Farmers and Cities Debate Prosperity and Policy
A Des Moines farm institute forum featured Iowa State College economist A G Hart challenging the view that farmer prosperity drives national wealth. He argued city buying power matters more to urban prosperity and urged calm open discussion of farm policy amid shifts in HOLC loan outcomes and foreclosure data from 1936 to 1939.
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New York
New Watermelon Hybrid Proposed By Ames Experts
Botany experts at Ames announce a new hybrid watermelon that weighs about five pounds more than older varieties. The seed will be distributed this spring for testing, aiming toward a seedless, supremely perfect melon.
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Ames
Leniency on HOLC mortgage loans eyed in Congress
The Gazette notes thirty six bills seek to reduce HOLC mortgage interest rates, aligning with a temporary emergency cut on land bank loans. Lawmakers from cities aim for a permanent reduction to around three or four percent. HOLC foreclosures have eased to about four hundred monthly as amortization and moratorium options expand.
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Learn to Talk And Stop Pronouncing Wrong
Dad urges daily reading aloud to fix mispronunciations and vocabulary. He argues childhood speech reveals environment and laments schools failing to teach language, urging careful word lookup and correct stresses.
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Kansas
Archibald Rutledge
Good Housekeeping
Picturesque reporting and pop culture quips collage
A column gathers witty snippets from columns and songs. It cites The Cisco News Thomas Wolfe Damon Runyon Olin Miller and others. The piece mentions entertainers Elvira Rios Lillian Roth Milton Berle and Broadway quips across venues like Famous Door Lindy’s Armando’s and Stork Club.
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Piano Delivery Trick Shows Men Still Rule
A local tale recalls two men who trick two women by promising a piano after noticing they have no instrument. A paid melody ensued for a month, then the payments stopped as the piano was collected. The piece weaves in political quips and celebrity mentions amid varied vignettes.
Quake Toll Rises in Kayseri District Turkey
In Kayseri district near Istanbul continued earthquakes Friday night raising the death count to 150. One village was found with 120 bodies, underscoring the disaster in central Turkey.
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Turkey
Kayseri
Evening Radio Schedule Across Stations
A dense listing of radio programs across WMT WGN WCCO WHO KFJB WSUI and others detailing 6:00 to 12:00 schedules with music dramas news and variety shows including names like Ralph Ginsburgh Jerry and Zelda Duke Sokolsky and Ted Travers among many others. The guide notes station lines and program order with occasional notes on missing listings and sign off times.
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Pleasantdale
Sky Blazers
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Marsh Halltown
Behind the War Trade Shifts Alarm U.S. Business
War impact visible in new trade figures shows a 29 percent rise in overall shipments abroad, with Britain dropping by 10 percent. Neutral nations around Germany surge, notably Norway 144 percent and Sweden 67 percent. Germany direct trade down 99 percent while France, Russia, and Latin America rise.
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Notice of Appointment of Administratrix No 15526
Augusta Wagley named Administratrix of Elizabeth Schirmer estate in Linn County Iowa on February 16 1940. Creditors and debtors to the estate must promptly settle or file claims with the Linn County District Court clerk through attorney G K Thompson.
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Fred W. Sargent Estate Valued At 30000
Fred W. Sargent retired railroad president left an estate tentatively valued at 30000 with widow Mary named heir and executrix. He died February 4 at age 63, having retired May 24, 1939, from the Chicago and North Western Railway.
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Fred W. Sargent
Chicago and North Western Railroad
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Notice of Appointment of Executrix No 15501
Etta Krohn is appointed Executrix of the estate of Homer Krohn deceased of Linn County Iowa. Creditors must file claims with the Linn County District Court and debtors to make immediate payment to the Executrix Etta Krohn through attorney E J Dahms.
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Iowa
Linn County
Homer Krohn
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