Florida Winter Freeze Impacts Citrus Crops in Babson Park Area
A Florida frost of December 1984 trimmed citrus output across the southern peninsula. Florida’s fruit industry faces heavy losses with orange 50 percent, tangerines 80 to 90 percent, grapefruit 25 percent, while dread thins the crop further by ten to fifteen. The statewide estimate drops from 30 million to about 14 million boxes. Despite losses, insect pests were also reduced, and a long historical look cites notable freezes since 1776. 1,800 cars of fruit were shipped north before inspectors halted frozen fruit. The piece notes economic shifts, including higher prices and potential profits for remaining fruit, plus societal commentary on politics, radio celebrity Kate Smith, and licensing themes.
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Florida
Ridge
Baboon Park
Piriellas County
St. Petersburg
Thonotasassa
Lakeland
Bartow
Ft. Meade
Wachula
Kline C. Varn
Fort Meade
St. John’s River
Jacksonville
Varn
Everglades
Holdovers in Emmet County officials feature broad lineup
Emmet county announces holdovers and new appointees for 1930s terms with Marie Sorum as superintendent, Cliff Frederiksen as sheriff, I C Nichols as clerk of courts, and newcomers K J Ersland treasurer Gladys Bringle auditor and Hattie Osmundson recorder. Deputies Lloyd Brunsvald and Lloyd Anderson named. Jessie Hepp continues as deputy clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County Court House
Marie Sorum
Cliff Fredericksen
I. C. Necols
K. J. Ersland
Trasurer
Estherville
Armstrong
Gladys Bringle
Mra
Hattie Osmundson
County court filings list two divorce and debt suits
Two January term cases were filed in Emmet county clerk Irwin C. Nichols office this week. Ben Canon seeks a divorce from Irene Canon on cruel and inhuman treatment alleging marriage on June 23 1920 at Armstrong and separation May 1 1929 with no children. John Martyr sues H E Nathanson for payment of a $212.04 promissory note plus interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Irwin C. Nichols
Ben Canon
Armstrong Grove Township
Irene Canon
Wrouffia
Armstrong
John
Martyr
H. E. Nathanson
Postponed Sales Tax Returns Dates in Iowa
The Iowa State Board of Assessment and Review in Des Moines announces that Retail Sales Tax returns for the period ending December 31 will not reach retailers until January 3 to 5 due to the busy holiday season. Returns must be filed by January 20, 1935, as a delay to prevent lost returns during the rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Board of Assessment and Review
Des Moines
Santa Receives Letter From a Mother
A humorous post Christmas note to Santa recalls a mother directing gifts for her baby daughter Barbara. The writer explains Barbara cannot play with toys and wets her panties, asking Santa to skip the gifts for Barbara and to give them to a non baby child.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Barbara
Clements celebrate silver wedding with family dinner
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Clements of Emmet county marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a three course dinner for relatives. Married in Plainview S D in 1909 they later settled near Estherville then moved into town. The event included guests from Sioux Falls Baltic Celemon and others. An open house and a Brown Creek club party follow at the Clements home.
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L. L. Clements
Emmet County
Esthervile
Lois
Elsie
John
Bessie Hellenbeck
C. T. Nissen
Sioux Falls
Henry Oyan
Hazel
Justine
Baltic
S. D
John Oyan
Celeman
B. J. Oyan
Peter Hanson
William Kartruda
John Clements
Clements
Brown Creek Club
Open More Lakes for Fishing in Emmet County
The Iowa State Fish and Game Commission granted permission for ice fishing on High, Swan and Four Mile lakes in Emmet county and Turtle Lake near Delliver. The action follows low water conditions that threaten fish stocks if lakes freeze to the bottom.
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Iowa State Fish and Gam
High, Swan
Four Mile Lakes
Emmet
Turtle Lake
Delliver
Estherville Officials Update County Posts and Staff
Deputy under the two preceding recorders Ray Kennedy and Mrs Olive Rugtiv. Mrs Gladys Bringle the new county auditor is an Estherville High School graduate who has lived here 22 years. She took commercial courses and after marriage to Maurice Bringle worked as a bookkeeper. After her husband’s death the family returned to Estherville. Deputy Mias Selma Munson remains in place under Mrs Bringle. Marie Sarum county superintendent enters her fifth term. Astrid Svensen stays with Misa Scrum as deputy.
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Cliff Frederiksen
Ringsted
Farmers Co-operative
Estherville
Emlet Twite
East End
K. J. Ersland
Armstrong
Burnhat’ Manufacturing “Company
Ersland
Lloyd Brunsvald
Alfred Brunsvald
Estherville High School
Minneapolis
Lloyd E. Anderson
Swea City
North Dakota
France
Nichols
Jessie Hepp
Gladys Bringleas
Hattie B. Osmundson
Osmundson
Homestead Insurance Company
Wayne
Morningside College
Carolyn
John
Dean
Caroline Osmundson
Oasmundson
Ruby Heneman
Ray Kennedy
Olive Rugtiv
Gladys Bringle
New County
Merurice Bringle
Shadle
Minot
N.D
Mias
Selma Munson
Dorothy Klopp
Bringle
Marie Sarum
Preville
Albert Lea
Minn
University of Minnesota
Misa Astrid Svensen
Misa Scrum
Armstrong Auxiliary Christmas Party Delights Ex servicemen Kids
The Armstrong unit of the American Legion auxiliary held a Christmas party for about 100 children of ex service men. Santa Claus handed out gifts, popcorn balls and candy as carols played. The event, the first of its kind for the unit, is planned to be annual. The committee asks any overlooked child’s family to register with the Legion post. Miss Myrie Inman will return to Rochester to serve as nurse at St Marys hospital after the holidays.
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Armstrong Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
Santa Claus
the Legion Post
Myrie Inman
Rochester
St. Mary’s Hospital
Esthergill
Lois Inman
Coleman_ hospital
Obituary notices for Booth Roe Jepson and Jepson family
Obituaries report the deaths of Rose Booth age 78 at a farm home near Estherville and Andrew Roe 84 in Des Moines area, with funeral plans and burial details. Also noted is Mrs Neils Jepson 77 of Ringsted dying after a hospital operation, detailing births, marriages, migrations and surviving children across Emmet, Clarke, and Ringsted communities.
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Andrew Roe
Frank Wilkinson
North Fourth Street
Wilkinson
Des Moines
Glendale
Richmond
W. Va
Olive Neal
West Virginia
Clarke County
Terris
Estherville
James
Charles
Fall
Humeston
Neils Jepson
Ringsited
Emmet County
Coleman Hospital
Jepson
Blackie Simmons I Arrested in Fairmont Washroom
Orin Blackie Simmons I escaped Monday morning from a Fairmont jail. Sheriff Cliff Frederickson captured him last night in a beer parlor wash room after a tip. He had recently been jailed for driving while intoxicated and is to be extradited from Martin County.
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Orin
Blackie
Simmons
Cliff Frederickson
Fairmont
Frederickson
Emmet County
Fredericksen
Martin County
Star Milling Company Adds New Log Saw
Star Milling Company installs a motor driven log saw of the latest roller bearing type to meet rising demand. Norman Maine, the proprietor, says the new machine handles hard and soft woods and will process logs from up to 100 miles away. Soft woods become dimension stock for buildings while hard woods supply vehicle stock for farm machinery wagons and cab bodies. Maine condemns wasteful firewood cutting as harmful to lumber value and land erosion.
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Star Milling Company
Norman Maine
Maine
Allen Case Postponed After Disorderly Conduct Charge
The hearing in the disorderly conduct case of Paul Breidinger of Spencer against Herbert K. Allen of Spencer was indefinitely postponed. Allen’s counsel, J. W. Morse, is in Minneapolis handling another case and could not attend. The incident stemmed from a December 8 fight at the Breidinger beer tavern near Fostoria, with Breidinger later bound over to the grand jury on a 500 bond after accusing Breidinger of assault and battery.
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Paul Breidinger
Spencer
Herbert K. Allen
Justice of the Peace
R. A. Tillion
J. W. Morse
Allen
Minneapolis
Breidinger
Joe
Breidinger Beer Tavern
Fostoria
Wilson Bakery Adds Large Oil Heated Oven
Wilson installs a new oil heated oven in the Wilson bakery capable of 1000 loaves per hour. Manufactured by Fish Manufacturing, the oven bakes bread in thirty minutes, placing Wilson’s bakery among the northwest’s best equipped and ready to serve the public.
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J, Ke, Wilson
Wilson Bakery
Fish Manufacturing Company
Wilson
Northwest
Bright Eyes Greeted as Ideal Temple Film at Grand
Shirley Temple stars in Bright Eyes at the Grand Theatre starting Sunday and Monday. David Butler directs the Fox picture said to be her best yet. James Dunn co stars and audiences report a heartwarming, thrilling drama with a strong supporting cast including June Darwell Lois Wilson Judith Allen and Jane Withers.
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Shirley Temple
Grand Theatre
Fox
David Butler
Los Angeles
James Dunn
Shirley
Jimmy
Hollywood
June Darwell
White Parade
Lois Wilson
Judith Allen
Theodore von Kits
Dorothy Christy
Jane Withers
Charles Bellon
Brandoun Hurat
Walter Johnson
Marsell Named Manager Stacy Fruit Company Fort Dodge
Joe Marsell of Fort Dodge, former Estherville resident, has been appointed manager of the Stacy Fruit Company in Fort Dodge, succeeding A. J. Gabler who moves to Mason City. Gabler is also a former Estherville resident. Marsell and his wife visited here over Christmas with local families including the Haydens, Smiths, and Ditsworths.
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Joe Marsell
Fort Dodge
Estherville
Stacy Fruit Company
A. J. Gabler
Mason City
Mr. Gabler
City
Marsell
B. F. Hayden
L. A. Smith
Bert Ditsworth
County Treasurer Announces Pre-Feb License Purchase Without Penalty
County Treasurer E. H. Hanson announces that automobile licenses can be bought at the treasurer’s offices any time before February 1 without penalty. The notice aims to end the holiday rush due to the belief that licenses must be bought before January 1 or incur a penalty.
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E. H. Hanson
Hanson
Mrs John Sweet Dies in Montana Former Estherville Resident
Word comes from Lewiston Montana that Mrs John Sweet former Estherville resident died December 20 of cancer. She married here and is survived by her husband seriously ill, daughter Marguerite, Mary Leitner of Minneapolis, 24 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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John Sweet
Montana
Lewiston, Mont
Mary Leitner
Minneapolis
Miss Marie Robinson Piano Recital Set Thursday Evening
Mrs G W Robinson presents her daughter Marie in a piano recital Thursday evening Jan 3 at 8 oclock in the Roosevelt auditorium Miss Bertha Gaar de a former student accompanies Marie She is now taking an advanced music course at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis The recital is open to the public all who enjoy music are welcome Mr and Mrs Wesley Sutton left this loan for Taylor Texas to visit for about three months with their daughter Cleo and her husband They will travel by auto
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G. W. Robinson
Marie
Roosevelt Auditorium
Bertha Gaarde
Robinson
University of Minnesota At
Minneapolis
Wesley Sutton
Taylor
Texas
Cleo
Puto
Masked bandit robs Danceland ballroom for about $100
Sheriff says no arrests yet after a masked robber held up cashier Miss Betty Parsons at Danceland ballroom around 11 pm last Thursday. The man, about 5 ft 11 in and 140 pounds, wore a light grey overcoat and dark hat, spoke with an ordinary voice, and fled down the street with the cash.
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Cliff Frederickson
Danceland Ball Room
Betty Parsons
Miss Parsons
Armstrong Men Take Overcoats at Hands Park
Arnold Erickson of Armstrong and Fay Archer of Gridley were fined $25 and costs Monday by Justice of the Peace Thames Vallie of Armstrong after arrest Sunday night on possession of stolen property charges. They said they were intoxicated and took the coats by mistake.
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Arnold Erickson
Armstrong
Fay Archer
Gridley
Justice of the Pease Thames Vallie
Egaterich
Hands Park
Erickson
Archer
Friends and Relatives Attend Mads Christensen Funeral
Mr and Mrs P E Frettem Mr and Mrs L G Laidley Mr and Mrs George Frank Miss Lois Inman George Haur and Ed Ahrens were in Algona Friday for the funeral of Mrs Mads Christensen wife of the Algona creamery manager She died Monday night at a Rochester Minnesota hospital after several months illness The Eastern Ster lodge of which Mrs Christensen was a member assisted with the funeral services
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P. E. Frettem
L. G., Laidley
George Frank
Lois Inman
George Haur
Ed Ahrens
Algona
Mads Christensen
Algona Creamery
Rochester
Minn
Ster Lodge
Christensen
One Issue Planned For Week By Vindicator Republican
The Vindicator Republican announces a brief publishing week with a single issue. The paper will be printed Thursday and mailed Friday morning. A New Year’s note accompanies the plan.
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Vindicator Republican
New Years
Ace
Mrs Smith Secures Government Post in Washington
Mrs Hortense Smith will leave this week for Washington D C to assume a government position with the Weberans Administration. She received her appointment Saturday morning and plans to report for work January 2. Mrs Smith has prior service in the county engineer's office.
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Hortense Smith
Washington, D. C
Weberans’ Administration
Ed Sorum Heads to Studebaker Factory in South Bend
Ed Sorum left yesterday morning for South Bend Indiana to pick up new cars from the Studebaker factory. His parents Mr and Mrs B T Sorum accompanied him to Lee Illinois where they will visit his sister until his return trip.
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Ed Sorum
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
B. T. Sorum
Lee, UL
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Babson Park
Beb Park
Floris
Peninsula
Mayo
Board of Control
Roosevelt
Congress
Kate Smith
Radio Fame
Mrs. Clements
Mrs.danbooth
Mrx
S. N. Jepson
Booth
Rose Booth
Soren Nielson
Wielfa
Presbyterian Church
Arthur G. Bailey
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rose Lever
Chicago
Daniel Booth
Hal's
Mr. Booth
St. John’s Lutheran Church
C. S. Kloth
Denmark
L. H. Laurson
Eric Davidsen
Carl Fink
Peter Hendricksen
Andrew Anderson
Emmetsburg
Emil Mourftsen
St. Peter, Minn
Clark Godden
Burt
Blackie Simmons
Harvard
Detroit
George ‘'Potay' Vlatk
Professiona Viuka
Potay
Illinois
Kansas University
Bright Eyes
Ideal Temple
Marie Robinson
Mrs. Smith
Washington
Lie Light
Lezhorn
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