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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1936
Page
3
Rural Emmet county schools were largely closed as extreme cold disrupted warmth and transport. Pupils bundled against frost, teachers struggled to reach rural districts while town schools operated with high absences. Snow plows failed overnight. highways opened but secondary roads remained clogged with snow.
County supples: received word the state teachers association Supt J R Cougill of SP Witt will speak over WOI Saturday at 10 am The subject is Scientific Plan of Teacher Retirement Items show purchases by Estherville Ringsted Armstrong and Batherville residents including Ford sedans Chevrolets and a Chrysler 6 among others.
Ermetsburg veterinarian Dr W H Ashley was left with a broken leg after a possible hit and run two miles west of Ermetsburg on highway No 18 Tuesday afternoon. He walked to town after his car stalled in a snow drift and was found semi conscious with frostbitten legs and a fractured ankle.
South Bend Indiana January 20 1986 Studebaker Export Corp reports December orders the largest since May 1929 signaling a strong start to 1986. President Arvid L Frank says new models broaden appeal and demand may exceed original production pace with expanded advertising and overseas dealer support to maximize sales potential.
Ringsted Jan 28 The Royal Neighbors held a recent meeting for installation of officers for 1936. Elected were Oracle Verna Jensen vice-oracle Hannah Petterson past oracle Lizzie Behrends chancellor Leola Tomlinson recorder Bessie McGuinn receiver Minnie Miller marshal Edith Smith assistant marshal Emma Gearde inner sentinel Eva Paugh outer sentinel Emma Race flag bearer Gertie Johnson managers Ruth England publicity chairmen Emma Gaarde Assistants listed for the coming year.
Es draelon Commandery officers were installed at the Masonic hall led by Commander Oscar Fagre with Torger Lerhahl as Captain General and James E. Stockdale as Senior Warden. Following the ceremony an oyster supper and social hour accompanied by a well attended meeting.
The Grand theatre reopens Bank Night on Tuesday night announced by manager Henry Hower. The Towahaa supreme court ruled that each method used by theatres to award cash prizes is not a lottery, clearing the way for such promotions.
A local market listing shows prices for corn yellow No 8 5 46 0 and multiple poultry items including heavy and Leghorn hens at 16 to 18 cents per pound and cocks 40 cents, eggs Brown and White at 20 cents, cream prices No 1 and No 2, and butchers top packers around 680 with various weights and categories noted. The page reads like a dense price table with mixed units and several misspelled items.
Milford IA the second town landmark to sell is being torn down by Ivan Merryman who bought it for lumber built about 1882 after the town moved known as Doc Green building used by Dr Green then a drug store later a bakery current vacancy since the past year second to fall after the old opera house was leveled last fall
Walter R. Swanson near Estherville holds a closing out sale on his farm Wednesday February 5 with Emmet County State Bank as clerk and Fashier and Burns as auctioneers. Ray S. Bryan sets January 30 for a closing out sale north of Estherville with horses cattle machinery and pigs listed. E. E. Crumb pioneer farmer hosts a public auction near Estherville February 13 with Foshier and Burns as auctioneers. further details to follow.
Two items from the State Conservation Commission files summarize 1879 and 1881 fishing notes. One reports hatched white fish eggs released in Okoboji and Spirit Lakes after distribution to northwestern Iowa, while the other letter from Cedar Rapids describes brook trout hatchings and claims of prior planting in a local brook.
The Vindicator and Republican launches an educational cartoon contest offering $10 cash prizes to subscribers who solve the proverbs best depicted by six weekly cartoons. To participate, subscribers must renew for one year or secure a new one year subscription. Prizes awarded after six weeks.
Ames Iowa Jan 18 Economists from Iowa State College Extension Service report large increases in cattle on feed across the Corn Belt and western states with about 40 percent more in the Corn Belt and 71 percent more in western areas than last year Iowa alone shows roughly 25 percent higher feedlot numbers The rise follows a drastic curtailment last year due to the drought and may affect future market prices if feeders fear lower values The experts advise either marketing finished cattle promptly or holding high quality stock to avoid steep price dips A Roosevelt PTA program has been postponed to January 29 with the fathers in charge.
Porter notes a surge of small trout multiplying rapidly in the creek after planting on April 20, 1877. He believes leaving them undisturbed during spawning time will sustain an everlasting stock.
Dolliver hosted two thrilling contests with Superior as the Dolliver girls dominated from start to finish winning 29 to 13 led by Marcella Maron. The Dolliver boys lost a seesaw game 25 to 25 and then fell in a deciding period after a late foul by a Dolliver player. The 8th grade beat the freshmen 8 to B as the curtain raiser.
The Esther ville Municipal Band will begin rehearsals February 3 under new director Raymond Minkler. A band committee and city council committee met at city hall to finalize plans for the coming year with a wage scale intact and a reserve group to participate in all rehearsals and concerts. Supt. T. G. Stithes leads the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps as they aim for summer town visits and a push toward the state Legion Convention, with a Monday 8 pm meeting inviting former and current corps members and local leaders to refine the program.
Rebekah lodge members met Tuesday night at the IOOF hall and held a regular lodge session after a school of instruction led in the afternoon by Esther Leming of Des Moines state president. About twenty five Rebekahs attended from Lake Park with others from Armstrong Superior and Spirit Lake.
In Chicago Judge John Prystalski watched as John W. Keogh, a disgruntled litigant, shot and killed an attorney and fired at the judge. A photographer captured the killer staring at the victim's body moments after the fatal act.
An audience at the city hall listened to Rev. Leon E. Hilton of Sioux City promote the Townsend Old Age Pension plan. He described a two cent business tax to fund pensions, employment guarantees, and age 60 retirement, noting savings from welfare and penal costs and urging加入 a local Townsend club led by Mrs. Regina Tervilliger.
In subzero weather a chimney hole sparked a blaze at 809 North Seventh Street. Andrew Handeland woke the Beian family and all fled as fire spread through rooms. most upstairs belongings were lost while downstairs items were saved. Firemen battled from 4:30 a.m. to about 6 a.m. with equipment freezing in the cold.
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