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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1932
Page
1
South Alden residents share visits and gatherings across nearby towns. Mrs. Ch as Williams passes away, stringing together church events, family reunions, and neighbors calling on relatives in Alden, Iowa Falls, Chapin, and Perry. The flu illness affects Josephine Nachardi, while Wayne Miller loses a finger in an accident.
Mrs. Fred Oler and daughter visited the Grant Oler home Monday. Rev C C Casper of Hampton stayed with Mr and Mrs J R Waggoner Sunday evening. Burdette PTA to meet with Mrs Arnold Maxwell Thursday. Mr and Mrs Marco Gonzaliz of Martinsburg Iowa visited Burdette and Popejoy Thursday and Friday. Gonzaliz a former Ellsworth college student who taught Spanish at Green Castle Indiana last year. He and his wife vacationing in the west. Mrs Gonzaliz's mother returned with them from Tacoma Washington. Prairie View club held annual picnic at the tourist park in Iowa Falls Sunday. Allyn Wright of Iowa Falls visiting Maurice.
Miss Trene Harmis visits her aunt Mrs Will Pomm rehn. Mrs Donald Whipple and son help threshers at John Waldee’s. Helen Lochmann of Williams visits Roy Gilmore home. Esther Tjarks visits aunt Mrs Albert Tordoff. Henry Tjarks of Iowa Falls visits John Tjarks. Threshing delayed by rain. Tordoff reunion picnic honors Hannah Tordoff. 44 attend at Iowa Falls tourist park. Allie Brande, Glen Mohring host Hampton weekend. Oscar Peterson family visit in Popejoy. Lydia Peterson returns from visits near Ackley and Buckeye. Miss Sleen Peet visits Alden. Bert Hoag and Nelsons attend funeral for Lou Nelson. Edw Peet, daughters and Irene Cox visit Williams. Roxes visit Nelsons. Clyde Goodman visits Webster City. Laura Terveer stays with Olive Peet. Elmer Peterson and Carroll Maddin visit Fred Peterson. Olive Peet returns from near Iowa Lake. F E Goodman of Fort Dodge stays with Clyde Goodman. Billie Brande with sons at New Peet home. Irene Lawrenson visits Langenson family. Ansel Peet family calls Edn Peet home. Charles Walinski and Frank Smith visit in Waterloo.
Thieves broke into a Delta Colorado cheese factory and stole 300 pounds of cheese. In Kingwood West Virginia Mrs Margaret Fra ley refused jail for contempt and was carried to a cell by the sheriff. Off Fairhaven Massachusetts Patrick Healey caught a twelve pound cod with a solitaire diamond ring inside.
The dialogue presents a girl, a theater usher, answering a question about locating an aching tooth. She identifies the location as the balcony, first row to the right, reflecting stage instruction or a theatrical setting. The item reads like a brief, humorous exchange typical of a playbill or scripting note.
Community church notes urge punctual Sunday school and morning services across denominations including Epworth League activities. Harvest festival plans, Nally Day on October 8, and August schedules for Lutheran, Congregational, Christian Science, and regional joint services are listed with speakers and locations.
The United States treasury offered two bond issues of 225 million dollars each dated May 2 with one year at 2 percent and two years at 3 percent. Subscriptions vastly exceeded supply as traders feared political and economic risks, yet forecasters predict a return to growth. Babson notes analysts doubt, but expects confidence and the economy to improve, urging optimism despite current despair.
A negro grass cutter asks the homeowner for shoes as he plans to attend his grandmother's funeral. The exchange centers on the clerk's request and the owner’s questions about shoe size, ending with both agreeing to attend the grandmother's funeral that afternoon.
Ten years ago Walter T. Jurgenson died suddenly. September plans note Mr. and Mrs. Lawton moving to Eldara with Bud in printing. C C Sheaffer hospital visit and Des Moines trip. Various locals visit relatives and trips to Buffalo Center La Junta Clear Lake. Wood Construction to start on Grant highway route next week. Sheaffer at Des Moines and Kansas City visit. Granddaughter Betty June Carmichael born.
A report estimates total gasoline tax collections from federal, state, and local sources will exceed 725 million dollars in the coming year. State taxes totaled 536 million in 1981 with planned increases in several states and municipalities raising the 1982 total toward 575 million. A one cent federal tax adds about 150 million, bringing the grand total near 725 million as tax burdens grow.
A exchange shows a doctor offering a cure beside a sick purchasing agent. The agent asks the cost and the doctor quotes five hundred dollars, the agent retorts he must shade the price against an undertaker bid.
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