Charter Coach plans expansion Estherville Sioux City service
Charter Coach president G F Peceny announced that buses may operate between Estherville and Sioux City by Saturday after Iowa commerce commission approval. The Sioux City Spirit Lake route now includes Estherville, with daily morning and evening service extended to the new destination. A hearing on adding Sioux City to Denison service is set for October 28, with Cunningham line already authorized to Mapleton and Charter seeking broader extension beyond Mapleton to Denison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Sioux City
G. F. Peceny
O.D. T
Spirit Lake
Peceny
Death of Nicolas C Hoovel at 88 in Minnesota Farming Era
Nicolas C Hoovel died at home on Thursday September 9 at age 88 years 6 months 21 days after years of declining health. Born February 18 1855 in Lafayette county Wisconsin, he moved with his family to Jackson county Minnesota and later Petersburg township. He worked a 120 acre farm then added 200 more, lived in Superior nine years running a hardware store, and supported Union State Line Lutheran church. He was married to Anne Hansen February 24 1878, widowed in 1914, and later lived with relatives including Lewis Hoovel and the Paulsens before renting the Fahey house in Estherville and moving to Petersburg. Funeral services were held at Union State Line Lutheran church in Petersburg with interment beside his wife in the church cemetery. He endowed a 100 acre Jackson county farm to the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America aiding the Epatha congregation for the blind and deaf in Faribault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicolas C. Hoovel
Hoovel C. Tollefsrud
Bertha
Lafette County
Wis
Wiota
Wisconsin
Jackson County
Minn
Hoover
Anne Hansen
Petersburg Township
Superior
Fred Paulsen
Mr. Hoovel
Petersburg
Frank Skalsky
Jackson ‘County
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Epatha
Faribault
Union State Line Lutheran Church
Union State Line Lutheran
Edward Loftis Infant Dies of Pneumonia at 11 Months
Edward George Loftis aged 11 months died Sunday morning at Cole man hospital from pneumonia. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Loftis of Estherville, he was born in Motley Minnesota and was one of several children. Burial was at Motley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward George Loftis
Coleman Hospital
Francis. Loftis
Estherville
Motley
Minn
Junior Red Cross Christmas Kits For Armed Forces
The Junior Red Cross will supply Christmas decoration kits to overseas armed forces. Local chapters will assemble 600 Christmas cards that can serve as menu covers, 250 tray favors, 500 ice cream decorations, 53 dimensional cutouts, one collapsible center piece, and a copy of The Night Before Christmas for home printing. Packages ready for shipment by late October to coastal warehouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Estherville High School Sends Many to Armed Forces
Seven teachers and numerous students from Estherville high school have enlisted or been drafted. Elmer Starr and Raymond Minkler are among those leaving for naval service, while junior college staff Vorn Nor deen and S. Laird Swagert head to duties in the navy and elsewhere. Others drafted include Russell Ruby Evan Taylor Victor Burl iaug Romaine Hagebock and several more. Jack Nichols has gone to Alaska to work on the Alcan highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sraenes
Estherville
Navy
Elmer Starr
Raymond Minkler
S. Laird Swagert
Vern Nordeen
Des Moines
Glenn Balmer
Local Horsmen Plan to Ride at Swea City
Swea City business men and the Farmers Saddle club plan a full day program at Harold Evans farm two miles west of Swea City on Sunday September 19. It is a bond day rally with admission for adults and children via war stamps. Morning events include horses and riders plus a talk by a horse and mule association speaker and music by the Swea City band. Hawkeye Trail Riders club members plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swea City
Farmers Saddle Club
Harold Evans
Horse ‘and Mule Association
Swea
Evans Farm
Hawkeye Trail Ridera Club
Joyce Yard third building to start Monday
Work will begin Monday on the west building of the Joyce Lumber company. The two east buildings have been completed. The west building will include the office. Mrs. Agnes Kenney has returned from a vacation spent at Clinton and Chicago with her sisters and other relatives. She has resumed her work as a saleswoman at the prtonwear store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Yard
Joyce Lumber Company
of. Ce
Agnes
Kenney
Clineton
Chicago
Saleawoman
Prtonwear
Atore
Estherville area notes on service members and addresses
A compilation of notices from Estherville and surrounding areas lists servicemen and their destinations. Orris R. Sunde is at Fleet Post Office San Francisco with 68th Battalion. Various family visits and relocations are noted including Mrs. Clausen of Omaha visiting, Jerome Paulson on furlough, Lt. Matt Munson in South Africa, Lt. Sidney W. Peterson with Marauder bomber service, Ronald C. Olson transferred to Greenville Texas, and several others home on furlough or facing reassignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orris R. Sunde
T. T. Sunde
Estherville
Fleet Post Office
Batt. Co
D-2
N.C.B
Fleet Postoffice
San Francisco
Calif
Jerome Paulson
Simon Paulson
Mary Hanson
Myrle Sunde
Annie Edgland
Helmer Larson
Matt Munson
Ring4sted
South Africa
Hubbard
Town
Ruth Lcott
Swea City
Munson
United States
Family returns from East Lansing stay as son serves abroad
Mr and Mrs Harry Jones came home Tuesday from East Lansing Mich where they visited son Richard who has been stationed there for four months At Brooks Field Texas 1st Lt Milford L Jensen son of Chris and Estherville residents reports this week Their corps trains future elementary flying instructors after Brooks and Randolph duties Maurice Swift returns home for a 16 day furlough from Farragut Idaho where he completed boat training with the Navy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ulrich
San Francisco
Calif
J. M. Ulrich
Letterman General Hospital
Camp Grant
Rockford
Tif
Meen E. Ulrich
Brentwood Heights
Santa Monica
Hans Jensen
Army
Louisiana
Hans
Christiansen
Ringseld
Beryle Corderman
Mr. Corderman
Armstrong
Duane Anderson
Pvt. Anderson
Paul Anderson
Dolliver
Hobbs Army Air Field
Hobbs
New Mexico
Lurrock
Tex
Army Air Field
Vernon H. Anderson
G. B. Anderson
1St Ave
Estherville
U. S. Army Air Corps
LAA
Uncle Sam
Air Force
Ralph E. Holmes
Air Corps Asa
Anderson
Estherville High School
Estherville Junior College
Ballinger
Texas
San Angelo
Harry Jones
East Lansing
Mich
Richard
Air Corps
Brooks Field
Milford L. Jensen
Chris Jensen
Brooks and
Randolph
Maurice Swift
W. A. Swift
Farragut
Idaho
Navy
Rokenbrodt Named to State Fish and Game Post
Floyd Rokenbrodt, previously lake custodian at the Okoboji lakes, has been appointed conservation officer in the state fish and game division. He passed the competitive exam and will be based in Des Moines, covering Polk Story and Dallas counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Rokenbrodt
Sidney
Okoboji Lakes
Fish and Game Division
Rokenbrodt
Des Moines
Polk
Story
Dallas
Ship to be named for Leo J. Duster
Approval by the maritime commission of the name Leo J. Duster for a Liberty ship to be purchased with war bond funds raised by Linn County citizens was received at Cedar Rapids last week. The first investment of 1900 dollars in bonds will fund the ship named for the late Gov. Bourke Hickenlooper aide. Duster, who died in Des Moines, was past state commander of the American Legion and husband of Marcella Weiwel. Ruth Langmo left for Rochester Minnesota to train as a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maritime Commission
Ileo J. Duster
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Duster
Des Moines
Hickenlooper
American Legion
Marcella Weiwel
Estherville
Memorial rites for Sgt Berven in Maple Hill church
Memorial services will be held Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran for Staff Sergeant Allen Berven 19 who was killed in action in North Africa on August 7. He volunteered in 1941 and served at Camp Roberts before shipping out this February. He is survived by his mother Mrs Marie Berven two brothers Martin and Oscar and a sister Mrs Earl Carlson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Berven
Marie Berven
Maple Hill
Immanuel Lutheran Church
L. G. Hinderaker
Sgt
Berven
Flo
Camp Roberts
Miss
Army Air Corps
United States
Set. Berven
Martin
Chokio
Oscar
Granada
Minn
Earl Carlson
Purina Open House planned by Greig and Co
Greig and Company schedules Purina Day at the Central mill on the M and St. L tracks for September 23 with free movies music entertainment prizes coffee and doughnuts for farmers and livestock men. Details to follow in the Vindicator and Republican.
Death of former Estherville residents noted
Mr and Mrs Arthur Pitcher were informed of the Sept 6 death of Mrs Cora FE Ralston second wife of Will Ralston Services were held Sept 9 at Neel Memorial Chapel Dr H FE Hoop er officiating and burial at Angeles Abbey Mausoleum Both Mr Ralston and his deceased wife are former Estherville residents The L L Binghams attended the Sept 10 funeral of Mrs J B Jewell Jewell owned a hardware store earlier housed in the building later used by R C Brown Ready-to-wear The family moved away from Estherville about the turn of the century
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Pitcher
Cora FE. Ralston
Will Ralston
Neel Memorial Chapel
H. FE. Hooper
Angeles Abbey Mausoleum
Ralston
Estherville
L. L. Binghams
J. B. Jewell
Jewells
Jewell
R. C. Brown
Excelsior Church Marks Fiftieth Anniversary in Dickinson County
The Fiftieth anniversary of the Excelsior Methodist church in Dickinson county was observed last Sunday. A basket dinner was served at noon in a large tent and an all day program was carried out. Rev. A. R. Cuthbert, pastor, and Mrs. Cuthbert are parents of Mrs. Jos. Kennedy of this city and aunt of Mrs. Ray Kennedy of Estherville and M. Carnahan of Superior. Rev. and Mrs. Kennedy and Mary Jo and Mr. and Mrs. Carnahan attended part of the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Methodist Church
Dickinson County
A. R. Cuthbert
Cuthbert
Jos. Kennedy
Ray Kennedy
Estherville
M. &. Carnahan
Superior
Kennedy
Mary Jo
Carnahan
Excelsior
Swansons Buy Scholtes Home In Estherville Area
The Swansons purchasing the Scholtes home on First Avenue South is reported. Mr and Mrs George Swanson plan a winter sale on their farm west of Estherville after taking possession on Web. 1. A church fire at St Patrick's during mass caused basement smoke and wall scorching but services continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Church
George Swanson
P. F. Scholtes
First Avenue
Estherville
Visit to O. K. Tire Factory in Denver
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Watson and son Junior returned from a hasty business trip to the main O. K. Tire factory in Denver Colorado. They spent a week away from home and saw a bit of the western country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. P. Watson
O. K
Denver
Colo
Former Pastor Colvin Mobley Dies in California
Rev. Colvin Mobley former pastor of the Church of Christ in Palo Alto California died yesterday at age 25. A Drake University graduate he served the local parish from February to April before illness forced retirement. He passed away at his parents home from spine cancer linked to a childhood injury. He had been married two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Palo Alto
Califor
Colvin Mobley
Mobley
Drake University
Emmet County Sets Local Price Ceilings for Area
The Emmet County War Price and Rationing Board distributes Order No 7 under General Order 61 to retail food dealers in Emmet County Mason City area. It lists commodities with their ceiling prices and introduces a Price Panel led by Eth el Broms G H Robb and Harold Sorensen to check adherence including display of price ceilings. The Mason City area covers Clay Dickinson Kossuth Palo Alto Mitchell Winnebago Worth Cerro Gordo Floyd Hancock and Howard counties within the Des Moines district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Mason City
Ethel Broms
G. H. Robb
Harold Sorensen
United States
Emmet
Clay
Dickinson
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Mitchell
Winnebago
Worth
Cerro Gordo
Floyd
Hancock
County Superintendents Hold Dinner and Elect Officers
County superintendents from Armstrong Consolidated Center Township Consolidated Dolliver Consolidated Emmet Township Consolidated Walla Consolidated Ringsted Independent Estherville Independent and Swan Lake Consolidated gathered at the Gardston hotel for a three course dinner hosted by Marie Sorum. Following the meal the wives were entertained at the Hollywood theatre. A business meeting elected Marie Sorum president G L Sanders vice president and S A Guiles secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong Consolidated
Center ‘Township
Dolliver
Emmet Township
Walla Consolidated
Ringsted
Estherville
Swan Lake
Maple Hill
Gardston Hotel
Marie Sorum
Jackson School
Hollywood Theatre
G. L. Sanders
S. A. Guiles
W. A. Ortmeyer
James H. Smith
Raymond Igon
Prize For Peace Essay Announced By County Education Chief
Miss Marie Sorum, county superintendent, offers five dollar prizes for the best written Peace Plan from rural schools, town elementary schools, and high schools. Nine rural schools, eight town elementary schools, and eight high schools will participate with eliminations at each level. Entries must reach Miss Sorum's office by December 1 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sorum
Miss Soruim
Degree of Honor Lodge Rummage Sale Planned
The first rummage sale of the fall season will be held Saturday September 18 in the Oehrlein building south of the Oehrlein market. Women will receive donations Friday afternoon and on sale day. Volunteers for the rationing board office may call a telephone number provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oehrlein
Oehrlen Market
Danger Of Frost Tonite In This Vicinity
Forecast warns of a potential dangerous frost before daylight tomorrow. Local crops like corn and soybeans near Estherville are not ready, though a light frost could slow growth. Official temperatures reported by Mrs. Joe Orvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Joe Orvis
Estherville High Elects Class Officers And Council Members
Estherville High School completed elections for class officers and student council. President Coleman Egertson and Vice President Jack Kint lead a roster across freshmen to seniors with numerous paired presidents and secretaries instructing local student governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville High School
Coleman Egertson
Jack Kint
George Allen
James Mclwraith
David Pannhuk
Marion Bringle
Bob Horton
Barbara Stavros
Evelyn Egeland
Darwin Meiners
Dean Peterson
Dale Holyrod
Carroll Knutson
Walter Schildknecht
Lloyd Grinde
Grace McKay
Margaret Sullivan
George “Allen
Franiéés Holland
Secy - Treas
Shirley Sykes
Ed Melliwraith
Verdae $ Sawyer
Secy-Threas
Gladys Mathre
Bonnie Bixby
Secy- Treas
Marilyn Bolty
Willard Sawyer
Secy-Treas
Pat Callahan
Flower Show Held at Jackson School
The second annual flower show opened with an PTA meeting at Jackson School yesterday and featured a vegetable display. Thirty four children participated in the garden club program, receiving badges and prizes for the best plots based on weed control crops used and thrift. Sally Bittner Donald Must ard Marilyn Stoddard Eugene Heiman won prizes, while Mrs B H Bracket spoke on flower arrangements and Mrs John Greig reported on the club. PTA officers are Mrs Bert Kint president Miss Verna Stillman secretary and Mrs HermanIGolla treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Jackson School
Sally Bittner
Donald Mustard
Marilyn Stoddard
Eugene Heiman
Garden Club
B. H. Bracket
John Greig
Bert Kint
Verna Stillman
Herman Igolla
Must Cut Gasoline Rations
Midwestern gasoline supplies grow critical as Emmet County War Price and Rationing Board orders strict scrutiny of all A and B ration requests. All drivers must curtail travel to the minimum, with boards approving only essential usage to avoid widespread shutdowns and coupon value loss. Beginning Sept 27 district offices will audit approved applications and reduce allowances where deemed too liberal to keep the armed forces supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-West
Emmet County War
Middle West
East Coast
Emmet County Board
Des Moines
War Ration Book Three Requires No Further Signing
Emmet County War Price and Rationing Board announces War Ration Book Three need not be signed by a board member or employee. No validation stamp is required in the upper right corner. Books issued show O P A Valid stamps. if missing, deliver to a rationing board office for validation. Signatures by the holder or a parent or guardian are required for acceptance by retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County War Price and Rationing Board
Horse Show at Emmetsburg This Sunday
A horse show will be held Sunday at Emmetsburg at the fair grounds southwest of the city. It starts at 1:00 PM. A featured act will be the Golden Sun, a Palomino stallion owned by John Staley. Everyone is invited to attend and ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Fairgrounds
John Staley
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Eas Odt
Edward Loftis
Junior Red Cross
A. B. Clausen
Omaha
Manson
Africa
Marcella Johnson
Pvt
Carlos Johnson
Camp Claiborne
Sidney W. Peterson
Bethune Chemical
France
Ronald C
Olson
Curtis Field
Brady
Greenville
Adfield
Paul N. Butson
Cpl
Dwight Butson
Larchwood
Cpl. Butson
Pampa
Myrtle Waters
Los Angeles
Robert Sanders
Camp Haan
Leo Sanders
E. C. Corderman
Lois
Julia. Engholm of
Waukegan
Ill
Maryvin Corderman
Marvin
Great Lakes Station
Dick Lesher
Ganesville
Vera Lesher
Harold N. Lee
Navy 422
FPO
Garold
Aleutians
James Baldwin
Springfield
Ohio
Wittenberg College
Leo J. Duster
V-R
Ruth Langmo
Rochester
St.Mary's Hospital
Sgt. Berven
North Africa
Cal
Rexicelsior Church
Swansons Buy
Scholtes Home
California
Degree OF Honor Lodge
Asesen
Schwartz
Pres
V-Pres
Marian Grimm
Vera Grinde
Crouse
Clarence Kurtz
Beth Lungren
Jim Moore
Garrison
Assembly
Vpres
Betty Sunde
Donna Jean Paulson
White
Russell Davis
Maurice Broadice
Jean Bringle
Woods
James Mellwraith
Mary Ann Hoye
Ronald Heidecker
Luther
Sammy Steery
Richard Peterson
Norma Myhre
Cornwall
Cornwall, 216: “Pres., Sylvester Henely
Secy-Treids
Dean Higinbotham
Clark
Bill Mauck
David Mannhuk
Knepper
Copeland
Merrill Westrem
Harold Warren
Helen Sawyer
Lee
John Cramer
Lois Eilerston
Jim Crim
Smith
Don Manthe
Mavis LaRue
Ruth Lines
Sage
Karleton Voigt
V.pres
Bill Warrington
Secy
I'reas
Lovie Smith
Bbc
Eevenes Piareeres
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