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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1933
Page
4
The Independent School District of Tripoli weighs a new school house to handle rising enrollment. A federal gift covers 30 percent of labor and materials, with long term low interest loans possible, reducing taxpayer burden while boosting tuition income and unemployment relief. Citizens urged to consider the proposal carefully.
State efforts to make Iowa safest on highways prompt a proposed code for motorists and pedestrians. In seven months there were 5989 accidents, 258 deaths, 5878 injuries, 65 pedestrian fatalities, and 739 pedestrian injuries.
The piece argues that uncertainty and fear of risk deter new ventures. It laments reliance on government prosperity as dampening individual will and courage to start mercantile or manufacturing concerns. It notes a shift from self-made jobs to seeking government employment.
The government fulfilled its planned pig purchases but bought far fewer piggy sows than expected. One million sows were targeted, yet farmers released only about one-fifth that amount. Critics questioned both the handling of large pig numbers and the sow purchase method, predicting more debate to come.
The piece describes a rise in brotherly feeling and generosity as people experience financial hardship together. It notes more people living on the same level and that suffering brings communities closer, revealing a generosity of heart unseen before.
The Albia Union-Republican Editorial questions the fate of a traditional Monroe County bank and the broader shift away from local lending. It contrasts local lending with federal financing and suggests Main Street commerce may be replaced by national credit flows from Washington and distant suppliers.
The administration urges banks to loosen lending but most banks have already loaned beyond customers’ credits. Banks lend others’ money, which may be called in by depositors. Washington favors more lending, yet the piece argues this will not help. It claims credit has expanded too far, assets are depressed, and higher raw product prices are needed to enable debt liquidation and free money for new borrowing.
The article argues that inflation from Washington boosts grain prices and farmer purchasing. It suggests national recovery stalls as farmers withhold buying, then credits price increases for renewed farmer confidence. Inflation is urged as a remedy to restore purchasing power and stimulate the economy, warning that the dear dollar harms the nation while a cheap dollar would help farmers.
Caution urged as a large scale federal public buildings appropriation faces potential misuse. The piece warns cheap politicians may try to exploit the federal pocketbook, highlighting unusual government involvement in building projects and the need for careful administration.
The Humboldt Republican argues against artificial price boosts through destroying crops and animals to raise cotton and pork costs. It says money should reflect honest labor, warns treasury-funded inflation shifts burden to the public, and that short-term spending leads to long-term costs for buyers and taxpayers.
Tripoli Independent School District board urges voters to approve a four year high school to keep students local, attract families, support business and beautify Tripoli. They argue tuition savings, community unity, and a path to college or modern work, with 30 percent federal aid possible, voting October 12.
The Roosevelt administration faces a choice between currency inflation and relying on NRA actions to lift the mood. Roosevelt remains opposed to direct currency tinkering, while inflationists press for inflation to raise farm prices and curb manufactured goods costs. Congress may act if he does not inflate, and code proposals for retail and drug trades affect about 5 million workers and millions of shoppers amid rising strike threats.
Washington readers confront inflation as a currency question, debating what inflation means and who benefits. Analyzing views from Senator Harrison to Roosevelt advisers, the piece argues that printing money would not lift the economy, citing historical failures in France and Germany and warning against relying on fiat currency to restore prosperity.
A doctor examining a first time patient declares him in bad shape and suggests a sea voyage. The patient, claiming to be second mate on the Anna Marie from Hongkong, agrees he can manage the trip. Vancouver Province notes this maritime quip from the exchange.
A remark on how a pipe organ, though solemn and dignified, can become a source of humor when it misbehaves. The piece highlights the contrast between sacred seriousness and lighthearted mishap, capturing a moment of unexpected levity.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration has entered the pig buying business with spending between 18 and 20 million dollars. About 3.5 million pigs have been brought to government markets, from 25 pound piglets to 325 pound sows. Mrs. Charles Cary Rumsey, head of the National Consumers' Advisory Board, warns that white collar workers must not be overlooked in the recovery drive, noting 30 percent of gainfully employed Americans are affected by NRA price rises.
The American Federation of Labor widens its battle against company unions fostered under the National Recovery Act, extending the dispute to General Hugh. The confrontation centers on union independence and employer control amid postwar economic policy.
William Green of the American Federation of Labor faces criticism for backing a company union push under the recovery act. The dispute is tied to New York City politics where Tammany Hall suffered reverses, Janet O'Brien renomination, and the potential rise of Fiorello La Guardia in a Republican fusion bid. The realignment signals shifts in control of the city machine amid Roosevelt administration tensions.
Secretary Hull said consuls in troubled Cuban areas advised Americans to take shelter aboard nearest American warships. The State Department noted shifting of naval vessels at Cuban ports with eighteen vessels in or headed to Cuban ports amid fears of further disorder.
Postmaster General James A. Farley stated a commemorative stamp will honor Admiral Byrd and his second Antarctic expedition set to begin next week. He also said the Graf Zeppelin 50 cent stamp design for the October Germany to Chicago trip via Rio was approved tentatively.
The District Court of Bremer County Iowa appointed on September 11 1933 Alvina Lohmann as Executrix of the estate of Fred Lohmann deceased late of the county. All debts should be paid to the executrix and all claims presented legally authenticated to the court for allowance dated September 18 1933.
On the 18th day of September 1933 in Bremer County Iowa Minnie Zander executrix of Herman Zande deceased announces payment of estate funds to the undersigned and invites those with claims against the estate to present them legally authenticated for settlement.
The report lists eggs and hens with light and heavy classifications, Leghorn broilers at 24 percent, roosters, ducks over five pounds, good hogs, sons, veal calves at one over. The fragment reflects a price or category table from a historical market page.
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