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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1933
Page
4
The Independent paper notes Tripoli voters will decide on a forty thousand dollar bond issue to fund a new high school and extra grounds. It argues the project saves by government 30 percent on materials, stops renting the opera house at 500 dollars yearly, and creates employment while expanding capacity to meet rising enrollments.
Local businessmen argue peddlers drain town revenue as licenses and health examinations push costs higher. Merchants say merchandise could be bought locally and warn that peddlers seek cheaper outlets, often traveling to towns with looser rules to avoid fees and medical checks.
The piece notes a southern slogan calling on women to "Wear more cotton." It playfully claims women could wear more of nearly any material from cotton to silk to wool or even unconventional items, highlighting a promotional message with tongue in cheek tone.
Editorial argues accidents involving school children are common in Iowa and blames both children and motorists. It urges parents to teach highway safety, dress children in bright colors for visibility, ensure escorted trips to school, and educate kids on safe pedestrian behavior and how to exit vehicles.
Humorist Ted Cook notes that reforming criminals may be slow. argues reforming criminal lawyers could help. He observes many lawyers align with gangsters and hoodlums at trials, while disbarment for such ties remains rare.
The present administration experiments a lot while seeking plans to spur prosperity. People support action yet crave stable policies to guide investments and future is taxation and tariffs. Bankers, manufacturers, and farmers require clear near and long term policy to plan beyond day to day.
Government expands irrigation to grow more land and pays farmers to retire from cultivation. A school boy might be thankful that his professors are not those directly involved in affairs at Washington.
A proposed gross income tax aims to cover salaried professionals and manufacturers alike, nearing a fairer burden but facing hurdles. It taxes turnover and must address disparities between high turnover urban firms and rural businesses. Questions arise on revenue allocation between cities and rural districts and potential cross-subsidies.
A democrat criticizes the president proposing to grant all dollar a year jobs to Republicans while allocating paying positions to Democrats who vote. The remark highlights partisan favoritism and calls for fair employment practices amid a heated political confrontation.
Tripoli faces a vote on a modern school building financed by public works with a 30 percent federal match. The proposal promises quicker construction of a better facility and clearer advantages for students and teachers despite current building and equipment handicaps.
The Tripoli Independent School District faces a funding decision on a new high school. If approved, 30 percent federal aid would cover part of the cost, with about 2 300 dollars in annual taxes for the district and roughly 4 to 5 dollars per year per house. Authorities urge timely applications before January 1, 1934, with a letter from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works outlining requirements and urging prompt action.
A Washington essayist recalls a square shooter’s five word rule: know when to quit. He argues restraint matters in gambling and policy, citing Tammany Hall and the NRA, and warns that expanding federal power risks eroding liberty as De Toqueville warned.
The text weighs a shift to government in business during crisis, warning that emergency measures may restore industrial strength yet risk suppressing ambition and individuality. It questions when to stop and warns NRA may overextend, risking a populace reduced to sheeplike conformity.
Local notes recount visits across Sumner Oelwein and Waterloo with stops at Chas Jahnke Frederika and Denison. Families gather for birthdays and funerals while Bremer county women earn third in booth at Cattle Congress. Mary Ruth Claus recovers from illness after Denison trip.
St Peter s Ev Church notes list Sunday school at 9 30 English service at 10 20 Ladies Aid meets Wednesday at 9 Choir rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday night.
St John s Lutheran invites worship with pastor E A Hanff. Sunday school at 9 29 am. Divine service at 1 9 English. Junior choir and girls practice Thursday. Catechetical instruction Thursday afternoon to 3 30 and Saturday 9 to 12 o clock. Welcome Lutheran day eve. No senior will be from l an from.
E Forrest Byers leads Congregational Church services with Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 39 and a sermon on The Spirit in Form of Dove Christian Endeavor 8 o clock Choir practice Thursday at 8 church basement meeting October 12th hostesses Mrs C H Smith and Mrs Russell Meyers visitors welcome Friday October 18th Christian Endeavor hosts a musical birthday party with small admission cake and ice cream served Everyone welcome Vening
D W Bates Receiver reports sale of Shufelt Goodenbour farm an undivided 1 18th interest in 174 4 acres NW fr section 6 township 92 N range 11 Bremer county Iowa. Hearing set October 18 1933 at 10:00 am in Waverly Court House. If no better offers emerge sale may be approved.
A. H. Panzer from Tripoli Iowa states that with Lavelle’s termination, the signer will not be responsible for any debts he contracted. Lavelle is discharged from taking orders or making sales. October 3 1933.
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