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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1944
Page
2
A garbled Thanksgiving personals page lists numerous households and guests across towns, naming Mr and Mrs, children, relatives, and friends visiting or hosting Thanksgiving Day dinners. Entries mention towns like Lake Park, Ames, Dunnell, and Jackson, with scattered names such as Mr. and Mrs. Willey, Mrs. Christensen, and Mrs. Stockfeth, reflecting a community-wide holiday gathering.
A long list of families from Estherville Armstrong and nearby towns announce Thanksgiving Day and weekend gatherings. Relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Elingewood, Mr. and Mrs. Bergeson, and many others travel to join hosts in Armstrong and surrounding areas for holiday meals and visits. Several service members, including Alfred Sears on leave, are mentioned among the guests.
Edward Fritschel of Waverly will be a Thanksgiving day guest of Bir and Mrs Artin L Fritschel. Mrs JW Morse will spend Thanksgiving day in Joneshire with her daughter Mrs W A Buice, and son Jatin Bre Morse intends to arrive in Town City in ten days.
Mr and Mrs Fred Story will entertain as their Thanksgiving guests Mr Cecil Christiansen and Freddi Mr and Mrs F M Jones Mr Erwin Story and Mrs Glenn Btor Mr and Mrs BR E Demones will entertain Mr and Mrs Louis Olive Mrs Cheries Nourse Mrs Esther Floyd and Gerald Iseppi at Thanksgiving dinner.
Mrs William C Anderson and family will host a reception for Mr and Mrs T T Sunde and Mrs Sunde Myre, orig cMamtic, Mrs Thomas Hamilton and Miss Dewn Hamilton, inviting friends and neighbors to attend the gathering at their home.
Ms and Mr Paul Grange of Mason City and Air, and Mrs George Thompson and daughters Mars and Sorato of Eartherville will be Thanksgiving Day guests of Dir and Mr Fred J White.
Luvern dubusca of U S N Ter ril is stationed in Australis Clifton Kubis of Terril flies a Cab over the Himalyas in India Pvt Donald J. Young now has an overseas address 376266024 APO 17291 care of postmaster New York N Y Lieut Ruth Wiley left for Fort Wanen Wyn after furlough at Ringsted Pic Ervin Jorgensen left for Camp Campbell Ky after visiting his parents Ringsted Roy Hebeeneen left after leave with M S Henriksen and relatives Corp Bertuon Petersen of Fort Custer Mich is home on furlough visiting his parents and sister Arnold Meads visited his fiance Beverly Waughtal of Dunnell for a 39 month furlough and over two years overseas They plan to marry Nov 29 at LaPorte George Seabees spent 10-day furlough with wife and family at Terris Pakistan Pvt James Ulrich of Estherville recently returned with prisoners from Oklahoma and enjoys 16-day furlough at Pearl River N Y Rex Higgs home on furlough next week. radar work at Long Island Maine.
Reports from families in Dunnell and Easnersille detail sons serving abroad. Corp. Mes sin Honsatte writes from the Philippines about front-line combat and mud, while Sylvester Po Meway and Arne Jr. Sorensen enter the navy at Fort Snelling after induction. Pvt. Palmer Halverson, also in the Philippines, sends two pieces of invasion money to his sister and notes meeting Vern Landmesca there.
The Miller's Bay hotel, a regional landmark, was torn down after being purchased last fall by A. C. Vestergaard of Hiawatha. He plans to develop a cottages colony on the lakeshore site once construction resumes.
Local ration board reports that southern Lourds lack authority to issue special rations to seasonal travelers seeking return to the northern states.
Estherville guard Verdae Rawyer earns first team honors on the Lakes Conference All Star Football squad for 1944 correcting Friday's report which listed Harold Sawyer in that position.
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