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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
1
A Wallace Idaho Miner editorial argues Hoover avoided many blunders by not enacting sweeping policies. It contrasts his record with Roosevelt's, claiming Hoover did not race to disaster and emphasizes he never sought a third term and paid bills himself.
Residents urged farmers and maintenance crews to remove rag weed along roadsides before fruiting to reduce pollen. The piece notes 3 percent suffer hay fever while 97 percent could help by cutting weeds now to spare friends from sneezing, red eyes, and discomfort.
Iowa officials warn most auto accidents occur on Saturdays and Sundays with peak in late afternoon urban crashes. Distracted driving by tired workers after long days cited. Rural dusk to midnight crashes noted. license possession emphasized. A 2200 mile trip reported only one crash with serious injuries. Roosevelt comment noted as political aside.
Capitol notes say Governor Wilson will run a high level economy focused campaign, avoiding personal attacks while opponents may employ strong rhetoric. Valentine, Kraschel, and Legisсion figures are also covered with talks of capital punishment, prison resignations, and national defense plans ahead of 1941 legislation.
Center Junction notices announce the August 13 wedding of Catherine Thompson and Rosalie Neil the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Nelson V. LaDue. The ceremony will be in St. Paul at 963 Wakefield Ave. The couple will reside in the A. B. Nichols home on Main Street after the ceremony.
Catherine E Thompson and Roy B Ralston exchanged vows at 4:00 PM in Center Junction in the bride's parents home. The ceremony featured ferns peach and white gladiolus and a Mendelssohn wedding march with family members in formal dress.
Mrs Ralston and groom plan home at 208 North Romine Street Urbana Illinois after a wedding trip through northern Wisconsin. Bride a Center Junction Lenox Cornell graduate teaching at Maquoketa. Groom a Cornell College graduate with Illinois State Geological Survey work. Out of town guests listed from Illinois, Cedar Rapids and more.
Lois Mayhew a 19 year old from Albert City and Spencer has lived single handed since eight after a fall led to wrist fracture and later shoulder amputation. She irons cooks washes for family, drives a car and attends junior college in Bakersfield California, aiming for a driver’s license with a hand signal. The piece notes the first Iowa newspaper began in Dubuque in 1836.
Public notice states the district court appoints and commissions an administratrix for the estate of Wachrian facts, deceased. It names Doxgea & Helgerman as attorneys and sets deadlines for payment of costs and claims, dated in Anmmosa, Tower.
The clerk of the district court of Jones county announces a final hearing on August 12 1940 to approve reports filed by the Monticello State Bank as ancillary administrator of the estates of J T Lanigan and Katharine Drees Lanigan. Dated Anamosa Iowa July 29 1940. L Pearson Clerk by deputy Eliza Thomas.
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