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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
1
Rev Armin H Tendick urges Monticello residents to improve both the town and personal conduct. He cites visitors praising the city and calls for harmony and cleanliness to remove unattractive spots. He appeals for moral refinement through temperance, service, modesty, and reverence to shape noble character.
A reader voices the idea that a sane fear of war marks a new historical development. The piece reflects on rapid inventions increasing war’s horrors, calls for saner global policies, and urges preparedness for peace while urging rulers and diplomats to rethink conflict.
The article urges Monticello area residents to value churches as vital community friends alongside police firemen and doctors. It extols pastors for guiding souls through the Holy Ghost toward eternal life, inviting nonmembers to join a church soon for spiritual benefits and protection.
The Sioux City Journal argues that a broad movement toward government economy is growing in Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota with legislatures proposing budget cuts department reductions and salary equalization to save public funds. Public demand and sentiment against waste are rising as voters threaten action at the polls.
The piece argues recovery requires spiritual renewal a return to faith in God and a disciplined life. It urges real work a departure from gambling and strict personal economy as the path to better times, insisting the world owes us little and we must earn it.
A reflection on unity and equality citing Abraham Lincoln's leadership. It argues that prejudice against Jews is wrong and that hatred between nations fails to solve issues. Emphasizes universal brotherhood, shared humanity, and the command to love one another as neighbors.
A Salt Lake City man used a magnetized belt to divert marbles from a slot machine and was charged with cheating. The piece questions the legal basis, asking what crime is committed when no contract is broken nothing is taken and no violence used.
The 1877 Monticello school complex and its opera house stage are being demolished after 62 years. The account recalls ornate interiors, the 385 students served, multiple expansions, and famed local figures who described and used the building, with memories of performances and janitorial staff.
A prominent group of lawyers pursues interests for the chain store notes as the new legislative session opens. Russian reports reveal discoveries of silver lead and zinc in Ossetia. In Peru, the majority of 205 theaters have adopted American installations.
The Iowa General Assembly discusses the Iowa Community Preservation Act introducing license fees for chains from ten stores to 500 or more, plus a separate senate bill by Senator Pelzer to simplify merchantable title standards. The measure draws on a Minnesota Torrence Act model and aims to stabilize real estate ownership in Iowa.
The 48th Iowa General Assembly adopts rules aimed at rapid performance by curbing bill introductions and setting early timetable milestones. February cutoffs in the House and February 15 in the Senate tighten start dates, with steering and sitting committees active sooner and all appropriations bills cleared by March 10.
An observer notes a lack of political rancor in the initial days of the legislative session. The new regime aims to streamline public services and eliminate what the previous regime deemed essential, creating tension between parties over budget and policy. The session appears harmonious so far.
The Iowa legislature sees new lawmakers and cautious proceedings in both houses. A House committee will probe contested seats including Woodbury Ida and Scott counties while Senate delays clear outcomes. About 150 measures loom, with only 15 paired bills and 80 total introduced by week three.
A fragmentary notice references a November election and a call for signals to military units and logiterare. The text hints at a discussion of tactical messaging and army communications but details are unclear in the OCR fragment.
Two proposals seek public salary disclosure. Senator Dewey would publish a full salary list in a state funded booklet for general circulation, listing those with multiple state jobs as of December 31, 1938. Representatives Kuester and Dykhouse favor periodic publication of salary lists for public information.
Identical eugenics proposals advance in both chambers. One requires medical examination of both marriage partners before license, another mandates blood tests for infectious diseases in expectant mothers, and a third calls for the state health department to report unregistered communicable disease cases to local boards.
Senate committee on reorganization introduces Bill 1 to eliminate the parole board as a standalone entity and merge its duties into the state board of control with the attorney general as chairman of parole control. Critics warn the attorney general, a law enforcement officer, could face conflicts in parole duties.
Mason City Globe-Gazette argues that Felix Frankfurter has not been as radical as depicted. The central message of his teaching is to think for yourself, though some students have taken the idea too far and earned notoriety for misguided conduct in public service.
The excerpt criticizes defense talk as a distraction from urgent problems and accuses it of political taint. It frames fears of a “Hitler nightmare” as a misused motivator to justify action, suggesting the debate is smoke and mirrors.
Monticello Iowa council approves a Federal Emergency Administration works project tablet wording and budget. Officials including McLaughlin Brashaw Graves Keyes Shelley and Hearn are named. inspectors Ferring and L. J. Hearn are appointed for PWA project 1488-F with $25 weekly pay. An ordinance on trespass or annoyance advances to second reading.
Regular Monticello Iowa school board meeting with all members present approved last meeting minutes and approved a bill list. Items include Art Drama Co readings, Northwestern Bell services, supplies from Longmans and Pyramid Paper, and several educational materials. President Leigh Clark and secretary C T Podhaski signed off on adjournment.
City council meeting on January 4, 1935 in Monticello Iowa approved payment of multiple city fund claims. Items include salaries for police and labor, repairs, utilities, telegraph and telephone services, and miscellaneous supplies for City Hall, the community building, and town operations.
The district court of Jones County Iowa sets February 7 1939 at 10:00 am for final proof and probate of the last will and testament of Agnes L Hall deceased. Interested parties may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate as filed January 14 1939. Dated January 14 1939. Y W. Li Pearson Clerk District Court. Locher & Locher attorneys for state.
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