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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
6
The article argues for balanced summer time for children, warning against endless work or idle leisure. It urges parents to assign age appropriate tasks, fostering responsibility, skill, and pride, with praise and companionship as motivation. It stresses that early chores build work habits and employability, not mere pennies.
A speaker argues most pedestrians killed in traffic die after dark with four of five between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m. He notes pedestrians often misunderstand car limits and driver behavior, urges education as key to reducing crashes, and praises schools for efforts to teach pedestrians.
S W Edgecombe Iowa State College extension horticulturist says prospects for a bumper apple crop in Iowa are the best in five years. He estimates about 1,800,000 bushels likely if weather stays favorable. Recent heavy rains improved prospects and the 1940 crop quality also looks exceptionally good.
The Grand hosts The Return of Frank James from Sunday to Monday following the success of Jesse James Tyrone Power stars as Frank James Henry Fonda leads a strong cast with John Carradine Donald Meek and Henry Hull among returning favorites Gene Tierney Jackie Cooper Eddie Collins George Barbier Russell Hicks also featured A 1940 duck stamp design by Francis L Jaques shows two black ducks over a marsh stamps cost one dollar and apply to migratory waterfowl hunters over sixteen years old V It’s Smart to Drive Carefully.
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