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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
4
Postmaster Clara Kennedy announces the post office will stay open until 6 p m on Saturday December 16 with general delivery and mailing windows open until 9 p m. Residents may mail Christmas parcels and buy stamps downtown. Heavy holiday mail arrives as carriers face busy routes and insubstantial delivery options.
Mids Kennedy urges that Christmas gifts not be given to postmen as their packs are already heavy. She proposes senders bring gifts to the post office for mailing.
Clara Kennedy announces doors should be left unhooked to allow mail, parcel post, and express men to deliver Christmas parcels as packages flood the post office. Kennedy notes many small items won’t fit mail boxes, urges proper stamping, and reminds senders that only no half ounce may be sent for one six cent Airmail stamp.
Fifteen Esther ville Knights of Columbus members attended a Sunday initiation in Immersburg. Five hundred people watched as 37 men were initiated. Storm Lake and Omaha teams led the first through third degree ceremonies respectively.
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce considers a proposed daily bus link between Estherville and Fort Dodge with an 8:00 a.m. departure from Estherville and 11:50 a.m. arrival in Fort Dodge, plus a northbound return at 3:10 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The plan includes a Sunday schedule and a request for a double schedule if instituted. No hearings have been held yet.
A series of property transfers and deeds between multiple individuals and couples in Estherville Iowa are recorded. Transfers include parcels in Bartletts Add Loughs Add East Lawn and Auditors Plat, with various lot numbers and tracts described.
Members are asked to assemble at 1 30 p m Friday to help sack candy for the children's Christmas treat. The meeting supports the auxiliary's community aid effort and involves volunteers from the organization.
The Armstrong sub-district meeting of the Methodist church convened at Dolliver Community church parsonage on Tuesday November 28 hosted by Rev. and Mrs C L Day. Officers for the year were elected. Plans for the Crusade for Christ were discussed. Attendees included several local pastors and their spouses from Estherville Armstrong Fenton and other nearby towns. Also noted were social visits, travel to Mankato for relatives and updates on local school activities and community movements.
Nels G. Christiansen, Emmet county AAA chairman, urges farmers to sell brass and legume seeds to free supply for others. He notes Congress funded extra seed payments this year due to high demand for home use and Allied shipments. He warns delays by dealers could cripple food and livestock production for the war’s end and immediate postwar period.
Pairings for the Emmet county tournament set for January 24 to 27 at Roosevelt gym were drawn by the Emmet county school matters club. Boys bracket includes Armstrong vs Estherville B, Emmat vs Halfa, Maple JHU vs Ringsted, Gruver NE Dolliver. Girls bracket shows Gruver vs Ringsted, Emmet vs Bye, Halfa vs Armstrong, Maple Hill vs Dolliver.
A store party for J C Penney Co employees occurred Tuesday night in the Blue room of the Gadiston hotel. Attendees include Merle Hokenstad, manager, with songs and games after a 7 p.m. dinner led by Tommy Ruhberg and Darwin Meiners.
A store holiday event featured a Christmas gift exchange with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. More Hokenstad, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Powell, Virginia s wife, Mrs. D. Novak, Wthor Neppl, Tom Ruhberg, Jean Cramer, Lola Smith, Virginia Evans, Lorene Young, Betty Albright, Darwin Meiners, Mary Tromp, Thelma Stevens, Marlys Westergard, George Hess, Mrs. Richard Manogue, Mrs. Roy Bendixen, Verdac Sawyer, and Mary Tostenrud.
The Gardston Pallor shops interior has been painted in a fresh coat, renewing the storefront’s appearance. No further details available.
A damaged OCR fragment describes cream walls white ceilings buff fixtures in a room likely a church or public space. The partial text notes colors and recent painting while omitting dates or fully readable context.
Charles Milnr, a slain highway employee, suffered an eye injury Friday when a piece of emery struck his right eye at work. He was taken to a local doctor’s office for treatment.
Judge Fred M. Hudson grants a divorce to Mrs. Leonard J. Harness on Wednesday. Mr. Harness receives a divorce, custody and control of the couple’s children, and the right to remarry within one year.
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