17 Mar 1932
Page 8
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Newspaper
Gunnison Valley News
Location
Gunnison, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1932
Page
8
Local residents report weekend travel to Salt Lake Salina and American Fork plus visits in Gunnison Twin Falls and Idaho. Notices include Highland Canal watermaster bids open March 31 1932 and a brief opinion on the Smoot Hawley tariff linking England’s repayments.
Opportunities for sale offering three Spartan radios by M. M. Duggins. The Bond House of Illinois advertises services to form and reorganize companies and assist with stock and bond issues, plus obtaining blue sky permits in any state. Chicago address provided.
Needy farmers can obtain help from the Red Cross to secure wheat and flour relief. Director Peterson notes Utah families lack feed and credit, while N L Hermansen urges district plans to gather four thousand bushels of wheat for distribution.
The S. and S. card club of Mayfield held seven early spring gatherings with Miss Florence Willardson and Miss Helen Christiansen among the hostesses. Prizes went to Mrs. Hugh Halverson, Mrs. Jack Bailey, Miss Lena Nielson, and others. Dainty lunches and prizes marked each event. The column notes a Shaw play review and a contract bridge tournament along Hudson's Bay as lighter items.
Lawmakers approve a Farm Board wheat handout aimed at relief for hungry citizens. The remark notes that while the action focuses on grain, the public urgency many feel centers on access to gasoline and energy.
Lions International supports a plan to move currency and gold into banks to raise cash and expand credit, projecting a two billion dollar increase in bank cash and a twenty billion dollar credit boom. Local clubs back the effort though readers note limited hoarding, with all members ready to aid in relaying better times. The piece also mentions a new chapel project as a city pride and notes the old water source being replaced.
National Movement For Better Homes runs from April 24 to May 1 to disseminate findings of the president's conference on home building and ownership. The drive emphasizes home care and repair to reduce unemployment and stabilize property values. The note ends with a jab about Al Smith and a brown derby remark from the Philadelphia Enquirer.
A note of optimism grips the livestock market as cattle hogs and sheep prices climb. February gains lift Los Angeles steer values 15 to 20 percent with broader rises in Missouri River and eastern markets. Analysts foresee tighter cattle and lamb supplies, improved fat lamb markets, and potential price stability as marketing spreads out amid weather and feed challenges.
Advertising notes a new craft for ailing business and mentions a back seat silencer as a badly needed invention for henpecked motor car drivers.
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