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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1941
Page
3
The Indicator and Republican Good Will campaign enters its last seven days as candidates push hard to gain a lead and secure the first prize of $400. Winners are to be announced next Monday evening December 22. Backers are urged to pay subscriptions to help their favored candidate and fulfill promises to support them now. Delays could mean disappointment.
Dr H O Green, 71, long time physician in Spencer area, died Sunday afternoon at his Spencer home after several months illness. Survived by wife and son Joseph, a Chicago attorney. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
F J Kennedy O N Ressell and Wm Johnston attended the 19th annual midwinter meeting of the Fourteenth Judicial district bar association held in Emmetsburg. Kennedy presided over the business session after a banquet at the Kermore hotel. Edison Storm Lake was elected president and Dean Cornwall secretary. An open forum at the Emmetsburg courthouse discussed proposed procedural rule changes with Supreme Court Justice Fred Miller in attendance. A telegram arrived for Mrs. Mack Groves from her sister Ethyl Walter.
The Army began accepting married men for voluntary enlistment in the United States land forces for the first time in this emergency. TheWar Department order reached Capt. W. C. Hollman, Iowa recruiting officer, and volunteers with dependents must certify that their families will be provided for during service. The policy does not affect selectees.
Melvin Weisbrod of Ringsted was chosen as president of the Emmet County Youths association at a Ringsted high school meeting. Harold Jensen of Ringsted is vice president, Lois McKean of Estherville secretary, Delbert Ellis of Estherville treasurer, and Kennet West of Estherville reporter. Adult sponsors are Mr and Mrs Lewis Lemaster of Ringsted. The group plans a Christmas party on December 27 in Estherville, likely at the city hall.
The 1941 tuberculosis Christmas Seals drive in Iowa is up nearly eleven percent from 1940. After twelve days, $19,830,687 had been raised in typical cities and towns, versus $17,432.19 last year. Boone leads among large cities with 65 percent gain. Estherville and others show notable increases. A note mentions someone leaving California for Omaha and visiting Estherville.
Sideline news calls for community participation in launching a semi weekly Estherville paper. V and R promote building our business and community while urging cooperation. The campaign links subscriptions to a $400 prize and aims to cover Ha therville trade territory with a widely read publication.
Judge W B Quarton 83 longtime Algona figure and former district judge for 14 years died about 4 PM Sunday at Kossuth hospital after a September confinement. A prominent civic leader, he served as county clerk and school board member, led the Algona library, bred dairy cattle, and helped plant area alfalfa and sweet clover. He leaves wife of 55 years, five children and seven grandchildren.
A dense OCR list catalogs numerous vehicle makes and dealers in Estherville and nearby towns. The entries name Ford, Chevrolet, Buick, Plymouth, Dodge, Studebaker, GMC, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and various truck and car dealers or owners from Estherville, Armstrong, Graettinger, Ringsted, Dolliver, and other Emmet County locales, with numerous person names attached.
The Estherville Santa Claus event distributed 2150 sacks of candy on Santa day. At 1:00 Santa arrived by diesel engine on the Rock Island railroad and was greeted by a crowd at the depot. He rode to City Hall in a decorated cutter, escorted by a line of boys and girls, as the candy sacks were handed out by 2:30 with city firemen aiding in crowd control.
Town tenant farmers in Boone and Story counties show AAA cooperators earning only about 80 dollars more per year when payments are included. Despite small current income differences, elkinton notes farming practices yield better soil for the future, with cooperators having more productive lands. A morning fire near Estherville damaged the R M Keyser farm house, starting in the basement and burning through to the living room floor before firefighters arrived. The cause remains undetermined.
Mel Warren and Bill Deming return from a 913:1034 trip to Chicago praising Estherville as the most beautifully decorated city on the route. Warren credits three Chicago routes and commends city leaders, especially Councilman Jesse Cox, for festive garb in the town.
The text lists allied and axis nations including United States Germany Italy Japan and Britain with many others. It notes neutrals and a 1931 Westminster status recognition of British dominions as independent nations.
Readable events from Estherville and Emmetsburg area during December 1949 including DeMolay hosting Iowa meeting, Maryin McDonald and Ruth Helgason crowned for a dance at the Orleans hotel, and multiple local deaths, marriages, appointments, fire losses, a Santa visit, and civic notices. Also notes hospitalizations, a plane crash, a bar association meeting, and snow impacts.
Prices received by Iowa farmers fell in November led by slaughter livestock with declines of 20 to 50 cents per hundredweight from October averages. Grain except flax held steady to higher. chickens down 1½% and milk up 2%. butterfat and wool unchanged. The farm price index dropped to 138 in November from 4400 base, while the index of prices paid by farmers remained steady. Despite slump, analysts foresee higher farm prices in 1942 due to rising demand, defense-driven production, and higher consumer spending on food. Poultry, hogs, cattle, and dairy trends are discussed with outlooks for prices and production into next year.
The Jackson school pupils present their annual Christmas program on Thursday evening December 18 at Ys I. M. The public is invited. The program includes Welcome, Carols, Christmas Acrostic, Christmas Vow, Doll’s Christmas, What this County Needs, Day After Christmas, Christmas Symbols, Scrooge acts, and scenes from Bob Cratchit's Home. Also announced are local social notes including a birth at Park View Clinic and a farm report on dairy product prices and feed supplies.
Miss Martha Lough 87 died at her brother Arhindo Lough’s home after five weeks of illness from a paralytic stroke and heart attack. Born in Terra Haute Indiana she came to Estherville sixty years ago and remained active in the Christian church. Funeral Tuesday at Mahlum and Anderson chapel with Rev Fred Sawyer officiating. Surviving sister Mrs Overholt of Klemme and brother Arland Lough of Estherville.
At their regular meeting on Thursday evening in lodge rooms the Knights of Pythias elected Ora W. Brown as Chancellor Commander for the coming year. Other officers chosen include Robert Cox as vice chancellor, Charles Iseminger as prelate, Jesse Cox as master of work, Frank Eden as keeper of records and seals, Joe Eveleth as master of finance, Cot. Treg WOY as master of excregees, Lester R. Salts as master at arms, Ane Cersons as outer pty, Ted Mathiesen as trustee, and LD rob Read as vee. The group plans work for Naherta and will meet next on December 28 with a social after the business portion.
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