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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1928
Page
8
At a Mason City meeting of junior college deans and coaches the North Iowa conference was renamed the Hawkeye Conference. The change covers all interschool activities among northwest town junior colleges with an all state conference including all state junior colleges.
Norma Jean Thompson daughter of Morris Edward and Agie Ronella Reed Thompson Haifa born Oct 11 Edwin Henry Wichards son of John and Elsie Andressen Wichards Chicago born Nov 12 Dorothy Rugtiv daughter of Nash and Agnes Edwin Rugtiv Estherville born Nov 19 Donald Rugtiv son of Noah and Agnes Edwin Ruetiv Estherville born Nov 19 Conway daughter of Ambrose and Josephine Wycoff Conway Estherville born Oct 1 Donna Jean Brix daughter of George Elmer and Esther May Buckles Brix Huntington born Oct 7 Frances Mae Anderson daughter of Henry Martin and Lila Inne Trask Anderson Halfa born Sept 20 Arnold Clair Olson son of Clarence Wilbur and Clara Elizabeth Johnson Olson Wallingford born July 22 Marilyn Anderson daughter of Sam and Hazel Menton Anderson Graettinger born July 22 Margaret LaVonne Anderson daughter of Sam and Hazel Menton Anderson Graettinger born June 19 Robert Curtis Nelson son of Oscar J. and Stella A. Larson Nelson Wallingford born June 19.
A series of birth notices lists infants born to families in Wallingford Estherville and Terris between January and August. Names include Olson Nelson, Zwiefel Larson, Skattebo, Newton, Thekon, Egertson, Bergeson Richard, Wicks, Maaland, Egeland, Hively, and Wolfe with parent names and birth dates in a compact community notice.
Royal Iowa December 17 report: Ars Roberts a Roberts poultry dealer was fined ten dollars plus costs by a local justice after state inspectors found chickens purchased by him unfit for food. An assistant state veterinarian condemned the consigned poultry, stressing quality as essential to consumer confidence and noting most dealers cooperate with strict market poultry standards.
Des Moines Iowa December 17 Farm seeds buyers should look for labels with dealer name and address variety purity germination place and year grown Labels required by Iowa law for buyer protection During 1928 Iowa Department analyzed 1815 official seed samples and 453 private analyses Some seeds containing certain weeds above limits are prohibited from sale Farmers may sell seed without labeling on farms if noxious weeds are under limits If sold by common carrier must comply with all rules Copies of analysis and law available from M G Thornburg Secretary of Agriculture Des Moines Ringsted Danish Brotherhood elects officers at Ringsted Dispatch Try Graafs for a good dinner or supper.
A New York hotel chef competition awards first prize to E. Alliot among six entries, praising soup as public service for nourishment and digestion. The piece notes wealth trends with many Americans earning over $1,000,000 annually, compares riches to billionaires, and cites clerical critique of self styled captains of fate. It mentions William McAndrew’s Athens study plan to revive Socratic methods, and highlights three Ruths elected to Congress, urging prudent Christmas spending and numerous investments.
Thomas F. Ryan leaves vast wealth behind but rests in the coffins he built, funeral at St. Jean Baptiste in New York and his Richmond, Virginia cathedral. Jupe culotte fashion forecasts by Poiret spark debate as rat bite fever spreads. Enduring questions about home ownership, wealth, and social causes frame a restless era. The AFL teams with the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness in a campaign while eye disease and superstition threaten Egyptian children. A Congress reform note appears as Florida leans Republican.
A brief instructive line advising guests to be taken to Graaf s for meals when visitors arrive at the house.
Mint and Wintergreen Pat ties are offered in any color made to order at Graaf's, showcasing custom tailoring options for neckwear.
The piece rails against a Florida taxation repeal, calls for federal flood regulation on Lake Okeechobee, and argues for Florida’s growth despite outsiders. It weaves in travel imagery from the Old Spanish Trail, Coolidge era foreign policy notes, and a quirky dating anecdote about a Massachusetts woman and her teen pupil.
Des Moines reports 1928 crop values near record highs with total agricultural returns of 569,616,000 dollars. Corn production reaches 476,012,000 bushels, oats up from 1927, barley up 90 percent, and hay down 19 percent. average price 66 cents per bushel. A Kossuth County jury awards 10,000 dollars to the Flores estate after a fatal electrocution linked to a broken line.
Bertha E. asks if a boy truly loves her given his cheating and jealousy. The advisor suggests dating others to learn truth, staying friendly to test developments, and notes jealousy or fighting does not guarantee love. It’s up to the boy to smoke if he is not a minor, but he should avoid smoking in front of a girl who objects.
An Estherville note records purchases of several cars by locals including C. J. Skattebo and L. A. Salyers plus B. H. Brackett and others. Elmer Larsen will start December 17 in Estherville to oversee the municipal light plant dynamos while continuing his day job.
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