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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1931
Page
4
Drunken Driver Crackdown Highlights Minnesota Patrol
In May Minnesota highway patrol under Chief Earle Brown made 83 arrests for drunken driving, with $4,015 in fines and 80 cars seized. Additional arrests for licenses, speeding, lights, and related violations were recorded, with a note that activity will rise as more officers come on duty. The piece contrasts Minnesota efforts with Iowa and rural conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Earle Brown
Minnesota
Iowa
Common courtesy on highways and its dangers
A columnist laments decline in highway courtesy from horse and buggy days. The piece cites studies showing right of way violations cause many accidents, noting ignorance and wilful acts, selfish driving, and loss of fair play behind the wheel, risking life and limb.
Depression Lifts With Demand and Production Increase
The text notes that recovery hinges on more consumer buying and quicker manufacturing. It cites low mood, slow production, and limited inventories as major obstacles. Merchants report delayed service, warehouses lacking full stock, and tight supplies of staple goods, while retailers and wholesalers run at minimal levels. When demand breaks, conditions should improve rapidly.
Safe handling of juvenile firearms and blank cartridges
Warns against children carrying blank cartridges or pistols as they pose safety risks. Recommends removing such weapons from youths and suggests cap pistols with paper caps as a safer alternative to avoid burns, tetanus, and accidental injury during celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yougster
Capone’s alleged wealth exposed amid tax pursuit
The piece argues Capone is not broke citing purported weekly income of about 10 000 dollars over years. It notes criticism of authorities who failed to jail him for past crimes and now may target him for alleged nonpayment of taxes as a new angle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Capone
Mr. Capone
Federal Internal Revenue Department
Thousands unemployed could rise if executives shed roles
The text argues many unemployed would increase if large banks railroads and corporations released vice presidents and non-producers. It cites a New York bank with 57 vice presidents and claims two thirds of current government workers could be replaced by productive labor if required to work a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Heat fuels chatter on streets about home brewers
Citizens discuss relief from the heat and the progress of homemade beer. The talk centers on hot days and the appeal of home brewing as a pastime amid soaring temperatures.
Humorists and politics mix in wartime reflections
Washington recalls Artimus Ward and other satirists while examining how humor and politics intersect during crises. The piece traces responses to emergency from Lincoln to Hoover, notes the war debt moratorium proposal, and highlights France’s wartime reparations history and caution in facing Germany again.
Hearst backs Coolidge and Roosevelt in political snapshot
Washington observers note William Randolph Hearst uses the intergovernmental debt suspension proposal to push for a Coolidge renomination and to raise the idea of “another Roosevelt” in the White House. He aligns with Roosevelt on water power and with Democrats on a non eighteenth amendment president. A rumor links fasces on the dime to Italian Fascism, but Treasury officials say the design predates Mussolini’s era by 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Congress
William Randolph Hearst
Calvin Coolidge
Roosevelt
White House
Coolidge
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Hearst
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Uncle Sam
United States
Mint
Treasury Department
America
Italy
Market Downturn Affects Cattle and Hogs This Week
This week's cattle market showed discouraging demand across all classes with widespread price cuts. Yearlings and light steers held modest gains but heavy cattle weakened, and fat stock struggled to find outlets amid hot weather and high beef supplies. Hog prices fluctuated early but closed steady to down, with pigs and sow supplies rising as heat pressured meat markets.
Lesson in honest writing from a pupil
A school teacher urged real expression and a pupil delivered a blunt composition. The child wrote about not striving for fancy phrasing, claiming to write what is inside and listing parts of the body and quirky assorted items in a humorous, candid tone.
New Timepieces to Her Mary Found in Indiana Whistles
Mary, eight, moved from Irvington to a small Indiana town with factories and whistles. She puzzled family when she said she could not tell time by the clocklike signals, noting the whistle at twelve or seven o'clock. Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Irvington
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Renovate Fireplace With Paint When Not In Use
A dingy fireplace may be renovated with paint when the fire is not lighted. Let the bricks absorb all the paint they will soak up. Do not start the fire until the paint dries.
Notice of Administratrix Appointment in Bremer Iowa
On June 30 1931 the District Court of Bremer County Iowa appointed Augusta Hooper administratrix of the estate of Ernst Hooper deceased All persons indebted must pay and those with claims present them for allowance The notice includes the administratrix name and filing date A laundry list of unrelated clippings follows including a man suing over damages a oversized egg claimed to bear a map of the universe and a hen owner in Martin Tennessee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Bremer County
Iowa
Ernst Hooper
W. C. Hermon
Martin, Tenn
Long search ends as Bridgeport woman vows marriage
Alice Hurd of Bridgeport Connecticut spent 70 years seeking the right partner and, upon finding him, immediately promised to wed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hurd
Bridgeport
Conn
A Boy Regrets Moving Near New Neighbors
In a London Tit-Bits snippet a boy named Frank visits his old house’s new tenants and their baby. He laments the move, saying if they had stayed a bit longer they might have met the infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
London
Detecting chicory in coffee by water test
Ground chicory added to water sinks immediately while coffee floats. The method provides a simple visual cue for identifying chicory adulteration in coffee.
Taxicat Driver Reports Robbery by Woman Passenger
Irwin Kolar of Chicago told police a marth attired young gunwoman posed as a passenger and rode in his cab, then robbed him of money and his pants, causing embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Kolar
Chicago
For Sale Two Ford Cars And Other Items
For sale two Ford cars a 1931 Model A Town Sedan and a Model T Forder Sedan to be sold at bargain prices. Also listed are other farm items including a chic starter at 2.50 per bag and Trinity log Feed a 42 percent protein ration. Sold by G J Bunger Tripoli Iowa and F C Sehulty Tripoli Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
G. J. Bunger
Tripoli
Trinity Log
F.C. Sehulty
Towa
Pineapple Prosperity and Conquest Themes
The piece contrasts Conquistadores chasing gold with Hawaii’s pineapple bounty, praising the fruit’s digestion aid bromelin and versatile uses. It notes rising Hawaiian production lowering prices, and offers recipes for pineapple meats, desserts, and frozen treats. It emphasizes pineapple as wealth through cultivation and consumer delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
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Lee O. Peacock
Helm News Service
Washington
Artimus Ward
Charles Farrar Browne
Josh Billings
Bill Nye
Thomas Nast
George Ade
Will Rogers
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Great Britain
British Guiana
Venezuela
Woodrow Wilson
Britsh Isles
Germany
Republic
Cleveland
H. Hoover
Patrick Henry
Virginia
France
United Kingdom
Napoleon III
Sedan
Bismarck
von Moltke
Louvre
Paris
Alsace
Lorraine
Hobson
Lille
Strasbourg
Willie
Augusta Hoeper
Louis H. Mears
McCormick
Hankner
Mobiloil
Glwlys Hice
Nathaniel
WEAF
Associated
NBC
Henry M. Neely
Miss Shilkret
Spain
New World
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