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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1937
Page
2
The Riche Oil station on No. 9 has closed for the winter. The cafe run by Howard Rich and Dorothy Gee has been sold to Purl Steele of Estherville but has not opened for business yet.
Estherville residents report social and club gatherings with among others Miss Irene Nelson returning from Los Angeles and Max Baumgartner hosting the Men’s Bridge Club. Chris Christoferson is seriously ill with double pneumonia. Mrs Elizabeth Spies and Mrs Adolph Spies hosted a one o’clock luncheon and bridge. American Legion Auxiliary met at EB. S. George home with social time following.
The article notes Viers has been ill for a week and will be unable to resume work for some time. It references a claim that hundreds of nationals can survive seventy two days in the Alcazar tunnels, and comments on Spain appearing ready for a subway per the Atlanta Constitution.
Special correspondents report in Emmet County notes no school last Friday due to a blizzard and blocked roads. Basketball games with Dollivey Gruver and North Superior teams were postponed or resulted from practice. Social visits include the Hoffmans, Stam family, and Nelsons. Community meetings, club gatherings, and personal updates fill the period as residents cope with travel, illness, and cold weather.
Evening at Beronica Nelson's home featured devotionals by Mrs. C Fausnaugh and a reading from Camp Fire on the Congo by Eila Sidles. Refreshments followed a social hour, two new members Aubrey Sorensen and Kathleen Witte welcomed, with Jean Knight Lois Schaper and others in attendance.
A Terril Estherville trip after funeral arrangements ends with cars stuck in snow and a snow plow rescue. The second item explains that height varies by heredity and gland function, stressing health over exact stature, from the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station.
Rocky Mountain News cites Scott Nearing criticizing the system and urges him to advocate for Trotsky on a Moscow street corner. The note mocks regimentation and suggests daily crowded street car rides as a test of freedom.
John Van Guilder argues that owning expensive de luxe cameras with ultra fast lenses is not essential for great photographs. He notes that fine results come from understanding light, technique, and using even ordinary cameras or box cameras with modest lenses.
A historic health essay urges tuberculosis care be built on bread and milk, pure air, and rest. It argues proper diet, clean air, and balanced rest defend against disease, promote general health, and support public health as a proactive mission.
The Pytche Fitch family, including James and Thomas Fytche, sailed from Brocking, England aboard Defiance in 1638. Thomas settled Norwalk, linking to Governor Thomas Fitch who used the coat of arms shown. Reverend James Fitch traces ancestry to Saxon lineage with land in Essex. Arms include a gold chevson on black with three leopards heads. crest a leopard head with sword. mottos “Prompt end sure” and “Hope assists us.”
Fragmentary remarks discuss enjoying thrill rides on a vast highway and mock plans to capture Madrid. A speaker jokes about sending an agent to sign up Popeye the Sailor, reflecting whimsical political satire with unclear attribution.
Mr Fender-Bender, a noted traffic nuisance, plays the same old see-saw game with his shuttle and scuttle system to create space, only to nick bleachers and cause damage at Madison Square Garden, provoking ire from drivers who value others' rights, says the Iowa State Safety Council.
A brief quote from the Washington Post notes that the devil is quick to meet you, meeting you more than halfway, framing the idea as a remark on temptation and ease of vice.
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