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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1941
Page
3
A garbled mix of ads and text discusses Churchill and British policy, US interests, and a church attendance note. It mentions politics, wartime guidance, and a sermon-like exhortation, interwoven with fragmented ad copy and OCR artifacts.
Soldiers on furlough in Oregon offer to work as harvest hands amid a growing deficit of field labor caused by the draft and defense payrolls. Oregon, Arizona, and western states face crop risk in hops, prunes, beans, cotton, and melons while governors appeal for 8,000 to 18,000 workers from various sources.
Rev. Guibert Voorhies of Marion Iowa announces the approaching marriage of his daughter Dr Virginia Voorhies to Richard Milner of Albuquerque New Mexico. The wedding is set for Friday September 12 at the Marion Presbyterian church with Reverend Voorhies officiating.
Miss Margaret Olson planned an early October gathering at the Orin MerKirches tome with hostesses Miss Trene Sunde Miss PaVerne Brown and Mrs Me Kirchey. Guests enjoyed contract bridge and a rose and white color scheme lunch.
The Spirit Lake Commercial club announced grand prize winners from its third annual fishing contest. Everett Woods of Mason City won a $29.50 radio with a 16 lb 1 oz northern pike. Fancard Miner of Superior took a $50 tackle set for a 6 lb 15 oz walleye. H F Hill earned a $22.50 radio with a 2 lb 9 oz crappie. Jerry Cordan of Charter Oak won hip boots for a 65 lb bass in the bass division. Ward Pallen of Dexter won a movie camera for a 20 lb sheephead beating W V Sweet of Estherville’s 16 lb 14.5 oz entry. Weekly prizes went to H A Stone of Estherville for a 10 lb 12.5 oz northern pike, F Woodward of Fostoria for a 5 lb 12 oz walleye, and Marjorie Corbett of Sioux City for a 4 lb 3 oz northern, the largest by a woman. Prizes continue through September 15 for early September entrants.
About 110000 Iowa truck owners will receive a national defense questionnaire mailed soon under a WPA project. The state motor vehicle department provided driver lists to WPA, and returned forms will go to the war department highway traffic advisory committee compiling a nationwide survey of transportation facilities.
The Eastern Star holds a regular meeting Wednesday evening at the Masonic hall. A covered dish supper is served at 6 30 PM with members asked to bring a covered dish and sandwiches. The meeting follows the supper.
Miss Lena Gunderson entertained Friday afternoon at her Wal lingford home honoring cousin Mrs Beucus visiting from California. Guests included Mrs Halver Larson, Mrs Carl Peterson, Mrs J O Kasa, Randina Sando, Mrs Nels Michelson, Mrs E Ellefson, Mrs O D Olson, Mrs George Gunderson, Mrs C F Walden, Mrs L C Rustad, Mrs L Berg, Ole Anderson, Sylvia Berg, Gust Gilbert, Loren Lucksinger, Arlene Rustad, Mrs John Morrice, and Lila Larson.
The Knights of Pythias lodge will resume meetings at club rooms above J C Penney on Thursday evening September 18. All members should attend as important business will be discussed.
Iowa's June farm income reached 71.537 million dollars, up 53 percent from a year earlier, per the Department of Agriculture. For the first six months, agricultural income totaled 393.652 million, up 18.4 percent from 347.162 million a year ago, with live stock and livestock product receipts almost 50 percent higher.
June 1940 income reached 46 732 000 with 62 169 000 total across sectors. Farmers earned 9 109 000 from crops versus 3 338 000 a year earlier. Beneficiary payments totaled 259 000, down from 995 000.
Golden British Columbia is the birthplace of the Columbia River as it starts a swift journey from Columbia Lake through rugged canyons toward the Pacific. The piece recalls Glacier National Park nearby, Edelweiss guides, the 1866 gold rush, and the 1940 All-Canadian highway linking the Pacific to the Great Lakes while noting older river landmarks seen since 1807 by David Thompson.
George Lanning of Alpha narrowly escaped serious injury when his car hit two cows being driven across a county highway six miles northwest of Estherville. The animals were on the crest of a hill and both cows were killed, with the car badly damaged. Lanning was relieved the incident was not more serious.
The Fort Dodge sub-station saw 93 young men apply for U S Navy enlistment in August, the highest monthly total on record, reports chief petty officer S E Spriggel.
Want ads express gratitude for kindness and sympathy after illness and death with thanks from Mrs J W Pannell and family and L J Wee and Son for floral offerings and services. Also included is a Fort Dodge recruiting report noting August applicant trends, exam pass rates, and Navy enlistments with temporary and permanent rejections.
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