We Deserve Our Criminals and the Telephone Progress
A clipped editorial notes Wardens Lawes view that every society has the criminals it deserves and critiques lenient reform. It then extols telephone progress with 19.5 million US telephones, 26 billion annual messages, and links to social and medical advances. The piece surveys education, marriage, and modern routines amid a late 1920s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anya Lewis J. Lawes
Sing Sing’ Penitentiary
America
Lawes
United States
Snow removal on rural mail routes urged by postmaster
D H Raleigh urges patrons to clear snow from mailboxes and provide slanted approaches so carriers can deliver without leaving their cars. He notes carriers are not required to break long roads and that even small snow clearings speed delivery, since freezing temperatures make delivery slow and effort by patrons benefits all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrona
D. H. Raleigh
Kendall Praises Dan Turner for Governorship Candidacy
The clipping elevates Dan Turner as a strong gubernatorial candidate praising his military service, citizenry, and Republican alignment. It notes former governor Kendall’s esteem and urges Turner as the best choice for Town in 1930, while warning against special interests seeking a safe, uncontroversial leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Town
Kendell
Turner
Towa
United States
O. H. Raleigh
Nate Kendall
Dan Turner
Grotto of Redemption draws visitors to West Bend
The Grotto of Redemption in West Bend Iowa gains attention from Los Angeles papers through Charles E Elbert of Los Angeles noting its growing appeal. Built from multicolored stones and planned by Rev P M Dobberstein, the half finished project aims to depict creation from Eden to now. He has used 11 freight carloads and estimates 18 more. total cost around 186000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
The
Whittemore Champion
Charles E. Elbert
West Bend
Iowa
P. M. Dobberstein
Sts. Peter and Paul's Church
Garden of Eden
Father Dobberstein
Four Eclipses in 1930 and Yearly Calendar Oddities
The article lists astronomical events and calendar quirks for 1930 including a Friday the 14th in June, Easter on April 20 with Good Friday April 18, and four eclipses that year two solar two lunar. It also provides a full 1930 county auto registration numbering from Adair to Wy—with many misreads and garbled place names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
North
South America
St. Paul
Lincoln
Washington
Isla Adair
Adama
Allamakea
Appancose
Audubon
Benton Ay Lee
Black Hawk
Linn
Boone
Louisa
Bremer
Aie
Wayne
Ad. Henry
Webster
Howard
Winnehago
Hammbplel
Winneahiek
Nyegdburg
Jeekadt
Jasper
Social items from Ringsted Dispatch community notices
Sunday School friends surprised Donald Rasmussen at his home for a joyful gathering. Mrs J A Spies and Elisabeth entertained the Catholic Missionary society with a good attendance and a luncheon. Evening Card Club, Progressive Five Hundred, and Afternoon Card Club events were held with dainty refreshments. A Catholic Ladies Aid card party, P T A program at the High School, and various birthday and anniversary gatherings were reported with hospitality and light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Rasmussen
Pape the
Missionary Society
J. A. Spies
Elisabeth
Catholic Missionary Society
Eentertaind
George
Evening Card Club
Charley Jensen
Catholic Ladies Aid Society
Woodman Hall
Clone
Freeteee
U Cavtions
Richard Spies
Tulka
Richard
Embroidery Club
D. C. Barringer
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Gracitin
Matter
Thureday
Times
Marely
Peeal Perds
Jefferson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Kossuth Ear
Waengen
Violet Swift
Erwin Nielsen
Albert Nielsen
Edwin, Nielsen
Phillip Johnson
Walden Music Store
Groettinger, Towa
N. Jacobsen
Prop
Jacobsen Meat Market
Wallingford
Sc Sale
Jensen Hardware
Graettinger
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