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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1934
Page
3
A six person crew from Iowa State College led by Maynard Smith conducts a county wide survey of Emmet County woodlands. Maps and locations secured from the county engineer, work began last week in the northern part under a federal CWA project.
Dairy feeding and management meetings plan to aid the dairy industry by adjusting herds, using home grown feeds, and adopting profitable practices. Meetings start 1:00 pm and run to 3:30 pm at Estherville Ringsted and Armstrong venues, January 10. Earl N. Shultz of Iowa State College extension will speak on daily problems and potential profit gains.
Last week four Estherville young men Glenn Whitish Howard Torrens Floyd Freed and Douglas Edwards traveled to Mason City for navy enlistment exams. Only Whitish and Edwards passed eye defects for Torrens flat feet and Freed went to Des Moines for further testing.
The Farmers Union will hold an all day convention in the city hall auditorium on Friday January 12 starting at 10 30 A M Members are asked to bring Union gang books A noon luncheon of roast chicken and covered dish will be served In the afternoon a business meeting program and songs are planned Several committees will be in charge
The Estherville Cooperative Creamery board and manager L G Laidley plan the 1934 annual meeting for Thursday January 25 with program details to follow.
Hon E J Maniee reports Senate stands against reducing automobile licenses while House debates liquor control. He notes Patterson favorable but urges constituent letters. The piece also covers Farm Bureau separation bills, poll tax changes, direct selling, and tax revision ahead of potential conference committees.
The piece notes Twelfth night marks for taking down decorations and reports city workers clearing evergreen display from streets by midday. It also mentions Mrs George Conley being ill at home since Monday.
Armed hunters waited along the edge of the game reserve at Ryan Lake on Sunday for foxes to appear. About 30 men inside the reserve and outside tried to drive the animals out, but the foxes eluded capture despite the effort and patience. Ray Butler, deputy game warden from Spirit Lake, joined the local men as a guest at the hunt.
Wallingford school band will present a concert January 9 at 8 p.m. in the school house. The program includes Metcalf marches, Zamecnik pieces, Bennett overtures, solos by Nordleten and Nelson, and a piano duet. Admission modest. director is E L Waldee.
The Emmetsburg Democrat reports Chief clerk Garrett of the Town supreme court says Pat Griffin and Emmet Brewer’s murder convictions will be automatically delayed. Their hanging set for January 26 will be postponed as formal stays are unnecessary. Graettinger and Waterloo area, Deputy Sheriff W. F. Dilworth slain during arrest attempt. supreme court review slated for late February. James Fay represents Griffin.
Two Emmetsburg banks publish a notice stating that from January 1, 1934, and continuing until further notice, the interest rate on savings accounts will be three percent.
A. O. Peterson reports praise from W. H. Coffin of Algona about Estherville Iowa Christmas decorations. Coffin writes that Estherville’s scene is the finest he has seen in northern Iowa and compliments the town for recognizing the Christ Child, requesting details on who bought the display and its cost for next year.
The Clay county fair dates were extended to include Saturday September 15 making it a six day event. The former plan ran Monday September 10 to Friday September 14. Monday will be designated as a children day with foot races pony races and other activities in front of the grandstand and special entertainment for boys and girls. Spencer News Herald. Lewis Potter surprised at LaVaune Baon home birthday party Thursday evening. Guests included Dorothy Tims Fern Nasby Gartha Pilcher Elmer Roberts John Dillon William Swift and the Hower and Cox families.
Hon. Gto. A. Heald will preside at the January term opening January 29. The grand and petit juries for the year and term were announced from the clerk I. C. Nichols’s office. Grand jurors include Bennicksen Ringsted Diltz Estherville Ne land Estherville Fethergill Armstrong Goldsberry Estherville Heinrich Estherville Klein Dolliver Larson Huntington Mangold Armstrong Olson Estherville Waldee Wallingford. Petit jurors include Anderson Estherville Allen Estherville Bixby Estherville Cotant Estherville Evans Estherville Hoffman Estherville Henman Estherville Larson Estherville Lindholm Estherville Lungren Estherville Myhre Estherville Martin Estherville Martin Estherville McKay Estherville Pierce Estherville Peterson Estherville Ridley Estherville Sheldon Estherville Sawyer Estherville Tims Estherville Thompson Estherville Wertz Estherville Whelan Estherville Howell Dolliver Jensen Bob Kenney Ringsted Stroud Armstrong.
Hollywood daunts film colony readers as Marion Davies stars in Raoul Walsh directed Going Hollywood a Cosmpolitan Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature shown on stage life behind the scenes. The picture includes backstage studio life from extra girl to star pool glamour with Bing Crosby as leads man and Albertina Rasch chorus numbers.
County treasury official E. H. Hanson warns auto owners licenses must be paid by January 31 to avoid a $1 monthly penalty. Legislature considers license reduction but no relief likely. Normal Training Examinations set for January 17 18 and 19 at 1:00 pm in the court room. Mr and Mrs Donald Stickler and son moved to Osceola Saturday.
Emmet county American Legion and Legion Auxiliary invite the public to a Thursday January 11 program at Roosevelt school auditorium starting at 8 p m Music by the high school offers a pleasant evening with speakers Leo J Custer state commander Mrs Floyd W Niggemeyer state auxiliary president and district leaders Mrs J C Underkofler and Jas S Dolliver Also on the program will be a boy s glee club a girls quartet a trumpet solo and selections The event is open to all as guests of the two groups
Dean Fairchilds 12, the only seriously injured among twenty children when a Terrill school bus overturned Thursday January 4, is at Birney hospital convalescing from bruises and a fractured arm. The driver said the road was slick and he could not right the bus as it skidded, leaving the bus on its side. All children were cut and bruised. Jan Fairchilds suffered a broken arm. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Enos Fairchild.
Ray Kennedy reports corn loans are arriving slowly with twelve filings totaling 8413.204. The year’s loan total reaches 339041.20. Mack Groves holds the record for the first sealed corn and the largest payment, sealing 12140 bushels and earning 5584.50.
A weather summary notes 03 inch rain and three inches of snow observed by A. O. Peterson. The outlook for January 8 to 13 shows mostly above normal temperatures with moderate cold early in the week in the Upper Mississippi region and little precipitation expected, except possibly near the end of the period.
Real estate transfers include W L Li Masters and wife to Equitable Life Assurance, Nin NW and related parcels in 15-98-31. John S Brahus and wife to Equitable Life Assur Soc. new notes and quarter sections in 20-100-32. Francis M Bombarger widow to Will Bombarger. Hatti M Aldridge widow to Hazel Michaels Bernard. Emmet County to State of Iowa WD part of NE NE and lot 2 in 10-99-34. Marriage licenses issued to Alvin Garrets Myrtle Boskes Reber W Strong Leila Isaacesa Jackson. Sheriff Prdericksen visits Emmetsburg. L E Stockdale family returns from New York. Dorothy and Wesley Tombay visit Spiil Lake with Elachille Johnson and Willbur Yeutter.
Directors and officers of Emmet County Mutual Insurance Company convene their annual meeting in Estherville this week. The auditing committee met in the south room of City Hall as sessions proceed Wednesday through Friday. The mutual company, organized 40 years ago, has directors H. A. Gaarde and J. O. Kasa who have attended every annual meeting. Sam Reed of Dolliver serves as county president.
Mayor M K Whelan chairs the Birth day Ball to benefit the Warm Springs Foundation aiding infantile paralysis. Admission dollars go to the president to support the national drive while a town by town observance is planned across the United States. A meeting of organization presidents and lodge officers is set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the city hall to arrange events for the President's birthday.
Walter Otto was injured in a car crash just north of Superior when tossed through the windshield. A shard pierced his jugular vein. He was rushed to Birney hospital in Estherville for surgery and is reported to be recovering after leaving the hospital.
A troop progress course for Girl Scout leaders and a Brownie course for Brownie leaders set for January 29 to February 3 in the county courthouse. Mrs Marie Scrum announced the programs with Miss Kathryn Frances directing the troop course. The Brownie course targets Brownie leaders or prospective leaders. meetings begin at 7 30 nightly with a small registration fee to cover expenses.
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