Titonka Topic Hatered at Pontofflea and Small Town Hope
The Swea City Herald reprints Prof C Woody Thompson on the future of the small town in Town, arguing automobiles and highways aid small towns. It praises quick service shops, replacing old stores, and notes cars fill streets daily as optimism about local business resilience grows.
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Titonka
Pontofflea
Afteén Milea
Mtonka
Canada
C. Woody Thompson
University of Iowa
Thompson
Iowa
Swea
Herali
Roosevelt to Meet Midwest Governors on Des Moines Crisis
President Franklin D Roosevelt will meet with five Midwest governors in Des Moines to discuss drought conditions. Governor Landon of Kansas attends as a state representative, not a candidate, with both leaders aiming to avoid political framing of the drought issue. The meeting implies credit and risk for Roosevelt and Landon in a delicate political balance.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Des Moines
Midwest
Gov. Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Landon
Mr.Landon
Photographer's device eyed for fishing market in Luverne
The Luverne News notes a new photographic gadget that enlarges picture subjects and the inventor plans to market it to fishermen. The town sees plenty of prospects for the venture and potential wealth.
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Luverne News
Ray Burdine Comments on Party Platforms and Campaign Funds
Whittemore Cham pion quotes Ray Burdine criticizing both major parties for not fully sticking to their platforms. He notes Democrats report one million pledged with a two and a half million goal to balance the fall budget, and predicts the Republican fund may be similar or larger. He remarks five million dollars seems high for a $200,000 four year job.
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Ray Burdine
Whittemore
Democrat Party
Roosevelt
Democrat National Committee
Sauerkraut Day Celebration Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended the annual Sauerkraut Day celebration with townspeople and countryside residents joining in. Congressman Gilchrist spoke in the afternoon and Congressman Gilette in the evening, and attendees were satisfied with the entertainment.
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Gilchrist
Gilette
Three boys and two girls for Shipler family
A baby boy joined Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Shipler Monday night, making three sons and two daughters in the family. Congratulations to the proud parents on the latest addition.
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Jimmie Shipler
WU Senne
Louise
Marie Grayten
Greene
Iowa
Wm. Gallmeyer
Social notices from Portland and vicinity
A series of local social items recount visits and gatherings across Portland and nearby towns. Families and individuals such as the Ringsdorfs, Robinson, Lohse, Fitch, Lampright, Sigbee, Bartlett, Jennings, Shipler, Taft, and several others are noted attending parties, birthdays, mutual calls, and trips to places like Des Moines and the state fair, with many Friday to Sunday visits and family events recorded.
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Donald Ringsdorf
Wm. Ringsdorf
Roy Ringtedorfs
Four Corners
Chas. Stroebel
Alluat Robinson
Sweat City
Tony Lohse
Matleta Huber Apent
da Zwiefela
Geoff, Stone
Sterling, Ill
D. B. Fitch
Arch Burger
Swea City
Chan, Leech
Albert Matzgar
Mankota
Minnesota
Claude Sigebee
Mra
Chas
Lampright
Son
Mankato
Geo
Stone
Sterling
Clade Sigsbees
Herman Leeck
Teenie
Wisconsin
Donald Bierstedt
Lone
Rack
Claude Sigsbens
Jim Sewick
Fred Stowe
Orvilla Stowe and Son
Burt
Chas, Phalps
Jkey Clark
Fred Jennings
Fitch
August
Schipul
H. A. Jennings
Ruth
Lottie
Maurice Graham
West Bend
L. H. Bartlett
Mary Ann
Earl Shipler
Des Moines
Ward Taft
Alice
Harold Taft
Spirit Lake
Frea Jennings
Will Newville
New Ville
Tilonka
Wm. Speicher
M. BH
Larsen
Sun- May
Harvey Grahams
Bernard Phelps
M. 4
Larsens
Herman Leesk
Albert Metzgar
Algona
Chad
Leecks
Clifford Danner
Spencer
Lloyd Bartletts
Verna Stewart
BE. A. Dickmeyer
G. C. Hood
Wait Waltman
Lauretta Larsen
Geo. Graham
Maurice
Graham
Jacob Godden
Sauerkraut Day Opens Busy Lakota Fest
Lakota records describe Sauerkrant Day beginning with a morning parade of concessionaires, shows, rides, and hawkers marching through hot streets. Afternoon crowds swell to thousands amid gambling, eating, drinking, laughing, visiting, fighting, and crowded, heaving throngs.
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Sauerkrant
Lakota
County Government Reform and Consolidation Debate
A survey argues county expenses rose from 4.49 to 12.88 per capita since 1919 due to many officials and fees. It praises a manager plan and consolidation in states like Virginia and Tennessee, detailing savings, reduced deficits, and improved services, while urging citizen action against voter indifference.
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Virginia
North Carolina
New York
Texas
Ohio
Montana
Henrico County
Department of Anance
Commissioner of Revenue
Ford
New York County
N. Y
San Bernardino County
Cook County
Tennessee
James
Hamilton
James County
Hay
James County Court House
James-Hamilton
Meigs County
We Ten
Fulton
Campball
Milton
Georgia
Mississippi
Sunflower County
Sunflower
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