Military Lottery Registration Opens Tomorrow in Emmet County
About 200 young men in Emmet County will register for a peacetime conscription system, joining a national pool of 16 404 000 to obtain government ID cards. The process, overseen by county auditor Gladys Bringle, emphasizes voluntary time, with 12 to 20 minutes per registrant and a future four year readiness obligation.
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Emmet
Mra
Gladys Bringle
Tan Selective Service
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Public Health Service
National Guard
Draft Board
Washington
Registration questions detail for conscription act
Men aged 21 to 45 were to answer 11 concise questions on October 16 for the draft. The form requires name, address, age, birthplace, citizenship, contact person, employer details, and place of employment. The reverse side records physical traits and race, eye and hair color, complexion, and other identifying characteristics. Grand Lodge week in Omaha features Rebekahs and Odd Fellows members including Mrs. Roy Merriott, Miss Geraldine Buckley, Jerry Buckley, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bassett.
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United States
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
Omaha
Roy Merriott
Geraldine Buckley
Jerry Buckley
Roy Bassett
Low Order Numbers Dictate Early Army Calls in Lottery System
The draft plan assigns 6500 local board areas and instructs those with low order numbers to prepare for possible callups. During the double shuffle lottery registrants wait unless leaving the jurisdiction, with address changes to be reported. The first letter from the local board will include a 5 day questionnaire to gauge availability.
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Selective Service
County Board Registrars Named for Draft Boards
Gadys Bringle appoints registrars across wards with chiefs in First Ward M S Warren Second Ward George Booth and others listed. Courts and townships noted for registration sites and numerous names across Estherville area. Local families add births and visits such as Lars Anderson's son and Wold-Waters relations.
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Gadys Bringle
M.S. Warren
Chester Moore
Helen Logan
Ruth Kane
Mary Williamson
Chas, Dawson
Beatrice Mason
R. E. Creger
Florence C Bryan
Ruth Hackett
Fire Prevention Week home safety tips urged by firemen
National Fire Prevention Week prompts inspections of homes and businesses by local firemen next week. The Employers Mutual Fire Insurance Company outlines key risks including housekeeping, heating systems, chimney cleanliness, electrical hazards, kerosene and solvent use, and the dangers of gasoline vapors, matches, and smoking. Emphasizes prudent habits and proper maintenance to prevent fires and casualties.
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Fire Department
Employers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Miss Cora Sunde Accepts Chicago Cottage Mother Post
Miss Cora Sunde daughter of Mr and Mrs T T Sunde leaves for Chicago to serve as cottage mother at Lutheran Orphans Home where five mothers supervise twenty two children aged three to seven. She previously taught in Emmet county and Meckling SD and graduated from Lutheran Bible School in Minneapolis.
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Cora Sunde
T. T. Sunde
Chicago
Lutheran Orphans Home
Miss Sunde
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
Emmet
Meckling
South Dakota
Lutheran Bible School
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Priscilla Booth
Popular Man Dies Suddenly Ford Connelly Dies at 72 in Estherville
G R Connelly known as Ford, 72, dies of heart attack at 5:30 am Sunday in Estherville. Born Davenport 1868, he moved with family to Victor, married Jessie Rossman in 1900, then Estherville resident and city manager for 14 years. Survived by widow, sister Nan Williams of Williamsburg, nieces and nephews. Funeral held Monday, burial in Victor. services to be held there Wednesday. Remains accompany to Victor with several relatives. Out-of-town relatives attend from Storm Lake and Victor. Miss Vivian Westrem visited Lake Park for weekend.
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Gifford Ralston Connelly
Ford
Estherville
Mr. Connelly
G. R. Connelly
Davenport
D. B. Connelly
Victor
Jessie Rossman
Brown “& Crowell Implement Co
L. L. Bingham
Cement Products Company
WPA
Emmet County
Connelly
Nan Williams
Williamsburg
Iowa
Mahlum and Anderson Funeral
Williams
Bessie Hollenbeck
Leroy Merriott
W . Flindt
W. B. Flind
Schedule of EMER ARES RIN AS bowlers tournament
James McGrath leads Estherville Packing League with 204 in a single game and 561 for three. Leo Brawford stands second with 484 for three and a 167 high. standings list include McGrath, Brawford, McKirchy, Bagan, Green, Rubel, Bike, Bair, Vestrem, Brunnette, Twite, Jongon with varying totals and averages.
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James McGarth
Estherville
Leo Brawford
HS. H. Tot. Ay
Vestrem
IE Twite
IE Jongon
Tax collections rise under County Treasurer Ersland
In September the Heavy Tax Collections Co reported $150 278.54 collected in the office of County Treasurer K J Ersland. Year to date total reached $451 648.44 as of Oct 1, about 91 percent of taxes certified by the county auditor. Homestead exemptions stood at $56 418.98 for 1939, $53 833.46 for 1938, and $51 070.34 for 1937.
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K. J. Ersland
Eaiea Sun
Bowman Golden Wedding Anniversary Observed
Mr and Mrs George Bowman celebrate fifty years of marriage with open house from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9. Daughters Elmer Moore and Claude Randolph arranged the day. Married October 15 1890 in Elkton SD, they lived in Spirit Lake then Estherville for 42 years. Members of the Methodist church. Flowers sent. sister Mrs Joe Goelz traveled from Mason City to attend. Friends invited to call.
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George Bowman
Elmer Moore
Claude Randolh
Bowman
Elkton
South Dakota
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Methodist Church
Joe Goelz
Mason City
V.R Hollywood Theatre To Reopen Thursday
Forrest Lergate of Dayton has leased the Hollywood Theatre and will reopen on Thursday October 17 with new equipment and remodeling. Mrs John Linsley of Ida Grove visits her daughters in the area. Emmet county seeks to boost CCC enrollment with outside help as two youths have already joined this month and two in October.
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W. T. Schildknecht
Emmet
Miller
CCC
Emmet County
Forrest Lergate
Dayton
Hollywood Theatre
John Linsley
Ida Grove
V.R
Jack Ita Smart
White
Wm. Sykes
Homemaker's School to Feature Christine Sanders at Roosevelt
The free public Homemaker's School, sponsored by the Vindicator and Republican, will be held at Roosevelt school auditorium on Friday 2 to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Christine Sanders will demonstrate cooking methods with local high school home economics students assisting.
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Roosevelt School
Christine Sanders
Vindicator
Republican
Sanders
Rock Island Employees Examined on New Rules
Assistant Supt. R. W. Anderson supervised examinations Saturday and Sunday on the new book of rules set to take effect November 1. All railroad employees were required to participate in the exam.
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Rock Island
R. W. Anderson
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Danceland
George Booth
Clyde Sanborn
Joy R. Horswell
Ellen Maine
Archie Bixby
Everald Lee
Joe Marsell
Anna Heaton
Ethel Meadows
J. E. Wilson
Orvin Anderson
F. E.rosendahl
Greta Pullen
Court House
Alex Johnston
W. G. Gordon
A. Bormann
Glenn Story
Mildred Henney
Virginia Everds
Margaret Schloeman
Margaret Sullivan
Lucy Chalstrom
M. H. Salyers
Ora Hipple
Merta Albert
Venita Jensen
Ruth McDonald
Ed Carlson
Alva Sawyer
Henry Goecke
Armstrong Grove
Lester Stevens
Ann Haworth
Ruth Bosworth
Lovella Horswell
John Korrect
Omar Huff
Margaret Steiner
Harriette Olsen
Florence Mangold
F. D. Manor
Mae Huntley
L. H. Locker
Burneila Madison
Denmark
C. L. Weisbrod
Daniel Sorensen
T B. Petersen
Velma Rave
Forrest Christiansen
H. A. Holte
Frank A. Nelson
John A Andreasen
High Lake
Glenn Young
Opal Soeth
Ole Ressell
W. J. Ellis
Vernon T. Brown
Lloyd Olson
Lars Waldee
Swan Lake
John Questad
Jack Creek
J C .Bosold
Joe Oakes
Harry Wahldieck
Chris Lastine
O L Paugh
Helen Welsh
12 Mile Lake
Chester S. Anderson
Edna Ness
Rebecca Osher
C P Jackson
Mary Christiansen
Archer Myhre
Center
Jesse DeVoss
Alice Natterstad
Ola Haywood
Mable Harvey
Edward F Ahrens
Ellaworth
Alfred Clausen
Clara Harvego
Jess H. Rosburg
Robert Myhre
J. E. Timmons
Dorothy Morton
Engmet
M. H Natterstad
Cornell Oleson
Opal Anderson
Hazel Weir
Alice S Martens
Nora Natterstad
Iowa Lake
O L Helgason
J. A. Haisman
Grace Haworth
J. H. O'Brien
Armella O’brien
L. H. Eastman
Lars Anderson
Park View Clinic
Leo Waters
Leonard Wold
Laverne, Minn
Mrs. Wold
Waters
Francis Riggs
J. A. Riggs
Wesley
Glen Olson
Will Reich
Cecil H. Munson
Tommy of
Whiting
Bergman
George Bergman
Rochester
Munson
M. Munson
Ford Connelly
Reeves
Mrs. Gee, Bowman
Eve
Mrs. Bowman
V.R Hollywood Theatre
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