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The Monticello Express is published on Thursdays by J. W. Doxsee and Chas A. Doxsee, serving as editors and proprietors.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1934
Page
1
Government plans 60000 hog purchases to boost market prices
The United States government plans to buy 60 000 hogs in April to stimulate hog market prices. Past government actions, including a prior slaughter of a million pigs, had limited effect. Analysts doubt a large census reduction will occur without stricter controls on breeding. Hog production tends to rise quickly when prices rebound, suggesting uncertain impact on the market.
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United States
Iowa board may elect new president as Jessup resigns
The Iowa educational board considers a successor to President Jessup amid faculty influence, while political limits on salaries constrain choices. Separate remarks note Congress limits on debt default nations and its potential impact on American and foreign creditors, with taxpayers facing rising costs and a looming debt burden.
Investors Misled by Senate Panel on Cities Service Stock
The piece reports that a senate committee found Cities Service obtained millions from investors and used most of it to prop up stock prices via market operations. It notes distraught buyers, especially those who bought high, and condemns undercover operators. It also notes the Davenport municipal election where all Democratic candidates were defeated except one.
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Senate
Joses
Davenport
Dog Food Code Framed Under NRA Authority
A dog biscuit controversy centers on a new code under NRA authority. The public awaits percentages of whole meat horse steaks and hog skins required. Dogs appear content with current rations, while experts debate the formulation.
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NRA
Professor’s abolition idea sparks blunt GOP critique
An Ohio professor proposing abolishing the legislative branch draws strong pushback as he misreads Washington power dynamics. Critics note lawmakers resist the experiment and highlight plans to spend billions on housing, suggesting buying up vacant homes at half price as an alternative.
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Ohio
Washington
Church Services List Brings Together Several Congregations
A compact notice lists services across St. John's St. Matthew's and other churches with pastors, Sunday schools, and worship times. It notes Catholic Masses at St Joseph and Sacred Heart, plus a Congregational sermon on The Message of Spring and plans for a mother-daughter banquet on April 26.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Prairieburg
Stephen J. Kucera
Congregational Church
S. G. Gutensohn
Williamsburg
Danbury Review On The Loafer’s Pension Windfall
The column mocks a habitual loafer still on the job and praises a proposed old age pension bill that would let him loaf freely until death. The piece is satirical about state policy and retirement expectations.
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Danbury Review
Mrs Harrs Injured By Broken Glass At Play
Mrs Albert Harrs slipped on glass pieces left by children at play and cut her hand badly requiring stitching. A group of relatives surprised Mr and Mrs John Rickets for their 21st wedding anniversary with cards visiting and refreshments. Others listed visited or were mentioned in Davenport business and local notes.
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Albert Harrs
John Rickets
Herman Zimmerman
W. R. Zimmerman
Dick Rohlken
John Poppe
Laura Rickels
Louie Heeren
R. D. Dress
Bernell Dress
Phil Daly
Davenport
Henry Wennekamp
Chicago visitor Herbert Balsiger hosts locals in Richland Center
Richland Center reports Herbert Balsiger from Chicago visited last Saturday. 4 H club girls plan a regular meeting with Luella Balsiger next Saturday afternoon, April 14. Mr and Mrs Clarence Sackett of Waterloo were guests of relatives here over the past weekend.
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Herbert Balsiger
Chicago
Luella Balsiger
Clarence Sackett
Waterloo
City Dog Tax Due for Males and Females in Town
The city levies a dog tax within the town limits amounting to 2 dollars for male dogs over six months and 5 dollars for female dogs. Payments are accepted at the city clerk's office. Ray Echternacht is the city clerk.
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Ray Echternacht
Roosevelt policy confronts renewed partisan opposition
The Sioux City Journal argues that after a year of New Deal novelty the nation may return to normal partisan politics. It predicts increased opposition from old guard Democrats and Republicans, signaling an open season for criticism and more infighting ahead.
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Sioux City Journal
Roosevelt
Democratic Congress
Federal liquor venture sparks debate in Chicara News
The column mocks federal distilling and New Deal programs, criticizing the CWA plan to buy cane land in the Virgin Islands for a cooperative refinery and distillery. It likens federal projects to state socialism and questions government spending while hoping for good grog.
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Chicara News
Carrie Nation
West Virginia
Congress
PWA
CWA
Virgin Islands
Roosevelt
Islands
Uncle Sam
Lippmann Frames Borah Critique of Overproduction Policy
Walter Lippmann in the New York Herald Tribune denounces the view that prosperity comes from producing less. He argues Borah protests a policy of destruction and restraint, condemns government and NRA efforts to curb production, and labels the approach as mistaken for addressing unemployment. He cites the administration Congress and AFL as sharing the flawed idea that cutting hours fixes jobs.
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Walter Lippman
New York Herald Tribune
Borah
NRA
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Huey Long Dominates Senate Brawl Case
The Sioux City Journal recalls a senate floor brawl sparked by Huey Long of Louisiana. It notes Long as a noisy, boisterous, troublesome figure who has long provoked ridicule yet returned to the chamber for more.
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Sioux City Journal
Senate
United States
Huey and Hooey
Senator Long
Louisiana
Congress
Huey Long
City officials blamed for misusing CWA workers
Washington reports that, after a February storm, Harry Hopkins urged mayors to assign CWA crews to snow cleanup. Atlanta's mayor allegedly replied there was no snow and last fall’s leaves were gone, illustrating stubborn misallocation.
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Kansas City Star
CWA
Washington
Harry Hopkins
Relief
Atlanta
Sales tax debated for broad public benefits in Davenport
The article argues that sales tax should reach large groups without property or taxable incomes because they benefit from public services and accommodations provided by the state, asserting it is proper they be assessed to support revenues.
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Davenport
Drift Toward Socialism Questioned by Council Bluffs Paper
The article argues the president battles a current of bad advice and mismanagement with a drift toward dictatorship socialism and occasional communism, urging leadership to anchor, observe, and take soundings amid ongoing concerns over Wirt's charges.
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Council
Wirt
Sales tax may nuisance border counties expect smooth acceptance
The Atlantic News Telegraph notes the sale tax will be a nuisance for a while in border counties and may push trade to nearby states without tax. It predicts eventual smooth operation and public acceptance, likely less troublesome than feared.
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Atlantic News Telegraph
Lindy’s Smile Could Win Air Mail Support
Mason City Globe-Gazette notes Lindy would need only a smile for the camera to win back the friendship of nine in ten who have differed with him on the air mail dispute.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Lindy
Air Mail
Hoax on Simpson College students traced to Washington
Students at Simpson college in Indianola received papers offering outright grants from 160 to 300 dollars claiming to be from the National Student League. President Hillman alerted Washington and the hoax was exposed as a nationwide scheme. The National Student League disavowed the offers.
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J. W. Jarnagin
Simpson College
Indianola
Warren County
National Student League of
Washington, D. C
Hillman
Washington
Renal National Student League
Towa
Walnut timber from Montgomery countys first court house becomes keepsake curios
Elsworth Heflin of Red Oak presents a glass edged walking stick to Paul W. Richards crafted from the walnut wood used in Montgomery countys first court house. Dr E M Woodard also of Red Oak made a cribbage board engraved with the buildings history. The 1857 Frankfort origin house was moved to Red Oak by 30 yoke of oxen amid a prairie blizzard.
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Montgomery County
Court House
Elsworth Heflin
Paul W. Richards
E. M. Woodard
Frankfort
Red Oak
Kellogg senior takes life after graduation setback
Ernest Whisenand of Kellogg Jas per county a high school senior shot himself in the heart after learning he would not graduate this spring. Coroner E A McMurray cites the failed credits as the likely motive. Friends say he became distressed and brooded over the disappointment before shooting himself in his parents’ kitchen at 4 30 in the morning.
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Ernest Whisenand
Kellogg
Jasper County
E. A. McMurray
Muskrats Wiped Out Delays Dike Work At Twin Springs
Workers at Twin Springs near Decorah in Winneshiek County battled a water control project as muskrats burrowed through the dike. After repeated damming and openings, the colony was hunted from the water and killed with clubs, allowing the job to finish.
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CCC
Twin Springs
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Elm toppled onto car in Cedar Falls near a stop sign
A paving crew dug around a giant elm in Black Hawk County and left the site overnight. A wind gust sent the tree crashing onto a car at the intersection with a stop sign injuring occupants Mary C. Romanelli and Stanley Wood, both students at Iowa State Teachers College, who escaped with only minor injuries. The sedan was crushed.
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CWA
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Mary C. Romanelli
Des Moines
Stanley Wood
Iowa State Teachers College
Bank robber scare recalls Poweshick deputy’s old case
In Guernsey Iowa a nervous lone man entered a bank and, after tapping the counter, drew from his coat a calendar instead of a weapon. Deputy Sheriff Fred Cochran, then in banking, awaited the cashier’s orders as the suspect left.
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Iowa
Fred Cochran
Poweshick County
Guernsey
Fred
Cochran
Dog Catcher Tom Schooler Sees Unusual Roundup
Tom Schooler, Indianola Warren County dog catcher, faced a spring roundup with a twist. He answered a night call to capture two dogs using a flashlight and rope, a departure from his usual forced retrieves.
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Tom Schooler
Tom
Indianola
Warren County
Betrayal at the House Ends in Doom for Two Men
Two men approach a house with a police dog and a shepherd. The dogs initially greet them calmly but then lure them to danger after entering a car at Schooler's invitation.
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Harry Miller
Schooler
Thieves Slaughter Hogs Near New Market
In Taylor county roadside hog thefts, a half-dressed carcass was found in a culvert near New Market. An ear mark matched Harry Hakes of Hawleyville, whose hog was missing, suggesting thieves began butchering the animal before fleeing.
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Taylor County
New Market
Harry Hakes
Hawleyville
Hakes
Cow Rescued From 31-Day Ditch Ordeal On Jim Athen Farm
After all cattle vanished from a Hamburg Fremont county pasture, a cow found 31 days later in a deep ditch, starving and weight reduced, was rescued with assistance. She received gradual feeding and is quickly regaining strength.
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Jim Athen
Hamburg
Fremont County
Henry Daugherty
Measles Hits Greene High Band Out of Contests
Greene high school band in Butler county faced an outbreak of measles with 26 members confined. The epidemic forced cancellation of the sub district contest at Waterloo, causing the group to miss district and state competitions.
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Greene
Butler County
Waterloo
CWA Crew Shares Food After Paycheck Shortfall
In Waverly Bremer county a CWA worker slacked off until colleagues raised a two dollar fund to buy groceries for his family. A few days later he cashed a paycheck of 12 or 15 dollars and then bought a car license at the courthouse.
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CWA
Waverly
Bremer County
Towning an Ancient Steam Car Through Waukon Parade
Crowds lined the curb as Mike Sher towed an antique White steamer down Waukon’s principal street in Al lamakee county. The steam car, once owned by William Niehaus before the war, drew envy and curiosity for its age and brass fittings. Now retired, it carries an uncertain history and will be dissected for junk after its last public appearance.
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Mike Sher
Waukon
Allamakee County
William Niehaus
Niehaus
J M Conway Sentenced To Ten Years For Embezzlement
J M Conway former auditor of the state reformatory at Anamosa received an indeterminate sentence not to exceed 10 years in Fort Madison prison after a conviction for embezzlement. The court overruled a motion to set aside the verdict and an appeal to the supreme court was announced with bond set at 5000 dollars. Two other indictments for embezzlement were dismissed while charges of perjury tied to alleged falsification of records remain. The state claims Conway embezzled about 13000 dollars over several years by diverting proceeds from reformatory payroll checks.
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J. M. Conway
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Ring
Conway
Supreme Court
Glenn McLaughlin
Reformatory
Death Takes a Holiday at Paramount in Cedar Rapids
The Paramount Cedar Rapids opens Friday for a four day run with Death Takes a Holiday starring Fredric March and Eve Venable. The program includes Mystery of Mr. J with Robert Montgomery April 17 18 19 and Bottoms Up musical comedy with Spencer Tracy John Boles Pat Patterson Thelma Todd and others beginning April 20. Other features listed are Tarzan and His Mate Harold Teen Viva Villa Scarlet Empress and Were Not Dressing.
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Fredric March
Evelyn Venable
Paramount
Cedar Rapids
Robert Montgomery
Mr. J
Spencer Tracy
John Boles
Pat Patterson
Bid Bilvers
Harry Green
Bing Crosby
Adv
Henry Siebels Seeks Democratic Nomination for County Sheriff
Jones County voters are informed that Henry Siebels will run for the Democratic nomination for county sheriff in the upcoming primary on June 4 1934. The announcement states the candidate's intent to seek the office and subject to voters' will at the primary.
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Jones County
Warren Rees
Henry Siebels
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
The district court of Jones county Iowa opens probate for Bridget Kehoe deceased. A will purportedly hers was filed April 1934 and final proof and probate are set for April 30 1934 at 10 o clock in the morning. All interested persons may appear and contest admission to probate. J Byerly Clerk. J J Locher attorney for estate.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
William J. Aitchison
Anamosa
A. D
Marguerite Aitchison
Elden W. Brashaw
Byerly
J. J. Locher
Notice of Probate of Will for William Stuhler
Notice: a document purporting to be the last will of William Stuhler, deceased, was filed March 29, 1934. The court fixes April 23, 1934 at 10:00 a.m. for final proof and probate. Interested parties may appear and show cause why probate should not be granted. Attorney for estate: J. J. Locher.
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State of
Iowa
Jones County
William Stuhler
Said
A. D
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