14 Jun 1934
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 27 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
1
The Monticello Express published every Thursday by J. W. Doxsee and Chas. D Doxsee. It serves as the official county paper with notices including post office mail matter and Beloit style announcements under act March 8.
A 1934 editorial analyzes Fletcher as the newly elected chairman of the national Republican committee, praising his diplomacy and Cuba Mexico experience while noting Democratic opposition. The piece weighs bootlegger versus saloon politics, Iowa primary signals, anti sign nuisance, Nazi propaganda concerns, and public health notes from Dubuque about trench mouth linked to tavern practices.
The article reports that Great Britain has defaulted on the debt it owed the United States for cash borrowed at the start of the great war. The failure to honor the wartime loan reflects a loss of financial integrity for Britain.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette plans to bolt the ticket of Turner for governor and support Herring the Democratic nominee after the paper rejected the June debt interest token payments. The Gazette, long viewed as unreliable in politics, is labeled “half horse and half alligator” in its stance.
Jones county records list transfers for Dora May May and others of 60 acres in section 28 84 4 and adjacent lots in Scott and Skinner’s addition to Strawberry Hill now Alamosa, one dollar consideration. Also deeds in Dubuque and Jones counties involving multiple properties and rentals with one dollar receipts, including estates in Monticello and Anamosa, and sheriff deeds to Equitable Life, New York Life, and others totaling hundreds of acres and thousands in value.
Caroline Miller born August 26 1903 in Waycross Georgia near the Suwanee river. She attended Waycross high school but did not go to college. She finished high school in June and married the English professor who taught her Hamlet Ode to a Skylark and Scarlett before their marriage two years earlier.
A reflective note on labor and profit cites a boss’s ability to keep workers only if profits rise. It argues harsh conditions come from oppression and lack of cooperation, urging enthusiastic employee support. A quoted line about willingness to die for country contrasts with protests over tax payments.
The piece argues the 1923 to 1929 price-boost era enriched schemers and big business at the expense of the masses. It credits farmers for suffering in silence as farm prices fell, banks closed, and Wall Street felt the impact. It calls for farm prices to double to close the widening gap between farm income and costs.
The piece argues the United States must withdraw from European affairs and scale back involvement in international conferences. It urges bringing home all representatives not tied to pre 1914 diplomatic services and restoring peace of mind through normal channels. It warns against further entanglement and reliance on a neutral stance.
The piece notes seventeen years after World War I the world remains armed and rivalries persist. Yet it finds growing doubt that force can settle disputes and increasing openness to disarmament among both military supporters and pacifists.
Anamosa Eureka notes Pinchot failing to win the Republican US Senate nomination in Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh visit suggested a Pinchot victory but Reed secured a decisive win. The piece frames the result as a rebuke of the Roosevelt era and the New Deal within Pennsylvania Republicans.
The Toledo Chronicle urges drivers to keep full attention on safety while driving. It warns that speed and distraction invite death for the driver and passengers, stressing that even a momentary lapse can cause fatal consequences.
The Nonpareil argues the NRA's three present apparatus is near its end and that Roosevelt should act sincerely. It contends the bootstraps theory is exposed as futile and that farmers workers and the public regret the delays hindering recovery.
The Times-Republican argues that President Roosevelt should replace Johnson to regain public trust and avert cabinet missteps, noting past presidents who lost countrywide confidence when keeping unsuitable officials.
Iowa Book News reports Cedar Rapids poet Paul Engle's limited edition American Song released July 3 by Doubleday. It notes other Iowa authors and publishers, including Elmer T. Peterson, Johnson Brigham, Carroll Wooddy and Gratia Countryman, and previews the upcoming American Library Association conference in Montreal and a European study trip for librarians.
Editors list diverse reading groups and best sellers including Unfinished Cathedral and The Life of Our Lord. Notable entries span Wells Dickens Fitzgerald Wodehouse and Be net among many authors already on the country wide best seller lists.
Readers share kitchen and housekeeping advice from the era. The notes include making peanut butter crackers crisp in the oven, mildew removal with kerosene, lemon dove lamb chops, pie flour with salt, stove cleaning with hot paper, preventing egg cracks, drying blankets on windy days, peppermint oil to deter mice, and ink stain removal using milk and ammonia.
An Oxford Junction resident cites Spencer on evolution to critique the administration and its grasp of the term. The note frames evolution as integrated matter and dissipated motion transforming indefinite, incoherent homogeniety. The writer mocks the administration’s understanding and calls out a perceived retreat.
A Canadian woman has given birth to five daughters, recalling Jap Shoemaker’s famed grievance. He once lamented twelve girls and one boy, joking at Christmas that he needed twelve wrist watches and only one shotgun to balance the brood.
The La Follettes abandon the Republican party in Wisconsin to form a new Progressive party. They claim the Republicans served only as a means to their political rise and seek office under the new banner.
This Time of Year notes James J. Montague in the New York Herald Tribune advises that with a modest outfit costing about a hundred dollars a rail trip of twenty dollars and a bit of luck a trout weighing a quarter pound may be caught.
A clipped line references a cynic and a stoic in a whimsical sentence about a baby, a house visit, and a washing by mamma. The note invites readers to stay engaged with The Express for hometown news.
Notice under Iowa law calls a delegate convention for the Eighteenth Judicial District formed by Cedar, Jones and Linn counties to nominate four candidates for district judge for the 1934 general election. Delegates by county: Cedar 11, Jones 12, Linn 58. Convention to meet July 5 1924 at 11:30 a.m. in Cedar Rapids. Delegates to be chosen at June 30 1934 county conventions.
Public notices dated June 11 1934 announce the appointment of J J Locher as executor of Jonnie M Rundle deceased and Monticello State Bank as administrator of Louis Berger deceased both requiring claims to be filed with the Jones County district court and immediate payment of amounts owed to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa June 6 1994 and June 13 1934 respectively.
In Jones county Iowa the district court fixed Friday June 22 1934 at 10 a.m. at Anamosa Court House for the hearing on the final report of J T Conlin administrator with will annexed of the estate of J E Flanigan deceased. Interest parties must appear to show cause or the report will be approved and the administrator discharged.
H M Carpenter Jr administrator of the estate of George Frank Oltmans deceased calls all creditors to file claims with his attorney Coxsee Helserman in Anamosa Iowa by date shown May 21 1934.
The state of Iowa administratrix of Elizabeth Scott deceased and all claimants are notified to file claims with the court clerk sworn and within legal time preparatory to allowance or proof. Also notice to persons owing Mary C. LeClere administratrix. J. J. Locher attorney for estate.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.