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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
5
The national vote fell short by six million to confiscate royal estates. 60 percent abstained while 85 percent backed unconditional confiscation. The defeat weakens socialist aims and may hinder a future coalition, amid fears of bolshevist influence.
Ten thousand school children from the provinces visited Bogota, the capital of Colombia, arranged by the Ministry of Public Instruction. They attended a National Congress session, toured schools and points of interest, and were entertained by Bogota organizations and prominent citizens.
In Sioux City Journal remarks, Cyrénus Cole notes the automobile shifts demand from men's to rubber footwear, with shoe consumption dropping 26 to 33 percent amid rising population. He cites Massachusetts as a major sufferer, where men walk less and women wear more fashion shoes that wear out faster, complicating manufacturing profits.
Ruth Musk Rat, an Indian girl, wins Mount Holyoke College’s $1000 prize for the graduate of last year who has made the best use of her education since graduating. The piece argues for annual reports by graduates on how they use their education and suggests potential benefits for society and education policy.
A selection of brief clippings notes pilots face squalls air mail jokes and a New Yorker theft in Central Park. Humorous quips criticize rainwear fashion and prison reform while suggesting paths to fame and public road rhetoric across Iowa and beyond.
Minnesota Highway News reports seven men, asked by Thomas P. Henry of the AAA, agree on six core driving principles. They stress self control, vehicle readiness, adjusted speed, respect for others, pedestrian safety, and staying focused on the road to prevent accidents.
Grant Brickley weds Miss Gladys Bender at the R E G Bender home officiated by Rev Colton of Gary Indiana. Marian Fairhurst marries Arthur Biere with Rev Joslin presiding. A copper tablet was unveiled at the U B church and the old World War service flag removed. Anna Fritz wed Norris Luckstead. Fritz is daughter of Frank and Mrs Fritz near Wyoming. Hansen Brothers Construction begins a bridge over Sibbalds creek west of the St John corner, 70 foot span, 20 foot roadway, steel truss with cement floor.
A Syracuse Herald note suggests adding advertising to the Congressional Record. The comment implies the current journal lacks content beyond basic records and could benefit from ads as a new element.
The journal describes Sicily with its old history and beauty including Messina and Taormini, noting earthquakes and gunmen tensions. It covers Syracuse theater ruins and Dionysius fortifications, then Avignon’s papal history, then Marseilles with the Chateau d’If prison, and ends with plans to visit Spain before returning to Avignon on May 13, 1926.
Fifteen top pilots from the middle west have entered for the Anamosa meet on July 9 with at least 25 more seeking entry forms. Eight races are planned with a 16 mile final for a $1,000 purse. Time trials begin 11:30 am with races at 2:15 pm. Notables include Gus Schrader Louis Menno Bert Ficken and Floyd Bobzein. A fireworks vaudeville and contests night follows.
A satirical slice notes that some men pursue hobbies for exercise and that love includes a wife staying with a dyspeptic husband. It observes a fat widow benefiting from cold cash, a husband who spoils his wife, and men seeking frequent treatment. It also quips that a single kiss signals lack of true friendship and that mature men are grateful for failed youthful plans.
Interested parties are notified that plans specifications and estimated costs for approximately 20 000 cubic yards of excavation on secondary roads are on file. July 7 1926 at 10:00 a m has been set for a hearing on all matters before County Auditor La Vern Rockstad Lon Maynevo ry.
Harol d C Walmutt assumes electrical supply business from F M Dean. Miss Helen McAllister graduates Carlton College in Northfield as family attends commencement. Don Wilson travels to northern Minnesota with Iowa State College class for six weeks of field work. Lightning strikes Wim Bradke farm barn but causes no blaze. Dr Harriet Skemp and Dr W B Adams recently visit Livingstone home after medical school. Vida Milroy and Harold Wilson wed at Milroy home with family present. Mrs Marolf maintains a tulip and peony flower garden that enhances local drives.
The article lists residents and actions including Jennie Mae Birk and Florence Hale's west trip, Margaret Tasker's Florida summer plans, Rotary Club delegate Walton's Colorado trip, and William H. Chamberlain earning a BA at the University of Town. It notes Margaret Anderson’s graduation with honors, a six year old’s jaw fracture, a stolen Ford abandoned near Cass Center, and the Geo F. Fohs Dubuque car recovered by Deputy Purcell with suspects not apprehended.
Dr. L M Buffington reports 18 hog cholera cases in eastern Iowa with 13 more on June 21 and at least one in Jones county. He warns farmers to vaccinate before exposure and to report sickness, noting vaccination as preventive. Also notices bids for Anamosa county road work and a physician’s tongue check remark.
Anamosa Iowa May 21 1926 board of supervisors opened bids on sixteen culverts and 4.2 miles of gravel and earthwork on Amber and Martelle roads after a morning public hearing. Shackelton won the culverts contract with bonds approved, McDaniel got the gravel bid, Porter awarded earthwork, and the hearing adjourned to June 1 1926.
Joseph Chevalier, 13, from Du buque, saved Louis Greener, 10, last week and earlier saved a companion, earning praise for bravery. In Hale, merchant F D Rummell, 64, died last week after a stroke.
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