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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1932
Page
1
The piece argues two views on regulation. It warns railroads still carry about 75 percent of freight and must be given a fair policy while trucks and buses grow. It criticizes high freight rates, urges rates cuts for grain fruit and coal, and links US mobility to fair treatment of carriers amid Iowa politics and national mood.
According to B C Forbes writing in Cosmopolitan we owe tax collectors 26636 each minute of every day and 446,? million per business day. Coal dealers in Estherville report roughly a fifty percent drop in sales this year versus prior years due to widespread burning of corn and wood. Coal sales are expected to rise after the new year. W L Branagan senior editor of the Emmetsburg Democrat has been homebound for weeks with a serious illness.
Marcus Snyder, who celebrated his 83rd birthday, has spent 55 years in Dickinson county banking. Born November 6, 1849 in Dupage County Illinois, he moved to Iowa as a child and later to Dickinson County. He left home in 1867 to seek work, then returned and helped found Snyder Smith and Company in 1877, the first bank in the county. He later led multiple banks including the Dickinson County Bank and Spirit Lake National Bank, and served as president of First National Bank of Spirit Lake from 1927 to 1931. His hobbies include cards checkers and riddles, and he remained a fixture in Spirit Lake.
A wide ranging column notes earth’s age, human evolution, and brain development as key differences, cites Einstein, air travel growth, and rapid aviation repairs. It surveys gold markets, then traces optics history from spectacles to Leeuwenhoek, and credits Pasteur for medical microbiology.
The Eagle Grove Eagle reports the last 200000 bond issue for Wight County road paying sold to Harris Trust Company Chicago at par with 4 percent interest and a 2005 premium. Earlier 300000 bonds sold at par with 41 percent (?) and premium 2505. A second 300000 issue carried a 630 premium. The entire 800000 issue is funded from the Primary Road Fund without direct taxpayer taxes.
Mr. Snyder, a staunch Democrat supporter, cast his first vote in 1872 for Horace Greeley against Grant and has voted in every election since then.
Iowa Fish and Game Commission reminds sportsmen the 1932 waterfowl season ends at sunset November 30. After that date ducks geese brant coots and the Wilson snipe are closed for the year, aligning with Federal Migratory Waterfowl regulations.
The bob white quail numbers rise in Iowa with better cover and feed. Field marks include a plump ten inch bird, reddish brown plumage, white throat, and a white eye line. They eat over sixty weeds and many harmful insects. They roost tails together in cold weather and flush quickly. Nests are on the ground with 10 to 24 white eggs, incubation 23 to 24 days, hatch around 84 percent. Range covers Eastern North America to Texas and Florida. Quail help control weeds and insects and deserve encouragement.
Iowa farmers learn that among the nine or ten hawks in the state only two species the sharp shinned and Cooper s hawks are detrimental. The Cooper s hawk has a long rounded tail and brownish plumage. the sharp shinned hawk is a small brown bird seen along hedges and timber margins. Also mentioned is the great horned owl, believed to reduce small seed eating birds and not protected under Iowa law.
A lengthy local social roundup records visits and stays at multiple homes in Petersburg including Mr and Mrs Ben Smith Miss Alma Kirk Miss Alvina Rasmussen and many others. It notes Ed Libra's Isle Minnesota deer hunt trip and a hunting license based pheasant kill estimate of 2 000 000 with 3 000 shipping tags sold in Minnehaha county.
One of Iowa's most beautiful native birds is praised for its striking cali and should be familiar to every resident of the state. The note underscores the bird's appeal and suggests local appreciation.
Officials of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission praise rural and urban school children for constructing bird feeding stations and shelters. The program promotes outdoor living and nature study, though it adds costs for parents. Simple winter feeds and nail-mounted corn boards are suggested, signaling growing youth interest in wildlife conservation statewide.
National Commander Louis A. Johnson and legislative committee head John T. Taylor called on President Hoover at the Capitol. The meeting highlighted wartime veterans and American Legion priorities.
MUUNCEMINS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH announces minister A G Bailey D D and a schedule of worship and activities. Sunday school at 10:00 AM, morning worship 11:00 AM with sermon My Father's God, evening service 7:30 PM, vesper changes in December at 4:30 PM, cantata Hal Messiah by Young People's chorus on Dec 18, various youth groups and chorus practices listed. Christmas season musical program highlighted.
A historical note describes Cornell students playing touch football with nine per side where tackling is removed and a forward pass may be received by any player. The ball advances until a carrier is touched by an opponent, illustrating early alternatives to football rules.
Local seniors from Ringsted high school traveled Thursday to Algona for class portrait sessions. Numerous residents and families are noted visiting relatives and attending local plays and events, including Ringsted high school juniors presenting a play at the opera house and a Thanksgiving program in rural district No. 6.
Rook club members gathered at the Burt home for seven o'clock pheasant dinner and a rock game night with guests including the Robb, Wanamaker, Robinson, Smith, Dayton, Mahlum, and Burt families along with several others. Cheb meets H Nathanson hosted a Men’s bridge night with dinner and three tables. William Bradley hosted friends for bridge with Robert Morse earning the men’s high score and Miss Gertrude Dudley the ladies’ prize, followed by a luncheon. Annie F Welsh pupils presented a musical playlet in the city hall auditorium with a colorfully dressed cast performing from memory. Elks dance set for Thanksgiving at the Elks club house with Claude Willey’s five piece orchestra.
Mrs Anton Storey honored her son Sammy on his fourth birthday with a Saturday party. Guests joined games in the afternoon and a 5 30 dinner followed. Attendees included Donald Dean Lambert Jimmy McKay Virginia Bogges Robert Horton Cathryn Ann Horton Jean Knepper Naomi Knepper Orville Rogers Herbert Allen Lalaamine Keith Baker Robert Reed Tommy Steery Betty Renee Storey Mrs E Baker Mrs Otis Lambert and the guest of honor Sammy Storey.
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