20 Apr 1933
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1933
Page
1
The piece argues that Democratic insurgents and disappointed ex supporters fear loss of patronage under President Roosevelt. It predicts widespread anger from civil service violators and veterans deprived of pensions as offices are filled, foreseeing growing party tensions and local backlash across states.
The piece notes Democratic leaders backing Roosevelt while growing calls in Congress for debt limits and future taxation. It mentions Iowa Governor’s April 30 President’s Day prayers and criticizes George Bernard Shaw for insults toward Americans, urging acknowledgment of Shaw's egotism.
The Democratic senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana is described as a nuisance by critics. The remark reflects heated opposition to Long’s political stance and antics within the party and state.
The piece notes intense egotism and a counter attack by fellow democrats in Louisiana over Huey P. Long’s senatorial seat. Voters struggle to distinguish blatherskire from substance, while Claussen of Clinton and Utterback of Des Moines clash over the supreme judge seat and potential appellate reversal.
An Oxford Michigan reader replies to a request for a check by blasting the overwhelming web of taxes and licenses. The letter catalogs taxes from income to auto and business insurance and rails against government regulation, ending with a defiant claim that relief may come only by a miracle.
Chicago exposition executives argue that large crowds will visit despite the Depression. They cite 1893 Chicago, 1904 St Louis, and 1915 San Francisco fairs plus Antwerp 1930 and Paris 1931 as precedents. They project about 45 million attendees for a 50 cent admission, noting affordable travel and rides attract visitors even in hard times.
Chicago's 1933 Century of Progress will feature a star powered light display using Arcturus. Scientists from Yerkes Harvard Urbana and Pittsburgh observatories with Westinghouse and General Electric will transmit the star's impulse via telegraph and radio to illuminate the expo grounds at 0:16 p.m. CST.
Sioux City Journal notes no single solution for business rehabilitation. Leaders favor multiple attacks on fronts and currency expansion is questioned as a remedy for raising farm prices. Senator Smith warns consumers lack money to buy food as prices rise.
R H Knickerbocker reports from Berlin that Hitler's regime has effectively outlawed Jews, stamping them as politically helpless and legally proscribed. In two weeks the Nazi program has irreparably harmed professions and civil service, with an estimated 20 000 to 25 000 Jewish heads of families already deprived of their livelihoods.
A Washington-based laborer claimed he expected a new agreement but received wage cuts instead, highlighting dissatisfaction with recent negotiations and the impact on his livelihood.
The Chicago audience at the Metropolitan Opera House heard Bernard Shaw embody a bold if flawed address. He urged communism modeled on Moscow, Nationalization of banks, and strong centralized powers, claiming America's fate hinges on drastic reform. The piece was criticized for its gloomy tone and muddled economics.
Sixty Years Ago items in the Kansas Chief recount a preacher challenging congregants who spent money on whisky. A nonmember named Bucks demanded names and threatened to strike the preacher, who lost his composure and cut the sermon short before he could be confronted.
The piece notes that three major Lobbies Anti-Saloon League American Legion and A F L with railroad brotherhoods faced headwinds in Roosevelt’s program. In contrast Ex Senator Rice Means Colorado leads a small lobby of Spanish American War Veterans rejoicing as medical records from that war are incomplete and the scope of Cuban beef illness remains uncertain.
Local readers report diverging views on a proposed state policy affecting agriculture. Citizens cite conflicting statements from officials and organizations while expressing concern over implementation and impacts on farms.
A town newspaper man values covering personal milestones from weddings to first births, celebrates boys and girls who excel, and takes pride in community growth from new homes to school achievements rather than grim tales. He aims to reflect reader joys and collective prosperity.
Kansas City Star reports the farm bill faced hostile reception in the Senate with Chairman Smith offering only explanation. Robinson carried the case with a strong argument credited to Tugwell and colleagues. If enacted, credit would largely go to Roosevelt and his outside supporters.
The article argues that the community should not panic over the return of beer after 13 years. It says people are fickle but generally have sound intent and promises to reinstate prohibition if drunkenness rises, making it even tighter.
The Cherokee Times argues a 30 hour work week will boost fish and game license receipts as people gain two extra days off. It predicts many will seek golf courses race tracks fishing and hunting resorts to fill the surplus free time.
In the Webster City Freeman Journal a reader questions the 3.2 percent beer tax status. The letter argues that if 3.2 beer is not intoxicating why the heavy taxes and numerous sale restrictions and suggests treating it like near beer. The writer also asks whether allowing its sale before repeal of the eighteenth amendment would nullify the constitution.
Real estate transfers issued by Lloyd Soper list several deeds in Jones county from Frances Soper to Louis Alferts, Jennie Zigler and others to Henry Wefer, and other transfers including Bees to Lillian Bees, Heath to First Farm Land Co., Bemrose to Bert Wink, Brickley to Margaret Brickley, and multiple parcels in Anamosa Stone City and surrounding townships with nominal consideration.
Sophie EK Redfo writes of April as playful editor of the year with sharp quips and pranks. The piece recalls March and May as contrasting moods while praising April’s lively voice and playful banter.
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