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A LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A LIVE TOWN rorty-Second Year. POSTVILLE, IOWA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1934. No. 13. ina Wins Easily; iregor To Play Friday Night esting Items of News hcerning OursSchool fy Special Reporter was spoken last Issue of the-Herald, hap- I on the local oage court last night, when the'Luana High 'Green and White oagers gave rlet and Black quintet their defeat of the season.

The 31 to 20. wo teams had; met; earlier Jn on the 'Luana'''court; and i five emerged the victors. The Ins who expected a similar night reckoned without the; of Dean Schultz, whov was nob in the first P. H. H.

8. jer, bu who was on hand Fri ght. Schultz is a crack for- fmd he attained Clayton Alli fame last, spring, said that this was the best, ame of the season. The rea- iobably, teams Id a polished brand of' basket- fat both teams were out to win, at both teams had plenty of gement on the sidelines. Herman Holmes of Luana given a lot of -credit for de- a fast team and a good ball- team out of the limited ma- ylth which 'he has to work in ol.

lineup: stville Luana R.P rtner K. Overbeck Lindroth B.G Zleman on Overbeck jltutions: rlngton; Abernethy. for Schultz; McNeil rows. Olsen of Wadena. the halves of the high game four Junior high boys some wholesome entertain audience.

Paul Schroe Schara and LaVerne vs. Duane Schroeder put on and "went to it" for several nd don 't think there wasn't ''punch." Here Friday Night (tomorrow) night the Mc- will; Invade the P. a battle that will be worth the Scarlet and Black quintet Pocket City 'boys on. the Mc court a hard-fought contest Postville team a 25 to 15 vic- Et It was the few of play that the locals went Pans-' who ne reported that it was exclt oughout, that McGregor has a ed team and that team plays sy basketball. The game to- ht is a conference game result will play a big part in nal conference placing.

The algh team will play the prelim early in order to get a good begins promptly at 7:30 plsslon 30c 20c and 16c. Music Concert music concert, which was Bed for some time in January postponed because of the ength of time it takes to per- a program until February Tuesday night, Feb. 27. will have' her vocal groups ftrlm and a real musical treat I looked for. future further de this musical event.

ladies' Night' School. third weekly meeting of the night school took 'place in the ghool assemblysiast night at 8:00 '9di eve hould be the.greatest Interest gsewives and prospective-house Miss Palmer, who has-charge weekly get-togethers, "states; with the lesson'on market taken up '7, will ol the'pure food, law now under D. This pending 1 is nore stringent the aw. It Jwoul regu on iahd' would bring purther standardization of food It would' also'lay: more rigid tlons on cosmetics, des discussing iiew pure, food an sizes arid' labels will attention. be afraid to pome "to this meet There- inlgh school assembly, -chairs can -You "At by addedi knowledge and 1 NORTHEAST IOWA EDITORS TO MEET HERE FEBRUARY 9 The H.

Gordons Commercial Club of the newspapers of the four northeastern Iowa- counties will hold their, annual meeting in Postville on Friday, February 9th. business session in the afternoon a slx-thlrty o'clock dinner in the evening, will feature the gathering. The Northeastern Iowa Press was organized here on February 12, 1931, and each year the annual meeting is held In Postville because of its central location. Given Surprise on Silver Weddingj St. Paul's Choir and Friends Gather at Parish Hall on Last Sunday Arthur Lenth Passes Away at Independence Arthur Wilhelm Lenth passed away at state hospital in Independence on -Thursday, January 25, 1934, aged 45 years, four months and nine days.

Arthur Wllhelm Lenth, son of Mr and Mrs. Joe Lenth, was born September 16, 1888, in Monona township, Clayton county, Iowa, -was baptized in Infancy and later became a member of the Lutheran church in Luana. When a young man he left this part of the country and went south, settling In the state of Texas. Here he was married and lived in Dallas, Texas, until January, 1932. At that time, while on a Visit to his mother and other home folks, he was taken sick and was placed in the hospital at Indepen dence, where he remained until death released him from all earthly suffer ing.

He leaves to mourn his loss his widow, Mrs. Ruth Lenth, and two chll -dren aged tflve and seven years, be sides his mother, four brothers and three sisters. The funeral was held from St. Paul's Lutheran church in this city on Monday afternoon, Dr. R.

B. Garten officiating. Interment was made in the 'Lutheran cemetery at Luana. Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Gordon of this The-February meeting of the Post- city were given a very happy surprise ville Commercial Club will'be held at at the parish hall of St. Paul's Luth- Masonicr-Hall on Thursday: evening of wan: church last Sunday in honor of next week, February 8th. As that their silver wedding anniversary. Directly after the. morning church have happened- it will an oppor- servJce Mr.

land Mrs; Gordon were: es- tune time discuss just how we are Citizens Caucus To Be Held Monday, FeW 12 A caucus of the of the Incorporated Postville, Iowa, Is hereby called to convene at the basement of tlje''Turner Hall on iMonday evening! February 12, at 8:00 o'clock sharp, foiKthe purpose of placing Jn nomination candidates for Mat foTTowmg Municipal offices fto be voted for at the Municipal to be held on Monday, March 26, 1934: One Mayor. Five Councilmen. One Treasurer. One Assessor. Also for the naming of the ticket, the selection of a Town Committee, and for the transaction of such other business as may regularly come before the said Caucus.

W. E. DURNO, JOE HEOKER. Town Committee. lti Farmers' School farmers' weekly night sohoo corted parish hall; where the choir, members and their families; about one hundred guests in all, had assembled.

Mrs. Clara Miller presided at the organ and played the beautiful strains of the Lohengrin Wedding-March as Schutte of the-refreshment committee she did for them 25 years ago. informs us that his crew-of grub rust- IDr. R. B.

Garten -then made a few lers will have a real Dutch Lunch that a-emarks appropriate to the occasion everybody will like ready for serving at and also paid a fine tribute to Mrs. precisely 6:30, and he thinks it will be Gordon on the fine work she had been latoout the best feed the bunch has yet doing over a long period as director of provided for the boys the choir, Harvey Roberts of the speaking Following this all were seated to par- committee has been phoning and writ take of a sumptuous wedding dinner, ing all over creation for someone to the tables ibelng beautifully decorated give the boys a bang up good talk, and with a huge wedding cake, silver flow- as Harvey has never yet failed to come Unemployed Must Register Here on Monday, Feb. 5th New Ruling Specifies Tha All Must Register Once Every Thirty Days Representatives from the employ ment office will -be in Postville at th (fire house on Monday, February 5th from 10 o'clock a. m. to 5 o'clock p.

for the purpose of registering all unemployed men and women in this cor ner. of Allamakee county. O. W. A.

workers, whether employed at present or not, must register ever thirty days or their applications will be; placed in an inactive file. In reregistering, you should call particular attention to the kind of work you are best qualified to perform. This will insure the proper persons being placed-where they arc 'best able to perform the iwork they are reported for. -If you can-, qualify for any of the 'following- work, you should have shown on your registration card: Common. labor, chief engineer or engdnemen; chief electricians, dredge runners, -drill runners, drill powdermen, levermen, blacksmiths, i machinists, riggers, carpenters, bridge form builders, cranesmen, oalkers, structural, steel workers, assistant engineers: or-f assistant eriglnehien or pile drivers; electricians, firemen (licensed), drag machinist helpers, carpenters line handlers on and graders, licensed truck 1H tons, licensed truck drivers 2-5 tons, caterpillar operators, elevating grader operators, blade graders "'dump trucks, steam shovel '-operators, cement finishers, mixer operators, crano operators, drag iJme pile form setters, operators, OTushcr.operators, LOOTS' L.

'HTTITI, Local Chairman. RICHARD F. WILLIAMS WEDS ARIZONA LADY JANUARY 28 Will Hold Lively Meeting Feb. 8th Good Speaker is Assured by Committee and There Will be Plenty to Eat and Mrs. F.

L. Williams announce the marriage of their son, Richard F. Williams, to Mrs. Lillian Mason at Peoria, Arizona, on Jan. 23.

The ceremony took place in the Presbyterian church at that place. They will make their, home in Phoenix, Arizona, where the, 'bridegroom has: lived since leaving Postville. The Herald joins with friends in extending hearty, congratulations and well wishes. going to manage get through the of winter; or what steps should be taken to prepare for early garden making. At any.

rate Big Chief Willard ers land American Beauty rosebuds. Following the dinner Mr. and Mrs. Gordon were presented with a three- tier wedding cake by Mrs. Tillie Baltz, a toaautliful bouquet of American Beauty roses by choir, and a purse of stiver by the guests in remembrance of the occasion.

Mrs. Clara Miller then presented the following delightful program appropriate to the occasion: across with the goods, there will be no disappointment in store -for this oc casion. President Hill also has a few im portant matters to present to the meeting, and hence every member should on hand next Thursday evening, as from the present outlook it is to be one of the most interesting meetings held in some. time. Watch next week's Herald for full Wm.

Foels Surprised On His 76th Birthday On Your Old Gray Bonnet" was I details and begin now to plan to be sung very prettily by Paul Schutte, I there Violet Schroeder, Dorothy Schultz Duane Schroeder and Bernlce Oldag, the girls wearing cute little gray bonnets. As the Days Go By," alto land tenor duet, was "nicely rendered by Miss Emma and Carl Althouse. "Silver Wedding," a recitation, was then given by little Virginia Oldag, Whither Thou Goest" was sung by Mrs. Clara Schultz in her beautiful suprano voice. "Silver Threads Among the played by Elliot Heusman as a trombone solo, Miss Esther Block being his accompanist; Mrs.

Clara Schultz, Miss Emma Althouse and Carl Althouse singing the vocal trio. Little Marion Casten then prettily sang "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Anna Casten. Elliot Heusman then closed the program with a trombone solo, "Congratulations," his accompanist being Miss Althouse Devaluating Gold to Help Debtors, Says F. Biermann Our Congressman Writes Another Interesting News Letter Washington, D.

C. January 22, 1934. Dear Brother: A bill providing for the devaluation of the gold content of the dollar was Louis L. Hill of this city received the passed Saturday by the House of Re- sorry news last Wednesday' evening of presentatives. It provides ailso for tak- the sudden passing of his beloved tag of the gold in the Federal Reserve Mother of Louis Hill Passes On Wednesday mother, Mrs.

A. E. Hill, who was stricken with a heart attack that evening while enfoute home from--a call at the home of a neighbor and shortly thereafter passed away. She was a lifelong resident of Nashua, where she held a high place in the hearts of the people of her community. She was an active member of the Banks it into the treasury of theiTJnited The gold is.

to be between 50 and 60 per' cent of its present! content. This action, I believe, will meet with almost unanimous approval in the Fourth district. It is a measure in favor: of the debtors whose debts have been enormously "Inflated" the past few Methodist church and her religion was Every Iowa congressman voted for the bill. Tomorrow, January 23, it goes a vital part of her life. She is survived by her husband, Mr.

A. E. Hill," and one son, Louis L. Hill of this city, to whom the heartfelt sympathy of all is extended in their hour of sorrow. The funeral was held from the home in Nashua last Saturday, the following from this city being in attendance: Mr.

and Mrs. Louis L. Hill and Louis Junior, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Leui, Mr, and 'Mrs. Arbe Behrens, Miss Caroline Leui, Miss Anna Leui, Mrs. L. O. Beucher, Mrs.

R. F. Topliff, Mrs. H. H.

Douglass, Mrs. Earl Abernethy, Miss Amy Meier, A. L. Meier, R. M.

Hecker and F. Meier. Don't Fail To See "Eskimo" At The Iris The home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Foels of this city was the scene of a joyous gathering on Thursday evening last when all then- children and their families, save Mrs. Walter Brandt of Scranton, Pennsylvania, dropped in all unannounced at about the supper hour to give their father a genuine surprise on the occasion of his 76th birthday anniversary. A feast of banquet proportions was soon spread from the brought by the guests and heartily partaken of, after which the evening was pleasantly passed in a social way. The guests departed at a late hour after expressing: the wish that William might enjoy many more happy recurrences of the event. Those present were.

Mr. and Mrs Wm. Foels and family and Mrs. Albert Chorus singing was enjoyed between Ellingspn, of Ridgeway; Mr. and Mrs.

numbers with Miss Esther Block pre In securing "Eskimo" for an early showing at the Friday I camps to the. Senate. This bill carries out the wishes of hundreds and hundreds of persons who have written me and called on me. An unusual number of Iowa people have been here recently. I was astonished to hear one of them say that some people back home believe that the activities of the P.

W. and C. W. A and the C. C.

C. camps are to be paid by local taxes we pay at the court house.This opinion is entirely erroneous. These activities are paid for by the national government, except 70 per cent of local projects, like a water system extension, that is paid locally. I imagine that every person who reads these lines will considerably less taxes at the court house this year than he or she did in 1933. To be sure, these relief the P.

W. the C. W. A. and the C.

C. C. will cost the national government hundreds of millions of dollars. But who would like to have our country go through this winter with the unemployment that would prevail except for these programs? and Saturday, Feb. theatre has been Indeed fortunate.

This two hour production should be and is ginning to be one of the year's most popular pictures. W. S. VanDyke, spent two years in Africa making "Trader Horn," has but recently re- turned, with his crew of a hundred A few years ago the annual income men, from the most) northern part of the persons, partnerships and cor Canada, where he spent nearly two porations of the United States years making "Eskimo." From the thnated at ninety billion dollars. Now standpoint of scenic beauty, thrilling it is estimated at about forty billion action and an educational standpoint dollars a shrinkage the film has never been equalled, 'billion dollars a year.

Any person who misses seeing through intent or through accident-this awe- inspiring production is indeed unfortunate. If you are afraid you're not going to like it, wait a night or two and ask others their opinion of it. is marvelous picture. siding at the organ. And thus oame to a happy ending a very happy event and one that will be.

long remembered by all present, and the departing guests showered Mr. and Mrs. Gordon with their well wishes for many more happy wedded years. C. Meyer and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Diedri'ch, Mrs. and Leonard, Otto Foels, Henry Casten and Melinda, all of this city and locality. Local Masons Attend R. J.

Stintzi Funeral R. J. Stlntei, aged 80 years, was buried at Ohester on Tuesday afternoon, local Masonic lodge of which he was a member for many years, conducting the service, A. L. Wagg of Cresco officiating for the local lodge.

Mr. Stintzi was for a time a-harness- Mrs. G. Jorgenson In Western Broadcast Mrs. Nora Jorgenson, who with hex husband, Dr.

G. E. Jorgenson, is spending the winter in Hollywood, California, working with Mary Carr Moore, internationally known composer, over station KFI last Saturday evening. The Los Angeles Post-Record says, "Mrs. Jorgenson is credited with being the first to popularize classical music on the air in 1927." Mrs: Jorgenson has just composed a piece which Miss Moore liked so well 'that it be played at the Los maker in Postville, some twenty years ago, and during his sojourn here made Angeles Manuscript Club and lis adapt many friends, who will learn of his for violin and piano passing with sorrow.

Those from here attending the, fu ineiial were A. J. Phillips, 'P. F. Putnam, L.

Gregg, Burdick, Elmer Meyer, Riser, Elbe Ohrlstofferson, (Harvey Q. Chris toller- son, Geo. J. Schroeder, E. Kenney, Keith Gray, U.

O. Koevenig, George 'Kohlmann, W. G. Bulman, J. O.

Cas ten and F. H. Luhman. The Jorgensons will return here in April and. Mrs.

Jorgenson's pupils will learn, with pleasure she expects to continue -her piano; classes at that time. MR. AND MRS. H. SCHIERHOLZ WEDDED FIFTY-NINE YEARS GRAND MEADOW WILL BE HOST TO FARM COMMUNITY CLUBS 'Mr.

and Mrs. Herman Schierholz quietly celebrated their fifty-ninth wedding Friday at their home in Monona; They are lifelong residents of Clayton county and have The Grand Meadow Community lived in Monona the past twenty-nine Club will be host at the' February years. They were married at'Garna meeting to be held at Turner Hall on vlllo on January 19, 1875. Mr, Schier Tuesday, February 6th. fools is old and'his A program and dance-will be feat- wife Is seventy-nine.

There are four ures of this meeting, with White's or- children: Mrs. Rocelia Wirkler, Mrs chestra of West Union furnishing mu- Pauline Miller, both of Hen- sio for the dance; your baskets supper. The public is cordially; invited, ry H. Schierholz of' Guttenberg and Elzer W. Schierholz of Postville.

The Herald joins with many friends in ex tending its kindliest congratulations to this HENRY BARTELS PASSES AT HOME IN CASTALIA MONDAY i It is not eyerybodyyTn Postville who gets their Inione Daily Henry Bartels, aged more than 80 Tribune, Tuesday's issue contain vears passed away Monday at his ad two Postville ladies, nome in Castalia, The funeral will Mrs. Hulda be held at two this afternoon Castalia. Interment in the Post sent cemetery. and Miss Amy. done, so'well in, a 1 ord puzzle contest that Awarded $5.00 of fifty The relief programs are planned as a sort of priming for business, an effort to start the flow of income on the old basis.

If these programs cause the return of that lost fifty billion dollars a year, or half of it, or a third-of', expense is a wdse one; isn't it? urand Meadow to Pay Less in Taxes According to List This Year's Collection Will Be Approximately Less Than Last 'Mark Twain once said something like this: "We talk a lot about the weather, but we never do anything about it." For years we have been talking, listening and reading a great deal about the evils of tax exempt bonds, but we never do anything about them. Nearly everyone considers them an evil. They reduce the amount of taxable property by billions of dollars in our country. Yet year after year billions, of dollars in tax exempt bonds continue to -be issued. This year the national government is to take over (in effect) the Federal Land Bank which amount to two billion County dollars; then the Home Owners' Loan bonds to the amount of two billion; Through the courtesy of Treasurer John of Elkader we have been furnished the tax rolls I an then the government has ten bill of the various townships in the northern part of Clayton county which we will publish in the Herald, one each week.

This week we bring our readers the Grand Meadow list of taxpayers. And best of the amount due is somewhat lower than last year. A farm which- last year was taxed for $115.22 this year pays another farm on which $153.75 in taxes was paid last year tills year is charged only $128.29, and a. third farm which last ion more of bonds to issue to take up old indebtedness and for new indebtedness. There is a total of fourteen ibillion dollars in United States bonds that are likely to be Issued within a year.

If all that sum were made taxable, it would be quite a relief to those who pay on homes, farms and business. And it would be a grand start towards the goal of completely doing away with tax exempt bonds. So when the 'bill providing for the two dollars of tax exempt Fed- year paid $432.55 in taxes is down eral Land Bank bonds came up in the to $363.29 this year. I offered an amendment niak- (Here's the list as furnished us: irw them taxable. I thought) it was Aanes, Ole 50.73 Althouse.

Henry 70.06 Amundson, 6451 Amos 68.37 Senda 44.14 Brandt, Fred, Est. 143.01 Block, Fritz 79.46 Block, Henry W. 135.27 Baltz, Wm F. 68.11 Backhaus, Jno ,191.46 Barles, Jno :.105.78 Blgler, Henry 224.89 Bigler, Loins 52.12 Block, Emil 7.12 Bigler, Lawrence 50 7.35 6.33 Arno 7.34 Backhaus .41 Albert 10.08 Co. ,51 BlglerJ (Richard 50 Casten, John, Si-.

104.13 (Continued on Page Eight) 50.72 precisely the place to begin, as these 70.05 are the first bonds about which we 60.70 have legislated this session. The op- 64.86 position argued that taxable bonds 44.13 would make higher interest rates on 143.01 Federal Land Bank mortgages. I 78.96 doubt the soundness of that argument, 134.77 but I am pretty sure it doesn't appeal 67.60 to 'borrowing fanners in northeastern 190.96 are suffering of high taxes, 105.78 part of which are due to tax exempt 224,39 anyway, my amendment 134.04 was lost in the "committee of the 51.61 whole House on the state of the TJn- 3.61 ion" by a vote of fifty-one to sixty-one. I believe that it should have carried, 3.85 and that then we should make the 2.82 Owners' Loan bonds (two blll- 3.84 ion): taxable, and then we should make .40 the other ten billion dollars worth, of 6.57 -bonds to be issued this year taxable. .51 The late Senator Thomas J.

Walsh 103.631 died a few days after he had been (Continued on Page Five).