01 Jan 1931
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1931
Page
1
A column argues against expanding government roles including soup kitchens while criticizing GOP leadership. It critiques Senator Norris and Lucas, praises wage-based industry shifts, questions relief impacts on farming towns, and cautions on third party moves and temperance politics. It ends noting politicians favoring office over party loyalty.
Across editorials the 1930s tax debate, crime and court actions, and policy critiques surface. Topics include a Philadelphia judge delaying a wife’s jail time as a public spectacle, rising homicide in New York with no executions, tax reform battles in Des Moines, and opinions on state police, irrigation projects, and federal policy amid economic strain.
The Boston Transcript questions relief plans that favor laborers over white collared workers. It notes the unemployed man in a shirt and collar lacks both physical labor strength and specialized artisan skills, asking how relief benefits him when jobs go to bricklayers carpenters and plasterers.
A collage of editorials discusses unemployment as wealth rises, urging government intervention when private industry stalls. It cites voices from the St Louis Globe-Democrat Atlantic-News-Telegraph and other papers, debating work, prosperity, and public vs private effort.
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