20 Oct 1932
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
1
Fragmentary text suggests statesmen discuss farm relief to help farmers plow or improve the old home place. Lacks clear names, dates, or locations. reads as a general policy notion with no concrete actions or outcomes.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Arkanyan antitactic owl and car sales. References Mosler Kentucky Elkhorn and Phia best selling items. Also notes coal, sale prices per ton, direct care, and vague wood and wine mentions with garbled phrasing.
A leading cause of low mood is farm prices failing to keep pace with rising costs. Prosperity on the farm boosts all sectors, with millions of rural households needing affordable goods. Many advocate agricultural cooperatives as the path to scale, financing, and market power despite strong opposition.
Humboldt County board of supervisors approved another reduction in tax levies affecting maintenance and construction millages. The county wide maintenance levy drops from 4.6 mills by 2.6 mills, with township reductions totaling five mills outside cities and 2.6 mills within towns, lowering the total county valuation to 6,189,820 and cutting the overall tax take by 28,905.27.
County officials defend ongoing road upkeep despite rumors of cuts. Board notes funds come from county revenues and state aid, with about 700 miles of roads needing maintenance. They emphasize roads are residents’ property and must be kept usable through winter and next year.
Anxious about season openings warns hunters to avoid trapping before legal dates. Reports note fines totaling $60 for seven hunters who jumped the pheasant and squirrel openings. The piece urges careful compliance to protect fur markets and the trapping industry.
County Treasurer Thas Ayr reports about fifty percent of Humboldt county's $408,198.89 tax levy has been paid. Most remaining payments arrived only in the days before the penalty deadline in October. Personal taxes make up roughly six percent of the unpaid portion, with Byrna noting a higher rate of delinquency than any prior year in the county's history.
Fragmentary text cites commodity prices and a Senate rate with uncertain wording. Mentions a campaign strategy and a town in Chile with 201 percent voter turnout. No clear events, dates, or identifiable entities beyond Chile.
Community clubs in Humbolle Renwick and Livermere join forces with Algona to run the annual corn picking contest on October 26 at the Cheater Scolly Turm north of St. Joon Primary rail 160. A forty acre field of mighty Te corti is set, with parking near the felt ani haddy toréach. Organizers will supply rigs and affiema, plan for 1000 to 1600 attendees, and entry is by advance contact to the county agents by October 23. Uncle Josh of Wale laces partners plans to attend, contest runs 9 am to 4 pm, free admission, servants coffee and sandwiches on bank.
The piece argues that rising government costs threaten investment, industry, and employment. It warns that expanded government activity inflates taxes, dampening capital formation and labor, and cites foreign examples. It calls for action to address the tax issue to determine America’s future prosperity.
The October 1931 USDA crop report projects a corn harvest over 582 million bushels for the town area, with 782000 acres to be harvested. The yield per acre stands at 44 bushels, a record near the top but below the peak, aided by favorable maturation weather in September.
The article critiques bios of Roosevelt and Hoover and comments on Washington Merry Go Round style satire. It notes a companion volume More Merri-Go-Round and reviews works by Kantor, Coward-McCann titles, and Lippmann’s Men of Destiny, with shares of political and literary gossip.
A fragmentary column notes scuffles over whispers of scandal and odd inquiries. A Birmingham girl asks a newspaper to tune a ukulele string before sending it out. Government experts probe chemical compositions and aulietive value of sausages. A Cincinnati boy, Delvort Lehinen, 12, rescues threads by squirrels after a hunter's gun incident, naming Hoover, Toosavelt and Thomas.
M E Church notes Belden pastor Renwick-T0 Church School Andy By Martin supt highlight competent teachers of all ages with live lesson discussion 163 present Sunday 11 16 morning worship and sermon theme The Glory of Going On Text Then therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ 2 Timothy 2 9 Tuesday evening October 26 Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets with Mrs R B McGowan Hardy 10 00 morning worship and sermon 11 00 church school Mrs Carr supt new boys class organized by teachers last Sunday 42 present increase over prior Sunday Wednesday afternoon Mrs Anliker to entertain Ladies Aid Friday evening young people meet for social and Epworth League formation
The program lists Sunday School at 10 a m with a class selection, Morning Worship featuring a summary of the Iowa Baptist Convention, 6 45 p m Young People Meeting, and 7 30 p m Evening Worship with a call to attend. The church invites all to attend and mentions a Friday choir rehearsal at M B Richardson home.
Evangelical Church in Lawrence announces pastor Lawrence Sahl will lead morning worship at 11:00 a m and evening services at 7:30 p m. Sunday school and daily meetings listed with Ladies Aid and W M S meeting on set dates. Special two week meetings begin October 2 at 7 30 p m except Saturdays. pastor to speak nightly about his Palestine trip. all are welcome.
St Pauls Lutheran Church with Gen F Dirks as pastor lists Sunday School at 2:00 pm American Services at 11:00 am and a German worship service on the last Sunday each month at 9:00 am. Rutcher League devotional meets first and third Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Ladies Aid meets first Wednesday at 2:00 pm. You are welcome to attend.
Hardy Methodist church marks its fiftieth anniversary with former living pastors invited, former members and friends sent invitations. Rally Day morning service, noon picnic, historical Sunday School pageant, afternoon fellowship, and messages from former pastors.
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