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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
1
Local church notices outline Christmas Day services at Oxford Lutheran and Immanuel Church. Activities include Christmas tree programs, choir practices, prayer meetings, and fish suppers with varying dates and times. Also mentions Sunday School, baptisms, and officer elections.
Members and friends of the church and congregation are invited to Christmas events. A Christmas Eve service is planned with a program by the Sunday school on Saturday evening. English Christmas service is scheduled for next Sunday morning at 10:46 with Sunday school at 9:00.
Mr and Mrs Joe Marsell were feted at an informal dinner Sunday for their 20th wedding anniversary. After a 7 pm meal at Ralphs, guests played cards at the Marsell home. Attending were Mr and Mrs Bert Kint, John Noll, J J Foy, F W Lakin, Charles Robinson, Ralph Rousseau, and others. Myr and Mrs Ralph McKay hosted a bridge club gathering Saturday night with three tables and a luncheon. Participants included Mr and Mrs Irwin Nichols, George Vedder, Bert Kint, Fred Olson, Irving Ellerston, and McKay. Marie Harker piano pupils gave a recital Monday at 7:30 pm in City Hall Auditorium.
The Youn¢ Married People's class of the Christian church plans a Christmas party at the Harry Jones residence with a gifts exchange led by Margaret Anderson. Andrew and Mrs. Anderson announce the engagement of Myrtle to Melvin Dakin, with a Christmas Eve wedding in Town City’s English Lutheran Church. The couple will be joined by attendees Zita Maher and Charles Scholz. Myrtle Anderson, a 1926 Estherville High graduate, studied at the University of Iowa College of Commerce. Dakin attends the University of Town Law College.
The text describes Setar at Teeta Anain Thade with service times at 5:30 and 6:00 for listening and Magilih services, a Sunday school program, and mentions Mankato students preparing two weeks away. It notes elected officers and a gathering related to Mrs. Olettis mother and Mr. Rawls Clarence Carieaut with movements to Minneapolis.
Mrs I Catriden assisted with the wale at Kingston s store in Arm arog last week. Mrs Latta Cheever and Mrs Chester Watta visited school Thursday as dinner guests at the Jews Fel key home. A meeting was held Monday night due to basketball games. Chris Anderson hosted Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon with lunch. Mr and Mrs Will Carr of Ewen City were visitors at Ike Watts home. Vernon and Raymond Edwards were at Joe McIntire s tme Sunday. Misses Ivey and Jessie Hepp spent the weekend in Minneapolis returning Monday. Miss Marion Ruth Mahlum came to spend vacation with her father Albert Mahlum and relatives. she studies at Cornell College.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and a celebration with gifts at a home and a Valentine event. Several proper nouns appear garbled, including personal names and a couple celebrating with gifts. The passage remains incoherent and dates or places are not reliably identifiable.
Local schools and churches hosted Christmas programs with choirs and cantatas including Christ Child themes. Families shared dinners and visits across Algona area homes as residents traveled, with influenza concerns noted and community events advancing despite illness.
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