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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
1
Editorial notes record heat in Iowa and Florida with 102 in Fort Dodge and 78 after a shower in Babson Park Florida. It laments heat sameness, analyzes citrus economics grape fruit losses and orange profits, mentions Squalus victims and Tom Pendergast’s jail, and criticizes labor unions and a Florida sales tax vote.
The National Consumers Tax Commission reports Iowa buyers paid about 961000 in taxes on new cars in the first three months of 1939 based on 12782 registrations. The survey lists 206 direct and indirect taxes embedded in car costs with an average tax of 75.20 on an 800 car. A Chicago man wins divorce after his wife taints his shaving cream.
Topics span yellow fever battles, the Aedes aegypti threat, and quarantine efforts after Rio and Brazil links. It covers the Panama Canal era gains from mosquito control, Rockefeller funding, and renewed fears of outbreaks near the U S. It also touches divorce law liberalization in England, Protestant church remarriage debates, early colonial views on marriage, and the evolving role of religion in public life.
Joel Ferguson nominates tomorrow night as a hiter night and urges the group to stretch their legs. The Ferguson family plans a picnic with bread, olives, and cold drinks as Ted joins in rapid initiation while Joey, Doris, and Fanny explore a new side road and seek spring violets.
George Gurwell set the contract this week for the new garage he plans to build. Oscar Fagre of Minneapolis got the contract and will begin work at once. Hon. M. F. Healey of Ft. Dodge gave the graduation address on Thursday night at the Grand theatre. Diplomas were presented by M. J. Groves, president of the school board. The Ridley family leave for Spirit Lake cottage this summer. Andrew Smith family closes Estherville home for Spirit Lake. Several teachers from local schools return home for summer. Private Hubert Hudson recovers from diphtheria at Fort Snelling. Harold Lough obtained leave to attend his brother Emerald’s graduation.
From the June 2 1900 Windicater and Republican era notes. Lorna Doone will be presented by Redpath Vanterchau tauqua under Albert Armstrong of Boston this summer in Estherville. The Rock Island lines will add telegraphic baseball score service to Rocky Mountain Limited features. Day electric light service will be established by the local company. Over six inches of rain fell last month per observer A O Peter. Rhodes and bride arrived from the South last Friday and wed in Macon on May 39. New lamps purchased by KEK note entrance to the city library. The Rock counts on the newspaper editor's books.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions gathering wood, a bride, a city-bred brother, and unfamiliar nature. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities. cannot determine a coherent news item from the readable portions.
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