Drought Crisis Stuns Midwestern Agriculture in 1935
The Tripoli Leader reports a devastating drought across the Midwest with no crop curtailment plan for 1935. Rex Bersford of Iowa State College warns livestock feed shortages loom, urging full conservation of all roughages and careful use of corn fields to sustain breeding herds through a hard year.
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Washington, D. C
Middlewest
Rex. Bersford
Iowa State College
Ames
State Press
United States
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Middle West
Mississippi
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Federal Housing Plan Promises Jobs and Circulation
The piece credits a new Federal Housing plan with injecting money into circulation and employing thousands, noting it may aid larger cities while small towns show little interest. It laments frozen bank funds, limited borrowing for those who need it, and growing consumer confidence lagging as government programs push spending to revive prosperity.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Common Courtesy Behind the Wheel and Global Arms Race
A Pathfinder editorial argues that courtesy among drivers would cut Iowa accidents by half and critiques motorists who lose manners behind the wheel. It also notes a rising worldwide armament posture, with nations expanding land and naval forces twenty years after World War I.
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Pathfinder
Editorials From the Iowa Press Criticizes Democratic Policy Shifts
The piece argues Republicans led recovery efforts under past national administration with the RFC as the standout program. It accuses Democrats and radicals of blocking growth, cites wartime spending, and criticizes NRA codes for restricting business freedom. It advocates conservative management and questions labor strikes and government employment politics.
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Congress
R.F.C
Europe
NRA
Brain Trust
Cigaret Taxes Highlight Tax Burden and Property Rates
The article notes an annual $29.20 tax load on a smoker in Iowa, combining federal and state levies and suggests studying cigarette and gasoline taxes as a path to lowering property taxes. It presents tax figures and implies a link between tobacco taxes and property tax outcomes.
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Iown
Organized labor and strikes critique across the nation
The piece argues severe criticism of organized labor and strikes, noting bloodshed should be condemned yet many workers have real grievances. It defends labor as peace loving, urges arbitration for fair settlements, and condemns racketeers and radicals exploiting unions to misplace blame.
Due to Damn Poor Judgment In Automobile Accidents
A New Hampton Tribune reader note questions the common alibi “due to” excuses for crashes. The author argues such accidents reveal lack of due care by drivers and muses on honest, blunt explanations instead of conventional excuses.
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New Hampton Tribune
Mrs. D. Krueger Honored At Legion Picnic
The American Legion Auxiliary picnic in the woods north of the C. B. Kelsey farm drew thirteen ladies and thirty-one young folks plus children. A post-nuptial shower for recently married Mrs. Dexter Krueger featured a blue and white bedspread. Activities included recipe writing, swimming, sports, and a brief business meeting in place of the August gathering before a picnic supper.
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American Legion Auxiliary
C. B. Kelsey
Dexter Krueger
Births and hospital entry at local scenes
Mr and Mrs Art Brandt welcomed a son born Wednesday August 8 at their home weighing 9% pounds. Mrs Ford Meyer traveled to Waverly Monday afternoon to enter the hospital for an operation today.
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Art Brandt
Ford Meyer
Waverly
Social visits across several farm homes on Sunday
Mr and Mrs Tom Glidewell and Mrs Lena Sommer visited in the Alvin Sommer home Sunday. Numerous relatives from Clarion Fort Wayne and Waverly gathered for visits at the Lee Hill Ford Meyer Sell and Frederick Sell homes. Lola Tillmann remained for a longer visit in the Hill home.
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Tom Glidewell
Lena Sommer
Alvin Sommer
John Struck
Theo. Stahlhut
Ford Meyer
Kenneth Tillmann
Dorothy Knoedler
Elmer Knoedler
Laurel
Lola Tillmann
Clarion
Lee Hill
Hill
Leo Staack
August Steege
Burnida
Frederick Sell
Earl Meyer
Will Meyer
Louie Meyer
Verla
Chris Moehla
Guy Thompson
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Walter
Chas. Thompson
Carl Redisky
L. H. Matthias
John Kuesch
Herman Kirchmann
A. C. Bruns
Albert Bruns
Waverly
Herman Bruns
Philippines
Kuhrt Family Returns From Minnesota Trip
Mr and Mrs J C Kuhrt with sons Kenneth and Robert and Miss Estella Pries returned Monday from a Minnesota visit. They left Wednesday and stopped in Rochester to hear President Roosevelt. They visited relatives in Zumbrota and Goodhue and toured Red Wing with sightseeing and fishing during the stay.
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J. C. Kuhrt
Kenneth
Robert
Estella Pries
Minnesota
Rochester
Roosevelt
Zumbrota
Relatves
Goodhue
Red Wing
For Sale Farm Machinery and Vehicles in Readlyn
1924 Mono Ford Touring Car with winter top offered for sale at a bargain. Also two 10 ply heavy duty tires nearly new. Appleton corn shredder and Rosenthal shredders including rebuilt units. Special four Rosenthal shredder with Timken bearings. Wm Schumacher Readlyn Iowa advertises motors 1 to 15 hp and wind power electric gear.
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Tripoli
Oscar Bang
Appleton
Rosenthal
Cormick
Wm. Schumacher
Readlyn
Towa
Everybody Loses in the Drought Cattle Policy
The drought fueled government purchases push emaciated cattle to stockyards where they are shot and hauled to rendering plants. Market flooding from dry districts damages cattle prices while farmers lose on stock sent to yards. Critics warn of wasted money and a looming meat and dairy shortage as 100,000 emaciated head arrive daily. The piece urges Washington to reassess AAA policies and urges Iowa farmers to preserve good stock for future demand.
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Soviet Russia
Washington
AAA
An Explanation on Iowa Hog Corn Control Figures
The Belle Plaine Union explains that the slow approval of hog corn control checks stemmed from questions raised by farmers in other states about Iowa's basic figures. It notes Iowa's soil fertility, limited waste land, and advanced methods in crop culture and livestock production as context.
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Iowa
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