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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1941
Page
2
Special correspondents report a long list of local visits and travels. Dr G H West and colleagues attended a Minnesota golf tourney. families gathered at Okoboji, Ringsted, Spencer, and Estherville for reunions, birthdays, and visits. Camp Riley, Des Moines, and Audubon trips are noted along with church events and a nursing school plan.
Mr and Mrs Cornell Oleson and family visited at the Oleson maters home and Mrs Ben Oleson returned with them for a visit. The Pewall families attended a gathering at the Glenn Rauhauser home in Estherville. Mrs Lee Wathar died suddenly last week. Kathrine Nygaard spends the week in Spencer with the Nygaard family. Norman Nygaard and Lubie Bringle have been working in Estherville. Mrs J Manthey and Frarees and Mrs Will Turner of Estherville visited Claus Martens. Chris Nygaard home welcomed Carlsons Julian Nygaard Mosel and Mrs Mosel's mother. Nygaard improving in health.
June gathering at A J Oswalt home features a recreation hour won by Mrs Balmer and a farewell lunch. Community Church Ladies Aid picnic, rain postponed to June 26. Local folks attend picnics at Okamanpedan State Park and Emmetsburg news includes births, relocations, birthdays, and a first wedding anniversary.
The annual stockholders meeting of the Iowa Brand creameries drew over 2,000 attendees in Mason City including stockholders, buttermakers, directors, and farming families. Officers were re elected Frank Brunner Nora Springs president A P Anderson Humboldt vice president and M T Christiansen Algona secretary treasurer. Directors re elected Brunner and C B Thatcher West Bend. Speakers included W E Nelson Town State College and George Godfrey Ames. Cream scoring winners featured Kal lasch Whittemore Swanson Estherville Nelson Estherville Vaudt Whittemore and Schutter Titonka Nol an Lost Island. team winners were Estherville Whittemore Lost Island. Top buttermakers were Roy L Anderson Swaledale Fred L Thompson Belmond and R Jorgensen Grafton. The company serves a 100 mile radius around Mason City with five creameries on the Minnesota side.
This item outlines varied and non specific symptoms of hog cholera in pigs, stressing that most contagious animal diseases lack uniform signs. It lists warning signs such as hiding in the hog house, eyelid crust, weak unsteady gait, red belly discoloration, yellow scour, convulsions, vomiting, and extreme prostration, noting deaths can precede visible sickness in others.
The veterinarian should inspect sick animals at outbreak onset and conduct post mortem studies as needed. While no cure exists, increasing serum and virus doses for uninfected herd mates can reduce heavy losses. Vaccination before an outbreak, ideally around weaning, is advised as a prudent safety measure.
A district Holstein show at Ruthven drew fewer spectators due to rain but equal cattle turnout. Fred Spies Graettinger won first prizes in multiple age classes for his four cow dairy herd and a junior prize, highlighting northwest Iowa breeding strength.
An explosive screwworm outbreak, possibly worse than 1935, may occur in the Southwest and Midwest because April screw worm fly counts in southern Texas were three times higher than a year ago. Large numbers of cattle and livestock are moving by truck, with extensive shipments from infested areas to northern ranges. The spread hinges on proper wound treatment when loading and unloading animals. Dave Conrady left Saturday evening for Minneapolis to begin work as Rock Island railroad operator.
Warren Bailey recalls William H. Jackson who at 28 entered Yellowstone in 1871 with early camera gear. Jackson’s photos helped Congress proclaim Yellowstone America’s first National Park, capturing Jupiter Terrace, Dragon’s Mouth, Paint Pots, Yellowstone Lake, Falls, and other wonders in historic images.
County poultry specialist W M Vernon urges farmers to cull non laying hens to protect egg production for defense needs. He notes signs of nonlayers include pale dry shriveled combs and shrunken firm abdomens, while laying hens show soft abdomens and yellow vent pigment. County agent M O Thalken observes a variety plot comparing disease resistance across seven types, noting Gopher and Iowa 105 slow rust, Hancock Vanguard nearly rust free, and minor blight and smut across all varieties.
Iowa State Highway Commission Safety and Traffic Department releases figures showing rural primary highways had higher fatalities in 1940 than 1939. On 71 mile rural No. 82, three killed in 1939 rose to two in 1940, best statewide. No. 80 had 20 deaths in 1939, 11 deaths in 1940, while No. 60 improved from eight to three.
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