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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1943
Page
5
The fragment shows a Thursday publication by the Vindicator and Republican Co. Estherville Iowa with Adelaide Nichols as editor. It notes post office entry, second class matter, Emmet County, and subscription rate phrasing across zones.
An editorial critiques the cost of the World War II war bonds campaign and the paradox of free newspaper space. It notes 7,735 weekly papers published 33,164 bond ads totaling over 3 million inches worth about 1.21 million dollars, largely unpaid by the treasury. It questions why government publicity isn’t funded and warns of editorial influence risks if patronage could sway coverage.
Des Moines announced a state wide Air Corps Silver Wings campaign in September to enlist 17 year olds as Aviation Cadets. A traveling board will visit 17 Iowa cities to qualify applicants with new vision standards. Cadets may remain in school on reserve until 18 and training lasts over a year with government funding up to 30 000 per cadet.
The town shuts many businesses but keeps drug stores, refreshments, theatres, and some suburban groceries open. Dairy plants operate all day to supply service members on duty, while other towns stay open. The note attributes the closure to wartime conditions and questions the reasoning.
A compact compendium of sayings on childhood from Jane, Dewey, Rousseau, Mary Baker Eddy, Thackeray, and Terence. The lines emphasize childhood interests, parental aims, patient training, honesty, justice, kindness, and respectful guidance over fear. These reflections highlight timeless aims for upbringing.
A dense list of property deeds and quit claims dated 1943 records transfers in Emmet County and Estherville Iowa. Entries name grantors and grantees including Sutton Wesley to Deborah C Clark and multiple transfers to John E Goldsberry and Wm Harvey Jr. with dates from June to August 1943 and varying parcel details and prices largely set at $1.00.
Mrs. C W Jones of Estherville visited her daughter Mrs Forrest Tow while Mrs Herman Painter of Meont rose visited Mrs John Hoiten. Several neighbors and relatives shared Labor Day visits, birthdays and trips to Des Moines Spirit Lake Vancouver and Bridgers Montana.
U S Fish and Wildlife Service reports 8 532 854 hunters paid 13 921 974 dollars for licenses ending June 30 1942 with 90 794 non residents. Michigan led license issuance in hunting and fishing. Ducks Unlimited Canada forecasts bumper waterfowl crop and possible 125 million winging south this fall.
Harold L. Ickes announces record Bristol Bay pack in Alaska for 1948, with more than 1.25 million cases, nearly doubling last year. Civilians receive 35 percent while 65 percent goes to government purchases, easing wartime shortages for households.
The Carl Higgins family moved from 20 N 18th to 909 1st Ave North. Mr and Mrs K P McKenna relocated to 815 2nd Ave South with McKenna taking over Montgomery Ward Store management. Harry Highie family moved Friday from Minnesota to Estherville living at 1314 Central Ave. Mrs George Gruwell and Mrs Glen Story moved to an apartment at 818 Central. Mrs A W Osher left with her daughter Helen for Des Moines. Helen is a school instructor there. Mrs Osher will stay in Des Moines a few days. Mrs A W Dick returned to Spencer after a brief Estherville visit. their younger daughter Ruth Dick works near her mother and plans to attend St Olaf College at Northfield Minn to study music. Ruth will resign from Greig and Co. effective Saturday and leave Monday.
Bergie Monson, Emmet County Farm Bureau president, cites an Office of War Information release showing ample funds for township and county AAA committees. He notes existing limits on informational employees and argues new sources like a 25 million dollar War Food Administrator fund and Commodity Credit Corporation reimbursements can offset any administrative cuts, keeping AAA committee funding robust.
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