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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
2
The notice lists G. A. Nichols as Editor, Adelaide Nichols as Associate Editor, and W. E. Deming as Advertising Manager for the newspaper.
English service next Sunday at 10 45. Sunday school teachers’ meeting Thursday evening at the parsonage 1023 N 6th St. Children instruction Tuesday Wednesday 4 0 and Friday 2 00. Adult instruction Mondays and Fridays 8 30 in the church basement. The Lutheran Hour airs Sunday 3 30 to 4 00 over WMT Waterloo and other stations with Dr W A Maier delivering an inspiring message.
The February 4 Lesson-Sermon centers on Love, drawing from the Bible and Science and Health. Notable scriptures include John 11 about Lazarus and a quote from Eddy’s text on waking from death’s dream. Free Methodist Church outlines a temperance program with morning and evening services and midweek prayers.
L A Mathre pastor announces services next Sunday at 11 a m with Faith in Action Sunday urged for all members and neighbors. Luther League Sunday evening at 7 30. Prayer meeting Thursday at Sam Tokheim's home south 10th street. Willing Workers met Saturday with Mrs Arthur Aanonson and Mrs Willys Stearns assisting. Confirmation class Saturday 9 30 a m. Union State Line Church confirmation Friday 2 30 replacing Wednesday.
Mavis Olson and Oava Haynes were married today. The dinner club at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Hendrickson will host club members tonight. Dinner at 6:80 precedes contract bridge at three tables. Members include Mr and Mrs Dennis Knudsen, Mr and Mrs Frank Kock, Mr and Mrs Matt Donovan, Mr and Mrs Tom Foster, and Mr and Mrs Hendrickson.
The Oko manpado chapter of the D A R will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday February 6 at the home of Mrs. William Johnston. A covered dish luncheon will be served at one oclock followed by business and social hour. Members should bring sandwiches a covered dish table service and a donation for Ellis Island. Mrs H G McTavish will lead the meeting. Miss Mavis E Olson of Ringsted and Orva W Haynes of Estherville were married at Estherville Lutheran church parsonage by Rev L A Mathie.
Sunday at 2 80 o clock a program for Jewish Missions will be led by Rev. Raymond Olson of Armstrong with a collection for the cause. Luther League notes, prayer meetings, and a Tuesday night rally are announced. Confirmation class meets Saturday at 1 50 p m at Andrew Handeland home.
Emmet County Red Cross aims for 22 sweaters and 12 dresses this year. In mid January the chapter sent 18 sweaters and 12 garments for women and children, with shipments to New York for war refuges. Finland joins recipients. Rhodes urges more help and lists regional contact.
The American Red Cross lists items shipped to Poland and surrounding non belligerent nations for Polish refugee relief. Hungary sends 10,000 men undergarments plus 60,616 yards of sheeting and 40 tons of other goods. Roumania receives 39,336 undergarments and 86,483 yards of fabric. Lithuania notes 33,. Latvia reports 2,061 suits of men's underwear and cash allocations.
A list of numerous individuals and amounts shows increasing corn loan filings. Names include Anderson Nels O and Gjors others across multiple entries with totals from about 190 to 5080 dollars. The compiled data reflects widespread agricultural financing activity and recurring borrowers in the community.
Miss Lois Inman hosts a Thursday night gathering with a pot-luck supper at 6 36 pm. Guests include Miss Pearl Clark Miss Bernice Clark Adelaide Nichols Gertrude Mohr Mrs Gladys Hunt and Mrs Ward Greer for informal entertainment
The Rotary Anns wives of local Rotary Club members will host a banquet for their husbands in the Green Room at Gardston Hotel Monday evening. Details are being kept secret, but a large evening of entertainment is planned for the guests.
Farm Hillies on WNAX features Cherokee County soybean production and processing issues with County Agent C. H. Thompson and farmers Howard Nelson of Aurelia and Bill Burch of Cleghorn. W. E. Simonson of Quimby processing plant to discuss plant operations. A March of Agriculture segment covers water conserving practices. Louis Rank of Dickinson County joins February 10 program with county participants.
A Des Moines man, L. W. Charters, 27, met his sister Grace at Mrs. J. McMillan’s Redondo Beach home after years apart. Their siblings were separated by their parents’ deaths in Lake Park, Iowa. Grace, 8 years older, had lived with her grandfather while another sister and a brother were adopted elsewhere. The reunion sparked tears and plans to move to California.
A devotional poem seeks blessings for every small light kindling hope in dark places. It speaks of altars in churches and sorrowful faces, urging faithful to fan the flame and keep brightness alive amid widespread gloom.
Farmers in AAA programs over six years moved about 380 billion acres from soil-depleting cash crops to soil conserving crops. Cotton exports in the last five months of 1989 exceeded those in the same period of 1938 by over one million bales. Earlier AAA participants planted 122,750 acres of trees in 1936 1937 and 1988. By Jan 1 1940 more than 315 000 wheat growers had paid premiums for Federal Crop Insurance Corporation coverage for their 1940 crop.
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