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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1941
Page
1
Within Zones One and Two the published subscription rates are listed. Adelaide Nichola Halter and Doone tower te erville are mentioned in the fragment with references to Second Class Menton. The text is garbled and limits precise details.
The writer reviews John Collier’s Indian Affairs editorial on World War I, stressing the war’s indivisibility and moral stakes for Americans. It argues the human spirit, not just nations, is at risk, urging a steadfast, humane response without succumbing to fear. Personal reflections compare Northwest winters and community warmth to broader wartime duties.
Local notes describe a North Woods community enjoying winter pleasures from squirrel watching and woodlands comforts to family gatherings for Christmas. Many relatives from Fairmont Sherburn Mountain Lake and nearby towns attend dinners and tree lightings while residents reflect on American life and the blessings of shared traditions.
Sunday visitors to the Joh and Maron homes shared gatherings with cousins and friends from Lohrville and Estherville. A large group enjoyed a supper, card games, and Christmas party events at the Stow, Owens, and Stow homes, with club meetings and church activities shaping the Dolliver holiday scene.
Mr and Mrs ELC Headley host dinner as their sons and daughters gather in California. Families of Bettin Headley and Fuss of Estherville join. Floyd Anderson attends a large family party in Mes Theo Kahler’s home. Andersons visit relatives Christmas Eve with Mrs Duncan and Mildred Fuller. George Weir heads south for two months and coast tour. Mrs Weer hosts a pre Christmas visit for her son’s family.
On Sunday evening Rush Atmore Brown and Mr and Mrs Earl Berg with Cora Brown gathered at the Milford Houge home and decided to purchase a new home for their mother The Nelson Wheatley family agent Christus Eve and Christ Wee night at the home of Mek Jen Saber Estherville hosted supper guests Tuesday at Mr and Mrs Irving Martett s home
Superior resident Miss Shirley Booten came home Saturday from Grand Island Nebraska where she has been attending school. Miss June Olson also returned home.
One of the prettiest holiday weddings tied Misa Heloise Ross to Dr. George Barktie Johnston at the Johnston home in Estherville. The ceremony was simple with a floral mantle, tiered candelabra, and a white satin gown with a train. Bridesmaids wore rose, green, and blue taffeta, while guests included family and friends from Rochester, Austin, Albert Lea, and Minneapolis. The reception followed at the Gardstone Hotel Blue Room with pink roses and pastel cakes.
The Anderson home hosted a formal wedding reception after vows exchanged in a decorated room with white chrysanthemums and pink roses. Bride Miss Delores Ouiman and groom Vance Crim were attended by family, including Miss Ruth Willey and Miss Vivian Ouiman. A three course dinner followed, with guests from Minneapolis and Marshalltown and distant calls from Baltimore and Muskegon. The couple will live near the Mulock residence as Crim plans farming land nearby.
The report notes a marriage with a bride wearing a light tan wool dress and similar accessories to peers. Mrs Lehman hails from Aethervill and shia acceptance is mentioned in an office context. Mr Lehman worked as a buttermaker at Town Falls creamery before army service at Fort Sill. Guy Wilder traveled to Des Moines on business. Dr Post of Mitchell South Dakota visited for Christmas at his mother Mrs Lonsia Post's home.
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