Dollar shifts as gold standard ends and Hitler cult grows
Treasury secretary Woodin announces end of the gold standard amid Wall Street excitement. Dollar value falls abroad while U S prices rise, aiding domestic buyers. Adolf Hitler's forty fourth birthday celebrated widely in Germany with near-religious adoration as Reich officials praise him. Personal finance warns against reckless borrowing on life insurance policies and urges protection for dependents.
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Uncle Sam
Woodin
The
Treasury
Good Old Wall Street
George W. Hill
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Bismarck
Hindenburg
Kaiser
Hans Kerri
Hitler
Lenin
Stalin
Income tax, beer and music mix in 1930s mood
A feature blending tax revenue forecasts with Milwaukee beer culture and jazz contrasts, noting mass migration to farms, Roosevelt era labor plans, and Mussolini tufts of foreign debt talk. It sketches evolving industry controls, labor committees, and international gestures amid economic strain.
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Sam
Secretary of the Treasury
Milwaukee
Beer
Palm Gardens
Silver wedding surprise for Schweer couple at Siegel home
About 100 relatives friends and neighbors gathered to honor Mr. and Mrs. Wm Schweer on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. The event included a service by Rev C G Gerlach and a silver gift presented by visiting guests. The couple married April 20 1908 at Crane Creek Lutheran church. Many local families attended from Siegel Old Tripoli Bremer Frederika and Crane Creek.
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Renetta
Wm, Schweer
Anna Bergmann
J. Herbst
Crane Creek Lutheran Church
C. G. Gerlach
Fred Bergman
Herman Bergmann
August Bergmann
Adolph Bergmann
Nora Buchholz
Henry Kuecker
Herbert Korte
Herman Buchholz
Leo Bergmann
Laura Bahlmann
Herman Schwer
Fred Schwer
August Hunemueller
Albert Hunemueler
Florence
Ferdinand Hunemueller
Crane Creek
Carl Hunemueller
Carl Schwer Tripoli
Alfred Buls
Rural Schools Show Much Progress Made
Miss Smith visited 87 county schools in March and April and conducted rural choir tests. Seventh graders who sing all ten songs earn 90 percent and skip the music exam. fourth through eighth graders earning the songs receive silver star certificates. Many students will sing at the June eighth grade commencement in Waverly. The first round of visits occurred in September and October, with multiple winter visits to support projects. Schools are in fine condition this spring and substantial progress has been made.
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Waverly
Poock Named Readlyn Baseball Club Manager
Readlyn Special reports Erick Poock was elected to manage the Readlyn baseball club for the coming year. Poock, formerly a player and coach, succeeds Frank W Eichmann as manager. Players also favored retaining hard hitting catcher Ferring from outside the eight mile limit.
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Readlyn
Erick Poock
Poock
Frank W. Eichmann
Ferring
Royal Neighbors Meeting Planned for May Evening
The Royal Neighbors will hold a regular meeting at their hall on Tuesday evening May 2. Members are urged to attend for important business. Refreshments will be served and the night will include social time.
Tripoli High Defeats Fredericksburg In Tight Win
Tripoli High School defeated Fredericksburg 10 to 6 on Tuesday despite a rough diamond. Bunting by the Tripoli players stood out while Krueger and the umpires worked a steady game. The county tournament is slated for Plainfield with Janesville and Tripoli among the entrants. Oran HS plays here next Tuesday.
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Fredericksburg
Plainfield
Janesville
Tripoli
Oran High School
Abrh Poa E Niemeyer
Bennett
Boeckman
Bockhaus
Koch
Toesod Duecker
Frese
Crinklaw
Eichemann
Krueger
Rf Svi i
Cleanup notice to property owners in county
Property owners are ordered to clean up back yards alleys and debris by May 1. After that date the street commissioner will perform the work and assess penalties against adjoining property owners. By order of Co. L McCumber Mayor.
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Co. L. McCumber
Foreclosures and filings listed in district court cases
New district court entries include Federal Land Bank versus Alvin H Dietz for 8053.92 foreclosure and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co for 12412.81 foreclosure, H F Borchera versus Harold A Bowers for 233.50 services and attachment, and Roy A Williams versus Carl Rasmussen for writ of error application.
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Federal Land Bank
Alvin H. Dietz
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
H. F. Borchera
Harold A. Boewers
Roy A. Williams
Carl Rasmussen
Death Summons Pioneer Woman Mary Goodenbour
Mary Goodenbour 82 a Bremer county pioneer and Tripoli resident died at her son in law Claud Shufelt home in Frederika April 25 after a long illness. Survived by ten children and many relatives she lived on a Farm east of Tripoli and with her family in Frederika the last three years. Funeral at Pinhook Catholic church April 27 at 9 30 a m burial near the church beside her husband. The Leader will print a full obituary next week.
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Mary Goodenbour
Bremer County
Tripoli
Claud Shufelt
Frederika
Mike
Frank
Waterloo
Nick
Brooton
Minn
Pete
Conrad
Phillip
Lee
Kate Schumacher
Fredericksburg
Anna Premis
Sumner
Pinhook Catholic
Leader
Schedule Set For Tripoli Baseball Club Season
The Tripoli baseball team announces a 16 game Ce dar Valley league season with eight home and eight away games. season tickets cover all home games for 1.25 and sales are underway. Practices occur Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
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Tripoli
Cedar Valley Baseball League
Ball Club
Janesville
Waverly
Denver
Dunkerton
Nashua
Plainfield
Shell Rock
Readlyn
Burial Rites Held for Mrs R H Stafford
Mrs R H Stafford 62 lifelong Sumner resident died Friday night at home from diaphragmatic hernia after hospitalization in Rochester Minnesota Surviving husband Dr R H Stafford son Howard P Stafford sister Mrs A W Dykins Funeral at home conducted by Rev G W Turner burial in Union Mound beside her parents D A and Mrs Palmer
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Waterloo
R. H. Stafford
Howard P. Stafford
Sumner
A. W. Dykins
Sentinel Butte
North Dakota
G. W. Turner
Union Mound Cemetery
D. A. Palmer
Eight grade exams set for county schools
There will be 179 eighth graders and 189 seventh graders taking exams on May 4 and 5 in the county towns of Waverly Sumner Tripoli Denver Plainfield Frederika Horton and Readlyn. State department sends the questions. County superintendent Miss Mildred E Smith will oversee Waverly exams with deputy Miss Vera Broderson in Horton and other town superintendents in charge elsewhere. Every effort will be made to ensure fairness to each student.
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Waverly
Sumner
Tripoli
Denver
Plainfield
Frederika
Horton
Readlyn
State Department
Mildred E. Smith
Vera Broderson
Martha Lang Buried Sunday
Funeral services were held at St John’s Lutheran church for Martha M Lang nee Schulz who died April 20 in Waterloo at 49 years. Interment followed at St John’s Lutheran cemetery with Rev E A Hanff officiating. She was born November 17 1883 in Sumner township and married Edward Lang January 17 1907. She leaves a husband a brother and two sisters among others.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Martha M. Lang
Schulz
Waterloo
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
E. A. Hanff
Sumner Township
Hanske
Spring Fountain
Edward Lang
Bremer County
William Schulz
Nashua
Iowa
Bertha Beyer
New Hampton
Emma Mohlers
Surprised on their silver wedding day
Mr. and Mrs. August Schellhorn of this city were honored Sunday April 23 on their 25th wedding anniversary. The celebration was planned by relatives, with dinner at 5 30 and a silver purse presented to the couple. Attending were numerous Pries, Kuhrt, Hanff, Hankner, Zander, Wasko, Pries family, and others from Crane Creek to Frederik and Horton area.
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August Schellhorn
Herman Pries
J. C. Kuhrt
Henry Schellhorn
Estella Pries
Estella
E. A. Hanff
H. J. Hankner
Robert
Kenneth
Mary Pries
Margaret Holmes
Viola Williams
Irene Schlichting
Will Zander
Edwin and
Arnold
Crane Creek
Louis Wasko
Henry Pries
August
Walter Zander
Bremer
H. F. Pries
Horton
Fred Schellhorn
Lawrence Zander
Near
Frederika
Clara Warneke
Frederika Township
Surprise thirteenth wedding anniversary visit for Kahles
Friday April 21 marked the 13th wedding anniversary of Rev and Mrs Paul Kahle of Ripon Wisconsin. They visited Mrs Henry Martens in this city and were surprised by Rev and Mrs Theo Thomas and family Herman Reding H J Bunger Rhinehart with their children Paul and Anna joining for a six o'clock dinner before extending the visit to Sunday afternoon.
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Paul Kahle
Ripon
Wis
Henry Martens
Martens
Theo. Thomas
Helen
Herman Reding
HJ. Bunger
Rhinehart
Kahle
Paul
Anna
Seniors Prepare A Busy End Of Year Schedule
The senior class plans parties picnics hikes trips and formal events as the school year winds down. Reverend Hanff will give the class address at the Lutheran church on May 14 at 7 30 pm. The class day exercises are at the opera house on Tuesday May 16 at 8 o clock. On May 18 at 8 pm Reverend E F Byers will deliver the commencement address at the opera house.
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Hanff
Lutheran Church
Opera House
E. F. Byers
Miss Leona Bahlman Weds Lavern Krueger
A wedding at St. Peter's Evangelical church united Miss Leona Bahlman and Lavern Krueger in a double ring ceremony led by Rev. Theo Thomas. The couple, attended by siblings, received guests at a peach and white reception at the bride's parents' home. The bride, a county farm maid, and the groom, son of Warren township residents, will reside with his parents.
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Church
Leona Bahlman
Lavern Krueger
Theo. Thomas
Elnora Rahiman
Loren Krueger
Lohengrin
Clarence Kimbal
Theodore Slack, Jr
Ida Luehring
Ella Koloff
John Bahlman
Frederika
Theodore Krueger
Bremer
Warren Township
Wartburg College
Waverly
Will Sponsor Child Health Day Program
Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary and the local Red Cross sponsor a Child Health Day program at the opera house on Monday May 1 starting at 2 15 pm. The event features audience sings a health talk by Dr A M Stegeman a Junior Auxiliary song and a health play by first and second graders titled Sell Health O Circus followed by light refreshments.
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Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary
The
American Red Cross
Opera House
America
A. M. Stegeman
Sam Furrow Former Tripoli Citizen Dead
A note to Ida Franklin from Marian Furrow in Odebolt Iowa states Sanford M. Furrow Jr. died February 28 in Fort Dodge where he wintered with his son and daughter-in-law Sanford Furrow Jr. He was buried in Des Moines where several children live. Known as Sam Furrow, he worked in Wynkoff and Cook Mercantile and later lived on the Wuest farm southeast of town.
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Ida Franklin
Marian Furrow
Odebolt
Iowa
Sanford M. Furrow, Jr
Ft. Dodge
Sanford Furrow, Jr
Des Moines
Mr. Furrow
Sam Furrow
Wynkoff
Cook
Beehive
W. D. Kuker
Wuest
Mrs. Lavern Krueger Honored At Shower
A post nuptial shower for Mrs Lavern Krueger bride of last Sunday was held at Albert Jahnke hall near Bremer Tuesday. Over 200 attended as ladies danced and played games, followed by luncheon prepared by the bride's mother Mrs John Bahlmann and relatives. The bride received many beautiful and useful gifts.
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Lavern Krueger
Albert Jahnke Hall
Bremer
John Bahlmann
Klein Family Visit To Des Moines
Mr and Mrs F W Klein and daughter Kathryn traveled to Des Moines on Sunday to spend the day with their daughter Miss Tone who is employed there.
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F. W. Klein
Kathryn
Des Moines
Miss Tone
County Seat News Items Of Interest
Mrs. Donald M Renfro was instantly killed in a car crash while returning home with her husband who was badly injured and taken to Mercy hospital He suffered head wounds and possible internal injuries The couple from Cedar Falls had two children aged three and nine They moved to Cedar Falls from Illinois about a year ago The Kaiser ambulance transported Mr Renfro to the hospital and Mrs Renfro to the Kaiser funeral home
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Donald M. Renfro
Mercy Hospital
Renfro
Cedar Falls
Cheever Family Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury in Buggy Crash
Mr and Mrs Clarence Cheever and their four children escaped death after a buggy collision with a Mitchell county car on highway No 10 Sunday evening. The driver said lights from an approaching vehicle blinded him. The four children, aged five to two months, sustained cuts and bruises but were not seriously hurt after medical care. Mrs Cheever suffered a painful foot injury.
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Clarence Cheever
Shell Rock
Cheever
Mitchell County
Death of Mrs Hartman at age 50 in Douglas city
Mrs Hartman, 50, died Saturday morning in Douglas city from carcimoma after a year long illness. Born in Germany November 12, 1883, she came to this country as a child and lived in Douglas township forty years. Survived by husband two sons Erwin and Walter both of the city one grandchild a sister Mrs Henry Joens of the city and brothers Henry Carl and William Oberlieu of Bremer. Funeral services Wednesday at one o'clock at home and two o'clock at the Douglas church, Rev H Raum officiating.
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A. H. Hartman
Hartman
Germany
Douglas Township
Erwin
Walter
Henry Joens
Henry
Carl
William Oberlieu
Bremer
Douglas Church
Rev. H. Raum
Rev Elmer E Tiedt Resigns To Join Army Chaplaincy
Rev Tiedt tendered his resignation as pastor of the First Baptist Church after four years. The move takes effect in late July when he will become a chaplain in the United States Army. He led civic and church efforts, and held Rotary, Masonic, and Boy Scout roles. His successor is not yet named.
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Tiedt
Elmer E. Tiedt
First Baptist Church
United States Army
Rotary Club
Masonic Order
Librarian Mrs Kinney Resigns After 22 Years Service
Mrs E L Kinney resigns as librarian effective July 1 due to ill health. When she started, the library held 3550 volumes. now it surpasses 12000. No successor has been named yet.
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E. L. Kinney
Mrs F A Stafford Dies After Heart Attack
Mrs F A Stafford, 71, died at her city home Saturday after a heart attack suffered about an hour earlier. She was born December 28, 1861, and had lived in the area for many years.
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F. A. Stafford
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Wall Street
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Roper
Commerce
Mussolini
Rome
Chicago
Wm. Schweer
Readlyn Ball Club
Royal Neighbor Meeting
Tripoli High School
Fred’burg
Tripolis
Mikes
Zipse
Brandt
Farnum
P Mikes
Leach
Jones
Wittler
Whitcomb
Blessington
Mandel Kramer
A. H. Panzer
E. C. Claus
Mary Ruth
Clara Claus
Mary Wilharm
Paul Duncomb
Dale
Bert Duncomb
C. B. Kelsey
Royal Neighbors
C. A. Stewart
J. A. Hale
Herman Huegh
Elmer
Hartford Marsh
Henry Steege
Eastern Star Lodge
Irene Oleson
Cholene Boyle
Imogene Chesebro
Chesebro
R. Stafford
Martha Lang
Rev
Mrs. Kahle
Interets
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