Quarter Century Of Rural Mail Carrier On Route One
J. P. Breen marked twenty five years as Uncle Sam rural mail carrier on Route 1. Starting salary sixty dollars monthly with emoluments, he celebrated by delivering the mail. Early residents resisted mail boxes, but rural delivery grew into a daily home service across the United States. Breen plans retirement but will miss the route, knowing every house and bend, with no serious accidents in his quarter century of service.
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J. P. Brean
Unclesqrt
R Ural
Hia
Myx
Postolfica
United States
Breening
Large School Does Not Increase Local Tax Rate in Burt
Burt Supt Donald F Weir notes Swea City has the second largest school in Kossuth County yet tax rates rose only modestly. The Swea City consolidated district levy ranged from 44 mills in 1920 to 76.5 mills in 1928, with enrollment and staffing high. He contrasts with nonconsolidated Swea City taxed at 6.4 mills in 1928, where fewer taxpayers bear a larger burden.
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Burt Monitor
Donald F. Weir
Burt Schools
Swea City
Kossuth County
Wipils
Wair
Swea Gity Herald
Clean Up Your Premises Urges City Property Owners
City officials urge all property owners to clean up rubbish ashes trash and garbage around their homes to comply with ordinances. Mayor Lee O Walle emphasizes keeping areas cleaner than neighbors and improving the town.
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Lee O. Walle
Dairy Calf Clubs Grow in Kossuth County 1939
Dairy calf clubs in Kossuth County expand with new members in Lokot a Ledyard West Bend Titonka and Algona areas. Leaders include Gus Torino Supt Sperry and Mrs Sperry. enrollment rises as 4 H programs teach thrift management and project skills to both boys and girls.
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Kossuth
Likota
Gus Torino
Lester Louaky
Man Ane
Sperry
Ledyard
R Miles
Strand
West Bend
Hen Zange
Farm Bureau
Mads Christiansen
Algona
LaVerne
Wesley
Titonka
oHoly
Elvis
Agai Wath
Elu
Morrison, Co
Agt
Iowa Leads Nation in Farm Machinery Growth
Professor J B Davidson of Iowa State College at Ames cites Iowa as the top state for farm machinery investment, noting twenty six factories and two large tractor plants within the state. He argues favorable conditions and local markets will spur ongoing development in agricultural equipment manufacturing in Iowa. The speech links farming prosperity to industrial expansion and better farm access to machinery.
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Towa
Union
J. B. Davidson
Towa State College
Ames
Iowe Power and Industrial Conference
Iowa
Bureau of Labor For
Pioneer
Etata
Lawmaker Signals Rutledge Bill Civil Liability Reform
Des Moines representative J. H. Jensen notes a proposed Rutledge bill that would require drivers to pay all judgments for damages or face registration suspension and driving prohibition if enacted in the 1929 session. The measure hinges on passage in the Senate and approval by the Governor.
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Senate
Iowa
Frank Roth Sells 120 Acre Farm Near Buffalo Center
Frank Roth sold his 120 acre farm south of Buffalo Center to a local business syndicate. The deal was reported by the Tribune and marks a notable local land transfer.
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Frank Roth
Buffalo Center
Tribune
Methodist Church Announces Sunday Worship and Activities
Morning worship next Sunday at 11:00 am with a sermon The Light of the World One hundred copies of Hoffmans painting by this title will be distributed at the start of the service Sunday School at 10:00 am Epworth League at 7:15 pm Evening service at 2:00 pm Sermon Isaiah the Great ness of a Consecrated Genius Ladies Aid Society meets at Mrs D Shultz home Wednesday afternoon Assistant hostess Mrs Py Adamson Dean Ladies Aid supper and sale Thursday evening Supper ready about six thirty and will continue until all served Al Dean Worship at 2:00 pm and Sunday School at 3:00 pm
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Hoffman
Epworth
Sarmon
Issiah
Ladies Aid Society
D. Shultz
Py. Adamson
Dean Ladies Aid Society
al Dean
Wild Flower Bill Debate Highlights Rural Farmer Viewpoint
Rep. J. H. Jensen defends the wild flower bill and road legislation, arguing it protects farmers' lands and wild blooms from city scramblers. He notes support for conservation, criticizes Bergman road measures, and says the gas tax battle may revive in two years as lawmakers adjourn.
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House of Representatives
Conservation of Resources Committes
Senate
Bergman
Secondary Road Commission
Highway Commission
House
Conference Committee
Bergman Pit
Y S Hare
Bergman Hill
Asd
Emmet
J. H. Jensen
Ward Funeral Held at Wesley for Mrs. Arthur Ward
Mrs. Arthur Ward of Algona formerly of Portland township died March 10 1929 in Rochester Minnesota after cancer surgeries. She lived on the Ward farm south of Dean church before moving to Algona twelve years ago. Survived by husband six children two brothers and several in laws. Funeral held at Wesley on Saturday at 2 pm with family members attending.
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Arthur Ward
Algona
Portland Township
Rochester
Minn
Wesley
Elizabeth Path-Ward
Avoca
Wisconsin
Iowa
Old Ward
George Grie se Suffers Stroke
George Griese, a well known farmer in the town, suffered a stroke after returning home from church Sunday. He has shown improvement by Monday and is hoped to be up and about in the coming days.
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George Griese
Local News Notes From Titonka Area Visit and Health Updates
Joe Risius renews the Topic for another year. The Risius family, long-time readers, reside in north German and receive mail from Lakota. Pendergast and Craven trio travel to Mason City. family plans to move to Titonka with goods from Watertown. Tommy Kulp, GM territorial manager, visits. sister Pearl teaches at Cresco. father in Emmetsburg improving. W. P. Stenzel ill with Malta fever. doctors warn rest and recuperation. Legislature paid members extra expenses totaling about 80,000 dollars, sparking criticism of spending. Miss Magdalene Mueller, now in Hood River Oregon, will return to St Paul for a reunion. once taught Titonka schools.
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Joe Risius
Risius
Lakota
Risjus
Germany
C. V. Pendergast
Craven
Mason City
Pendergast
Minneapolis
Pendergasts
Watertown
S. D
Titonka
South Dakota
Fendergast
Rock Island
Tommy Kulp
Des Moiners
General Motors
Iowa
Des Moines
General Motors Company
General Motors Company. Mr. Kulp
Pearl
Cresco
Emmetsburg
W. P. Stenzel
Malta
Earl Blakely
Stenzel
Martha Stecker
Magdalene Mueller
Hook River
Oregon
Mueller
P. Mueller
Titanica
Winthrop
Minn
Midwest
Wyoming
Padity Coast
St. Paul
Hood River
Hood River Hospital
Lutheran Church Baptizes Infant. Choir, Drive Plans
Sylvia Henrietta, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Ted Van Hoye, was baptized. The confirmation class toured Britt for a group photo and Rev H W Schoenlein will preach in Britt next Sunday with communion. The Lakota Lutheran church hosted the Town Conference as the Luther League plans a reception Friday. A million dollar drive was approved by a committee to solicit June 2 through 10. English service Sunday at 10 30. bring hymnals.
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Sylvia Henrietta
Ted van Hoye
Francis Tjaden
Mary Schoenlein
Britt
H. W. Schoenlein
Lutheran Town Conference
Luther League
Adolph Missal
William Tradan
Ind Rike
George Wiegand
Fred Stecker
Sleper and Harkness Wed in Buffalo Center
Albert Sleper Jr and Ruby Harkness wed at the Congregational parsonage in Algona with Rev. Fraser officiating. The couple, both well known in Buffalo Center, plan to reside there after a wedding trip through Mason City and other Iowa locales.
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Algona
Fraser
Ruby Harkness
Albert Sleper, Jr
Roy Matson
Alma Sleper
Buffalo Center
Art Harkness
Albert Sleper
Sleper
Mason City
Waterloo
Iowa
Alec Russell
Duty of Attorney General Criticized Over Road Bond Bill
The Indianola Record editorial questions why state lawyers failed to flag the road bond bill as unconstitutional before its passage. It urges a legislative commission to spell out intent and for the attorney general to ensure bills meet constitutional requirements, citing wasted time and costs.
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Supreme Court
Assembly
Council Bluffs
John Fletcher
Hampton Chironigla
Recover Considerable Cash From Ashes After Fire
The home of C C Bell burned February first and Curtis Delle administrator could not determine the exact cash loss. Two rolls of partially burned bills were found along with $380 in gold. Government experts identified 33 060 dollars in the charred money and allowed that amount.</analysis>
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Rolfe Arrow
C. C. Bell
Mr. Delle
Curtis Delle
New 4-H Corn Club Formed at Swea City
A Swea City 4-H group forms a corn club with John L Thorngren of the local school as leader. Members Maynard Jensen Clayton Ronlson Milton Uhr William Moore Lenus Peterson and R Morrison enroll to grow a plot, keep cost and method records, and test super phosphate.
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Swea City
John L.thorngren
Smilth-Hughes
Corn Club
Maynard Jensen
Clayton Ronlson
Milton Uhr
William Moore
Lenus Peterson
R. Morrison
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Breen
Bunyan
John Joseph Gaines
Fenton
State Capitol
Methodist Church
George Griese Supfers
Lutheran Church
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