Trade treaties under fire as Congress weighs renewal
The article argues for careful oversight of State Department reciprocal trade treaties as their expiration nears. It notes more exports since the program began, with exports exceeding imports by large margins in recent years, and defends the executive power while urging strict Congressional vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of State
Congress
Senate
Executive Department of Government
State Department
Tariff Debate Reflects Shifting U.S. Economic Balance
The article argues that the high protective tariff harmed consumers and farmers while benefiting big corporations. It criticizes Smoot-Hawley politics and urges a tariff system aligning with a mature economy. It discusses the costs to the agricultural Midwest and the difficulty of equalizing advantages between agriculture and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
You
Midwest
Congress
Rural enrollment decline signals shift in Appanoose County
The Union notes a decade long drop in rural school enrollment in Appanoose County, mirroring a state and national trend. It contrasts shrinking rural pupil numbers with rising high school attendance and predicts future emphasis on quality over size, with costs and efficiency under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appanoose County
Sheriff Sale in Appanoose County Iowa 1940
The sheriff will sell the real estate of Elizabeth I Allen and others on March 9 1940 at Centerville Iowa. The 99.05 acre tract lies in Township 70 Range 17 with parts of sections 9 and 8. Sale to satisfy Connecticut Mutual Life Ins Co judgment debt 4487 18 plus 115 27 costs. JACK BAILEY Sheriff. Feb 22-29.
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State of Iowa
Appanoose County
District Court
State of
Iowa
Appanose County
Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co
Elizabeth
Allen
Wabash Railway
Centerville
Moravia Route 1 Visitation and farm work notes
Moravia Route 1 diary records visitors at the Carl Van Zante and Derby homes, including Mrs Lute Hiatt and Rubye, Mr and Mrs Ralph Davis in Ottumwa, Lois Brown at the Double 8 club, and multiple family members helping with butchering and meals. Aunt Lois Mason and Helen Davia are noted, along with mail delivery by Lyle Pant and various social calls at local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lute Hiatt
Rubye
Carl van Zante
Ralph Davis
Ottumwa
Lois Brown
Emil Halden
Russell Brown
Lloyd Brown
Matt Watts
Ivan
Harsh
Richard William
Fuller 1 3.1 Ullem Confined to House for Weeks
Ullem has been confined to the house for the last three weeks with rheumatism. Mrs. Jess Smith visited Oliver Blawick Thursday morning to remind him it was his birthday. Snow plow cleared the road last Wednesday after a big snow. Jens Smith was a business caller in Centerville last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schroeder and daughter of Sandyville visited Raymond Jones Sunday. John Koontz and Mrs Close of Centerville were Sunday evening visitors with J. J. Allem. Mr. and Mrs. Don Hayes, former residents, are parents of a baby boy born near Hayesville Friday, Feb. Junior Smith spent the weekend with Carlyle Long at Hayesville, David Hedrick. A Chester White sow at J. J. Allem farm bore 20 pigs last week and all were living. vexs Smith hauled corn from Fern Wright's Monday.
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Ullem
Jess Smith
Oliver Blawick
Jens Smith
Centerville
Herman, Schroeder
Sandyville
Junior Smith
Carlyle Long
Hayesville
Hedrick
Chester White
J. J
Local Family Visits and Social Gatherings in Centerville Area
Salem residents and relatives gathered for weekend visits at Newton Longs Guy McKerns and the Dell Hellyers while others spent Sunday at Joe Martins and Leonard Perrys Hospital calls noted a visit to Ray Rinehart and her baby. Several names appear with social calls and small-town routines amid a jumble of dates and partial phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gladfelder
Newton Long's
Newtn Long
Jean
Hannah Gladfelder
Elbert Perry
Clyde Gladfelder
Darlens
Guy McKern
Dell Hellyer
Dera Hellyer
Horton Potts
Joe Martin
Emily
Jess Gladfelder
Carl Dicks
Leonard Perry
Sey
McCord
Edward McCord
Will Haver
Rae Brown
George Ess
Edon
B. F. Whitehead
B. C. Whitehead
Birth Day Dinner Attendees And Sunday Visits In Local Ledger
Scatteraburg residents including George Scott Curtis Tomlin and Burdett Cox attended a birthday dinner at Kenneth Bloomer’s. Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Stocker were Sunday evening callers at John Hewitt home. Long brothers hauled beans for Marve Lockman who farms east of Moravia Elbert. Lockman was a caller at William Tomlin’s. Mr and Mrs Curtis Tomlin and children were evening callers Sunday Ramona Cox and Mrs Walter Harper and Verna named on sick list.
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George Scott
Curtis Tomlin
Burdett
Cox
Kenneth Bloomer
Cleo Stocker
John Hewitt
Long ‘Brothers
Marve Lockman
Moravia
Elbert
Lockman
Ramona Cox
Walter Harper
Verna
Hazel College student visits ill grandmother amid family gatherings
Hazel College Marjorie VanDorin stays with ill grandmother Anderson as the Alva Pollard family spends Sunday at Mrs. Amy Clough’s. Russell Darby visits George Darby, and Herman Johnson’s family joins the Grant Lincox home for Sunday. J. G. Sincox invites Frank Maneer’s family to Albia for dinner while L. B. VanDorin’s family visits J. T. VanDorin. Donald Darby attends Moravia Sunday School as Zell Wilson ferries calves to Aubin sale barn and hears from Des Moines that his mother is very poorly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie VanDorin
Anderson
Alva Pollard
Amy Clough
Russell Darby
George Darby
Herman Johnson
Grant Lincox
J. G. Sincox
Frank Maneer
Albia
L. B. VanDorin
J. T. VanDorin
Donald Darby
Moravia
Zell Wilson
Aubin
Des Moines
Local Family News From Fairview and Centerville
Fairview residents share visits and gatherings with relatives in Centerville and Galesburg. Mr. and Mrs. John Herteen spend time with Drake and family, while Mr. and Mrs. Willard and Lawrence Holand assist with butchering at Clint Frelan’s. Edd Taylor had flu last week and Bert Drake hosts visitors from Galesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Rowe
T. Fletcher
Shall Drake
John Herteen
Willard Ae Eee
Centerville
Lawrence Holand
Clint Frelan
Edd Taylor
Bob Tomilton
Galesburg
Ill
Bert Drake
Hiatt Selby
Ae Trelan
Clint Irelan
Marshall Drake
J. W. and
Raymond Lockwuan
Unimportant rations in a cold winter reminiscence
A narrator recalls past winters with heavy snows and mail delays, noting 1934 had an unusually warm autumn and a snowy November. He describes weather quirks, improvised copying, a lost newspaper page, a trapped tail-less mouse, and odd thermometer readings, ending with unexpected warmth indoors.
Local Social Notes From Hiattsville Area
Mrs Loreti Walter hosts a pink and blue shower with twenty ladies at Dooley home. Ted crear cake and toffee served. Harry Wetmore returns home from hospital with a frozen foot. Mrs Matilda Burton visits Grover Long. Lloyd Rose of Memphis and others visit Rose family. Get‑together planned at Gus Hiatt’s Friday evening with cookies and doughnuts.
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Gardner
Juattite
Dooley
Loreti Walter
The
Dooley Homie
Walter
Ted Crear
Harry Wetmore
Harley Burton
Matilda Burton
Grover Long
W.A. Rose
Memphis
Lloyd Rose
Keith Rose
Virgil Dooley
Greenfield
Iowa
John Dooley
Martha Hiatt
Lute Hiatt
Loren Walter
Albin
Glenn Derby
Balak Cridlebaugh
Alva
Elsie Kethham
Dallas Center
Gus Hiatt
Local Notables Attend Sale and Family News From Unionville
Unionville reports C C Miller and P E More in Des Moines for a purebred Hereford sale. Miller bought a herd while More visited his ailing brother W E More. Word comes of deaths in Tabernash and Leesburg with connections to local families including Edith Prol Dikes and Mrs. Amanda Miller. Community updates note visits, house guests, illnesses, and scouts at the Methodist church.
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C. C. Miller
P. E. More
Des Moines
A. Miller
Centerville
Amanda Miller
H. N. Underwood
Nellie Gates
jPeank
Gates
Daytona
Rose Miller Large
Tabernash
Wye
W.C. Miller
A. S. Dukes
Walter’ Miller
Leesburg
Fla
Carl Alden
Famies
Ralph Tomlin
Ottumwa
Bill Alden
Harrison’ Bailey
Ottumway Hospital
Methodist Church
M. G. Hall
Enterville
Dukes
H. L. Dukes
W. M. Dukes
Garden Grove Bynday
Mra
Olla Potts
Community Dinner Guests Highlight Sunday Visits
Brompton Tony Béottard and family dined with Christiansburg guests at John Fisher's home. Othello Cary, his son Junior, attended Sunday visits at M. H. Boardman residence with W. F. and E. F. Boardman and Wilma.
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Tony Béottard
Christiansburg
John Fisher
Mid
Othello Cary and Son
M. H. Boardman
Ome
Save a life by keeping distance from the car ahead
Driver safety message urges motorists to avoid tailgating. If the lead vehicle stops abruptly, react promptly and brake in a controlled manner to reduce collision risk and protect road users. Emphasis on vigilance and timely braking for urban and highway driving.
Community social visit notes from Moravia area
The fragmentary report lists local residents and families visiting múltiples homes across Moravia and surrounding areas. Names include Franklin, Whitehead, Self, Lloyd Callen, Neil LaMar, Callean, Betty, Jackie, Lew Zimmerman, Hugh McFatridge, Lois Swift, Coy Swift, John Bickford, Hart Swift, Thelma, Garolyn Ann, J. B. Dicks, Doyle Stansberry, Roy Moffat, George Shehan, Earl Swift, Mer Hammond, and Roy Sheldon. Weekend and Sunday gatherings are noted at several homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. and” Ltd
B. J. ‘Whitehead
Jake Firkina
Junior Self
Lloyd Callen
Neil
LaMar
Callean
Betty
Jackie
Lew Zimmerman
Hugh McFatridge
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Lois Swift
Coy Swift
John Bickford
Moravia
Hart Swift
Thelma
Garolyn Ann
J. B. Dicks
Doyle Stansberry
Roy Moffatt
George Shehan
Neil LaMar
Colleen
Earl ‘Swift
Don and
Carlyle Self
Roy Sheldon
Emmett Derby
It Pays To Advertise Says Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw told an English reporter that advertising pays, with his reasons. He compared codfish eggs and chicken eggs to explain how advertising works invisibly yet effectively. He noted people eat chicken eggs, not codfish eggs, illustrating selective attention.
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Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Everbody
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Jack Bailey
Famier Dexby
Mason Foe Wenkad
Salem
Scatteraburg
Hazel College
Fairview
Soap Creek
Blakes‘burg
Hiattsville
Unionville
C. T. Slavin
Gil Caves
King Theatre
Albis
Nelson Eddy
Nona Massey
Balalatka
John Wayne
Claire Trevor
Stuart , Erwin
Marjorie Weaver
Marlene Dietrich
James Stewart
Destry
Brompton
W.F
E. F. Boardman
Wilma
M. E. Boardman
Ed Robinson
Roy Fisher
Rosalie Stafford
St. Joseph Hospital
Rosalia
J . Stafford
Amid DeLong
Clarence Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Edgar Wilson
BE. F. Boardman
J. E. Stafford
Otis Stafford
Paul Stafford
Frank Swaim
Franklin
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