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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1940

Page

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Landon Defends Roosevelt on External Policy

Alf Landon in Washington says he backs President Roosevelt on foreign affairs but criticizes the Jackson Day speech and the White House invite to Republicans. He calls for unity and notes Republicans were not expected to attend the Democratic gathering.

Alf M. Landon Washington Landon Roosevelt Landolt White House Itielf Fey United States

Chicago quits football to aid higher education

University of Chicago president Robert Hutchins announced the abolition of football saying it harms education. He argued the university should operate without football to allow greater study time, that football only benefits winning programs, and that a team must win a fair share to rally students. Chicago abandoned the sport after a student poll supported subsidizing players.

Robert Maynard Hutchins University of Chicago United States Chicago Hutchins

Hitler Seeks Stalin Stop European War Says Report

A report claims Hitler pressed Stalin to halt Russia's war with Finland to conserve materials for Germany's wider conflict. It notes Soviet leadership tensions over Finnish resistance and Berlin's push for Moscow to resume cooperation amid mounting shortages.

Hitler Stalin Adolph Hitler Joseph Stalin Russia Finland Germany Britain France Rellarin Kremlin Berlin Germidit

Women Take Lead in Courtship and Marriage Trends

The piece argues women may pursue marriage throughout the year and challenge traditional norms. It notes shorter skirts and increased female agency in choosing partners, urging bachelors in the town toward matrimony. It also mocks defense spending proposals as unnecessary.

Democrats seek third Roosevelt term dominates Jackson Day speeches

The report notes Paul V. McNutt and Burton Wheeler sparring for the Democratic nomination while President Roosevelt avoids a definite third term. Henry Wallace in Des Moines urges backing Roosevelt, others urge cautious socialism, and Robert H. Jackson analyzes loyalty to the New Deal. McNutt aims to ride the wave but faces a tough convention fight.

Sioux City Jefferson Jackson Wilson Roosevelt Wallace Lincoln Cleveland Robert H. Jackson Gov. Horner Illinois Chicago Speaker Bankhead Washington McNutt Raleigh N. C Franklin D. Roosevelt Paul McNutt

Jackson Day Dinner Shows Shifting Bipartisan Tones

The New Deal era shifts party lines as leading Republicans are invited to a festive Jackson Day dinner, signaling a wartime moratorium on politics and a desire for nonpartisan goodwill. Roosevelt's prominence looms over the event as imports of money and optics rise.

Taft questions sincerity on budget balancing in Chicago

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald notes Taft’s claim that the administration does not truly want to economize. He says the president must be determined to balance the budget, unlike Roosevelt who allegedly lacks that desire. The paper says this sincerity matters.

Dubuque

Unity Davenport Times President’s peace guidance framed by current leadership

The president’s message is read as guidance toward peace from those in power, tying most international policy issues to the current administration. Republicans may push divides on these points, while opposing voices risk undermining the administration’s stance.

Davenport

Promises of Economy and Prosperity Fail to Deliver

The Knoxville Journal urges focus on the administration’s unfulfilled pledges. It accuses officials of failing to cut government spending reduce the public debt ease unemployment and solve agricultural issues despite promises of prosperity.

Knoxville Journal

Hull plan criticized as ineffective before and during war

The council bluffs Nonpareil argues Secretary Hulls program failed to help export goods to Europe, calls for suspension of its wartime use, and urges the Senate to reclaim treaty ratification powers.

Council Bluffs Hull Europe Senate

Roose velt Deficit Record Stuns Nation

The Crest an News Advertiser notes President Roosevelt set an unprecedented eight consecutive years of deficits with every month overdrafted. It argues the smallest annual shortfall among those years exceeds previous peacetime records, implying a new presidential benchmark for debt.

Crestan News Roosevelt

President’s remark doubts Murphy’s Supreme Court fit

In a Hampton Chronicle excerpt the president questions the concept of Americanism in relation to appointing Murphy to the Supreme Court. The quote states there is no such term in the dictionary or in the Bible.

Hampton Chronicle Congress Murphy Supreme Court

Dewey Speech Triggers Early Administration Swing

The article notes the administration and president actively attacking Dewey at the outset of his first speech, rather than letting him speak first. It frames the strategy as a decisive push to shape public reaction and political momentum from the start.

Newton News Dewey

Reciprocal trade pacts seen as largely one sided

The Mason City Globe-Gazette notes that reciprocal trade pacts have mostly delivered benefits to others. They argue the pacts have produced more give than take for the United States.

Mason City

Congressman's Choice in Bluffs Echoes Tax Dilemma

A congressman faces a stark vote on taxes or debt limits as the election looms this fall. The choice pits higher levies against debt relief, with critics arguing the stance risks fiscal strain and voters weighing future costs.

Council Bluffs

The President Reminded With Gestures in Aide Teasing

An Atlantic News Telegraph piece recalls a moment when the president was teased by aides using gestures as a form of correction, likened to past patient fatherly banter, noted as unusual for the era.

Atlantic News-Telegraph

What Do You Expect From Your Home Town Paper

A Springfield Minnesota Advance Press editorial argues readers should support local papers and advertisers alike. It asserts a paper cannot cover all costs from subscriptions alone and urges patrons to patronize advertisers who fund community journalism.

Farm Bureau Advertiser Springfield Minn Advance Press

Crime Club picks Witness Vanishes in weekly lineup

The week features The Witness Vanishes from The Crime Club with Edmund Lowe and Wendy Barrie along with Westbound Stage and The Rains Came starring Myrna Loy Tyrone Power and Brenda Joyce. Orville Ellingson recovers in hospital after marijuana exposure. Karl Crisotopher and sons skate 14 miles from Upper Iowa to Decorah.

Crime Club Edmund Lowe Wendy Barrie Tex. Ritter Darryl F. Z Zanuck Myrna Loy Tyrone Power George Brent Brenda Joyce Iowa Holland Karl Crisotopher Lawrence Harold Iowa River Decorah

Amber Boy Birthday Celebrations and Local Gatherings

Local notices recap birthday honors for Galen Hayen on January 11 at the Hayen home with numerous relatives attending. The community also notes a wedding dance in Monticello, visits to and from area families, and a January 14 birth at Mercy Hospital for the Ortgies family. Wayne Lutheran Brotherhood met at the schoolhouse with lunch by E. E. Willms.

Amber Galen Hayen John Hayen Herman Hayen Henry Hayen Doris Louie Behrends Virgal Louie Hayen Laurence Heeren Rudolph Tobiason Anna Harris Clarence Herren Irvin Toenjes Monticello Michael Martin Herman Helgens Julia Toenjes Herman Zimmerman Wanda Siebels Molly Jo Eichhorn Anamosa Mark Cross William Otten C. W. Eden Louie Hagen George Harms Carl Ortgies Mercy Hospital Wayne Lutheran Brotherhood E. E. Willms

Executrix Appointed for James B Farley Estate Iowa

Public notice announces executrix appointment by the Jones County district court for James B Farley deceased Anamosa Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Date shown is the 6th.

District Court Jones County State of Iowa James B. Farley Anamosa Edward R. Young A. D H. T. Schnittzer Coxsee & Heigerman

Administrators W W A Jones County Iowa Estate Notice

Administrators with the will annexed of Henry Rudolph Jacobs deceased call all claimants to present or prove claims against the estate for payment. Dated Anamosa Iowa December 27 1935. Monticello State Bank Administrator with the will annexed. Coxsee Heliserman attorneys 264

W.W.A District Court Jones County State of Iowa Henry Rudolph Jacobs Anamosa A. D Monticello State Bank Coxsee & Heliserman Coxsee & Helserman

Appointment of administrator for Albert E. Brown estate

The district court of Jones County Iowa appoints the undersigned as administrator of the estate of Albert E Brown deceased. All persons with claims against the estate should present them as required by law.

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