15 Dec 1932
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
1
The Sioux City Journal argues farmers have right to demand relief from Congress and Roosevelt after March 4. It urges higher prices and debt relief as essential goals and warns Democratic leaders to deliver or face censure for failing to act.
The article surveys Technocracy’s warning that automation may render millions unemployed, noting advances such as high speed lamp production and rayon plants with no human labor. It contrasts this with Malthusian concerns and hints at social and political shifts as workers face diminished job prospects.
The piece notes Linn County’s large budget list and calls for economies to curb spending without crippling government. It warns against penuriousness that could set the state back. It also mentions discord among congressional committees over liquor policy between beer and wine factions.
Advertising early in the season of Iowa coal is credited with lifting tonnage, with the state claiming to report an increase in output for the past fiscal year compared with the prior year. The claim highlights Iowa as the only state in the Union with rising coal tonnage.
An editorial warns that upon inauguration on March 4 President elect Roosevelt will face immense demands. Millions seek jobs wage restoration and alcohol access while a tax cut awaits recovery, yet no magic can alter treasury limits or pass congressional obstacles.
Everett Saders national chairman declares the party will be the minority but will not petition or obstruct without opposing only measures against sound economics and American traditions. He cites Hoover era record and 75 years of history and calls for constructive support in the next Congress.
A diplomat learns of the Easter Monday egg rolling on the White House grounds where children roll eggs and dignitaries watch. The president often appears on the portico and a state department contact asks who is invited, being told all good eggs are welcome.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil argues that if the Republican party reorganizes around Hiram Johnson and his followers it would cease to be truly Republican and become a pandering faction seeking to gain favor through ignorance and prejudice.
The article offers practical advice for Chicago readers on painting avoidance and stain removal. It explains masking woodwork during painting, cleaning linoleum with starch water and soap for a waxed look, reviving ebony by washing, dyeing, and polishing, and repairing cravats with a long basting stitch to allow washing and ironing without curling.
In a country weekly the Clarion County Clarion, editor’s sly line asking what Littleton would do about it spurred the coal dealer to advertise. He admitted readers read the paper and expanded his business, now the Littleton Coal and Ice Co. dominates the town.
A sweeping denunciation lists excesses across society from food and fuel to crime and politics. The speaker condemns overindulgence, waste, debt, taxation, and reform while lamenting widespread concerns about poverty, health, and public finances.
The piece argues that war debt reform is viewed as harming American taxpayers while ignoring other stakeholders like cotton exporters, investors, workers, and farmers. It notes politicians fear economic shifts and cites a supposed stance by Gov. Roosevelt against linking with debtors, highlighting a narrow taxpayer focus.
Chicago Tribune notes Senator Hiram Johnson voices a populist critique of the Republican Party as the government serves a few, while various state papers report Iowa congressmen delaying a mandate by voting against repeal. The piece also cites a Buddhist monastery in Tibet at 16,000 feet as the world’s highest human habitation.
Notice sets sale date January 2 1933 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Jones County treasurer Anamosa to offer public sale of lands and town lots with delinquent taxes interests and costs through 1931 and prior years. Treasurer Harry Holcomb directs sale continues daily until all parcels are sold or enough to cover due amounts.
Dr George Albery operates a veterinary surgeon and dentist office one block north of the post office with 24 hour call service.
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