22 Mar 1924
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Newspaper
Cedar Valley Daily Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1924
Page
1
The Cedar Valley Daily Times lists post office mailing details for Vinton Iowa. It notes second class matter, publication schedule, and subscription rates for Benton and adjoining counties, Vinton by mail, and Canada pricing.
The protracted wet season shows need for all season highways in Iowa. A two cent per gallon gasoline tax is urged at the special session to fund highway construction and maintenance. County supervisors from Ames press for a gasoline tax to speed better roads statewide. The public favors action. lawmakers are urged to pass the tax promptly.
The article details a new Farmers National Union of America idea. It argues farming loses money when selling below production cost and proposes farmers form unions to control production and set minimum prices. Steps include organizing by commodity, defining cost of production, and establishing a fair profit.
The plan proposes stopping shipments when market price falls below a set level. At or above the fixed price farmers sell the product until demand is satisfied, then shipment stops again if prices dip. The system aims to guarantee cost of production plus a reasonable profit and calls readers to direct questions to the editor.
The Times outlines a plan to raise Vinton's population to seven thousand by persuading real estate owners to fund 10 percent of property value for a manufacturing enterprise approved by a committee of prominent financiers. It suggests boosting property values by 25 to 30 percent and securing Cedar Rapids and Waterloo railroad transfers to position Vinton as a manufacturing hub. The piece urges joining the Community club to develop the plan.
A fragment from a serialized tale recounts a grand reception with a French premier, a jeweled necklace, and a planned surprise involving Franklin and a distant cross. Washington scenes, royal imagery, and a budding romance thread weave through a staged ceremony and secret meetings.
Teapot Dome of Vinton Iowa writes March 21 1924 replying to Olfuther and Oldfather with strong partisan critique of Washington scandal coverage. He claims propaganda aims to shield Democratic failures praising war victory while attacking Republicans and Senator Brookhart.
Washington notes discuss President Coolidge’s selection of Curtis D. Wilbur of California as secretary of the navy to succeed Denby. The move is seen as potentially strengthening Coolidge in California against Miran Johnson and enriching Hoover’s California influence. Wilbur, an Annapolis graduate like Weeks, adds another Iowa link and may affect Iowa and California dynamics amid Brookhart’s Farm-Labor influence.
Correction notes that the Wadmen Auxiliary to A T Schueler post will meet Mrs W M Gasser on Mar 41 instead of Mar 24. Mention recalls Mrs Henry Staite of Boone visiting for daughter Emma's illness. A card party hosted by Mrs Chas Esch Jr served refreshments to 28 women. Two friends of Tobias Schaeler planned a surprise birthday but used an airplane to arrive on time.
Mr and Mrs Win Wook were interested in Urbana Wednesday Geo Peck visited on business. Greg Calkins spent Sunday with his parents in Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs B M Bagley and children Virgil Dorothy visited Waterloo Monty. Ward Wood arrived from Ames for a week with his parents. Rev John McKee of Center Point called on friends and attended a banquet hosted by the domestic science department. Mesdames Goddard Gill Carl and Jesse Wood visiting relatives. Ralph FE Bailey and Ovid Forsyth called in Vinton. Mrs Strait of Urbana visited her son E Strait. Optimistic Thought.
Louis Chipo sues Domus Thomas in Cedar Rapids district court for 10000 damages alleging alienation of his wife. He says Thomas lavishly gifted money jewelry clothes and car rides leading to the end of their marriage and the birth of a child a month after the wedding.
Readers show mixed reactions to bip stories, with some provoked by content and others eager to share viewpoints, reflecting varied engagement with the paper’s coverage and editors’ framing of stories.
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