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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR item notes Mrs O K and her sister and family in December with names Art Hanson and Roscoe Ratherville among scattered references. Readable pieces show Sunday timing and regional newspaper context.
Mrs E A Stanwick and family hosted a New Year gathering at the Stanwick home with guests including Gladys and Clarence Or Edward Sather. Mrs Stanwick hosted a separate visit with Wood and Jimmy Jensen and Dorothy. Doris Gilbert accompanied by her mother moved to Mankato for the new year. Hostesses Malven Dorr H P Rasmussen and Arthur Sanderson will lead the annual congregation meeting.
Wallingford area residents attended family gatherings and visits across Estherville Ruthven Sioux Falls and Washington. Daughters born at Coleman hospital and at home, anniversaries celebrated, a car accident near S. T. Shiley farm left one driver injured, 4 H club members returned from Ames with honors and trips.
Mrs Phil Seifson left for Pacific Beach Washington after a months visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Morton Benson. Numerous relatives and friends visited Ringsted over the holidays including Marysville Mo students, Des Moines visitors, Ames Ames residents and other listings. The Willing Workers elected officers and several families celebrated Christmas weddings and anniversaries with multiple households hosting relatives from far and near.
Home cooks gain guidance from Max Cullen of the National Live Stock and Meat Board on carving a pork loin. Steps include having the retailer saw across the rib cage to the backbone and using a sharp knife to ensure clean, controlled slices. The article advises homemakers to lead the carving and to prepare a suitable carving area to avoid loosening the backbone or mishandling the roast.
Instructions describe loosening the backbone during cooking, removing it on a carving board, and placing the roast on the platter with ribs positioned away from the carver. A fork steadies the joint from the top while slices are cut thin for tempting presentation.
David Niskanen kisses his wife goodbye in New York before boarding the Gripaholm to return to Finland. He joins about four hundred Finns headed to defend the homeland from invasion, signaling a wartime mobilization.
A report by the American Foundation for Animal Health warns that swine and poultry face flu and related diseases this winter. It notes humans share the flu virus with pigs and chickens, stressing that pigs cannot signal illness, leading to herd-wide infections and higher mortality without timely veterinary care.
About 200 farmers and stock men from Dickinson Emmet Kossuth Clay and Palo Alto counties are invited to the annual stockholders meeting of the Emmetsburg Production Credit association on Thursday January 11 at the Kermore Hotel in Emmetsburg. The program will include stockholder briefings election of directors and a dinner. Two directors will be elected for three year terms. W M Townsend will present the financial statement. The co op has financed livestock and farming operations with over 650000 in 1939. Directors listed include John Heuck O E Morton J H Currans H J Bode and C H Arthur.
The 1939 lake region year noted six automobile deaths with no drownings. Victims include Sandra Ihnen six months old of Lake Park Eugene Derner age 11 of Milford Ralph Warner 50 Albert Lea Millard Brown 61 LeRoy Til Guy Small 65 Superior and Joan Simpson six daughter of James and ... Simpson of Terris. Only two fatalities occurred on a main highway.
A guide on speed souring milk for cottage cheese. Fresh starter, clean milk, and controlled temperature yield better flavor. Winter makes it easier to manage. overheating dries and toughens curd. Ruth Cessna notes cottage cheese as a farm protein and versatile dairy staple.
A reader asks how to prevent a juicy apple pie from boiling over. Suggested: salt out excess juice by mixing apples with sugar for five minutes, drain and reserve the juice to ladle back after baking. Also remove wax stains with iron and blotters, then solvent or soap for remaining grease, and wax protectively on painted woodwork to ease cleaning.
Eleven hundred lambs from nine northwest Iowa counties will be exhibited at the annual 4-H lamb show at the Clay county fair grounds January 12 and 13. Prizes by Spencer Chamber of Commerce will be awarded. Lambs graded Friday. shown in pens of 16. each club member may show one lamb in the individual fat lamb class. Judging Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. sale at 10. Last year’s winning lamb shown by Dale Jones of Clay county. C W McDonald head judge, assisted by L M Kyner, Harry Bourne and Bart Nelson.
The Emmet County Agricultural Show will meet on Wednesday January 10 at 8 p.m. in the south 100m of the city hall to elect a board of directors and review the livestock show report. President Lawrence Jensen and officers Mack Ellis Wm Sykes Kenneth West lead the group. board members include Jesse DeVoss C C Bennick son Henry Nepps Ed Ahrens Wayne Vallie John E Greig Wm Sidles Geo H Robb. Those who contributed to show buildings are entitled to vote.
A Coon Rapids area birth report states Mrs. Holt delivered triplets two boys and a girl at the Howard Holt farm four miles southeast of town. The babies each weighed about six pounds and are reported doing nicely. Dr. Gertrude Collard attended the delivery.
A compact listing of WOI programs including Betty Wells Daily Public Affairs and Farmers’ shows across NBC CBS and local time bands. Mentions specific slots like Book Chat and Farm Facts, with a brief nonessential line about cranberry colors and road safety resolve.
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