Local notices outline post office duties and charges
Fragmentary notice from LeMars Iowa lists second class matter on March 3 18xx under an act of 18xx with publisher and editor details unreadable. Mentions Plymouth County and Cherokee County districts, union rates, and subscriptions with unclear renewal actions and billing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wae
le Mars
Lawa
Sparzl
Kod Starzl
Suoscrpuor
Plemouth
Sears
Wosihery
Cherokee Coun
Union
Secord
Farmers Of The Roaring Fork Speak To Congress
Farmers and ranchers of Glenwood Colorado organize The Anerifames association and urge Congress to hear their view on federal policy. Eugene R Guild, executive secretary, leads the group from a small ranch along the Roaring Fork. The text portrays distrust of bureaucrats and politicians and calls for direct, plain language outreach.
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Roaring Fork
Colorado
Eugene R. Guild
Croof
Sma
Glenwool
Blocked plan to drain Roaring Fork Valley via Upper Colorado Basin
A grain of controversy over a proposed Upper Colorado Basin project is accused of being a boondoggle. Critics say the plan would lock in a vast irrigation scheme that harms the land and raises costs for taxpayers and ratepayers. They warn of government subsidies and private profiteering tied to land and power arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roaring Fork Valfry
Upper
Colorado Basin
Colorado
Prajiec
Tours
Suspendan
Alba Cn
Tucker Hane
Sidce
Weill Admit Throwaways Are Paying Postage Costs
A May 16 issue notes congressional debate over post office funding and proposed rate increases for mail types including bulk throwaway items. It argues labor unions and politicians push higher charges, local bulk mail should be spared, and reflects on past experiments with throwaway publications and limited reader impact.
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National
Buliztin
Congress
Summerficld
Post Office Department
New York
Local Dealers The Key Link Between Detroit Factories and Buyers
A tour of Detroit auto plants reveals that local dealers like Sullivan and Marx are essential in turning factory output into sales. The piece argues dealers drive profits, support overhauls, and sustain the industry, warning against a future where cars are bought in mega stores with poor service.
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Detroit
Fd Sullivan
Groucho Marx
Automobile Actine
Ford
Groucho
Biggig
Main Street
Diesel and heavy equipment training completion noted
Conrad J. Dreckman of Le Mars has completed a two year home study Diesel Tractor and Heavy Equipment Course through the Interstate Training Service in Portland Oregon. C F Green School Director announces the program covers all diesel operation repair and service, includes specialized truck tractor and heavy equipment maintenance with zero training manuals.
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Conrad J. Dreckman
le Mars. Fn
Interstate Training Service
Portland
Oregon
C.F. Green
Farm accidents and wartime service noted in rural Iowa
Hurt bill Ferguson and Edmund Flattery of Albis were injured when a tractor upset while spreading limestone. Mrs Laura Neister of Eagle Grove celebrated her 104th birthday in good health. Roy Hisley burned trash, triggering a 100 acre blaze. A transport truck carrying 37,000 pounds of dry beans jackknifed near Sidney, needing three tow trucks. Mrs. William Novak near Tama burned seriously when fuel oil exploded in a stove. Cousins Ray Kunert and Wa Schulze of Humboldt entered the service together, following their fathers into the armed forces in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ferguson
Edmund Flattery
Albis
Laura Neister
Eagle Grove
Roy
Hisley
Bedford
Blize
William Novak
Tama
Ray Kunert
Wa Schulze
Humboldt
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UA Messe CS
National Editorial
leMars Gobe
Wasmer
le Mars Armory
Rambler
Town
7Th Ave. S. E
I. H
Rose Davenport & Ch
CHEY
Fritz Reuter
Treiber & Johnson
Sevings Bank
Weill
Sullivan
Marx
Sidney
A. J. Petersen
6Th
Governor Loveless
Iowa
Navy
All-Iowa Navy Training Company
Spirit Lake
Globe-Post
Winter Wardrobe
Sharden
Wiltman Mfg. CO
le Mars, Iowa
N. W
Reo Mower & Power Products
Highway
le Mars Greenhouse
Atwood the Florist
Wiragle
F.D.A.F
Whelan Motors
Mercury
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