War Clouds Over China and Japan Spur American Aid
The Monticello Express argues world powers should keep ships near Shanghai to protect citizens as China and Japan move toward conflict. It criticizes pacifism in places and notes the need for technical education beyond college degrees for real career success. It also condemns prohibition critics after the Volstead act controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Manchuria
Shanghai
United States
Tammany Steals and Mayor Walker Aid Under Scrutiny
The report alleges corruption in New York involving Tammany Hall and Mayor Walker’s secretary in hiding, plus Chicago drainage ditch steel schemes. It argues rural Iowa would have sent the guilty to the penitentiary long ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany
New York
Walker
Drainage Ditch Steel
Chicago
Iowa
Farm Union Boosters Head to Washington for Relief
Thirty weather beaten Farm Union boosters left the West as a delegation to Washington promising to stay until relief is enacted. If they keep up the Washington pace they will be sending home for money inside of a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Washington
County records show 215 licenses denied in Town 215
The report notes 215 drivers in Town 215 had licenses denied among 750,000 issued statewide. It implies numerous reckless and incompetent drivers exist across counties.
Not a News Item Format
Fragmentary line mocks political figures as theatrics and frauds.
Birthday Remembrance of President McKinley
Last Friday marked the eighty ninth birth anniversary of William McKinley born January 29 1843 in Niles Ohio. He rose from schoolteacher to Civil War major then lawyer prosecutor representative governor and president. He was shot at Buffalo on September 6 1901 and died September 14 1901 despite recovery efforts. His assassin Leon Czologsz was executed in Auburn prison October 29 1901 and McKinley rests in Canton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinley
United States
Niles
Ohio
William
Nancy Allison McKinley
Allegheny College
Canton
Stark County
McKinley
House of Representatives
Buffalo
Leon Czalensz
John G. Milburn
Auburn State
Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans aid banks debts
A printed excerpt from the Congressional Record outlines Sec 5 of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation bill. It details powers to loan to banks and financial bodies including Federal and joint stock land banks, with collateral and security rules, limits on exposure, and methods of lending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Committee of the Two Houses
Congressional Record
Saving Bank
Trust Company
Building and Loan Association
Insurance Company
Mortgage Loan Company
Credit Union
Federal Land Bank
Jointstock Land Bank
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Livestock Credit Corporation
United States
Toews
Platforms as meaningless political gestures
Frank R. Kent argues in the Baltimore Sun that national party platforms and convention keynotes are inherently useless. He says platforms must be broad and vague to appease factions, and the real influence comes from the candidate and their acceptance speech, not from any written platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Kent
Baltimore Sun
Democratic Party
Republican Party
al Smith
Hoover
Interesting Events Of Iowa News
Albert Fritz of Holstein Ida county trains a saddle horse to run errands delivering mail from the post office. Ray Johnson of Muscatine announces candidacy for reelection as state treasurer citing gasoline tax growth and public deposit sinking fund gains since 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Fritz
Holstein
Ida County
M. R. Hueschen
Ray Johnson
Muscatine
Johnson
Brookhart-Lovrien
Holstein Hatchery Offers Free Chicks for 4-H Poultry Club
A Holstein Iowa hatchery introduces a stunt to boost interest in poultry raising offering 25 baby chicks free of charge to the first five members who enroll in Ida County 4-H poultry club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein
Ida County
Pulaski Twins Celebrate 87th Birthday in Davis County
In Pulaski, Davis County, Mrs James Giles and Miss Rachel Rader, born in Ohio, marked their 87th birthday last week. They moved to Davis County 82 years ago, grew up on the Rader farm, and remain active with many friends. Twin auctioneers Doc and Louw Reatenssyecoul also drew attention at a sale where twin clerks R Vo and R B D Amsberry aided the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Giles
Rachel Rader
Pulaski
Davis County
Towa
Ohio
Rader
Doc
Louw
Coed
Te County
R. Vo
Year Shows Rise in Freight and Bus Route Miles
The year recorded 14,216 total miles with 7,986 freight routes and 6,230 passenger conveyances. Bus routes rose by 2,741 miles, and the growth in interstate freight and bus traffic is credited as the main cause of the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Chimneys and Roofs Cause Many Fires Across Iowa
State Fire Marshal Strohm cites inspection lag in chimneys and roofs as a major fire risk. In 1931 Iowa suffered 6,201 fires and a total loss of 8,593,966 dollars, with chimney sparks accounting for over a third of known-fire losses, and Spencer’s July fire spiking the annual total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strohm
Iowa
Spencer
102 Years Old and Never Been to a Movie
A Iowa town reports a 102 year old resident never attended a film, citing longevity rules from Mrs. John Wood of Fonda. Weather and transport notes show snowbound days with mule and sleigh history returning, plus a tank truck accident near Eagle Grove causing gasoline spill. Local anecdotes include robin sightings and a barrel of discarded ersatz spring peas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wood
Fonda
Pocahontas County
Wood
Joneses
Towa
Arnolds Park
Dickinson County
James Hedrick
Lumber foreman job with coupon pay near Nevada tract
A foreman applied for a tract of land near Nevada to cut lumber and claimed the first load free. He would be paid in redeemable coupons for the rest, allowing him to transport and sell the wood to Nevada residents. Ninety two cards were sold last Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Ten Year Anniversary Celebration at Turnis Home
A group of friends and relatives gathered at Mr. and Mrs. George Turnis home Sunday to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary with noon dinner and an afternoon of visiting and cards. A quiet wedding occurred Friday at Immaculate Conception with Miss Mary Schmitt and Hillar Roob of Cascade, Rev. A Landolt officiating. They will reside in Cascade after March 1 following a Welter home breakfast and wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Turnis
Immaculate Conception
Mary Schmitt
Cascade
Herman Welter
Hillar Roob
A. Landolt
Special Meeting Called for Lowell State Bank Monticello
Notice announces a February 5 1932 at 10:00 a.m. special meeting of Lowell State Bank stockholders at the Monticello Iowa office to vote on dissolution. Signatories include Geo L Lovell President J W Coxsee Vice President L W Lovell Cashier and other directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell State Bank
Monticello
Iowa
Geo. L. Lovell
J. W. Coxsee
L. W. Lovell
R. J. Bone
T. M. Redmond
R. H. Rickless
F. A. Hanken
Monticello State Bank
Stuhier’s
False Charge and a Lending Joke’s Public Reply
A brief item notes a quarrel over a remark about a new home and installments, with Mrs Smith offended by a joke about buying on the installment plan. Ogden Mills urges the government to stop borrowing and balance the budget, living within income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden Mills
the Treasury
Appraisers Set To Value Inheritance Tax Estate
In Jones county Iowa probate matter estate of Mary R Barker deceased probate number 4646 notice sets February 27 1932 at 1 pm in Anamosa for appraisal of real and personal property subject to inheritance tax. Appraisers R A Cartano J W Conmey A O Sones invite appearance and input from listed parties.
Clinton Herald publisher foils extortion plot in Clinton
Courtland H. Young received a demand to raise 95000 in specified bills and deliver them to the post office entrance. Police set a trap with a dummy package as a reporter met the extortionist, who was arrested and later admitted the plan was his alone after claiming to be a broker for a gang. He cited unemployment.
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Clinton
Clinton County
Courtland H. Young
Clinton Herald
William P. Welch
Logan
Harrison County
Mrr. Welch
Washington, D. C
Raskob
Welch
North traveler Charley Sloan wanders from Great Bear Lake
Charley Sloan a 58 year old prospector who ate caribou breakfast at Great Bear Lake now stays with his brother E C Sloan in Albia Monroe county and may wander north again after a Nevada cold rush trip. He crossed 609 miles by wagon train in rough days and notes temperatures of 40 to 45 below zero.
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Charley Sloan
Great Bear Lake
Albia
Monroe County
E. C. Sloan
Nevada
Sloan
Inheritance Tax Appraisers Appointment for Shipley Estate
SUTICE UE TIME AND PLACE FOR APPRAISEMENT FOR IN HERITANCE TAX PURPOSES. of Towa in and for Jones county. Harmon W. Shipley, deceased, Probate No. 4626. To R. E. Johnson, treasurer of the State of Iowa, and to Alveretta Shipley, U. S. G. Shipley, Laura Goodman, Maggie Sturtevant, Howard F. Shipley, Lizzie Kent, Gertrude Ray, Perry A. Shipley, Jennie Shipley (Skrivseth), heirs of Susan Jamison Jamison, deceased, and to Howard Leech as executor of the estate of Harmon W. Shipley, deceased. ceeding and govern yourselves' ac Dated this 30th day of January, J. W. Conmey Inheritance Tax Appraisers.
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Towa
Jones County
Harmon W. Shipley
R. E. Johnson
State of
Iowa
Alveretta Shipley
U. S. G. Shipley
Laura Goodman
Maggie Sturtevant
Howard F. Shipley
Lizzie Kent
Gertrude Ray
Perry A. Shipley
Jennie Shipley
Skrivseth
Susan Jamison Jamison
Howard Leech
Anamosa
Jones
Snail Clings to Banana in Marshalltown Find
A Marshalltown grocery warehouse found a very old looking snail attached to a banana during unpacking. The creature fed on the fruit and could not be pulled off, prompting questions about how it arrived in the banana shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Marshall County
Appraisers to value James Sorel estate in Iowa Probate No 4654
In Iowa probate proceedings for James Sorel deceased, dated February 27 1932, heirs listed include Catherine Sorel Annie Sorel Mary A Hughes Bart J Fitzpatrick Edward W Fitzpatrick Thomas J Fitzpatrick Mary H Fitzpatrick and J T Conlin administrator. Court directs appraisal of real and personal property for inheritance tax and hearing on appraisement to be held February 1 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Jones County
James Sorel
R. E. Johnson
State of
Iowa
Catherine Sorel
Annie Sorel
Mary A. Hughes
Bart J. Fitzpatrick
Edmond W. Fitzpatrick
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Mary H. Fitzpatrick
J. T. Conlin
Anamosa
Jones
Towa
Nevada Community Club Plans Wood Cord Earning Scheme
The Nevada Community club proposes a program for unemployed residents of Nevada Story county to earn money by storing up a cord of wood, offering both income and fuel security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Community Club
Nevada
Story County
Sheriff Sale Notice in Jones County Iowa
Sheriff W H Frazer announces a public auction of multiple parcels in Jones county Iowa on February 27 1932 to satisfy a 14382.89 judgment in favor of James Murphy against John C Fangmann Elisabeth Fangmann William Friedman Therese Friedman and Stephan Green with costs 222.40. The sale covers described land in section 2 and 3 township 86 range 1 west of the 5th p m with rights of redemption. Auction in front of Anamosa courthouse at 9 a m.
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
James Murphy
John C. Fangimann
Elisabeth Fangmann
William
Wm.) Friedman
Thresa Friedman
Stephan Green
Township
Eighty Six
John C. Fangmann
Anamosa
W. H. Frazer
E. J. Kean
Doxsee & Doxsee
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Monticello Express
W. Doxsee
Chas. A
America
Republic
Congress
Senator Bingham
Montebanks
President McKinley
Finance Corporation
Iowa News
J. W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
Pony Express
Arnold Spencer
Fred Davis
Audubon County
Mother Earth
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Standard Oil Company
J. H. Knight
Robin
Arnold's Park
New Jersey
Mary R. Barker
R. Eb, Johnson
John Rogers
George Rogers
David Rogers
Thomas Rogers
Emily Rogers
Henry Rogers
R. A. Cartano J. W., Conmey A. O. Sones Inheritance Tax Appraisers
North
John Larson, Jr
Goldfield
Frank Jaqua
Larson
John Hummell
Strahan
Mills County
Laura Hummell
Wesley Hughes
Hummell
Ralph Overholser
Red Oak
J. M. Lucas
H. H. Gelbrach
Ogden
Boone County
Malcolm
George
DeVore McCann
Lincoln Highway
Grand Junction
Gelbrach
R. A. Cartano
J. W. Conmey
A. O. Sones Inheritance Tax Appraisers
R. A. Cartang
A. O. Sones
Inheritance Tax Appraisera
Beery’s Dry Goods Store
DR. Burris
D. C
McNeill’s Hardware
Monticello, Iowa
Elwyn Patterson
Dr. A. M. Maurice
Lovell
W. H. Null
J. W. Doxsee
C. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Doxsee Attorneys At
Lovell Block
George Albery
Earl H. Deshaw, M.D
L. J. Swift
Calla
Burrichter Building
J. G. Schoon
Life and Fire
Dr. Burris Chiropractor
Mark
Rock of Ages
J. E. Bateman
Monticelle
State Bank
Federal Reserve
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