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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
4
Long family visits Ringsted relatives from Lacon Illinois. Local officials and clubs host gatherings, weddings, and teach staff changes while students move into new posts. Listings include teachers starting at Reinbeck Armstrong and Northfield St Olaf, and a birthday party for Dennis Jensen.
Estherville residents Mr and Mrs Irving Ellerston and James were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Chris Ellerston. Sioux Rapids couple Mr and Mrs Archie Mackay and sons visited the Welsh family for dinner. Clyde Pringle and wife returned from Rochester Minnesota after consulting doctors. Jack Creek School opened with teachers Dist 8 Agnes Geocke Estherville Dist 6 Maxine Cody Fenton Virginia Hill Chardon Dist and Vera Rushing Estherville and Clara Dyer Jack Creek. Mrs Voetmann and family spent Sunday in Ringsted visiting several households including Mrs Arlo Johannsen and Mrs Stoffel. Mrs Fred Kruse Viola LeCour and Elmer Peterson visited Lewis Peterson Sunday afternoon.
Lieut. Col. Robert J. Shaw of Sigourney was elected commander of the Iowa department of the American Legion at the state convention at Arnolds Park on August 28. He attended the St. Louis Legion caucus in May 1919 and has eight years on the national defense committee. An attorney, married with two children, he is active in the organization.
The snippet lists visits and greetings in Wallingford and surrounding areas. Residents including Mr. Cushman, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hanson, Mrs. Mancil Hulbert, and multiple families travel to relatives in Ruthven Forest City and Petersburg. Funeral attendance for Lewis Peterson is noted along with bake prize winnings at the county fair and other social visits across Wallingford, Ruthven, Wesley, and Maple Hill regions.
Mrs Dale Lutz and family of Fairmat visited her father Vernon Adam in Petersburg Saturday. Henry Herbrandson family visited Pocahontas Sunday. Jenn Howell a Minneapolis nurse is home on vacation. Floyd Brady of Sheridan visiting Eva Brady and Chester Brady. E R Anderson and Mrs John Anderson of Sioux Falls guests at A J Anderson home. Wieskus family and Clara Sundstrom with Lola near Milford hosted by Frank Wieskus. Geo Lanning accompanied to Minneapolis. returned Sunday. Ernest Timko family attended Donald Timko Jr’s first birthday in Jackson. Union State Line church Ladies Aid meets Wednesday September 18. hostesses listed. R J Rasmussen and others from Lakefield were dinner guests at Pete Rasmussen. August Bandow and daughter of Manilla visiting Dick Bargfrede home. Wm Schneeckloth called to Canton area for family illness. Rock burial near Terril for Lee Cushman.
A series of social updates from Dolliver recount visits from relatives in Grinnell Newton and Estherville, a Friday baseball win over Grovel, a Mallard wedding of Maurice Zurcker and Lola Perry with a Minnesota trip, and various local outings, farm visits, and community events including the American Legion Auxiliary trip to Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Watrous return to the Dolliver area from Denver with relatives in Dolliver. The Dolliver baseball team lost to Fairmont 7 to 4 with Godferson and Griese pitching and Pruit catching. Local high school enrollments rise with 55 in high school and 87 in lower grades, plus 17 tuition pupils. Community events include bridge at W L Whalen's, visits to Spirit Lake, and junior college enrollees from Dolliver high school.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Hall welcomed a son named Allen Richard born at home on Thursday August 29 Vera Griese of Dolliver tends the mother and baby Adolph Olson and Ray Bryan of Maple Hill took a Black Hills trip Lakeside Country Club members enjoyed a weiner roast at Clarence Sorum home with many attendees The next club meeting will be September 26 at Knute Olson’s home Delmar Olson Ralph Krough and Fred Krough traveled to Marshalltown on a business trip Mrs Rachell Griffith and her son were mentioned among scattered notes
Mrs Montan presided as Paul Montan sang Because and I Love You at a wedding where the bride wore a brown tailored suit with brown accessories and corsages. Attendant Mrs G E Heyman wore a black ensemble, with corsages for both. The groom’s attendant was G E Heyman. Immediate relatives witnessed. A reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple, Gustavus Adolphus College graduates class 1931, include Sigma Delta sorority member bride and Nu Upsilon Gamma fraternity member groom. The groom earned a civil engineering degree from the University of Minnesota this year and serves as county engineer assistant in Nicollet County. Prior to marriage, the bride worked as a secretary at a St. Paul bank.
A Friday afternoon surprise party for Mrs. Phillip Peake was hosted at the homes of Mrs. Ralph Krough and Mrs. Fred Krough. Guests included Mrs. Gus Knutson who presented a cake with sixty one candles. Attendees listed include several named ladies. others were unable to attend. A luncheon followed. Also noted: travels of related couples and a Sunday visit by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dean to Mrs. Wallace Brown.
Mrs Lawrence Bush daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Chukker was honored at a miscellaneous shower Friday afternoon by Miss Francis Calhan at the Calhan home. The bride received many gifts and a lunch was served to a long list of local residents including Mesdames Orrie Myhers Antone Ricke Irwin Ricke Lee Shultz Leonard Broad William Harvey Jr Robert Harvey Lewis Harvey John Bush Geo Harvey Martin Chukker John Harvey Soren Sorenson John Goldsberry Art Andrews Robert Woods Frank Barber Jack Carey Kate Grems Geo Grems Orvis Kalvid and Miss Virginia Ramsey. Francis Shadle of Estherville gave readings at the Fall Guest Day of the Ladies League of the Grover Presbyterian church. Mrs Neal Brown of Estherville sang two selections. A playlet The Weekly Meeting of the Housemaids Club was presented by League members. The program opened with devotionals led by Rev T C Burton with Mrs Burton Miss Kathryn Haywood Miss Shirley Fausnaugh and Albert Swarts driving to Burt to plan the Fall Rally of North Half of Ft. Dodge Presbytery to be held October 20. Grover Young People enjoyed a Hobo party in the church basement with games and a Hobo King and Queen election Robert Swartz and Janis Anderson. Refreshments were served in paper sacks.
Doris Appelquist wed George Anderson in a single ring ceremony at Immanuel Lutheran on Saturday September 7 at four P M The couple is the daughter and son of local residents Mr and Mrs G G Appelquist and Mr and Mrs Henning Anderson The ceremony was conducted by Rev N Oscar Montan Organ music accompanied the vows.
Mr and Mrs R W Swenberg and Jeanne took Muriel to Bethesda Hospital Sunday for training. They visited Lorene Swenberg at her apartment where a surprise birthday dinner was held for Lorene’s mother on Sept 10. A separate surprise party Friday afternoon welcomed Mrs. Arthur Erickson when Indies from town visited.
Chus Anderson and daughter Dorothy came home to Illinois Friday August 30 after four days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cornell Oleson. Miss Agnes Kinney also returned to Illinois following a visit at her uncle and aunt’s home.
Mr and Mrs Frank Dobberstein and relatives from Oklahoma visited their aunt and uncle Geo Wheatley and others nearby Miss Marguerite Penshorn of Chicago returned after nine days with the Andrew Graff Claus and Irving Martens families Gerald Love and his parents returned home after a trip to Washington through Canada Glacier National Park Yellowstone and the Black Hills They visited Everett Anderson and family Miss Fudham Meeks attends Waldor College Forest City having no scholarship at Superior Miss Marylin White attends Emmet consolidated high school Miss Frances Manthey and Miss Minnie Wolf were guests at Claus Martens Sticktuit club met at the home of Mrs Anna Nyge gard officers elected for the year President Mrs Vera Shonkwiler Vice President Mrs Christine White Secretary Alice Martens After a short program a lunch was served Feger threshing ring treated to ice cream and cake at the Foger Brothers home south of Superior.
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