Looking Backward In the Leader's Files
Mrs Chas Lehmkuhl of Maynard was operated on at her sister’s home. Franklin and Parkers South Dakota visitors, Minnie Leege of Waterloo visiting relatives, Ernest Carstensen of Fredericksburg, and family visited. Mrs Henry Bergman had an operation. Wm Koch buys half interest in Dickman store Readlyn. Tilla Carson resigns. Laura Selck fills her clerk post at F C Schultz store. Flora Farrow departs for Denver for sightseeing. E Barbknecht returns with mother-in-law Mrs Hawke. George Brewer travels to Black Duck Minnesota to view land. Moeller & Carstensen new auto. market prices 25 years ago listed. Car accident with four passengers. Mrs Carl Bull, Joyce, Mrs Ida Kuker and Alice Tripoli. Lightning hits brick chimney at canning factory. roof damaged. Henry Detterding sells residence to Charles Glass. Adela Koch Esther Schnurstein Arthur Kelling attend Luther League convention Alta Vista.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Lehmkuhl
Maynard
G. F. Meier
Franklin
Parker
South Dakota
Misa Minnie Leege
Waterloo
Wm. Ambrose
Ernest Carstensen
Fredericksburg
Frank Koch
Henry Bergman
Wenzenberg
T Daughter
Wm. Koch
Dickman General
Readlyn
Tilla Carson
F. C. Schultz
Flora Farrow
Denver
Colo
Rs E. Barbknecht
Gettysburg
S. Dak
Hawke
George Brewer
Black Duck
Minn
Laura Selck
I. C. Schultz
Laura
Moeller & Carstensen
Carl Bull
Joyce
Ida Kuker
Alice
Tripoli
Canning
Henry Detterding
Borchert Hospital
C. Otterstetter
Charles Glass
Adela Koch
Esther Schnurstein
Arthur Kelling
Alta Vista
Luther League
Ten Years Ago July 11 1923 Local Notices Recap
Ten years ago Dr E H Kramer bought the dental business of Dr C E Hanson of Waverly and AugIst would take possession. Helen Churches died at her home in Tripoli July 6 after a long illness. Harold Flood a boy about ten nearly lost his life when thrown from a side delivery hay rake onto the farm of Lee Dilley. Mrs Henry Beevers of Readlyn died suddenly from a stroke. Mrs Lydia Moll and four daughters from Toledo Ohio visited Tripoli area relatives. Norma Smith of Fayette visited Mrs A W Buechele this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Kramer
C.E. Hanson
Waverly
Helen Churches
Tripoli
Harold Flood
Lee Dilley
Henry Beevers
Readlyn
Lydia Moll
Esther
Lydia
Bet
Estella
Toledo
Ohio
Henry Harmening
Chris Winning
Fred Harmening
Norma Smith
Fayette
A. W. Buechele
Car Crash near Durengo Ends Trip to Chicago
Five years ago on July 4 1928 Carl Bull of Strawberry Point driving an Essex sedan went off the road near Durengo Iowa while en route to Chicago. The incident halted travel and prompted a roadside rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carl Bull
Strawberry Point
Durengo
Iowa
Local Residents Visit In Waverly And Area
WARREN TOWNS P Mrs Henry Hennings and son Edwin Ed Hagenow of Readlyn were Waverly callers Tuesday. Mrs Will Blume and son Herbert of Tripoli called at the Arthur Pries and Henry Hennings homes Wednesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Noble Rasmussen of Bremer are parents of a baby daughter born Tuesday June 27. August Pichelman and daughter Mrs Floyd Ingersoll of Waverly were guests at the August Flege home Friday. Mr and Mrs August Flege and daughter Velda visited at the Henry Hennings home Sunday. Edwin and Elmer Hennings spent Sunday with his friend Herbert Eick. Mr and Mrs Fred Wente are proud parents of a baby boy born Thursday June 29. Mr and Mrs Otto Wedemeier and sons visited at the home of Mrs Fred Wedemeier and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Erwin Gabe and daughter Delores were guests at the Emil Pries home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Hennings and family Mr and Mrs Arthur Hennings were guests at the John Hagenow home Sunday evening. Will Luehring of Siegel, who was taken to Iowa City Wednesday for examination and treatment, will return Monday and will be taken to the home of his brother Mr and Mrs Henry Luehring of Waverly who will care for him for a number of weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hennings
Edwin
Ed Hagenow
Readlyn
Waverly
Will Blume
Herbert
Tripoli
Arthur Pries
Noble Rasmussen
Bremer
August Pichelman
Floyd Ingersoll
August Flege
Emil Pries
Hennings
Arthur Hennings
John Hagenow
Will Luehring
Siegel
Iowa City
Henry Luehring
Washington Snapshots on Banking Inquiry and Recovery Era
Dull summer days in Washington accompany the continuing banking probe with sparse spectator turnout and limited press presence at hearings. Beyond income tax matters, the case centers on past transactions and forsaken conditions, five years after the banking rush. Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland addressed 2,500 National Association of Retail Grocers members at Atlantic City on code ethics under the New Deal, as William Green of the AFL urged the NRA to enforce a thirty-hour workweek in each industrial code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Helm News Service
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Govrnor Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
National Association of Retail Grocers of
United States
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Ritichie
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
National Recovery Administration
Transfers Prepared by Bremer County Abstract Co 1933 Week
Legal transfers for the week ending June 30 1933 include Frank Sager sheriff to Bremer County Iowa 6328 60 e p section 1991 13 Wente to Matthias 1 plus land parcels in Denver C A Chambers to Lula Sheldon 1 part lots 3 and 4 Harmon LeValley Waverly Minnie McClain to Florence Krause part ne4 ne section 29 91 14. Mac-Why doesn’t your father come out from behind the counter Don-He can’t he’s saving money Don-He doesn’t wear any pants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Abstract Company
Frank Sager
Bremer County
Iowa
H. C. Wente
Albert H. Matthias
Denver
C. A. Chambers
Lula I. Sheldon
Harmon & LeValley
Waverly
Minnie McClain
Florence Krause
Mac
Don
Six Hour Day Proposal and Tydings Plea for Merit System
The text notes Mr Green backing a six hour day five day week to avoid unemployment excess. Senator Tydings of Maryland faces mass candidate activity and a near closure of his office to answer correspondence on public jobs. It argues for a trained experienced public personnel system resilient to changes in administrations as General Hugh S Johnson drives mass employment efforts.
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Green
Senator Tydings
Maryland
Congress
Public hearing highlights key textile industry overhaul
The article notes a central figure in Washington famous for directness and simplicity guiding a Recovery Act public hearing to craft a textile industry code. It emphasizes two essential elements for national industry recovery: his approach and broad public support as critical to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Call for caliber state administrators under public works act
Secretary Ickes seeks top men as state administrators but congressional nominating will be tainted by politics. Opponents may oppose Roosevelt veteran payment cuts, while the American Legion argues the bill restores 96 million dollars in veteran payments and preserves thousands of cases on the compensation list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
Congress
Roosevelt
American Legion
Legion
Textile code to ban child labor in textile mills
The first code under the national industrial recovery act moves to prohibit child labor in the textile industry. Organized labor pushes for elimination of child workers while many men are unemployed. Managers agree to include an anti child labor clause. The Cotton Textile Institute will propose an amendment addressing this subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Textile Institute
Wheat hits dollar mark reshapes farm and economy
The ascent of wheat above one dollar unsettles the East while the West sees relief. With inflation and a poor crop driving prices, farmers rise from distress but faces remain whether gains can endure and what they portend for the national economy.
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Chicago
Wheat Prices Signal Economic Turnaround in 19th Century
The passage notes past depressions followed by wheat price surges. A 40 cent rise in late summer 1879 signaled the end of hard times that began in 1873. In August 1897, dollar wheat returned to the Chicago Board of Trade after six years, marking a recovery from the 1893 low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
Nantucket Plumber Alfred E Smith Watches Arrival
Last week at Nantucket Harbor Alfred E Smith a local plumber and former Republican postmaster stood guard on the dock edge with a telescope awaiting the President aboard the Amberjack II. Though not the famed Al Smith the Nantucket native shares the name and may hope to regain a past post under F D R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantucket Island
Alfred E. Smith
Mr. Smith
Nantucket
Smith
Senator Bone Misaddresses Secretaries Dinner Audience
Senator Homer T. Bone of Washington spoke at a annual dinner for secretaries to Senators. The event was held in the National Press Club auditorium. He began addressing the group as gentlemen of the press and spoke mainly about newspaper matters rather than Senate secretary relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer T. Bone
Washington
National Press Club
Senator Bone
Plumber Meets Bjones Couple Before Descent
A plumber arrives and meets Bjones and his wife in the hall. The methodical Bjones proposes to explain the trouble before going downstairs, and the plumber bows to Mrs. Bjones as he is introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bjones
Mrs. Bjones
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Bank of Sumner Bldg
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A. M. Stegeman
Sorg Drug Store
E. C. Claus
Lumbago
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Mile
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Ever Nee To
Paul Schober
Bankers Life Insurance
Des Moines
Buhr
W. H. Wehrmacher
Fred Rewoldt
First National Bank
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M. M. Kingsley
First National Bank Bldg
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Herman Kleiss
Hugh S. Johnson
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