Emmet County war loan drive kicks off with 722000 goal
Estherville launches daylight air raid alert for third war loan drive. Emmet County townships receive quotas and instructions at city hall led by J E Stockdale. The drive seeks pledges to buy war bonds, with voluntary leaders unpaid. Past seven months pledged 875841 and county subscriptions for 1941-42 noted.
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Estherville
Emmet
Emmet County
J. E. Stockdale
Stockdale
City of
Armstrong
Ringsted
Dolliver
Gruyer
Armstrong Grove
Center
Denmark
Ellsworth
Ensther
Iowa Urges Aggressive War Bond Purchases Campaign
Des Moines reports a statewide call to double war bond purchases in the Third War Loan drive. Iowa War Finance committee asks every resident to subscribe before month’s end, stressing home-front sacrifice and minimal call-backs as workers canvass towns. The appeal highlights the need to use current income and accumulated wealth to meet quotas and support frontline troops.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa War Finance Committee
War Bond Committee
Towa
Clark
Bank De‘e Ahown
Wartime Silk Hose Drive Ends September 30
Herbert C. Plagmas announces the final wartime salvage drive for silk and nylon stockings will end September 30. Public collections have reached about 2.3 million pounds, with the last month expected to add significantly. The War Production Board urges all stores to continue accepting remaining hosiery through September, and no further contributions after September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Plagmas
Iowa Salvage Division
War Production Board
Paul C. Cabot
Washington
War Prodation. Org
Saover
Ellingson Writes From Alaska About Scratched Trucks
Ed Ellingson, in Alaska since June 16, wrote his wife about two Ford trucks sent by Hennaman Motor Company from Estherville Iowa. He had scratched Estherville on the trucks to identify them, and later found Estherville scratched on one he worked on while stationed at Valdez Alaska.
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Ed Ellingson
Alaska
Esherville
Hennaman Motor Company
Ellingson
Des Moines
Estherville
Iowa
Mr. Eliingson
Elingson
Valdez
Loose shoe stamps not accepted by dealers in war ration drive
The Emmet County War Price and Rationing Board warns that loose shoe stamps cannot be accepted by shoe dealers except when purchases are by mail order. The ruling, in effect since shoe rationing began, applies nationwide. Dealers must display notices and customers with accidentally removed stamps can receive a replacement.
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Emmet County
United States
Estherville area service news and travels during WWII
Reports from Estherville and Dolliver list locals entering or returning from service, furloughs, and assignments. Names include Donald Tvedte Elmer Davis Carlos Johnson Leonard Applequist Harold Schildnecht Will May Betty May John Challberg C. J. Benson Schember Vernon Swanson Elmer Collier Vernon Reed Margaret Maine and captains and air corps activity with mentions of Camp Claiborne Chanute Field Pensacola and aviation missions in the Southwest Pacific.
Cost Of Poor In Iowa 1941 Statewide Expenditure Figures
Iowa taxpayers faced a total cost of 8 274 838 for outside county poor relief in 1941, down 1 659 822 or 17 percent from 1940. The average cost per person was 8 26, with state and county support totaling over 1.6 million to counties for employables and unemployables on relief.
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Iowa
Auditor of State
W.P.A
State Board of Social Welfare
State Board
Monroe
Appanoose
Clay‘ton
Montgomery
Ilown
Cherokee
Mitchell
Page
Henry
Story
Mills
Worth
Emmet County
Names Rural Faculty List Names Rural Faculty
Emmet County rural school teachers are listed by township with names and addresses. The roster includes Center Township Loretta Ricke Estherville and others in Denmark Ellsworth Wallingford Lake Ringsted and Terril areas. Notable items note residents Mr and Mrs Eugene Eike moving to Des Moines and Leland Case taking a vacation from postal duties.
Bible Teaching Mission at Wallingford and Immanuel
A Bible Teaching Mission led by Rev. A. W. Knock of the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis will run Sunday September 12 through Friday September 17 in Wallingford and Immanuel parishes. Sessions start 8:30 PM with topics including Faith What Is It and The Resurrection and the Life. parishioners are urged to attend the full week.
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United States
Estherville
Jackson
Lincoln
McKinley
Euveee Soneerans
Weerten Il
Roosevelt
Eee Ene
Eane
Steet Tees
Err Ewes
Peewee Aet
A Eene
Ene
Grace
Eannane
Wallingford and Immanuel
L. G. Hinderaker
Word of God
A. W. Knock
Lutheran Bible Institute
Minneapolis
Immanuel Church
Wallingford
Estherville Soldier Killed in Sicily in WW2
Word reached Aug 16 via the wife in Oswego New York reporting the death of Chief Warrant Officer Elmer Olson on July 10 in action in Sicily. A 22 year Army veteran born February 3 1902 in Estherville he leaves wife Beverly of Oswego and daughter. father H P Olson of Estherville. siblings Martin Ottumwa Dorothy McDonough Boone and Florold Reed Manchester. Memorial services planned in Estherville.
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Henry P. Olson
Estherville
Elmer Olson
Olson
Sicily
Oswego
N.Y
Elmer
Estherville Lutheran
Beverly
Osweso
H. P. Olson
Martin
Ottumwa
Dorothy McDonough
Boone
Florold Reed
Manchester
War bond booth set up in Grand Theatre lobby
A bond booth opens this evening in the Grand Theatre lobby for War bonds and stamps sales. DAR, CDA, and AAUSW will staff in sequence over three weeks. Bonds in all denominations sold day and night with a free theatre pass per bond. Short film series begins with Rosalind Russell last Sunday and Allan Ladd Carole Landis films scheduled. Grand Theatre has sold over 78000 in bonds since last September. Mrs J Hansen broke a leg in a Fairmont Sunday crash and will be bedbound for a month.
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Grand Theatre
DAR
C.D.A
A.a.usw
Rosalind Russell
Allan, Ladd
Carole Landis
Frost Forecast Fails Across Officials and Amateurs
Forecasters both official and amateur admit they were fooled by frost predictions for Tuesday and Wednesday nights in Estherville. Records show temperatures from 47 to 39 degrees over the period, with no damage to crops. Flax threshing is nearing completion, corn in the heating stage needs warm dry days, and pastures remain green from August showers as Emmet county reports varied moisture and drying conditions.
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Estherville
Mercury
Jos. Orvis
Joe Orvis
Emmet
War Chest Quotas Set for Emmet County
Emmet County assigns war chest quotas for wards towns and townships. Chairman lists include Estherville 3250 with Guy Noel Walter Schultz Geo Robb, Armstrong 650 with J W Burk head, Dolliver 600 with O P Stow J A Stanerson, Gruver 860 with Mike Graves, Ringsted 375 with H C Christensen, Wallingford 700 with Ted Thorson, Armstrong, R Denmark Township 850 with Clarence Weisbrod, Ringsted, Rural Emmet Township 500 with Everett Logue Estherville, Rural Estherville Township 450 with Oscar Myhre Estherville, Rural Lak Downship 600 with W B Mitchell Armstrong, Rural Jack Creek 850 with Joe Oakes K H Randa Graettinger, Rural Swan Lake 760 with Jas Hill Estherville, Rural Twelve Mile Lake 600 with A vin Brinkman Estherville. The county total quota is 12475.
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Emmet
Estherville
Guy Noel
Walter Schultz
Geo. Robb. Armstrong
J. W. Burkhead
Armstrong
Lincoln Township
Dolliver
O. P. Stow
J. A. Stanerson
Center Township
Gruver
Carl Heggen
Everett Logue
Oscar Myhré
W. B. Mitchell
Jack Creek
Joe Oakes
K. H. Randa
Graettinger
Swan Lake
Jas. Hill
Twelve Mile Lake
A.vin Brinkman
Emmet County
Two Businesses Hit in Holiday Weekend Break-ins
Louis Moore's hamburger shop and Lloyd Johnson's shoe repair shop were burglarized over the double-holiday weekend. About $3.26 was taken from Johnson's shop and between $2 and $2.50 from the hamburger shop. The shoe shop burglary occurred between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, while the hamburger shop theft happened between 2 a.m. Sunday and 9 p.m. Monday.
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Louis Moore
Lloyd Johnson
Johnson
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H. A. Tvedte
Elmer Davis
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Pvt
Carlos Johnson
Camp Claiborne
T. E. Johnson
C. J. Applequist
Sweat City
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Leonard
Germany
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Frankey Mae
Myra
Texas
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Lars Peterson
Harold Schildrecht
Windover Field
Utah
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Will May
San Diego
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Superior
Betty
Omaha
Gaylord Martin
Gail Myra
Fort Riley
Kaw
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Joe Roger G. Kettleson
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John Challberg
Camp Penseton
C.H. Danielson
Louise Challberg
St. Louis
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Chanute’ Field
L. A. Mathre
Grand Rapids
Mich
Chanute Field
C. J. Benson
Dunnell
Fort Snelling
Oregon
Ensign
S. W. Schem+ber
Cambridge, Mass
Ensign Schember
Harvard University
Schember
Vivian Oulman
Cpl
Vernon Swanson
Elmer Colliers
Fort Breckenridge
Robert Oelkers
Oelkers
Elmer Oelkers
Lynn Silcox
John Oelkers
Norma
D. Torman
Glen Stuard
Springfield
Harold Dean
Camp _ Roberts
Lynn Dean
Vern Small
Nashville, Tenn
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Elmer Houge
Camp Monroe
Nylus Idle
Slater
Richard Pannell
Rank Reed House
Superior School
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Maine
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N. Y
Naval
Jas. Baldwin
Georgia Deming
Wa. N. Deming
South Pacific
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Mobile Navy Hospital
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Chris
Dannielson
Bob
James Stillman
Kearns
S.A.T
Kenneth Mece- Andrews
Jeff Sanday
Virden
Canada
Andrew McAndrews
Hell
New
Emmettes
V-R
Loretta Ricke
S. 9Th St
Denmark Township
Vivian Madden Armstrong
Alice Law
Jeanette Rasmussen
George Thomas
Ardys Yackle
Agnes Steele
Evelyn Sunde
Esther Ville
Alva Anderson
15Th St
Iowa Lake Township
Marjory Fedderson
Betty Rodgers
Joe Sampson
Shirley Barnett
Ceylon
Minn
Jack Creek Township
Jean Beck
Maple Hill
Carol Bixler
Shirley Wright
Esther
Thelma Yackle
Pearl Matthes
Ellanora
Lungren
Terril
Dorothy Hyatt
Leon Olson
Jeanette van Drie
Joe Lande
Lena Gunderson
Anna Raleigh
Mrs
Eugene Eike
Leland Case
Bible Teaching Mission
Bond Booth
Loby
J. Hansen
Fairmont
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