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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
5
The piece argues for gun rights under the Second Amendment, declaring the inborn American liberty against prohibition proposals. It asserts law enforcement goals require caution, noting that most crimes use non gun tools and questioning hasty bans as ineffective long term.
A Connecticut driver lacking a windshield wiper was fined by a magistrate who ruled the plain law requires a wiper on motor vehicles. The man argued his truck had no windshield at all. The piece mockingly crowns the magistrate as a bonehead of 1927.
The piece argues for Coolidge era economy and prudent public spending as essential to sane government. It asserts honest government protects workers and all taxpayers, praising Coolidge’s selfless public service while warning against candidates with higher spending ideologies.
The Dempsey Tanney fight pictures were shown in Nolft last Thursday evening to a fair audience. No one appeared to object to the pictures. They were not nearly as vicious as some social wrestling matches shown without restriction. The report suggests prize fighting is not so brutal as depicted, noting the portrayal softened by the cinema.
A Republican magazine straw poll among editors and leaders shows Hoover as the top strength for the nomination, with Landers and Hughes following, and Dawes Curtis Borah Longworth trailing. For the Democratic side Smith Reed MeAdoo Meredith lead, with Smith Reer MeAdoo Meredith ranking by editors and leaders alike. The poll notes general agreement on current order but questions durability until the convention.
The article celebrates modern farming advances postwar, focusing on the tractor as a transformative tool. It highlights the radio, electric lights, telephone, rail expansion, and automobiles as a backdrop, noting tractors shorten plowing from a week to a day, ease irrigation, speed road work, and remain effective despite weather or barriers. It emphasizes growing farmer adoption and the link between modernization and prosperity.
Thieves looted Britt Cooperative Creamery last Friday escaping with 700 pounds of batter and 145 pounds of cheese valued at $150. They gained entry by forcing a rear double door and were seen leaving by tracks indicating a truck. Earlier, thieves attempted to crack the A Woodford Wheeler Lumber Co safe but fled after breaking the dial and tumblers.
Algona cinema refused to screen the Dempsey Tunney fight after state attorney general informed the county attorney that exhibiting fight pictures violated state law. The text notes boxing matches occur in Des Moines weekly without objection and questions why a prize fight image cannot be shown in Algona. It suggests repealing all laws to prevent crime.
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