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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1941
Page
3
A spoof or garbled imprint from a local newspaper page notes weekly publication by the Vindicator and Republican company with Adelaide Nichols as editor. The fragment references press details and archival or mailing notes, but the exact dates and offices are unclear.
The readable portion fragments include a traveling man at a hotel dining room table with an actresslike waitress named Ella. A colloquial exchange references wagers, wages, and a county fair, suggesting a narrative or serialized piece with dialog amid scattered phrases.
Residents weigh options for renewing 1941 license plates in Estherville. They consider driving to the courthouse to surrender old plates, updating license numbers, and paying fees, or completing the process at home and returning to install new plates, all while worrying about costs.
A social gathering hosted by telephone employees celebrated Miss Hood with a local club party. The event featured light refreshments, humorous anecdotes, and a display of community support as attendees recalled Miss Hood’s service and good spirits during trying times.
Fragments of a poem about snow and winter scenes. Reprinted text includes garbled lines and stray names, but centers on imagery of snowflakes, skating, sleigh bells, icicles, footprints, and a welcoming winter night.
A brief society note records Miss Marie Johnson wedding in Jackson. Details are fragmentary but indicate a formal ceremony with local acquaintances and tied to Etherville and Mr Mille in association.
Mary Everine Read and Elsabet Johnson stayed at Spirit Lake to visit, both are grade schoolers. Jimmie Osell was absent all last week due to illness. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones spent Sunday in Graettinger with relatives. Two vacant houses appear in Dolliver, the Olson and Mars Mitchell homes without tenants. A new roof goes on the Eckhart residence. Margery Mereness, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Mereness, supervisor of special diets at Tews Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, returns Wednesday for a four day Thanksgiving break with friends. The Häfts will drive to Osage for Irene, a teacher there, home until Sunday. Norman Tvedte, a Morni gs ide College student in Sioux City, will spend a few days with his parents.
The passage describes the Defense Savings Program as a long range effort to promote mass saving and support the war effort. It explains questionnaires, periods, and retail availability of Defense Bonds through stores and post offices to raise funds for the World War II effort.
An American bald eagle, about four years old and twelve pounds, was wounded near Center Lake at Okoboji Friday. Rescued by Harry Arthur Jr, the bird was taken to a state hatchery and then to the state game farm. Conservation officers seek the shooter amid federal protections. fines for killing eagles can reach 3500 dollars.
An editorial reflection on being American, noting birthright privileges and the obligation to protect and preserve freedom for future generations. It urges gratitude while emphasizing civic duty, defense of rights, and steady effort to improve as a nation.
A steel safe buried in a basement on Main Street Emmetsburg was unearthed by work crews. The door was intact but contents appeared missing with signs of non-nritionation. Local inquiry follows as authorities request witnesses report any related information.
A Graettinger man, tied to the Winging Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus, is held in St. Petersburg Florida on an open charge connected to arsenic poisoning deaths of 11 elephants valued at 128000. The suspect, G D Michael, allegedly fed capsules to an elephant in Charlotte on Nov. 3 as part of a broader investigation leading to elephants dying in Atlanta and Augusta. Local residents note his return to Graettinger years ago for work. an autopsy confirmed arsenic poisoning among the elephants.
A guide for the host to carve a Thanksgiving turkey with poise. Use a large platter, sharp knife, and steady fork to prepare portions. Begin by stabilizing the bird, then sever the leg with precise strokes and careful handling for guests’ admiration.
The Rev. John McGrath of LaSalette college in West Okoboji was killed when his 1942 car left the pavement on highway 18 two miles west of Hartley and overturned at 5:30 AM. Drivers The Rev. Joseph Balgenorth and Rev. Thomas Connors were injured. all three priests had been returning from a Sioux City bazaar and supper. Balgenorth is father superior. Connors is on the college faculty. The body was taken to Milford with funeral plans pending.
Advice urges amateur gardeners to select and spade defense garden sites this fall to save spring time and improve next year’s yields. Spading in lumps aids air and moisture. a compost heap should start with autumn leaves, with ashes spread to preserve fertilizer. Build a rough top-open bin or chicken wire pen to contain leaves and accelerate decomposition.
Mrs Saren Nielsen will travel this week to Chico California to visit her daughter Mrs Joe McKinnon and stay three weeks Armistice Day programs were held in the Armstrong school auditorium Tuesday morning and evening featuring the Armstrong band vocal duets and a round table on freedom in a democratic society with participants including Sust W A Ortmeier Mrs O T Theirsson Miss Virginia Lawton and more
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