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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1941
Page
5
The Vindicator and Republican launch a subscription drive inviting ambitious workers to join as independent agents. Prizes include 20 percent commissions and a December 22 winner, with leadership determined by the most effort. Eligible entrants are urged to enroll immediately and work diligently.
A. A. Dreyer will hold an auction at his farm two miles east and six miles north of Whittemore on Wednesday November 19. The sale includes 93 head of livestock, farm machinery in good condition, household goods, 800 bales of alfalfa hay and miscellaneous items. Details are in the ad in this issue of Vindicator and Republican.
Mrs. Neal Timmons was granted a divorce from Neal Timmons on cruel and inhuman treatment. Judge F C Davidson presided. Custody of Carmen Jean 7 and Darlene Kay 4 awarded to Mrs. Timmons. She receives $15 monthly support and possession of personal property. Mr. Timmons to pay attorney fees and court costs.
At Estherville Lutheran church the Farm Bureau reelected Elvin L. Sunde president for the coming year. Harold Graff won the vice presidency. E. B. Burg became treasurer. Wm. West was secretary by a slight margin over Anne Schaper. New 4-H leaders were chosen, with Mrs. Schaper and Mack Ellis heading youth work. Guest Clifford V. Gregory warned of a “phony prosperity of war” and postwar adjustments amid remarks by M. A. Balkema and Frances Byrne.
A university activity girls demonstration team on Evangelism will visit Roosevelt auditorium on Wednesday evening Nov 12. The trio from Chicago performs at principal high schools and colleges. No admission charge. Young people are especially invited. older folks welcome. Meetings begin at 8:00 PM.
Emmets county Red Cross volunteers near quota as a second installment ships soon. On November 13 the Red Cross rooms by Leuthold Tibbetts store welcome finished garments between 2 and 5 pm. Letters from British families express deep gratitude for clothing, babies wear, and comfort amid bombings. Emmetsburg Estherville football rivalry resumes Armistice Day at Sunderlin field at 2 pm, final appearance before 1941 season with Emmetsburg lineup changes and Estherville Midgets aiming for win. bands will participate in flag-raising ceremonies.
Obituary and funeral notice for Claus J. Martens a West Emmet farmer born June 17 1895 in Harvey near Chicago died Friday after months of illness. Survived by wife Gladys daughters Alice Grace two grandchildren and brother Henry. services held at Superior church with Christian Science burial in Superior.
Estherville city council approved a parking ordinance restricting business district parking to 90 minutes on Saturday afternoons from 2 to 10 pm once time signs and stalls are painted. Exemptions apply to park north, east and west sides. Fifteen minute stalls to be added at Insj cest streets, 8 am to 6 pm weekdays and 8 am to 10 pm Saturdays. A bicycle ordinance was also requested, with city attorney to draft.
Pete Wicks aged 78 of Estherville rests at Coleman hospital after a Saturday morning fall that fractured his left hip. The hip bone was cast on Sunday following the accident as he was leaving City Shoe Hospital on South Fifth Street.
A letter from young twins Elsie and Joyce aged five expresses gratitude for Red Cross clothing. The note highlights the country’s flowers and birds as they discuss primroses and daily life, illustrating public appreciation for aid shipments moving along.
Unsettled weather kept buyers away but a large crowd attended the Kirk dairy sale at the Kirk farm four miles north of Estherville. Ninety head of cattle sold with cows and heifers averaging 75 dollars and top price 115 dollars. calves averaged 60 dollars. This private sale to Minnesota shipments marks a first for the community.
Colin Herrle, Director of War Relief Production, reports shipments have moved along splendidly in the past two months. Garments have been on board ships within three or four weeks after arrival at the shipping warehouse.
George Rollo Cox aged 60 died at University Hospital Town City after months of illness. He was brother to Jesse Cox of Estherville. Funeral services were held at Matin and Anderson Funeral Home with Rev. FP W Sawyer presiding. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Cox, born June 20 1881 in Seneca TI, moved to Estherville in 1890 with parents. Survived by four daughters. wife Letha May McFarmand died 20 years ago. The family later moved to Spencer in 1917 where he was Studebaker district sales manager.
A Rock Island railroad crew arrived at Jackson and began installing a new electrical safety signal at the crossing on Highway 7k near Spirit Lake. Work stalled earlier over a crossing contract, but completion and operation were expected by week’s end as materials arrived.
Joe Colean of Carroll is appointed soil conservationist for Emmet Dickinson and Osceola counties with offices in Spirit Lake. Three to four demonstrational projects of four to five farms each will be set up per county, chosen by a county advisory committee in cooperation with Farm Bureau agents. Demonstrations will cover pasture improvement grass waterways contour farming and fertilizer treatment. Mr Colgan has already started in Emmet county with farms at Twelve Mile Lake township. Other farms to be chosen later. weekend guests, Mr and Mrs Dennis Knudsen and their son visit Ida Grove and Walter Knudsen of Waterloo.
The obituary notes a corportation figure who later moved to Des Moines to work as sales manager and salesman for various firms before illness. He was popular and active in community life, known for honesty. Survived by daughters Ber nica Dallas Mazel Woodard Virginia and Gloria Jean in Chicago, three brothers Jesse Cox Estherville Spencer R. Cox Jr Ames and Richard Lee Cox Indianapolis, and granddaughter Sanda in Chicago.
The American Red Cross in Emmet County announces its annual membership drive on November 18. The appeal highlights disaster relief readiness, volunteer opportunities, and the Home Service program as national defense expands. The community quota is 8,075 memberships with suggested donations of 1, 5, or 10 dollars, urging strong local support.
A Congressional committee will hold a public hearing in Omaha on November 25 to study defense related migration. It will probe whether young people are leaving rural communities in large numbers across the Great Plains and upper Mississippi Valley, and assess causes and effects on agriculture. Governor witnesses from Nebraska and Iowa are expected to testify.
George Robb Livestock Co offers 170 native ewes aged two to four years and 12 pure bred spotted Poland-boars as a special attraction at the regular sale Wednesday November 12. The ewes are rugged black faced stock and expected to bring a bargain for buyers of this type.
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