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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1919
Page
7
A Mooseheart styled industrial school for boys is planned at Toledo University. City officials, led by Mayor Schreiber, seek Mooseheart guidance and funding to equip abandoned barracks. The plan mirrors Mooseheart’s vocational training emphasizing agriculture, crafts and industrial skills.
Iowa's finest seed corn show ends at Ames under ideal conditions despite war time limits. Affected college work reduced space, yet greenhouses displayed a broad range of crops with open daylight enhancing the exhibits. Over 11,000 cars of top corn and many entries in oats, barley, wheat, soy, beans, clover seed and more drew visitors who praised the event as boosting crop quality statewide. Emmet county winners include H Willy Estherville, 10 ears seventh. F F Thompson Ringsted, 80 ears ninth. Ralph W Green Estherville, 10 ears tenth. Forrest Christiansen Ringsted, Bank special 70 ears second. Gilbert V Griffin Ringsted, Bank special 10 ears second. 30 ears third. Am class winter wheat fourth.
List of Petit Jurors for March 1919 term appears with unrelated meeting notes. Officers for Esther ville Lodge No 528 B P O Elks are elected for the year, including Jay Howard as Exalted Ruler and W A Beymer as Esteemed Leading Knight. Additional officers and positions are given with names such as C P Smith, Ralph Rosseau, Rev A Hock, Ike Coleman, Joe Yeager, J E Stockdale, C D Tedrow, and others. The text also mentions March 11 activities and political references.
War Mothers of Emmet County plan a memorial hall for soldier boys aided by a dedicated committee led by Mrs. Sam Johnston. They seek subscriptions and legislative action allowing a county tax for erection and maintenance, while the Commercial Club weighs next steps. A big fundraiser was voted, with music and a hatchet gift from Mrs. Turner, honoring the George Washington ship.
The local Red Cross society has received word to use surplus yarn for children's hose sweaters and mittens. Further instructions are expected in a few days and will be given to the public through the press next week.
Miss Ethel Walker, who enlisted as a Red Cross nurse last May and served overseas in France, has returned home Saturday. She speaks of her experiences in silence, and the note adds details on war bond coupons and Thrift stamps, plus home economics guidance from Ruth Wardell of Iowa State University on saving and budgeting.
LeRoy Turner of the U S George Washington donated a unique brass and gold leaf hand axe as a souvenir to the War Mothers Chapter of Em et county. The handle comes from German wood, taken from the Kaiser's private apartment, and the axe marks the transport’s first and last France to New York trips.
With the March 15 deadline near, Iowa residents must file 1918 income tax returns for individuals with $1000+ single or $2000+ married net income. Internal Revenue collectors in Dubuque offer free guidance and forms 1040 A or 1040, with exemptions for dependents and single filers. Collectors and banks distribute forms, and deputies provide no charge aid to ensure timely, compliant returns.
The 1919 Revenue Act provides a $60 bonus for U S military personnel serving since 1917. The telegram outlines eligibility, exclusions, and payment timing, stating the sum is paid from Army or Navy appropriations and regulated by War and Navy departments.
A note states that a husband and wife filing jointly or separately may claim one personal exemption of 2000 dollars. It emphasizes absolute accuracy in income figures for the year 1918, requiring precise reporting of wages, interest, dividends, rents, and other items and warns against guesses.
The payment of Income taxes takes on a new significance and should be understood by every citizen. The taxation system is truly popular, of the people, by the people and for the people. Every citizen can tax, with the amount graduated by success and opportunity. The method is set by representatives of the people, not favored clans. The prose notes a broadcast of Biatax values and Detropal investment.
A Wool folk style play stars Jack Price Jones and Helaine Lynn in a tale of a WWI aviator who marries before departure, loses memory after shell shock, and hosts a party to identify his wife among four ex sweethearts while a burglar intrudes. The staged production features music, strong acting, and stylish presentation to amuse audiences.
A law passed by the current legislature and signed by the governor on March second requires district court clerks to certify to the recorder of deeds that a judgment has been entered, including its book and page. The recorder will record this fact. The memorial committee for Warthera includes Mrs. Sam Johnston as chairman, Mrs. Roy Ridley, and Warren Pullen as treasurer, with all funds for the memorial to be provided by these women. Mystic Workers announce a Tuesday night meeting on March 18 with supper. Russell Strait, Secretary. A quiet school election occurred with no contest. Mr. McDonald did not seek re-election, so G. L. Gorton was elected to succeed him. Evangelical Lutheran Church notes a 10:80 Banda School service at 7:30 p.m. Lenten services in English led by Pastor E. Andreae.
Disbursing officers will issue a $60 bonus on final settlement and record it on the discharge certificate or order. Claimants born after April 6 1917, who qualify for the $40 bonus, must send claims to the Zone Finance Officer in Washington DC with discharge papers, service dates, and a check delivery address.
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