Farm Wife Poem Urges Landon for President in 1936
A Kansas farm wife voices support for Governor Alf Landon, praising a return to American values, independence, and steady leadership. The piece argues Roosevelt's policies harmed farmers, cites trade and livestock data from 1931-1935, and frames the 1936 election as Americanism versus communism. Included are social notes on Miss Ruth Sallman visiting Inga Rydell.
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Landon Attacks Surplus Tax Law in Buffalo Speech
Alf M. Landon denounces the surplus tax as the most cockeyed tax measure of modern times. He says it bears no relation to soaking the rich and instead harms the small taxpayer while protecting the big fellow with a reserve. He pledges repeal if elected.
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Commemorative markers mark Mormon and Oregon Trails near Washington and Marysville
Northwest of Washington near the Nebraska line along Highway 15 a marker recalls the Mormon Trail as a separate route built to avoid persecution. Two miles south of Washington rocks bear migrants initials and a broken wheel. In Marysville a memorial monument honors the Oregon Trail and a courthouse square marker notes Marysville as a Pony Express station in 1860.
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