11 Feb 1937
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1937
Page
1
The column discusses stuttering remedies from a writer who learned to manage speech young, advising patience and avoiding pressure. It also reports Kansas City election officials facing fraud indictments, noting many involved, calls for punishment, and the danger to democratic process. Road safety is urged as autos rise in accidents.
The article reports the capture and confession of a kidnapper who killed Dr. J. C. B. Davis of Willow Springs Missouri after a ransom demand. It discusses the broader issue of kidnapping, noting no current laws can fully stop it and that law enforcement efforts can reduce but not end the crime. Real estate transfers in Jones County are detailed, listing multiple deeds and mortgages among various individuals and entities.
Wallace's Farmer questions urging more corn belt sugar beet acreage noting Cuba's cheaper sugar production and America's pork and lard strengths. The piece suggests a swap: exchange lard for sugar rather than expanding hogs or beet farming, implying Cuba would respond by refusing our lard if we stop buying sugar.
The speaker warns that strike leaders from the automobile and maritime industries and some employers should be dumped into the Ohio River above Cincinnati and kept afloat until they perish or escape the flood area. He concedes strikes may be justifiable at times but argues this is not one of them.
The Northwood Anchor notes 1936 set a low lynching tally, fewer than a dozen, while auto deaths from drunken or careless driving on the same day drew little attention, highlighting differing public reaction to violent death types.
The Knoxville Express notes Senator Dor an of Boone proposes a bill barring anyone under 18 from attending films where characters are divorced. Opinion pieces question motives and compare to broader social issues. The column also reflects on wildlife reemergence, storms causing fatalities, and John L. Lewis’s perceived reach and ambition.
Marshalltown Times-Republican reports a heated dispute over Kellar's WPA chief nomination as a gauge of factions within Iowa politics. Judge Utterback and the Herring Kraschel machine feature in the political contention, with broader commentary on local leadership dynamics. The item also notes lighter items on Florida armless drivers and a large shark catch by Jean Parker.
A public schools issue argues for early identification and specialized training for handicapped children. It emphasizes that early treatment reduces burden and that society should view such training as sound policy, not charity.
A writer notes three migration factors: sense of direction memory of landmarks and instinct guiding individual birds. The text then details ancient Egypt penalties for killing cats including mourning shaving eyebrows and preserving pets in tombs with mice for the journey.
The piece recalls how ancient Greeks placed paradise on western islands near the edge of the ocean. They called them the Isles of the Brest or Fortunate Islands, said to be inhabited by mortals granted immortality by the gods, with perpetual summer and abundant blessings.
An irate Glasgow housewife confronts a grocer with a piece of yellow substance claiming it cleans clothes without effort. The grocer reveals the item is cheese, not soap, clarifying the misunderstanding and leaving the customer puzzled by the stray Welsh rabbit dish.
In a New England town a church pillar dies and a minister asks the boy for his father’s last words. The boy replies that his father had no last words because his mother was by his side until the end.
Secretary Wallace in Oelwein urges farmers to maximize output and abandon production controls. Last fall he arranged payments for unraised crops this year, a reversal that surprises observers. In Creston, Robert E. O’Brian is named secretary of state, while Byrd of Virginia faces isolation among Washington Democrats in a tax reduction push.
Poem by B. B. Cooper from the Christian Science Monitor describes a moonless night as snow falls silently. A stark winter scene unfolds with drifting crystals, wind driven patterns on a crusted blanket, and bare cedars bending under sleet and snow along a rural lane.
Notice to interested parties that final reports and applications for discharge of executors administrators guardians and trustees in listed estates have been filed. A March 9 1937 hearing at 10 00 a m before the district court will approve or deny the reports with exceptions possible. The Monticello State Bank acts as administrator with will annexed for Cecil W Hosford deceased.
State district court in Jones County Iowa opens probate on the Theodore Behrends will filed February 6 1937 with final proof set for March 8 1937 at 10 o clock am. See Byerly Clerk Coxsee Coxsee Helserman attorneys represent the estate.
In Iowa Jones County a January 29 1937 notice states John Folkers deceased may have a will admitted to probate on March 1 1937 at 10 a.m. at the court. Interested parties may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted. Also noted are discharge reports for executors and guardians filed by State Bank as administrator of George Billings estate with a February 23 1937 deadline.
Public notice that Louis Burrack and Augusta Burrack have been appointed executors by the district court of Jones county Iowa for the estate of John Barrack deceased. Creditors must file claims with the clerk sworn and timely. debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa February 1 1937. Doxsee Doxsee Heiserman attorneys for the estate.
Julia Foarde deputy reports Lee Byerly of Iowa county achieving a 33 to 2 tally. The note lists Byerly's county records and attributes the result to the county's latest electoral or judging outcome.
The schedule fixes 10 o’clock in the morning in 1937 as the final hearing time for the case.
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