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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1940
Page
2
Marie Gifford presents a homey log cabin birthday dinner plan honoring Abraham Lincoln. Proposes simple dishes like baked ham beans greens cornbread and cole slaw set on red white cloth with white candles. Dessert ideas include log cabin cake spice cake and cinnamon pastry sticks with red white and blue candles.
Greta Garbo stars in Ninotchka a Lubitsch crafted romantic comedy set in Paris with Melvyn Douglas Ina Claire and Felix Bressart in key roles Garbo appears first in plain wardrobe then with Adrian gowns as she shifts from Soviet Russia to Parisian high society amid glamorous escapades and romantic entanglements with a French count while three Russian commissars provide comic disruption at the Grand Theatre this Thursday and Friday.
A study of 700 college students reported in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found only four foods had 100 percent acceptance: butter, oranges, salt and almonds. Many foods were rated 98 percent or higher, while liver, kidney, brains, buttermilk, oleomargarine and shellfish were among the least favored. Spinach drew surprisingly low dislike at eight percent.
Ruthven residents welcomed a band of gypsies who had rented a former bakery to sell rugs. A second group joined, a dispute arose, several windows were broken, and the gypsies fled into the street. No police were present as townsfolk crowded them out, and the entire group left Ruthven within hours.
After the sticks cool, arrange around a plate in a rail fence pattern and heap the center with ice cream. The pastry sticks serve as an accompaniment.
A county report shows 343 new autos sold in Emmet in 1939 with December peak at 60 and February 17, 1939. Monthly breakdown includes January 39, March 28, July 84 and December 60. Miss Eliza Welsh notes 1780 licenses issued so far this year and 289 truck licenses.
The Peterson Patriot marked its sixtieth founding anniversary by issuing a forty page special edition. It printed five thousand copies, using twenty six miles of end to end print paper if laid in a one foot wide strip, and a 25 pound bucket of ink. The editor noted the extensive hours of work involved.
West Bend Journal reports the municipal light plant converted from DC to AC in 1932 and added a new engine. The town paid $7,500 on the initial contract and issued $36,000 in bonds maturing in 1941. The final bonds were paid last month, two years early, marking a debt free status.
The piece highlights mixing gingham, sharkskin and terry cloth for smart play wear. It notes a desert vacation two piece sharkskin suit with gingham inset, a hooded terry jacket shielding curls, and tips on building a lavish wardrobe from skirts and sweaters. It also mentions Judye Garland suggesting a rabbit hair shirt and Ann Morriss mascara tricks for natural eye appeal.
Charles Nasby son of Mrs. E. A. Nasby of Jackson has been chosen a member of the board of directors of the Fourth National Bank of Minneapolis at the bank's annual stockholders meeting. Nasby was born near Petersburg, worked at Gruver, served as credit manager for Augsburg Publishing House in Minneapolis, and audited the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. He graduated from Jackson High School, attended Minnesota University, and finished at St Olaf College, Northfield.
Floyd Schluesner of Havelock Charles Sorek of St. Marys Academy Emmetsburg and Dwayne Allen of Graettinger were singled out in the All American six man selections by American Boy magazine. From over 4000 schools 230 players earned honors with first squad receiving gold footballs and other awards announced for the top thirty receivers.
The Swea City school board on Thursday night began buying for the new gymnasium. They approved three hundred auditorium chairs and an electric scoreboard. Bids for stage lighting were received, ranging from $900 to $1200.
The Superior Social Hour Club met Tuesday afternoon at the Drexel Griffee home with Mrs. Charles Christ assisting. Mrs. Kenneth Thomson spoke on Kathleen Norris biographical notes and Mrs. Will Hanson discussed a book contest. Lunch followed the meeting.
The Kossuth County Advance issued a Friday the Thirteenth week, joining two groups of correspondence after a clank in the inside run halted the big machine. The paper was completed with the help of Upper Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson traveled to St Louis for business and pleasure. Charles Lundgren went to Rochester, Minnesota for an operation. A Want Ad will sell your article.
Mrs. E. I. Sondrol learned last week of the death of the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Delavan Prettyman. They married last June and were with her at a Beach club meeting when he drove in the hills and plunged from a cliff near Los Angeles. The Delavans once lived in Estherville. George Delavan Sr. was a longtime local newspaper man. His son, George Delavan Jr., is now an attorney in Los Angeles.
The Stitch Club meets this Tuesday evening at Mrs Will Watson residence. A 6 30 dinner precedes an evening of sewing with members listed as Mesdames Herman Sorum Eric Juhi Mima Wertz Emlet Twite Carrie Hen naman R O Clark Anna Ziemer Jake Taylor J A Weber Claus Clauson and Will Watson.
Rev Father Kelly, Graettinger's longtime pastor and a pioneer priest of northwest Iowa, has been confined to bed for weeks after a heart attack. He marked his 60th ordination anniversary on June 24, 1989, with about a hundred priests from Iowa and Minnesota joining in Graettinger. He has served as the town's sole Catholic priest.
Condemnation actions begun in Algona district court seek to acquire 48.10 additional acres in Union Slough, Kossuth county, owned by Metropolitan Life. E G Dunn of Mason City, U S district attorney, leads the filing as government and Metropolitan struggle to agree on price. Earlier condemnations included parts of the Peter Govern estate and Christ and Martha Godfredson. The slough game refuge now totals 881.96 acres.
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