Members of the Service Star Legion honor Mrs Weir
On her 75th birthday Mrs J D Weir was surprised Tuesday afternoon by the Service Star Legion presenting a purse. A covered dish lunch followed social time with many local women in attendance.
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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
1
On her 75th birthday Mrs J D Weir was surprised Tuesday afternoon by the Service Star Legion presenting a purse. A covered dish lunch followed social time with many local women in attendance.
Mrs Keith Farmer and Mrs James Rainey host a miscellaneous shower at the Rainey home in honor of Miss Gretchen Raife who will wed James Springer of Delta Colorado on October 28. A 6:30 dinner precedes a contract bridge evening with many invited guests. Also honored, Mrs Vernon Landmesser at a shower at the George Landmesser home near Superior following her June wedding announcement.
Miss Lorene Koster was presented with a gift by the W I T B club at a social gathering at Ft Defiance state park hosted by Kathryn Lyman. A steak fry followed the social hour with members Edward Wilson Geo Brunskill Alva Ragsdale Kenneth Meadows Phillip De Long Beryl Heyer Frederick Albertson and Miss Koster in attendance.
The Degree of Honor met Monday evening in City hall to celebrate its fourth anniversary with a social evening and lunch. Attendees included representative members from Spirit Lake Milford Spencer and Emmetsburg and state organizers from Spirit Lake Milford Sioux City and Estherville. A future initiatory staff event was planned for Milford October 25 and the next meeting set for October 12 at the usual place.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson former Miss Verna Grodland was honored at a 1 30 luncheon at the Wilson home on North Sixth Street. Autumn colors orange and brown decorated the tables and yellow nut cups served as place cards. After lunch contract bridge was played at ten tables with prizes awarded.
A Sunday evening surprise party at Geo Stubbs home honored Geo Stubbs on his 59th birthday and bid farewell to Rex Tompson who left for Arkansas. Attendees included many local families and friends from the area. Rex Tompson departed Monday morning for his new home in Arkansas.
Mr and Mrs Mack McLane and family visited in Fort Dodge at the Paul Warner home. Hopkins Minnesota couple returned home after visiting Estherville with Mrs Mathieson and son Theodore. Earl Clark family, formerly of Estherville, plan to move from Ottawa Kansas to Plymouth to start a grocery. Mrs John Ross of Minneapolis in Estherville for rental affairs and a family reunion at the lake. Art Espeset bought the Tom Pullen house on North Seventh and moved in. Don Hansen moving to new home on South Seventh with Claire Coon renting the Ammon property. Neal Paulsen and family visited Glenwood with his sister after 34 years apart. Richard Lee and Mrs Arnett Aalborg took two apartments in the Rose Anton residence. Mrs Wm Sykes and infant were discharged from Coleman hospital. Mrs Jas Delker of Indianapolis visiting sister Mrs Geo Shadle in Estherville and mother Mrs T Thorson at Armstrong. Velma Parcel, formerly of the city, visited then returned to Quimby. Harold Marriott group held a weiner roast at Fort Defiance State Park. celebrated birthdays of Mrs Marriott and Ed Center. Milwaukee rail line discontinued Spirit Lake passenger train. remaining train to Des Moines at 12:50 am. Olaf Myhre and Marion returned from Odessa Minnesota. Mrs C Welde and Mrs Oscar Edquist with daughter Sandra joined for an indefinite visit, spending time at Jacob Johnson and Joe Aalborg homes and John Sabohome. Union Baptist church north of Seventh Street undergoing interior and exterior painting and remodeling after Mrs Vandi Miller and family moved to Shellsburg. They plan to move to a farm there in early March.
A group of present and former West Riverside Country Club members spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Will Spoo in Milford. Guests included Miss Sessil Jacobson, Alpha Jacobson, and many others. An enjoyable social afternoon ended with a delicious lunch served by Mrs. Spoo.
Miss Pauline Wilson will entertain this evening at 7:00 o'clock with a bridge dinner at her home. The color scheme is brown and yellow in autumn shades and Gailardia flowers will decorate the tables. Invited guests include Mrs Vernon Frederickson, Miss Carolyn Osmundsen, Miss Muriel Vestrum, Mrs Florence Norby, Miss Nadine Noel, Mrs Dick Dickinson, Miss Martha Robinson, Miss Mary O'Rourke, Miss Pauline Merriott, Mrs Dwight Wiseman, Mrs Woodrow Wilson, Mrs LeRoy Merriott, Miss Alice Riggs, Miss Pearl Ellwanger, Mrs Kurt Spies of Graettinger, formerly Miss Marion Rousseau, Mrs Floyd Thomas of Spirit Lake, formerly Miss Beatrice Anderson, Mrs Ted Olson of Hartley, formerly Miss Elizabeth Hendrickson, and Mrs Richard Deibner of Spirit Lake, formerly Miss Betty Blazer.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes that Kentucky Democrats debate as Congress ends, signaling the administration will face substantial relief spending during the election. The featured candidate pledges to keep promises if elected, shaping the political narrative.
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