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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1940
Page
3
Readable fragment notes purchases of vehicles by John Henrick of Estherville buying a Chevrolet truck and K L Paulson of Wallingford buying a Ford truck. Other details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
The NYA selects Gordon Dreger Bennie Nimoth Merton Rohlf Dale Kaltvedt and Argil Martin of Gruver to repair discarded toys for the Welfare Association. They will refurbish and repair toys and also mend city and county office furniture. Work occurs in the WPA workshop.
Francis Paulson age 25 died at Coleman hospital Thursday after an illness lasting three years from nephritis. He was born November 2, 1915 near Wallingford, Iowa, attended local schools, graduated Eshterville High School in 1934, helped on the Wallingford area farm, married in 1936 to a daughter of Levi Olson, and leaves widow, son Orlando, father Paul Paulson, and sister Mrs Arthur Skattebo, with mother deceased. Funeral services were held in Wallingford Lutheran Church. Interment Riverside Cemetery.
Rex Rider and Bill Hurtig pled guilty to larceny of domestic animals and drew sentences up to five years in state prison or reformatory. Rider and Hurtig described an elaborate scheme, with over thirty cattle stolen and some hogs, earning about 1800 dollars. Ralph Jackson awaits sentence in Minnesota jail after confessing involvement.
The Spencer Drama club will stage Bird's Christmas Carol at Spencer High School auditorium on Sunday December 15 at 2 30 p m and again at 7 30 p m The free performances invite visitors from nearby towns and aim to spread Christmas spirit Directors Edith Sackett Leta Dinges with Mrs R H Parker assisting. a silver offering will be taken to cover expenses.
The Emmet County teachers council will meet Wednesday evening December 4 at Maple Hill. Marl Sorum, county superintendent, has arranged an instructive program including talks on Certification of Teachers in Town by Supt. C. W. Hammond of Ringsted, Financing Our Schools by Supt. W. A. Ortmeyer of Armstrong, and Redistricting by Vernon Anderson of the Emmet Consolidated School. Miss Sorum will preside as president of the association.
A 11:15 p.m. midnight screening of The Burning Question at the Grand Theatre highlights marijuana as Public Enemy No 1. The film portrays the federal narcotics bureau battling traffic and its claimed effects on health, with warnings to families about inviting reefer into homes.
Emmet county draft records show Brentworth A Ben da passing Fort Des Moines physical and entering the army. He moves to Fort Snelling for three months training before a unit assignment, as the first peacetime draftee from Emmet. Kossuth county reports its first volunteer reported for duty in Des Moines but was released for insufficient teeth. Harry Troutman Needham of Lakota replaces him and leaves for induction.
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce sponsors a government civilian pilot training program. It offers a 72 hour ground school and at least 85 flying hours for top ground school performers. Applicants aged 19 to 26 who physically qualify may enroll, with 15 best admitted to flight training and the high ten starting flights after ground school.
A fatal crash on Thanksgiving Day marred the holiday for the Rogers family from Rolfe and relatives visiting Dolliver. Mr and Mrs W R Rogers and Mr and Mrs Raymond Rogers traveled to Dolliver to dinner with Mr and Mrs Charles Moon when the accident occurred.
Mrs. W. R. Rogers of Rolfe died suddenly of a heart attack at the Moon home where she and others were invited to dinner. She had lived in Rolfe forty six years and was active in the Methodist church. Survivors include her husband Raymond Klein and two grandchildren. funeral services were held Sunday at the Rolfe Methodist church with Rev. E. J. Plummer officiating.
A large crowd attended the annual Elks Memorial service at the Esther ville lodge rooms. The event honored Elks who died since the lodge’s founding, with Lloyd Hogan J. W. Morse and George Buckingham added to the final roll call. Rev. Fred Sawyer gave the address tracing the lodge’s history and symbols as the Presbyterian choir performed two selections.
Official canvass of votes in Emmet, Clay, Dickinson, Palo Alto and Kossuth counties shows Robert Keir, Republican candidate for state senator from the 4th district, narrowly defeating A. H. Bonstetter, Democrat, with Ronsteuse ahead of Kalkata in another county race.
The area's temperatures plunged to 13 below zero amid a severe cold wave that began on Thanksgiving day with subzero readings. Four and a half inches of snow fell in the past week as forecasts remain well below normal with more snow expected midweek.
George Robb Palmer Frettem Owen Morton Wm Deming and Lars Anderson attended the Spencer dairy sale at Spencer Saturday and enjoyed the barbecue venison dinner. More than 100 head of Holstein Guernsey and Brown Swiss cattle were offered at the first dairy sale of the season at Clay county fair grounds. Paul Rolfsmeier was manager. Charley Taylor of Fremont was the auctioneer.
Darlene Mustard was accidentally shot Friday morning when a gun in a brother’s hand discharged. The bullet pierced a popcorn bowl she held, but her hip injuries were not serious and no bones or vital organs were hit. The incident occurred at the Mustard home on Fifth Avenue South.
The Emmet County Safety Council launched its annual membership drive aiming to exceed 400 members. Membership costs five cents, with emblems, cards, and dashboard stickers issued to signatories. The nonprofit body works under Iowa State Safety Council supervision to promote safe driving and pedestrian responsibilities while funding school safety materials and possibly erecting a sign. Officers include W. S. Clark as president and Miss Marie Sorum among directors from Dolliver Wallingford Ringsted and Estherville, with support from numerous volunteers.
The Elks plan their annual Christmas party for Saturday morning December 21 at the Grand Theatre in Estherville. Wallace Berg is chairman in charge of the event which draws hundreds of local children. The program includes a western feature, a comedy, and shorts, followed by treats from Santa Claus. Various Elks will assist, and all attending children will be well cared for.
Hunters on the Lynn Gilmore farm near Delmar fired during corn shucking. After a warning, a second shot sent a runaway horse and wagon colliding with Gilmore, who was trampled under wheels. The two hunters fled the scene.
Mr and Mrs H N Schrodt visited Fork Dodge on Friday to lease a house and plan to move this week to the city for their future home. Mr Schrodt has recently been promoted to manager of the Rialto theatre in Fork Dodge.
Wilbert Krier seventeen son of Mr and Mrs Louie Krier escaped serious injury Friday afternoon while helping at his father's farm northeast of Estherville. He jumped from a straw stack with a pitchfork. the fork handle broke and the tine struck his face penetrating his cheek and lower eyelid but spared the eyeball. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment and is expected to recover without ill effects aside from possible unforeseen complications.
Forrest Sorenson of Ames has been named manager of the Grand Theatre, succeeding H. N. Schrodt who takes over the Rialto in Ft. Dodge. Sorenson arrived in Estherville to learn his duties after ten years as Ames theatre assistant manager. He and his wife accompanied by furniture plan to return to Estherville to begin duties Thursday.
Weather notes from Mrs. Joe Orvis show historic December temperatures and days at or below zero. Records cite 1919 with 14 zero orbelow days and 1914 the coldest December with 18 such days, plus details on other years including 1901 1907 1931 1924 1932 1938 1989 and 1896.
Towns liquor sales rose 19 000 gallons from October 1939 to October 1940 totaling 187 093 28 gallons. Estherville store sold 9 435 62 dollars while September sales were 7 708 46. Statewide October cash sales reached 1 220 412 76 with September at 1 023 018 10, up 197 304 66 for October.
The Elks won three straight over seventh-place Cut Rate to stay first in the city league. Gardston Coffee Shop sits second after two wins in three against Estherville Packing. Betsy Ross Packers dropping three straight to Hamm's Beer, who sit ninth, while Frank's Place upholds fifth with a slam over Motor Supply. Daily News force adds three victories over D X Service keglers, and Sidles grocers defeat Junior College faculty three straight. G Hackett of the Elks tops with 218, high triple 467. Williamson close behind with 206 and 656 in second high triple.
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