Clermont Enterprise Local weekly newspaper note
Clermont Enterprise publishes every Thursday morning with Elizabeth Priest as local editor. The paper lists Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association memberships and notes it is entered as second class mail at Clermont Iowa Fayette County.
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Elizabeth Priest
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Clermont
Fayette County
Iowa
Anail
Second Market Day Sale a Success in Clermont
Clermonts second Market Day Sale last Saturday drew a big crowd and nearly everything offered was sold at good prices. This was the spring’s second sale and another is planned. Local notes mention substitutions, illness, a lost saxophone, a newborn in New York, mass auto output, a Waterloo fire at John Deere, and a traveling man remark on prosperity.
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Clermont
Northwood
Northwood Anchor
How a 10wa country editor views Congress
A country editor contrasts American World War I veteran benefits with French pay, noting Pershing sought caps, and detailing U S expenditures of 6.5 billion for veterans through 1934. It explains adjusted compensation, insurance plans, and Vinson Patman bills proposing to pay face values with 4 percent interest.
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10WA
Congress
United States
Legislation costs to taxpayers on veterans bonus bills
The analysis shows certificates outstanding total 3.48 billion dollars with a present value of about 2.10 billion, a difference of 1.3815 billion. About 240 million in interest would be paid to the government. adding this yields 1.6215 billion, a figure that understates the true cost as the bills refund already paid interest and extend filing time for about 250,000 veterans.
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United States
Lawmakers Back Big Increases to Compensation Bill
The session saw votes in favor of the Patman bill and support for adding far more than sixteen hundred million dollars to the adjusted compensation measure, signaling a substantial scale of entitlement funding amid debate.
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Patman
Patriotism and pressure aid Patman bill passage
In debate a congressman warned that without pledges or secret ballots the Patman bill would fail, yet it passed 318 to 90. The speaker cites wartime patriotism outside uniform and exposes Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars lobbying as influencing votes. He urges leaders to foster individual duty for future service.
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Patman
Legion Lobby
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
Congress of the United States
Our
Republic
American Legion
What Next for Veterans Pension Bills in Congress
The speaker doubts Patman's bill becoming law this session and expects a possible Senate substitution with Vinson. If enacted, the next goal of the long running program would be a universal pension for all veterans, rich and poor, including the disabled and those who fared better after service, prompting questions about who deserves aid.
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Patman
Senate
Vinson
West Union liquor store manager and clerk named
Bernard Walsh replaces William Knox as clerk at the West Union state owned liquor store. Knox resigned to take a position in the county treasurer’s office. Bernard Walsh is appointed under manager C. Owens.
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C. E. Owens
West Union
Bernard Walsh
Wm. Knox
Be Ourselves The Thyroid And The Mind
Harelt G. Hoffman urges personal authenticity while mocking pompous self image. He cites thyroid thyroxin as a tiny force guarding sanity, notes the risk of mental illness and degeneration, and urges self governance through a good life. He echoes Conan Doyle on how slight brain changes can change character.
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A. Conan Doyle
Cow Testers Hold Conference in Oelwein
Cow testers in district No 1 met at the Mealey Hotel in Oelwein April 2 and 3 for their annual spring conference. Floyd Armmold and Leart Schultz, Extension Dairymen, led the program outlining services for members, including farm management records and a herd improvement registry. Topics covered herd fitting, summer management, pastures, forage crops, federal projects for Banks, disease and mastitis, and farm-record upkeep.
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Mealey
Oelwein
Floyd Armmold
Leart Schultz
Corn Hog Data Prepared for State Board Review in Des Moines
Fay ette county corn hog allotment committee signed about 1900 contracts this week as they prepare county production data for the State Board of Review in Des Moines. The figure is 400 less than 1934, but officials believe similar acreage is under contract via new rules allowing multiple farms to be combined under a single contract, potentially offsetting the drop.
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Fayette County
State Board of Review
Des Moines
Paul H. McElroy
Want ads and road woes from March Union notes
The piece mocks March forecasts like ground hog tidings, noting unreliable predictions and spring road issues. It mentions old dirt roads turning rough, gravel breaking through, and a plank road process on No 18, suggesting inviting the highway commission to inspect the graveled sections.
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Highway Commission
Union
Doubt and Faith Move Mountains in Local Saying
Clint Vargason of Fayette killed seven wolves for a $14 bounty over the past year. His brother from Westgate brought in another seven wolves this Monday for another $14 bounty.
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Clint Vargason
Fayette
Westgate
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