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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
6
Linda Roth leaves the hotel with Detective Jimmy O Mara guiding her through sleet as police fear a jail term for defrauding hotels. The pair discuss duty and the weight of public disgrace while a looming punishment hangs over her and her relationships.
A cab ride with Detective Jimmy O’Hara exposes Linda to the grim fate of jailed women. He warns of embezzlers, Sing Sing, and Island before a rain slicked night spirals into a crash and the jail’s grim reality presses on Linda as she confronts a world of prostitutes and danger.
The article explains how a spittle bug or frog hopper creates protective foam bubbles on grass stems. It describes a tiny buff colored insect with a bubble-blowing mechanism and a foam nest that hides the insect inside. The foam dries into a crust as the bug finishes its phase.
A fragment describes a spittlebug living in a frothy nest on a wall. After the wall dries, the insect emerges as a slender adult with gleaming wings, appearing transformed and ready for new adventures in a bright world.
Des Moines officials unveil a rubber tape barrier to start the $20,000 harness and running race classics at the Iowa State Fair with five racing days from August 20 to September 3. The system eliminates delays, speeding afternoon programs by about thirty minutes. A large entry list signals record prospects and possible new marks in the Speed Classics.
A driven red truck plows through a street scene as two cars wreck and fire crews scramble to save a building. Police question survivors while Detective Jimmy O Mara, miraculously unscathed, watches a dead man dragged away, the scene marked by chaos and shocked bystanders.
The Times-Republican suggests motor cars may reach 75 mph in ten years with hearses around 40 mph to match funeral processions. The piece also notes people prune genealogical ties by severing contact with poorer relatives.
Rubby and Foulkes of Carlisle won the contract to surface the county road south from Amber to state road 117 for 1995 dollars. Work begins this week with 3000 yards of gravel to be spread. A baby girl was born to Prof. and Mrs. Cornelius de Kiewiet in Iowa City on Saturday afternoon August 8. Mrs. de Kiewiet is Lucea Hejinian before marriage. her parents are Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Hejinian. Grandparents celebrate the first grandchild. Miss Cora Paul, longtime Anamosa high school English teacher, married Fred Johnson Blair in Orlando July 28 and will live in Florida. Rev. Father J. J. Hehir, new pastor of St. Patrick's Church, arrived from Clermont to take residence. He will celebrate the first mass on August 15 and also at the reformatory on Sunday.
Final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees named in the annexed list have been filed in the district court clerk office. A final hearing is set for August 31, 1931 at the court in Anamosa to approve reports and allow objections by interested parties. The report of Thomas J. George administrator of the estate of Charles Sidney deceased is listed. August 17, 1931.
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