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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1938
Page
4
Local items list social visits from Emmmet County towns including Huntington Terrill and Estherville. Community notes cover visits, illnesses, new births, civic club meetings, 4-H events, church activities, and ongoing construction on a county garage. Names include Vivian Mavis Will Otto and many residents.
Mr and Mrs Earl Dixon and daughters Mary Lou and Dolores have moved to Eldora to live on a farm owned by Mrs Dixon’s father The family left Armstrong after the April 1936 cyclone and Mr Dixon worked as a carpenter rebuilding buildings destroyed by the storm.
The article explains how viewpoint shapes a photo’s effect from landscape to portrait. It shows low and high angles, bird and worm’s eye views, and emphasizes shooting from multiple positions to simplify backgrounds and highlight the subject.
On September 22 Mr and Mrs 8 B Reed of this place celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. They also received news of the birth of their 49th grandchild, a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Ed Hackmeister of Spirit Lake. Hackmeister's wife Avis Dowden is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Freq Dowden of Spirit Lake, and a granddaughter of the Reeds.
Tea at Mrs Harry Vahldich home preceded the Home Makers Group meeting for the year. Miss Edith Bass led the program on colors and lessons from Des Moines. Officers were elected and numerous heirloom articles plus visitors and children were noted among the attendees.
The Dunnell Women’s Study Club met with Mrs R E Nord on Tuesday September 27 to finalize membership with Mrs John Marcus joining. A motto United and Progressive was adopted. Future winter topics include famous women and miscellaneous topics. Pauling Bredberg hosted Estherville hospital nurses for dinner with guests including Miss Valen Miss Mueller Graves Miss Murphy and Sylvia Nelson. An additional local nurse attended. HELP club's gathering with Mrs F A Silcox had most members present and ended with a handkerchief shower for Mrs Harry Perkins followed by supper.
Morris Juhl and Margaret Snyder of Estherville wed at Estherville on September 22 and will live in the community. The groom farms the Or. Zlomer farm eight and a half miles south of town and is a nephew of Mr and Mrs John Juhl.
A Wednesday birthday party gathered five year old Jimmy Kenyon with about twenty seven friends in attendance at an informal local celebration.
Mrs C J Oberg celebrated her 82nd birthday with an open house Tuesday as nearly every lady in town and many from the country joined in. Friends from afar sent cards. niece Mrs Francis Swift helped craft a decorated birthday cake display. Guests were served at 5 p m while Mrs Oberg, despite her age, keeps an active home and attends church weekly.
Sio from her parents at St Peter over Sunday, Mr and Mrs Ray Ridler of Estherville were guests at Roy Merriott's Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Chas Martin of Fairmont ate dinner with Mrs Martens sister, Mrs Jesse Ziemer Wednesday. There will be many hostesses at Immanuel Lutheran ladies aid Friday Oct 7 when Mesdames C J Benson H J Poller G E Heyman C E Swink Clarence Carson Homer Lawson and H Nelson will serve the supper. Mr and Mrs John Marcuss and Mrs A M Peterney went to Minneapolis Friday where the Mr and Mrs Marcus took in the Minnesota Nebraska football game. Mrs Leonard Fiohrs will accompany the school children of District No 49 to Fairmont Wednesday to take a tour of the city.
Relatives met Wednesday evening at Mrs Leonard Floh rs home to celebrate her birthday. Guests included Henry Bliesmer and family, Harold Danberg, Leon Welcome and daughter, Emil Bliesmer and Cleo Faye, Harrison Forstrom and Ethel Swanson, who shared lunch.
A long standing custom draws a large group to Minneopa park near Mankato for a Sunday picnic on October 2. The day is ideal with beautiful foliage and a meal followed by visiting. Attendees include numerous Swansons and Linders from Mankato and surrounding towns, and friends from St Peter Worthington Parkers Prairie and Fairmont among others.
A physician recalls the early view of diabetes as nearly incurable, the role of diet, and the life extending impact of insulin discovered by Banting and Best. The narrative covers patient outcomes, the evolution of treatment, and the effort of Banting to pursue the solution with aid from a medical student.
Aunt Clorinda's pantry cookie tradition inspires two tested treats. A dropped fruit and nut cookies recipe with brown sugar and dates yields a crisp edge, while a chocolate brownies guide blends butter and chocolate for a rich square, baked in a moderate oven and cooled before slicing.
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