Germany's Dilemmas in War Strategy and Internal Rivals
Central Press Columnist Charles P. Stewart weighs Hitler's precarious position as war drags on. He outlines three key questions about Stalin, Mussolini, and Anglo-French pressure, then analyzes German internal factions the Hitlerites, ordinary Germans, and Junkers. He considers how censorship and dissent shape Hitler's survival chances and whether he can appease or alienate powerful groups.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Hitler
Britain
France
Fuehrer
Adolf
Stalin
Signor
Mussolini
Poland
Baltic
Balkans
Germany
Russia
Duce
Italy
der Fuehrer
Benito
Ethiopia
Africa
Mediterranean
Il Duce
Skating Returns as Spencer Plans Night Pond Lights
Ice skating at Spencer, popular last year, will again top winter activities with plans for a central wired lighting pole and a warming house. About 300 to 400 skaters used the pond daily in winter, and hardware stores sold out of skates last season.
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Spencer
Fang
Body Found By 4 Youths In Des Moines River Collision
Ernest A. Witneber aged 64 of Spencer was found dead on a bridge over the Des Moines river west fork near Estherville after 11 50 p m Wednesday. Four youths from Armour South Dakota Eugene Berg Orval Carter Eugene Ferguson and Loran Combs spotted the body. He had head injuries both legs were broken and was dragged about 100 feet. A broken headlight fragment lay beside him and his watch stopped at 11 45. Papers in his billfold identified him as a junk dealer and retiree with 40 in checks and 88 in cash plus lodge receipts for a Blue Lodge and Royal Arch Masons. He may have been walking toward Estherville and was not wearing an overcoat. An inquest was not held as the four finders were released and authorities questioned a man suspected in a hit and run in Spencer.
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Ernest A. Witneber
East
Second Street
Spencer
Des Moines River
West Fork
Estherville
Armour
South Dakota
Eugene Berg
Orval Carter
Eugene Ferguson
Loran Combs
Winneber
Spencer Bank
Masonic Lodge
Sanborn
Blue Lodge
Royal Arch Mypso B Primghar
Home Oil Co
Altho
Clara Rund
Cliff Fredericksen
Harry E. Coffie
Wm. Johnston
All Time November Heat Wave Record Equalled Today
Estherville tied its all time November heat record with a 70 degree high this afternoon. The mark originally set by observer A. O. Peterson in 1931 for a date as late as November 16 was matched. Overnight, the temperature fell to 40 with yesterday's high at 65 and the prior night’s low at 40.
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Estherville
A. O. Peterson
Mercury
Football Banquet For Estherville Team Planned For Nov 22
The Estherville high school football squad and coaching staff will attend a lodge banquet on November 22. Daughters and sisters of the Elks will serve dinner at 6:30 PM. Chief speaker will be Geo Veenker director of Town State college Ames. Complete program details are not yet announced.
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The
Elks Lodge
Estherville High School
Geo. Veenker
Town State College
Ames
Governor urged corn song horned cars and corn plate idea
Governor George A. Wilson heard a request from Alex Fitzhugh of the Greater Des Moines committee to require Iowa cars to use horns playing the Iowa Corn Song and to issue 1941 license plates shaped like ears of corn. The discussion occurred in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Alex Fitzhugh
Greater
Neighbors Husk Corn For Bereaved Farmer Near Estherville
More than 80 farmers gathered at Ged Carr’s north of Estherville and husked about 1500 bushels of corn by hand due to drought. Meals were provided by a dozen women as neighbors helped Carr, who lost his wife and mother to tragedy after moving to the community earlier this spring.
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Ged
Carr
Estherville
Carrs
Malvern Goecke
Dale Juhi
Arnold McCoy
McKinley Beaver
Harvey Winter
N. J. Spencer
Walter Rogers
G. &. Franks
Jed Ankrum
P. E. Frettem
J. D. Ingvall
Richard Andre
Gerhard Roben
Arthur Irwin
Lloyd Beaver
Clarence Ingvall
Ernest Roben
M. C. Beaver
Lambert Hermsen
Arnold Hockett
Ray Bixler
Fred H. Goecke
Willard A. Sawyer
Anton Roben
Gerald Dally
Harold Dally
G. C
Emmet County 4 H Winner Receives Gold Medal
Verna McKean of Armstrong earns a handsome gold medal for the finest 4 H record in National Food Preparation Contest. The award, provided by Server Inc, honors her home projects and includes trips and scholarships to the National 4 H Club Congress for state and national winners.
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Emmet
Frances Byrne
Verna McKean
Armstrong
Extension Service
Server Inc
Rachel Ann Lusher
Dickinson County
Verna
Better Luck Club
Swan Lake Township
Virginia Hartman
Estherville
Virginia
Death of Wm. Davis at Sebeka Minnesota
Mrs Elver Yule receives word of the death of her father Wm Davis aged about seventy in Sebeka Minnesota after years of poor health Surviving are his wife a sister William and Howard two sons and a daughter Mrs Yule one brother Ralph Relatives in Estherville include his pioneer family lineage and connections to George Davis Lillian Davis and Mrs John Goldsberry Gruver Minnesota and Kansas City are noted as places with further relatives
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Elver Yule
Wm. Davis
Sebeka
Minn
Davis
Yules
John Utz
Estherville
William
Howard
Yule
Ralph
Kansas City
George Davis
Lillian Davis
John Goldsberry
Gruver
Northwest Iowa Youths Join the Navy Enlistment Rises
Fort Dodge recruiting officer Ly Spa announced 106 Iowa youths joined the Navy this year. Recruits hailed from Dickinson, Clay, Buena Vista, Sac, Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Calhoun, Kossuth, Humboldt, Webster, Wright, and Hamilton counties. Ages range 18 to 31 with training, trade opportunities, and retirement security cited.
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Fryer
Fort Dodge
Dickinson County
Clay County
Buena Vista County
Sac County
Emmet County
Palo Alto County
Pocahontas County
Calhoun County
Kossuth County
Humboldt County
Webster County
Wright County
Hamilton County
Navy
Iowa
New Driver's License Exam Schedule Issued
The state public safety department issued a new examination timetable effective November 15. Exams occur at county courthouses in county seats and city halls in other towns. The schedule lists Clay Spencer Saturdays, Dickinson Spirit Lake dates on November 23 December 8 and 22, Emmet Estherville Tuesdays, Kossuth Algonon Mondays, and Palo Alto Emmetsburg dates November 28 December 7 and 21.
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State Public Safety Department
Clay—Spencer
Dickinson
Spirit Lake
Emmet
Estherville
Kossuth
Algon
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
Grass Fire Threatens East Lawn Shed at Koenecke Home
A noon grass fire in East Lawn spread quickly and endangered the area before the fire company contained it. The flames burned a corner of a shed at the Francis Koenecke residence.
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East Lawn
Francis Koenecke
Taken To Pen Five Year Sentences In Two Counties
Ray Hughes pled guilty on November 1 in Emmet county district court to embezzlement and received five years in the state penitentiary from Judge G W Stillman. He was then sent to Ft Madison to serve that term and will complete two more years in Sioux county court after. The case involved obtaining $1000 from local farmer A Roben in a skin card game.
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Ray Hughes
Emmet County
G. W. Stillman
Orange City
Ft. Madison
Sioux County
Hughes
A. Roben
Rural Chorus To Sing In Estherville Nov 27
The Estherville Methodist church hosts the rural women chorus concert November 27 featuring chorus numbers duets trios quartets and sextets with the Estherville high school trio and 4-H girls. Elizabeth Hughes will play cello. Proceeds support chorus expenses district tour state fair 1940. Members include Sopranos Mesdames Mitchell Balkema Watchinson Ramsey Morton Swartz Lair Rowe Harding McKean Johnson Schaper Florence West Second Sopranos Ness Jordan Christensen Burton Blagg Altos Sunde Oakes Heinrich Logan Gilbertson directed by Mrs. Caldwell with accompanist Mrs. Rosenberger. Tickets from chorus members.
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Emmet County Rural Women's Chorus
Methodist Church
Estherville
Elizabeth Hughes
Farm Bureau
Music Extension Department
Ames
Elmer Mitchell
M. A. Balkema
Frank Watchinson
Lester Ramsey
O. E. Morton
Tra Swartz
Russell Lair
Fred Rowe
Kenneth Harding
Ed McKean
Fred Johnson
Ann Schhaper
Florence West
Aadne Ness
Reed Jordan
J. P. Christensen
T. C. Burton
Walter Blagg
Mesdames Elwin Sunde
Joe Oakes Jr
Chris, Heinrich
Chas. Logan
M. C. Gilbertson
R. L. Caldwell
A. B. Rosenberger
Honor Couple on Golden Wedding
Petersburg Ia Union State Line church hosted a Sunday November 12 celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Chris Haugland marking their golden wedding anniversary. The program featured talks, vocal solos by Ollie Nasby and Mrs Rudi Stade, and readings by the ladies aid. A reception followed, with a three tier gold trimmed cake and yellow chrysanthemums. The Haugland family has been prominent in Petersburg for forty years and all their children and many relatives attended.
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Petersburg
Union State Line
Chris Haugland
L. A. Mathie
Ollie Nasby
Ladies Aid
S. A. Knutson
Henry Herbrandson
Bert Johnson
Anton Gerl
Ernest Haugland
Richard Haugland
Clarence Haugland
Basil Poynter
Gordon Jensen
Wm. Rosendahl
4 H Club Works Expanded With Kerr Glass Support
Kerr Glass Corporation backs 4 H club activities nationwide reaching over 1 250 000 members. About 80 Emmet county girls participated benefiting themselves families and the community. Leona Franck of Winthrop won the state prize and earns a trip to the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago December 1 6 where five $200 scholarships will be awarded. Seventeen counties participated in the state.
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Kerr Glass Corporation
Emmet
Leona Franck
Winthrop
Chicago
Santa Claus to Ride Into Estherville Parade
Old St Nicholas plans a December visit with Santa arriving Friday at 1:00 p m in a sleigh drawn by Iceland ponies. A 1:30 parade will feature elves helpers and many dressed children plus dogs clowns and Christmas floats sponsored by local merchants clubs and fraternities. Santa will perform on a stage near the city library after the parade with more plans to be announced next week.
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Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Estherville
Santa
Court House
Estherville Guide Widely Distributed by Chamber
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce reports strong demand for its A Guide to Estherville. It notes Estherville is among fifty U S towns to publish guides and plans to distribute about 2000 more in May and June 1940. Guides cost ten cents, with 5000 printed funded by the chamber.
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Chamber of Commerce
Estherville
Chamber of Commerce Today
United States
Geographical Review
H. S. Greig
Pleads Before Supreme Ct in Ed wards vs Kirk suit
Wm S Johnston a Des Moines attorney appeared before the Iowa Supreme Court Tuesday in the damage suit J D Edwards versus James Kirk seeking $10 000 for the death of Miles Edwards. District Court Judge G W Stillman upheld the plaintiff's argument that Miles assumed his own risk riding with his brother Maurice. Defense attorneys J W Morse and S S Faville of Des Moines appealed to the Supreme Court Faville appeared while Bammer and Johnston represented the plaintiff Bammer also traveled to Des Moines but did not speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. S. Johnston
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
J. D. Edwards
James Kirk
Miles
G. W. Stillman
Stillman
Maurice
J. W. Morse
S. S. Faville
Supreme Court
Faville
G. Bammer and
Johnston
Mr. Bammer
Juniors Present The Charm School Play At Roosevelt
The junior class stage production The Charm School directed by Miss Harriet Holland will be staged Monday November 20 in the Roosevelt auditorium. The three act comedy follows a handsome auto salesman who inherits a girls boarding school and tries to run it on his own charm based system. The cast includes Eugene Eike, Warren Loveland, David McKenzie, Dick Lesher, and many others with Daryl Lamb in charge of lighting and Dick Lesher Clift Wylder among publicity managers. ushers listed.
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Charm School
Roosevelt Auditorum
Harriet Holland
Eugene Eike
Austin Bevins
Warren Loveland
David McKenzie
Dick Lesher
Mary Calvin
Carmel Jean Morton
Lola Webber
Betty Sampson
Dorothy Wansen
Mary Brandt
Betty Corey
Lucille Burkhart
Grace Hageman
Ruth McKay
Vivian, Ruckman
Betty Riggs
Berniece Hanson
George Brandt
Earl Ostheimer
LeRoy Petticord
Social Security numbers become permanent identifiers
Once a person obtains a Social Security account number, that number is his forever, securing lifelong identification and record linkage across government and financial systems.
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V.R
Soliciting Red Cross Members in Emmet County Drive
Today an Emmet county corps will canvass every house and business Friday for the Red Cross annual membership drive. Half of each dollar stays in the county for local relief of tornado damage and other needs amid the European crisis. Last year Emmet county ranked sixth in the state in member response, with volunteers from Estherville and across Emmet county listed among the chairmen and callers.
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Emmet
Red Cros
Estherville
Emmet County
Wayne C
Currell
Fred Robinson
Armstrong
Ralph Anderson
Ringsted
R. C. Hill
Halfa
Curtis Layson
Maple Hill
T. C. Burton
Grover
Oscar Peterson
Wallingford
Stick
Huntington
L. P
Otis Woods
M. E. Burrell
W. C. Currell
Jay Howard
L. EB. Crim
Aella Albertson
Alice Gray
R. E. Creger
Chas. Nourse
Ruth Obye
P. Mauck
Ralph French
Gordon Yager
Oren McKirchy Jr
Marion McAffee
Robert Hansen
C. J. Mathieson
Guy Tibbetts
Dennis Knutson
Lloyd Schenck
FP. E. Rosendahl
Vernon Anderson
Mee
Children’s Book Week Around the World Display
Estherville public library hosts Book Week with displays of books about children in other lands and tales of pioneer life. The collection covers art health science and nature and runs through Saturday Nov 18 before general circulation begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vv Tee
Estherville
War era lipstick halts camouflage doubts
Paris announces a lipstick perfected for war time use, presumed to aid camouflage efforts. The note follows local automotive purchases by Balmer Sevatson Linsley and Cristiansen in Estherville Wallingford and Mason City relatives attend Walter Hoffman funeral.
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HH. A. Balmer
Estherville
Chevrolet
L. G. Sevatson
Wallingford
L. A. Linsley
Ernest M. Christiansen
Ford
Roy Hoffman
Clarence Hoffman
Mason City
Walter Hoffman
Paris
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