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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1937
Page
2
A Missouri college girl once poor and overlooked rises to global fame as Joan Crawford. From serving as a waitress and sleeping on iron beds to dancing on stages and starring in films, she endures hunger and disappointment, then earns stardom, fashion prestige, and wealth.
Iowa State College extension economists report July’s farm price index at 147 percent of the 1910 14 base the highest since October 1929. They say higher livestock prices lift the index while grain prices fall. hogs up 60 cents per hundred, cattle up 1.20. They forecast a strong cattle market and continued hog strength into year’s end despite feed costs. The dairy and poultry outlook improves after year’s start with cheaper feeds and steadier butterfat. Industrial activity edges up about 10 percent from last year amid labor settlement optimism but textile declines and higher living costs loom. A separate note cites Ford workers labeled hoodlums in clashes with CIO leaders.
Despite labor troubles and European war threats, Americans are burning about ten percent more gasoline this summer than ever before, signaling strong demand and strain on supply networks across the country.
Eleven days of pursuit across three counties by deputies and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Investigation hunted Jens Thompson who killed Louis, Joe, and Anton Lukes and wounded twelve year old Faye Lukes on a farm near Austin Minnesota. Bloodhounds followed Thompson after he abandoned his car at a brush pile where he hid to evade the posse. Sheriff Brown is shown searching Thompson after his capture.
It may interest old time family friends that Mrs Morris Seeley is lodging in a cottage at Templar Park for a short visit. Mr Seeley, once chief clerk for Supt Brown of Rock Island, moved with him to Fairbury and later Cedar Rapids where he died seven years ago. Mrs Seeley now resides there. Mrs Myrtle Erb was hospitalized in Sioux City after falling in her basement breaking her arm. She is under care of a bone specialist and is reported improving as well as can be expected.
An annual Broadie family reunion was held at Pike's Point with a pierle dinner. Attendees included W Broadie and family from Ruthven and Spencer area, along with Harlan Broadie and others. The Nasby eighth family reunion followed at Fort De Fi ance State Park with a picnic dinner and a business meeting, electing Floyd Nasby as president and Ruth Peterson as secretary.
Members of the Ace High Bridge club met Wednesday afternoon at Gull Point State Park with Mrs Clyde Sanborn as hostess. The group played contract bridge and enjoyed lunch in the shelter house. Present were Mrs Sanborn and ten others. guests included Mrs M J Groves and Mrs William Bale.
A long list of relatives and family names appears in a clipped obituary style. The section names Ollie Crane Nasby Jacobsen Fos som Frisvold Kasa Peterson Paterson Windon and others, noting extended family ties and households across multiple surnames.
Investigate liberal terms prior to accepting employment. Inquire with S. F. Baker & Co. of Keokuk Iowa for details on wages and conditions. Authority or guidelines remain pending.
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