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Newspaper
Liberty Bee
Location
Liberty, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1933
Page
2
The ad argues Goodyear tires outsell all others for the eighteenth year because the product offers greater value. It asks readers to consider that a Goodyear costs no more and invites them to visit the store to decide for themselves.
Dr. Harold Stonier of the American Bankers Association spoke in cyiAco Illinois asserting that bank failures follow business failures, not cause them. He noted many banks exceed a century in age and over 50 years, and argued the system remains strong despite rapid development pressures.
John Sims returned to his home Monday after a pleasant visit with his son Ray and family. Mrs. Lena Harkness is bedbound with a badly cut knee. Walter Schmiedeskamp and family of Quincy were Sunday guests of Lawrence Boyer. Floyd Finchum and daughter Alma visited relatives in Hannibal. Alma stayed longer. Orville Garnett of Quincy visited John Enlow’s family. Wilmer Kuhn and Ab Cook of Payson joined Roy Sims’s family for Sunday. Newtown beat Melrose 4 to 1. Tandy Wells, ill with malaria, is up part time.
Mrs. Walter Meyer hosted a family birthday party on a Sunday with friends and relatives in attendance. The party featured food music and games and included a large forty candle cake presented by Mrs Lem Gramke. Guests included Lloyd Stewart and family Andrew Gramke and family Quincy Mr and Mrs Patrick Clark Marie Clark Esther and Lawrence Arnold Liberty and Lem Gramke of near Quincy.
Professor John Hanna of Columbia University argues the federal government runs fifty two financing institutions with substantial ownership and supervision. He proposes a federal finance corporation to consolidate agricultural lending and keep government banking separate from price subsidy policy.
Francis H. Sisson president of the American Bankers Association argues in Forum Magazine that banking mirrors regional economies. He says loan trends, note histories, and security use reveal local health or decline and show banks are inseparable from the fortunes of farmers, manufacturers, and traders.
A proposed measure set rules for railroad operation including a daytime bell, nighttime lantern guidance, conductor courtesy, egg freshness limits on Pullman cars, mandatory stops when hailed by hitchhikers, and lifeboats for wide river crossings. The bill did not pass.
A New York savings bank turned an 8 percent loss on a $40 000 investment into a 6 percent gain on an $80 000 stake after modernizing 40 year old tenements on the Lower East Side. The remodel included an oil heating plant incinerators and other upgrades. Rents now total $14 000 annually and the bank expects the improvements to pay for themselves in three years. The bank has completed 15 similar renovations using in house architects and seven full time painters.
The Burton Community Club gathering drew a packed crowd at Newtown Baptist Church. Everett Spangler presided as president and announced a home talent chautauqua to be held at Liberty in August. Mrs Maude Hartrick organized the program with patriotic singing by children, readings, recitations, and songs. An exercise titled Contest of the Cans featured five boys followed by a talk on Books for Young People and a one act play Economical Boomerang starring Fay Sims Maxine Hartrick Melvin Scranton Alma Fiochum Harold Harkness and Addie Lierly.
The Midnight Serenaders, long linked to Clayton, reorganize with Gail Osborne of Golden taking leadership. Jimmy Dunbar withdraws. Maurice Robinson to trumpet. Eugene Baird to drums. Glade Robison out. Mrs Wilma Buskirk remains pianist with correction noting the pianist change.
The Bee announces another Rooster Day sale on Saturday July 15 offering one year subscriptions for 50 cents cash in advance. Several readers hoped to take advantage previously but could not. Also notes social visits in Clayton Liberty and Quincy from local residents.
Mr and Mrs Ethan Ellie visiting Breckenridge home in El Dara meet Mrs Eliza beth Breckenridge on Saturday. She accompanied them back to El Dara.
Dorothy Witt attends the Chicago World’s Fair, visiting exhibits and events during the famous exposition. She appears at the fair with other guests and observers, taking in the displays and activities in the bustling city venue.
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