Plan for Homemakers Teas and club notices
The county Women’s Home Project committee met in the city hall to plan teas in townships during the last week of September and first week of October. Township officers will set dates. topics include plans for the year and year around programs. Frances Bryne will discuss Sandwiches in Variations. Members from multiple townships attended. the next meeting is October 12 at Mrs. Andrew Graff’s home.
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Women’s Home Project
Frances Bryne
H. K. Randa
John Bosold
Joe Oakes, Jr
Duck Creek Township
O. E. Morton
Ellsworth Township
Ralph LaRue
Estherville Township
Russell Lair
P. I. Schmidt
12- Mile Lake Township
Chas. Kohlsted
Andrew Graff
Tony Stam
Chris Bendixen
J. 8. Shannon
Louis Bendixen
Eastern Star First Meeting After Vacation
North Star Chapter O. E. 8S holds its first regular meeting after summer break on Wednesday. A six thirty pot luck supper precedes the session, announced by Mrs. Oscar Fagre. The supper committee is led by Mrs. C. J. Mathieson with members including Mrs. H. H. Sconberg and others. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kukenruther visited Algona after a weekend with Mrs. Mildred Olson and children. the women are sisters.
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North Star Chapter
O. E
Oscar Fagre
C. J. Mathieson
H. H. Sconberg
Henry Mahlum
W. G. Gordon
Lou Wanamaker
Harold Kukenruther
Algona
Mildred Olson
Wa-tan-ye Gypsy Party Planned at State Park
Wa-tan-ye business women's club sets a Gypsy party for Thursday at 6 30 p m in the State Park. Members are to arrive in gypsy costumes for an informal social with a picnic supper.
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Wa-Tan-Ye
Wa-tan-ye Business Women’s Club
Local social notes from Estherville visit families and travels
Mrs. A. M. Cole returns from the east. Kennedy and Kennedy daughter plus others spent weekend in Chicago. Ella Davidson to return from Waterloo to family in town. Ehlers attends district church meeting in Fort Dodge. Shannon visits Minneapolis and St Paul with relatives. Local officials, insurance and university trips noted. Visitors from Sioux City Chicago Chillicothe Ohio and more come and go. Labor Day week shrinks issue. A extended auto trip to the east includes World's Fair and Washington, D C. Igou and Wilder host relatives from Ames Sioux Falls and Dunnell Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Igou
Sarah Wilder
Igou
A. T. Lerdal
Ames
Mary Winteron
Kenneth
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Raymond Igon
Algona
Chet Elberts
Vera Register
Dunnell, Minn
Hartford
Michigan
Clyde Wilder
Clarrence Wilder
Estherville
Back talk in women's fashion foretold for 1940s
Elizabeth Peterson, extension clothing specialist at Town State College, predicts bold back fullness and bustle inspired silhouettes for the season. Hats, snoods, and curtain effects will shape the back view while warmth comes from wool and corduroy fabrics. Black remains chic with color trims, waists narrow, and high necks jewelry heavy to balance fronts.
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Ames
Elizabeth Peterson
Town State College
Peterson
Dark Victory at the Grand theater with Bette Davis
The Grand theater presents Dark Victory starring Bette Davis in a tender tragic romance. George Brent co stars along with Humphrey Bogart and Geraldine Fitzgerald in a story of modern life and an incurable illness.
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Bette Davis
Warner Bros
Grand Theatre
Bette
Doctor Who
George Brent
Humphrey Bogart
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Dublin
New York
Ronald Reagan
Henry Travers
Cora Witherspoon
Dorothy Peterson
Veteran Emmet pioneer J O Kasa visits tribute of vigor
J O Kasa an Emmet county pioneer and former state representative called at the Vindicator and Republican office last week. At 80 in June he is described as hearty and sharp mentally. He once served Osceola Dickinson and Emmet as a district legislator and later led local civic work with the Emmet County Mutual Insurance Company. He was a Wallingford hardware merchant and has long supported worthy causes. He and his wife celebrated their both wedding anniversaries two years ago and are wished many more years in Iowa.
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J. O. Kasa
Emmet County
Osceola
Dickinson
Emmet
Emmet County Mutual Insurance Company
Wallingford
Iowa
Miss Louise Fouts Seeks Queen Title at Clay County Fair
SPENCER I A Sept 7 Miss Louise Fouts candidate from this locality for the Queen of the Clay County Fair Sept 11 18 expresses gratitude for community support and earnestly asks votes at the fair. One vote per paid admission at main gates with ballots counted daily a coronation Saturday night for the top vote getter. The eight highest vote earners form a court for the Queen and prizes include a 200 cash award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Louise Fouts
Miss Fouts
Estherville
Autos Purchased and Weekend Visit See Accident Report
A list of autos purchased by residents of Estherville and nearby areas appears alongside a travel note about Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Porter visiting Guthrie Center. En route home they witnessed a two car two bicycle crash as bicycles on opposite sides lacked lights. Cars collided and veered into a ditch. two women in cars were hospitalised, one bicycle wheel damaged, and a boy sustained facial scratches. No injuries to the other youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Porter
Mr. Porter
Guthrie Center
T. E. Daugherty
Studebaker sales rise to August high in 1929 period
SOUTH BEND Ind Sept 12 Retail sales of Studebaker passenger cars and trucks in the final ten days of August reached the largest total since July 1929 Paul G Hoffman president announced August deliveries totaled 8598 up from 3717 in August 1938 and 7916 in July The Champion model boosted low priced sales and dealer expansion added 123 new dealers bringing total contracts to 969 Factory sales for August reached 6951 the biggest August 1929 and more than 22 factory sales in August 1938 First eight months factory sales totaled 66548 against 20389 last year Retail deliveries for eight months totaled 64507 vs 25472 last year.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman
Class Officers Elected At Local High School
The school's Friday election filled freshmen sophomore junior and senior offices by majority vote. Elected were John Woods Dorothy Shull George Buckingham Vernice Jean Wee Jim Kennedy Betty Tindal James Johnston Kathleen Deming Maxine Donovan Ellen Marie Knutsen Robert Challberg Mildred Ortmeyer and numerous home room officers across rooms 216 201 212 207 103 104 5 8 211 101 102. Estherville attendees joined about 10 000 at Kossuth county field day near Burt while school faculty organized with Supt Dempney naming leaders for the state teachers convention.
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John Woods
Dorothy Shull
George Buckingham
Vernice Jean Wee
Jim Kennedy
Treasure
Betty Tindal
James Johnston
Kathleen Deming
Maxine Donovan
Ellen Marie Knutsen
Robert Challberg
Mildred Ortmeyer
Home Room
Barbara Cornwall
Eldon Williamson
Merlyn Wee
Betty Sampson
Lois Whalen
Ruth Smith
Keith Griffith
Darlene Logan
Warren Jackson
Gregory McNally
Forrest Sandy
Helen Nau
Bill Thietje
Enid Copeland
Robert Charlberg
Warren Boone
Harriet Baldwin
Bonnie Bammer
Minnie Sage
Robert Thompson
Alfred Rost
Jack Sanders
Duane Wallace
Regina Hill
Shirley Fausnaugh
Mary Brandt
Eugene Eike
Margaret Clark
Eugene Kelley
Jack McDonald
Berniece Nelson
Laird Swagert
Lamont Youman
Vernice Wee
Cecil Woods
Michael Reynolds
Glen Balmer
Phyllis Johnson
Grant Jones
Mary Holsclaw
Katherine Horton
Harry Lyle
Adiser
Kenneth Eckholm
Shirley Butcher
Irene Bagan
Joyce Adams
Merit and meritocracy in historical reflections
A compact, period style passage exploring merit versus envy, with quotations attributed to Dryden, Rochefoucauld, and the Bible. It contemplates how merit is recognized, delayed, or rewarded across moral and social contexts, ending with a cautious note on honoring faithful merit.
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Dryden
Rochefoucauld
Ringsted School Adds Several New Faculty Members
Ringsted School announces new staff: Betty Budlong Titonka sixth grade, Anna Antes Keota English and music, Dorothy Meyers Cedar Falls home economics, Keith Boughly Conrad math and manual arts, Supt C W Hamand Grant Consolidated, Anna Borthwick Coin first and second, Bernice Hicks Ledyard third and fourth, plus returning Morton Queen Hanska Minnesota as high school principal and Alpha Simmons Swea City seventh and eighth grades.
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Morton Queen of
Hanska
Minn
Alpha Simmons
Swea City
Instrumental music class to start for beginners soon
Raymond Minkler, director of instrumental music in the local schools, announced the start of a class for about 25 beginners. Free instruction for all instrument types will be given during school hours. Fifth graders or older students and parents may consult Mr. Minkler. a few instruments are available for use and more will be purchased by students.
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Raymond Minkler
Minkler
Committee Appointed for 1941 Interstate Spelling Anniversary
County Superintendent Marie Sorum joins A E Harrison Storm Lake Iowa Oma Thompson Albion Nebraska and W O Reid Nebraska City on a committee to stage the interstate spelling association anniversary in 1941 The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago has trained over 40000 tuition free students in 53 years feeding thousands into Christian service including 2106 missionaries to 70 foreign countries with 12 martyrs and 1400 still on the field Last year nearly 3000 attended day and evening schools 13000 were enrolled in correspondence courses Textbooks include the Bible with other subjects for missionary work Three terms yearly Illus catalogue available Address 153 Institute Place Chicago IL FOR SALE Five cent lead pencils 35c per dozen Vindicator and Republican tf
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Marie Sorum
Interstate Spelling Association
A. E. Harrison
Storm Lake
Iowa
Oma Thompson
Albion
Nebraska
W. O. Reid
Nebraska City
Neb
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
D. L. Moody
Institute Place
Chicago
P T A Plans Student Reception And Drive
Officers of the Parents Teachers Association met at the high school to organize the school year plan. The membership drive will start Monday at noon and run all week. A teachers reception is also planned for late September. Executive committee meets the first Thursday of each month.
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Parents Teachers Association
Wess Myres
Lucy Chalstrom
Jackson P. T. A
Orin Manthe
Roosevelt P. T. A
Mildred Martin
Glen Pullen
Carrol Kingery
McKinley P. T. A
D. H. Diamond
Lincoln P. T. A
N. E. Dempney
Waldorf College Opens Its 87th Year
Rev T G Wicks of Ruthven speaks at Waldorf College Forest City Sept 13 at 2 pm marking the 87th year with freshman days Sept 11 12 and sophomore registration Sept 13. President Rendahl reports strong enrollment expected across teacher training business training and liberal arts with students from Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota Wisconsin Illinois Nebraska Montana and Texas.
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T. G. Wicks
Ruthven
Waldorf College
Forest City
J. L. Rendahl
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Nebraska
Montana
Texas
Goodman Trailer Destroyed by Fire En Route Home
Coach and Mrs. Connie Goodman of Alta lost most of their belongings when a trailer burned last week while they were returning home from Arnolds Park. The Goodmans operated the Walmer branch bakery at the park all season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Mr. Goodman
Milo Wulmer
Connie Goodman
Arnolds Park
Goodmans
Walmer
Park
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Fred Ehlers
Ft. Dodge
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Mason City
Ray Clark
Sioux City
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George Nichols
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Wm. O'Brien
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Chillicothe
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Clay County Fair
Clay County
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Maris
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Dodge
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P. C. Robertson
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Jack Hepp
Mack Ellis
Dolliver Consolidated
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Delbert Hackett
Eatherville
Bernard Walsh
Melvin
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Eathervill
Ane
Thos
Mann
Wilbur Thorndyke
Gertrude Mohr
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Alma Rees
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Ptoe IN Guarantee, Inc
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