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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1933
Page
3
Des Moines reports the Forty-fifth General Assembly passed and Gov. Clyde Herring signed a bill repealing mandatory secondary road levies. Estimated to save 5 million dollars annually, boards may use gas tax receipts for maintenance. No opposition voiced. hints of broader tax reductions ahead.
Last week Friday a rapid bipartisan bill created a state run bank recovery plan. Lieut Gov Kraschel and Senate advisors pushed the measure to speed, enabling banks to be operated by the state to protect depositors while assets are examined and old obligations settled.
In a 35 to 62 vote with 11 absent, the House refused to discharge married women employed as committee clerks and other positions. Debate featured emotional appeals about mothers and hungry children and drew comparisons to a tax reduction bill as lobbyists and lawmakers weighed the issue in a hard session.
Hospitals would be allowed to sue for unpaid care from damages recovered by patients in auto and other injury cases once a House bill passes. Senator Fisch seeks more flexible open and closed seasons rules for fishing and hunting, reflecting varied conditions. A proposed rise in hunting and license fees to fund county aid was approved after opposition, with weekly allowances adjusted from 3 to 1.50.
A loot of about $50 in cash was secured early Wednesday morning when robbers gained entry to Howard's Cut Rate grocery and market. Cash registers were rifled and a hidden money bag stolen. the back door was found wide open and entry traced to a basement window. The money bag contained $40. the rest was taken from registers. No clues on the robbers. A second break in attempt occurred that night with three Estherville boys arrested while breaking the city tool house lock. They face sentencing after appearing before the mayor.
Estherville Woman's club and Estherville Community club announce a joint banquet at Gardston hotel on February 14 at 7 pm with Valentine's Day motif. Tables will feature glasson color scheme, music, plays and speeches for entertainment. Tickets cost 50 cents. sales led by Mrs. O J Sheldon and A O Peterson.
Mrs George Woodhouse slipped on ice at eleven this morning and fractured her left hip. The bone was driven back into the socket in a serious fracture. She was taken to Birney Hospital where doctors report she is resting as well as can be expected.
The Clark Lingenfelter building, burned recently and used by the Harry Cockburn garage, will be ready for occupancy in about two weeks. Leased to Harold Woedling for a year, the interior has been decorated and repairs made, giving the appearance of a new structure. Insurance was adjusted satisfactorily.
A bill unanimously approved by both houses bans state county and municipal workers from using state cars for private driving. Official cars excluding peace officer vehicles must display a department plate at least one square foot in size. The House passed the measure on its first full vote with all 108 members present and voting affirmative.
At press time 159 bills in the House and 145 in the Senate frame a busy session. A block of 72 bills from the committee on reduction of public expenditures accelerates lawmaking as committees act sooner than in any memory. Contested school bills spark protests from teachers and associations, with kindergarten decisions turned to local boards and some subjects made optional to cut costs, including moral training in curricula.
Hoover requests relief on a $14,000 farm loan by paying only a $400 semiannual interest and being allowed to deed the farm to the bank while remaining on the property as a renter. The claimant’s father is the brother of the President’s father.
Theodore Ziemann of Fairmont won Minnesota Crop Improvement Association prizes at the University Farm in St. Paul. He took the grand sweepstakes for yellow dent corn and grand champion sweepstakes for both yellow and white dent corn, plus grand champion sweepstakes for 50 ear exhibits of both dents.
M L Hutton, state board of conservation engineer, studied Spirit Lake and Okoboj i lakes to gauge historical water level changes. Spirit Lake varied about 9 feet with peaks in 1883 1908 and 1917 while Okoboj i varied about 9 feet with highs in 1882 and 1908. The Spirit Lake level remained higher than Okoboj i by up to six or seven feet, with the smallest gaps of about two to two and a half feet in 1873 and 1913. Over 46 years the average difference was about four inches.
Ringsted residents attended a Sunday concert in the school gym. The program featured vesper hymns with assistance from Miss Georgia Petersen and the St. Pauls male chorus. An instrumental group performed including a clarinet solo and the Odette Festival Overture.
Estherville fans will see the Spencer Merchants face the Swea City Cardinals at the high school gym next Tuesday night February 7 in a feature basketball game. The Merchants include high scorer Bud Bennett former Iowa star Irvin Nelson Dutch Hutchinson Moe Louis Shine and Keith Thomas. Swea City will field a lineup featuring Krumm Peterson Deim and Schuler. A curtain raiser will pit Sencer reserves against Esthville seconds. The program starts at 7 30 with the main event at 8 15.
The Mel vin Savings Bank and the Ocheyedan Savings Bank in Sibley have reopened under waiver plans after about two weeks of closure while waivers were signed.
Superior Jan 30 The Superior RNA ladies met Thursday with Mrs Smith presiding The group conducted its business and served a luncheon to attendees The fragment notes a routine procedural gathering and officers being chosen at the meeting
William Dailey, 26, of Estherville, was arrested in an Omaha drug store after a brawl. He admitted stealing three cars, two in Iowa and one in Nebraska, linking to the December 1 Birney Ford V-8 theft. Car found Dec. 10 near Omaha, with a stolen Palo Alto plate from Emmetsburg.
Receipts from a Tuesday charity bridge party at the Rosary club house benefit the Rosary Society of St. Patrick Church. Large attendance with 22 tables of contract and auction play. High scores went to Herb Drey and Melvin Goecke. A two course lunch closed the evening served by a long list of ladies and helpers.
Petersburg January 30 The following ladies helped Mrs Herbert Shelgren celebrate her birthday Saturday afternoon January 28 A B Benson Myra Stafford G E Gruhike Albert Brunsvold and family C J Holmes S A Knutson Vivian and Verlin Otto Opheim Walter Brunsvold and family Leo Anderson W V Peterson and children W H Schneckloth and Violet Frank Wieskus and sons and Miss Irene Schneckloth The honoree received gifts and lunch was served The afternoon featured games and stunts with joyous time Mrs A J Rhodes hosted twenty friends of Mrs W A Beymer of Des Moines for an afternoon tea Monday The guest is a former Estherville resident The ladies spent the afternoon socially.
Fresh white fish shipped from Minnepolis will headline the Dilg League banquet on February 23 at the Gardston hotel. I. T. Bode will speak and outdoor life reels will be shown. Last year 160 attended. this year even more are expected as 107 pounds of fish are ordered to ensure no one goes home hungry.
The North Superior Declamatory contest crowned winners in four categories. Earl Schmidt won oratorical with The New Emancipator, Helen Hash placed first in dramatic with The Monkey's Paw, Leota Hicks was third with Judas of Kiroth, while Jean Johnson led humor with Little Brother Vin. First-place entrants advance to the sub county contest in Superior on February 4.
Dan Hunter of Cedar Rapids piloted a silver Stinson Detrater nine cylinder cabin plane which due to a severe snow storm was forced to land in a field on the Chas Zelmer farm one mile south of Dunnell Tuesday afternoon at 2 30. His two traveling men passengers were taken to Estherville to the Gardston hotel and remained until Hunter returned Wednesday at 2 15 P M. Mildred and Bert Zeimer children of Charles Zeimer accompanied the party to Estherville and will visit with their uncle Bert Zelmer. The party spoke of the quick trip from Fargo N D to Estherville and back being three hours one way and seven minutes for the return flight.
Mrs Rosaline Mabie died Friday at her daughter Mrs W S Chapman home in Terrill after a period of nephritis illness. Survived by children Mrs Will Thayer Emmetsburg Mrs Fiscus Estherville and Fred Mabie Spirit Lake. Born November 29 1862 in Marengo funeral services conducted by Rev Jacobson at the M E church in Terris with interment at Ruthven.
The local post office deposits keep rising as postal savings reach the $592,000 mark this week. V R G H Ralfe, a traveler for Ball Band Rubber Co, spent the weekend at home.
Clyde F. Jones of Milford has husked over 8,000 bushels of corn this season setting a world record pace of 100 bushels per day over 72 days. He began October 9 on his father’s farm and may reach 9,000 if weather holds. Also notes club meetings and local social events in Milford and Swea City with multiple attendees and hostess details.
R J Pensioner guest of honor at a Rock Island banquet in Ralph's to mark fifty years in railroading. E W Knight, known as K J, received a fifty year club pin from A L Haldeman and a fish rod gift. W E Helmerdinger and others attended. Mrs Knight thanked the guests with a home reception.
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