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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
1
The budget slashing of veterans pensions triggers anger among pensioners and congressmen. Proposals surface to limit cuts for service connected disabilities to 25 percent while lawmakers seek to protect veteran support ahead of elections. Debate includes fears the public will repudiate gold bond policy and constitutional challenges loom over retroactive provisions.
A World War veteran wounded in the left elbow loses a $12. per month disability pension after its elimination. He cannot straighten his fingers or work, and thousands of veterans fear a broader removal of benefits. The piece laments government stance on veterans and contrasts with prize fighters earning money.
The text notes Ma and Pa Ferguson, Texas leaders, faced public embarrassment as the president’s wife declined a posed photo with them. It references a Senate muckraking inquiry and vague charges against unnamed Democrat leaders and treasury officials, with unclear subsequent actions by organizers and corporate directors.
The article presents two student essays on American liberty and patriotism. Agnes Hale and Mary Lucille Rickless, both 13 and 12 respectively, praise America, liberty under just laws, religious freedom, education, property rights, and due process, reflecting early 20th century civic values.
Rutherford takes his two sons hunting in Keokuk county when the youths improvise a blasting powder shell. They fire it, blowing the gun apart. Charles, 12, is struck in the face and may lose sight in one eye at the hospital.
Melvin Mock, 20, of Manning Carroll County, crawled into the engine cab aboard a Great Western passenger train between Omaha and St Paul near Carroll. He struck Fireman Ed Abrahamson with coal, was wrestled by another crewman, and held at speed by the engineer. Mock later confessed to boarding at Manning and overhearing a hoboes plot to rob the train, and pleaded guilty to intoxication and assault with a sixty day sentence.
Prairieburg reports a graduation evening at Mount Mercy Academy Cedar Rapids featured Wilma Holub who led her class in academics and earned two years of college tuition free plus recurring honors. Local figures including Rev S J Kucera and families attended the event along with multiple community notices of fairs, visits, and summer plans.
Center Junction observes Children’s Day at the Presbyterian church with a 11 o’clock program including a full recital of musical pieces, recitations, pantomime, a pledge to the Christian flag, and a benediction led by Rev. Alyea. An exhibit of fine linens is sponsored by the Women’s group.
Richland Center residents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sackett visited Hopkinton last Sunday. A picnic at Monticello city park honored Rev. and Mrs. Henry Marks of Lancaster Wisconsin. They were joined by Charles Pollack and Miss Belva Kerr.
The Presbyterian church hosts a children's day service Sunday at 10 30 am with an offering to support Sun day school work in isolated areas. The program includes worship, readings, songs for all departments, a cradle roll recognition, a dramatic pageant and character list, an address by Rev. William J. Grosshelm, and concludes with a benediction.
The Pontiac Daily Press notes the engagement of Miss Pauline Harris to Dr. Dillon Bronson of Los Angeles. Harris has long served in Pontiac schools from 1911, earning a BA from the University of Michigan and later teaching German before moving to music. Bronson, a Boston University graduate, is a Methodist clergyman and noted foreign missions expert now based in Los Angeles. The marriage is planned for summer.
Misnamed charge sparks humor as a clerk calls a man charged with bigamy while a janitor quips that three wives amount to trigonometry. The exchange occurs between a building owner and manager in a courtroom setting.
The district court in Jones county Iowa gives notice that on May 8 1933 a document claimed as Irene Orcutt’s last will was filed and opened. June 12 1933 at 10 o'clock a.m. is set for final proof and probate at the May term to determine admission of the will to probate.
Public notice announces J J Locher as executor of Nicholas Kehoe deceased. Creditors must file claims with the Jones County District Court clerk and pay any owed estate debts promptly. Probate hearing for Henry E Ahraken set for June 26 1933 at 10 am with SEE BYERLY clerk presiding.
In May term 1933 of the District Court of Iowa Jones County the referee reports distributive shares for Vinton Smith 13.59 and Arthur Turner 14.71 to be paid via the clerk due to unknown addresses. Claim by June 12 1933 at 10:00 a.m. at Anamosa court.
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