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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
4
Regular Jack Creek township Farm Bureau session met at Central school house with a welcome to teachers and a 4 H Achievement program. Residents discussed cattle purchases in Sioux City and listed a death, church activities, presbytery travels, and school lunch notes.
Mrs G W Darnell and Mrs Co T Windrath hosted a silver business men breakfast at 8 am with tomato juice cakes bacon and coffee for thirty men, followed by wives’ breakfast at 9. Earl Mason of Mason City visited Dr and Mrs Darnell. Mrs T Christensen from Council Bluffs visits her daughter and husband Dr and Mrs Kirkegaard. Mrs H W Hammond and Mrs W C Orr hosted a silver tea at Presbyterian church with about forty ladies. The column also mentions visits and a bicycle injury, a fracture of a four year old boy’s collarbone after a car accident, and a late Friday Emmetsburg trip to visit Mrs F C Gilchrist, who was found dead on an Emmetsburg street. Miss Margaret Christensen visits Ringsted for weekend from Des Moines.
A Dunell reception celebrated J Burns Swanson and his wife on September 29 with about fifty relatives present. The event featured a smorgasbord, silver and crystal decor, yellow wedding bells decor, and gifts for the newlyweds who will reside in Fairmont. The groom works in the stock room at Railway Motors. Also noted were the birth of an eight pound boy to Lois and Larry Nielson in Los Angeles, and a H E L P Club meeting at the Community Hall with a School Days themed program led by Mrs. C A Elbert.
Wallingford residents and relatives gathered or visited across Estherville Bancroft Dunell Superior Leech Lake and Marshalltown with multiple families hosting and traveling for visits and trips. People include Roy Christensen Bobby Peterson Kathryn Show Elwood Hyatt C B Larson Loyd Larson Tony Stamp Gary Hoffmeyer Don Thomas John Thomas Preston Grundies Merlyn Larson Roy Huntley Albert Norris Byron Rolfson Norman Larson Jimmy Nelson Ina Isackson Betty Olson and others. Local trips included Des Moines Chicago Joliet Waterloo and Leech Lake fishing trips with nursing training in Marshalltown.
A period piece outlines informal outdoor portrait tips by John van Guilder and Miss Eleanor Holmes, stressing relaxed posing, close framing, background checks, soft lighting, and simple equipment. The page then lists numerous local social events including visits, birthday gatherings, and a farm sale in the Jackson Estherville area with brief notes on attendees and a car accident near RR Potts’ farm with minor injuries.
The Department of Agriculture and REA outline a plan to install food processing centers in 2300 counties across 46 states. Regional conferences run Sept 22 to Oct 3 in cities from Nashville to Washington, with about 2100 nutrition specialists and educators attending to discuss equipment for schools, health programs, and community use.
Residents and guests are noted for the week with trips to Leon Jackson Excelsior Springs Canton Canton Emmetsburg Cylinder Estherville Gractting er Terris Waterlon Iowa City Gravttinger Storm Lake and nearby farm events. Highlights include farm visits, sewing circle meetings, cattle exhibits, and a hospital operation.
Mr and Mrs Dewey Trockings and their sons and Mr and Mrs Henry Tewes and sons visited the Henry Poppen home near Sibley for dinner Sunday. Mr and Mrs H P Rasmussen and Dolores were guests at the C J Holmes home near Sioux Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday.
Reports claim a larger duck population will migrate south this year than in 1940, aided by favorable nesting in American grounds and Canadian nesting increases. Heavy fall rains boost marsh water, easing dispersal and boosting hunting prospects. Open season for waterfowl in Iowa and surrounding areas brings broader bag limits, with Canvasbacks and Ruddy Ducks allowed and some geese restrictions eased.
The government plans a continuing Defense Savings Program with bonds and stamps sold steadily. Retail stores volunteered to sell Defense Savings Stamps on a large scale, and purchases can be made at post offices banks or savings and loan associations. Stamps are available at many retail outlets.
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