Passing of N Johnson at 28 in Estherville
Norman Johnson longtime Vindicator and Republican employee dies at Iowa City hospital after brief illness. He rose from office boy to foreman over eighteen years, was active with Norwegian Lutheran church groups, and leaves mother brother Peter and a nephew among many relatives. Funeral held in Estherville with large attendance. Work on West Side Sewer advances after digging and pipe laying began last week.
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Norman Johnson
Lowa City
Estherville
Oak Hill
Brookings
South Dakota
Vindicator
Renga WG
Meee
Norman
Norwegian Lutheran Church Young People's League and Choral Union
Peter Johnson
West Side
Seed corn drive urges farmer action in war effort
Last Call for Seed Corn urges all farmers to report how much new corn they will secure through Farm Bureau Aid within three days. Ames State Extension Service and USDA will help find seed at cost, stressing testing and use of own or neighborhood seed from 1916 or 1917. War measures call for coordinated effort to win the corn crop and support the broader war aims. Harold Crimp leaves for Camp Logan. he studied electrical engineering and enlists as a seaman in the navy. details note training and age-related obstacles.
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Farm Bureau
State Extension Service
Ames
United State Department of Agriculture
John C. Eldredge
Harold Crim
Cam Logan
Harold Crift
Camp Logan
Zion City
Iainois
Harold
Elas
Hig Egil
Re. Ie
Peance
Rome
Capt Frank Woods Home on Furlough
Capt. Frank Woods recently completed boot camp training at Fort Worth and returned home with his wife. He expects a captain’s commission and a future posting possibly in France, awaiting official orders. A wartime roundup notes Hazel Whitford winning May Queen in Emmet county with Red Cross votes and a broad call to corn growers to boost production and seed testing amid the war effort. Lieutenant J W Ghoslin to France. Chris Anderson earns a second lieutenant commission. Mamie McGuire of Armstrong dies of pneumonia. Harry Brown III ill with pneumonia in Des Moines. community thanks for wartime support and condolences.
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Frank Woods
Fort Worth
Texas
Woods
France
Immeme
Hazel Whitford
Red Cross
Twelve Mile Lake Township
Emmet
Mildred Ivey
Dorothy Beymer
Chris Anderson
Estherville
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Anderson
Aneens
Naner
Mamie McGuire
Armstrong
Frank
Will
Rex
McGuire
Harry Brown III
Hattie Brown
Harry
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Dodge
Need for Men at Present Time Advances Draft Plans
Washington April 30 General Crowder urged congress to extend the draft to 21 year olds and to retroactively apply the new quota. He argued the plan would scatter order numbers fairly and prevent delays as young men marry or join industries. He warned of delays if enacted later. The piece also notes a Grand theater feature about the fall of the Romanoffs and local notes on Cecil Munson enlisting and a high school roll of honor.
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Crowder
Congress
General Crowder
Senate
House
Pershing
Romanoffs
Grand Theater
Nicholas II
Isiddr
Rasputin
Czarina
Sergahant Deming in Hospital at Camp Dodge 1918
Private wartime diary noting Sergeant W. E. Deming of Company A 313 Supply Train hospitalized at Base Hospital Camp Dodge on April 24 1918 with mumps. He reports feeling better, meals good, milk plentiful, and his condition likely to keep him in residence for two more months while training new recruits continues. He sends regards to Emmet County friends.
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Base Hospital
Camp Dodge
Dent
Noah
Serib
Ong
Emmet County
W. E. Deming
Co. A
Rpee
Ascension Day Observance by Esdrielon Commandery No 2 Knights Templar
Esdrielon Commandery No 2 Knights Templar will observe Ascension Day on Thursday May ninth with a full program at 2:00 pm for Knights to meet at the Asylum in uniform, at Grace Episcopal Church service, Banquet at Graaf's Green Room, and a general social at Masonic Hall. Committee members are H C Brees Andrew Smith J E Stockdale and Jay Johnston. The text also covers county bankers club banquet and plans for 4th annual boys and girls club work, trips to Chicago and Ames Short Course, and a call to enroll by mail with name and address.
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Esdrielon Commandery No
Knights Templar
Knighta
Grace Epigeo- Church
Graaf’s Green
Masonic Hal
H. C. Brees
Andrew Smith
J. E. Stockdale
Jay Johnston
Grant’s
Chicago
Corn Club
Pig Club
Canning Clubs
Garden Club
Ames
Ldge
Rebuilding Planned for Christian Church After Fire
County Agricultural Agent John C. Eldredge notes the Christian Church, damaged by fire in February, will be rebuilt this year with better design. Construction is expected to start next week, featuring improvements to the walls and architecture to enhance the structure beyond the old build.
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John C. Eldredge
Walla
May Day Parade Crowns Queen Amid Bright City Festival
Estherville hosts a May Day celebration with a morning parade led by the Camp Dodge band and Boy Scouts. Red Cross workers, May Queen, Democracy on her throne, school children in allied nation costumes, food conservation banners, and May Day dances follow. Crowning and pole dances delight spectators as bands and dancers perform. The day ends with continued sales.
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Estherville
Red Cross
Camp Dodge
Boy Scouts
Atteridarita
Progres
War Savings Drive Deferral in Iowa to May 4
An Iowa War Savings Stamp drive is postponed to May 4 to avoid conflicting with Liberty Bond campaigns in other states. State Director Homer A. Miller and federal official Harrison B. Riley approved the delay, urging continued preparation. Iowa aims to raise 10,000,090 dollars in cash and pledges within a week to push stamp sales over the top. Ten Ford tractors will be distributed in Emmet County through Walker Motor Company to aid farming, with government support backing the project as part of the national effort.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. H. McNider
Harrison B. Riley
Winds
South Dakota
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Homer A. Miller
War Savings
Ford
Emmet County
Walker Motor Company
Estherville
England
Missing Cyclops Search Drags On As Navy Scrambles
Washington April 10 The navy department said the final phase of the Cyclops search is under way with warships landing crews to question fishermen along the West Indian Islands near the route of the missing collier. No wreckage or clues have been found, and officers fear they may soon have to give up hope of the vessel carrying nearly 300 men. Janes Last Day for Nomination Papers Friday May 3 is the deadline for candidates for county offices in the upcoming election. The county auditor will oversee the contest and declare results. Americans at War Women soldiers and support roles are discussed as essential in total war and the need for continued male and female participation in defense efforts.
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Washington
DE. C
Cyclops
Navy Department
West Indian Islands
Barbadoes
Navy
Women and Liberty Bonds Message for Third Liberty Loan
The piece urges women to save and invest in the Third Liberty loan, urging nine tenths of spending to come from women and calling on them to budget for victory. It inspires women to support troops overseas, endure hardship, and uphold home front duties until America wins. It emphasizes personal sacrifice and the obligation to purchase bonds at full value as the nation forges toward victory.
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Liberty
America
Atderics
Distinguishing Woods in Construction Materials
The article discusses how woods used in dwellings are categorized by distinct color and by structural features. It notes hardwoods differ from softwoods by visible pores near the annual rings, though many pores are not obvious on a plain cut end without a hand lens. It also mentions the near completion of a new concrete chimney for the power plant.
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Lena
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