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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
6
Mrs. B. Oksner will host the Child Study club of the Jackson school at her home, 115 South Eighth Street, on Tuesday December 12. The program begins at 2 16 p m and will be broadcast from WOI titled Vacation and Routine. All patrons are welcome.
Friday evening the Degree of Honor will hold its Christmas party at the Odd Fellows hall. All lodge members and families are invited for a seven o'clock dinner with a hot dish, coffee, and tables arranged by the committee. Guests should bring a covered dish and items for Christmas boxes. Dinner in charge of Mrs. Chas Dawson, Mrs. Richard Galvin, Mrs. Ed Meiners, Mrs. Warren Loveland, and Mrs. Mime Wertz. Entertainment with Mrs. Glen Michael, Mrs. Max Stump, and Mrs. John Osmundsen leading the committee. War in Europe hopes noted as hazy.
The Lake Forest Music Club hosted a joint recital at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Culver Shields in Lake Bluff on Sunday afternoon December 8. Miss Marie Harker, pianist, opened with two groups of piano selections while Mr. and Mrs. George B. Lane sang a group of songs. Miss Harker earned warm applause and praise for her technique and varied interpretation, introduced by Dr. Victor Sleeter club president.
Raymond Minkler announces soloists for Handel's Messiah at the Methodist Church on Dec 10 and 17. Muriel Hanson soprano. Vivian Oulman soprano. Darlene Logan alto. Harold Hunter alto. T. C. Mann tenor. Organist Mrs. C. M. Gronstal, reader Rev. Fred Ortmeyer, chorus of 60 from Estherville and nearby towns.
Alma E. Hartz of the Iowa state health department advises parents to shop early and choose gifts that fit a child’s growth and age. For infants under one year she suggests large spools spoons rattles blocks and bath toys. Ages one and a half to three like sand toys wheelbarrows and rocking horses. Three to four years prefer puzzles paints and toy telephones. Four to five years include roller skates wagons and see saws.
A Townsend club event featured Daniel O'Donnell of Des Moines presenting unemployment and poverty figures for the nation and 12 million jobless among 180 million people. Lloyd R. Smith of Forest City gave a brisk talk on the movement’s origins and progress. The next meeting is set for Tuesday December 12 at 7 p.m. with officers to be elected.
A program featuring Dr. T. C. Mann leading a chorus with arias and hymns titled Lift Up Your Heads O Ye Gates I Know That My Redeemer Liveth Since by Man Come Death Worthy is the Lamb Hallelujah Benediction. Muriel Hanson performs soprano solo.
J Q Johnson former Rippe Grain and Milling manager writes from Columbus Montana about delightful visits with daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Chas Harlan and four granddaughters Ruth 16 Margaret 14 Dona 13 and Helen 8. He notes rough rock country irrigation on the Yellow river Bear Tooth ranges to the south and Crazy mountains to the west. They plan to leave December 26 for Hayward California to visit son Merlyn his wife and two sons and Millard M Johnson and two daughters near Walnut Creek California. Johnson served 47 years with Rippe 29 years at Armstrong and 18 years at Welcome Minnesota and will return to Armstrong in spring.
A collage of quotes on bravery and public opinion, etiquette guidance about thinking for oneself, a planetary forecast predicting a steady year for birthdays, charms about affection and moods, and a brief trivia quiz with three answers related to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Southampton, and unit weights.
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors, with state highway officials, outlines a proposed Secondary Roads system funded from the Farm to Market Road Fund. The plan designates County Trunk Roads B R J and H, a local road, and county trunk routes to connect key townships and towns including Ringsted Estherville and areas near Iowa 9 and the Minnesota line.
Dr. Dirk Jan de Geer, premier of Holland, announced martial law as a precaution against any sudden Nazi thrust toward France or England, signaling a tense national response to the advancing threat.
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