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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
4
Local column lists frequent visits and gatherings across Emmet County. Names include Jensen, Wieskus, Smith, Timko, Knutson, Nasby, Olson, Peterson, and others with travel to Spirit Lake, Alpha, Estherville, Willmar, Minneapolis, and Missouri. Numerous family and social visits featured throughout the week.
Readers record numerous weekend visits and Sunday dinners among Kamp Harrig Schmidt Graff and related families. A large Ringsted park reunion of the Jepsen family features many Burt Estherville Emmetsburg and Fort Dodge connections. Golf results list low score winner Soren Hosen with a large turnout. new school bus and chassis purchased by Dolliver school. Gilmore City pastor's son Carl William Handy born July 12. Aryl Nerman Rinchardt's large family welcomes a new birth.
Mrs Art Peterson welcomed Happy Home club members at her Estherville home with a guest list including Mrs John Graff Mrs Chris Bendixen and others. A picnic form at P I Schmidt home is planned for August 11. Visitors included Miss Louise Burt of New York and Mrs Claus Martens group met at the state park for a supper. Grace Spoo from Murphyboro Illinois visits John Spoo’s family. Mr and Mrs Frank Swartz visited Rollin Elkin Sunday afternoon.
A guide encourages arriving early with a camera to capture the midway scenes. From barkers and tent signs to children, prizes, and circus gear, many candid details await outside the big tent where lighting is better. The piece notes performers and animals are best photographed in the parade.
Dolliver beat Gruver 5 to 2 in the opener as Gruver fielded Robert McCoy Alais Neppl Robert Hartman Byran Miller Arnold Mc Coy Edwin Madison Vernon Origer. Dolliver edged Wallingford 4 to 3 in the nightcap. Sunday guests included Mrs Myron P Hartman and her sons George and Roy, plus Mr and Mrs Claude Hartman and Frank Hartman and son.
Ringsted and surrounding areas list visits from Cresco Pipestone Elmore and Des Moines residents. Notables include Knud Thompsson's passing and funeral. families such as Bennicksen Humphrey Micka and Mouritzen host and visit relatives. camp plans for Pegey Christiansen Ardys Vaughn. Rosa Glasnapp and others travel or stay with relatives.
Miss Mildred Smith travels from Alpha Minnesota to visit relatives then returns to Van Horne. Mrs. R J Womack and family from Garwin visit Dolliver friends before moving. Joe Eckhart travels to Algona with his nephew Chris Eckhart to visit grandparents. Paul Anderson and children visit Estherville. Paul Jr. stays longer. Hunt family join Schwietert crew for a Call Park picnic in Algona. Dolliver boys lose to Gruver 1 2. Independents beat Wallingford 4 3. Miss Lois Whalen visits from Estherville for a week. Duane Anderson returns from Lake Park visit. A L O Sell attends Des Moines radio dealers convention. Stow couple visit Hatherville for business. Mrs Knutson under doctor care. Owens and Odell families visit West Bend grotto and East Chain then Pocahontas. Miss Maurine Harker’s father R K Harker dies in Spirit Lake. Connie Tweet plans nurse training in Minneapolis. Chris Feddersons’ friends visit with a chariot at farm home court. Feddersons return from Black Hills trip. Ice cream served. vacation ends for Wm Maron and wife.
Maple Hill residents hosted and visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Charles Miller and Mr and Mrs Spoo. Dunnell guests looked in on Levi Larson’s family. Youth members of Immanuel Lutheran church at Ft Defiance hosted a Sunday outing. Maple Hill youth group plans a church gathering July 26 with Verna Roy McKean Beatrice and Lyle Sabin serving. Mr and Mrs Truman Stone traveled to Welb Sunday to visit Carl Stone.
The Armstrong arena hosts a boxing and wrestling card on Thursday July 21 featuring 26 rounds of boxing and a finish wrestling match. Main event pairs Don McDermott and Rich Boyer in a same-weight bout. Percy Johnson meets Slug Jurczewsky in the finale. Three preliminaries run four rounds each. Admission 40 cents adults 25 cents children and 25 cents ringside. An auction sale of land follows at the Roxy theatre by Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank with three tracts sold subject to bank approval.
Swen City and Seneca residents Clarence Osborne Robert Goetsch and C J Houseman attended the M E Sunday school picnic at Turtle Lake state park last Tuesday. Seventy five dined while those unable to attend included Mr and Mrs Earl Osborne Miss Laura Allen and others. Refreshments followed an informal afternoon.
The Okoboji Bible conference begins Sunday July 24 and runs through the next Sunday with Bishop Oxnam of Omaha preaching the first Sunday and Bishop Cushman of Denver the second. The small daughter of Mr and Mrs Irvin Sabin was taken to Estherville hospital Tuesday for treatment. Elna Stone hosted two tables of bridge Monday night in honor of Mrs L R Beards ley of Cedar Rapids. Beards ley visiting at the Knuts ons home. A Virginia residents gathering last Sunday at John Lane's west of town featured a picnic dinner and many relatives from nearby towns. A farewell party was held for Miss Luella Smith of Ames who will marry in Idaho Saturday. her parents accompanied her. Families from Lam berton Minn and Ames attended. Francis Smpson has intestinal flu. The Armstrong school will open Monday Sept th. Virginia Nielsen of Rochester Minn visited Soren Nielsen’s near Halfa. Hendry Loerwald and Ray Guy of Luverne visited Frank.
Mrs. Anna Knipe and her sister Miss Grace Crawston of Redlands California are visiting the Dr J B Knipe home east of town. The note mentions greetings and social visits with friends here and a line about readiness to grasp opportunities. Also invites readers to send for the Mankato Commercial College catalog in Mankato Minnesota.
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