Independent voting and farm cost contrasts in Iowa news
The article argues secret ballots protect voters from bossed outcomes and notes Iowa farm living costs run 3% above the national average with wide regional variation. It warns about signing surety on notes, advocating caution to avoid personal obligations, and mentions Countess Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow's separation from her husband.
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Iowa
Washington Dispatch
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Social Security Board
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Illinois
Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow
Lance
Maverick Defeat in Texas Primary Raises Complex Voters
The Texas primary results show Maury Maverick losing in the Twentieth district while W. Lee O'Daniel wins the governorship nomination. The piece argues Texas voters act heterogeneously, and Maverick’s controversial stance and Roosevelt’s praise did not secure his victory despite broad support for O'Daniel.
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Sioux City Journal
Maury Maverick
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
O'Daniel
Maverick
O’daniel
Union
Maury
Congress
Roosevelt
Center Junction Names Staff As School Opens August Twenty Ninth
Center Junction will open August 29 with Superintendent Charles Lindsey of Central City English Helen McCord of Omaha Mat hics coach Mark Risinger of Oskaloosa and primary grades Ethel Courtney of Center Junction. A nearby accident left Tom Hinrichsen a farmer near Center Junction hospitalized after a pony riding incident. The community holds a busy week with church events radio trips and family gatherings across nearby towns.
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Charles Lindsey
Central City
Helen McCord
Omaha
Neb
Mark Risinger
Oskaloosa
Dorothy Driebelbis
Center Junction
Ethel Courtney
Tom Hinrichsen
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Methodists Ladies’ Aid Society
O. Watson
Belle Dodson
Dodson
D. Coppess
Olin
Fred Preas
Mayme
Carrie
Dixon
Mabel Otten
Scotch Grove
Mary Underwood
Anamosa
Joe Mead
Kenneth Serbousek
Island ‘Lake
Wrs
June Huffman
Meade
Rossville
Mead
One-Man Farm Change From Old Threshing
A farm visit near Griswold shows Earl Barnes operating a tractor pulled combine in oats, loading into a wagon, then to a car and granary. Across the road a nine-man threshing crew works the old way, illustrating how the machine replaces binding and shocking and reduces farm labor.
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Atlantic News - Telegraph
Earl Barnes
Griswold
Barnes
Combine
Like Old Times in Hayti Promising Crops Return
After five cropless years the Hayti region sees strong grain corn and potatoes with abundant yields ahead. Prices may lag but rehabilitation starts with harvestable surplus. If crops normalize, local economy could rebound as producers gain what to sell.
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Hayti
S. D
Herald - Enterprise
Tough spot for governor cited over Newton strike
In the Winterset Madisonian reflections on Gov Kraschels show concern that a governor must enforce the constitution amid political pressures. The piece argues officeholders bear grave responsibilities beyond seeking favorable election returns, warning of a tough spot when politics guides actions.
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Winterset
Madisonian
Gov. Kraschels
Seized Marriage of America’s Ten Cent Store Heiress
Federal G men corner Lee Bradley a 46 year old fugitive from South Dakota suspected of a New Year’s Eve powder house murder in Sioux Falls. Bradley had fled to Mexico worked in a Washington hay field until a detective story magazine reader alerted investigators.
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Lee Bradley
South Dakota
Watch Cases of Tetanus Clos closely It Is Dangerous
A state health bulletin warns tetanus remains the major risk from cuts and soil contamination. It notes most cases stem from garden dirt, stable refuse, or rusted nails, with firecracker burns now less common. prevention includes clean wounds and timely antitoxin when exposure is possible.
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Iowa State Department of Health
State Health Department
Iowa
Health Department
Earthquake Council decries TVA as threat to taxpayers
The Bluffs Nonpareil argues against TVA, calling it a fraud that will cost taxpayers enormous sums. It claims a hypothetical earthquake would wipe out the monstrosity and save taxpayers hundreds of millions in the future.
Family tensions blur into caregiving plan for two children
In a domestic scene, Joe and Dot discuss handling shifts of attention between Lucy and a younger boy. They consider expressing love for Lucy while affirming the younger child’s value, aiming to foster harmony and shared responsibility as they prepare to start their effort early the next morning.
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Dot
Bobby and Baby Jealousy Sparks Family Talk
Joe reflects that Bobby is jealous of the new baby as the family adjusts after three years of giving all attention to Bobby and the infant. Dot agrees, acknowledging the shift in focus and the emotional dynamics at home.
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Joe
Lucy
Dot
Bobby
Schweitzers Honored At Picnic For 20th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Schweitzer enjoyed a surprise picnic dinner at their Richland Center home last Sunday marking twenty years of marriage. Guests included Neal Hayden Sara Lou and many relatives from Monticello Ryan Hopkinton Maywood Sand Springs and Bellevue. Sara Lou Hayden visited Janaan Schweitzer in a weekend gathering with several Hein and Guyan family members.
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William Alexander
Mary Bulgren
R. N
Holyce Stingley
McDonald
Center Junction
Lyle Thompson
Russell Clark
Los Angeles
Calif
Peter Clark
Benton Harbor
Mich
Ernest. Smith
Maud Clark
St. Louis
Ethel Courtney
Irma Sanford
Women's Missionary Society
Eva Wagoner
J. N. Smith
China
Will Richardson
Detroit
J. F. Livingstone
E. R. Young
Keith Mather
Arthur Young
Daverport
Harvey Young
Galesburg
Harvey Manuel
Irving Eilers
Cedar Rapids
Schrader
Russell Eldred
Mechanicsville
Rex Brady
Lisbon
Beryl Richardson
Elmer Schrader
R. P. Clark
Wilma
Monticello
C. H
W. Clark
Martin Nowacheck
Oxford Junction
Gus Buscher
Luanne and
Lloyd
Lamont
John
Norman Martens
Henry Hanken
Olin
Henrietta Love
Valley Center
Kans
Martha Hefken
Ricka Rohwedder
Mrs. Levsen
Margaret Ellers
Ann Thoeni
J. R. McNeilly
Ray Sanford
Biggs
Jimmie Westphal
Ladonia
McNeilly Hybrid Seed Corn Co
Russell Preston
Dale Dodee
Blairstown
B. D. Heiken
Carl Zimmerman
Betty Jane McCummant
Ray Bohler
E. H. Stingley
Fay
Russell Rieker
W. E. Spohn
Cedar Falls
Estella Stingley
John Paul
H. B. Stingley
Joe Mead
8. G. Thompson
R. J. Moncrief
J. L. Serbousek
J. B. Seehusen
A. D. Serbousek
Oakdale
John Schweitzer
Neal Hayden
Sara Lou
Charles Schneiter, Jr
Charles Schneiter
Jake Arduser
Lloyd Thompson
Richard and
Donald
John Shover
Albert Sill and Family
Ryan
Jim Thompson
Maurice Thompson
Blanche
Clarence Thompson
Kathleen
Ralph
Robert
Gall
Hopkinton
Christena Schweitzer
Maywood
Cap Arduser
Sand Springs
Paul Marugg
Carol Ann
Carl Hein
Melvin
Glenn
Dale
George 8
Hein
John ‘Voss
Delores
Richland
Sidney
Janaan
Sara Lou Hayden
Janaan Schweitzer
Galen Hein
Loelld
Harry Guyan
Bellevue
Birth rate declines and aging forecast in Marshalltown notice
A survey reports falling birth rates and a concurrent drop in death rates, predicting a growing elderly population in the United States. It questions whether society should encourage higher birth rates to maintain workforce and pension economics.
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Marshalltown
Is There But One Man? Roosevelt Third Term Fears
The Oelwein Register attacks the idea of a Roosevelt third term. It warns that if Roosevelt were to seek a third term he could gain unchecked power, likening the danger to authoritarian leaders and urging action to prevent such a drift before it starts.
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Lucy
Oelwein Register
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
United States
Newton Merchants Face Hard Times After Strike
A visitor to Newton reports that after May's strike idle workers ran out of funds and sought merchant credit which was unavailable due to cash needs. Many tenants struggle to pay rent and overhead as formerly thriving businesses lose money, with some near closure until workers return and paychecks resume.
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Newton
Webster City
Yowas Fair Prospect Across Iowa Reach Ply mouth County
A 350 mile Iowa trip shows crop prospects strong statewide with Ply mouth county leading in corn tassels and general condition. Statewide grain sheds, solid yields, and good quality seed point to Iowa’s breadbasket strength and livestock leadership.
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Yowa’s Fair Prospect
LeMars Sentinel
Iowa
Plymouth County
Family Album Reflections On Youth And Time
A reflective verse compares a family album’s formal poses with carefree childhood days. The writer contrasts old and modern times, noting boys and girls in earlier eras seemed better behaved yet less free to have fun, while kids now play outside and laugh more.
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Gilenn Ward Dresbach
Christian Science Monitor
Gene Autry Heads to Niles for Gold Mine in the Sky
The world’s top singing cowboy Gene Autry will perform at Niles theater on Sunday and Monday, August 7 and 8, starring in Gold Mine in the Sky with Smiley Burnette. A program of shorts, including the Three Stooges in Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb, will precede the feature with no advance price changes.
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Gene Autry
Niles Theater
Autry
Ace Funny-Man
Smiley Burnette
Smiley
Stooges
RKO
Too Much Is Too Much in the Babs Rich Girl Row
The Atlantic News Telegraph notes growing irritation with the ongoing “poor little rich girl” topic centered on Babs, criticizing the overattention and public fuss around her plight and status.
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Atlantic News-Telegraph
Monticello Council Limits Beer Permits 1938
Monticello Iowa council met in special session July 27 1938 to consider an ordinance limiting class B beer permits, with first reading and motion to dispense with second and third readings. The council approved passage and adopted the ordinance and related actions including transfer of permit number five to Jones County Fair Grounds for Aug 22–26 1938 and notice to an owner to remove buildings from city property. City Clerk instructed to notify owners at Jet number 107.
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Monticello
Iowa
Brashaw
Graves
Keyes
Shelley
Netcott
Towa
Skelley
Nayes
Fred J. Kay
Jones County Fair Grounds
City of Montee Alley
Executrix Appointed for W A Hicks Estate in Jones County
Public notice from the district court of Jones County Iowa appoints the undersigned executrix of the estate of W A Hicks deceased. All persons with claims must file them with the court clerk sworn and timely for allowance. Creditors are urged to render their accounts and demands promptly.
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
W. A. Hicks
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