reunion at their Lake Wilson Minnesota home for Wesley Kirk who turned 15. Guests included multiple Kirk relatives from Jackson Es terville Walnut Grove Slayton and Tracy with a four tier cake as the centerpiece of the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. A. Kirk
Wesley Kirk
Lake Wilson
Minn
Wesley
Jay Kirk
Walnut Grove
R. P. Kirk
Alma
Jackson
James Kirk
Rosabelle
Estherville
Hailie Nick
Jay Kiri
Bob
Francis
Ted
Raymond
Clair
Lloyd Kirk
Slayton
Charles Murphy
Archie Mottinger
Tracy, Minn
Y. A Kirk
Degree of Honor holds annual officer election at city hall
At the regular meeting Thursday evening at 8:00 o'clock in the city hall auditorium officers for the coming year will be elected. A dress rehearsal will also be held. All members are urged to attend this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Child Study Club
Louis Barbos
City Hall
Thanksgiving visitors and local notices common in Jackson
Focals Mr and Mrs Ross Clark of Jackson Minn hosted Thanksgiving guests Pearl and Bernice Clark and Fred Clark Oliver Langmo and Stanley visited Rochester with relatives Me and Mrs S Laira Swaggert traveled to Galesburg Ill to spend Thanksgiving Mr and Mrs Roger Schonk wiler welcomed a five pound girl born Friday morning at Park View Clinic Verne Hoffman spent Thanksgiving with his parents Mr and Mrs Emil Hoffman in this city High Alexander and Mrs Harley Bilney were Thanksgiving guests at Mr and Mrs G A Tibbetts Mr and Mrs Degen and Mrs Mr and Mrs Purl Butson and family visited Och evedan for Thanksgiving where they were guests at Miss LaVonne Hood Also attending Marion Anderson concert in Minneapolis were Miss Tien rietta Miller Miss Lulu Hotcomb Mrs J L Hoye Miss Grace McClure Margaret Staudenbauer Gordon Yager left Curtiss Candy to work at Emmet County State Bank Des Moines weekend visit by Mr and Mrs Martin Olson and daughter Patty Mrs Roy Brown and Albert Heywood drove to Des Moines to pick up a new Oldsmobile Mrs G K Allen joined the trip visiting daughter Margaret Allen Detroit visitors Mr and Mrs John E Beauman returned to Detroit after a 27 year visit to see relatives in this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Marion Anderson
Minneapol's
Tien
Rietta Miller
Lulu Hotcomb
J. L. Hoye
Grace McClure
Margaret Staudenbauer
Jeffers, Minn
Minneapolis
S. A. Koutsoan
N. A. Jansen and Sons
Rochester
N. A. Jensen
St. Marys Hospital
Don Neugart
San Francisco
Calif
A. W. Nasby
Lewis Aanonson
Grover
John Johnson
A. A. Johnson
University Hospital
K. B. Knutson
Knutson
Carver
Minn
Henry Ebeling
Ida Ebeling
Alpha
Ben Samroson
Marvin Sampson
Ben
Thanksgiving Guests and Family Gatherings Across Area
Thanksgiving Day scenes fill the region with visits from relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs H L McMillan host near Grand Island with Iowa State College students Betty Anne and Mac McMillan attending. Henry Shelgren visits from Buffalo, New York, and many local families share meals and celebrate. A wide list of names recounts dinners, hospital travels, anniversaries, and community gatherings across Alpha, Estherville, Jackson, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. McMillan
Grand Island
Betty Anne
Mac McMillan
Iowa State College
Ames
McMillans
Estherville
Thanksgiving Guests Share Family Dinner
Mr and Mrs Herbert Shelgren and their son visited Mrs Shelgrens sister Mrs Wm Tuttle and family for Thanksgiving dinner. Mrs Frank Wieskus and her sons spent the weekend with relatives in Milford. Loren Shelgren, employed, was mentioned in a local note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Shelgren
Donald Edward Mortonen Born At Local Hospital
URUVER Mr and Mrs O Mortonen welcomed a son Donald Edward born Saturday November 19 Mir iam Anderson tends to mother and baby. The piece notes a bridge gathering at the Mortonen home and various weekend visits by local families including the Rogers Bowers Neilson Hanson Woods Logan Lohr Ramsey Barber Inglebritson Calhan Beecher and others with routine travel and duties recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Mortonen
Donald Edward
Miriam Anderson
O. E. Morton
Bridge Club
Ray Miller
William Ramsey
Dewey Parteile
Homer Rogers
Jack
Harold
Hollywood
Calif
Ed Bowers
Halvor Neilson
Cedar Falls
Hans Hanson
Myrtle
Howard Hanson
East Chain
George Woods
Lyle
Leonard
Fullerton
Neb
Woods
Robert Woods
Darlene Logan
Esmherville
W .E. Lohr
Frank Ramsey
Minneapolis
Frank Barber
Orvie Solomonson Pando
Allan
Hf. O. Miller
Julius Inglebritson
Swea City
Frances Cathan
George Calhan
Jack Beecher
Wm. Beecher
Orth
Grover
Camp Polk
Selective Service
Miss Florence VanKley Weds J. Freeman Vander Ploeg
A home wedding solemnized Thursday November 27 at 4 00 PM joined Miss Florence VanKley daughter of Mr and Mrs A V VanKley of Sioux Center to J Freeman Vander Ploeg son of Mr and Mrs Richard Vander Ploeg of Orange City The ceremony at the Cereal Reformed Church in Sioux Center was read by Rev Meengs with only relatives present The couple stood before an improvised altar in the Wankley home The bride wore a green wool suit with matching accessories and a corsage of roses The bridegroom and her father wore dark suits and white carnation boutonnieres A wedding supper followed The Vander Ploeg family will reside at 1000 Fifth Avenue North Estherville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence VanKley
A. V. Vaukley
Sioux Center
J. Freeman Vander Ploeg
Estherville
Richard Vander Ploeg
Orange City
Meengs
Ceréral Reformed Church of
Wankley
Vander Ploeg
Northwestern Junior College
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Ogden, Town
Vander Plaeg
Hope College
Holland, Mich
Iowa University
Fifth Avenue North
Estherville Bridegroom Marries in Aberdeen Washington
Announcement from Estherville reports the marriage of Athalyn Erickson daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Erickson Aberdeen Washington to Robert Thietje son of Mr and Mrs J Thietje Estherville. The ceremony was conducted by Rev J T Ove on Wednesday November 19 at 8 PM in Aberdeen. The couple will reside in Wesport Washington where Thietje is stationed in the United States Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Athalyn Erickson
Gilbert Erick
Aberdeen
Washington
Robert Thietje
Westport
Wash
Mrs. Thietje
Wesport
United States Coast Guard
Wedding of Mildred Sosold and Russell Shay at Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception church in Graettinger hosted the Saturday morning wedding of Mildred Sosold and Russell Shay at 9 o clock. The ceremony was officiated by D. K. Hucley with Father J J Neane assisting. The bride wore a French lawn gown, a white veil, and carried a bouquet of white pompoms. her sister served as bridesmaid and the bridegroom was supported by his brother as best man. The ceremony featured organ music, with Adolph Spies and a quartet performing Ave Maria Panis Angelicus and The Hymn of the Sacred Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception Church
Graettinger
Mildred Sosold
J. C. Mosold
Russell Shay
Maple Hall
Dominy
Esthervice
Iie Bey
D. K. Hucley
J. J. Neane
Estherville
Ieces
Barbara
Je Anne Wiseman
Raymond Dominy
John Woods
Amos Sevold
Adolph Spies
Howard Horswell
Panis Angelicus
J. A. Spies
Ringsted Couple Weds In Yellow and White Nuptials
The wedding of a Ringsted couple featured a church ceremony and a breakfast in the church dining room with yellow and white decorations. The cake, baked by Mrs. James Barry of Belmond, was served to guests including many relatives. The bride, a Ringsted graduate, later studied at Clark College and has taught in Emmet county rural schools. The groom, a Maple Hill high school graduate, works at the Skarrup Graves Elevator in Maple Hill and plans to live there after their wedding trip. Additional relatives and guests gathered for the celebration in Estherville, Graettinger, Bancroft, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. McManus
Mr. Horsewell
Mr. Spies
James Barry
Belmond
David Finn
Fern Carlson
Estherville
Lillian Handelard
Dolliver
Margaret
Dorothy Tindall
Graettinger
Arlo Johansen
Ringsted
Ralph Weir
Father Hurley
Father Keane
HL. Dominy
Leona Dominy
Anita
Jean
Betty Anne
Donald Dominy
J. Barry
Belmord
H. Keppers
Eagle Grove
Mary Dominy
Howard
Josephine
Godell
Frank Dominy
Garner
Amos Sevold
Chris Skaarup
Maple Hill
Milford Cole
R. A. Campbell
Charles City
Ringsted High School
Dominy
Clark College
Dubuque
Emmet County
Grover
Esthervilla Junior College
Skarrup and Graves Elevator Company
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Mrs. Campbell
H. W. Oxborough
Humboldt
Ann Oxborough
Mary McDonough
Margaret Trevett
Burlington
Bethel Hegaa
Tama
George Trevett
Sioux Falll
Dak
Clarence Amahl
Saiit Lake Hospital
Mr. Amdahl
Wilson Moore
Tobacco Road
Amanda Schauberger
Lucile Schenck
Lake Park
West Bend
Wm. Deming
Georgia Deming
Charles Robinson
Armstrong
Kenneth Stromberg
Betty Kurtner
Chicago
A. J. Bosworth
Miss Kurtner
Bosworths
Arthur Hanson
Ogien
Utah
J. Hanson
Layton
Ohio
Mrs. Engle
Spencer
Mrs. Ross Clark
Jackson, Minn
Misses Pearl
Bernice Clark
Fred Clark
Oliver Langmo
Gon. Stanley
S. Laira Swaggert
Galesburg, Ill
Roger Schonkwiler
Park View Clinic
Verne Hoffman
Sioux Rapids
Emil Hoffman
Mrs
Purl Butson
Ochevedan
Gordon Yager
Curtiss Candy Company
Fmmet County State Bank
Martin Olson
Patty
H. P. Olson
Roy Brown
Albert Heywood
Mr. Brown
G. K Allen
Margaret Allen
John E. Beauman
Detroit
Mich
V. J. Beauman
Beauman
Pillsbury’s
Pilsbury
Pillsbury
Pillsbury's
Watt
Raight
New York
Will Otto
Henry
Buffalo
N. Y
Bell Aircraft Company
Lee Schultz
Evelyn
Audrey
Alice
Mildred Schultz
Mason City
Ray Hyer
Irene
Doro
Thy
Paul Hyer
Ralph and
Floyd
Ernest Hyer
Earl Hyer
Charles McClain
John Kano
Keith Schultz
William Snyder
Elmer Kirchner
Betty
Wilma Weir
Sarah Schultz
Leonard Lindahl
Alexandria
Mina
Gene Lindahl
Wis
Henrietta Lundahl
Ruby
H. Lundahl
R. J. Potts
Theo Johanson
Kirkhoven
Johnansen
Mr. Shelgren
Ruth Nasby
Muriel Amadahl
Conrad Winden
Mankato
Helge Nasby
Lakefield
Lloyd Nasby
Carl Peterson
Near Okabena
Chester Brodw
R. Yo Rasmuseen
Lester
Ed Sou
Leck
Claude Rasmussen
Melvin Rasmussen
Mary McGowan
Triumph
Triumph Catholic Church
Raymond Rasmussen
Estherville Hospital
Red Storey
Pete Benson
Ferbert Shelgren
Ales
N. F Benson
Win, Tuttle
Andrew Benson
Mer
Belmore Besson
Benson
Minda Benson
Philip Benson
Otto Opheim
Donald
Leslie
C. O. Anderson
A. TI. Nasby
A.E. Thompson
Stella Clarksean
Loren
Wm. Corneck
Albert Najt
Don Poynter
Karen
Pamela
Wallace Wespy
Wendricks
Grant Potter
Landahl
Gene
Grandma Landahl
Raz
Alyce Allen
Gene Holmes
C. J. Holmes
Leonard Libia
Pete Waldron
Algona
Harry Artels
Mrs. Holecol
Mars
Agret Dumas and
Gertrude of
Raymond Allen Ad
Henry Hesall
J. M. Allen
County News
Petersburg
Midwest
NBC Blue Network
Nate Srn
Glenn
Central Avenue
Melvin Whitish
Ellwanger
Monroe
Uruver
Thietje
J. T. Ove
Barbara Anderson
Charles Marxon
Poride
Ruth
Edna Barnes
Greenfield
A. W. Baird
Adair Courty
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