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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
1
In January the United States recorded 3,050 highway fatalities amid rising crashes. The town senate refused to curb auto speeds, though it raised truck limits to 49 mph and set a committee to study the issue.
Sioux City Journal discusses a looming 1940 political crisis with a split Democratic Party, Roosevelt leadership, and a feared labor movement led by John L. Lewis. The piece imagines coalitions against a potential socialist influence and stresses the fragility of American democratic institutions.
A discussion recalls Roosevelt’s Madison Square Garden line We have just begun to fight and questions how he might alter plans on the statute books to keep faith with the people The piece ponders deception in campaign promises and what Jim Farley could substitute for the slogan.
The 200 page Motor Vehicle bill sits with a conference committee as House leaders cut patrolmen salaries to 125 dollars monthly and cap numbers at 103. Licenses revert to 23 cents, lawmakers battle pressure from administration while Peisen pushes for consolidation measures and reevaluates state enforcement amid budget fights and calls for retrenchment.
The Cherokee Times notes that if the general assembly maintains the direct primary tax levy at current limits despite growing appropriation demands, it may perform better than many observers expect.
Notice to all interested parties that final reports and applications for discharge of executors administrators guardians and trustees listed in the annexed schedule have been filed in the clerk of the district court Jones county Iowa. A final hearing is set for April 16 1937 at 10 am at the court to approve or require exemptions and to show cause why any report should not be approved. Louis Ehrismann executor of Marie Ehrismann deceased appears and final report filed at Anamosa Iowa.
The Wagner labor-relations dispute shows a tense stalemate with no clear path to a strike resolution. Advocates demand stronger protections for minors in labor ranks and improved public safeguards as negotiations fail to produce a pathway to avert disruption.
Rapid factory growth in Tokyo suburbs and plentiful telephone supply push rates upward. Businesses report rising service costs as connectivity expands, signaling an era of increased communication spending for the region.
C F Shimanek announces general law practice focusing on estates settlement based on his Monticello office location on the second floor of the Stuhler building.
Consultation free. Calls answered in city and country. Neurocalometer service. Office at 336 Main Street Phone 312 Monticello, Iowa.
Sales any time any place. Satis faction guaranteed. Phone 111 Monticello Iowa.
Readiness reminders set for Mrs Speidel program. Attendees must be in seats by 1 00 PM Wednesday and Friday and 7 00 PM Thursday evening to ensure a prompt start.
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