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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1933
Page
4
An Iowa newspaper excerpt reports Henry Ford’s public statement on the NRA controversy. Ford defends compliance with the law, argues overreach in blue eagle symbolism, and asserts Ford products meet or exceed recovery standards while criticizing General Johnson’s administrative actions.
A critique questions subsidies and incentives that pay farmers to refrain from planting wheat or to plow under cotton. The author contrasts perceived government waste with calls for practical, humane solutions like storing surplus or feeding the hungry, arguing against further boll weevil costs and policy gimmicks.
The author argues that reform should target criminal lawyers who align with gangsters. While defending accused rights to counsel, the piece notes the persistent connections between lawyers and the underworld and the rarity of disbarment or stigma for such ties. The tone critiques legal talent aligned with criminals and calls for accountability.
The piece argues opposition to the NRA grows amid price rises for flour and cotton goods under the New Deal. It notes Senator Carter Glass’s dissent, questions inflation strategies, and urges patience yet acknowledges public frustration with delayed money inflation. It discusses propaganda, public urgency, and the risk of unrest if policy fails.
An editorial warns that hunting season brings many casualties including nonfatal injuries. It urges careful firearm handling and preventive measures to protect hunters and companions, noting lacerations and scratches require prompt care and that prevention outweighs cure.
The Decorah Public Opinion endorses a federal supervised erosion control project in northeast Iowa. Farmers will move pastures from steep hills to lower levels and plant trees with support from government agencies. Instruction in strip cropping terracing and crop rotation is planned to boost hay production and soil fertility while reducing erosion.
A neighboring town honored their editor with a bouquet and a parade after a church quartet sang and a minister spoke. Six strong men carried him to a restored 1934 sedan as townspeople cheered, pleased to give one bright day to their local news purveyor even if he was dead already.
Citizens reflect on relief distributions and the poor fund. An alarming element in counties relies on public assistance rather than earning a livelihood, draining resources. Critics urge tighter control to prevent self pitying habits from harming taxpayers and future generations.
A visitor from space arrives in Washington and comments on Earth. He jokes about Western appetite for big changes and notes the nation faces a dense menu of economic disorders. The piece riffs on gold value, the dollar, and farm prices amid Roosevelts reforms and past presidents.
The discussion questions the certainty of a universal method to farm prosperity, noting that unfavorable inferences from wheat price trends weaken the case for the theory and that its practical viability, though potentially costly, still needs demonstration.
Congregational Church notes list Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30 sermon topic Education and Democracy Old Hymn Service at 7 30 p m requests to E F Byers F W Klein or Louis Horsley committee in charge Executive board Sunday school meeting at Alwin Maurer home Wednesday 7 30 Orchestra practice at church Thursday 7 00 Choir practice Thursday 8 00
St Joan s Lutheran with Pastor E A Hanff lists 930 Sunday school 10 30 service in English. Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Walter Ferge man Thursday. Choirs Thurs eve Junior 645 Lutheran girls 720 senior 800. Religious instruction Thu afternoon and Sat forenoon Adult Sat eve. Sunday Luther League joint meet at St Johns Sumner. Luther’s reformation ideals cited as liberty and conscience in America.
Sunday school starts at 9 30 English services at 10 30 followed by Holy Communion. Church council meets Monday at 7 30 Rehearsals for choirs Tuesday and Thursday evenings under Theo A Thomas pastor.
Frederika residents and neighbors visit family homes in Marshalltown Waverly Oran and Fredericksburg. Several families host guests including Gable Holm Clary and Lindfield households and others travel for visits and work. Notable movements include Ager purchasing cattle and workers returning from near Waukon.
Local families and visitors are listed from Waterloo and nearby areas. Mr and Mrs J H Acken host relatives including Jean Peggy Ann Franc is and John Jr. from Waterloo and Verdetta Watts from Kansas City. Cholene Boyle and mother tour Cedar Rapids then Waterloo to see the Walkathon.
On October 18, 1933 the District Court of Bremer County Iowa appointed H H Nevermann of Tripoli Iowa as executor of the Henry Schlichting estate. Creditors must present claims to the court for allowance and all debts should be paid to the undersigned. The notice appears with the date and official action and is signed by the executor. A separate note mentions Spokane residents seeking a $90000 RFC loan for a municipal golf course and a general call that unemployed people need work.
A provincial claim says many banks in the state could spark prosperity if a widespread shift happened, but no one appears ready to take the necessary steps. The note emphasizes optimism amid inaction and questions who will lead the effort.
The statement argues that if repealing the temperance amendment promotes temperance, then murder and kidnapping laws should be repealed to allow men to kill to prevent crime, reflecting a provocative vintage viewpoint on gun rights and public safety. The text cites Teenth A. as a possible reference.
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