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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1931
Page
6
The Tripoli Leader urges residents to boost local business and keep money circulating within Bremer County. Editor Leed Peacock emphasizes spring planting, prudent spending, and supporting home merchants to improve everyone's financial well being.
A historical commentary notes that despite ten years of prohibition drinking among youths appears higher than in saloon days. It blames reduced anti liquor education after the Volstead act, with fewer welfare groups and clergy campaigns, and less school instruction on intoxicants, for the increased prevalence.
The sudden death of Speaker Nicho las Longworth shocks the nation and ends a tenure spanning three congresses from 1925 to 1931. He kept goodwill across factions, earning near universal respect for fairness. His loss unsettles 424 presiding colleagues and marks a period of bipartisan respect in the House.
A local figure is described as someone who stirs interest by adopting the popular stance to draw attention, aligning publicly against the majority view and courting public notice. This behavior is framed as a recurring pattern in the community.
A lengthy analysis argues that prohibition remains the deciding issue in the 1932 campaign as Progressive voices clash with Republican strategy. Senator Capper criticizes party failures on tariff and oil, while Kansas oil interests sway state opinion against wet positions. Debate touches on Tilson as House Speaker choice and Rule Committee head Snell’s role amid party divisions.
DENVER Herman J Bruns and wife visit Chicago Rev Piehler and family for a week A Union Giants baseball game from Waterloo plays Sunday at 2 30 p m Admission 25c Friends gather for Charley Kehe's birthday Raymond Stumme improving at St Francis Hospital Waterloo Will Moehling and wife visit from Fredericksburg Elsie Krueger and sister visit Sumner R W Meyer family Kurtt store closing sale former Kurtt building rented new grocery store by May J T Sliisgard Sales Co finish closing out sale Sagert cafe rooms above Sagert cafe John Wedemeier and family at Sagert cafe Sophie Seegers visit Henry Schneer home Wa-verly golden wedding at Elmer Matthias home William Matthias and wife Dr A L Smith visited by Oscar Smith from Plainfield Ladies Aid St Peters Lutheran church meets April 30 with Mrs Carl Lampe
Artesian Mr. and Mrs. Louie Oltrogge and son Kenneth visited at the H. F. Schneer home in Waverly Sun me 9 Huck is driving a new Chevrolet coach Mr. and Mrs. Wernold Diercks and children Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Moeller and daughter Leona accompanied by Miss Luella Meier and Mrs. E. H. Homan attended the funeral at Spring Fountain Sunday of Ruth the four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aschbrenner who was badly burned Thursday morning and died on Thursday night Miss Leota Meier is employed in the Herman Osrogge home Miss Irene Brantigam spent Sunday with Leota Meier A number of friends were entertained at the Ed Schoenbeck home Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schaefer and children visited at the F. F. Klenzman home in Waterloo Sunday Mrs. Louise Busse entertained a number of ladies at her home Friday afternoon They wove baskets.
Miss Bertha Thick ing and Miss Amy Young traveled from Waverly to Des Moines for a week for a teachers meeting. George A Sagert owns a new Chevrolet sedan. Mrs Arthur Moeller will entertain the Thimble Bee club Friday. The Faithful Workers meet at St Pauls Evangelical church basement Wednesday with Mrs Ernest Mohling as hostess. Little Virginia Jahnke turned five Saturday with nine friends attending. William Nicol completed a new emergency well for the city to supply water if electric service fails during a fire event.
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