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Vindicator And Republican

Location

Estherville, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1938

Page

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Linen Shower Honoring Mrs. Raymond Rasmussen

Mrs Raymond Rasmussen formerly Thelma Steery of this city was honored at a surprise linen shower Thursday afternoon at the H P Rasmussen home in Petersburg Guests from Petersburg joined hostesses Mrs H P Rasmussen Mrs Melvin Dorr Mrs H Lundahl Mrs Claude Rasmussen and Miss Gladys Stanwix An informal afternoon ended with luncheon Estherville women Mrs Fred Steery and Mrs Lyle Sather attended Also Ace High bridge club leaders met at the home of Mrs Sadie Kaltvedt luncheon followed by bridge with guests Mrs G Vestrem and club members listed

Raymond Rasmussen Thelma Steery H. P. Rasmussen Petersburg Melvin Dorr H. Lundahl Claude Rasmussen Gladys Stanwick Estherville Fred Steery Lyle Sather Ace High Bridge Club H. M. Lambert G. L. Vestrem Sadie Kaltvedt Lambert Mesdames Clyde Sanborn L. M. Christensen G. K. Allen N. R. Elsworth W. J. Tim

Mrs Con Alt Hosts Bridge Party Saturday Evening

Mrs Con Alt entertained friends Saturday night with two bridge tables and a high score prize won by Mrs George Lyman. A luncheon followed. The American Home Department of the women’s club meets Wednesday September 28 at three at Mrs C E Birney’s home. leaders Mrs M J Groves and Mrs Donald Pro present a short travelogue on homes. Swanson Anniversary Celebration Ends with Lunch and Gifts

Con Alt George Lyman Woman’s Club C. E Birney M J Groves Donald Pro

Local residents visit kin and move amid regional news

OCALS H T Nichols of Sibley visited his parents in Estherville Sunday. Lawrence Silberberg and family visited Sioux City. Albert Meyer and family plan to move to Minneapolis. Floyd Gibbons visited from Charles City for a week at the Dunham home. Lewis Bair and son Richard of Linn Grove stayed with Harold Reed family. Kurtz Holmquist and McTavish attended Episcopal church conference in Algona. C E Meadows at University Hospital Iowa City under observation. Curt Louman family moved into the old Matthews apartment on Ninth Street. Louise Nathanson pledged to Sigma Delta Tau at the University of Iowa. Grace Smith of Sioux City stayed with E G Stavros in Sibley over the weekend. Stavros hosted her return to Sioux City. A D Curtiss and Cass Curtiss with Junior were weekend guests of Ben Wiese. Charles Spangler moved to an apartment near Field’s Bakery. W A Morrissey of Utica Illinois and J M Morrissey of Hutchinson Kansas left after visiting J J Morrissey. the Morrissey men are brothers.

Grace Smith Sioux City E. G. Stavros Siblaz Stavros

Vintage Pattern Shorts and Styles for Teens in 39 Inch Fabrics

Pattern 8198 offers a teen ready outfit with a bolero and pleated skirt in sizes 10 to 16, using 39 inch fabric. Pattern 8279 presents a dirndl style dress with a corset effect and options in dotted Swiss and calico, sizes 12 to 20. Also notes recent local movements and visits by residents to the Cattle Congress and creamery board meetings in Estherville and Mason City.

Days of hardship and care in pioneer Iowa town

The narrative recalls frontier life around Estherville during the Civil War era. Families endure marches to Spirit Lake and Fort Dodge, an epidemic blamed on milling lead, and shared hospitality. Women manage farms, host travelers, and grind cornmeal while men protect the community from Native American threats. Descriptions highlight Dr MacDuff remedies, strong neighborly ties, and Mrs Fancher’s needlework after age 78.

Sions Algona New Ulm Indiana Fort Defiance Schaads Estherville John Goff Fort Dodge Blue Earth Minn MacDuff

News of Earlier Days from Sept 18 1918

Items from the Vindicator and Republican files note deaths and movements around Emmet county. George Merrill, Cedar Rapids Rock Island superintendent, died at his Cedar Rapids home. Local contracts: Oscar Fagre of Emmetsburg and John Schoilheim of Wilmar, Minnesota, won a tailor shop erection bid. Aug 28 marriage: Donald Baird and Carol Eastman at Pocahontas. War work saw 1,479 Emmet county men register. Residents and visitors tied to Iowa City, Chicago, Camp Dodge, St. Joseph, Terris, and New York. Overviews include moves for lyceum work, Red Cross nursing study, and a town name change proposal Germania to Lakota.

George Merrill Cedar Rapids Rock Island Railroad John Hansen Oscar Fagre Emmetsburg John Schoilheim Wilmar Minnesota Donald Baird Carol Eastman Pocahontas Emmet County Bernice Stillman Dolliver Iowa City State University Emma Gaarde Chicago Lyceum Anna Geinitz Camp Dodge St. Joseph Miss Father Geinitz Leroy Turner George Washington Grace Turner Elmer Moore Estherville Ottosea Mr. Moore Robert Penn Gilbert Voorhies Selby Broms San Antonio Texas Brooms New York Germania Lakota L. H. Roudebush L L Bingham Tom Thompson Wm. Weir Fred Robinson Ike Coleman Henry Mahlum L. C Doolittle Chas.Deyton Voorhies YMCA Ft Dodge Henry Graat Colfax John Lilley Beymer

The Feud at Single Show Ends in Shootout

Dave confronts Sayres and an outlaw at the cabin. He shoots Sayres and the stranger, then battles another gunman. After wrecking the cabin with fire, he and Dorsey escape toward horses and plan to head home, noting the brutal necessity of killing to survive. Continued Thursday.

Dave Thut Sayres Lafe Pat Timber North Sayers Mary Dorsey Dr. Fullerton’s

Estherville Glimpses From 1908 Republican News and Local Events

Selections from 1908 report Republican filings for Sept 16 and trainmaster appointment for Rock Island at Estherville. Notes arrivals of baby girls, a baby boy birth, farmer picnic address by Fran P Woods, and World Opera Company at the Opera House with six teen stars. Other items include judicial nominations, Elkdom initiation, forest fire smoke effect, local theater tours, extreme heat record, hog futures, business succession in Matherville, and city school enrollment rising to 825.

F. Hanchett Rock Island Railroad Estherville L. Herum Ed Kirchner Fran P. Woods Webster City Woods Congress Opera House National Opera Company Mae L. E. Eldridge W D Evans Supreme Court Des Moines Coyle Moore Brothers Norman Maine Alex Johnston Bloomington Wis Charles Root Orleans Minnesota Wisconsin Trousdale Bros. Theatrical Company Algona Moga Myhre Matherville L. Jeglum Huntsington Theo. Myhre

Madame DeLore Advice Column Promises One Free Question

A newspaper ad offers a psychic reading by Madame De Lore with one free question. It requests full name and birth data for private follow ups at a rate of 25 cents each or five for a dollar, and lists sample Qs about marriage, work, and a missing wristwatch.

Madame de Lore Humboldt South Minneapolis Minnesota

Questions and Answers On Health Life and Work

A reader seeks medical, marital and career guidance. An osteopath may restore left foot use. The girl’s affection is strong and perhaps growing. A 1940 marriage is forecast. A son should find work soon in Cedar Rapids. Another son is unlikely to return home soon, with steady work elsewhere. The Lohrs sold their South Ninth Street residence and will move next spring to Estherville area.

Q. R.W.F Q. R.F Q. M.S.H Cedar Rapids Hatherville W E Lohr South Ninth Street O.E. Meyers Estherville

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Lambert ACE High Club Mrs. Con Alt American Home Dept Mesdames W. J. Conner C. Linus Peterson C. J. Benson E. G. Swanson Keith C N. Swanson Famly Walter Swanson Donald Messrs Leland Jensen John Person Berna Burns Gardston Hotel Fern Jackman Roosevelt Auditorium Mary McCormick Lena ,Trauger Luverne Ante H. T. Nichols Sibley G. A G. A. Nichols Lawrence Silverberg Albert Meyer Floyd Gibbons Charles City Jay Dunham Lewis Bair Richard Linn Grove Harold Reed Clarence Kurtz Mathilda Holmquist H. G. McTavish The Episcopal Church C. E. Meadows University Hospital Curt Louman L. E. Matthews Brees Louise Nathanson Sigma Delta Tau Sorority University of Iowa A. D. Curtiss Cass Curtiss Junior Hartley Ben Wiese Weise Charles Spangler E. I. Sandrol Field’s Bakery Bertha Gaard W. A. Morrissey Utica, Ill J. M. Morrissey Hutchinson Kans J. J. Morrissey Wiley Padan Fernand Cael Pate Miliza Rorjus Sewer Albertina Rasch Fernand Johann, Strauss and Theart Poldi Akel FE Vienna N.Y Johann Strauss Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Toscha Seidel Sigmund Romberg Imperial Opera da Ramberg Floyd Coon A. H. Davidson Gladys Coon Waterloo Miss Coon Telephone Company Geo. Haar Geo, Frank George Swanson Frank Ahrens Frank Smith Superior Estherville Co-operative Creamery Board of Directors Iowa State Brand Creamery Mason City John Rhodes Chas, Coon House A. J. Rhodes Second Avenue South Pioneer V .R. Bert Ammelsburg Glendale Calif Evan Higgins Fenton California Don Brown Francis Bevard Ruth Jackson Shirley Hedrick Florence Schildknecht Marjorie Dow Robert Reed Russell Smith L. E. Hedgecock Hampton Hedgecock Pauline Davis Hoover Factory H. D. Porter W. E. Christensen E. W. Young G. O. Bushell J. E. Chapman Mahlum & Anderson DeLore Becky Q. E.F Rock Island Gardner Locust Street Town Zenith J. H. Zimmerman Central Wallingford, Twa Wallingford Star Were Rae Bie Ane
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