County News Mixed social and farm updates from area
Nels Sewald and crew began a barn project on the Martin Olson farm on Wednesday. Sunday visits included Mr. and Mrs. Odus Paugh and family at Cooper and Mrs. Kate Meyers. Home Project meeting led by Mrs. Cuyler Peterson with Mrs. John Bosold assisting. Several local families and guests are noted, with CCC club gathering at Mrs. Harvey Sorensen’s and Farm Bureau meeting at Jack Creek township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Sewald
Martin Olson
Odus Paugh
George
Kate Meyers
John Paugh
Cooper
Cuyler Peterson
Home Project
John Bosold
Peterson
Elas Hook
Thompson, Sr
Sam Anderson’s
Mary Robinson
Thompson
Sam Anderson
Robinson
Julius Ingebritson
Grover
R. Tindall
Graettinger
Alfred Johnson
Fallow
John Tindall
M. Tindall
CCC Club
Harvey Sorensen
Wm. Carney
Wayne
Burt
S. Anderson
Emmetsburg
K. Sorensen
G. Thims
Everett Knutson
Max Soeth
Wallingford
Jack Creek Township
Local Social Roundup From West Emmet Area
West Emmet notes travelers and visitors across the region. Geo Dewall visited relatives here before returning to Dempster South Dakota with Dorothy Wellnitz and Will. Alan Martens and friends hosted gatherings as do the Stark and Wheatley families in Mountain Lake and Superior Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Dewall
Pocahontas
Dempster
South Dakota
Henry Dewell
Paul Wellnitz
Dorothy Wellnitz
Will
Mr. Dewall
Claus Martens
Alice
Andrew Greff
May Own Sanitarium in Colfax as Taxes Owed
Jasper county may own the old Victoria sanitarium in Colfax after back taxes of 8,000 are assessed against the site. The Excelsior Springs sanitarium was turned over to the county, and owners have three months to redeem it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County
Victoria Sanitarium
Colfax
Excelsior Springs Sanitarium
Bancroft Boosts Espionage Agent at Grand
George Bancroft advances in his Hollywood comeback with a fine turn as a foreign newspaper correspondent in the Warner Bros adventure Espionage Agent at the Grand theatre. The film parallels current headlines about Europe and America as Joe McCrea and Brenda Marshall star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bancroft
Hollywood
Warner Bros
Grand Theatre
Europe
United States
Bancroft
Joe McCrea
Brenda Marshall
Sleeping sickness in horses seems to be conquered
Des Moines Iowa November 21 1949 Farmers and veterinarians say sleeping sickness losses dropped to near zero in many states this year due to favorable conditions a new chick embryo vaccine and an extensive educational campaign The American Foundation for Animal Health reported that the vaccine was nearly 100 percent effective in preventing losses even in worst outbreak areas Immunization teams worked tirelessly to protect horses and save lives across the industry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
American Foundation For Animal Health
Hunter ill with tularemia after cleaning rabbit
Jasper Laudenslayer, 23, of Spirit Lake contracts tularemia after handling a rabbit shot on Nov 5. Sick by Nov 9, serum sourced from Estherville and Minnesota labs. state health officials note earlier case near Waterloo. Hunters warned to avoid bare-handed handling of rabbits and act on dull or thin prey. Recovery expected. A separate item notes a Washington real estate agent losing a sale after a hornet incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Laudenslayer
Spirit Lake
State Board of Health
Ruth Wolcott
Laudenslayer
Estherville
Chicago
University of Minnesota
Wolcott
Waterloo
Iowa REA workers meet at I A C Monday at Ames
Ames Iowa November 21 plans for a statewide rural electrification educational campaign will be discussed at Iowa State College today by representatives of 50 Iowa rural electric cooperatives the REA and the extension service George Dillon regional adviser said the meeting aimed to help farmers use their new power There are around 40000 Iowa customers with rural lines and several hundred farmers may adopt the service The REA investment in Iowa totals 17777628 Speakers include E C Collier J S Rogers Evelyn Bloome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa Rural Electric Co
REA
Iowa State College Extension Service
George Dillon
Rural Electrification Administration
Iowa
E. C. Collier
J. S. Rogers
Evelyn Bloome
Factographs reveal quirky historical curiosities and legends
A series of odd facts covers academic feats by Dr Mary B Dar ria from Alderson, the ancient origins of violin bowing in the eighth century, factory cleaning routines, Bermuda’s naming history by Sir George Somers, and a judge's odd jail-cell quarrel remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Somers
Sir George Somers
Wa-tan-ye to Entertain Jackson Members Thursday
The Wa-tan-ye business and professional women’s club will entertain Jackson, Minnesota members Thursday evening. The dinner will be at the Gardston hotel with Genevieve Whaley and Bette Hanson in charge of arrangements. Program numbers are in the hands of the committee led by Mrs. Ward Greer, with LaVera Cresap and Regina Hill assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa-tan-ye Business and Professional Women’s Club
Wa-tanye
Jackson
Minn
Gardston Hotel
Genevieve Whaley
Bette Hanson
Ward Greer
LaVera Cresap
Regina Hill
Women’s club to meet on family recreation topics
The American Homes Department of the Women’s club meets tomorrow at 3 PM at Mrs P M Brubaker’s home. Discussion topics include Family Recreation and the Art of Living Together led by Mrs Elmer Craycee, Games for the Home by Mrs Lewis Palmer, and What My Family Enjoys. Miss Dorothy Perrin will speak on her project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Homes Department of the
Women’s Club
P. M. Brubaker
Elmer Craycee
Lewis Palmer
Dorothy Perrin
White Shrine to hold annual party for families
Bethel Shrine will entertain members of their families at a pot luck dinner tomorrow evening with a short program and other entertainment afterwards. The dinner will be served at six thirty.
Quotations on Power From Classics and Religion
A collection of brief maxims on power from Beaumont and Fletcher Mary Baker Eddy Rufus Choate Ralph Waldo Emerson the Bible and George MacDonald. The quotes contrast godly power with its limits and the value of restraint and inner strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont and Fletcher
Mary Baker Eddy
Rufus Choate
Teachers Hear Talk On Highway Safety
Emmet county teachers in Estherville heard Frank Ulish of Ft. Dodge speak on highway safety as part of Iowa safety education for public schools. The meeting began with a business session before the talk. Miss Clara Kennedy, in Des Moines for National Postmasters officers, was en route via Iowa City for the Minnesota Iowa football game. Arthur Fossum and Glenn Groth joined relatives in Northfield Minnesota to visit St Olaf College students and attend chapel services with the college choir led by Christiansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Estherville
Frank Ulish
Ft. Dodge
Iowa Department of Safety
Clara Kennedy
Des Moines
National Postmasters Association
Miss Kennedy
Iowa City
Arthur Fossum
Northfield
Minn
Edward
St. Olaf'’s College
Glenn Groth
Paul
Sewell Mathie
Carola
Christiansen
Miller Mail Foreman Resigns to Start Hospers Tribune
D E Anderson, longtime foreman of The Milford Mail, resigns to publish the Hospers Tribune at Hospers Iowa. He and Mrs Anderson will take possession on November 27. A Maine legislator calls for federal gas masks for his state with an eye toward the 1940 campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purchase
Hospers
Iowa
D. E. Anderson
Milford Mail
Hospers Tribune
W.R
Maine
Family of 22 Reported by Algona Paper
The Upper Des Moines and the Advance in Kossuth county dispute which can report the largest family. Geo Becker of St Joe heads with 22 children from two marriages. Twelve with his current wife Ida Kruecher live at home. eldest 43, youngest 2. Decorah Journal reports 16 in a family, prompting interest from Emmet county and other papers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Rita
Martha
George Jr
Marguerite
Germaine
Irma
Mary Ann
Edith
Albert
Jerome
Theresa
Donald
Des Moines
Decorah Journal
Decorah
Emmet
Drought Lowers Water Levels at Iowa Lakes Region
Lake records from Spirit Lake and East and West Okoboji show notable declines this fall due to no rainfall since October. Reports by How ard Graesing of Orleans fish hatchery confirm moisture shortage, with East and West Okoboji near recent lows and Spirit Lake readings tracing the broader drought impact across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Lakes
Spirit Lake
West Okoboji
Howard Graesing
Orleans
Mr. Graesing
East Okoboji
Emmet County Shows Low Pneumonia Deaths
Emmet County reported five or fewer pneumonia deaths last year among 20 Iowa counties. In 1988 the county had three pneumonia deaths, unchanged from the prior year, with four deaths in 1987. The death rate was 23.8 per 100,000, far below 981.0 in 1938. Health officials urged public understanding and cooperation in pneumonia control and cited new treatments that could cut state death rates by about half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Towa
Iowa Estate Department of Health
Departments
Vital Statistics Division
Health Department
Advisory Committee On
Safety Council Hopes For New Membership Record
Des Moines Iowa November 21 1940 the Iowa State Safety Council aims to set a membership record of 75000 to 100000 for its annual drive beginning December 1 President W Earl Hall Mason City announced sixty four of Iowa s ninety nine counties already have safety units with fifteen of the remaining thirty five in progress organizers seek to recruit the rest before February 1 The junior chamber of commerce joins the effort with safety listed as a priority county court houses will host tables during license registration December 1 to February 1 1940
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Safety Council
Pres. W. Earl Hall
Mason City
Iowa
Chamber of A Commerce
Farm land moving in active market in Emmet Palo Alto counties
H E Barringer secretary treasurer of National Farm Loan associations reports in Emmet and Palo Alto counties that in the first three quarters the associations advanced 20500 in long term loans to farmers. Much credit financed young farmers and tenants buying land. Some loans refinanced to secure lower interest and better terms. The associations through the Federal Land Bank of Omaha total over 4 million dollars in more than 1700 loans. Offices at Emmetsburg Ringsted Estherville and two Emmetsburg associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Barringer
National Farm Loan Associations
Emmet
Palo Alto
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Emmetsburg
Ringsted
Estherville
Walter Wilkinson Revives Rand Puppet Theatre in England
Walter Wilkinson is identified as the person who first revived the Rand puppet theater in England about twenty years ago and has written several puppet travel hooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wilkinson
Rand-puppet Theater
England
For Sale Office Supplies Vindicator and Republican
For sale legal blanks typewriter supplies pens ink pen cells and blotting paper from the Vindicator and Republican. Also offering five cent pencils at 35 cents per dozen. If more office supplies are needed they can be procured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office Vindicator
Republican
Vindicator and Republican
Poison ivy control with sodium chlorate advised
E F Sylvester Iowa State College extension plant pathologist urges use of sodium chlorate to eradicate poison ivy. Apply 8 pounds per square rod on a moist cloudy day before fall freeze up, avoiding nearby trees, and handle with extreme care as wet chemical can ignite clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College Extension
Household Paste for Cleaning Brass Objects
A paste made of equal parts flour and salts moistened with vinegar cleans brass items around the house. Apply with flannel cloth and finish with a soap and water bath for best results.
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Vindicator
the Vindicator and Republican Co
G. A. Nichols
Adelaide Nichols
Ansoc
W. E. Deming
Postoffice
Emmet County
County News
JACK
West Emmet
L. W. Stark
Walter Fueger
Henry Stark
Mountain Lake
G. G. Wheatley
M. L. Houge
C. J. Martens
Harry Brown
Bill Kilroy
Eric Sands
Milford Lewall
Superior Township
Nelson Wheatley
Hunter
Rabbit
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Tucson
Ariz
Kiel
Retutin
Berlin
Conding Tower
Kiel Naval Base
Finnish Civic Guard
Finland
Council of Defense
Lauri Malmberg
Republic
Lavina
Milwaukee
Mary B Darria
Federal Institution For Women
Alderson
Monza
Africa
Indiana
Mrs. Amdal
Selmar Amdal
Keplar Cafe
Sarah Bennett
Priscilla Booth
Frank Vasey
Mildred Lorimer
Lorimer
Mable Minkler
Trimble Porter
Amdal
Reed
Lou Salyers
L. M. Christensen
Janet Shotts
Bess Ralston
Muriel Nelson
Vance Noe
Knights OF Pythias
Odd Fellow
Harold Reed
Luchter
Zelda Oksner
Shirley Hines
Carolee Pettersen
Bob Russell
8& K
P. Quartet
Cliff Hedrick
Jesse Cox
Joe Marsell
Clint Smith
William Clark
Don Woodley
American Homes Department
Emerson
Jesus
George MacDonald
Maginot
Maginot Line
France
Soa
David Niven
New York
Algona Paper
Roy Scott
San Francisco
Scott
Chengtu Province
China
Brookfield Zoo
Safety Council
V.R
Sir Walter Scott
Swiss Alps
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Fhoat
Gemini
Man Ambe
Er Co
City Gun
D.L. Thomas
Hampshire Boars
Jas
Coon
J. R. Kirk
C. HE. Person
3Childenecht
L. F. Hoffman
D-X
East Central Avenue
R. D. Thompson Chiropractor
DR. T. 0
Mann
Ostheopathiec
Sanborn’s Store
A. I. Reed, M. D
Lenthold Clothing Star
Tibbetts E
Jeffrey Lywn
FBI
ACE Features
Lew Ayres
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