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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1945
Page
6
A long, scattered list of service members and relatives recounts visits, furloughs, promotions, and transfers. Words describe private first classs, petty officers, sergeants, and lieutenants returning from overseas, with addresses and bases noted, plus a memorial note for a fallen lieutenant.
Gruver girls basketball team and two cheerleaders were guests at the weekly Kiwanis luncheon in Gardston. Superintendent G L Sanders introduced the players and dismissed the belief that Gruver girls are tall noting they average about normal height. He said the team spends four periods in practice and a quartet performed two numbers, Sweet Dreams Sweet and Gloria Linde, with Reverend Lean Triges of the Church of Christ giving a brief sugar at the meeting.
Meek Tuesday night at Walter Hagbrook farm home. Henry Nepp reported on the legislative committee’s Des Moines trip. He spoke of talks with Rep. and Senator names and county pension director in discussions on war food production and conservation pay. Mrs Sam Nanas led the recreation program and lunch was served at the close.
Francis T. Shadle was elected president of the Estherville Chamber of Commerce at a board meeting last night at the Hotel Gardaston. Ralph J. McKay was named vice president and Arthur L. Codieux was reappointed secretary. New directors for two years include Herman Jensen James E. Menzies G H Ralfo Willig Sandin Guy Tibbetts and George W Thompson. Six incumbents hold one more year including W C Durrell E I Ellerston Jerry Gerbracht John E Greig R J McKay and F T Shadle. Bus service proposals between Estherville and Fort Dodge plus other routing matters were discussed.
About 200 attended the World Day of Prayer service at the Methodist church. Mrs. Leon Blake led the program with Mrs. C. J. Lemans singing and Mrs. M. vs Gray as reader. Mrs. G. M. Gronstal played the organ. A small collection was received to support Union Christian colleges, Christian literature, and work among Indiana migrants and sharecroppers.
County records show numerous entries of livestock killed including chickens sheep and hogs attributed to various individuals such as Mrs Frank Barrett J Ondit Carl Peterson Henry J Peterson J M Robb Isacore Nepapl Wm Schaper Chas Seelinger Keith Nelson Norman Egeland Raymond Evans and others. The board adjourned to meet Friday February 1946 at 9 00 o'clock A M with Gladys Bringle as county auditor and subscription rates listed for Esterville Emmet County Iowa in the post office notice.
All pupils of Estherville Junior High will take part in presenting Bits of Blarmey an Irish operetta under the direction of Dorothy Arnold. The public performance is at 8 p.m. Tuesday February 27 in Roosevelt auditorium. The scene depicts the exterior of a yard leading to a private estate with a caretaker's cottage in the background.
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