Quiet reflections on American living standards and civic loss
A midwestern reader laments postwar inflation and the push for higher living costs. The piece contrasts pioneer frugality with modern anxieties, criticizing luxury as a burden on the middle and lower classes while praising community efforts and a late obituary note on Estherville businessman G. E. Persons. It closes with a printed Christmas poem and a wish for a Godspeed.
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Congress
Estherville
E. Persons
Person
Estherville Lutheran Church Weekly Schedule and Activities
Estherville Lutheran Church lists services Sunday at 11:00 A M with Sunday school at 10:00 A M and Luther League at 7:30 P M. Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon with hostesses Olaf Tweet Ole Lilland A R Espeset Tom Hillestad and Robert Nichols. Junior choir Thursday 7:00 P M. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:46 P M. Confirmation class Saturday 9:30 A M. Willing Workers Saturday afternoon at the parsonage hosted by Mrs Mathie and Mrs T T Sunde. Union State Line Lutheran Church service January 11 at 10:45 A M. Congregational business meeting Wednesday at 1 90. Ladies Aid Wednesday at 1:30 with hostesses K B Knutson H M Lundahl and A W Nasby. Confirmation class next week at 2 90.
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Luther League
Ladies Aid
Mesdames
Olaf Tweet
Ole Lilland
A. R. Espeset
Tom Hillestad
Robert Nichols
Mathie
T. T. Sunde
Union State Line Lutheran Church
K. B, Knutson
H. HM
Lun‘dahl
A. W. Nasby
Church Morning Worship and Evening Service Details
Church of Christ schedules morning worship centered on Communion with music led by the chair and a sermon by the pastor. Youth groups will meet Sunday evening. Paul Brink will lead or participate in activities.
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Paul Brink
Candlelight service honors church school teachers and officers
The church schedules a Candlelight recognition at 7:30 honoring officers and teachers of the church school. Named honorees include Sam Danielson Arando Lough Tom Foster Alrs Harry Adams Harry Sawyer Dorothy Rogers Martena Peterson Mrs Waldo Brink Mrs Bernard Jansen Mrs Sam Danielson Mrs Fred Sawyer Margaret Dawson Esther Peterson Melba Foster Doris Brown Mary Peterson Aleta Whitcomb Mrs Nettie Morris Delores Morris Art Henry and Lloyd Boone Jr. The program centers on the theme and the picture Go Teach and invites all church members to attend.
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Ead
Dorothy Rogers
Sam Danielson
Arando Lough
Tom Foster
Alrs
Harry Adams
Harry Sawyer
Martena Peterson
Waldo Brink
Bernard Jansen
Fred Sawyer
Margaret Dawson
Esther Peterson
Melba Foster
Doris Brown
Mary Peterson
Aletha Whitcomb
Nettie Morris
Delores Morris
Art Henry
Lloyd Boone
Christian Science Lesson Sermon Focus on Sacrament Sunday
The Sunday lesson in Christian Science Churches centers on Sacrament with the Golden Text from I Corinthians 6 8 and quotes from the Bible Psalm 79 9 13 and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health. The cited selections discuss purification, life in Christ and the spiritual ideal as central themes of worship.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Church Weekly Schedule And Annual Meeting Notice
English service next Sunday morning at 10 45 Sunday school at 10 00 Annual voters meeting Monday evening Jan 12th at 8 00 in the church basement All voting members should plan to attend Young peoples meeting Thursday evening at 8 00 in the church basement Children s instruction class Friday afternoon at 2 00 in the church basement class room Otis L Laage pastor
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Otis L. Laage
Salem Lutheran wedding links Dunnell pair to Minneapolis
Lorena Swenberg daughter of Mrs. Elia Swenberg of Dunnell and Lieut. Harold Rainwater of Camp Claiborne La were married at Salem Lutheran church Minneapolis on December 29 at 8 p m Rev Wesley and Rev Ziebach officiated. Attendants Leona Peterson and Marie Newberger wore pale blue gowns. Twin Arnold Rainwater served as best man. Reception for about 100 guests followed in church parlors. The Rainwaters planned a New Orleans apartment after Dec 31 departure.
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Salem Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
Lorena Swenberg
Elia Swenberg
Dunnell
Harold Rainwater
Camp Claiborne
Wesley
Ziebach
Leona Peterson
Sherburn
Marie Newberger
Arnold
Ella Swenberg
Reuben Swenberg
Jesnne
Winona
Muriel Swenberg
Ardith Erickson
Odd mishaps of 1941 in The American Weekly summary
A brief feature recalls unusual accidents from 1941 as illustrated in The American Weekly. Vignettes include a man who shot himself with his own ants, a snake causing harm by proxy, and a man nearly burned while near drowning, framed as graphically portrayed anecdotes from the Sunday Chicago Herald-American supplement.
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American Weekly
Chicago Herald-Amerian
Child Study Group Meets at Lincoln School Hostess Home
The Child Study group of Lincoln school met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Alfred Burrell's home with assisting hostess Mrs Andrew Sunde. Helen Hipple spoke on When Children Quar rel over Station WOI. Les ter Heyer led the round table discussion and refreshments followed. Guests included Miss Barbara Higgins and many listed members.
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Lincoln School
Alfred Burrell
Andrew Sunde
Helen Hipple
soYege
Lester Heyer
Fine Arts Dept to Meet Thursday Evening
The Fine Arts department of the Woman's Club will gather Thursday at 7:30 pm at Mrs How ard Ashburn s home. Mrs Dan U Howard and Miss Henrietta Miler will lead the program titled Plays and Players of Today.
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Fine Arts
The
Woman's Club
Howard Ashburn
Dan U Howard
Henrietta Miler
Mrs Heinrichs Swan Lake Hostess Meeting on Food for Health
Mrs Charles Heinren hosted a Swan Lake township gathering of women studying Food for Health and Defense. The group discussed vitamin content and basic dietary needs, with a demonstration meal prepared and served by attendees including Mrs J J Kissinger Mrs J J Hill Mrs Allan Hites Mrs A Solomonson Mrs Edward Timmins Mrs Chris Spao and the hostess.
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Charles Heinren
Swan Lake Township
J. J. Kissinger
J. J. Hill
Allan Hites
A. Solomonson
Edward Timmons
Chris Spao
Lloyd ‘Dahlke
Methodist Women Install Officers and Hold Drive
The Methodist Women’s Society of Law Service plans to install new officers and conduct a membership drive at the next regular meeting. The event occurs Friday at 2:30 PM in the church parlors with Mrs. F. W. Ortmeyer leading worship. Tea follows at 4:00 PM. The executive board meets at 1:30 PM.
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Methodist Womens Society of Law Service
F. W. Ortmeyer
Presbyterian Women’s Council Meets Friday Luncheon
The Women’s Council of the Presbyterian church will hold its regular noon luncheon this Friday at 1:16 p.m. at the church. Hostesses include the Good Fellowship circle led by Mrs. H. C. Brees. Mrs. John Lyman leads devotions on “Who Is My Neighbor” and Mrs. J. W. Morse oversees the program topic “Courage.”
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Womens Council
Presbigerian Church
Good Fellowship Circle
H. C. Brees
John Lyman
J. W. Morse
Junior High PTA to Meet Monday
The Junior high school PTA will hold its regular meeting Monday afternoon at 28 00 P M in the home coroxenies. Miss Grace McClure will discuss Why We Teach United States History and Civics. A roundtable on Motion Pictures will follow with Mrs Wilbur Thorndyke in charge.
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PTA
Coroxenies
United States
Grace McClure
Wilbur Thorndyke
Legion Auxiliary Met Monday Evening in Legion Club Rooms
The American Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting on Monday evening in the Legion club rooms. Members discussed routine business and planned a potluck luncheon for Friday January 10 at 1:00. They will spend the afternoon sewing carpet rugs and later played bridge and bingo with Mrs. Fred Ehlers winning high for bridge.
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Am_eican Legion Auxiliary
Legion Club
Fred Ehlers
Lillian Nourse
Bingo winners and prize handouts at evening event
Mrs Irwin Michels received the bingo prize and a special prize was awarded. Refreshments followed and the committee serving included Mrs Leon Pratt as chairman, with Mrs Frank Olson, Mrs F M Sande, Mrs Andrew Sande, Mrs Glenn Lesher, and Mrs Jeanetta Palmer.
Marriage of Miss Gladys Haeger to Robert West in Las Cruces
Announcement that Gladys Haeger a Gruver high school home economics teacher married Robert West former Gruver band master and junior high teacher. They wed in Las Cruces New Mexico with Rev C A Ridge. Mrs West soon joined him in Osceola then El Paso where he is in camp. West educated at Osceola Junior College and Town State College Ames affiliated with Alderante Fraternity.
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Gruver
Robert West
Las Cruses
New Mexico
C. A. Ridge
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Osceola
Town State College
Ames
Alderante Fraternity
University of Iowa At
Grover
Mr. West
Waucoma
Upper Iowa University
Gruver Schoool
Local Moves and Travels Highlight Small Town Notices
Mr and Mrs Ward Penney and daughter moved from Fort Dodge to Estherville to work at Estherville Packing Co They rented the Mrs Elsa McArdle residence on North Sixth Street Ed Donovan left last week for California to visit relatives Miss Margaret Mary Sullivan returned from Davenport where she stayed over holidays with her uncle and aunt Atty and Mrs Morgan Maloney Mr and Mrs Wesley Dunham prepared to leave Saturday for Los Angeles to visit their son and daughter
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Ward Penney
Estherville
Fort Dodge
Estherville Packing Company
Mrs
Elsa McArdle
North Sixth Street
Margaret Mary Sullivan
Davenport
Atty
Morgan Maloney
Wesley Dunham
Los Angeles
Calif
Superior student Arlene Culver to finish term in Spencer
Superior Arlene Culver and her parents moved to Spencer where she will complete her senior year after the current term. Nona Lewis and Shirley Burton returned to Grand Island Nebraska to attend school. George Russell went to Sioux City to enlist in the army.
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Arlene Culver
Spencer
Carnahan
Nona Lewis
Shirley Burton
Grand Island
Neb
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