Government controls vast network of banks and farm credit
Professor John Hannah of Columbia University notes the government runs fifty two financing institutions with a total investment near two billion dollars and assets over three billion. He calls for consolidating agricultural agencies into a Farm Credit Administration and argues for a federal finance corporation to separate business banking from price support policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merica
John Hannah
Columbia University
American Bankers Association Journal
United States
Federa
Federal Reserve Banks
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
Hanna
Corporation
Bureau
Shadows recollect early Adams County baseball legends
The death of Alva Williams prompts memories of Adams County ball days. Frank Groves recalls 18 seasons in amateur and semi pro baseball and the Columbus Adams County team formed with Frank Gibbs. Original players included Patch Allen Ray Wheeler Tom McCormick and others with Williams Bradley Cook and Akers later turning pro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shadows
Clayton Enterprise
Frank Groves
Alva Williams
Hancock County
Fleeting Shadows
Frank Gibbs
Burlington
Camp Point
Coatsburg
Columbus
Adams County
Patch Allen
Ray Wheeler
Tom McCormick
Frank Rieuteel
Monk Wall
Fatty Amen
Billy Grumman
Dave Schuhardt
Jim Bradley
George Gramke
Louis Cook
Earl Akers
Williams
Bradley
Cook
Akers
Cheap R. R. Rates For Students
Railroads offer reduced round trip fares for students teachers and others bound for universities and schools. Tickets valid for Christmas spring vacation or June end run August 25 to October 5 and December 25 to January 10. Also notes family visits and a local high school ball game score of 20 to 10.
NRA Honor Roll Adds Names To Supplementary List
The National Recovery Assn of Chicago sends a supplementary honor roll to the local post office listing area signatories willing to cooperate with the government to restore better times. The postmaster seeks more blanks and other names will likely be added. The current list includes Farmers Bank of Liberty, Klarner Implement Co, Horner's Kory Korner, Liberty Store Co, K. W. Pond, Exeller & Johnson, Liberty Motor Co, Roy Winger, The Liberty Bee, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Recovery Assn
Chicago
NRA
Farmers Bank of Liberty
Klarner Implement Co
Horner’s
Kory Korner
Liberty
Honored on Her 75th Birthday in Liberty
Fifty relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mrs. Carrie Schrader on Sunday for a surprise fiftieth birthday event. A basket cafeteria style dinner followed with numerous Schrader and Ruhl family members from Liberty and Abingdon in attendance along with Mrs Stevens and Olaf Ruhl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Schrader
Schrader
Louis Schrader
James Rice
Harry Schrader
Wm. Ruhl
Charles Ruhl
Wm. Kramer
Fred Ruhl
Jos. Ruhl
Earl Stuhl
R. E. Frischkorn
Ed Pracht
Wm. Sumter
Layo Manigold
Jake Schrader
Floyd Ruhl
Dora Goertz
Melvin Sumter
Liberty
Olaf Ruhl
Stevens
Abingdon
Wm. Weseman
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Support
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during our bereavement the death of our daughter and sister Flowers and sympathy are gratefully received Mr and Mrs Ernest Diehl and son Merle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Diehl
Merle
Inter community chautauqua schedule posted
The program lists daily events from Sunday August 27 to Sunday September 3. Acts include Liberty Band Minstrels by St Brigid church Beverly Brotherhood Richfield Play Variety Night Old Fiddlers Night Burton Play and Rose Maiden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Band
St. Brigid Church
Beverly Brotherhood
Richfield
Play
Burton
Rose Maiden
Coming County Events List With Dates
The county calendar lists St Brigid Picnic on August 23 Pleasant View Picnic on August 26 Payson Old Settlers on August 31 and Inter Community Chautauqua from August 27 to September 3.
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St. Brigid
Pleasant View
Payson Old Settlers
Nter
Chautauqua
Pleasant Grove News Roundup Features Local Events and Visits
Pleasant Grove notes Jessie Ferguson's return from Washington and a Burton Community Club meeting date change due to the Liberty Chautauqua. 4-H clubs lead the August 25 program in Newtown, with Beulah Simonson’s and Dr. Germann’s wedding attendees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Newtown
Beulah Simonson
Aldo Germann
Henry Spangler
Everett
E. N. Wheeler
Carl Wahle
C. A. Lytle
Dramatic Club Picnic and Local Events in Richfield
Richfield reports a Dramatic Club picnic at the M. E. church Sunday evening and a Ryan family reunion with 45 relatives at Mrs A Ryan's. Miss Loralee McCrory and Paul Cochran visited Clarence Cochran in Palmyra Missouri. The ball team beat Quincy Blue Socks 6 to 5 and will host Plainville next Sunday. Robert Grubb from Elizabeth New Jersey visits family during a Columbia summer course. Local bidders for the Liberty gravel road project were Ladd Grubb Summers Kill Bros Kill Mason and Fariel Lyrcle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
Robert Grubb
Elizabeth, N. J
Columbia University
Mrs
Ladd Grubb
R. H. Summers
Kill Bros
Kill & Mason
Fariel Lyrcle
Liberty
Hofmeister Leads Sun Day School Fish Fry at Hamilton
Harold Hofmeister and his Sunday School class enjoyed a fish fry Tuesday in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hofmeister
Hamilton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Natattal Savers
Goodyear
Pathfinder
Liberty, Illinois
U. S
R. R
Fred Frey
Walter Hofmeister
Springfield
Ruth Meaders
Little Rock, Ark
Lewis Allen
Snider
Dale Wagg
Richfield Ramblers
Kelvinator
Westinghouse Refrigerators
Central
Illinois
Public Service Company
Ea T Remoae
Pleasant Grove
Winifred Lytle
Jessie Ferguson
Washington
Earl Sims
Dean and
Melvin
Fay Sims
Adella Limb
Quincey
Blessing Hospital
Limb
Geo. Dean
Adams County Bible Camp
Adams County Home Bureau Organization
Nellie Foster
Fred Robinson
KE. N. Wheeler
Edw. Larimore
Roy Switzer
Lucille Switzer
Miss Switzer
Richfield 4-H
Myrle Michel
Lee McCrory
The
Dramatic Club
M. E
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