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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1932
Page
1
The Vindicator and Republican informs readers it is entered at the Ea therville Iowa post office as second class matter under the 1879 act. The notice states publication by Vindicator and Republican Company and provides standard mailing authorization.
The writer argues against lone picketing of Sioux City roads noting stock and produce can reach Sioux Falls Des Moines Omaha and other markets. He insists benefits require a united farmer alliance to withhold shipments and avoid unlawful action. A small group cannot achieve price improvements alone.
The piece criticizes the two cent postage charge on subscriber address changes and paper stoppages, calls it a nuisance tax, and urges notification by card or letter. It also critiques public events, political figures, and local infrastructure plans, praising the Sherburn Advance Standard and supporting local newspaper improvement.
A note urges immediate fundraising to save the Jefferson family home at Monticello from foreclosure. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association says a grant of over one hundred thousand dollars is needed to maintain Monticello as a national shrine and preserve Jefferson’s ideals.
Batesville readers hear a parable of a Good Samaritan funding a man’s new home, only for the builder to skimp on materials. The tale equates tax waste and graft to voters building a faulty house, urging self examination of how collective choices shape burdens.
Pollard, president of the Central of Georgia Railroad, stresses parental interest in public welfare and questions school demands for favorable railroad treatment. He opposes discrimination and advocates railroads operated for profit on public highways.
Davenport Daily Times urges state action to tax driving fuel and trucking in interstate commerce. It argues trucks with large drums avoid fuel taxes, harm highways, and shift road costs to taxpayers. It calls on legislature and city councils to curb abuses and require fees within municipal and state limits.
A pamphlet by Dr. C. B. Duncan of the Association of Railway Executives asserts motor vehicle fees cover only 22 percent of highway costs, with 78 percent funded by other sources. The U.S. Bureau of Public Roads chief notes truck and heavy traffic would need about ten thousand dollars more per mile to build highways, beyond those for private auto use.
Say Charley here you can get 1.50 for each old tire and tube still in service at pew G and U’s Gamble Stores. Old items accepted with a simple trade.
A reflective piece traces the inner awakening of power in Jesus and parallels it with modern figures like Lloyd George. It questions when divinity consciousness arose, suggesting solitude and nature sparked self-recognition beyond Nazareth, while noting Eastern religious roots and vast human wonder.
Burt Iowa August 11 1932 G W Patterson writes West Bend Indiana Mr McFarland has declined debate on state problems though he acknowledged a Patterson challenge in the Lakota Record Patterson invites time and place for the debate awaiting reply in a courteous closing
A dated August 12 1932 from McFarland of Meestion West Bend Iowa declines an invitation to travel with George W Patterson. He explains a full schedule through November 1 and a planned early September trip to Canada. He suggests a possible trip next spring after returning from Des Moines.
Osceola County reduces the proposed 1933 tax levy from 183,500 to 161,300 in a formal budget adoption, trimming county taxes by about 22,200 and saving 10,200 overall. The action follows the tentative budget and applies to 1933 collections. Town Falls Citizen remarks critique the propaganda against service men, while Mrs J H Brown and daughter Susan arrive to visit relatives.
Reported robbery charges against Harry P. Mason in Decorah claimed he had authority to carry a gun as a Dickinson county deputy. The Spirit Lake Beacon states Mason was never a Dickinson deputy nor permitted to carry a gun. Charges by John Evans of Spirit Lake for hijacking 135 gallons of alcohol were dismissed by a justice in Decorah. Geo Groves spent the weekend in Winterset with his brother, Atty, and Mrs J W Morse are in Osage today due to his mother’s critical condition.
Ten world records approved by the IAAF in Los Angeles mark the Olympic track and field championships. American athletes accounted for eight, with Japan and Great Britain each earning one. The women broke all marks in their events as Eddie Tolan clocked 10.3 seconds in the 100 meters to set a new Olympic mark.
Fort Dodge city officers and city employees will serve a month without pay amid a claimed 12 percent reduction. A large number demanded the cut, reflecting tight municipal finances. Local residents and visiting dignitaries are noted in routine social items accompanying the core notice.
Iowa observers will witness a 60 percent sun eclipse on August 31 with peak at 2 15 p m and totality in a 102 mile belt through Maine New Hampshire and Vermont. Astronomers from multiple nations plan expeditions to study the event including Dr Herbert D Curtis seeking coronium with an interferometer. About 30 expeditions will gather in the totality belt across the northeast U S and southeastern Canada.
Edwin Burt underwent an operation to remove his tonsils Tuesday at Birney hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Howard and Miss Florence Norby are visiting Beloit and other points in Wisconsin and will return home Friday.
Mr and Mrs L L Clements and family were called to Lake City Saturday by the death of a friend Harry Moulds. They returned on Sunday.
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