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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1932
Page
4
Tripoli faces a housing shortage as residents seek rentals, but the editorial argues small towns endure cycles and will revive. It notes fewer business failures and unemployment than cities, urging residents to work harder for their town’s welfare and growth.
The Leader backs Dan Turner after two years in office praising tax relief, spending cuts, and effort to aid farms. It notes reductions of about 10 million dollars and calls for continued leadership to prevent farm foreclosures and to continue tax burden relief in Iowa.
A city office notes a drop in transient one night stands as unemployment improves nationwide. Yet many roving individuals remain, some as professional beggars. The office reports visiting rovers over two years, urges work-for-meal policy to curb begging and deter “bums on the road.”
The Iowa Press notes recent shutdowns of GM plants in Janesville due to Wisconsin tax policy. It argues the state income tax did not fix taxes there, notes Iowa’s lower general property tax and lack of costly state fees, and claims taxing untaxed property would more relief Iowa taxpayers than adopting an income tax.
A local note cites World’s Work data showing drivers under 20 are 39 percent worse than average, those in their 20s 29 percent worse, those in their 30s 3.6 percent better, and those over 50 36 percent worse than average. The piece argues experience yields safer driving with mature judgment as key.
In a Pocahontas Record-Democrat column the writer argues that when money is tight families and governments must cut extras. He warns against maintaining lavish programs and urges reducing nonessential items to balance budgets, including school frills and high salaries.
When a bank closes you hear sympathy for depositors but little for the borrower. The borrower faces liquidation under state laws, forced asset sale, and potential financial ruin. Even square players, including stockholders and officers, bear a heavy burden. Harsh criticism worsens outcomes.
An Iowa editorial condemns the milk war in Sioux City, faulting officials for lax enforcement and barricades on highways. It urges respect for lawful process, laments lawlessness, and calls on officials to uphold their oaths over politics.
Edith Rockefeller McCormick's Chicago estate, once valued at 40 million, is now near 10 million due to stock, bond, and real estate declines. The column dismisses radical talk of farmers being deflated by wealthy owners and argues national prosperity requires farmer gains.
Washington reacts to the Maine result with vivid sports metaphors and sharp partisan analysis. Democrats celebrate a "rock ribbed" victory while Republicans face calls to redouble efforts. National figures and papers warn that Maine may not predict November, urging vigorous campaigning and leadership from Hoover.
The Washington snapshot notes President Hoover plans to take the lead in answering Governor Roosevelt’s farm speech in Topeka, with Republicans urged to mount a intensified campaign through strategic states. Maine’s results and primaries signal rising wet sentiment, while Democrats seek an “Democratic case” in the Saturday Evening Post. The piece also reports on campaign fund totals, veteran bonus positions, and large treasury loan subscriptions.
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. of General Motors heads a committee to examine intergovernmental debts as a business problem. The group will assess whether collection in full reduction or cancellation yields the best national return in money jobs and markets and promote its findings. The Democratic National Committee says Roosevelt Garner campaign directors have formed a campaign against swindlers selling campaign devices falsely authorized by the committee. Outlaws offer buttons flags songs knives automobile plates vanity cases berets soap and walking sticks bearing the nominees’ likeness.
Franklin D Roosevelt campaigns in Seattle drawing an estimated 100000 in a sea of supporters. He rode in a car decorated with pink dahlias, greeted by cheering crowds as Mayor Dore voices support for redistribution of wealth and Roosevelt's bid. He tours the city, meets leaders, then heads to Puyallup and Tacoma for events.
Theodore Sta Cornelius Roosevelt and his son journeyed through Seattle after arriving in Manila and meeting with Governor Roosevelts family. Mrs Dall and Mrs Roosevelt wore colored suits as they toured the hotel suite while camp fire girls presented flowers. Mr Roosevelt prepared a speech on public utilities to be delivered in Portland after an 11 hour Seattle stay.
An evocative line from the Florida Times-Union urges readers to recall humility while out jogging in daily life. The quote notes that one in a million times another person may be right, and you may be wrong.
A luminous rain phenomenon has been observed on rare occasions, drawing interest from meteorology observers. The report notes the unusual light emission accompanying rain, with no detailed measurements provided in the accessible text.
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