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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Page
3
Adults in Estherville and surrounding area may enroll in four to five new classes starting at 7 30 p m December 4 at Estherville high school. Topics include Home Making Current Literature Social Science and Agriculture with an open forum in Roosevelt auditorium after classes.
Postmistress Clara Kennedy announces Armistice Day, Monday November 11, as a legal holiday. No window service except General Delivery from 9:00 to 9:30 for transients and stamps. No city or rural delivery. Mail will depart by train as usual.
The Emmet County Bar Association announced a resolution to provide free legal aid to Selective Service registrants. Lawyers will assist those who feel they need guidance with completing questionnaires, a service voluntary and designed to ease the registration process.
In the heaviest vote ever recorded citizens backed President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a third term. Henry A. Wallace of Iowa, former secretary of agriculture, was elected vice president. Also listed are Charles F. Carl Reed Wennerstrum as Republican candidates for commerce and other offices.
Rube Green returned from a tour through South Dakota Kansas Nebraska and Iowa reporting a complete crop but widespread failures in western regions. He notes irrigation preserved some orchards and fruit trees where water was applied while many areas show bare land and loss of orchards in adjacent counties.
Cat C. L. Hosner piloted an army pursuit plane to Estherville airport landing at 3 25 this afternoon. He stayed about an hour then departed at 4 20 p m en route to Selfridge Field Mt Clements Michigan from Dunseith North Dakota. He stopped to pick up Staff Sergeant Charles B Paris of Armstrong who had been visiting.
Emmet county sided with Democrats for the presidential race by 44 votes with Roosevelt and Wallace ahead of Willkie and MacNary. Total county presidential votes reached 6150, a county record. Republican majorities prevailed in state and county offices though Democrats had strong showings in county races. Kenneth Harding won the district three supervisor seat with 428 votes, while N O Osher and L B Nelson received 264 and 350 votes. Keir won state senate district 47 in a split result. Bonstetter carried Palo Alto Kosuth and Dickinson counties. Gilchrist won Congress seat. several county offices remained uncontested.
At 3:00 this morning workers began pumping water from the new city well in Riverside Park, constructed by Thorpe Construction Company. The milestone marks the start of fresh municipal supply.
The Emmet County Agricultural Show will hold its annual meeting at Estherville City Hall on November 15 at 8 p m. All 4 H building contributors and supporters are invited. The agenda includes finances, officer and director elections for 1941, show date setting, and other business. A building fund deficit exists but fundraising is expected to cover bills. A committee will contact late donors from 1939. Donations should be sent to the show secretary care of the Farm Bureau or Chamber of Commerce. The board thanks all who helped make the show a success.
Emmet County Concert League and the Chamber of Commerce discussed ticket sales for Estherville concerts opening Nov 25 with Storm Bull, Kate Havas, John Neher, and Lindenberg Co. Also notes Eva Jessye Choir event in Spencer and a city water well pumping to Des Moines River for flood control.
Potatoes lay scattered across pavement and lawns after a Plymouth coupe struck a crew coupe near the First Avenue south and Eighth Street intersection on a Wednesday morning. Wiblishouser from Boone, driving south on Eighth, collided with a pickup owned by Wm Hendrickson and driven by his nephew Hendrickson, who were eastbound. All occupants escaped serious injury with minor cuts and bruises. both cars sustained light damage.
The Estherville city council approved J. P. Larson and Co. as examiners of city books and authorized the mayor and city clerk to sign an agreement with Arias Aptograft for sale of a tract SW 4 of the NEM of Sec 11 Twp 99 Range 34 Emmet County. It also approved purchasing land tracts for road use from Cora Bell Waters Hazel Bemis John Morello and Mrs Cain and paid the month’s bills. City health physician Dr A I Reed reported all public buildings including jail were in good sanitary condition. V.R. It s Smart to Drive Carefully.
Farm people planning to build remodel or modernize their homes are invited to a meeting Thursday evening November 7 at the city hall auditorium. Ruby Simpson home management specialist from Iowa State College Extension Service will offer practical low cost remodeling ideas and site improvements. The program includes pictures of improved farm homes and will cover personal problems. both men and women may attend.
Estherville public schools plan several timely events for American Education Week November 10 to 16. Highlights include the junior high pageant Listen, the Flag on November 12 at 8 p.m. in the Roosevelt auditorium and a talk on Education for the Common Defense November 15 by W. J. Griffith of WOT Ames.
A Dolliver resident Henry Hanson home three blocks east of the M and ST L tracks on Second Ave north was burned about 3:00 AM Thursday. The Russell Clark family, recently moved from Waterloo, occupied the unoccupied house. police officer Jones saw flames, warned Estherville fire department, but the house was lost. Fire cause unknown. insurance partially covered the loss of about 2000 dollars. A separate blaze leveled Halfa General Store owned by Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wanson on Monday evening. structure a frame building, destroyed before help arrived. Dog of Hanson family reportedly burned. Hanson served on Armstrong election board. Mrs. Hanson at Armstrong movie. Neighbor notified Ringsted fire department. loss estimated at 2000 dollars, partly insured.
County Superintendent Marie Sorum has received notice of her reappointment to the National Education Committee for a two year term. Dr Donald DuShane has been elected president of the National Education Association. Local market prices list heavy hens, eggs, dairy, and crops with varied per unit prices across categories.
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