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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
3
Entered at the Post Office in Es Merville Iowa as Second Class Matter under the Act of Congress of March 8 1879.
A playful note from the Vindicator and Republican office comments on a thief who took a Christmas tree, turning the incident into a holiday move. The piece expresses amusement and a lighthearted stance toward the incident.
A reader frets over a petty Christmas tree theft and warns against repetition. Railroads face wage and hour pressures as unions and management brace for drastic cuts, amid broader government business friction. A Fairmont man reports a robin sighting signaling spring, while Hoover era prosperity jests mix with seasonal mood. An old auto disposal tip hints at tax avoidance.
The writer reflects on trades for a cow against an auto derelict and laments beer and Tom and Jerry for Thanksgiving. Winter began December 21 and will last until March 21, marking three months of increasing daylight. A blessing of cheer is wished for the Yuletide season.
Gunty News reports Miss Floris Cole Miss Waunlla Boles Gale Sprige and Hubert Boles visited the Ernest Nissen home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Earl Kraft were Spencer callers Saturday. Berton Newby trucked a load of cattle to Sioux City Tuesday.
Numerous names surface in a roundup of visits and social calls across Estherville and nearby towns. The report cites Mr and Mrs Berton Newby visiting the Emmet Newby home, Effie Christensen and Harry Probst with the Krafts, and Ray Kraft calling on Lloyd Michaels. Attendees include the Wilcox, Kraft, Obon, Madden, and Helmers families, with church and school events noted such as a Messiah performance in Es terville and a Christmas program. Several households report travel to Ringsted and Armstrong for business or social reasons. A death noticia for Vernon Smith is recorded among the community updates.
Petersburg and nearby households reported a lively string of weekend visits. Otto Opheim and family visited the Will Egcestien Sr. home. H Lundahl spent Sunday in Alpha. Albert Brunsvold and family dined at the G Gruhike home. W H Schneckloth and daughter visited Herb Shelgren. A J Anderson stayed several days with daughter LeRoy Patch in Estherville. Mabel Olson overnight with Alvina Rasmussen. Albert Ringle and Ellsworth Meyer called on Peter Rasmussen. Macek and PribyI families visited Frank Wieskus. Albert Olson and Irvin Golla spent last week in Des Moines. Peggy Mickelson overnight with a friend.
Mr and Mrs E C Trees and son Marvin attend local activities. The Richs and daughters shop in Fairmont. Vernon Peterson has been ill and absent from school. Elvie Wicks and Manley Anderson travel to Dakota to visit relatives. Ed Simpson visits the Richards home. Viola Clausen visits Viola Thresfield. Burg family spends Sunday with Roy Richards. Fowler saws wood at Clausen farm. Mrs Ernst Moltzen sick with flu but improving. Tom Richards visits John Peterson. Peterson husks corn for Richards. M C Peterson visits E C Trees. Francis Lyons returns to school after chicken pox. Freda Clausen visits home from Mankato college for holidays. Archie Crabtree and Mrs Mortensen visit John Peterson. baby present.
Mrs M L Hatch passes along news from Miss Nellie Lynch of Long Beach California that she has contracted tuberculosis and is confined to Bunland sanitarium. Also noted is a weekend visit by Glenn Monson of Waterloo to the home of Mr and Mrs H W Miner and Merry Christmas greetings from Grover.
Local residents report a bridge party at the Sorensen home Saturday night honoring Mr. Soren Sorensen on his birthday. Other items note illness, school activities, funeral attendance, and community visits across Estherville and nearby towns.
Legal notice regarding equity action by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company against the estate of Maggie Gray and multiple Gray heirs and guardians, including administrator Fred Gray and guardian E H Soper, in Iowa. Proceeding involves claims against estate interests and related parties named in the filing.
Plaintiff seeks foreclosure of a mortgage tied to Maggie Gray deed and note dated 1929 for 9700 dollars with interest, plus attorney fees and costs. The case asks for a receiver to take possession and collect rents, with judgment against Fred Gray as administrator and payment of taxes, dated December 14, 1932.
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