William S. Clark Re-Elected Red Cross Chairman
Annual Emmet county Red Cross meeting reelects William S. Clark as county chairman and lists a broad board of directors from Estherville Ringsted Armstrong Gruver and neighboring townships. Also notes committee chairs for war fund water safety home nursing and volunteer service programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
The
American Red Cross
William 8. Clark
Fred ‘Ehlers
E. J. Story
Mra
Williams
Clark
Ma‘vile Sorum
G. G. Griffith
C. Currell
Mra Irving
Martens
A.I. Reed
Irwin C. Nichols
Merle ‘Moller
J. E. Stockdale
K. J. McDonald
A.T Bringle
Vermaine Sidles
Estherville
F. A. Nelson
Ringsted
William Stick
Ellsworth
John Bosold
Jack Creek
Craettinger
Paul Graves
Grover
Bernard Eschold
Armstrong
Wayne Currell
War Fund
Russell Peterson
F. J. duDr
Borum
Red 'Croin
Farm
George West
George Bale, Sr
W. J. Tims
F. J. Kennedy
Death of C J Holmquist Former Estherville Resident
Charles J. Holmquist age 60 of Cedar Rapids died Saturday morning after a brief illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He was once manager of the Syndicate clothing company in Estherville and later with Syndicate clothing in Cedar Rapids for many years. Funeral services were held in Cedar Rapids then a short service in Estherville followed by burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born February 9, 1884 in Hartford Connecticut and married Mathilda Johnson on June 9, 1926 in Jackson Minnesota. He was a former Estherville business man and is survived by relatives including Mrs Lucy Bale of Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Holmquist
Cedar Rapids
Estherville
Cedar Rapides
Holmquist
Lucy Bale
Cedar, Rapids
Oak Hill
Clarence Mathieson
Andrew McAndrew
D.A. Bagan
Syndicate Clothaeing Company
Sithat Metal
Ire
Was
Ue Bawles
Ldap. Cei Ie
Tightened ration restrictions for fuel oil shortages
The ration board reports tighter fuel oil limits with PWA urging reapplication of restrictions on certain facilities in all rationed areas. Existing reinstalled facilities’ restrictions stay. Exceptions may be requested only on extreme hardship and will be processed by the OPA district office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uthe Ideal
Alatiot
PWA
OPA Dis ‘Tutet
Balmer Nelson Speech Reported in Local Story Clipped
The fragment notes a local appearance by Balmer Nelson with a brief reference to preaching or addressing a crowd. Details are incomplete, but the reference places the event in a community setting and suggests a focus on religious or moral exhortation.
Farm Machinery Repair Course To Be Offered Here
A farm machinery repair course will be offered in the high school shop building next week if demand exists. The program focuses on tractors trucks and other essential equipment with instruction by a first class mechanic. Sessions run 2 to 5 PM with a minimum of about 10 men. two or more may work together. Interested parties should contact Edwin Thoreson rotational agriculture instructor by mail telephone or in person at once. Call 201 in the forenoons or 962-LJ anytime to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Thoreson
Earl Holroyd Reported Killed in Action in Belgium
Pfc Earl M Holroyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Holroyd of Estherville, was killed in action January 11 in Belgium. He enlisted March 6, 1943, trained at Camp Roberts California, and served in the Army Specialized Training Program before going overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl M. Holroyd
Wilbur Holroyd
South 8Th Street
Estherville
Belgium
United States War Department
Secretary of War
Wart
H. Holroyd
Ees
Belgi i
Holroyd
Camp Roberts
Calif
Army
College of New York
Fined for Possessing Pheasants Out of Season
Jack W. McClurg of Omaha pleaded guilty in Spencer to illegal possession of pheasants after officers found seven birds in his car trunk. He was fined 500 dollars with 250 suspended for good behavior and 15 dollars costs, then the pheasants were given to a Spencer hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack W. McClurg
Omaha
Neb
Spencer
McClurg
E. M. Wogen
Estherville
G. M. Shearman
Spirit Lake
W. H. Lewis
Justice of
Reminder Seals Sent to Recipients of Unanswered Letters
Reminder cards mailed to recipients of unanswered Christmas seal letters. In the Christmas rush, people often forget to send contributions and appreciate a friendly reminder. It is not too late to pay for tuberculosis seals as the work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuberculosis Neala
Neals
Large Increase In Production Of Milk Powder Seen
R L Bonneburg of Mason City, manager of the State Brand creamery, said at the Estherville Co operative creamery annual meeting that over one million pounds of milk powder were made last year and four to five million may be produced this year. Butter remains the leader, but powder output is rising. He praised the Estherville plant, discussed Mason City plant improvements, and outlined a merchandising program stressing quality, fair pricing, and aggressive new ideas. Professor A W Rudnick of Ames explained butter shortages, noting more people drink milk now and predicting sanitary practices and equipment must improve if powder volumes rise. E B Pratt, regional livestock manager, spoke on cattle value and his records, while L E Byers and G H West were re elected to the board for three and two years respectively. Board organization set for early February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bonneburg
Mason City
Estherville Co-operative Creamery
Bonneburg
Estherville Creamery
Ames
Rudnick
E. B. Pratt
Pratt
St. Louis
L. E. Byers
G. H. West
Byers
West
Board of Directors
Extension Department
AAA
Christiansen
Emmet
Christlasisen
CPA
Estherville Musicians Present Fort Dodge Program
Estherville group of 11 musicians offered a four piece program Monday noon at Fort Dodge Rotary Club, then repeated at a junior college and high school assembly. Ensemble numbers featured piano duo, men’s quartet, and women’s trio with details of performers and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Fort Dodge
School Conducts Training Session At College
A college hosted a Friday training session conducted by School One. The event aimed to build instructional skills and share practices among staff and educators involved in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sin College
Prisoner of war news and service updates reach Estherville
First Lieut. Jens T. Webby Jr. is a prisoner of war in Germany, after being listed missing since December 14, 1943. Letters from the Army Effects Bureau confirm property for Webby was being forwarded to his parents. The column recounts visits by servicemen, furloughs from Italy, and various promotions and assignments of Estherville residents and relatives, including air corps pilots, naval personnel, and Army sergeants, with details on training, overseas service, and awarded medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jens .T. Webby, Jr
Jens T.weiby
Armstrong
Germany
Weiby
Army Effects Bureau
St. Louis
Wieby
William T. Monroe
Giberville
Burnham L. Batson
Manchester
Conn
Eighth Air Force
452Nd
England
Third Air Division
England-to-Africa
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
AAS
Monroe
Estherville High School
Ines
Maurice A. Nitchals
Estherville
Tome
Southwest Pacific
Nitchals
Vocational Guidance Conference Planned At Estherville
A plan for an Estherville high school vocational guidance conference on April 20 was outlined by Walter Hammer principal and junior college dean. The event aims to expose students to vocations via leaders from multiple fields and to acquaint visiting seniors with Estherville junior college programs. Talks will cover postwar employment and various forums on nursing, engineering, agriculture, teaching, and business.
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Estherville High School
Walter Hammer
Kiwanis
Estherville Junior College
Hammer
Robert D. Walk
University of South Dakota
A. H. Fuller
Dean Helzer
Iowan State College
Robert D. Falk
QO. Fenton
American Institute of Business
Richardson
Algona
Estherville Kiwanis Club
United States
Iun
Fred Sawyer
Keith Vedder
Spencer
Elson Fisher
Fort Dodge
Farmers urged to boost pig crop this spring
M A Balkema, county extension director, cites two WEA orders in Washington increasing hog set asides. Lard set aside rises to 7 percent per 100 pounds live weight. pork loins set aside to 4.44 percent. The goal is to sustain civilian supplies for spring and meet armed forces needs. Farmers urged to raise late spring pigs and breed sows for June farrowing to hit market before March 31 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Balkema County Extension
WEA
Washington
Balkemu
Manager Transferred at Estherville Woolworth Store
Dale Lindstrom who has managed the Estherville Woolworth store for a year and a half has been transferred to the Woolworth store in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin Dorothy Matthiessen of Spencer will be the new manager here
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Lindstrom
Woolworth Co
Estherville
Woolworth
Sturgen Bay
Wis
Dorothy Matthiessen
Spencer
90 Persons To Be X Rayed Feb 6 To Detect Tuberculosis
The sixth annual search for unknown TB cases in the county enters final stages Tuesday Feb 6 with about 900 persons to be X-rayed at Holy Family hospital. Only those recommended by family physicians are eligible, and film interpretations will be mailed to the physician with reports available to patients. The survey is sponsored by the county medical society and Christmas seal sale committee in cooperation with the Iowa Tuberculosis association and the state health department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Family Hospital
The
County Medical Society
Christmas Seal Sale Committee
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
State Health Department
Rationing rules update urge posting ceiling prices
The local ration board reports from the district office highlight key points on posting ceiling prices. Merchants in several counties struggle to display charts for popcorn cream style corn and oranges while bakeries are told to stop asking customers to supply sugar for icings.
Arrest In Stolen Car Case Ties Nebraska Vehicle To Man
Albert Foster, a Nebraska resident, was jailed in Estherville after local officers arrested him following a Thursday sighting and a Wednesday discovery of a stolen car with Nebraska plates. Foster claimed he rode in the car, found abandoned near Estherville, and he was employed at the Gurdston hotel. No charges had been filed locally. An intensified multi day search followed the report from Highway Patrolman Grebo about the vehicle matching a 1945 Nebraska license plate 13-742 found south of Estherville near the Groves farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert’ Foster
Nebraska
Foster
Estherville
Gurdston
M. L. Grebo
George Groves Farm
Direct Service Oil Station Fire Damages Central Ave Station
A fire of unknown origin damaged the Direct Service Oil Station on Central Avenue west of the M and St. L tracks Sunday evening. Attendants in the office room smelled smoke and found the adjoining supply room ablaze. The room contents were ruined, holes burned in the roof, doors and windows burned out, and the office ceiling burned. Firemen tore out the double ceiling to remove sawdust used as insulation. Ed Moll manages the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Firamen
Ed Moll
Farm Program of AAA for 1945 Discussed Here
Alvin J. Cook and C. W. McDonald met with township chairmen H. B. Barringer and John Himmel in Emmet county to plan the 1945 farm program. Leaders expect an all out food push with meeting campaigns, flax and hog production targets, and government flax insurance totaling $30 million. A house-to-house drive and a PPP on corn purchases were outlined, with guaranteed payments for moisture-damaged or rejected corn and ongoing producer support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin J. Cook
AAA
C. W. McDonald
Extension Department
Emmet County
H. B. Barringer
War Board
John Himmel
State College On Soil Conservation
Nels G. Christiansen
Manson Man Dies at 74 in Holy Family Hospital
Franklin L. Gordon, 74, of Manson died Monday in Holy Family hospital after a week as a patient. He had been visiting his son at Terris when he became ill. Burial will be Friday at Relnbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin L. Gordon
Manson
Holy Family Hospital
Mr. Gordon
Terris
Relnbeck
Denmark township school pupils back infantile paralysis drive
Eleven pupils from Denmark township school district No 6 contributed 31.75 toward the infantile paralysis campaign. Mrs Lisette Heite is the teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark Township
Lisette Heite i
Also Mentioned on This Page
William S. Clark
Red Cross
C. J. Holmquist
DE Xea
Earl Holroyd
Army At Front
Estherville Group
Elmer Moore
Lawrence Moore
Jim MacConnell
Avoca
Minn
Sergeant MacConnall
Italy
Sergeant Moore
MacConnel
Corp
Everett Brown
Sherburn
Corporal Browne
Io Italy
Sergeant MacConnell
Moore
MacConnell
Charles Mausa
A. F. Mauss
Etherville
George B. Anderson
Brown
Rome
Lawrence H. Moore
New York
N.Y
Pvt
Elmer A. Weir
Paul B. Weir
Keesler Field
Army Air Forces Training Command
Biloxi
Henry Koencekes
Dunnell
California
Laverne
Leyte
Kooneckes
Maynard
South Pacific
Willis
Virginia
Harold Schldknecht
Santa Ana
Walter Schildknecht
Schildknecht
Air Corps
Raymond ‘Kiefer
F. 1-c
Baltimore, Md
Inslav
Wayne Osmundsen
Martin Klefer
John
Pfe
Francis Salmonson
Aloe Field
Victoria
Texas
Romaine Jd
Muth
John Plath
AJ I Mauss
Therville
Robert HH. Micuss
Gata
Manes
Deseribing
Mauss
Walter Field
James DB. Harman
U. S. Army
Women's Army Corps
Rex Anderson
Ninth Army
Anderson
Corporal Matthes
Matthes
Fort Knox
Camp Campbell
Milton Davis
Milo Davis
Motherville
Belshium
Davis
Harvey L Lundy
S. O. Lundy
AAI
Army Air Base
Lundy
Asiatic Theater
Otto L. Klein
Otto J. Klein
AAL
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Klein
Tie
Duane Hobinson
Leslie Robinson
Seaman Robinson
Pacific
Merrill J. Westrem
United States Naval Training ‘School
St Louis Armory
H. S. Vocational
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