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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
1
The senate approved the tariff bill by a two vote margin and the House quickly passed it as the president signed it. Across urban and rural areas fears grow of price rises and business decline with widespread hardship and calls for economic restraint before prosperity returns.
The Chicago press faces backlash as a $55,000 reward offers for the capture and conviction of the gangster who killed a Tribune reporter. The piece argues Hearst and Chicago papers fostered gangland tolerance and law enforcement disrespect, contributing to a deteriorating police image and public defiance of law.
The article notes Dan Turner pledges a replacement income tax to gain votes while clarifying his power is limited to advising and signing bills if the legislature passes them. It critiques small income applicability and urges tax reform through county assessors and recodification of assessment laws. It also reports Bishop Cannon resisting a senate lobby committee inquiry into personal matters.
A boxing match ends with a controversial stoppage and a foul as Sharkey defeats a groggy opponent, amid fan disappointment. Separately, oil firms seek municipal gas franchises while Oklahoma pipelines expand, with electrical firms eyeing entry through gas collaborations.
The passage notes readers do not feed entirely on scandalous fiction and highlights the Everyman’s Library selling over a million copies yearly. It contrasts the classics with modern Dreiser type literature as not strictly parlor reading yet still accessible.
The text notes the persistent clash between sellers seeking high prices and buyers seeking low costs, describing a sixteen month conflict over a new tariff law driven by protection as an economic necessity of government.
A North Carolina Democratic primary defeats United States Senator Furnifold M. Simmons for opposing the party’s regular 1928 nominee. The loss signals possible repercussions for similar figures in Florida Texas and Virginia as Southern Democrats resist Republican influence and the 1928 presidential result.
The Boston Transcript praises Bishop Cannon for confronting a congressional lobby inquiry and asserts his stance supports American citizen rights. It notes no clear link between the inquiry and his Virginia political moves or stock dealings and commends his courage in speaking out.
An American Press association dispatch from New York reports two new companies to build and operate a projected 100 million dollar Texas Chicago natural gas pipeline. Continental Construction Co and Natural Gas Company of America will finance and manage the line with major sponsors including Cities Service, Standard Oil of New Jersey and Phillips Petroleum.
A major air meet and aircraft show will open at the 1930 Iowa State fair featuring refueling demonstrations, gliders, and flights by the Travelair Mystery ship. Prominent displays include the St Louis Robin endurance record aircraft with Red Jackson, the Curtiss safety plane, and daily air races and balloon stunts. The event promises extensive ground displays and aviation exhibits running with the fair.
The Republican state convention will convene July 16 at the Des Moines Coliseum to nominate a secretary of state candidate and adopt a party platform. Three supreme court judges will be named at the concurrent judicial convention July 24. Candidates include W E G Saunders Emmetsburg G Greenwalt Mason City and Charles Hindley Clive. Gates for delegates open as county conventions meet June 28. Supreme court justices Elma G Albert Edgar A Morling and John M Grimm seek renomination with no opposition.
Hopkinton reports that No 22 passenger train and its southbound companion were displaced by a motor car and trailer. The steam train was removed as motive power and the passenger service may be annulled between Cedar Rapids and Manchester by Illinois Central. Freight and mail will replace passenger travel, with trucks gaining ground and livestock moved to central markets. Public reaction remains muted as policy uncertainty grows.
In 1928 Iowa recorded 329 auto deaths, a rate of 13.6 per 100 000. California reached 38.5 per 100 000, the highest state rate, while the national rate stood at 20.8 per 100 000.
The New York Times notes Congress refused to sustain the president's veto on an unsound bill with apparent humor. The act harms Hoover's standing more than that of its authors and may lower public esteem for Congress. It asserts Hoover remains firm despite a crushing defeat.
Iowans in the past viewed Eichel berg of Waterloo as the greatest political optimist but changes emerge. Despite a wet platform, he drew under 23 000 votes in the primary this week. Otto Lange of Dubuque announced a 1932 United States Senate bid on the same platform.
Wallaces Farmer notes land values softened slightly in 1930 versus 1929 and 1928 with little expected further change. Town land values remain higher than pre war in many states while Indiana Ohio Iowa Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Nebraska show mixed distances from the 1912 14 pre war average. The piece also defends the London treaty delegation and rebukes Senate delays.
Mr Fred A Dailey of Sioux City describes lasting relief from stomach trouble after using Konsjola He reports improved appetite weight gain and no recurrence of indigestion after completing five bottles Sold at F J Kay’s drug store in Monticello and by local druggists across the region
A brief quotation attributed to George Eliot notes that the happiest women, like the happiest nations, possess no history. This line reflects a perspective on happiness and social memory.
Public notice states Myron K Hubbard is executor of the estate of John A Hubbard deceased by order of the district court of Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within time limits and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Monticello Iowa June 4 1930. Coxsee and Doxsee attorneys for the estate.
Final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in several Jones County estates have been filed with the district court clerk. A final hearing and approval are set for June 20 1930 in Anamosa Iowa, where interested parties may appear file exceptions and show cause. The report listed is the final report of Edna D Rhode executrix of Elijah G Drury deceased. Dated June 5 1930. 502 Warren Rees Clerk District Court Jones Co Iowa.
State administrator with will annexed of the estate of Jacob Schoon deceased calls all claimants to file their claims with sworn statements with the clerk within legal time and asks debtors to pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa June 2 1930. J N Ramsey Administrator Park Chamberlain Attorney for
Notice of sale under a special execution from the Janes County District Court. The property of J A Tibbitts Anna Tibbitts George Moats and Gertrude Moats is to be sold at public auction on June 30 1930 at 9 am in front of the Anamosa courthouse to satisfy a judgment in favor of Catharine L Adams for 1162.23 dollars plus costs. Sheriff John Bodenhofer will conduct the sale with rights of redemption preserved. Doxsee Doxsee attorneys for the plaintiff.
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