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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1942
Page
2
Adelaide Nichols editor Ettered at the Post Office Ext erville Tint Conmuty Iowa as Second Class Matter. Price listed as $2.40.
The piece urges residents to favor town merchants over distant sellers to sustain local shops amid wartime strain. It argues loyal shopping supports residences, taxes, and job security, noting few towns can meet all needs and urging readers to patronize local dealers first. It also mentions broader wartime labor and draft context and community health drives in Emmet County.
Funeral services were held at Spirit Lake Friday February 27 for Charles White a seventy five year old resident who moved to Omaha twenty seven years ago after living in Spirit Lake and Estherville. Surviving beside his brother Loren White are three sons Gerald Spirit Lake Howard Lake Park and Charles St Louis Moo and a second brother Ho El White of Spirit Lake.
The piece rails against labor and political leaders, arguing that employers must stock up and mobilize for the front. It denounces rebel leaders and accuses them of seeking profits from cost-plus contracts while workers endure long hours in defense industries.
Secretary of War Stimson said the army will continue to induct men by percentage rather than by age groups. New registrants from February 16 in ages 20 21 and 37 44 will be grouped with earlier registrants after a March 17 lottery to assign order numbers. Local boards would issue induction numbers in ratio of new registrants to old.
The army will use bread enriched with vitamins and minerals to boost soldiers energy and iron intake. Enriched white bread, made with enriched flour or yeast and milk, adds riboflavin calcium and phosphorus while remaining easily digested and tasty for civilians as well as troops.
Atro. frat Ostrumdsem returned to her home in Alarch J after wintering with Mrs J D Weir. Jas Janlsen went home to Fox Lake Minnesota Saturday after visiting his brother Neal Paulsen and family. J P McDermott headed to Minneapolis Sunday to be with his hospitalized wife, who fell ill during a trip near the Twin Cities. Mr and Mrs Charles Logan returned from a month in San Diego. James Buster drove to Mount Pleasant to bring back his wife and baby. Dorothy Giddess, a local speech and English instructor, spent the weekend in Mount Pleasant Iowa with relatives. Harry Adams, recently assigned to Wakefield Nebraska, is now gas company manager there. his family will join after school ends. Miss Bernice Clark left for Washington DC to assist civil service workers organizing a club there. Their charter night will be Wednesday March 12. Mrs Greeree Rowers of Weston and Mr and Mrs Sh Salle visited Windebace Minnesota Sunday at the Nobles home. Mrs Noble Toy is step at the Rowers’ home in Weston. Fahey returned to Esytherville after spending winter on the coast.
At Spirit Lake the Eastern Star held a school of instruction Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. W. Wilson, Mrs. K. W. Loving, Elizabeth Colt, Doris Diltz, and Mrs. Ward Greer. Evening attendees included Mrs. Clyde Sansom, Worthy Grand Matron of the Estherville lodge, Mrs. J. E. Wilson, Mrs. William Hunt, Mrs. Robt. Kiemme, and Mrs. Henry Mahlum. Daisy Raye is identified as Worthy Grand Matron of Spirit Lake.
Deming resident stationed at Corpus Christi Texas has been accepted by the Marines and will earn the rank of Second Lieutenant upon graduation this spring instead of starting as an ensign. His roommate Private Charles Mauss, son of Mr and Mrs A F Mauss of Estherville, is at Scott Field Illinois with the 34th school squadron near St Louis Missouri. He previously served at Sheppard Field Texas and is in the Army Air Corps.
The Tuesday afternoon club will visit Mrs. M. E. Wilson as hostess. Bridge will be played at three tables with a 1 30 dessert luncheon. Attending members include Mrs. H. E. Sillae, Mrs. Charles Lewis, Mrs. N. M. Wolding, Mrs. Conrad Alt, Mrs. R. J. Ridley, Mrs. George Lyman, Mrs. Gail Morse, Mrs. R. K. Blazer, Mrs. Dennis Knutson, Mrs. Wesley Dunham, Mr. Jay Dunham, and the hostess.
The Lincoln Child Study Club will meet Tuesday afternoon at two fifteen at the home of Mrs. George Hunt. Mrs M If Russell will be assistant hostess, Dr. Thomas S Vance will speak over station WOL from Ames on Anger and Jealousy.
The Tews States Tax Commission provides tax auditors to help taxpayers prepare their income tax returns for the preceding year. Auditors will be in Estherville March 17 and 18, in the council chamber of City Hall, to answer questions on the state income tax.
Dr Esther Barnett former schoolteacher at Tipton high and junior college resigns to take a post in Washington D C as interpreter with the board of censorship. She passed written and oral exams in Portuguese Spanish German and French to qualify. She earned a Th A from Millikin University in 1927 and an MA in 1929 at the University of Illinois.
Filgar Center, a former Esther ville radio man now in civil service, has been promoted. Since joining federal service he worked at a plant in Wayne, Indiana, and was ordered Tuesday afternoon to report to work in Tim a, Ohio, the next morning. He will oversee a newly constructed plant and report to Ronnie ad.
The Grand presents Ellery Queen in A Close Call for Ellery Queen with William Garban and Margaret Lindsay among a star cast including Charles Grapewin and Kay Linaker. James Hogan directs. Also screens Unexpected Uncle featuring Anne Shirley and Charles Coburn.
The Crescent Club will meet Friday at the home of Mrs. Fred Sternberg with Mrs. Emma Clemens assisting. Mrs. Wilson Moore and Dennis Knutson will arrange the program and fees.
In the March issue of Good Housekeeping a year round wool suit with a well fitting jacket and a pleated skirt is showcased. The feature notes a distinctive silhouette with classic details and a bonus four yard piece for a matching hat.
A collage of Hollywood gossip notes mentions Lana Turner strong in fan polls at Fort Hancock and Fort Tilden, Sig Ruman in We Were Dancing with Melvyn Douglas, Darryl Hickman cast as Rob ert Young and Marsha, William Post in My Sister Eileen and Mr and Mrs North, plus Jeanette MacDonald set for another MGM film and a tour after I Married An Angel.
In the March Good Housekeeping Magazine preview a tailored beret and matching suit showcase a woman's eye for uniformity. The neutral fabric is brightened by two colored stripes, giving a stylish spring look.
Joan Bennet and Don Ameche headline a 20th Century Fox thriller where Ameche races to file a breaking story on a Nazi invasion of England. After bombs destroy his office a new one is hidden in a hotel wine cellar, then disrupted again by a time bomb as Ameche risks leaking the biggest career making scoop.
John Nicholson Shenandoah and the Nebraska Seed Co. of Omaha have bought controlling interest in Gurney's Inc Yankton S D. Maj Charles Gurney, former owner, is called to active duty in the war department. He previously owned the Grand theatre in Estherville. Burker Schriver becomes vice president and manager. Other officers are George W. Gurney president John Nicolson treasurer and Charles Gurney directors.
Market list shows weights and prices for poultry including heavy springs and hens, Leghorn varieties, and stags. Eggs priced No 1 standard at 28 cents, No 2 at 22 cents. Grain and livestock quotes include oats, flax, soybeans, and corn with various per bushel rates and meat packer and butcher figures.
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