25 Sep 1930
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
1
Charles D. Reed, Director of the Wanther and Crop Baron of the town Dapartiment of Agriculture, notes the push to pay off the mortgage on farms. He warns of dangers from unscrupulous sellers for worthless bands and stocks and urges spending on necessary farm repairs and improvements to boost productivity.
The Federal Reserve Board notes savings deposits in member banks are higher now than in early 1929, with reasons including caution and preference for time deposits. It argues that savings levels alone do not reveal general economic conditions, as reluctance for new investments skews the picture.
Grace A Hoffman of Renwick Iowa wed a Clinton man on Saturday September 20 at noon in the bride's parents home. Rev Geo Dirks of the Lutheran Church officiated. Attendants were Minnie Nimmo and Studalph Nichard both of Dubuque. Guests included Mr and Mrs P Mansen and Esther Hansen from Clinton and Miss Ethel Kellings and Miss Alice Angella Clinton. The couple will reside in Clinton Lawn and the bride is a Renwick graduate and trained nurse.
Lincoln and Stanton clashed over appointing a chaplain with Stanton opposing the choice. The Boston Herald’s uncovered correspondence shows terse exchanges where Lincoln presses for appointment while Stanton resists claiming there is no vacancy and questions the man’s suitability.
Iowa farmers increase efforts to preserve roughage as severe weather raises demand for hay and fodder. A Sioux City firm was asked for 2,500 carloads of hay bound for a southeastern state, signaling widespread measures to feed stock longer than usual.
A two-bank gang robs the Exchange State bank at Wesley for about 800 dollars after forcing employees and a customer to floor the cash drawers. A second hold up occurs at Hardy’s Peoples Savings bank for roughly 3,500 dollars. The trio escape in a brown Ford, pursued briefly, with police later finding an abandoned car east of Algona.
A man spends a morning asking others if business is rotten, and each person replies it is fine. After failed attempts to find someone to cry with him he ends the day by going home and spending the afternoon washing bottles in the cellar.
A keen proverb notes the farmer cannot expect to reap as much from a good hog as a city man can from a blind pig, reflecting a critique of urban profit in contrast to rural yields.
A citizen laments politicians using industry or individuals for votes and public censure. The writer denounces daily practices in state and national politics as log rolling, racketeering, and scandal distribution, urging sincere citizens and progressive leaders to push back against professional officialism threatening rights and business.
A fragment emphasizes Mone as a place where a fan steers after work to resume listening from morning, mentioning a new machine capable of 300 tons per square inch but noting it cannot squeeze money from all people.
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