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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
2
Editor Adelaide Nichols and advertising manager W E Deming oversee a small town paper. It notes second class mail status at Estherville Iowa with subscription rates across zones including One Year in zones One and Two and all other zones.
Ames Iowa State College avenues will showcase five promising sophomores on Homecoming Day as the Cyclones seek a win. Led by LeVerne McGraw and Bob Lechtenberg the inexperience gains strength at left end and right halfback with Bill Barger Leon right tackle and Clair Ethington also contributing. Sophomore Royal Lehry remains a threat at quarterback while Paul Darling develops as a placekicker and ball carrier. The polo meet with Missouri headlines the morning events with riders Maurice Boney Donald Eckman John Carey Robert Jacobs and James Kiser among probable Cyclone riders.
Elmer L Morris 65 died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday morning while visiting his daughter two miles south of Estherville. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 30 PM at the Church of Christ with Rev Fred Sawyer officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by his widow two daughters MrsClarence Woodyard and Mrs Spencer Morris of Estherville four brothers Perry John and Sherman Morris and sister Mrs A M Fish of Emmetsburg four grandchildren. Also notes on Women’s Club meeting at Mrs P J Gray Sr home with 32 present and speakers Miss Clara Kennedy and Miss Maria Pingrey with Crystal Springs Bottling Co supplying pop.
Iowa safety leaders urge motorists and walkers to cooperate to cut pedestrian deaths. O F McNulty notes fatalities reported earlier this year and outlines three right of way moments for pedestrians at crossings. Officials plead drivers give pedestrians a break and stay alert for pedestrian mistakes.
Mayor Fred Ehlers oversaw two brief sentences after petty offenses. C S Sorlie a Grand Forks truck driver received 10 days in city jail with hard labor after pleading guilty to petty larceny for stealing corn husking supplies from Leuthold Tibbetts store. Andrew Baird of Waterloo was also given 10 days in city jail for intoxication after pleading guilty. Earl Markley was held in the city jail to await a drunkenness hearing after Saturday arrest.
4 H livestock enrollments have risen over last year with 120 baby beef calves on feed. Members join market litter western lamb and dairy calf projects. Early enrollments aid show preparation. Premiums offered by John Greig include 15 for first, 10 for second, 5 for third plus 25 for a Grand Championship winner. Crossbred calves not eligible. purebred Shorthorns only.
Three well known Okoboji lake residents were in accidents this week. Mrs S T Callender owner of The Inn hotel is in Spirit Lake hospital with a knee injury after a fall at her home. Dr F J Smith of Miller's Day and his daughter Olea were in a crash near Garretson South Carolina. Dr Smith injured his arm chin and knee while Olea's leg required arterial repair. The Smith car was demolished.
Evans ran for a standing touchdown and kicked two extra points, while Fairmont’s line overwhelmed the Midgets at times. Lefty Kelly starred for the Midgets with sensational tackling and mobile plays, but the late drives fell short as Fairmont surged to two fourth-period scores and a late clinching drive.
A long OCR list presents residents and addresses from Estherville, Ringsted, Wallingford and surrounding areas. It includes numerous individuals with street addresses and rural route numbers, followed by brief local notices about Delbert Hinsch’s Hallowe en party and a Jackson Child Study Club meeting led by Mrs. E. J. Sebern with a radio program preview.
Instructions outline how registrants should obtain Recruiting Form No 1 for Army Navy or Marine enlistment. Form signing varies by location Des Moines main station or sub station with wording changes. Anyone under 21 or under 35 may enlist for a regular term without Local Board referral.
A rural roundup notes Mr. and Mrs. John Graff and Arthur Skattebo vacationing at Mille Lacs lake, Minn. Other visits span Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota towns, with numerous dinners and hostesses. A Baptist church Missionary Society plans a World Wide Guild tea with speaker Mrs. Paul Morris, while local families and kinfolk are listed across Spencer, Estherville, Wallingford and neighboring communities.
The Jackson BTA will meet Wednesday evening at 7:80 at the school building. Mrs Nettle Tedrow will discuss the correct flag. A patriotic number will be presented by the third grade. Mrs William Higinbotham will report on the district PTA meet at Pocahontas. All patrons are urged to attend, and men are specially invited.
Mrs. George Robinson hosted a 7 o'clock postnuptial dinner honoring Mrs. Edgar Knutsen. Crystal pieces in Fostoria Willowmere and Bouquets of fall mums decorated the tables. High score in bridge won by Miss Doris Diltz. Attendees included Mrs. R. L. Richardson and others from Swea City and St. Louis.
A Sunday 7 am collision six miles north of Rolfe left four injured. Marcellus Olberding 24 of Havelock drove a car with Irene Bendixen 21 of Rolfe. Bert M. Law 44 of Bradgate drove the other with J B Lowe 54 of Rolfe. Bendixen fractured both arms and Olberding had a brain concussion. Lowe was unconscious for hours. All remained in fair condition at Fort Dodge area hospitals. Deputy C W Gilchrist investigated.
Oscar Tott, a Spirit Lake postal clerk, made national headlines three years ago when his golf ball drive struck and killed a chicken on a country club tee. The ball vanished, later found inside the bird, prompting wide pickup in AP reports and fan mail as the tale resurfaced. Garfield Harker, the club pro, said his wife cleaned the chicken and found the ball inside.
News clippings spread from Dallas to Spokane to Spirit Lake showing broad reader engagement. An Okoboji summer resident sent a Dallas Daily clipping to Mr Tott, a Spokane mail clerk mailed his paper to Spirit Lake, and others in Lakeland Hoboken Cincinnati and San Carlos provided clippings to fuel another press notice of his feat.
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