20 Oct 1932
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
1
An editorial in Rolfe county discusses independent candidate C G James running against State Savings Bank of Rolfe and defends Marion Bruce from slander. It laments timber cutting, recalls Hoover era politics, and notes a local informal straw poll showing eleven for Hoover.
Gov. Turner calls for emergency action to stop farm foreclosures through the Farm Board and Reconstruction Finance Corp. He urges strengthening federal land banks and loans to farmers at lower rates to preserve homes, purchasing power, and agricultural stability amid high taxes. The report cites Iowa and Shannon City meeting details and a 1932 corn price context.
A collage of observations hints at social trends and political undercurrents. The piece notes lazy habits, imagined future comforts, health advice, and everyday commerce shaping community life amid partisan rhetoric and nostalgic homegrown appeal.
Notice to qualified electors that on November 8 1982 Pocahontas County voters will decide whether to reduce the number of supervisors to three Polling places remain as in the general election with hours 8 am to 8 pm The notice cites a county board resolution and is dated October 4 1932 Roy A Johnson Auditor Pocahontas County Iowa 28-4
H. Lee Jordan of Madelia Minnesota chides readers to cast off despair and cling to faith in their country. He argues the era of hardship will pass and urges collective resolve, contrasting bleak mood with a call to endure and persevere. The letter emphasizes defiance of economic worry.
Congressman Fred C. Gilchrist of Laurens spoke in Fort Dodge urging broad tax cuts. He praised district support for his re election bid and pressed elimination of mandatory road levies, calling for reduced local state and national taxes to ease burdens on citizens and business.
In Fort Dodge, Gilchrist urged measures to settle obligations contracted during a boom at current values. He argued the dollar is too high priced and proposed providing a way for people to clear debts with honest dollars and return to productive enterprise unburdened by previous values.
A concise note comments that loafing is less time consuming than work and that the nation is described as run on gas and oil or credit by an engineer expert. The statements imply criticism of work habits and economic drivers in the country.
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