Weir Van Alstine eyed for Tenth District delegate
A move, supported by Howard Van Alstine of Gilmore City, seeks to draft him as a Republican delegate from Iowa's Tenth District to the national convention in Kansas City next June. Howard has long championed agricultural equality and is praised as a strong Corn Belt advocate.
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Iowa Land Price Rise Plan Aimed by Town Farms Corp
Des Moines officials of the Town Farms Corporation say they will not farm but buy underpriced land to raise prices across Iowa. Chairman Burt J. Thompson says the goal is to create a market by purchasing bargains and lifting land values, benefiting farmers and the wider economy. The scheme stems from a belief prices are artificially depressed and should rise soon.
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Burt J. Thompson
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Lindbergh praise and politics mix in an editorial
The piece lauds Lindbergh's Mexico City arrival and urges U S air defense reform. It mocks government inertia, questions coast defenses, and cites corporate and political figures like Standard Oil and Rockefeller. It also critiques schooling slang, postulates India self rule, and comments on Mississippi flood plans and President Coolidge.
Iowa land policy eyed as boost to farm owners and business
A banker and businessman commend a new Iowa land policy aimed at expanding land movement and stabilizing prices. They say the measure will benefit farm owners and Iowa business, attracting national attention to the state initiative.
Thompson remarks prompt broad inquiry letters received nationwide
In a recent interview Thompson notes that letters of inquiry have come from nearly every region of the country. He reflects on life as a cycle, with Ong repeatedly delaying spending until after payment and savings accumulate.
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