Vanderlip predicts greater prosperity ahead for America
Frank A. Vanderlip, former president of National City Bank, argues America is headed for prosperity brighter than any prior era. He notes falling currency fears, rising steel and auto output, higher bank clearings, and retail sales up significantly from 1933 levels, while skeptics acknowledge past prophetic missteps.
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America
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
New York
Mr. Vanderlip
Vanderlip
Springtime plans for work and recovery urged
The article urges using the spring season to boost employment and recovery. It notes improved general business and banking conditions but many remain unemployed. It suggests public works and farm labor will absorb some workers, while building and repairing now costs less than later and can help the economy.
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CWA
Leader endorses CWA as work for aid model
The Leader supports the Civilian Works Administration arguing it aids the unemployed by providing work for pay rather than cash handouts. It urges county funding for the able-bodied poor to be administered as work programs, while insisting a duty to assist those unable to work.
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CWA
Unemployed Postal Workers Question Campaigns and Hiring urged
Postal employees out of work question a desperate campaign against unemployment. They ask why contribute to job loss for faithful workers. Industrialists and employers are urged to hire more men and raise wages or face legal pressure. The piece links employer budgets with government budget strains.
Tax proposal urges aid to property owners
The editorial argues the sales tax is acceptable if lawmakers use the proceeds to relieve burdened property owners. It stresses revenue should be directed to that goal and urges the public to hold legislators to it.
Old Ship of State Sets Sail for 10 Day Vacation Trip
The article suggests the "Old Ship of State" is navigating calm seas as the President embarks on a ten days vacation. This summary notes the president's personal travel plan without broad context. The piece emphasizes stability during the leader's absence and frames the trip as routine.
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Ship of State
Editorials From The Iowa Press Decorah Public Opinion
The postville High School principal earns a third term after reengagement for his campaign that boosted tuition receipts by 2000, aiding his salary and merchants. Decorah officials resist attracting tuition pupils, missing potential revenue from 100 extra students yearly worth about 61000 net, suggesting opponents are penny wise and pound foolish.
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Decorah
Postville
Postville Herald
W. J. Klingbeil
Postville High School
Liquor and Thin Clad Girls in Des Moines
Gladbrook Northern notes Forties open joints in Des Moines serving liquor and gambling with scantily clad girls. The piece argues that if forty such places exist now, enforcement after liquor control laws pass will likely reveal many more.
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Gladbrook Northern
Des Moines
Worrying About Horses and the Tractor Debate
A Reinbeck Courier critique argues that 86 percent of U S farms still run on horses and mules and that tractors aid, not harm, top farms. It notes grain markets shift to cities, making oats and horsepower irrelevant to farmers’ cash flow and that deliveries won’t return to horse power.
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Reinbeck Courier
United States
Boosting salaries noted by Hampton Chronicle
The Hampton Chronicle reports raises in teachers salaries across several north central Iowa towns this year. The paper, an advocate against prior drastic cuts, notes past salaries fell below levels from fifty years ago and views current reforms as a statewide trend.
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Hampton Chronicle
Iowa
the Chronicle
Character loans and their banker wisdom across eras
An expert banker from Humboldt argues character loans are safer than collateral loans, citing bankers who favor shaping young, promising patrons. He recalls J. P. Morgan and a 1929 downturn where even character loans soured, urging renewed focus on character credit as prosperity returns.
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Humboldt Republican
Charles City
America
J. P. Morgan
Price fixers questioned over hog prices across borders
A Nashua Reporter letter asks why Canadian farmers receive 9.50 to 9.80 per hog while U S farmers get 3.65 to 4.00 per hundred. The writer requests explanation from those responsible for price setting.
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Nashua
United States
Bootleggers Days Numbered in Pocahontas R D
The piece mocks looming government liquor control with prices of three dollars a quart and suggests high demand for wine despite prohibition. It predicts bootleggers will persist if state liquor pricing makes legal options inconvenient or unaffordable.
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Pocahontas Record Democrat
Washington in Crisis as Congress Defies Roosevelt
Washington experiences a sweeping political and economic outburst culminated by Congress overriding the President on the veterans bill. The move threatens public finance, national policy, and trust in wartime commitments, with Roosevelt insisting on merit based veteran support while opponents push broad class measures.
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Fred Holmes
Washington
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House
Roosevelt
United States
Flinders
Coolidge
Hoover
Republican Party
Veterans’ Lobby
Federal Employees
Capitol
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Federal budget battle echoes political rift in Washington
Washington snapshots discuss President Roosevelt's subsidies, emergency spending, and balance between local interests and national welfare. The piece analyzes Congress votes, the V irginia delegation example, and the impact on trust in government as a tariff bill moves through the House.
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The
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Congress
Virginia
Capital policy clash and wartime plan outlined
President Roosevelts request for registration drew Republican opposition as unworthy and as a brain trust scheme. Democratic Ohio Rep West warned isolation risks canceling war debts. A plan to bridge stalled heavy industry with housing demand, seen as the missing link, would shift NRA focus to capital goods. Senate moves to plug tax gaps while bankers investigation weighs. Eleanor Roosevelt invited as cherry blossom festival queen for April 12 14 in Washington.
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Representative Fish
New York
Representative West
Ohio
NRA
Eleanor Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt Patrons Named for Spring Event
Mrs Frankii D Roosevelt will head the Patrons and patronesses for the event. These will include members of the cabinet and diplomatic corps and supreme court justices.
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Ery
Frankii D Roosevelt
Cabinet
Diplomatic Cours
Supreme Court
Pasturing Notice for Cattle and Colts at Alcock Ranch
C. E. Alcock of Frederika announces pasture space for 126 head of cattle and 25 colts. Rates are 40 to 50 cents per month for cattle and 75 cents for each colt. Pasture ready by May 1. Phone 79F14.
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C. E. Alcock
Frederika
Ripoli
Notice of Executor Appointment in Sumner Iowa
Legal notice announces the appointment of executor Fred Klemp of Sumner Iowa. Represented by Wehrmacher and Rewoldt Attorneys. Filing details indicate probate proceedings and reading. Public notice directs interested parties to comply with court requirements and deadlines.
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Bremer County
Iowa
Caroline Klemp
Fred Klemp
Sumner
Wehrmacher & Rewoldt
Attorneys
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