Next Group Leaves Emmet County Draft Pool
The local draft board released the names of six boys for Emmet county's next contingent. Listed are Elwine Bernard Brighton Armstrong Louis Oliver Tindal Estherville William Eael Hennick Estherville Clarence McClain Faust Estherville Aver land Geer Estherville Lyle Benda Estherville VLR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Elwine Bernard Brighton
Armstrong
Louis Oliver Tindal
Estherville
William Eael Hennick
Clarence McClain Faust
Averland Geer
Lyle Benda
Kossuth County Fair Plans For 1942
Plans for the 1942 Kossuth county fair are nearly complete with premium books mailing this week and a full entertainment lineup. The patriotic theme will run through programs as new acts are added. Livestock reservations suggest a large show, with exhibitors from distant points already booking pens. Golden wedding day returns Tuesday August 25 for couples married 50 years residing in or formerly in the county, with credentials mailed after sending names, addresses, and year of marriage. The milk maid contest, open to county residents under 81, offers prizes in savings stamps for the 12 entrants accepted to ensure gentle cows. Special events will be announced later.
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V.R
Expiration Date July 31 Sets Installment License Rules
The Esterville Chamber of Commerce today called attention to July 31 as the expiration date of the general license for unregistered sellers under regulation W consumer credit. The May 6 amendment broadened the covered articles to include automobile batteries, accessories, tires, bedding, drapery, lighting fixtures, appliances, musical instruments, used furniture, jewelry, luggage, athletic gear, kitchenware, pottery, glassware, yard goods, furs, and non military clothing including shoes and hats. Registrations must be filed with forms from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago or via the Esterville Chamber of Commerce. Single payment loans or open book or charge account credit from listed articles may continue under the general license until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Estherville Chamber of Commerce
Long list of service members and travels across states
The column lists numerous military personnel with updates on leaves transfers and home visits. Privates and lieutenants from Estherville Dolliver Graettinger and surrounding towns are mentioned with postings in Arkansas California Texas and Missouri. Families hosting furloughs weddings and upcoming inductions are noted alongside ship and unit transfers of several service members.
Car allotment to Estherville man reported
A new passenger car was allotted to J. A. Rowat of Estherville by the local rationing board. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sanders were in Mason City Wednesday on business. Cleve Miller of Estherville was readmitted to the hospital for medical care.
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J. A. Rowat
Estherville
Local Rationing Board
Leo Sanders
Mason City
Cleve Miller
Estheville
Beatty Rites Saturday
Eugene Llewellyn Beatty born January 28 1921 in Estherville died suddenly Wednesday morning from a heart attack at his parents home in Estherville. He was a lifelong resident, attended local schools, one year of junior college, and belonged to Estherville Methodist church. Survived by parents Arthur and (Mrs.) Beatty, a brother Charles of Ports mouth Virginia, a sister Esther of Estherville, and grandmother Mrs Lottie Conner. Funeral 2 p m Saturday at home with Rev R T Chipperfield officiating. Pallbearers named Art Mauss Art Markley Charles Bixby C L Mulock Frank Sutton Gordon Griffis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Beatty
Arthur Beatty
Eugene Llewellyn Beatty
Estherville
Charles
Portsmouth
Esther
Lottie Conner
Hame
Hawkeye Trail Riders Plan Sunday Bridle Path Ride
The Hawkeye Trail Riders club will host a 1 30 P M ride Sunday in Ft Defiance state park bridle paths starting near Riverside park tennis courts. With 35 members, the club expects new riders as cooler weather eases farm work. In Sac City Iowa, about 250 riders joined a similar ride last Sunday signaling rapid growth in the Midwest.
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Hawkeye Trail Riders Club
Ft. Defiance
Riverside Park
Emmet County
Middle West
Sac City
Iowa
USO Reports Not In Yet
Fred Ehlers county chairman of the U S O and China Relief drive says complete reports are not yet in as some townships have not reported. Lincoln Township sport expected today while High Lake and Town Lake townships are due soon. Emmet county quotas were 2800 dollars for the U S O and 1000 for China relief. current estimates suggest the target may be near but below requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ehlers
Lincoln
High Lake
Town Lake
Emmet
Ehlers
Draft board releases list of local servicemen
The local draft board released names of boys in service including George Brandt Estherville in army Jesse William Hovde army Norbert Patrick Kinsella Graettlinger marines Leroy William Huskamp Cedar Falls army Donald LeRoy Spawn Sioux Falls navy Walter Clarence Ginson Estherville army Darrell Hallam Larsen Armstrong officers corps William Virgil Peterson Armstrong V O C Joseph Michael Paul Estherville army and father John Hunter army Mrs Don Lawler is a major surgical patient at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brandt
Estherville
Jesse William Hovde
Army
Norbert Patrick
Kinsella
Graettinger
Marines
Leroy William Huskamp
Cedar Falls
Donald LeRoy Spawn
Sioux Falls
Walter Clarence Ginson
Darrell Hallam Larsen
Armstrong
William Virgil Peterson
Joseph Michael Paul
Father John Hunter
VLA
Reorganization Nears Completion for Minneapolis and St Louis
Reorganization managers bid 2 010 000 for the Minneapolis and St Louis rail road assets in a bid approved by the US court moving toward ending a 19 year receivership. Final hearing set for August 21 before Judge Nordbye with ICC and RFC approval already secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
United States Court
Gunnar H. Nordbye
Minneapolis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Minneapolis & St. Lois
Lucian C. Sprague
Sprague
John W. Devins
Herbert W. Ward
C. W. Wright
D. Edwards
George A. Anderson
Merle E. Eaton
Walter W. Colpitts
Coverdale and Colpitts
New York Engineers
Minneapolis and St. Louis
William H. Bremner
Road
John Andreason Buys Store at Kingsted
John Andreason purchases the Olson and Peterson grocery, to take possession September 1, completing his lease on the Farm Service station. He has run the station 11 years since the cooperative formed, declined a Farm Service manager role, and previously worked at Ringsted State Bank and a Baronet, Wisconsin bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Andreason
Olson & Peterson
John
Farm Service Company
Emmetsburg
Ringsted State Bank
Baronet
Wis
Severe thunderstorm drops 2.47 inches of rain in Iowa area
An intense electrical storm drenched parts of Iowa with 2.47 inches of rain over three days. Huntington area reported considerable damage as the Little Sioux River rose again while highs reached the upper 80s to low 90s with humid conditions and scattered downpours.
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Lowa
Huntington
Des Moines
No sugar bug applications accepted. camming rationing ruled
The Estherville rationing board announces no applications for sugar bug camming will be accepted Monday with applications available starting Tuesday and each day thereafter or before Monday. John Calhan, formerly with Heidke Electric, now works in Sioux Falls. Mr and Mrs Ed Beck were guests of Mr and Mrs Alfred Burrill in Estherville Monday to Tuesday night before returning to Ida Grove where Mr Beck runs a Gildner store.
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Estherville
V.R
John Calhan
The
Heidke Electric Company
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Ed Beck
Alfred Burrill
Esthervile
Ida Grove
Beck
Gildner
Gildner-Beck
Town United Service Women of America Meeting Notice
The Town United Service Women of America will hold a meeting in the Legion club rooms on Tuesday evening August 4 for election of officers. The charter lists 25 eligible members and invites eligible men to join by adding their names. Organizers are Ernest Smith and Mrs Charles Bixby.
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United Service Women
Town United Service Women of America Organization
Legion Club
Ernest Smith
Mys
Charles Bixby
Local REA Commended For Prepayments By D.E. KK Rural Electric
The Rural Electrification Administration commended Estherville based D. E. KK Rural Electric Cooperative for paying its REA loan in advance of due dates. The 1949–50 fiscal year saw 273 REA systems in 84 states make advance payments totaling 3.08 million dollars, with the cooperative adding 156 thousand toward prepayments and 628 thousand loan balance financing 694 miles of lines serving 14 910 rural residents across Emmet and neighboring counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
di Fe. RE. Rural Electric Cooperative
Estherville
REA
D. K. WK. Rural Electric Cooperative
D. E. KK. Rural Electric Cooperative
Emmet
Dickinson
Kossuth
Clay
Palo Alto
School Exam Schedule For Teachers In County
Miss Marie Sorum, county superintendent, releases the teachers examinations schedule to be held August 5 6 and 7 at the courthouse. Activities include rural school management spelling reading U S history domestic science manual training arithmetic physiology hygiene agriculture music English grammar handwriting civics government constitution elementary algebra English composition elementary school methods general science with times allocated for each subject across morning and afternoon sessions.
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Marie Sorum
Court House
Dollivar School Board Sets Budget Hearing and Sept 7 Start
The Dollivar school board met Monday evening to hear the budget estimate for the current year. No objections were filed. Opening date for the coming year was set for September 7. Several teachers were named or reappointed, including superintendent, music, home economics, and kindergarten positions. About three hundred people attended the Estherville Packing House picnic at Fort Defiance.
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Jamey TE
Snaith
Pytirit
Latte
Stephanie Dowling
Sioux City
Louise Guthrie
Pulaski
Estherville
Des Moines Faces Reclassification Of Selective Service
Des Moines reports Brigadier General Charles H. Grahl directs local boards to begin reclassifying all registrants to reflect new law providing dependent financial aid. Efforts aim to protect genuine family ties while assessing essential war service. Boards are updating classifications, with some sending 36 year olds and recalling World War I veterans.
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Des Moines
Rulls
Gene Seral
Charles H. Grahl
Congress
Creneral Ciraht
Grahl
War Production Board caravan to visit Mason City August 1
Mayor Ellers and the Estherville Chamber of Commerce announce a War Production Board subcontracting caravan will tour the Midwest and be in Mason City all day on August 1. The display includes parts blueprints and subcontracting opportunities. machine shops may obtain first hand information on possible work and should bring a facility record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WJ. Ellers
Estherville
War Production Board
Mason City
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Camp Dodge
Kossuth Fair
Kossuth County Fair
Sberville Chamber of Commerce
Consumer Credit
Glen Young
Marjorie
Lorene
Stanley Young
Arkansas
Pvt
Dale Eugene Higgins
Evan Higgins
Navy
Independence
San Francisco
Coral Sea
Wesley Peterson
Ft. Devins, Mas
H. P. Peterson
Petersburg
Victor Opheim
Otto Opheim
Walter Brunsvold
Albert Brunsvold
Ben Brunsvold
Earl Schmidt
C. O. Anderson
Conrad Opheim
A. H. Nasby
Russell Jones
Camp Polk
Cecil Jones
Dolliver
Earl Jones
Russell
Cecil
Phyllis
Beverly. Jones
Merle Jones
Bennett Thorson
Donald Jones
Algona
Harold Nichtern
Lloyd Watland
W. Watland
Ellington Field
Texas
Wilma McIlwrath
Claire Nelson
United States
Emmet County State Bank
Coast Guard
Buffalo
N. Y
Francis Martinson
Philadelphia
Ammsc Air Instrumental School
N. A
LaVerne Valen
Lewis Valen
Dollivar
Camp Robinson
Co. A
Ark
Daniel W. Anderson
Albert Anderson
Camp Crowder
Co. C
Anderson
Thorvall Nielson
Camp Roberts
Calif
Nels K. Nielson
Wallingford
Army Hospital
Virgil Morgan
Smith Island
Port ‘Townsend
Wash
Virgil
Norval
Harold Morgan
Ray Hurst
Ray Scott
Ane
George Calhan
Robert Calhan
West Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
Margaret Hamilton
Tacoma
A. C. Andrews
Richard Andrews
Santa Ana
Leonard Clark
Leavenworth
Kansas
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Joseph D. Buckley
Fort Leavenworth
Kenneth
West Coast
Alice Woods
Miss Woods
Smith
Yuma
Arizona
Sacramento
Harry Brown
Harriet Brown
Ames
Town
Lloyd Elwood
Spencer
Frank Elwood
Bessie Elwood
Marion Wilson
Herbert Schalberg
Donald Walz
Carl Walz
Jimmy
Irene
Thhen
Great Lakes
Richard Chapman
L. R. Chapman
Army Air Corps
Lieut. Chapman
Mildred Hausman
Milford
Daniel Anderson
Beatty
Rev. Chipperfied
USO
China
Don Lawler
M. and
St. L
Kingsted
Court House Square
America
King Cotton
American Patrol
Ripleymore
Straus
Sousa
Meachim
Briegel
St. Mary's
Black Jack
Sullivan
Adams
Miner
Rosenkrans
Huffer
V.K
Edget
Vivian Norgard
Marjorie Harkress
Everine Reid
Ette Wunder
Eisabel Johnson
Wunder
State Teachers College, A
Carry Gibbons
Miss Ball
Fob. Sabin
Ladysanth
Fred Sawyer
BE. O'Parrel
Arnolds Park
Butchers Packers
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