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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
4
A columnist cites large sums lost or misdirected through undeliverable mail. Estimates show millions in cash, stamps, checks, money orders and parcels end up at the Dead Letter Office yearly. The suggested fix is to print a return address in the upper left corner on all mail and wrap parcels securely.
Waterbury Lan Dairy promoting Pure Pasteurized Milk at five cents per quart and eight cents per pint. Customers urged to pay cash and have bottles out daily. D L Waterbury, Prop. Also notes farm taxes across western states up to 228 percent higher in 1980 than 1913 and Iowa hog breeding advice amid price pressures.
Following a failed repeal vote on the Eighteenth Amendment, Speaker Garner says House Democrats will seek a beer bill before Christmas. Vets expect a 2 percent beer measure to pass in the House, but Senate action is uncertain and veto risks loom. Experts note courts have not defined intoxicating content and debate brewers definitions and state regulatory roles.
Local updates include the Akron Band's practice at City Hall on Saturday evening, December 17, and A. G. Palm of Sioux City visiting local friends. Ads promote dressed capons and holiday foods, with community events such as the Freemasonry lodge meeting, the Girls Glee club Christmas carol event, Tucker school program, and the Portland Farm Bureau sale. News notes cover Rev C W Samuelson’s Swea City call, a Grinnell college operation for Bob Shoulberg, and South Dakota license plate design changes. Local transport, farming, and business tips appear, including toy sales by 4-H and Home-born baked goods at area markets.
Iowa officials report corn stored in cribs and warehouses can secure loans at eight cents per bushel under state warehousing law. Counties are asked to set up warehousing facilities and sealers to issue receipts, with blanket insurance preferred. Limited open-crib loans up to six cents per bushel are available for financially sound farmers at seven percent for up to nine months. For loan details contact Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation. for warehousing info contact Iowa Department of Agriculture.
Chevrolet announces the 1933 models will be shown simultaneously in more than 10 000 U S dealer showrooms on Saturday December 17. First public display comes as 36 000 sales staff join the new line and 60 000 display cars are already spoken for while retail orders are still being gathered.
Miss Marguerite Pfeffer of the Iowa Tuberculosis Association says Saturday December 17 is Christmas Seal Button Day in many cities. Buttons feature Santa Claus and Health for all. sold in stores offices hotels banks post offices and public buildings. Buttons are not tag days. sales aim to reach the remaining 80 percent not reached by mail and to bolster local health funds amid harder times. Public health work has risen 10 to 26 percent. salesmen are recruited from women clubs junior leagues and parent teacher groups. Bring ad needs to the Register-Tribune for effective printing.
Advertising copy touts Adlerika as a wash for both upper and lower bowels that cleanses potions causing gas nervousness and sleep problems. One dose is claimed to provide relief immediately. Cobb and Greenleaf, druggists, are cited as sellers.
An ad promotes BUKETS bladder physic to calm nocturnal urination and bowel issues. It claims to cleanse impurities and acids, reducing wakeful nights and bodily pains. A 25c trial box is offered with money-back guarantee after four days if relief is not felt, via Cobb & Greenleaf druggists and a Saturday pantry lunch special.
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