14 Apr 1938
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
1
The piece blasts the President for failed party leadership and urges restraint in federal spending. It commends Monticello’s Frank E. Stimson for 15 years of schoolboard service and notes respect for educators. It criticizes the NRA and wage laws while urging balanced budget aims and timely public works. The April weather outlook closes the column.
A Nebraska rain is described as a vital event for farmers, health, and business, surpassing government efforts and even Supreme Court decisions in value. The piece argues any rain justifies page one coverage and headline treatment.
The Woonsocket South Dakota News urges farmers to study the new farm program and vote based on unprejudiced judgment. It notes administrators praise the measure while critics offer biased views and emphasizes individual decision once the merits are voted on.
The Alt a Advertiser argues Americans from all walks of life deserve clarity from public leaders about plans and investments. It warns fear fosters hesitation and liberty erosion, urging decisive action to restore confidence and prevent political groups from exploiting anxieties.
The Creston News Advertiser argues that extended peace rhetoric by Britain France and the United States emboldened Hitler and Mussolini by signaling unwillingness to fight. It urges less talk and firmer resistance to preserve Austria and avert danger to Czechoslovakia, likening the stance to a parrot shouting at a cat.
In the Oskaloosa Herald a columnist attacks attempts to manipulate politicians via telegrams. The piece defends freedom to send telegrams and criticizes Mr Big’s bluff, citing President Roosevelt as a target of bombardment by wire.
A taxicab encounter on Randolph Street ends with C. A. Donnel, chief forecaster for the Chicago district, leaving after a weather discussion. The passenger comments on rain forecasts while handing over his card. Earl Hinds is mentioned in the dialogue.
A writer criticizes Il Duce as a bluffing fanatic whose words warn nations yet deeds determine war risk. The piece argues nations do not wage war over speech but over actions, stressing the need to judge leaders by deeds rather than rhetoric.
The passage notes a heavy snow storm around early April that could have struck on April Fool’s Day. Transportation was briefly disrupted but by Sunday most roads reopened and farmers resumed field work. The snow is described as beneficial to farm lands.
Humboldt Republican notes repeating European warlike posture as nations like the Kaiser and Napoleon once aimed to conquer the world, reminding that their sword rattling often came close but never achieved global conquest.
Whistler attends a Paris reception soon after Edward VII's coronation. A duchess says the king claimed to know Whistler, prompting Whistler to reply that it was just the king's brag.
The Sheldon Mail argues that fascism is unlikely in America, stating the nation will not endure a dictatorship while free men defend personal liberties and a free press monitors threats to those freedoms.
A compilation of land transfers in Jones County listing grantors grantees parcels descriptions block numbers and payments. Entries include J W Allen Berdena et al to Lee M Allen with a Wyoming Telephone share, Adams families to First Farm Land Bank with large river-adjacent tracts, and multiple Monticello Fairview transfers with nominal sums and caveats.
The fragment imagines a surreal landscape where every tree towers to Redwood size and the home is built to match scale, transforming play spaces into vast forests and oversized rooms.
A discussion on how creating child sized living spaces helps preschool children feel secure and accepted. It suggests practical steps like child sized chairs tables and safe pets to reduce thwarting and increase a child’s sense of belonging in a world built for adults.
The Atlantic News Telegraph comments that petitioning elected representatives is a citizen right. It argues the people can express views on measures and that the president should tolerate public input as part of republican governance.
A lyrical piece praises land with lakes and orchards from Leona Ames while the Christian Science Monitor cites Herbert Hoover urging defense and restraint against entanglements. The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald notes Hoover’s speech reflecting popular sentiment and predict broad endorsement.
An editorial questions Iowa voters why they cannot elect legislators who will enact laws and keep down appropriations to match Nebraska. It also asks why Iowa cannot elect a capable governor and officers to manage state business as efficiently as Nebraska.
The Atlantic News Telegraph argues President Roosevelt is slipping politically, predicting faster depreciation of his presidential stock as the term progresses and citing evidence of waning favor.
Ex-president Hoover lands in New York after a European trip his chest adorned with medals. The crowd offers no brass band greeting as gratitude debate echoes across the country in response to what some call ingratitude to a returning leader.
Monticello Iowa council met April 4 1938 with full membership. It adopted a resolution listing authorized claims including election expenses fire dept repairs and supplies plus utility costs. The vote was unanimous. The session adjourned sine die. Ray Echternacht named city clerk water superintendent and water clerk for two years ending March 31 1940.
The Corsica South Dakota Globe notes elections bring many candidates labeled progressive. It argues not all progressives promise impossible programs, and warns that years of chasing a pot of gold under a progressive banner may mislead voters.
In a Montana Standard vignette set at a garden gate, Geoffrey speaks of two years together and asks Sally to lend carfare home amid warm spring air. Sally agrees, hinting at trust as their exchange unfolds with romantic tension.
The Freeman Journal quotes criticism of democracies and elected leaders from multiple papers. The texts attack how publics revile officials from the president downward and question Roosevelt's fitness for large reorganization plans, with commentary on farmers’ crop decisions.
The Times-Republican notes the U S abandoning naval size and power limits and England likely to follow. France may join, reflecting a united democratic front against absolutist treaties and alliances. Preparations are described as sincerely defensive in all democracies.
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