Memorial services for Lt Hubbard held at church
Memorial services were conducted for Lieutenant Ken Hubbard of Ratherville who died in an air crash over England. American Legion Auxiliary Dads VFW VEW DAR and other groups attended. Mrs Johnson and Mrs Sawyer sang. A memorial gift for the church was planned. The Rev Leon Triggs spoke on Heaven a Home. Taps closed the service. Relatives from Osage and others attended. Hubbard served at Sequoia Field Gardner Field and Portland air base before aviation cadet training. Surviving: parents, brother Clayton, sisters Mrs Yates and Mrs Schenck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
Leon Triggs
Glenn Yates
Osage
Ed Hubbard
Sequoia Field
Visalia
Calif
Gardner Field
Taft
Portland Air Bave
Portland
Ore
Clayton
Glenn ,Yates
Ouage
Ronald Schenck
Passenger trains halting on M and St L line
Under wartime order the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway will discontinue passenger No. 17 and 18 between Fort Dodge Iowa and Winthrop Minnesota. No Estherville service remains. First class freight runs will continue and passenger accommodations will be provided on remaining trains to aid freight movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Defense Transportation
Minneapolis & St. Louis, Railway
Fort Dodge
Winthrop
ODT
Mrs P F Conlon Dies After Short Illness in Estherville
Mrs P F Conlon of Estherville died Monday night at Holy Family Hospital after a brief illness. Born Anna Moyers she is survived by her husband a son two sisters and a brother. The departed was a longtime resident and the community mourns the loss of a devoted wife mother and neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Conlon
Estherville
Holy Family Hospital
Pica
Milton Davis
Germany
Private Davis
Milo Davis
Belgium
Engineer Corps
New York
N. Y
Davis
Grinding Corn Cobs for Litter and Bedding
Balkema, Emmet county extension director, urges grinding cobs for house litter and poultry bedding. Coarsely ground cobs absorb moisture and serve as a strong straw substitute. A hammer mill with a one and a half inch screen yields good grinding with minimal powdery material. Cobs from last year’s crop may be too moist for suitable litter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkema
Lamps Installed Ultraviolet In Incubator Alleys
Ultraviolet lamps have been installed in incubator alleys to improve sterilization. The project targets hygiene in storage and handling areas, aiming to reduce contamination risks for sensitive equipment.
Fredericksen Named Kiwanis Vice President in Es t herville
Dr J M Fredericksen was elected vice president of the Es therville Kiwanis club to fill a vacancy after Newton Mack moved away. Dr G T E Tomhave was chosen as director replacing Wayne Crasmer, now in the armed forces. Clark Jennings, former Aberdeen Kiwanis president, attended the meeting along with Charles Murray of Deerfield. Arthur L Fritschel, Hudvatville band director, showed color movies of the Hudvatville high school marching band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Fredericksen
Estherville Kiwanis Club
Newton Mack
G. TE. Tomhave
Wayne C. Cras Mer
Clark Jennings
Kiwanis Club
Aberdeen
Charles Murray
Deerfield
Hudvatville High’ School
Arthur L. Fritschel
Bend
William Fahey Dies After Heart Attack in California
William Fahey 86 father of Mrs. D. A Bagan of Estherville died in Long Beach California from a heart attack. Born July 10 1858 in Tipperary Ireland he came to the United States at 22 worked on farms and railroads before settling in Estherville in 1903. Survived by four grandchildren and three great grandchildren the funeral will be held Friday at St Patrick’s church Estherville with burial in the Catholic cemetery south of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fahey
D. A Bagan
Estherville
Long Beach
Calif
Tipperary
Ireland
Mr. Fahey
United States
Ackley
Goldfield
Julia B. Daly
Adams, Mast
Emmetsburg
Galt
Town Falls
Cedar Rapids
Lomena
D. A. Bagan
Earl
Fahey
Rock Island
Bagan
California
Lyle O'Brien
Iowa City
Karl. D
Gan
St. .Catherine School
St. Paul
Minn
Dennis
Colleen O’brien
Carol Ann Bagan
St. Patrick's Church
More Poultry Meat Must Be Raised Told to Poultrymen
Iowa extension poultry specialists urge larger broods and early chick starts to raise more poultry meat for 1945 after a freeze order. The six point plan calls for pullets for fall, heavy breed production, cockerels for early market, culling slackers, and selling old hens by Sept 1 to boost meat supply and aid victory effort. Poultry value on Iowa farms Jan 1 1945 stood at 3 500 000, with other livestock also down amid wartime demand for 70 million pounds of poultry meat planned for 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Poultry Specialists
Iowa State College
Iowa
Awarded Books for Center Township Second Grade
Two books were given to Margaret Ramsey and Leota Anderson of the second grade in Center Township No. 2 for turning in achievement award booklets. Loretta Rioke teaches the school. A stamp in the booklet is awarded for 20 perfect lessons in reading, book reports, attendance, health, and other achievements, contingent on not being absent and meeting days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ramsey
Leota Anderson
Center Township No. 2
Loretta Rioke
A. Gramp
Haya
Irish Operetta Presented by Junior High
Junior high students staged the Irish operetta Bits O Blarney in Roosevelt auditorium under Dorothy Arnold with lively songs and comic scenes. Cast included Lois Hammer as Peggy and Donald Hoye as Patrick, with Mike O Noole played by Tommy Gerbracht. The seventh and eighth graders handled costumes, scenery, tickets, and ushers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Bits O'Blarney
Dorothy Arnold
Tommy Gerbracht
Mike O'Noale
Patrick
Peggy
Lois Hammer
Dresed
Donald Hoye
Mike O'Neore
Die
Papey
Mike O’noole
Jack Broms
Robert
Beverly Carmen
Eleanor Gupge
Agnes
Rosie
Doris Steinberg
Tipperary
Treish
War news from Wallingford and Estherville area
Private W Dean Logan is wounded in Germany and hospital bound in Luxemburg. Captain Lucas and Lt. Donovan receive honors for France and Belgium action. Soldiers Logan, Weir, Lane, Dahl, Abell, Burns, Nygaard, Thompson, Henrick, McCombs, Larson, Bolty, Kurtz, Mortenson, Kint, Weir, Mauss, Walen, Heneley, Davis, Barnes and others are named with overseas postings, addresses, and home visits amid ongoing World War II service statuses.
New High School Courses Planned for 1945 46
A bulletin outlining next year s high school offerings is being prepared by the advanced commercial class under Susan Peterson. Four new courses will be added including trigonometry Spanish farm crops and soils and farm problems. Advanced algebra and solid geometry will return in 1946 47 with minor revisions to curricula listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Petergson
Changes in Course at Estherville Junior College
The 12 week term begins this week with Analytical geometry replacing trigonometry Miss Harriett Woods offers children s literature in place of elementary methods Geography replaces child psychology at Estherville Junior College
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Junior College
Harriett Woods
Inner Circle Dance Invitation Fragment
A fragmented OCR item mentions an Inner Circle dance event and an invitation tied to a Bayne reference. The readable text is sparse, unclear, and lacks concrete details on date, location, or participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayne
Major Ditton To Tell Students Of Adventures
Major Thomas A B Ditton a military analyst and war correspondent will speak at 9 45 a m Friday in Roosevelt auditorium to high school students. He has served under five flags worldwide and authored articles for North American Newspaper Alliance. He has trained at Army Staff College and earned Cambridge doctor of literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. B. Ditton
Roosevelt Auditorium
Major Ditton
Virginia Military Institute
Britain
RAF
The
Lancers
India
Somaliland Camel Corps
Africa
Shanghai
Russia
South America
Army Staff College
Cambridge University
Arctic
Alliance
United States
Atlantic
Associated Executives Clubs
Associated Clubs
Churchill Party
Quebec
Churchills
Kingdom
Fertilizers May Have Place in Rebuilding Soils
Mminet county extension director M A Balkema says commercial fertilizers can help rebuild soils damaged by heavy cropping. He urges a soil rebuilding program with crop rotation, barnyard and green manures, and erosion control. Fertilizers are not a cure-all and must be understood by farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mminet
M. A. Balkema
Balkema
County 4 H skating party planned for March 9
The county wide 4 H boys and girls skating party will be held March 9 at the Armstrong skating rink. Members pay skate rental. Farm Bureau provides refreshments. Games on skates arranged for entertainment. Mr and Mrs R M Cummins in charge of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong Skating Rink
Farm Bureau
R. M. Cummins
Rural Teachers To Meet for Bond Sales Report
Rural teachers will gather Saturday at 9 80 in the courthouse for a meeting where materials will be distributed and key topics discussed. All teachers are to report the sale of bonds and war stamps during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Balkema Announces Egg Price Supports And Dairy Payments
Emmet county extension director M A Balkema relays Washington newspaper on price supports for eggs and dairy. The War Food Administration will buy shell and frozen eggs at 27 cents a dozen for nestrun candled eggs if needed, or 24 cents for straightrun eggs if candling unavailable. Dairy payments offer 60 cents per 100 pounds for whole milk and 10 cents per pound for butterfat through March 31, then milk payments drop to 25 cents per 100 pounds while butterfat stays. Congress must approve continued dairy payments beyond June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
M. A. Balkema
Emmet
Balkema
War Food Administration
WFA
Congress
Emmet County men reclassified at selective service meeting
A Thursday meeting of the Emmet county selective service board reclassified a large group of men. Changes included 1-A to 2-A, 1-A to 4A, 1-A to 2-C, 4-F to 1-C, and unclassified to 1-A and 2-C, with several inductees moving from 1-A to 1-C. Names span Alfred Schroder Jr. to Glenn Aanonson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Emmet County Selective Service Board
Alfred C. Schroder, Jr
Dorrance W. Jacobs
Edward V. Harmon
William L. Sackett
John Helmers
Rolland H. Nagel
Parker J. Bennett
Raymond K. Schenck
Victor T. Jones
Harold L. Bacon
Burton A Cronk
Carl J. Anderson
Harvey C. Christensen
Carl J
No Dispatch of Mail from Here After 5 50 p m
Postmaster Clara Kennady announced no mail dispatch after 5 50 p m on the Estherville star route to Emmetsburg. M and St L trains 17 and 18 will be discontinued March 1 per ODT order, making tomorrow the last day through Estherville. Kennedy urged early posting to catch the 4 p m Rock Island train to Chicago. The post office accepts business mail at 5 p m and mail for star routes should be posted before that.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Clara Kennady
ODT
Estherville
1945 Red Cross War Drive Begins Tuesday in Emmet County
The 1945 Red Cross War fund drive starts Tuesday morning March 6 with volunteer workers visiting homes. County roll call chairman Wayne C. Currell and county publicity chair Mrs. J. E. Wilson lead, with township chairmen named across Emmet county. The quota matches 1944, and if each family donates seven dollars and fifty cents the goal equals the cost of one pint of blood plasma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Emmet
Waynee C. Currell
J. E. Wilson
Irving Martens
Emmet Township
William A. Stick
Ellsworth
A. K. Iverson
Lincoln Township
Mia
Tom Clayton
Iowa Lake Township
Arnold Flier
Armstrong Grove
L. E. Swartz
Swan Lake Township
Charles Iseminger
Center Township
Ben Burns
Estherville Township
C. R. Godfredson
Stanley Fuller Buys NYA Camp Site for Airport
Stanley Fuller, veteran aviator, buys the NYA camp site and buildings from Milford to establish a modern airport. He plans to sell some buildings March 3 and to erect a hangar, shops, and related structures on adjoining land he owns along Highway 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Fuller
Land
NYA
Milford
Fuller
Donaldson Brothers
Okoboji
Dakota
Nebraska
Wayne
Neb
Highway 71
CCC
WPA
Rep George Robb Discusses School Code with Teachers
State Rep and Mrs George Robb joined Eatherville High School faculty for a Monday afternoon coffee in the home economics room. Robb outlined Iowa legislature activity and school bill status before opening the session to teacher questions. W C Currell was unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Robb
Eatherville School
Robb
Iowa
General Assembly
W. C. Currell
Collision damages two cars on highway nine
Two cars collided Sunday at 12 30 p m on highway No 9. Ian Anderson of Dolliver drove east and Hans Fowler of Estherville west. Both left front ends were badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Anderson
Dolliver
Hans Fowler
Estherville
Highway No. 9
Anderson
Fowler
Spelling Contest Set for March 7 in County
The county spelling contest is tentatively scheduled for March 7. Students wishing to participate should study words starting with S as listed in Haton's speller for the year.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Fredericksen
Eleanor Wogen
W. Dean Logan
Mac Logan
Wallingford
Logan
Luxemburg
R. Lucas
Lucas
Advin J. Donovan
Simpson
Ninth Army
France
Pfc
Richard L. Bryan
Ray
Bryan
George L .Weir
F.G. Weir
Estherville Bays
Janet Bryan Shaw
Camp Carson, Corp
Sgt
Eugens Kelly
Tuoday
Austin, Minn
Roy Kelly
Hines General Hospital
Hines, In
Sergeant Kelly
A. L. Griffith
Austin
Merton
Mason
Davisville
R. 1
Naval Construction, Training Center
John W. Lane
Armstrong
Fort ‘Ord
Infantry
Lane
Mra
John Lane
Tala
Donald Dahl
Fort Ord
Ray Dahl
Corp
Francis Abell
Price
Utah
Art Huntsman
Spokane
Wash
Corporal Abell
Frank Abell
Joseph Burns
Virgil W. Morgan
BMG
C. G. Training Station
Alameda
Port Everglades
Fla
Lawrence Kathman
John Kathman
Graettinger
Patricia Ann
Clifford Rathman
Air Corps
Stanley Smith
Navy
Great. Lakes
I. Smith
South Pacific
Nygaard
Philippines
Chris Nygaard
Norman R
San Francisco
Howard Thompson
St. Louis
Madigan General Hospital
Sec
E.F. Thompson
Lloyd Russell Henrick
War Department
Belgium Bulge
Stexfried Line
Henrick
Marigan General Hospital
Fort Lewis
Alfred McCombs
Donald McCombs
Don
Sth Airforce
Southwest Pacific
Green Dragon Strafers
Leyte Island
Roy Young
Glen Young
Donald
Clifford Larson
C. B. Garson
Clifford
Camp Meades
Wi. C. Larson
Livermore
Pfe
Glenn Bolty
Vna
Clyde. Bolty
Hstherville
Seventh Army
Kenneth D. Kurtz
Kurtz
Kenneth J. Mortenson
Jack Kint
B. B. Kint
Kint
Dubuque
Alvin Weir
Ruthven
Frank Weir
Gracttinger
Robert Mauss
Walker Army Aly Field
Victoria
Kans
Eystherville
A. F. Mauss
Archie Walen
Clinton
Oklo
Seaman Wualen
Andrew Wralen
Thelma
Sylvester Heneley
Myron B. Barnes
Mrsi
Chester Barnes
Columbia
Hencola
Barnes
Inner Circle Dance
Ditton
Plan Skating Party
Rep
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