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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1937
Page
1
Town newspapers discuss unseasonable snow in Tucson and a cold snap in California, urging unity and caution against Farm Bureau meddling. They rail at European war talk and critique U S leadership while noting floods, losses, and generous public aid.
Prof Walter J Spahr of New York University argues that when federal, county and municipal debts are combined the per person burden would reach about 450 dollars. He warns about historic waste and warns that future budgets could exceed 600 billion under a balanced federal budget while noting past wartime expansion.
The Cherokee Times mocks liquor advocates who urge repeal as a cure for temperance. It notes promises of ending crime taxes and unemployment but argues that more liquor sales will not produce the hoped outcomes.
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald notes a jet of water will flow over the dam between now and 1940 and suggests possible unusual alignments in that period. It states every indication points to continued liberalism by the administration and that the president’s drastic judicial reform proposals would support this view.
The town mourns as multiple auto accidents claim residents and visitors. The editor laments losses of good citizens and urges responsible driving to prevent further fatalities. The piece reflects on innocence in victims and questions blame amidst ongoing dangers on the road.
Iowa leads in child welfare with schools for deaf and blind children, special education efforts, and the Children’s Hospital at Iowa City. The state requires officials to file court petitions for needy handicapped children and vows new federal aid under the social security act, with bills pending. Senator Gillette urges defense of courts against political control.
A Davenport Democrat editorial lauds the Flint Michigan court system for upholding property rights amid labor actions. It argues lawful courts prevent sit down strikers or others from seizing plants under the guise of labor disputes.
Unclear fragmented text references the Supreme Court and American politics with garbled names and phrases. Contains stray mentions of wheat, banners, and a governor, but no cohesive event, date, or identifiable entities to confirm.
Fragmentary OCR yields a disjointed note mentioning a dictator and court dealings. It references begged actions at a port, a custom involving broken bottles, natives with glass arrowhead material, and insulators being stolen from poles. It also oddly links cheese in a waffle recipe as a meal option.
A reflective piece contrasts a simple cottage life with wealth, praising contentment in a modest home. It notes political debate in Iowa about two year terms, pensions, and homestead exemptions, and criticizes delays in state budget work and calls for closer voter accountability.
A 300 year old silver communion service is used weekly at St. Peter's Church in St George Bermuda by Bermudians and visitors. The oldest piece is a chalice from Charles I's reign. a 1697 gift includes another chalice two flagons and a paten from William II. The church, built in 1618 by Bermuda's first governor Richard Moore, is the Western Hemisphere's oldest English church. The setting sun lights the cedar pews and medieval chandeliers inside. The article also notes German immigrants and the origin of the word hex, along with superstitions linked to murder and arson in court records.
Submerged trees indicate land subsidence or sea encroachment after forests grew. Submerged forests are noted on the Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey coasts and in other regions of the country and beyond.
The text extols the pride of completing work properly in farming and daily duties. It cites plowing fields building fences tending livestock as sources of peaceful rest and a duty done with vigor. A proverb urges doing any task with all one’s might.
The text notes shellac or varnish as bed finishes for walnut, mahogany, and curly maple, with early beds painted in robin's egg blue and rust red. By 1750 New England red filler, a red pigment mixed with sour milk, aimed to imitate mahogany but overpowered grain. Over time the red mellowed to a reddish brown.
The referee Geo C. Lawrence will sell at Anamosa Iowa on March 15 1937 at 2 pm the 90 acre tract described as parts of the south half of the southwest quarter and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter section 4 township 86 north range 3 west of the 5th P M all in Jones County Iowa for cash terms.
District court in Jones county Iowa schedules March term for final proof and probate of Theodore Behrends last will. The filing occurred February 5 1937 and the final probate hearing is set for March 8 1937 at 10 o clock am. See Byerly clerk and Coxsee Hedserman attorneys for the estate.
State of Iowa Jones county announces a filing for the estate of John Folkers. The court sets March 1, 1937 at 10:00 a.m. for a hearing where interested persons may appear and present any claims or arguments.
Lust and Lee Byerly represent the estate with AY DI and Wy VY firms listed as attorneys for the proceedings. The document shows case number 33-3 and references Locher & Locher as legal counsel.
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