Loans in Mortgage Plan Attract Farmers In County
C C Gerstenberger, secretary treasurer of Kaw Valley National Farm Loan Association at Eudora, reports two communications from C G Shull of the Land Bank Commissioner. The first six weeks after the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act saw 4,240,000 requests for loans totaling 63,500. Average loan was 2,460. maximum allowed per person is 6,000, with total indebtedness not exceeding 75 percent of appraised value. Examples show farmers reducing debt and lowering interest from 10 percent to 5 percent over terms up to 13 years, by using Commissioner loans to pay off prior mortgages and tax liens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Gerstenberger
Kaw Valley National Farm Loan Association
Eudora
C. G.shull
Wichita
Land Bank
Gerstenberger
Tielva
Federal Land Banks
Shull
Surprise birthday picnic at DeSoto home
Kansas City visitors joined the Harris family in DeSoto for a surprise picnic honoring Theo Bird's birthday. Attendees included Mrs. Kinkaid and daughter Margaret, Mrs. Harry Smith and Jim Hans of Kansas City, and Theo Thornberg of Coburn, among others.
Excelsior Guests Share Dinner at Walter Pohl Home
Miss Ethel Griffin and Mr White of Lawrence dined with Walter Pohl family. Herman Pohl and relatives visited Fenn Sturm home in Clefield. Gastrocks and Gibson families visited Ernest Pohl home. Ice cream enjoyed. Carl Schware stacked grain for Walter Harbour. Mrs Henry Pohl and daughter Eunice visited Ernest Pohl home. Hazel Gilliland Aurelia Gibson Janice Shaw attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Griffin
Mr. White
Lawrence
Walter Pohl
Herman Pohl
Fenn Sturm
Cleafield
Conard Gastrock
Chester Gibson
Ernest Pohl
Carl Schware
Walter Harbour
Henry Pohl
Eunice
Hazel Gilliland
Aurelia Gibson
Janice Shaw
Unfixing the price of gold in a fluctuating system
In a discussion on monetary standards a New York AP report explains how moving from a fixed gold price to a managed currency could stabilize purchasing power. It defines gold as a commodity with a fixed legal dollar value and outlines how tying the dollar to a composite price index might align gold's price with broader price trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sunday School Picnic At Holcom's Grove
A Sunday school picnic occurred at Holcom's Grove on Tuesday evening with local families attending. The community hosted visits, meals, and social exchanges as part of summer gatherings and threshing season activities.
Clearfield notes and family events in Eudora region
Local families from Clearfield and nearby towns gather for band practice and social visits. The article lists numerous relatives and friends from Worden Eudora Lawrence and nearby communities, notes a funeral for Ida M. Breithaupt, and mentions births and visits to Welda and Welda area relatives with several travel plans to St. Louis and the Chicago World’s Fair.
Independence News Briefs from Worden and Nearby
Mrs Earl Shipp and Gerteuder Shott of Worden called on Mr and Mrs M J Jordon Sunday afternoon Joyce Leach of Lawrence spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs J A Leach and family Bill Johanning threshed for Mr and Mrs Arthur Reynolds Friday Mrs Minnie Seele of Lawrence visiting her son Henry Seele and family Misa Ethel Ott of Olivet visiting her aunt Mrs Grant Ingle and family Mr and Mrs Richard Butell were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Herman Butell and James Amore and Fred Kirchner of Los Ales visited their sister and family Mrs Grant Ingle last week Miss Zelda Leach of Kansas Guy visited her parents Mr and Mrs J A Leach over the Fourth Mr and Mrs Edgar Jardon and Claude Jardon of Kansas City spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs M J Jardon and Mr and Mrs J A Leach and family spent July 4 with Mrs Lowe Leach Leonard of Baldwin Russel Deay helped Charley Motley make hay Friday Mr and Mrs John Casey and Mrs Renner of Lawrence and Mr and Mrs Will Curtis of Lone Star called on Anna and Tom Curtis Sunday evening
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Wilma Stahel
Marceline Gibson
Ruth Darlene Hornberger
Mae Rappard
Helen Flory
Roy Shuler
Evla Belle
Marjorie Mae
Andrews
Ethel Howery
George Muntzel
Kansas City
Holcom's
Carl Schwarz
John Stoebener
Will Lynch
Harry Flory
John Woffman
Homer Disque
Henry Pohl
Ernest
Walter Pohl
J. J. ‘Breithaupt
Ralph Kash
Black Jack
Breithaupt
Reithaupt
Hazel
Eva Haas
Will Peffly
Guy Monroe
Clearfield Bora
Eudora
McNic
Otto Selzer
Edward Deckwa
Paul Gabriel
Henry Deckwa
Mia
Philby Gabriel
W. J. Selzer
Wilford
Otto
Paul Hausman
Parsors
Clarence
Gideon Breithaupt
Ottawa
Gertrude Breithaupt
Floyd Churchbaugh
Phillip Gabriel Thursda
Clarence Hausman
Dorothy Gabriel
Merle Turner
Worden
Lawrence
Ida M. Breithaupt
Clearfield
J.J. Breithaupt
Albert Brecheisen
Aaron
Welda
Chester Beacher
Ruby
Oscar Uotan
Minnie, Edlebrock
East Eudora
Martin Breithaupt
A. A. Brecheisen
Gideonreithaupt
Almer Neis
Wellsville
Bartle Breithaupt
Roy Carvey
Roy, Jr
Carlsbad
N. M
Earl Shipp
Gerteuder Shott
M. J. Jordon
Joyce Leach
J. A. Leach
Bill Johanning
Arthur Reynolds
Minnie Seele
Henry Seele
Misa Ethel Ott
Olivet
Grant Ingle
Richard Butell
Find
Herman Butell
James
AmeorRe
Fred Kirchner
Losales
Cale
Zelda Leach
Kansas
Guy
Edgar Jardon
Claude .Jardon
M. J. Jarde
Ant
Lowe Leach Leonard
Baldwin
Russel Deay
Charley Motley
John Casey
Renner
Will Curtis
Lone Star
Anna
Tom Curtis
Weekend visits and plans mark Jefferson county news
Mrs Grace Patterson Stevens and son Larry of Topeka visited her grandmother Mrs Louise Segraves in OsKaloosa. Mr and Mrs L B Hanna and son Raymond of Caldwell called on Mrs Rebecca OBrien. Waldo Harvey, employed in Topeka, spent the Fourth with his parents. Mr and Mrs Ralph Snyder of Manhattan were guests of Mrs Snyder's mother Mrs Sarah Phinney. Mr and Mrs Ralph Gibbs and daughters drove to Kansas City. Frank Searle and Charles Dockhorn went to Leavenworth. Dockhorn suffered a minor stroke and stayed overnight in hospital before returning home. The 4 H club encampment will be held at the state lake the last week of July with County Agent O B Glover in charge. Leaders from clubs met to finalize camp plans. Miss Georgiana Smurthwaite of Kansas State College in Manhattan visited and met farm unit women to plan Achievement Day later in summer.
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Grace Patterson Stevens
Larry
Topeka
Louise Segraves
L. B. Hanna
Raymond
Caldwell
Rebecca O'Brien
Waldo Harvey
Albert Larvey
Ralph Snyder
Manhattan
Snyder
Sarah Phinney
Ralph Gibbs
Gertrude
Edith
Kansas City
Frank Searle
Charles Dockhorn
Leavenworth
Dockhorn
State Lake
O. B. Glover
Jefferson County
Georgiana Smurthwaite
Kansas State College
Farm Unit
Rhine
A. G. Smith
Matt Rumbaugh
Louisa Lambert
Joe Brown
Mary Partridge
Brown
Oklahoma City
Hazell Fulton
Bell Memorial Hospital
Stewart Fulton
Irene Brock
Robert Austin
George Sands
Dora Austin
Clyde Good
Carolee
Mary Bell
Otis Lewis
Ed Lobb
Charles Davis
el Paso
Texas
Leatherman
Dunavant
Texxas
Margaret Ford
Vandalia
Margaret Pranty
Chicago
Billy Leech
Marie Stevens
K. U
Roy Underwood
Hilda. Nadau
Local residents join in a Fourth of July roundup
June's marriage licenses count reaches twenty as Judge Decker officiates four unions. Numerous visits and travels fill the week with Kansans and Oklahomans from Topeka Lawrence Darlington and Valley Falls sharing family news and community events.
Topeka Visit Ties Local Family Across Illness
Mrs Lulu Edmonds and her daughter Mrs Roy Housh traveled to Topeka Sunday to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Roy Housh also drove there to see Russell Edmonds, who is ill in a Topeka hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Edmonds
Roy Housh
Topeka
Russell Edmonds
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