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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1934
Page
4
The Bremer County Fish and Game Club, started a couple of weeks ago, aims to improve local fish and game conditions. It aligns with the Iowa state plan for conservation, seeking farmer cooperation for success as 180 game management areas cover over 580000 acres statewide. Members and farmers are joining as the program progresses.
The speaker argues that capital and labor are essential to progress, urging harmony in industry. He stresses the need for fairness, less exploitation, and increased cooperation to improve community welfare and national prosperity. He emphasizes reason, intelligence, and sincerity as keys to a new day for the country.
A upshot of a Roosevelt inspired manifesto argues that salvation and progress come through hard toil, not leisure. It extols strenuous work as the core value shaping mankind and urges America to resist softness and pursue greater effort.
Tripoli will see three candidates enter public life this fall two for county offices and one for state representative H H Sorg seeks Bremer county representative Wm Gannon runs for county attorney and M W Bennett contests county treasurer all are described as well qualified and ready to serve if elected.
Farmers face unusually heavy workloads this autumn yet expect better returns after years of toil. The article notes nearly all agricultural outputs, including corn stalks, now carry monetary value and a small profit seems achievable, with prospects for continued improved farming conditions.
The speaker stresses the vast scale of unemployment as a national tragedy. Relief payments are insufficient. immediate job creation is essential to prevent starvation and to avert future trouble. The message urges government action beyond relief to provide real work opportunities for self support.
An editorial in a textile trade journal condemns semi-nudists for influencing public dress. It notes fewer garments and shows a young woman's bare shins in short socks, arguing millions of such legs would burden mill men as women appear half-naked.
The piece argues a two percent sales tax harms low income households more than property tax cuts. It cites a $1,500 annual income example showing $24 in sales tax versus an $8 property tax rebate, leaving a net loss of $16. It notes occurrences where corporations outside the state avoid taxes while residents pay, labeling the tax as a burden on poverty and claiming it reduces purchasing power by about $15 million yearly.
The Cresco Plain Dealer portrays Herring as shifting tax burden from 33 percent to 87 percent of Iowa citizens. It criticizes Turner for continuing to propose tax action, claiming his record remains “100 percent perfect and intact.”
The Wellsburg Herald argues that constitutional legitimacy follows from majority support for policy, criticizing opposition to the New Deal and the NRA. It contrasts Roosevelt era actions with Jacksonian and Civil War measures, urging acceptance of majority-backed laws as constitutional.
Governor Herring urged leaders of the power strike and the Des Moines Electric Co. and the Iowa Power and Light Co. to reach a settlement or let the public settle it. He criticized the prevailing “public be damned” sentiment and quickly spurred talks to resolve the dispute.
The Humboldt Republican argues against price cutting in printing and publishing. It cites editors over forty-one years, noting multiple papers failed when undercutting costs. It recalls the Gilmore Enterprise closure and says publishers must charge living prices to sustain papers.
St Peter's Evangelical Church notes a time change for Sunday school at 9 50 and German service at 10 30. The notice lists Pastor Theo A Thomas and emphasizes the adjusted start times.
Congregational Church led by E F Byers. Sunday School at 9:50 morning worship at 10:45 with Holy Communion. Christian Endeavor at 8:00. Orchestra practice Thursday at 7:30 and choir practice Thursday at 8:00.
St John s Lutheran announces a one day mission festival with Sunday school at 9 50 a m the fore noon service at 10 30 in German led by Rev E Arhelger of Readlyn and an afternoon English service at 2 featuring H Steege and E Arhelger. Missionary Paul Fliehler speaks in the evening in English with choir and orchestra. Members urged to attend and bring dinner to basement. Ladies Aid hosts coffee and cream. Choirs rehearse and catechetical instruction set for Thu and Sat. orchestra practice Monday at 7.
District court withheld ruling on injunction to halt a Sumner municipal power plant project. Judge J. J. Clark adjourned court to Nov 5 with Oct 11 for carried over matters. Plaintiffs Pennington and three residents plus Central States Power & Light opposed the contract with Fairbanks Morse noting ballot, bid, and spending concerns.
Senator Sorghum expresses openness to utopian ideas, saying he is willing to take a chance. He would vote for any bill that advocates utopia if it is proposed, indicating cautious support amid doubt.
Government geologists warn that dug earth and replaced strata will not re-form in the same way as before. The original vertical arrangement and composition of soil layers are unlikely to be restored, affecting stability landscapes and future excavation plans.
St Johns Lutheran Church will celebrate its annual mission rally Sunday with forenoon services in German and English afternoon services including a German address, and an all English evening service. Pastors E Arhelger Readlyn and H Steege Williams town Boyd parish will speak, followed by missionary Paul Fliehler who spent eight years in New Guinea. Everyone is invited to attend with friends.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting at the Legion Hall on Tuesday evening October 9. The installation of junior officers will take place and several eligible junior members will be guests. The event is public with an entertainment program planned. The juniors also plan a quilt display and old-time toys for October 13 at the Legion Hall.
About seventy-five members of the Legion Auxiliary attended the installation of Waverly unit officers on Tuesday evening. Claire Cullison presided as installing officer with county officers installed, including President C. B. Kelsey and Secretary Dexter Krueger. Local units Sumner, Janesville, Plainfield, and Waverly were represented, with music and refreshments provided by the Waverly unit.
Governor Clyde Herring and Congressman A C Willford will headline the Governors Day program at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Friday October 5. Herring will give the welcome address with Democratic candidates from the Third District present for brief talks. The agenda opens at one oclock.
The birthday anniversary of C. Otterstetter was Monday October 1. Friends planned a surprise at his home with couples including C. L. McCumber Meier Hale Rebholz Jacobson E C Johnson R Z Latimer and Estella Latimer. They played bridge and ended with a lunch from baskets. several invited couples could not attend.
Fayette residents R. Z. Latimer aged 88 and J. J. Chadwick nearly 90 spent a weekend with Civil War friends at the C. Otterstetter residence. Latimer and his niece Estella Latimer returned Tuesday morning to Fayette and plan an imminent winter stay at St Simon Island, Georgia.
Unsolved mysteries in science include the fate of elephant carcasses and the ultimate disposition of dead bats. Bats swarm caverns such as Carlsbad New Mexico, yet their bodies are rarely found inside the caves.
The District Court of Bremer County Iowa appointed C H Schmidt and H schmidt as Administrators of the estate of Mins hinide deceased. All creditors and persons having claims must present them promptly for approval. Dated October 1 1934. Attorneys Sager and Sweet Waverly Iowa.
Mothers are urged to treat the school lunch as a mini dining room, plan appetizing varied meals, and make lunch boxes appealing. Tips include color, shape, and texture variety, weekly menu planning, fresh ideas, and examples like salmon or tuna sandwiches, lettuce cream cheese, and chocolate milk.
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