Clermont Enterprise Local News Brief
Clermont based newspaper text lists publication details with editor Elizabeth Priest and note of membership in Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. Mentions posting as second class mail matter in Clermont Fayette County Iowa with Thursday morning publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Priest
Iowa Preen Association
National Editorial Association
Clermont
Fayette County
Iowa
Clermont Local News Social Timelines and Visits
Clermont residents share visits and travels as Hoag and family visit in Hardin and Cedar Rapids plans. Hangarimer appears in the Creamery scene while the Junkers and Jackson families host gatherings. Eva Olson leads a West Clermont Lutheran Sunday school picnic with several local names present. A two week east coast trip is planned by Gordon Junkers and Carmen Swenson via Chicago and New York City. Tina Nelson honors her mother with a birthday dinner attended by twenty eight relatives and neighbors including Landsgard, Meyer, Wettleson, Tollefson, Hoag, Wold, Hellum, and Loftsgard families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jane Henderson
Paola
Kansas
Eva Olson
West Clermont Lutheran
Doris Sampson
Arthell Meyer
Veryle Paul
Willet Miller
Lavern Stumme
Irvin Scheel
Gordon Junkers
Carmen Swenson
Hey
Chicago
New York City
Washington, D. C
B. Nelson
Tina Nelson
Harold Landsgard
Doris
Lillian Meyer
Clermont
Julia Wettleson
Postville
Olavus Tollefson
Detorah
C. K. Hoag
A. C. Wold
St. Olaf
John Hellum
Theo. Loftsgard
Bri
Rural Mail Service Era and Growth in the United States
Fred Biermann's News Letter notes rural mail routes served about 26 million people. Established in 1896 under Grover Cleveland’s second administration, routes expanded from West Virginia to 8,293 by the 1900s. By 1825 the system peaked at 34 thousand miles of routes with 1936 costs easing to 92 million dollars amid consolidations. Banks benefit from insured reliability and quick access post-closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
West Virginia
Star routes and insured deposits in 1930s reform talks
The piece argues for fair costs in star route bid letting and laments the present bidding system. It cites a 1933 act boosting insured bank deposits to 2500 and later 5000, noting FDIC capital and premiums, with 13300 of 15000 banks insured and a large surplus.
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Star Routes
United States
Tam
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
United States Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Hull Signals Expansion of U S Trade with Russia
Business Secretary Hull works steadily for prosperity. He announced a new agreement with Russia for $40,000,000 worth of American goods to be bought next year, a $10,000,000 increase from the prior year ending July 12. Hull argues larger foreign markets reduce domestic surpluses in farm and factory goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
United States
Russia
Willows in Washington Parks Impress Visitors
The writer notes willows used in Washington parks as handsome, distinct from Iowa varieties, shaped like soft maples, with minimal suckers and dainty leaves. The piece also mentions a rise in American lard exports to Cuba in the first half of the year, highlighting hoped growth in foreign markets through reciprocal trade agreements, signed by Fred Biermann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Fred Biermann
First Aid Pressure Points for Bleeding Stops
Practical guidance urges immediate call for aid, but emphasizes learning direct pressure techniques to control bleeding while awaiting professionals. Stories note a fatal workplace accident and a dusty roadwork project as local items, highlighting daily life and dangers in Fayette County.
Residents and visitors share weekend in area
Mr and Mrs Martin Nelson hosted guests near Gander while Hona Nelson recovered from a tonsillectomy at Postville hospital. Cedar Rapids visitors called on local families as Fayette and Colwell residents spent time with kin. Several trips to Chicago, Delavan and Brainard marked a busy weekend with family events and local occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Nelson
Herald Opland
Gander
Hona Nelson
Postville Hospital
John Smith
Cedar Rapids
John Yauslin
Maryon Halverson
Fayette
Lucille Lubke
Colwell
J. D. Humphry
James Rounds
Delvan
Wis
Chicago
Alfred Baschler
Wendell Burdette
J. A. Erickson
L. L. Carr
Frank Pringle
Brainard
Minn
Walter Follett
Wm. Nelson
H. H. Follett
Alpha
John Waterworth
J. A. Peck
C. K. Peck
Decorah
Carlton Peck
W. R. Blake
Clermont
Lolita
U. Tf. U
Hazel Schrader
Lou Engelhart
Luana
Farmersburg
William Burrow
Frank Owens
Thomas Cummings
New Hampton
Elma
Minneapolis
Bernice Anderson
Lolita Blake
Warehousing On The Farm For Surplus Crops
The piece advocates Henry Wallace's over normal granary plan for farms to store surplus crops, arguing bin space prevents forced low prices during shortages. It notes oats as an example and suggests funding via price differences at threshing versus later sales. It cites Grundy Regg later and an Argo Gazette note on Echo Valley State Park visitors.
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Emerson Fullen
McGregor
McGregor Times
Pullen
Henry Wallace
Congress
Argo-Gazette
Echo Valeley State Park
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Nashua
Little Brown Church
Fayette Leader
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Omaha
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