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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1940
Page
3
Emmet county board of supervisors set August 16 for a budget hearing on 1941 taxes. The board estimates $8.50 per $1,000 to raise $256,385 after balances and other income. Proposed expenditures include general fund 55,000 and road work. after adjustments the plan aims to raise 48,000 for general fund and 67,500 for secondary road maintenance, among other allocations.
George Barr was fined 50 dollars and costs for reckless driving Saturday night by Mayor Fred Ergers. Earl Morkley and Glen Brown were sentenced to ten days in the county jail on charges of intoxication.
Fred Lennon of Sioux City won first overall in the Second Annual Soap Classic at Estherville on half mile hill. Loren Gipson of Estherville took second, Eddie Morrison of Climbing Hill was fastest with 66 seconds and finished third, while Sammy Steery earned fourth. Morrison received a 17 jewel wrist watch and a silver cup. Steery a case of pop and a wrist watch.
Virgil M. McFadden infant son of Mr and Mrs Alvin L McFadden of the city died at 3 am in Coleman hospital after a week and a half of confinement. He was five months and nine days old. Rosary at eight pm Wednesday and funeral Thursday at Sternbergs with Catholic cemetery interment.
Estherville drivers competed in Lakefield Minnesota on Sunday with Loren Gipson winning the free for all race. A fountain pen was awarded. Entourage included Micky and Jimmy Maloney, Jimmy Crim, Ronnie Rogers, LaVerne Sifirit and Dint Tillea.
The REA Farm Equipment tour comes to the region August 12-13, pitching a large tent on the Irvin Frost farm east of Spirit Lake. Osceola, O'Brien, Lyon and Jackson counties co sponsor with Extension Service and REA to showcase farm electrification, equipment demos, home appliances, and a women's program including kitchen and laundry demonstrations.
L E Stewart of Webster City and J H Albright escaped injuries after a Sunday afternoon collision at the First Avenue South and South Eighth Street corner. Both vehicles suffered heavy denting and fender damage as Stewart, returning from Warren Dillon funeral rites, headed to Henry Mahlum home for dinner served by the Eastern Star. Albright drove his son Max’s car.
North Central Teachers Association met at Gateswood Inn in Arnold's Park Iowa for a noon dinner and a speech by Rev Fred Sawyer on youth pressures and inner strength. Offiers elected include Albert L Wiseman president Miss Alice Cole secretary and Claude W Sankey vice president. Many superintendents attended representing Calhoun Cerro Gordo Emmet Hancock Humboldt Kossuth Palo Alto Pocahontas Winnebago Worth and Wright counties. The next meeting will be at Pocahontas.
Twenty nine Civilian Conservation Corps camps will operate in Iowa in the next three months starting July 1 1940. James J. McEntee CCC director says the program employs 2400 Iowa youths and 500 war veterans plus 2800 men from other states in CCC work. Of 5800 employed in Iowa 4200 do erosion control 1000 work in state parks and 600 on forest protection and improvement. Town camps open for 715 replacements at Keosauqua Ames Chariton Shenandoah Eldora Denison Red Oak Moorhead Fairfield Decorah Bedford Oskaloosa Missouri Valley Cherokee Audubon Belle Plaine Corydon Oakville Whiting Bancroft Clarion Moville Monticello Oakland Guthrie Center Lamo n Seton Lake View and Danville. Mr and Mrs J D Edwards touring the west visiting daughters and Pacific coast sites including Tacoma Seattle and Bremerton.
The Estherville City Council reviewed petitions by attorney William S. Johnston opposing a Sheltron Properties filling station near Highways 9 and 71. The filing cites state and city law gaps, alleged fake owner claims, and hazards from curb and pump placement. council to audit city books. renewals granted for Keplers Cafe and Crowleys beer permits.
Marshall Zinsmaster 25 of Des Moines died in a Saturday automobile collision about 5 p.m. three and a half miles south of Milford on highway 71. Three companions in the same car were injured as rain and a water pool near a culvert contributed to the crash. The group was en route to Lake Okoboji for a sailboat regatta.
Very light rain has fallen irregularly in the Estherville area since July. Only 1.95 inches of precipitation have been recorded through mid July with a single larger shower on August 1. Temperatures remained unseasonably warm but humidities stayed low, making days oppressive. The storm system that caused heavy rains near Lakota Sunday night cleared afterward. Official readings for the month were noted.
Estherville amateur talent invited on WHO Des Moines Saturday at 10 30 a m for Arthur MacMurray Home Talent Hour following last week’s Boy Scouts home talent show.
J W Cory Jr of Spencer was elected president of the Okoboji Protective Association at Gull Point State Park last week. The board includes William Woodcock, Mrs Jaquith, Jules Marten, B W Gronstal, W A Maurer, Dr J F P Smith, J N Darling, Morris Mandelbaum, Fred Swanson, and Fred T Schwab. The group outlined a plan to improve fishing on the Okoboji chain, calling for a fish population study, food and habit analysis, regulation of rough fish, and a propagation and restocking program.
Des Moines officials report 1472 pounds of peaches in 92 crates distributed today through the Commodity Office by clerk Leo Bradshaw. Thirty eight 25 pound raisin boxes were received for distribution this month as funeral services take place. Dickinson County authorities say a crash is under investigation with no inquest planned.
The proposal, backed by Army leaders, would cap compulsory military service to 1,000,000 volunteers aged 21 to 31. It aims to curb presidential power to draft without Congress approval, signaling a push for tighter control over mobilization.
Martha Hunter aged 74, mother of Mrs. L J Anderson, died of a sudden heart attack at her daughter’s home in Dunnell Minnesota. Rev George Powell conducted a brief service at the Anderson residence. Burial will be in Cherokee Pennsylvania, her former home. Immediate relatives include J Anderson Merle, Lawrence Nielsen of Sherburn, and other children Carl Larson Big Fork Idaho Chester Hunter Warley Hunter. Nine grandchildren are listed.
Funeral services for Warren Dillon were held at the Dillon home with Rev. Fred Sawyer officiating. Burial followed in Town Falls with a Masonic service. Pallbearers included W. W. Wilson, Romain Sandrel, H. C. Brees, J. W. Hemphill, Charles Keeler, and Al Misner, all traveling to Town Falls for the ceremony. Out-of-town relatives attended from Webster City, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Mt. Dodge, Sioux City, and Algona.
A large Emmet county delegation attended events in Des Moines to meet Wendell L. Willkie the Republican presidential candidate. Local officials and county committeemen joined a luncheon and Willkie spoke from the state capitol steps praising his manner and perceived intelligence.
My Willkie journey to Des Moines aims to gather first hand impressions of the agricultural midwest conditions. He schedules August 17 to accept his nomination from Elwood Indiana and outlines plans to study problems for four to eight years. He cites defense via industrial processes and urges spreading industry to medium sized towns for nationwide prosperity. He praises former agriculture secretary Henry A. Wallace as a fine scholar and public servant. He notes criticisms that farm policy centralization from Washington needs local autonomy.
Bethel Shrine members are invited to a Des Moines picnic on August 18 hosted by the Des Moines White Shrine for North Town groups. No formal representative is expected from here, but members may plan visits or business trips to Des Moines around that date.
Market listings show hens and eggs with varied weights and prices such as heavy hens over 5 lbs at 12 cents and light hens at 8 cents. Also listed are eggs standard and first quality, oats, corn, soy beans, barley, flax, hogs at top and packers prices, and creamed products with assorted cents per unit.
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