Estherville Daily News from Estherville, Iowa • Page 1

BLIGAN lOame To Esthervillo In 1891 And Has Been Active In Community. Attain Since That Funerat service! were held Monday at 9 a.m. in ehurerufor Loren Ellsworth White jl who, died Friday at his home, in Estherville. Services, PJ ducted by Father Keane ahd internment was made in Cathd. He cemetery.

Loren Ellsworth White 'waa, born in June'. 1860. He was the Oldest' child: 6t Edward and HU parents and six preceded him in death; Mir. Whl) and parents moved 0 a farm east, of Spirit Lake in 1888, coming, to-Es therville in 1891. He was united in marriage Anna Turner in 1890.

The had no children of their own but they took into their home a young Leo Turner and raised him to manhood. Two weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. White adopted the' nephew who is now married and has four child' ren. Mr.

White always has taken an active part in community affairs having served on the. police force, as a member the social welfare board, and as a game warden at Orleans for the state, and game commission For a number of years'tie was engaged in the butcher business and also as switchman at the tow er for the Rock Island railroad For th past seven years," White was custodian at the Estherville city hall, where he worked until about two weeks ago when he be came seriously ill. He died suddenly at his home Friday from a heart "attack. He was 84 years old at time of: his death his life he had 81 'ZW million I is the outlet to Xake, 'ioiith of GrtWef, placed the Spirit It was discovered tifal- the creek was well liocked with'wail eye pike. jTtoescpIke pranged' in size from nine to thirteen About four hundred fish were over to Spirit' Lake.

More ielningwIU'be done in these would perish if not removed. Without a doubt these are somi, of the pike placed in Mud Lake' by oi pine Armstrong, Ringsted, Gruver hav Worked into Swan and arid Estherville have appointed gone over the danj into the creek, captains to assist with oat shock- Some of the black bass taken 'ng in their respective trade areas, large one and would -look Armstrong has five captains ap tfoOd on fly rod. This was an- pointed, Estherville 16 and Ring' other indication of what could be sted expect to have seven or eight done restocking if this method was All crews will work in the eve Troops Four Emmet County Towns jOhrgiitfse Business Men Under Captains To As list In Threshing Oper. used. -tV-iR- For-Mavis ning after supper.

A rate of 65 cents per hour is-recommended as standard rate of pay for each man working; in'these- Balkema It is also rccom mended that farmers securing this help provide them with fresh ter in the fields and provide some refreshments before. the men leave for- town. The men working WeU Known'Emmet County if thes1 arc ot T- at wm-tt- arm WboreH but merely trying Farmer stricken While to help crop and to get On Trip To Illinois the job ddhetf'Balkema said. The hourly rate of pay is to keep this Funeral services for Charles project out of the dharity class services Mavis, 65; of Armstrong, were but to keep the cost down to val- held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from of service received or less.

Ob- farm home 11 miles east of Es- viously these crews cannot shock therville, and at 2:80 from the the oats in the county but yVul Free Methodist church at Arm- fill a great need. strong. will be made in Calls for Estherville, should be cemetery at Armstrong. all made through the Farm Bur-: Mavis had gone to West Salem, eau office. on a business trip when lie Those in Ringsted are through became seriously ill.

Mrs. Ma- Einer Christensen, Manager Covis called to Illinois and was operative Grain and Products Co. at her husbands bedside when he At Armstrong farmers are asked died. to call one of the crew captains as Mavis was born in. West Salem follows: Harold Ditsworth, Farm arid spent his early life there.

er Elevator; Frank Steincr, Cor He is survived by his widow, ner Hardware, Tom Lux, Pope two sons, Vivian and Currie, and John O'Neil, First one daughter, Mrs. Austin Frcttj Trust and Savings bank, or Mr. who of Armstrong. Becker, Manager Armstrong Co- Vivian who is in the arm. operative Creamery.

ed and arrived Requests will be filled in order in Jisthervjlk morning, of. receipt as far as possible. but CurWgMil live. ESTHERVILLE SOLDIER sfev LURES GERMANS INTO TRAjf WiITH THE FIFTH Sergeant. Lloyd Henntck of Estherville, led a small grOUp of division Infantrymen who lured a column of man Vehicles into tt trap on.

-the IFifth Army front recently and suited in th capture of 50 and their equipment Hennick, whose home is at 688. South 10th street, and his 'Mffljl were marching at a clipped "pace along the road when enemy hides, led by a scout car, appear" ed in the distance. tW. "We knew they were GermanV and hopped into a ditch along-the' road," the Sergeant related later. 'Two of our own tanks were hid' den right in the path behind us.

0 when they cattle close enough we started pepper ing at them with our small guns. returned the didn't stop which is exactly what we wanted. We watched them speed by and practically deliver! themselves into the hands of our own tanks and infantrymen. Fifty Jerries were taken prison, ers and several vehicles and two drawn, artillery pieces were taken as a result of the ruse to S-Sgt. Don Tracy and wife and baby arriv'ed in Estherville day.

They will remain here about a week visiting friends and rcla. tives. and hii wife who However, preference will be-giv- live at PucdeffL Callfr, wilt be on basis of need. TWsj very; to help fellowship and ENTERTAIN CLUB LUNCHEON Mrs. Owen 1 Morton and Miss Ethel McArdle will hostesses to the Tuesday club and other, friends at a 1 :30 luncheon, Thurs.

day, at the Morton country home. Mrs. Wm. Clark is vacationing this week, while Mrs. Shirley Dow is working in her place.

Mrs. Clark is spending her time at home. were Mr. and Mrs. G.

A. Tibbetts and John returned from a few days visit with Mr Tibbetts parents and other rela tives in Fredricka, Iowa. Forrest Stuhip of Dunnell, Minn has purchased the E. 'R'." Akers residence on Central avenue. His parents who reside in the house will continue to make it their home; Mr.

and Mrs. Akers who have been storing their'furniture there sold it by auction at very satisfactory prices, A. Balkema, county exten. sion director and'Ruth Kettleson, Emmet County food preservation assistant, are attending' a district extension meeting being held at Inn on Lake Okoboii. They left Monday and returned Thursday.

i DEK Rural Electrio Co-Op has (ed preliminary donsltruo. tion of approximately 27 miles of new lines, Considerable more grMik- jj nes are ex ec et i to be built' be- for the year is'out. iFuneral service's' were 1 Held Tuesday afternoon, July 10th, for Roger Earl Christensen, infant son of Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Chris-' ten. The" baby had been ill for sometime and was given the best of medical care but nothing could be don to save the child's life.

The baby passed away Saturday and the funeral was held at Lost Island Lutheran church Tuesday afternoon, with burial in the parochial cemetery. The Rev. Thompson of Emmetsburg, officiated. The baby's death is mourned by the parents and by an older brother, Leon Gordon. The death is also mourned by the grandpar.

ents, Mr. and Mrs; A. C. Ghris- tentsen, of Graettinger, and Mrs, Hilda: Dunnell, and a host of other relatives. BLIND TEACHER IS STUDENT AT ESTHERVILLE SCHOOL munities in which to live, Balke.

ma emphasized. TERRIL FAMILY HAS RECENT REUNION David Dawson, 16, son of Mr and Mrs. Charles G. Dawson of Estherville, left Monday night for Minneapolis, where he was to be sworn in at 10:30 a.m.' Wednes day in the merchant marine. The Clarence Golla car was slightly damaged Tuesday evening When a trailer belonging to Chas.

Bixby rammed into the door of the car. Mrs. Bixby was from the lakes, the trailer came loose and the chain jerked it sideways into the Golla car. The accident 'happened near the bridge on the west side of town, An interesting guest in the Glenn Clark home, near Swea Ci ty last week was Miss Dorothy for the past six years' a teacher in the state school for the blind at Vinton. Mrs.

Clark and Miss McCutche. on were''classmates at Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls. Miss McCutcheon took special work at the summer extension session in Estherville. Where texts in 'Braille are not available, blind persons like Miss McCutch eon have other students wun sight'to read to them. Miss McCutcheon will visit her parents ih California before returning to Vinton.

Mrs. Harry Jones and Mrs. A. I. Reed returned to Estherville Wednesday after taking Mrs.

Jones' mother to Blackwell, Okla. Mrs. Russell Reed accompanied them as far as Kansas City and Dr. Reed's mother as far as Nixa, Mo, The group visited with relatives and friends. Recently the eleven children of Mr.

and Mrs. M. M. Martin held a reunion at the parental home in Terril. It the the first time in twenty yea." entire family has been together at (the same time, Thos present were: Mr.

and Mrs. Homer Edwards of Hanford, Mr. and Mrs. Verle Martin of Dayton; Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Baumunk' and family of Emmery and Mrs. Amos Martin of Storm Lake; Mr. and Mrs, Glenn Martin and family; Air, and Mrs. Arnold Martin and Ger. aid; Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Shoema. ker and family of Storm Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Clausen and children, Sgt.

and Mrs. Gay lord Martin and Gail of Ft. Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Clark and family of Milford.

Other guests were a grand daughter, Mrs. Robert Mathis, Mr. and Mrs. M. M.

Benudixen, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Boughby and Mrs Rene DeMars of Mil ford.

Mrs. Geo. Bale and grandson, Larry Bale are visiting in Cedar Rapids. Don Murray, 2-c and Mrs Murray have returned to the east coast after spending a few days visiting the former's and Mrs. Dave Murray, in Graet tinger.

Mrs. Murray is the for mer Olive J'udd of Estheville. to John Vernon Jensen' 2-c ol Mrs; Alfred guests at the A. Jensen Kingman Arkansas were week en at Petersburg. to Flight Officer Kenneth McAu drew arrived in Estherville Fri day on a 21-day leave which he pending with his parents Mr.

an Mrs. Andrew McAndrew. Andrew is stationed at Virdc Manitoba, Canada. to Merton Mason, S-2c, is spena ing his leave with his wife and son. He has just completed his boot training at Farragut, Idaho, and will report back to Farraffut.

1 to' Sgt. Leroy Cruse, tailgunncr pn a Flying Fortress, is missing in- faction over France, according to word received at Terril by his parents, Mr. and Mrs; Mike Cruse. Th parents arc hopeful that their son may be safe because a letter received from a flier in a plane behind Sgt. Cruse's.

He reported he saw the Terril sergeant's plane descending slowly with the possibility that the crew may have parachuted to safety. Sgt, Joe Buckley, Camp Pickett, arrived Monday on short furlough which he is spend ing with his wife and his sister Geraldine Buckley, ALLAN CUNDERSON RETURNS TO DUTY Lieut, (jg) Allan Gunderson of jthe U.S. Naval Air Corps who arrived in the United States June 117 after operating for some time from a carrier in the Pacific and Ocean war zones has returned to duty again after having Spent three weeks with his parents "Mr. and Mrs. M.

G. Husby of Jackson. Mrs. Gunderson and little son, David Allan, gf St. Louis, Mo.

accompanied her husband to Jack, son. This was the first opportunity that Lieut. Gunderson has had of getting acquainted with his little son, who was eight months old on uly 5, as Lieut. Gunderson left he states for th Pacific war cone in February, 1943. Lt.

Gunderson and family have gone to St. Louis, where they will be guests for a week in the home of Mrs. Gunderson's parents before going to Florida, jwherc will be stationed for Ijsome time teaching combat flying I Other guests at the Husby wer First Sgt. LeKoy Gunderson, and Mrs. Gunderson and json, Robert, who came from Denver, Colorado in order to see Al- jlan and his family while they were fhcre.

to ARMY FORCES ON NEW Norman P. jNygaard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nygaard, Route 2, Estherville, has been promoted from prl- tvate first class to technician fifth (corporal) in the field ar- jtillery. Cpl.

Nygaard, a cook has scrv- jed in the army since uct. 1941 and overseas since Sept. 25 1942. 'Before assignment to New Britain he was on duty in Hawaii and the fiouth Pacific. Mrs.

Harry Bowers has pur chased a lot on West Fifth Ave nu and is moving a cootage from lake to locate on it as a perm. ne 1 residence. Mr. and Mrs lowers mov'ed i 1 ear ago after telling their home aNolth but are moving back to Eithe'rvllleV M-s, Wllma Mestcr of Wise, is spending the week end In Estherville with her mother, Mrs, Harry MM. Clarenc Lewis and idaugh.

M- to- fhlvley are makW itheir home ATTA'. Dri line of Supeior we're Sunday 44 M. Chriitenien 'Li Mrs. Vera Lesher is enjoying a 15 day furlough visit with her son Flight Officer Richard W. Lcsh er who arrived in Estherville to day "Dick" has just completed studies at the glider school, Lubbock, Texas, and has been transferred to Maxton Field, Larinberg, N.C.

for further training. L. Berge Stricken On Visit Well-Known Early Settler Dies At Home Of Daughter in Canton, 8.D.: Was Leader In Church Affairs Le 0 Origer, stalor stationed at rat. Peter, was at the A. ft.

Origer home over the'weekend. Mr. ad Mrs. W. G.

Boardman bf Milford, have been advised by war department that their son, ItPvt. Robert Boardman, has Ifelferher wK 'r can forces in Italy. The youth was reported missing in January, 1943 and had not been heard from since except one letter written in March, 1943, when 'he was a prisoner of the Italian government. He has two brothers in service and two have been released as overage. First Lt.

Rodney K. Johnson, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Z. Jlohnsou of Jackson has enjoyed a bussman's holiday since his return home week after nine months with the 15th Air Force in the Mediterranean area.

Desirious of seeing what the terrain in the vicinity of Jackson looks like from the air after viewing plenty of foreign landscape. Leut. Johnson was busy taking some of his friends for rides in a plane he has rented from the ASTP at Estherville. But he readily admits that the single- motor passenger plane is a far cry from th four-motored B-17 he piloted safely and sUccesfully on 50 missions over France, Italy, Austria, Germany and the Balkans. Word has been received that Pvt Robert G.

Style who had previius- ly been reported as missing in ac tion, was kille djune 8th in France. Pvt. Style was th son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenmore Style of IFair mont and a nephew of Mr.

and Mrs. Leo of Estherville The Styles have four other sons in service, 1 Capt. Wm. N. Deming who has been hospitalized in the South Pacific and at Oakland, for almost a year with a broken arm suffered When his fighter plane was shot from under him has received an appointment to go into active service at the marine base at Cherry Piint, N.

Carolina. to Pfc. Gordon S. Ellingsou, army air corps gunner, is home on leave He has been stationed at Yuma, Arizona, but will report to Lincoln, at the end hi; leave. Funeral services for Lewis S.

Berge Were 'held from Jm- manuel Lutheran church on Wednesday, July-19th, with the Rev. L. G. Hinderaker officiating; assisted by Pastors Kronstad and Thompson. A mixed quartet, Mr.

and Mrs. Leland Aanonsoif and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ivcrson sang two numbers. Pastor Kronstad sang a favorite song in Norwegian and spoke in behalf of the family.

Lewis S. 'Berge, son of Eves and Synnve Berge, was born Herysund, on March 27, 1867. He was baptized and con firmed in the Lutheran faith. In 1887, at the age of 20 years, he left his home in Norway and together with his younger brother, Halvor, immigrated to America, taking up residence in Emmet County, Iowa where he has since lived. On March 31, 1896 he was united in marriage to Bcrtinc Edwin, son; the daughter of Mandrup and Olirie Edwinson.

To this union five children One child preceded him in! death, Mclvin, whi passed away at the age of two years. Mr. Berge has been one of the pioneer members of the Lutheran church. The year after he joined the church," he was voted in as a trustee and has held various offi ces in this church ever since. He has served "as trustee, preceptor, deacon and held various other offices as well.

His faithful attend ance at all services in our church was an inspiration and will linger long as a blessed example. In his own home he led the family in daily and evening. His interest in the Kingdom of God came'first, not only in the local congregation but into many ter, Sylvia, as a foreign mission ary. He was of a quiet nature and won for himself many friends, who have held him in high esteem He will be greatly missed both in fhe church a nd community. Death came suddenly and somewhat unexpectedly from a heart attack on Sunday at 8 o'clock in the morning, July 16th.

He and Mrs. Berge were visiting their daughter in Canton, South Dakota, at whose home he passed away. He was 77 years, 3 months and 20 days. He leaves to mourn bis sudden departure, his wife; Mrs. Bertine Berge; and four children: Sylvia of LaPaz, Bolivia, South America, Sylvester Berge of Wallingford, Iowa; Mrs.

Oliver Gardner of Canton, South Dakota and Mrs. Malvina Kronstad of Wanamingo, Minnesota; one brother, Johannes, of Norway; five grandchildren; a numberof other relatives and a host of friends. (Internment was made in the High Lake cemetery. Those from out of town who at. tended the funeral services for Mrs.

A. A. Halleck Friday were: Roy Halleck, of Grundy Center; Mrs. E. Brown of Independence and Mrs.

A. S. Fogresong of Des Moines. LUTHERAN- AT ARMSTRONG IS REDEDICATED SUNDAY The Nazareth Lutheran church at Armstrong, which has been recently reconstructed after a fire damaged the structure last winter was rededicated Sunday with an impressive service conducted by the Rev, M. O.

Nilssen, president of Waldorf college, Forrest City. The dedication sermon was given by the Rev. Nilssen and the Rev. Hinderaker of Wallingford brought congrautlatory greetings tithe congregation. Other ministers taking part in the ceremony were the Rev.

L. A. Mathre, Etthervfllc, the Rv. Stanley Knudsen of Ruthvcn an. the Rev.

D. J. Puill of Armstrong, Pioneer Dies In Kansas NUMBBB 28 Storms Hi Near-by Places None Cover Immediate Vicinity But Destructive Hail Takes Crops in Several Close Areas Benj. P. Taylor, 94, Well Known In Early Emmet County, Passes July 14 Benj.

F. Taylor, former resident at Estherville died at his home in Manhattan, Kansas July 14, 1944 from t'hc infirmities of old age after several weeks illness. He was almost 94 years of age. Mr. Taylor moved to Estherville in 1892 after purchasing a farm five miles east of Estherville on what it now highway No.

9. He improved the farm and sold it in 1009 and moved to California where 'he resided until 1939 when he moved to Manhattan, Kansas, Where he resided until his death. Mrs. Taylor passed away in 1933. Six children survive, they arc Rev.

Corwin Taylor of Sheldon, Henry of Independence, Kas. Asa of Los Angeles, Mrs Amy Bode of Seattle, Washington thirteen grandsons, 8 of whom are in the armed service and five grand daughters two of whom are wives of service men, lo great grandchildren and one sister and two brothers of his immediate family survive. Funeral rites ami internment were held at Manhattan Monday Heavy rains and some hail storms have struck northwest Iowa this past week. The most precipitation in Estherville was .55 inches on Friday. Spencer reported 1.45 inches and lFort Dodge .46 inches.

Reports that have com in un- 'that hail storms caused considerable damage near Terril, Armstrong, Maple Hill, and Ringsted. Houses, barns and fields of oats and corn were flattened and stripped when a windstorm accompanied by torrents of rain struck the vicinity arouml Ringsted. Sheldon also reported hail and sever wind storms and a wide ar- ear near Ceylon was riddled with hail. Temperatures and rainfall are as follows: High Low Prec. July 13 86 64 July 14 83 68 .55 July 15 82 54 July 16 83 59 .23 July 17 87 63 .02 July 18 80 57 .01 July 19 80.

50 .02 ROYAL NEIGHBORS HAD REGULAR MEETING Royal Neighbors held their regular business meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall, last ifight. Mrs. Roy Crawford was unanimously elected to the chair of vice orcalc, succeeding Mrs. John Anderson, Mrs. Crawford was installed by Mrs.

Jim Boyle, ceremonial marshal! and acting installing officer. Lois I.amg acted as oracle. Th regular floor work was put on by Mrs. Crawford. The next meeting will be on August 2nd.

Those on the committees to serve are: Mrs. Ralph Long and Mrs. 'UrZ Long," Set Farm Safety Week July 23-29 To Be Observed Throughout Nation To Prevent Accidents The week of July 23-29 will be observed throughout the nation as National Safety Week. The National Safety Council and all agencies concerned with agr- culture and farm life are uniting in this effort to prevent accidents that in 1943 alone killed 17,200 farm residents and iuuircd 1,225000 others, many of them permanently. President Roosevelt officially designated the week as a period in which the attention of the nation Mrs.

Charles Thomas and Mrs. Clcve Rcze, lunches. PARTY YOUTH LEAVING FOR SERVICE A party was given at the Matt Scholtes hom Wednesday nivflit for Harold Andrews who will soon leave for the navy. were John Mason and Gerald Scholtes. Th evening was spent dancing and playing cards.

A lunch was served by the mothers of the hosts. Guests were, Verla Jean Georgia Deming, Dean Hix- inbotham, Junior Booth, Janet McDonald, Darlen Hunt, Allen Nelson, Lovie Smith, Thelma Stevens, the honoree Harold Andrews, and hosts Gerald Scholtes, and John Mason, -V-R- FOUR MILE LAKE CLUB HAS MfkKTING A new address has been received from Melvin Hansen: Pfc Melvm Hansen 37662050, Det Btry. C. 15th C.A., A.P.O 964, c-o P.M. San Francisco, Calif.

Pvt. a nd Mrs, Robert Kinnard visited Sunday in th J. N. son home in Wallingford. may be called to th need for year round care in preventing accidents on thc farm and to farm people.

Loss of life and limb among our farming population already has reached an appalling figure, said the President, and thc risks have lately been i'lcre-iscd by longtr hours of work and consequent fatigue. It is essential to our war effort that this waste of vital man minimized in ever possible way. "I therefore request all persons and organizations concerned with agriculture and farm life to unite an effort this National. Swanaon and F.d Shirley Fagre Sons, Daughter Doing Their Share Mrs. Susan Smith and Pattj Sue Nine of Davenport, are visiting miH Mr.

and Mrs. O. W. Bramer. Mrs.

Smith is Mrs. Bramer's mother and Miss Patty Sue is a niece. Luveme Peterson and Eddie Kinnard are vacationing) fyonj duties at the Golden Sun. The l.n'*' club met Tuesday at the Weriilan Danman 'home with Mr Rusch and Mrs. Alma The afternoon was spent informally and at the close of the meeting a lunch was served hy the hostesses.

Those attending were Mesdamcs Henry Klein, Russell Lair. Kn. Michcal, Paul Lungrcu, Raymond Mitchell, Cecil Wiseman, Ira Swartz, Otto Sclraper, Snip, son, Harry Schncll, Frank Wccm, Chester Barnes, Roy Kiii-u, Wir- ren Schaffcr, Ed Carey, One Harrison, Bert Swanson, Kenneth and Mrs, Robert 'Burns and Mr. and Mrs, Richard Ly- spent the week end at a cottage on Sand Bar Spirit Lake. Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Boone week end guests oi Mrs, Olson and Irene Olson. Irene Olion spent a few days last week in Fort Dodge at the home of Mr, and Mrs, Lloyd Buck, Farm Safety Week to stimulate among farmers a full realization against the hazards of their calling, and also to awaken in them a sense of responsibility against the hazards of their calling, and also to awaken in them a sense of responsibility for th proper instruction in rules of safety of tin- many young and inexperienced persons now being employed oi. farms in all parts of the country. Secretary of agriculture Claude R.

Wickard, War Food Adminis trator Marvin II. Jones and other national farm leaders ulsa have endorsed the farm safety week as a means of emphasizing the need for preventing accidents that waste farm manpower and production vital to victory. HOSPITAL NOTES Guests wer Mrs. Grant Nelson. Emmetsburg; Mrs, J.

D. Saivcr and children, Mrs. Avis Butler, Miss Nettie Rauhauscr, Mrs. I.y- da Zunz and Mrs. Dave Ingvall.

Roll call was answered with a canning hint. The nex meeting will be August 8th, at the home of Mrs. Paul I.ungren. Assisting her will be Mrs. Ira Swartz and Mrs.

Elmer Sumptcr. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde 'it Minneapolis arrived in Estherviltc Saturday for a week's visit u-ith the I. N.

Salyers family and at the Frank Bright residence. MISS MARION FAGRE Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fagre have three sons in service and their, daughter, Marion, has recently completed her fifth year as ENS. ROLAND A.

FAGRE stewardess with the United Air Lines. The sons and daughter arei Miss Marion Fagre, 85-10 84th LT. STANLEY C. FAGRE PFC. KENNETH FAGRH Jackson Heights, N.Y.

Lt. (j.g.) Stanley C. Fagre, 80th Const. Camp Thomas, Davisvllle, R. 1, Ens.

Roland A. Fagre, 125 val Const. c-o Fleet P.O San Francisco, Calif, Pfc. Kenneth M. Fagre, 730 S.A.W.

Drew Field, Tarn pa, Fla. Mr, and Mrs. Frank Reimers Ayrshire, are the parents 0 a son bom Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Elkin Milford are the parents of daughter born July 13th. Mr. and Mrs. Georg Gibson are the parents of a daughter born July 17th. Mr.

and Mrs. Leslie Johnson are the parents of a son, born Ju ly 19th. Raymond Marr, Spirit Lake submitted to major surgery at th Holy Family hospital, William Foshier li'-U Tuesday morning for Portland, tu visit his twin sister, Mrs. E. O.

Willis, her son and daughter. To. shier and his sister have not seen each other for 24 years. Miss Clara Brees of rjleiu'att, arrived in Estherville Xtor. day for a short stay with her par.

ents Mr, and Mrs. Henry C. Brees. Mrs. Phleidter and two cNH- ren of Minneapolis are visiting In the Clarence Twe'tten home.

They will be here about two weeks. Mrs. Phlelder is a daughter bf Mr. and Mrs. Twetten.

Arlene Walz returned to work Monday in F. E. Rosenduhl's office after a two weeks vacation..