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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1933
Page
4
Governor urges repeal of a statute that allowed landlords to confiscate tenant property to secure loans, arguing for removing corporate land ownership and curbing unfair rents. The piece insists reform will reduce debt, boost farming access to goods, and foster lasting prosperity.
Miss Norma Herum spent Monday and Tuesday with Lorna Richards. E C Trees and Marvin, Kenneth Peterson, and Avis Funk visited Worthington Minnesota to spend the day with the L E Trees family. The Chatter club held their annual picnic at Tuttle Lake with all but two members present. Kittenball and horseshoe pitching entertained. Maurice Iverson will marry Marlon Ask of Mason City on July 29 and they will reside in Sioux City. Betty Hagebach of Estherville visited Laura Griese. Merle Crabtree hosted guests from Jackson Minnesota. Geo McKean helped Ed Evans threshers on Monday. William Olson and baby joined the Olson family in Murdock Minnesota.
For sale at the Vindicator and Republican office a typewriter with paper ribbon and carbon paper offered to bidders or buyers.
Mrs M J Groves returned from Chicago where she attended the Century of Progress Exposition. Several families from Mason City Des Moines Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns visited Estherville over the weekend joining locals for lakes trips and church services.
Judge Cordon recalls grapefruits once called pomelo and not new, noting Florida Spaniards introduced grapefruit in the 16th century. He praises canned grapefruit for convenience and flavor, cites a humorous eye-stinging joke, and shares a frozen grapefruit recipe serving 5 or 6.
Mrs R O Jones visitors depart for Minneapolis. Relatives and friends from Estherville share travel to and from on Sunday. Local residents visit Chicago Century of Progress and nearby towns while others plan medical care and family gatherings.
Immanuel Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Otis Lang pastor. English services next Sunday at 10 45 AM with Sunday School at 10 00 AM. Located on E Emory and N 4th Streets.
Services next Sunday at 11 in English. Theologian candidate Mr Boral Biern of Jackson Minn will preach Luther League at 8. Program run by Clear Lake Bible Camp group. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8. Next week the meeting moves to Mrs Lena Stannerson’s home on N 8th. Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon hosted by Mesdames Grinde Rugtiv Lund and Lena Nelson.
A Sunday Lesson-Sermon across Churches of Christ, Scientist centers on Spirit. The Golden Text from Psalms 143:10 asks to learn to do God’s will, with emphasis on Spirit as all-good. Program includes Bible verses like John 4:24 and Science and Health concepts describing God as Spirit filling all space and reality as spiritual.
Peder Nordsletten presides at Wallingford Lutheran Church with Sunday School at 10 A M and 2 P M services. Bible study Thursday at 8 PM, confirmation classes Saturday 9 AM and next Wednesday 9 AM. Luther League Sunday 8 PM. Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon at church with Mrs James Jensen. Palestine Church offers 11 AM American language service and Friday 1 PM session with Monday 4 PM follow-up. Dorcas Society hosts Mrs B O Walden in Estherville Friday afternoon with Ida Valen and Mrs Lawrence as hostesses.
The John Street playhouse was the first permanent theater on Manhattan, built in 1767 and remaining in use as a principal New York theater until 1709, marking a key early landmark in the city’s theatrical history.
A note explains that the phrase the top o the morning to you is a bright Irish greeting. It means the best of everything to you though the exact origin is not known.
Uncle Eben says silence is golden while others claim money talks and the public shows signs of confusion over financial matters. The Washington Star reports this lively debate reflecting community views on money and restraint.
Mrs. Claus Martens hosted a Thursday social at Ingleside farm with daughters Alice and Grace, inviting numerous friends and relatives for an Art Gallery contest, treasure hunt, and readings by Charles Pensohm of Chicago. Refreshments followed at four tables. Thelma Storey hosted an O. G. club meeting with Ruth Stearns winning high at auction bridge and a luncheon for guests. Sleepy Hollow cottage party planned by local girls runs Thursday to Sunday with Misses Waldron, Hemphill, Shaw, Schenck, Knutyon, Wilson, and Trevett. Eight-year-old Betty Storey gave a violin recital in honor of S. C. Eckland. twenty-eight guests attended. The program featured classical and folk selections, with Miss Stor ey accompanied by Miss Carlson.
A regular meeting of the Rebekah lodge was held Tuesday evening at the Odd Fellow hall. It was a strictly business session. Plans for the joint picnic to be held next Sunday were formulated.
A Ledyard woman, married to Wm. Poppe, reunites with her birth mother and extended Pryor family after 27 years. The search began when her husband retrieved birth records from Des Moines and the Orphans Home in Nevada, Iowa, leading to reunions with her mother, sister Hazel Eller of Ames, and other relatives at Grandmother Pryor’s home in Nevada.
Viv Vornholtz of Spirit Lake will become manager of the A. and P. store at Spirit Lake. G Esnesh, who had been in charge, is transferred to Charles City to lead the company's store there.
Algona Greenhouse begins construction on the largest rock garden in town, on a natural mound south of the property. Twenty one tons of rocks from Lawler will form a crevice filled display with an informal pool and cascading water. The site will include evergreens shrubs benches and a flagstone walk turning it into a small park once finished this summer with planting resuming in spring due to a late start.
Mrs Frank Cermack of Alpha Minnesota is recovering after major surgery at Coleman hospital on Tuesday. Hulda Dunberg of Dunnell also had major surgery there and is progressing. Verna Blow of Armstrong underwent major surgery Monday with very satisfactory condition. Miss Gertrude Dudley of Oskaloosa visits Wm Petersons lake cottage while Miss Marie Stellingwerf of Orange City stays with Mrs Belle Waters. Robert Rydell of Wheaton visits Miss Astrid Svensen and Miss Mario Sorum this week.
Mr and Mrs J G Sheltren traveled from Estherville to Minneapolis then Des Moines to buy equipment for a new Beer Inn at Lincoln and First Street South. Mrs G L Collins and son Gaylord returned from Town City visiting Emma Carrig and Bert Pollock of Los Angeles. The article notes other local movements including hospital, relatives, and visitors to the Brown cottage at Orleans and a Casper Wyoming visit.
The city of Spencer seeks a slight tax raise for 1934 to run town business, with expenditures projected at 155,162 dollars versus 193,494 in 1932 and a tax levy of 30,212 dollars. Total spending would be 155,162 dollars, about 38,322 dollars less than the prior year.
Charles Fagerlund 55 and his son Denton, 13, drowned while rescuing the boy at a gravel pit near Albert City. The family and Mrs. E. A. Pearson had gone to bathe when Denton cried for help. Fire department aided with a pulmotar but both bodies were recovered after two hours. The pit’s depth varied from shallow to 20 30 feet, contributing to the tragedy.
Milford town council proposed budget increases for the coming year with estimated expenses totaling 11,161 dollars. The plan calls for 2,230 dollars more than 1934 and 3,467 dollars less than 1930 expenditures, reflecting higher operating costs and authorized spending.
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