07 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1939
Page
1
A detailed account praises Fort Madison under Col. Haynes noting improvements, lower commit rate, and a shift to factory closures while detailing the prison’s farms, livestock, and production. The article includes inmate experiences, cell conditions, food notes, and a jailer’s perspective on inmate behavior and rehabilitation prospects. It concludes with a push for Readers Digest subscription through a special offer.
A long Florida column recalls warm February weather in Babson Park and Estherville news, including Raymond Mason and wife selling Florida poultry work, local politics and civic life. It reports Florida woods on display at the New York World's Fair, farm mortgage data, and evolving luxury trailers with built in phones and air conditioning. It ends with a Lakeland item: Carrie Nichols, 76, died of a heart attack while walking in town.
Senator Gillette discusses prison conditions in Fort Madison Iowa during a session break from February 25 to March 6. He notes 1458 inmates are confined, with 83 employed on two adjacent farms.
Carrie Jacobs Bond faced dire poverty after her husband’s death leaving four thousand dollars in life insurance and debts. She lost years to illness, tried rooming houses and selling china, then wrote songs that later sold millions. Despite early rejection and hardship, she composed hits like Just A Wearyin For You and I Love You Truly, earning national recognition.
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