Farm Labor Solution Seen With WPA Workers On Farms
The Department of Agriculture fears a farm labor shortage for the coming season and suggests using WPA and relief workers on farms. Iowa experiences show 60 percent of relief labor could rejoin farm work, easing shortages and improving wages. Rural electric lines bring dignity and modernization to farm life, with no taxes on lines for two years, aiding housewives and farmers as electrification reduces daily drudgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Iowa
WPA
Our Nation Opposes St. Lawrence River Power Project
A historical editorial argues the St. Lawrence River power project is unnecessary for national defense and likens it to a nonessential dam. It claims the push arises from presidential preference amid defense tensions, urging Congress to reject the proposal and noting public skepticism.
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St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence
Maquoketa River
Jones County
National Congress
Germany Endures War Wreckage But Faces Blazing Bombing
The article argues that while Germany endured early World War I with minimal impact on its structures, modern bombing campaigns in World War II have been devastating. Buildings lie ruined, fires rage, and civilians suffer as bombings intensify.
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Germany
Iowa Legislature Faces Prolonged Session Amid Deadlock
The Iowa General Assembly debates adjournment as fractious fights over redistricting and timing persist. Senate and House clash over schedules with Arch McFarlane urging sine die motion and questions about delaying adjournment beyond next week. House moves to fund schools via new revenue on amusements with pinball and juke boxes.
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House of Representatives
Arch McFarlane
Legissphere Telzsransion Mar
Akin Ene
House
Senate
Iowa House of Representatives
State House
State University Library
Iowa City
State Educational and Board of Control
Real Estate Transfers oO and various parcels in Monticello and area
Listing of numerous real estate transfers including joint tenancies and deeds in Monticello and nearby townships. Transfers involve taxpayers such as Yerk, Fehners, Marek, Stadtmueller, Dunn, Byerly, Ortgies, Ament, Reichart, Crim, Werlger, Huston, and Brunscheen among others. Transactions detail parcel descriptions, sections, and consideration amounts, with several estates and mortgage stakes noted.
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de Bonis
John Marek
Henry Stadtmueller
Bar McMahon
Mary Breen
Kate Breen
John Reichart
Lucile
Anna McBride
Leonard Reichart
Nora
Paul Kurt
Mars M
Eree
Said
Sycamor
Sycamore Street
Irmannemene
John Takes
Jacob H. Manternach
Anita Manternach
Wis
St P & Pace Railroad
CM & St. P & Pac RR
Richard Zacher
State of Iowa
Geo
E. Rickels
Meta
German Evangelical Lutheran Zion’s
Church of
Wayne Township
Mary M. Dunn Eiber
G. W
Ellen Irene Dunn
Bernice Dunn
Albert J. Ament
Laura Ament
Garnaville Street
E. J
Mary Dunn
Louis Gardner
R. M. Corbet
Frank Byerly
Viola Byerly
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Monticello
National Editorial
Ssociation
Iowa Newspapers, Inc
Capitol News
Iowa Press Association
A. J. Shaw
Pocahontas
Weather Bureau
Congress of the
United States
Shaw
Congress
Robert Blue
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Louis Ortgies
Dena Ortgies
CM & St. Pay Co
Mamie Biehl
J. W
A. Florin
Lincoln J. Thoeni
W. H. McDaniel
McDaniel
Lovers’ Lane
McDaves
Minnie Izer
Ralph Crim
Bertha Kaufmann Crim
John J. Werlger
Descus Rolows
Citizens State Bank
B. J. Hansen
L. B. Madson
Ier
C. N. Huston
Lucy Huston
Fed Ld Bk
Mtg
Land Bank
Vern C. Westphal
Carmen
Herman E. Brunscheen
Max O. Hamilton
Clara F
K. E. Griffin
Marjorie Griffin
First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank
W. E. McCalmant
Ruth
Fred Fortney
Wyoming
Anna
Albert Osborne
John Bodenhofer
Eva Munsinger
Hazel Hammon
Josephine Crain
H. B. Hanken
Sarah Hanken
Cronkhite
Earl J. McLaughlin
Mary R
James Connolly
C. M. & St. Pay Co
Scott & Skinner
Mark
J. E. Bateman
Menticelle
Frances Speidel
Monticello Express Cooking School
General Electric
Iowa Electric Co
Walter Zubler
Mar
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