17 Mar 1927
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1927
Page
1
A reader letter rails at Iowa taxes and farm woes while arguing for widespread reforestation. The author laments deforestation since frontier days, warns soil moisture loss, and urges state action to require landowners to plant trees, envisioning future forest reform and weekly observances.
A reflective piece extols Iowa as a good homeland amid global turmoil. It contrasts disasters in Japan and unrest in Russia China and Mexico with American stability. The author urges gratitude for national and local blessings while recognizing no country is perfect.
Dispatches from Idaho and Tonopah reveal debates over banking reform and a Nevada gold rush tale. The bank guarantee proposal aims to stabilize banks without insurance, while Tonopah reports two teens discovering a rich vein and stirring excitement in a famous gambling town.
Congress passed a bill to provide seed loans to farmers in drought stricken areas last year but allocated no funds to loan. Veterans' loans faced a similar gap with little money on hand. The president allowed use of surplus agricultural funds, hoping to bridge the shortfall. The filibuster saved cash but cost potential investment profits.
An Iowa editorial urges President Coolidge to visit Iowa as a better source for understanding the farm situation than Utah or the Black Hills. It lauds Iowa State University’s eighty years, notes candy industry study funds, praises Masonic and insurance prominence in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, and previews a collection of varied local aphorisms and quips.
A Methodist church sermon recounts a hospital marriage tale of a guardian who stole 6000 from a bank and later repented. The narrative links crime, forgiveness, and divine judgment, recalling Bunyan and Gough to urge restitution, truth, and Christian duty.
Department of Agriculture to inspect all northeastern Iowa stores for package weights. Secretary Thornburg reports many small packages are incorrect and will prompt state wide checks.
Hastings notes report five new Chevrolet purchases by locals including Bob Butte Everett Ponton and others. Mr and Mrs Fred Bhaw of Bidot visit George K E Shaw and families. Mr and Mrs Poindexter and children travel to Malvern. Miss Hoss Lee Walker studied in Malvern. Thelma Irene born March 10 to O P Edle and wife.
Olea Parker and Hattie Coe visit Sidney Waa in Malvern with Hattie’s sister Mrs. Moots. Five seniors from a local high school attend a Friday evening gathering hosted by Mai Bred Martin. Mrs. Matiaway attends a Monday visit with Mr. and Mrs. Hutchings in Malvern. Philips’ update mentions a new Roach.
The West Oak Ladies' Aid gathered Thursday with Mrs. Tucker and twelve members present to finish a quilt and prepare a fruit salad, cake, and coffee for a pleasant afternoon. Mrs. Longo Brethiow and I moved Wednesday to the Stille farm in West Oak.
A compact reflection notes that inconsistent men seek justice while true justice should cause them fear, echoing a quote attributed to Stine Swetchine on the uneasy relation between self interest and moral law.
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