Steady recovery seen in farming as incomes rise
Government figures show American farmers earned 602 million dollars in September, up 55 percent from 1932. Backing comes from large farm traders and metropolitan observers noting farmers’ growing importance in the economy. President Schaaf of a major New York department store says the farmer’s stable position underpins economic well being. Federal actions cutting acreage and providing benefits and loans have boosted farm profitability and buying power.
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Michael Schaaf
New York
Nine line report on unidentified body in moving car
The writer laments the routine discovery of anonymous bodies tossed from vehicles, noting such killings have become commonplace and viewed as inevitable in the United States, reflecting a devaluation of human life.
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United States
The Boss in Tough Times From an Oma World-Herald Editorial
A clipped editorial praises the boss during wartime labor shifts and forty hour week changes. It notes exemptions from code, longer hours, higher wages, and the burden of adapting business to meet policies while keeping profits. The piece imagines historians recounting 1933 as emancipation for the nation.
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Omaha World-Herald
National Recovery Administration
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Iowa
We Ought See Ourselves After Russia Recognition
A New York Times motto suggests after recognizing Russia, the United States should reflect on its own identity, noting how foreign observers see America as changed and urging self examination.
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Russia
New York Times
Bedford Notes and Local Oddities in a Scrappy Column
A brisk Bedford column mixes personal anecdotes with town curiosities. The writer muses on new innards for a car, drinking habits by age group, theater views, gratitude, downtown sidewalks, and community characters. Several vignettes reveal local life and humor crosscut with reflections on entertainment, politics, and daily hustle.
Dusty wind spurs home cleaning and weed alert
Exchanges note housewives blamed a recent strong wind for heavy dust in homes, prompting a second cleaning. A Liscomb area farmer cautions southern Iowa farmers about windborne weed seeds from the northwest, urging vigilance to prevent spread of noxious weeds.
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Liscomb
Iowa
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Osceola Tribune
Peddler Gives Community Its Name at Last Chance
The Last Chance homecoming drew a large crowd at the Last Chance church. W. F. Leech recalls local lore of Iowa settlement founder Wm. McHenry, a huckster who, after a rough morning, proclaimed it his last chance and named the place Last Chance, a name carried for about 65 years.
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Iowa
Knoxville
Chariton Herald-Patriot
82-year-old finds 1851 O half-dime in garden
C H Allen of 1538 Bolser unearthed a small 1851 O mint mark half-dime while hoeing. The coin shows a seated Liberty and bears a hole, suggesting it was worn as a watch charm or ornament, per a Missouri newspaper note.
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C.H. Allen
Bolser
Liberty
What’s Doing In The Legislature Special to The Times-Press
The special session of the 45th G. A. nears Christmas with focus on emergency measures. Tax revision and liquor control lead bills, while administration pressure and potential vetoes shape action. Beardsley’s three way tax plan looms, floor-drafted after other bills, as petitions press lawmakers with signatures from informed and uninformed signers.
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Iowa House to Withdraw Six Tax Bills for New Gross Tax
Six tax revision or amendment bills in the House will have to be withdrawn or defeated. Four will be withdrawn in favor of a new gross income tax bill being formulated for a week. The new tax bill may be ready when House and Senate return Dec. 4 after Thanksgiving recess. It will impose a straight one percent tax on all gross gates in Iowa. A committee of twenty or thirty House members has been working it out and is enthusiastic.
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Warren County
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Senate
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Farm Bureau
Iowa
Tax plan proposes one percent gross sales tax in Iowa
An Iowa plan argues that if current estimates are right, gross income from manufacturing agriculture real estate and trade totals ten billion dollars annually. A one percent gross sales tax would raise one hundred million dollars and remove taxes on property. Other revenues would cover remaining needs for state county schools and districts. One proponent suggests halving the ten billion figure for safety and sufficiency. Businesses may oppose. salaried workers may not.
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Iowa
GasBy Get Tie Interest Added to Capital Figure
GasBy reports a tie as interest added to capital yields a neat figure. The update frames the result as a tidy financial milestone for the firm and highlights the notable arithmetic outcome.
Moss cow dam bill defeated in House prior to Thanksgiving
The Mos cow dam bill fell 67 to 35 after two days on the House floor. It proposed a Cedar river cut off near Moscow Muscatine County to the Mississippi river using an 80 foot fall to generate power, a plan projected 35 years ago and revived for potential federal funds and 2000 jobs over two years. Landowners argued riparian rights loss and harm to highways bridges and water rights.
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Moscow Dam
Cedar River
Moscow
Muscatine County
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Children Explore New Library Books for Christmas
Mrs Beall the librarian reports a busy week with 251 books issued Friday and Saturday. Young patrons enjoy new titles including Prairie Courage by Marjorie Medary Ila Orleans Father Gander and Golden Cat Head and Other Tales from Holland by Marion King. Pie Ribbon books offer interactive cut outs. Mrs Beall assists patrons by helping choose catalogs and placing publisher orders.
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Ila
Orleans
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Mother Goose
Holland
Marion King
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Voices From the Farm Strike Area and Public Figures
Russell Owen reports from the farm strike area saying there is no revolution in Iowa. Glen Frank of Wisconsin notes commercial agriculture on the wall and criticizes Middle West farmers methods while sharing their fears. Ralph D. Blunnenfeld suggests war in Europe is less likely. Robert H. Gore claims cock fights in every Puerto Rican backyard. Senator Thomas criticizes inflation talk and silver coinage debates.
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Russell Owen
Iowa
New York
Glen Frank
University of Wisconsin
Hunting Trip With a Faulty Shotgun Ends in Laughs
A narrator recalls hosting a Thanksgiving hunt with Ben on Carl Prather’s farm. Two hours of fruitless searching give way to comic misfortune as Ben’s shotgun lacks a firing pin, leaving them to salvage a brief rabbit hunt while the host consoles his guest and apologizes.
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Haad
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