County Board sets traveling project contract under $900 per mile
Board of Supervisors last Thursday approved a traveling contract for Portland township project at under 900 dollars per mile. Abutting property owners will pay about 46 dollars per quarter section for half a mile from the road. County plans for the year total under 15 thousand dollars with gravel contracts funded by primary funds, not assessments.
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Portland Township
Board of Supervisors
Burt
Ihe
Fragmentary plea for community support in local paper
A truncated quotation urges readers to support and read their own local paper, claiming benefits for individuals, the community, the state, and the nation. The clipped text emphasizes value and reciprocity in media sponsorship.
Editors Credit Family Wealth Over Local Pressing Needs
A letter from Bancroft Register and comments in Kossuth publications praise or critique funding of newspaper equipment. The debate centers on a wealthy father bailing out his son editor, while editors face ongoing costs, mortgage risks, and past losses including a warehouse fire.
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Dewet
Kossuth County
Swea City
Kossuth
Bancroft Register
Bro
Rewel
Country papers serve communities and the nation
Wright Patterson extols the value of country newspapers as weekly letters keeping rural readers in touch with friends and neighbors. He notes their role in recording births, deaths, marriages and local events, supporting community betterment and local voices across villages and small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titania
Wright Patterson
Lewspaper
Tresco farmer on the road question
The article by Geo W Brown argues that paving costs in Kossuth County exceed graveling, comparing per mile costs for primary, county, and township roads and calculating totals for 90 miles of primary roads and 186 miles of county roads. It suggests substituting graveling for paving could fund more miles of gravel roads without extra county cost.
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Tresco
Geo. W. Brown
Cresco Township
Algona
Wesley
Burt North
Burtworth
State Highway Commission
Burt
Iowa
Kossuth County
Kossuth
Pelmiery Road
President Howard ex plains agricultural bloc
President Howard outlines an agricultural bloc to aid deflated farming industries as Congress reconvenes. He argues the key is helping agriculture come back and adjust to a new era reshaping the nation’s farming and related industries.
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Howard
R. Howard
American Farm Bureau
Fed
Congress
Agricultural bloc forms in Congress reshaping farm legislation
The agricultural bloc in Congress united Senators from the Middle West and South to push farm policy. Led by figures such as William Kenyon and Gray Silver, the group bypasses party discipline to advance measures like the War Finance Relief Act and Farm to Market road law. The bloc operates bi‑partisanly with Western Republicans and Southern Democrats, influencing both houses to move agricultural bills from stalemate to action.
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Congress
Agricultural Bloc
Senate Agriculturs
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
D. C
William 8. Kenyon
Iowa
Gray Silver
American Warm Bureau Federation
Kenyon
Higden
Middle West
South
Senate
Ohio
Bloc
Pennsylvania
Portland Pick Ups Attend Visits and Socials
Port land residents Thill and Ed Wetske visited Algona on Tuesday. Friends and neighbors of the C B Sigsbee family spent Tuesday night playing 500 at the Sigsbee home. A dancing party was held Saturday night at the D E Fitch home.
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Thill
Wétske
Algona
C .B. Sigsbee
Sigsbee
D. E. Fiteh
W. W.ringsdorf
Anderson
Carl Petersen
Roy Ringsdorf
Sweat City
Ed. Freitag
O. Bigsbee
Carter
R. A. Bleich
W. W. Ringsdorf
Bancroft
Myrtle Ringsdorf
Ray Walker
Hya
Velma Mansmith
Henry Nelson
Harry McEelroy
Will Ringsdorf
Vera McElroy
Familly
Fred Carter
Hansen
Ed. Welske
Claud Sigshee
J. M. Highee
Hugo Bletch
Tony Jandl
Burt
Emil Leek
W.G. Leek
Will Davison
John Koastler
Tmne
Car Qiateos
Local Socials And News From Algona Area
Thirty partygoers danced at J. M. Higbee home with music by Roy Godden Norman Warr. Edw Huber returns from Bancroft Wis reports fine country. Numerous social visits and small events noted including a midnight supper and a nine pound baby boy born at Lee Phillips home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Godden
Norman Warr
J. M. Higbee
Ar. Sands
Merle Waltz
Bancroft
Huber
Wis
Ed. Moyer
Edw. Huber
Will Dorsey
W. W
Falwey
Elmer Huber
Titonia
Stork
Mr. Stork
Elmer
del Fitch
Burt
Dorsey
Longn
Ed. Huber Ig
Will Leek
Emil Leek
Hugo Bleich
Algona
Emil Phillmer
Leek
P. O. Kreger
Paul
Lee Phillips
Mother Ackerman
The Evolution of Warfare and War Gases
John Raymond traces warfare from stone clubs to gunpowder and gas. He notes chlorine gas in 1915 reshaped war and lists peace time uses for gases like phosgene in dyes, perfume production, and synthetic drugs.
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England
France
Battle of
Crecy
High Commission
Germany
America
Fortunes Tied to Foreign Demand and Markets
The author argues sluggish U S business stems from weak foreign demand and chaotic international finance. A global financial body like a federation would restore normalcy and open foreign markets. While improvement is slow, adequate market facilities are needed. meanwhile America is fortunate despite conditions.
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Europe
International Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Eas
Hyen
America
Farm loan offer from Haggard and Falkenhamer
Haggard and Falkenhamer of Algona Iowa advertise farm loans at the lowest rates with annual interest and rights to pay off in increments of 200 dollars on interest payment dates.
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Haggard & Falkenhamer
Algona
Iowa
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Meyer's Real Estate Building
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First Nat'l Bank
N. D. Ray
Woden
A. M. Petersen
Wtonka
B. Quarton
D. Quarton Korsuth County State Bank
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Calle
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