National Spending League Proposed to Restore Confidence
An editorial argues for a National Spending League to counteract the nation’s economic gloom. It contrasts past calls for government spending with today’s push for budget cuts, urging restoration of purchasing power through sensible policies and avoiding mass layoffs. The piece mocks both periods of inflation fear and austerity, urging action to save jobs and restore confidence.
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Roger W. Gabson
American Legion Monthly
National Economy League
Wall Street
Domestic Allotment bill faces Senate test and farm support
The bill passed the house 203 to 114 and is seen as the top farm measure. Unified support from American Farm Bureau Federation National Grange Farmers Union and equity plus coop groups backs action despite Wall Street Miller and packer opposition. Proponents say aid to farming is overdue and essential for broader recovery, even if imperfect.
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Senate
House
United Action
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
National Grange
Farmers Union
Equity
Washington
Congress
Wall Street
Law Lets Iowa Bankers Oversee State Banks One Year
Editorial notes a measure from the Iowa Bankers Association committee led by Fred J. Figge that allows the state superintendent of banking to operate any state bank as a going concern for one year with deposits segregated, suspending suits, and permitting asset pledges to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Decorah
Iowa Bankers Association
Winneshiek County
Fred J. Figge
Ossian
Iowa
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Will Lowering Value Reduce Taxes Postville Herald
The article argues that lowering real estate valuations does not cut taxes. It says a county needs 390000 to operate yearly and 40 mills are required under current valuations. Reducing valuations would raise the mill levy to meet costs, so taxes could only fall with overall government cost cuts or millage increases.
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Allamakee
Charles A. Miller
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Better Than Nothing On Domestic Allotment Plan
A commentary argues skeptics oppose the domestic allotment plan but it may shield farmers during distress. It notes packers and grain men push propaganda claiming cash markets would fail, yet price fixes threaten producers. The piece urges giving the emergency measure a fair trial, since anything is better than nothing.
Taking Unfair Advantage in Market Practices
A critique of unfair competition in produce markets. An Iowa buyer exploited Florida orange overproduction, forcing raisers to sell at $1.00 per bushel and undercutting local retailers. The piece argues for fair play and warns such tactics could end if the Allotment Plan passes.
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United States
Iowa
Florida
Shrinkage Burdens Midwestern Farmers Across Region
A Ringstad farmer marketed 34 000 pounds of pork on the hoof for 750 dollars, down from 3 400 dollars three years earlier. Eleven month old spring hogs averaged 403 pounds, while taxes living costs and expenses shrank 2 650 dollars on this crop. The piece argues shrinking farm incomes affect merchants bankers and professionals and reflect broader Midwest hardship.
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Ringstad
Middle West
The Washington Burlesque on Capitol Hill
Washington watchers note Congress will likely accomplish nothing and a special session looms. Mil ler proposes the Kent Plan to resume 1927 industry with government guarantees, while critics fear endless losses and perverse incentives. Public sentiment grows wary as bankers defend Congress yet members rarely draft their own bills.
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Louisiana
Congress
Congressment
Robert V. Fleming
Riggs National Bank
Washington
American Bankers Association
Fleming
Roosevelt Cabinet Mystery Stirs Curiosity in Last Sessions
From the foregoing it is clear that interest waned during the final lame duck session of Congress and attention shifted to the enigmatic drama The Roosevelt Cabinet, a mystery unfolding as observers seek clues about its cast and plot.
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Fic
Congress
Roosevelt
Huey Long
Roosevelt presses for swift farm bill action in Washington
President elect Roosevelt meets with Senator Robinson and the Senate Agriculture chair McNary to push the farm aid bill amid plans for a small liaison group to monitor war debt revision. He hints at broader Tennessee river development and a daily sentiment briefing from Democratic leaders.
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The
Helm News Service
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Robinson
House
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Senator McNary
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River
Congress moves to extend gas tax amid lame duck session
Congressional action advances a one cent per gallon gasoline levy, with Rep Collier chairing the Ways and Means Committee. Only 21 of 427 members joined a recent overtime session as lawmakers push bills for next year’s state justice and labor needs. Roosevelt plans first public appearance after inauguration at the White House correspondents’ dinner March 11 with cabinet members attending. Bell Moskowitz and Elizabeth Marbury, two leading New York Democratic women, have died within a month. Charles Carran, son of Molly Brown Carran, will begin rural mail service next week at $2,070 annually.
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Congress
Collier
Mississippi
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
State, Justice and Labor Departments
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Correspondents’ Association
Willard Hotel
Roosevelt
Columbia Broadcasting System
Paul R. Mallon
Washington
New York
Belle Moskowitz
Elizabeth Marbury
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Molly Brown Carran
Charles Carran
Swindler Boss Quarrel Over Funeral Absurdity
A tense workplace exchange reveals a heated dispute as an employer accuses an employee of swindle while the worker defends a day off to attend a funeral. The dialogue escalates with remarks about the mother-in-law and misinterpretations of death.
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Jimson
Man rides elevator aimlessly through city sights
Sandy MacChinch visits a city and rides an office building elevator without a floor in mind. He tells the elevator boy he is simply going for the ride. The brief vignette captures a curious moment of urban exploration.
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Sandy MacChinch
Sandy
Federal and Local Authorities Clash Over Liquor Laws
A perplexing exchange notes native observers claim federal officers cooperate with local authorities in enforcing liquor laws, while a contrasting view says federal officers arrest local police and vice versa, highlighting a tense jurisdictional dispute in the town.
Chapman Reports Bremer County Road Expenditures 1932
Waverly report by County Engineer W. B. Chapman totals 154,715.15 dollars in 1932 for trunk and local roads. Trunk roads 74,256.30. local roads 80,458.85. Mileage built to grade 9.5 trunk and 20.2 local. surfacing 7.5 trunk and 23.8 local. Total county mileage 751.55. Tax and grant receipts include gas tax 28,244.36 and motor carriers tax 2,014.47. Maintenance funds and balances shown for 1932 and 1933.
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Chapman
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Metcalf
Thomas
Oklahoma
Republican Caucus
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Marlow
Red Wing
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Dr. Miles
Veal
F. H. Bunger
Glen Anderson
Sumner
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ESSEX
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