Community Notes from Cabbage Chapel and Nearby
Clarence Guyman family visits Clinton while Charlie Renfro relocates to Centralia for work. Frank Brewer family visits Patoka. Arthur Groff moving to Renfro place. No Woodward school Tuesday. Belle Clark's floors being laid. Several locals visit kin and attend church events. Birth announced for Ted Ketyzer of Caseyville. grandparents John and Mrs. Kretzer in town. multiple local moves, visits, and social gatherings noted. Epilogue lists hospital entry for W. Cavins and pie supper at Fredonia school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brewer
Patoka
Clarence
Arthur Groff
Charlie Renfro
Woodward
Belle Clark
Tony Clark
Raymond Renfro
Cora Renfro
Louise Kutler
Centralia
Duke Clark
Lading
Ted Kyetzer
Caseyville
John Kretzer
Fredonia Social Notes and Local Visits Highlight Week
Sunday dinners and calls among Fredonia families are listed, including Kirgan and Talbert groups, Meredith and Perkins, and visits to Gozad and Salem. The community reports a play attendance, a baby born, a Friday supper fundraiser at Teakane school, and several shopping trips with neighbors.
F D R S Economy Pledge and New Deal Agency Rise
Roosevelt era expenditures rose sharply from 3.79 billion in 1923 to 9.14 billion in 1939. Spending surged 141 percent 1933 to 1939 with boards and agencies expanding. The New Deal period saw over 75 new government agencies created and thousands employed.
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Roosevelt
Surplus Commodities Agency Spent 30 Million on 1937 39
From July 1, 1937, through June 30, 1939 the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation spent 30.479 million dollars disposing of farm surpluses. During the same period imports of these commodities totaled 92.298 million dollars under tariff concessions in New Deal reciprocal trade agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Loss in Pork Products Sells to Foreign Markets Declines
In 1932 American farms sold 4,175,000 pounds of hams shoulders bacon and sides abroad. By 1938 foreign sales of these pork products fell to 63,559,000 pounds despite New Deal trade agreements.
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America
Willkie Warns of Government Boom and Tax Burden
Wendell Willkie argues government employment has risen nearly 100 percent and expenditures almost 200 percent, totaling over nine billion dollars. He says increased borrowing exceeds 150 percent and claims the rise benefits the enterpriser at the expense of the people through taxes and lost private enterprise profits.
Hidden taxes take large share of national income
The article argues that federal, state, and local taxes absorb over 22 percent of national income. Indirect taxes raise prices, so even those who do not pay taxes directly feel the burden. An $80 a month earner loses $9.47 monthly to hidden taxes, while a $130 a month earner pays $19.10, about 12 to 13 percent of income.
Willkie Warns of Debt and Third Term Threat
The Republican nominee Wendell Willkie portrays the national debt and a possible third term as threats to the American way of life. He argues that historic democracies fell to debt and warns that reelecting Roosevelt would drive debt to 75 billion dollars, threatening farmers, homeowners, and business. He calls for a balance of power and renewal of democratic processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Washington
America
Roosevelt
Agricule
Mc Wathien
Trade Agreements Fail To Open Foreign Markets For Farmers
The article notes that trade agreements have not opened foreign markets for American farmers, citing a $104 million drop in agricultural exports in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, versus June 30, 1934, the year before the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act.
Regulation Shifts Acreage From Cotton To Corn In South
Secretary Wallace reduces corn acreage in northern states by 5 139 000 acres while southern cotton regions are urged to grow more corn, boosting corn planting by 5 814 000 acres. The policy aims to diversify crops and stabilize supplies across the country.
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Wallace
North
South
Trade pacts fail to boost meat trade between nations
New Deal reciprocal trade agreements did not attract buyers as meat purchases by partner countries fell from 17,644,000 pounds in 1935 to 15,175,000 pounds in 1939, the year all agreements were in effect, showing disappointing demand under the system.
Reduced Farm Tariffs and Reciprocal Trade Shifts
New Deal era trade policy lowered duties on 152 agricultural products through reciprocal agreements. The move contrasted with candidate Roosevelt’s 1982 claim that no farm product tariffs were excessively high and should be lowered.
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Roosevelt
Farm share burden in per capita national debt
Per capita farm population must bear about one quarter of the national debt totaling roughly 11 billion dollars. It would take farm representatives two years' income at current rates to cover this cost.
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America
Franklin Roosevelt's Eight Years Free of Budget Delays
The record notes Franklin D. Roosevelt as the only president in eight years to avoid budget delays single year. It asserts the nation remained at peace during the entire period.
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Franklin
Roosevelt
Tonix
Delancin
Deaths and Ventures from 1933 Inspire Press Interest
A brief item notes a total share of 452.00 linked to a new death-related venture from 1933. The piece hints at press attention and ongoing interest in the venture's proceedings and historical context.
Oman Nation Sees Child Involved in Incident
A brief report notes an incident involving a child linked to the nation of Oman. Details are limited in the accessible text.
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Es Es
Oman
For Sale Items Auctioned in Local Notices
FOR SALE Young calf Artie Rogier. FOR SALE Winchester model 97 pump gun 12 gauge Winchester single shot bolt action rifle one electric radio Luther Perrine.
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Winchester
Luther Perrine
Indpendence Area Family Visits Spread Across Towns
Floyd Britt and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Rose Britt and family. Bill Chriss and wife visited Paul Pratt home. George Gillespie and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newlin at Vandalia. Henry Meredith bought a new tractor last week. Cecil Black and family spent Sunday with Gene Porterfield family at Fredonia. Mrs. Elsie Hollingsend and children visited her daughter Mrs. Pauline Mahan west of Vernon. Lorian Armstrong and wife were Sunday callers with the Misses Armstrong. Mrs. Mabry and children with Mrs. Ida Quayle of Salem and Hobart Arnold family and Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Chriss were at the Wengert home. Bill Williams bought the James Wernsman farm and will move this week. Gillespie moves to the Wernsman home on the state highway. Little Sammy Meador was admitted to Chicago Hospital for an operation. Ada Bates, Larry and Lucille Caldwell visited Effie Axhold and Walton at Edgewood last Thursday. Roberta Quayle of St. Paul arrived Friday to visit sister Gladys. Wengert and Betty and Bob Wengert, students at Charleston Teacher's College, spent the weekend at home. Paul Pratz and Elston visited James Wernsman home Sunday. Roberta Quayle, Gladys Wengert, Bob and Betty Wengert spent Sunday at Mt. Carmel with Robertohnstone couple. Floyd Britt and Emily spent Sunday with Fred Meyers. Henry Meredith family spent Sunday with Willie Perkins near Fredonia. Helen Armstrong and Clark and family of Belgrade Montana visited aunts Docia and Jane Armstrong last week.
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Bill, Chriss
Paul Pratt
George Gillespie
Carl Newlin
Vandalia
Henry Meredith
Cecil Black
Gene Porterfield
Fredonia
Elsie Hollingsend
Pauline Mahan West
Vernon
Lorian Armstrong
Misses Armstrong
Charles Mabry
Ida
Ada Bates
Larry
Lucillé Caldwell
Effie Axhold
Walton
Edgewood Lasthursday
Roberta Quayle
St. Paul
James Wernsman
Gladys Wengert
Bob
Betty Wengert
Mt. Carmel
Robertohnstone
Floyd Britt
Emily
Fred Meyers
Willie Perkins
Helen Armstrong
Clark
Belgrade
Montana
Docia
Jane Armstrong
For Sale notices list two farm items and livestock
Two small advertisements: a Francis Washington parlor furnace for sale by Ray Walton suitable for four or five rooms, and a trade offer from O. H. Britt seeking twenty ewes in exchange for young cattle.
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Francis Washington
Ray Walton
O. H. Britt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Guyman
Clinton
Cetralia
Don Clark
Boulder
Clarence McGee
Cecil Palmer
Russell Palmer
Eli Palmer
Ladies Aid
Cora Rene
Clarence Tackett
Palmer
Rene Dyke Clark
Eck Zollar
Geo. Davidson
Geo. Brewster
Fred Webking
S. J. W. Cavins
Dent Hospital
Wilma Clark
Ella Webking
Maurice Clark
Carbondale
Cecil Tackett
Lavona
Bill Kirgan
John Talbert
Amily
Wm. Perkins
E. E. McHaney
Patoka Gym
Norman Scott
Chicago
Laurence Rt
Salem
Norma Scott
Cecil Hicks
Lee Atterbury
Alec Anderson
Doris
Gozad
Harold Groff
Wesley Ray
Rose Groff
Harold
Arnold Muck
John Fulton
Walter Somerville
E. McHane - Stee
Teakane
Elmer Kirgan
Patoke
Sy Kay
Wendell Willlent
Shrine Hospital
Portland
Lees
U. S
Mary Martin
Artie Rogier
Rose Britt
Beery
Funeral Service
L. P. Hill
H. G. Foltz
Frank Belche
George's
Illinois
Cox & Martin
Sandoval
Philco Radios
Maurice Reynolds
Burtschi Motor Co
C. S. Huddleston
Centralia, Ill
Patoka Elevator
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