12 Aug 1937
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1937
Page
1
The piece reflects on the Summers and the United States Congress remaining in session demands for advantage amid political maneuvering. It notes fires in Jones County leading to rebuilding and broader community gains where insurance covered losses.
The Digest outlines installment selling patterns and the dollar down concept. It notes preposterous terms, consumer credit practices, and the 1938 context with figures on payments and home equipment loans to illustrate how installment buying shaped commerce and consumer finance.
A fragmentary teaser contrasts modern climate control with the hardships of earlier days. It invites readers to imagine peasant-era discomfort and then endure current conveniences while urging acceptance of present comforts.
A fragmented note discusses elders, a Chartum Halter nominee, and short term aims against Gitelle Et James. It mentions Eo Broskhart and a figure in Iowa with a forwarding address, suggesting diminished prominence over 20 years.
A brief poem advising lovers to show patience and tenderness. It urges avoiding jealousy and pomp, noting tempests within and sunbeams beneath, and promises lasting gentleness and kindness if love is true. The speaker urges gentle, skylike handling of a beloved.
Dr William Petersen curates a history of steamboats on the Upper Mississippi to 1870 in a volume titled Steam boating on the Upper Mississippi The Water Way to Iowa distributed by the State Historical Society of Iowa. The work recalls river life, cargoes, dangers, and frontier adventures through colorful chapters based on old newspapers, diaries, and journals.
Farmers report that Bybeid corn shows superior resilience to windstorms compared with Erdric corn. Green Herm township grower Meri Moorfield notes lighter damage on Bybeid planted fields, while other plots suffered severe loss. Community Farm Bureau treasurer Clersmece Grafft cites mixed results across the recent storms.
The board reviewed receipts totaling 4141.70 for 1923 and approved reports. Bids will be sought for two coats of exterior paint and coal supply for the school building. State Bank held district deposits of 59,000.00. C E Podhaski was sworn in as secretary with a daily salary set at 20.00 and janitors Sloan 15 per month and Behren 8.00. President Samson presided as Podhaski took office.
The council adjourned to Wednesday August 4 1937 at 7 40 p m for an auction. Attest FP D McLaughlin Mayor and Ray Echternacht City Clerk. Bids on winter coal supply to be opened August 21 1957. Streets and Alleys to notify owners to repair broken sidewalks or face action. Present Hoag Hayden Graves Shelley Absent Netcott.
Minutes read and approved from the July 15 meeting with motions to file two estimates for August 2. Bids opened for commercial stoker screen treated at $5.23 per ton. W H Jarrett bid to paint outside windows two coats for £265. A F Walker offered as vocational agriculture instructor at $1,800 for the year starting July 1. Board adjourned.
Public notice announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Delbert Wright deceased by the district court of Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within the legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated August 7 1937 at Anamosa Iowa The Monticello State Bank Administrator Locher and Locher attorneys for the estate.
Notice of probate for the will of Dilla Newford deceased filed in Jones County District Court. A August 2 1937 fixed for final proof and probate, with heirs interested invited to appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted. Clerk See Byerly announces and Coxsee Coxsee Heiserman attorneys for estate.
Public notice declares L W Lovell appointed executor of Wilhelm Tieken estate by the District Court of Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated July 28 1937 in Pon Town. Doxsee Doxsee Helserman attorney for estate.
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