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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1932
Page
4
In Bremer County Iowa the local paper notes Nutting season and urges picnickers to respect fences gates and fires. It laments trespassing depredations by visitors gathering nuts grapes and enjoying the countryside and calls for more considerate behavior and fences kept intact.
President Sexauer of the dairymen's league cooperative association urges farmers nationwide to unite. He cites kept milk prices amid price collapses and argues that stronger cooperative support and unity protect regional interests, urging members to tell neighbors of the benefits of organization and action.
Neither vice president candidate on the Republican nor the Democratic ticket is as popular as the presidential contenders. Garner lost confidence due to pork barrel ideas, and Curtis’ errors reduced his appeal. Voters show less interest in vice presidential nominees than in the president.
The piece notes Samuel Insull, a utility magnate, lost $100,000,000 in two years, returned to England, and lives on a pension from the utilities he organized. It says many former millionaires faced similar fates during the depression, some receiving pensions.
The writer criticizes political orators for appealing to prejudice over reason describing upcoming presidential campaigns as likely to feature attacks that ignore ideas. The piece argues both major parties will appeal to bias rather than inform, leaving thinking voters unimpressed.
An Iowa Press editorial recalls a Chariton businessman’s costly out of town printing experience. The $4.00 job was poorly printed, C O D, and no chance to refuse. The piece urges buying local printing to support Chariton’s economy and avoid overcharges, citing Aesop on dealing with strangers.
The Albia Commercial club operates a secret solicitations committee to vet strangers proposing schemes. After investigation, a permit card may be issued allowing presentation to club members. without it, the candidate is blocked. The system saves money and time, offering protection for Albia merchants.
The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune notes a sixty day moratorium ordered by national and state banking departments to hold foreclosures on farms. It praises the move as a step toward winding up bank affairs for depositors and urges the federal farm loan board to curb joint stock land banks. The piece criticizes aggressive foreclosure practices harming land values in northwest Iowa.
A Sumner Gazette columnist notes Iowa’s core issue is where to invest money. He cites safe options like postal savings, buried cash, or safety deposits yielding little. He cites surging U. S. bond issues as proof people seek safe, higher return places for funds.
A Grundy county farmer reflects on tax differences from his grandfather’s era. He notes 800 percent tax increases, the lack of roads and public works in the past, and compares self reliance with today’s broad county services including roads schools bridges and a county poor fund.
George Jessel and Norma Talmadge announce engagement while both married. Mrs Jessel heads to Reno for divorce. Norma to follow. Telegraph from Norma signed Honey Mamma adds fuel to a tale of public affection amid divorce timing.
Joseph V. McKee rose from obscure aldermanic president to acting mayor of New York, swiftly clamping down on waste. He cut $2,000,000 from department heads’ salaries, slashed his own pay, and ended a two-decade city printing monopoly, earning praise for budget reductions and fiscal prudence. The public and press note his plain demeanor and contrast with his predecessor, signaling potential shifts in Tammany influence and a more disciplined administration.
The text notes a long pause as deliberation continues on expediency. It suggests if Mayor McKee keeps on keeping on, he is likely to be elected to succeed himself for the full term, and that others may fear to challenge or limit his political ambitions.
Governor Roosevelt embarks on an 8000 mile western swing with 17 states, 20 stops and three major speeches in Topeka Portland and Sioux City. Vice President Curtis to open Pennsylvania rally in Allentown, wary of a dry talk in wet Philadelphia. Republican leaders foresee battlegrounds in Ohio Indiana and Illinois as Hoover headlines a three-session national tour. Secretary Hurley to attend American Legion convention in Portland as controversy over bonus marchers lingers.
Courtlandt Otis of New York City presented to President Hoover a plan to mobilize 50 million voters in November, with a 5 million target of registering new young voters since 1928. The Home Loan Bank board nears legal form completion for stock subscriptions while handling mass direct-loan applications. The Anti-Saloon League weighs staying out of the presidential race to back pro Congress measures against repeal. Ogden Mills to headline Hoover campaign, touring strategic centers. Activists push the catchy slogan Who But Hoover.
The excerpt mentions ongoing financial remuneration and the acceptance of continued funding. It notes that compensation would be deemed acceptable and that payments may continue, indicating a negotiated arrangement without detailing figures or parties involved.
The text notes that when the vice presidency is vacant the Constitution provides for filling the office. It also mentions that one function of the vice president is to preside over the Senate and that in case of his denial or disability the Senate elects a president pro tempore from its members, as PTOVig. /acaney
The historic globe in Philadelphia dates almost 400 years and was made by the geographer and mapmaker Mercator. It was originally intended as a gift for Emperor Charles V.
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