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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
3
Editorial from Babson Park Florida recalls a light frost and its impact on crops while detailing Florida grapefruit price pegging at 32 cents a box and government plans to aid orange shipments. It notes a Townsend Festival talk, economic hopes, and local observations at Bowing Green.
A rabid dog from Lake Wales bit several dogs before being killed and sent to Gainesville for hydrophobia confirmation. In Atlanta a Ku Klux Klan leader attended a cathedral dedication as an invited guest, prompting calls for inclusivity at Jewish services and a white revival. Polk County borrows 400000 dollars to pay teacher salaries for November and December, threatening a shortened school year and fewer teachers, amid a debate over subject overload in high schools.
Tom Tracy purchased the ice business of Kent and Shattle. Emmetsburg residents seek $10,000 from the Iowa legislature to dredge Medium Lake and create a pleasure park with boating and fishing. The Rock Island plans a depot at Orleans and Geo. Burnside's hotel is under construction. Several property trades around Spirit Lake and Worthington are noted.
Twenty years ago the Estherville Vindicator notes Verna Va Lois Johnston married Romaine E Sondral in a pretty ceremony at the Johnston home. The item also mentions local plans by Herman Oransky to build a new one story structure on Sixth street, plus brief notes on community figures and returning servicemen including Lieut Clair Post and Serg Wilbur Thorndyke.
The article urges drivers to come to a complete stop at stop signs on boulevards and through streets. It emphasizes checking for approaching traffic before proceeding and condemns slowing down without stopping as dangerous and discourteous to through-street drivers.
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