Duke of Windsor to Visit U S Delays After Press Critique
The Duke of Windsor and his American bride will defer their U S visit due to hostile press comments. Americans pride themselves on free action and a republic spirit while seeking a welcoming welcome for the royal couple. A Dubuque paper notes support for a drunk driving law as part of evolving political and social policy.
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Duke of Windsor
United States
Queen Victoria
Merry Old England
America
LaGuardia Victory Upsets Tammany in New York City
The re election of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia reflected a city shift away from Tammany Hall and indicated potential strains in Roosevelt era politics. Farley and Mahoney failed to unite the party as fusion candidates and local voters credited LaGuardia with a prudent, economical administration.
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Jim Parley
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Congress
Sioux City Journal
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Tammany
Washington
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Jeremiah T. Mahoney
New York
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Bailey
Arkansas
Miller
Metropolis
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Ickes
Havenots and Haves Echo in Global Tensions
The Sioux City Journal discusses the havenot and haves divide world wide, noting Japan declares itself a havenot nation seeking expansion. It links Mussolini and Hitler to colonial claims and urges Brussels talks to resolve Sino Japanese conflict while presenting Germany’s colonial ambitions and Italy’s Ethiopia past as context.
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Belgium
China
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Italy
Ethiopia
Signor Mussolini
America's Joining Habit Says Vermillion Republican
The Vermillion Republican discusses Americans as joiners, noting appeal of fraternal orders and various movements. It cites groups from social justice to Townsend clubs and the klan, warning many aim to profit rather than pursue genuine reform.
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Vermillion Republican
Organization For Social Justice
Townsend Clubs
Supreme Court
Townsend
Minimum Wage Law Dilemma for Iowa Shops
Northwood Anchor discusses how a state minimum wage could create a bind for small Iowa businesses. If a law set women’s pay at 16 dollars a week, an employer with two light work bottlenecks may face penalties for paying 12 dollars while workers consent. The piece argues such a rule could unjustly trap both employer and workers.
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Northwood
Iowa
Soil fertility debate in Webster City area persists
The Webster City Freeman Journal notes that despite concerns about erosion and soil exhaustion, local yields per acre have risen over past decades. It recalls older predictions by East Co ancestors like Lorenzo Wilson fearing soil wearout, yet Hamilton County now produces more corn per acre than in early farming days.
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Freeman-Journal
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Country
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York State
Hamilton County
The Folly of Speed
The Davenport Democrat cites a Chicago test where a radio announcer drove through heavy traffic following all rules while a safe driver took risks to reach the destination. The reckless trip arrived 23 minutes after departure, while the cautious driver reached two minutes later, proving speed costs more than it saves.
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Davenport
Chicago
Treasury Spots Scarcity of Two Dollar Bills
The federal treasury warns two dollar bills are scarce as people hold on to them and one dollar notes seem to vanish. The report notes wide difficulty in finding even single dollar bills amid tightening circulation.
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Cherokee Times
Federal Treasury
Iowa to surface more roads with blacktop
Gov Kraschel announced expanded use of blacktop on Iowa highways. Plymouth County tests found blacktop inferior to concrete for heavy traffic, with 30 miles in the county torn up and rebuilt several times. Blacktop helps light traffic but concrete remains preferred where feasible.
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LeMars
Kraschel
Iowa
Plymouth County
Highway Commission
We can only force Japan to act in the orient
The passage argues that moral pressure alone will not restrain Japan and that force is the only certain way to compel action, noting the nation’s un readiness or willingness to use such force. It reflects a hawkish view on foreign policy with emphasis on credible power.
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American Red Cross
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Orient
Thinking of Her Toronto Globe
They had not met for a long while and sat in the gloaming listening to the sea below. She asks if he was in the town where she lives. he confirms and recalls thinking of her and wonders why the unnamed person does not live there.
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Toronto Globe
John
Hanging in Texas Wall Street Journal
A public Texas hanging draws a large crowd as the condemned faces the noose. The sheriff asks for final remarks, a man in the crowd jokes about using the condemned man’s time, and the condemned replies with a grim quip about the speaker before him.
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Wall Street Journal
Texas
Congress
City lax on liquor law as Dubuque protests rise
The piece argues that past trends predict no sustained law banning liquor traffic. It notes Dubuque residents complain, and city leaders show little concern for violations, suggesting ineffective enforcement of intoxicant restrictions.
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Dubuque
Local Probate Notice for Anna Maria Husmann Will
The district court of Jones county Iowa issues a probate notice for the will of Anna Maria Seba Husmann deceased filed October 26 1937. A final proof and probate hearing is set for November 22 1937 at 10 o clock a.m. Persons interested may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.
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State of
Iowa
Jones County
Anna Maria Seba Husmann
Notice of Probate of Will for Luise Sieber
On October 23 1937 the last will and testament of Luise Sieber late of Jones County was filed for probate. The court fixed November 22 1937 at 10 o clock a.m. for final proof and probate at the November term. Interested parties may appear and show cause why probate should not be granted. Dated October 23 1937 Clerk District Court Jones County Locher Locher attorneys for the estate.
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State of
Iowa
Jones County
Luise Sieber
Luise Lieber
A. D
Renewal of German Mutual Fire Insurance in Monticello
Public notice states the German Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Monticello Iowa renewed its Articles of Incorporation for 20 years from November 4 1937. The document sets the company as a mutual assessment insurer with no authorized capital stock and details governance including officers and term schedules.
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German Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Monticello
Iowa
State of
Jones County
General Mutual Assessment Insurance Association
Herman H. Zimmerman
Fred Plueger
A. G. Bohlken
Secetary
John E. Folkerts
Corporation of Association
Coxsee, Coxsee & Heiserman
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