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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1932
Page
1
A year-end reflection in Emmetsburg highlights 1933 as a nightmare for workers and farmers. It cites mass unemployment, widespread debt, high taxes, and stagnant business, blaming manipulations and wartime myths while noting bumper crops and large gold balances in a prosperous land.
The article discusses Robert E. Burns, an escaped Georgia penal camp convict, and the New Jersey governor's refusal to return him. It critiques sentimentalism over Burns and contrasts New Jersey and Georgia positions, noting Governor Moore's defense drew applause from sentimentalists while prompting cautious debate among thoughtful Americans.
The short Congress session failed narrowly to open repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment while the beer bill passed loudly. Representative Fred C. Gilchrist of Laurens voted with the drys on both measures, signaling a potential split with voters.
This weekly note from the Democrat explains Christmas week and year end closures, holiday thanks, and brief reflections on seasonal customs and music. It mentions editor vacation, acknowledgments from readers, and a cautionary aside about bumper crops and risky tips. The piece also critiques a jazzy fox trot rendition of Silent Night and Adeste Fidelis, noting lack of reverence.
The Spencer News-Herald reports Clay County Democratic Central Committee will not recommend LeRoy A. Rader for assistant attorney general under Edward L. O’Connor. State Democratic leaders including Governor elect Herring and Lt. Governor elect Kraschel are said to oppose Rader due to past ties with the former Iowa attorney general and campaigning on his behalf. Rader left Spencer for Des Moines seeking the appointment, confident but awaiting formal approval.
In December the Democrat reflects on its editors and the paper’s age with a tribute to a long career in Emmetsburg. It honors a father and partner, laments a death, and recalls poets and Lincoln as it looks toward the paper’s enduring role and the community’s civic challenges.
Mrs. F. L. Davis living southwest of Ayrshire slipped on an icy step early Saturday and fractured her leg three inches above the ankle, with severe sprain. She will be laid up for a long period while local friends wish her a speedy recovery. The town notes several visits and a fire in Mrs Treat's east-side house causing heavy damage to roof interior and furniture.
Miss Margaret Jackman returns from Chicago to spend the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jackman. She traveled by car, stopped in Iowa City to pick up her brother James, then joined him in Emmetsburg. Miss Hester Thompson plans to leave early next year for Minneapolis to continue studies at St Catherine's College.
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