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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1941
Page
6
Dolliver residents share travels to Minneapolis for a wedding, Emmet County Schoolmasters event, and visits from relatives. Local hires, school activities, church events, military draft notices, and band concerts fill a range of personal updates. Key names include William Workins, James H. Smith, Earl Nelson, L. P. Stillman, Jennie Thorp, Ruth Cayler, Sammie Cayler, Stephanie Cowling, and Frank Hartman.
Dunnell residents attend Concordia College choir in Windom. Declamatory contest set for March 28 at Dunnell School Auditorium with seventh and eighth graders from Dunnell and Petersburg. Corrinne Danielson guests of Ruth Carlson in Worthington. District federation plans discussed at J A Nightingale home in Fairmont with county officers. Methodist Ladies Aid to serve dinner April 2 at Community Hall. Ethel Honnette, St Olaf senior, accepted to Western Reserve University nursing program starting September. Owen Waldee family attended a wedding reception for Lynn Weir and wife in Estherville and E G Mathwig family visited a Mathwig aunt. LaVerne Waldee departing March 18 for a year in the army.
Training is at Fort Sill Oklahoma with five others living in a tent. Harold Thulien, promoted to sergeant, is at Fort Lewis Washington where 38 000 troops are stationed after a month of hospital treatment for a compound thumb fracture. Mr and Mrs C J Nelson and Luther of Comfrey dined with their daughter Herman Wallerstedt on Tuesday.
Southwest Lake Fremont residents gathered Thursday evening to greet the newly married couple, who wed March 2, and present a purse of money. Attending families included Lehman, Gilbertson, Knutsen, Silcox, Seger, Beberness, Schendel, Stowell, Woods, Tam, Steinhorst, Oelkers, and the Suckow brothers. Lunch was served at midnight and the groom fetched ice cream and cigars for a neighborhood treat.
The Welcome Cow Testing Association officers and wives met with Mrs. Amy Linder on Tuesday evening March 18 to arrange the annual meeting set for April 7. Attending were Alfred Smith, Otto Baumhoefner, Walter Behrens, Robert Bird of Fairmont, Ira Slam of Dunnell, and Mrs. Linder served lunch. Robert Fay Silcox was born March 19 to Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Silcox and died shortly after birth. Rev. George Powell led a simple service Thursday afternoon. He leaves his parents, a sister Georgia Mae, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Silcox and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Elbert.
Mrs Clarence Haugland gave birth to a daughter March 12 at McLane hospital in Jackson. Walter Peterson returned home from Halloran hospital after a two and a half week stay for a serious neck gland infection from a tooth extraction. Arthur Johnson of Echo Minn and Rev C O Johnson of Oldham S Dak visited A A Johnson’s family as the father’s illness improved. Luther League met at L A Knutson home with Mrs N A Johnson assisting. Officers elected included President Helen Herbrandson and Inez Munson, secretary Alyce Belle Nasby, treasurer Victor Opheim. Committees were named for a historical booth, 70th anniversary gift, and music for the 70th anniversary and circuit meeting in April. Chris Nasby improved after flu relapse. his sons Clarence of St James and Helge of Lakefield visited.
Sunday guests at the Alvin Knutson home included Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Allen of Lakefield. Herman Roggon celebrated his birthday with visitors while Henry Ebeling built a 16 by 20 tenant house for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bargfrede. The Stitch and Chatter club met at Mrs. Ray Rasmussen’s with Mrs. Gladys Stanwick assisting. The East Petersburg Circle met at Mrs. Christine Nielsen’s. Miss Alvina Herbrandson of Estherville visited Henry Herbrandson’s home. Don Poynter drove the bus to Worthington for a district basketball tournament as the Blue Jays defeated Okabena 38 to 35 to win district seven. Okabena had won 21 straight before.
Ray Glassnapp of Emmetsburg spoke at A Glassnapp’s home on Sunday. Mr Street from near Norfolk Nebraska visited the area for a week on business. Gus Peterson, once of Jack Creek, is seriously ill in a Fargo hospital. Peterson used to own the farm occupied by Kenneth Hardwig. Amos Sevold of Maple Hill works as a carpenter for Raymond Swartz.
Mrs Easey hosts her father Mr Matthews and relatives. Mr and Mrs A S Anderson visit daughter Mrs Fred Gabel in Mason City for a day. Will Bradshaw spent a day at Strawberry Point farm. Mrs Glen Bjorkman and daughter Joyce stay two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs L E Sargent in Sioux City.
In Justice Vandenburgh's court on Wednesday a pheasant was valued near $20. Game Warden Wogen arrested three Armstrong men. one pheasant and a rifle were the results. The justice affirmed the pheasant's value around twenty dollars.
A reader recalls a Farm and Home Week broadcast featuring gardener Maude Jacobs on self sustaining plants like bulbs and wildflowers. She notes shrubs that attract birds and the wild Texas rose while musing on coriander misnaming and Emerson quotes. Carl Sandburg and goats, goats milk and cheese receive praise with price facts and TB notes. The writer plans to keep WOT tuned for weeklong updates from Ames.
The Vindicator reports a new pencil supply available from the office priced at 3be per dozen.
Fragmented report describes tribal unrest after a rebellion involving Tittle Ruyheld. A woman fled to her sweetheart in a wood near Amerten ae, with details unclear as judges and deputies battle to straighten events, amid tomorrow's Chicago Herald American magazine preview.
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