Prohibition repeal gains traction across states
The article reports that twenty six states have voted for repeal of prohibition with Maine recent to join, while Minnesota Colorado and Maryland favored repeal. It notes that 36 states voting for repeal would end the Eighteenth Amendment and that states plan to draft liquor control legislation, with discussions of Quebec Canada Bratt Sweden systems and the likelihood of separate beer sales from hard liquor. It also mentions Gov Herring appointing a legislative committee and the impact on bootlegging as legal beer sales expand.
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Maine
Minnesota
Colorado
Maryland
Govrnor Herring
Quebec
Canada
Sweden
Tripoli Canning Factory Finishes Year’s Pack
The Tripoli Canning Corporation completed this year’s packing last week. Payroll totaling over $3,000 was distributed to fifty to sixty workers for the three week run. In a few weeks about $7,000 will be paid to sweet corn growers nearby, bringing the total local impact to roughly $10,000 more in the community. This would generate about $100,000 in business through standard economic channels. The factory’s future value hinges on operating several months each year. Local citizens once feared a closure, but public spirited residents funded efforts to keep it running, a move now showing clear benefits.
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Tripoli Canning Corporation
Witl
Tripoli
Retail Merchants Struggle With Insolvency Amid Cash Sales Shift
Government efforts to broaden credit face widespread retailer insolvency as merchants operate cash only due to dollar instability. Costs rise while incomes fall, and bad collections curb profits. Recovery hinges on higher consumption to boost circulation, cash sales, and bank deposits, with larger retail credit a goal of the President's buying campaign.
Local paper vs big city dailies critique
The remark implies a resentful reader who sneers at the local paper for not matching big city dailies. It suggests such a critic has not funded improvements and that the paper has, in effect, served him more than he has returned.
Treasury funds to reach all, but Iowa sees delay
The report says money is being released from the United States treasury in hundreds of millions of dollars and will reach everyone in time. However, observers in Iowa believe the process is taking a roundabout route to reach the state, implying a slower orIndirect distribution locally.
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United States
Iowa
Henry Ford and the NRA clash amid public debate
Editorial reflects on Henry Ford facing NRA pressure and rivals for not joining the industrial code while praising his early push for shorter hours and higher wages. It questions effects on farmers, banking, and political alignment as Ford’s plants sustain thousands of families and the broader American economy.
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Albia Union-Republican
Henry Ford
NRA
Ford
Herbert Hoover
Detroit
Wall Street
Mr. Johnson
The Life of Paving
The article recalls Iowa's first paving from 1913 between Mason City and Clear Lake funded by cement plants and local landowners, now resurfaced under public works at a cost of 21000. Engineering advances suggest future pavements will last longer, though heavy traffic may require thicker slabs or reinforcement over time.
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Iowa
Mason City
Clear Lake
Government aid to farmers risks long term dependence
Government help to banks and farmers could refinance loans through federal agencies with extended terms and flexible payoff. While easing a crisis, such measures may foster dependence, undermining lasting farm progress which should stem from the farmer's own effort and initiative.
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Iowa
Shoot the Works with Roosevelt editorial
The Chariton Herald-Patriot urges unanimous support for President Roosevelt in the national emergency. It argues the issue is national, not political, and warns a small minority could derail the plan. The piece calls readers to set aside personal feelings and “shoot the works with Roosevelt.”
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Roosevelt
Chislers
Nine Foot Channel Graft Opposes Congressman Bierman
The Webster City Freeman Journal challenges Congressman Bierman for opposing the nine foot Mississippi channel from Davenport to St Paul. It argues dredging is a major graft, cites pork barrel contracts, and claims railroads pay taxes while taxpayers fund river works for a few flatboat owners. It urges Bierman to block the project as a service to Iowa.
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Hampton Chronicle
Webster City
Freeman-Journal
Fred Bierman
Fourth
Mississippi
Davenport
St. Paul
The
Chronicle
Bierman
Iowa
Declaration of Dependence and Ford's stance in NRA era
Washington observers compare calls to sign a new declaration with the sign said independence. Henry Ford's choice to stay out is noted as a principled stand amid business fears over the national recovery program and the Roosevelt administration's NRA code enforcement.
Roosevelt returns to Washington with NRA gains
President Roosevelt comes back from a brief vacation to encouraging NRA news. More than half of workers are under codes and at least 2,000,000 new jobs were created under NRA agreements. New soft-coal code issues may force a government code. Tensions grow between organized labor leaders and major employers over collective bargaining provisions.
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The
Helm News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Industrial Recovery and Collective Bargaining in Early Policy
The text discusses how law supports unionization while allowing flexibility in forms of labor action. It notes that any misuse of a national recovery plan by either side will be checked by the public. Wage gains have boosted purchasing power, but prices outpaced wages for many goods. The President’s advisers report improved mood, yet the industrial framework remains experimental and unproven against future strains.
Borah Warns on Price Fixing in Recovery Program
Idaho Senator Borah in first formal comment on the recovery program predicts the government will face price fixing proposals to curb unjustly high prices. Recuperating from major surgery, he calls for consumer protection as he notes people will not buy when prices appear inequitable.
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Senator Borah
Idaho
Borah
Gouging Allegations Surface as Prices Surge
Reports describe prices already rising beyond reason and indicate gouging has been undertaken in some places. Officials urged vigilance and promised investigations while shoppers faced higher costs and scarce supplies in several markets.
General Johnsons plan links wage policy to NRA buying drive
General Johnson outlines a buy now campaign to support the wage policy and consumer purchases, warning of NRA profiteers and stressing the need to sustain higher wages with higher product prices. Federal home loan advances show loans totaling about 60.8 million as of August, with repayments over 2 million. Hoover household signed up under Roosevelt program. juvenile director named for NBC. A plan to unite police forces into a national crime crusade is debated by the American Bar Association. Delicatessen fair competition code threatens free lunch with beer and bans wholesale meat firms from giving away salami and other items to outlets offering free samples.
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Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Home Loan
National Guard
American Bar Association
Pat Malloy
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Ivory head remark sparks playful retort
Goofus accuses Rufus of spreading rumors about his head being made of ivory. Rufus denies using such language and instead says Goofus has more osseous matter above his shoulders than any man he has met. The exchange ends with Goofus adjusting the insult to a lighter note.
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Goofus
Rufus
Quote exchange on George Washington honesty after marriage
A humorous exchange claims Washington told no lies after marrying the widow, suggesting he could not get away with it. The joke hinges on a personal motive framing his honesty. The line plays on a stereotype about truthfulness and marriage.
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George Washington
Congregation 41 Church Plans October Homecoming
E Forrest Byers minister leads Sunday school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon on forgiveness. Christian Endeavor at eight, choir practice Thursday at eight. Reminder of homecoming on the first Sunday in October.
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E. Forrest Byers
Christian Endeavor
St Peter’s Church Weekly Schedule Note
The St Peter’s Church notes announce Sunday school at 0 o clock English services at 19 o clock a short meeting to elect a conference delegate The mixed choir rehearses Tuesday the male choir Thursday night at 6 o clock The Ladies Aid Society meets Wednesday at 0 o clock Congregation regional activities listed by Theo A Thoma pastor.
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Theo
A. Thoma
Ladies’ Aid Society
St John's Lutheran Sunday Schedule and Messages
St John's Lutheran conducted by Pastor E A Hanff invites worship with Sunday school at 9:00 a m and English divine service at 10:00 a m The note urges faith in Christ and God amid modernism and calls parishioners to attend junior choir practice Thursday 6:45 pm girls 7 20 senior choir 8 00 adult confirmation Saturday offering for orphans during Sunday service
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ST. John's Lutheran
E. A. Hanff
God
Christ
Divine
Birthday Feast for Fred Bremer and Leona Bremer
A Sunday birthday party at the Bremer home honored Fred Bremer on his upcoming Monday birthday and their daughter Leona on her Sunday observance. About 60 relatives and friends attended. guests included families from Tripoli Williamstown and Fredericksburg. Activities featured visiting, ball games, and a melon feast marking the dual celebrations.
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Frederika
Fred Bremer
Will Propp
Arthur Redies
Ernest Struck
Alfred
John Burmeister
Tripoli
August Bremer
Lutke
Virgil
Vernon Schneider
Daniel Garry
Williamstown
Theodore Bock
George
Gerald
Louis Hagedorn
Stanley
Alvin Bergman
Frank Bremer
Hilda
Arnold
Lester
Will Segebarth
Donald
Margaret
Florine
June
Ernest Bahlmann
Viola
Darlene
Lawrence
Pauline Bremer
Amelia Krueger
Arlene
Ruth
Junior Carroll
Lavern
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