Monticello News Reflects On Politics And Civic Lighted Streets
The column critiques President Roosevelt pushing unfinished business after Senator Robinsons death and notes farmer duties and Spain's civil strife. It praises Iowa Electric Company for street lighting improvements on First Street and urges Monticello to avoid backwoods neglect by keeping main streets lit until midnight.
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Iowa Electric Company
First Street
Maticello
Monticello
Senator Robinson Dead in Washington
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, longtime Democratic majority leader and Roosevelt confidant, died in Washington. His passing shocks the nation and unsettles administration plans as Roosevelt loses a key ally and potential Supreme Court nominee.
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Sioux City Journal
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Washington
House of Congress
Joe’ Robinson
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Robinson
Supreme Bench
Understanding Iowa Children Through Summer Experiences
The article urges using summer vacations as learning periods through inexpensive outings. Trips to farms, cities, zoos, or picnics expose children to animals, crops, factories, and nature, fostering curiosity and appreciation. Careful planning makes these experiences accessible and rewarding for families.
Lively Editorials Touch Law, Lakes, and Veterans Roles
A collage of opinions discusses Clarence Darrow, reformist justice, and the value of harsh lessons in childhood. Governors and legislators are urged to act to conserve Iowa lakes like Okobojis, while veteran groups and peace efforts receive reflective mention amid scattered historical notes.
Obituary Row Sparks Billboard Press Incident
A Manchester advertiser disputes obituary placement after seeing his mother-in-law's notice posted on a billboard. An editor explains he removed the obituary from the paper and posted it publicly on the advertiser’s board to satisfy the requester.
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Manchester
Exc
Drunken Driving Fines Promoted by Iowa Attorney General
The Iowa attorney general reiterates penalties for drunken driving with a 200 dollar fine for first offenders and 1900 dollars for subsequent offenses. The piece questions whether a drunken driver should lose their license on the first offense.
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Marshalltown
Times-Republican
Iowa
New Iowa Law Requires Stop At Railroad Crossings
New state rule requires drivers stop within 50 feet and not less than 10 feet from the nearest rail when approaching any crossing with signals or gates. The Iowa State Safety Council notes designated dangerous crossings may have stop signs and require a safe proceed. Equipment under six mph must also stop and listen for trains, and crossings cannot be made when signals indicate danger. Notify railroad superintendents if a vehicle cannot comply. Mason City Globe-Gazette notes modern journalism and an eight column banner line to tell readers it is hot.
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Iowa
Iowa State Safety Council
State Highway Commission
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Joy of flight on wheels and wind in a poem
A poem fragment depicts Tam and Dart gliding down a hill with lifted feet and swift movement. The speaker asks if such joy equals flight and bliss, comparing speed on ice and the sensation to skating, dreaming of freedom and distant pleasures. Henry Charlie Beeching
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Tam
Iowa Could Expand Tree Crop Acreage To Two Million
Iowa planners foresee expanding tree crops to two million acres, says Guy R. Ramsey extension forester. The program distributed hundreds of thousands of trees for woodlots erosion control windbreaks and 4-H projects this spring with strong agency cooperation. Multiple state and federal groups work together to promote forest crop profitability and reforestation.
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Towa
Guy R. Ramsey
Towa State College
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Clark-McNary Nursery
United States Forest Service
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Towa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Conservation Commission
G. B. MacDonald
Ames
State Forester
National Park Service
The
Forest Service
Probate and deeds in Jones county estate cases
Jones county records list executors Thomas Magee and J W Coxsee deeds to Herman W Hanken and Arthur McDonald estate transfers and road additions in Monticello. U S to State of Iowa certified land copies dated 1840s to 1850s, various Freese family transfers, and a probate notice for G F Paulsen dated July 1937 with court scheduling August 16 1937.
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Jones County
Thomas Magee
J. W. Coxsee
Barney Magee
Herman W. Hanken
Arthur McDonald
Martin Trimble
Joseph P. McDonald
Martin F. McDonald
Clara McDonald Hayes
Raddeed Andiy
Monticello
J. J. Hayes
U.S. A
State of Iowa
District of Lands
Dubuque
Congress
Wis
Department of the Interior
Henry D. Freese
Henry Nn
John H. Freese
John H
Herman D. Freese
Herman D
Elmer J. Osterkamp
Carl G. Freese
Joan H. Freese
Carl C. Preese
Carl G. Wite
Herman
Freese
Mre
Telmer J. Osterkamp
Henry
Ivings
Swose
Diane Rigby
Clara E. Risley Rigby
Wisne
Duane Rigby
First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago
Paul Moeller
Leona Moeller
Spsc
Nettle Miller
James R. Cousins
Property Transfers Include Mansions and Mortgage Assumptions
Orlando Curtis and Lulu Curtis transfer 12 acres near Branch creek and lot 28 in Davidson's addition to Monticello. The documents note mortgages of record. Curtis assumes a $600 note with Monticello State Bank and other liens. Consideration includes $1.00 and additional value.
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Branch Creek
Orlando
Curtis
Lulu
Davidson
Monticello
Who will lead the party ticket in 1932?
The passage argues Hoover is capable but not the man to head the ticket and Landon is unsuitable. It calls for a sterner, hard boiled figure and rejects reviving defeated candidates, urging new faces and personalities for the public.
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Sheldon Mail
Hoover
Landon
Wheat exports forecast lift Iowa crop outlook
The Boone News- Republican notes forecasts point to bumper Iowa crops this year, with the United States expected to have ample wheat to sell abroad, signaling strong agricultural momentum.
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Boone News
Iowa
United States
No Compromise in Court Bill Satire
The Cherokee Times critiques a new administrative court bill as a power grab by the administration. It argues the measure seeks political domination over the Supreme Court rather than compromise.
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Cherokee Times
Supreme Court
Congress restricts funding for perilous stunt fliers
In Cedar Rapids Gazette coverage Verne Marshall notes Congress has passed harsher laws than a measure banning use of taxpayer money in searches for stunt fliers who commercialize their dangerous acts.
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Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Congress
It’s Up to F. D. R. With One Word From Roosevelt
The piece argues Roosevelt can end the Lewis assault on work seekers and avert a Lewis dictatorship. Ducks have risen 15 to 30 percent per year per Hugh Worcester of the biological survey. French hotel keepers see daily baths as a foreign quirk as tourists pay dearly for private bath rooms.
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Alicia Clark
Maywood
Chicago
Arthur Lloyd, Jr
Oak Park
Jean Baptiste Greuze
Marshalltown
Hugh M. Worcester
The
Biological Survey
Public notice of estate administrator appointment Iowa
The district court of Jones county Iowa appoints John J. Locher Jr as administrator of the estate of C L Carrie Reade deceased. Creditors must file claims with the court sworn and within legal time. debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa June 29, 193.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
C. L
Carrie) Reade
Anamosa
A. D
John J. Locher, JR
W. C. Boland
Probate Notice for William B Allen Will in Jones County
The district court of Jones county will hear final proof for the last will and testament of William B Allen, deceased, filed July 13, 1937. The August 16, 1937 hearing at 10:00 am allows interested parties to contest probate. Attorneys Coxsee, Coxsee and Helserman represent the estate.
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State of
Iowa
Jones County
Ss. District Court
G. F. Paulsen
A. D
Jones Courty
William B. Allen
Said
William BL. Allen
Byerly
Coxsee
Helserman
Monticello Independent School District Budget Hearing Notice
The Monticello Independent School District in Jones County Iowa will hold a public meeting on August 2 1937 at 7 30 p m to hear taxpayers on the proposed expenditure estimate. C E Podhasetit district secretary provides details for the hearing.
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Monticello Independent School District
Lovell Township
Jones County
Iowa
C. E. Podhasetit
Rumor of Politics Tangles State Highway Patrol
Officials say some changes are contemplated within the state highway patrol, a large active organization that naturally attracts attention from political leaders and big shots.
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Logan
State Highway Patrol
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