Martin 14 Dies at Home in Kissimmee Florida
Francis Edward Martin born March 8 1870 in Allstadt Germany lived many years in Illinois and Iowa before retiring as Rock Island chief dispatcher. He died after emergency operation in Kissimmee Florida where he resided with widow Alice Butter Curry. Survived by widow a daughter Mrs Toloyd E B Stockdale two brothers and several grandchildren.
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Martin
Kissiraila
Mayd F
Francis
Edward
Allstadt
Germany
Scaraboro
Gilman
Central ‘Railroad
Kissimmee
Fla
Toloyd EB
Stockdale
Peter
Scarsboro
Louis
Monmouth
Atepsons
Ben Curry
Victory Concerts Promote War Bond Drive in Estherville
The Musicians Educators National Conference and Treasury sponsor victory concerts nationwide. Estherville high school band will receive a schools-at-war music citation and concert admission is by stamps and bonds only. A stamp and bond booth will be open at the concert. tickets reflect purchases and benefit the band. Six township and three town chairmen discussed the Sixth War Loan quotas at a county meeting, with Estherville, Dolliver and Ringsted officials present. County bond quota is 894000 with individual quota 602000. remaining funds may come from business and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Mill Lake
Ellsworth
Lincoln
Jack Creek
Estherville
Center
Funeral for Fonton district Methodist leader
Mrs. J. A. G. Smith of Fonton, district president of the Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service, died suddenly Wednesday. Attending the funeral Friday in Fonton were Mrs. Jefmana and Mrs. George Robb of Betherville and Mrs. J. B. Feller of Spirit Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. G. Smith
Fonton
Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service
J. Femana
George Robb
Betherville
J. B. Feller
Spirit Lake
Duane Dewell to Speak Saturday at School Auditorium
Algona state senator Duane Dewell will speak Saturday morning in the Roosevelt auditorium at a special program arranged by County Superintendent Marié Sorum. Starting at 9 30 a m Margaret Divilhess of Drake University will discuss library books for all grades and exhibit new books while George Robb will discuss the yehoo code. Dewell will speak at 10 30.
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Duane Dewell
Algona
Sth
Roosevelt Auditorium
Marié Sorum
Margaret Divilhess
Drake, University
Igh
Miss Divilhess
George ‘Robb
Dewell
Estherville Knights of Columbus Attend Sioux City Exemplification
Three Estherville men Henry J Nepps Hector O Riley and Em Manuel G Stavros attended the Knights of Columbus fourth degree exemplification in Sioux City Sunday. The event included credentials, degree work, a post office steps photo session, a 6 pm banquet at the Mayfair hotel with 400 fourth degree knights and ladies, speeches by church and civic leaders, and delegates from multiple towns including Estherville Danbury LeMars Sioux City Omaha Fonda Carroll Fort Dodge Odebolt Sheldon and Storm Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Knights of Columbus
Henry J.nepps
Hector O'Riley
Em Manuel G. Stavros
Sioux City
Knights of Columbus Club
Mayfair
Fivespiece Girls
Edward A Smith
John. B
Keefe
Sir Nights
Newman
Flanagan
Eoe
George. A. Junk
Olcome
John. W. Carey
Ray F. Conley
Des Moines
Our Order
Clen D. Kerrigan
Davenport
Hugh. F. Gillespie
Nebraska
Edmund ‘J. Tierney
Joseph J. Meyers
Carroll
Columbus
George E. O'Malley
Edward C. Lilly
Pius XII
Holy Father
Francis J. Friede
Danbury
LeMars
Omaha
Fonda
Fort Dodge
Odebolt
Sheldon
Storm Lake
Marian Thrush
Books Display at Estherville High Nov 13 17
The Future Teachers of America chapter of Estherville Junior College sponsors a children’s books exhibit from November 13 to 17 in the high school education department room 106. Visitors may view from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, with a program for Roosevelt school elementary grades and book reports by Yowa reading circle pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Teachers of America
Estherville Junior College
Yowa
Roosevelt School
Toxins From Algae Linked to Livestock Deaths
Veterinarians at Iowa State College Ames report blue-green algae toxins caused animal deaths. Tests on lake water and stomach contents from Milford and Des Moines area cattle and other livestock identified the toxins, based on samples submitted by Dr J M Jones and Dr C W Port.
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Ilvaestock
Iowa’ State “College
Ames
J. Mi. Jones
Milford
C. W. Port of
Des Molinos
Enrolled 100 Percent Junior Red Cross Reported
Vivian Madden reports full Junior Red Cross enrollment in district No. 4. Anna Anderson of Hightreks district No. 3 and Ruth Nasby of Jack Creek district No. 8 also enrolled.
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Red Cross
Vivian Madden
Hisworth Esate
Anna Anderson
Hightreks
Ruth Nasby
Jack Creek
Swindlers Pose as OPA Enforcers Target Retailers
Retailers warned by OPA that swindlers imitate enforcement officers to seize cash bonds after inspecting records. Victims hand over money then the impostor vanishes. OPA urges verifying officer ID cards, signatures, and to refuse cash payments. no bond is authorized. Report any contact to local OPA district office.
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OPA
Sone
Balst
OPA Enforcement
Office of
Price Administration
Auestionable
Fils Ok Aiciet
Post Office To Open All Day Sundays in Estherville
Postmaster Clara Kennedy announces all day Sunday post office hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The move follows approval from the post office department and vows of police monitoring by Chief Lilley to enforce no loitering. Residents and soldiers mail recipients had pressed for Sunday access, replacing wartime shorter hours.
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United States Post
Clara Kennedy
Post Office
Estherville
Lilley
P. O
Permit Denied Halts Winnebago Lines War Bus Plan
The Office of Defense Transportation refused a war necessity permit for gasoline and tires, blocking Winnebago Lines from using used buses on Mason City to Decorah and Mason City to Estherville routes. ODT denial ends bus service until war conditions justify a policy change. officials may refile if needs rise.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Winnebago Lines
Vas
Iowa Commerce Commission
Mason City
Decorah
Estherville
ODT
servicemen furloughs and new overseas addresses listed in Estherville area
Ronald Smith and Sylvester Henely will report for induction at Fort Snelling Minnesota. Sgt. Frank Dearinger returns from Italy and travels to visit families of service members. Several airmen and sailors from Estherville areas are stationed or reassigned, with new APO addresses and overseas postings. detailed lists include Barrett, Mather, Warrington, Munson, Ricke, Nick, and others, plus WAVES member Lois Whalen in New Orleans and various furloughs.
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Ronald Smith
Sylvester Henely
Fort Snelling Minn
Frank ‘Dearinger
Italy
Air Force
el Erickson
Estherville
Leslie Johnson
Johnson
S.set
Vernon Johnson
Sergeant Dearinger
Dearinger
States
United States
Karl W. Barrett
L. A. Barrett
Motherville
Fort Snelling
Minn
Barrett
Southwest Pacific
Women Use Pin Money to Buy Bonds in War Drive
Mrs. Irving Ellerston named county war bond chair for women succeeding Mrs. J. P. Clark. State officers in Des Moines appoint her as Iowa campaign targets the sixth war loan drive starting November 20 in Esnimet County with a $760,000 quota. Women urged to spend pin money on stamps to buy bonds, bonds issued with husband as co owner, organization credited, special stickers issued, Grand theater to plan a premier in December with possible pin money event inviting husbands.
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Irving Eilerston
J. P. Clark
Ellerston
Des Moines
Esnimet
Iowa
Grand Theater
Farmers Night School to Open Monday in Motherville
A farmers night school starts Monday at 8 p m in the Motherville high school. C N Johndreau of the Portland Cement association will show a color sound film on mixing concrete and give a demonstration. Meetings will continue weekly with talks on breeding postwar planning drainage and fertilizers. Membership cards cost one dollar. proceeds fund lunches and coffee. All farmers welcome without cards.
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Motherville
C. N. Johndreau
Portland Cement Association
Mail Packages to Men Now Enroute Overseas by Dec. 10
Christmas mail for army personnel en route overseas shortly before or after Oct. 16 will be accepted by postal authorities up to and including Dec. 10. The notice, obtained by local postmaster Clara Kennedy, requires a change of address notification from the addressee and limits to one parcel per sender per overseas address, within weight and size rules and endorsed Christmas Parcel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Kennedy
Miss Kennedy
New Bulletin Boards Brighten School Library Walls
High school students and librarian Mrs Grace Hanson celebrate new bulletin boards along the east and south library walls. Walter Bo Hammer and Don Roberts replaced old black boards with eye shell colored boards. Teachers students and the librarian will use the space to post posters for Thanksgiving day Christian and other holidays as well as school information with Bobdikt Wealk assisting.
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Mra
Grace Haneson
Walter Bo Hammer
Don Roberts
School 100 Percent at Jack Creek District No 2
The first Junior Red Cross report from Jack Creek district No 2 shows Mia Nadine Smith as teacher and the school achieving 100 percent enrollment. The report was presented here Friday.
50 Attend State Tax Commission Meeting Held Here
Approximately 60 persons attended a state tax commission meeting in Estherville on Tuesday afternoon. The instruction schools aim to brief township trustees city council members and optional assessors on boards of review and the work and equalization of assessments for the coming year. Des Moines tax office worker R Taftzeaff spoke at the county courthouse gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Estherville
R. ¥. Tfaltzeoaff
Des Moines
Balkema Attends District Nutrition Conference in Spencer
M A Balkema county extension director attended a district nutrition conference at the Clay County National Bank Community room in Spencer. The event, announced by Ruth Seaton Hicks, opened at 10 am with speakers including Frances Hettler and noted the postwar enrichment status of flour and bread. Findings from the state dental hygiene surveys in Iowa schools were cited along with new nutritional materials for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M .A. Balkema
Spencer Wed
Clay County National Bank
Ruth Seaton Hicks
State Nutritorn Council
State Bureau of Dental Hygiene
Iowa
Dunnell Man Ralph Munson Dies After Truck Crash
Ralph Munson, 49, of Dunnell, died Sunday in a Fairmont hospital from injuries after a truck crash near Dunnell. Born January 25, 1905 in Ogden, Iowa, he farmed near Dunnell before retiring last year. Survived by brothers Harry of Jay Township and Clarence of Colorado Springs, Colo. Louis Kleine also injured with broken ribs after a collision at an intersection east of Dunnell.
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Ralph Munson
Dunnell
Dunnel
Fairmont
Munson
Ogden
Harry
Jay Township
Clarence
Coloraod Springs
Colo
Louis Kleine
Kleine
District Youth Meet Hears Church of Christ Program
Four young Church of Christ members attended a northwest Town district youth meeting in Sac City to introduce the Christian Youth Fellowship program. About 211 youths and adult advisors from 16 churches gathered for afternoon and evening sessions with officers elected, including Helen Sawyer as co-chairman. Rev Conley Biddle and Edgar Whitehead led the sessions. Attendees from Migterville included Helen and Hilda Sawyer, Alice Eisenhower, and David Danielsen.
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Church of Christ
Northwest Town
Churches of Christ
Sac City
Christian Youth Fellowship
Helen Sawyer
Conley Biddle
Fort Dodge
Edgar Whitehead
Lake City
C. Y
Northwest District
Migterville
Helen
Hilda Sawyer
Alice Eisenhower
David Danielsen
Dairy Payments Made in Emmet County
Emmet county dairy payments from October 1943 to August 1944 totaled 84,003.31 dollars as released Monday by the local AAA board. Monthly figures include October 3424.42, November and December 8207.26, January 6262.65, February 6865.85, March and April 24180.24, May and June 10467.02, July and August 16680.07. Payments continue for September and October at 10 cents per pound butterfat and 60 cents per hundredweight of whole milk.
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Emmet County
Legion Auxiliary Meet At City Hall Club Rooms
A joint session of the American Legion and Auxiliary met Monday evening in the Legion club rooms at city hall. A 6 30 p m pot luck supper followed, then bridge and bingo were played by those present.
Ted Schacherer Struck by Car Near Estherville
Theodore Schacherer, a farmer near Estherville, was struck by a car Saturday night and is in Holy Family hospital with a brain concussion and bruises. The vehicle, driven by Robert Wee of Estherville, was westbound when the accident occurred as Schacherer crossed First Avenue South. The car swerved to avoid a second vehicle and traveled about a car length and a half after the impact.
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Theodore Schacherer
Hstherville
Schacherer
Holy Family Hospital
Robert Wee
John Wee
Estherville
Mrs Elsie Watson Dies at 80 in Estherville
Mrs Elsie Watson 80, of Ha therville died Sunday at Park View clinic after several days illness. Born in Sweden April 6, 1864, she came to Town in 1876, lived near Dubuque, then Minnesota before moving to Estherville in 1940. She married Austin B. Watson and had three children Jeannette, and two others. Survived by two daughters Mrs Bon Rover of Polebridge Montana and Jeannette Watson of Estherville, one grandson Rev James W O Connell of Owan tonna Minn, and two sisters in Montana and Zwingle Ia.
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Elsie Watson
Hatherville
Park View Clinic
Jeannette
Mew
Alice
Dieel
EIS Ee
Estherville
Bon Rover
Polebridge
Mont
Jeannette Watson
James W. O'Connell
Owantonna
Minn
Gamble Robinson Announces New Profit Sharing Plan
Gamble Robinson Co introduces a profit sharing plan for eligible employees. Approved and in effect, the plan lets workers build a retirement fund without employee contributions. Announcement given at a Friday dinner at Gardston hotel with Oscar Lemison presenting plan details. The firm is a major fruit, vegetable and grocery wholesaler with 106 wholesale and 32 shipping branches in the U.S. and Canada.
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Gamble Robinson Company
Ben Pannhuk
Estherville
Eytherville
Gardston Hotel
Oscar Lemison
Gamble Robinson Co
Gamble Robison Company
United States
Canada
To Elect Committeemen in AAA Township Election
Voters will elect three regular committeemen two alternates and two voting delegates in each township from December 4 to 8. Details on time and place to be announced later. On December 9 voting delegates meet in Eutherville to elect a chairman vice chairman a regular member and two alternates.
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AAA
Eutherville
North West Iowa Delegate Heads to Chicago Conference
Mrs. George Robb left Sunday to attend a jurisdictional meeting in Chicago of the Women's Societies of the Methodist church. She is a delegate from northwest Iowa attending the conference, which ends Thursday. She will join her husband Representative Robb at a meeting of the Iowa Taxpayers' association in Des Moines Friday, returning Friday evening.
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George Robb
Chicago
Women's Societies of
The
Methodist Church
Northwest Iowa
Representative Robb
Iowa Taxpayers’ Association
Des Moines
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FE. Martin
Kissimmee, Fla
Rock Inland, Railroad
Duane Dewel
K. of C
Robert V. Beatty
Nikky
Grand Island
Neb
Sergeant Beatty
Beatty
Anna A. Hillson
E. J. Beatty
Karl Barrett
Jefferson Barracks
Pvt
Everett R. Hursthow
Camp
Butner
N. C
Camp Butner
N.C
Texas
Victor Ricke
Ricke
Anton Ricke
Osha
England
France
Ava Nick
Army Nurses’ Corps
Miss Nick
Roy Crawford
Camp Haan
Riverside
Calif
Potney General Hospital
Palm Springs
Desert Training Center
Camp Young
Indio
Bushnell General Hospital
Brigham City Utas
Lawrence G. Muthre
New York
N. Y
Margaret F. Kennedy
American Red Cross
APO
Mervin Stasmussen
Fort Benning
Selmar B. Matre
O. J. Matre
Mediterranean
Normandy
Orris F. Warrington
Warrington
Europe
Hamburg
Brunswich
Munich
Gotha
Sgt
Burle Green
Eatherville
31St Bombardment Group
Richard MM. Munson
Eighth Air Force
Munaon
E. M. Mungon
Donald W. Bollard
Bombardier
Central Pacific
Mrs. Bollard
John J. Westrem
Army
Westrem
John P. Westrem
Batherville
Lois Grace Whalen
Yronan
Eighth Naval District
New Orleans
Yeoman Whalen
Minneapolis, Minn
WAVES
Hunter College
Naval Training School
Cedar Falls
James Baldwin
Childress
Mimer Rasmussen
New Jersey
Pete Rasmussen
Petersburg
Giga - ‘Petersen
Havy
W V." Péterson
St. Paul
Pfc
Forest Kirfman
Porl Partello
Harold Sawyer
Fort George G. Meade, Md
Carl Sawyer
Private Sawyer
Field Artillery
Bob Thompson
Great Lakes
Blanche Thompson
Sam Johnston
Glenn Rogers
Pontiac
Mich
William Hofmeister
Milwaukee
Wis
Ronaald Cribs
Clearwater
Stanley Hochstetler
Hubbard
Ore
Romnine Sandrel
Clyde
Raymond Johnston
Cedar Rapids
E. J. Sandros
Leo Sanders
George Weir
BRRC
Ptc
Lawrence G. Mathien
Harold Halverson
Maator
E. I. Ellerston
Farmers
Balkema
Ralph_Munson
Ted Schacherer
Gamble Robinson
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