Government taxation and reform push amid war debts
The piece argues Congress will raise funds through new taxes as war debts strain federal finances. It cites a 2 percent tax on manufactured goods, recalls wartime spending, and notes rising pressure to restore fiscal balance. It then reflects on honesty, crime, and a landmark Lindbergh kidnapping case shaping public policy debates. It also covers Governor Roosevelt removing a New York sheriff amid graft revelations and Tammany's standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York
Albany
Alfalfa Bill Murray Faces Rough Reception in North Dakota Campaign
Alfalfa Bill Murray campaigning for president in North Dakota endured a cold weather scare after a minor car mishap. The piece notes rival party tensions at the Democratic National Convention and signals regional dynamics including Oklahoma delegates and Iowa sentiment, while eastern Democrats dismiss his candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Murray
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Iowa
League of Nations powerless to stop Japan and China
The article notes the League of Nations cannot enforce its decrees against Japan and China as both nations continue fighting. It argues the League has no police force and can only talk and advise, leaving enforcement to show of force, while the United States remains unengaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
League of Nations
Pacific
League
United States
Increase Foreign Postage Start In April
A Monticello post bulletin states foreign postage will rise from April 1 1932 for letters to Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Uruguay Venezuela and Spain. Rates: three cents per ounce or fraction and four cents for post cards. Prepayment is required. Canada Newfoundland and most European rates rose last September. No two cent letter or one cent postcard rates to foreign countries after April 1 1932. Unpaid postage may delay dispatch and cause refusals or disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
George Guyan
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Uruguay
Venezuela
Spain
Canada
Newfoundland
United States
Cosson Seeks Republican Nomination for U S Senate in Iowa
George Cosson campaigns across Iowa for the June primary insisting incumbent Brookhart lacks rural support due to inaction. He stresses foreign trade policy to aid farmers and praises recent relief legislation, while promising vigorous statewide outreach and opposing obstructionist congress members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Brookhart
Cosson
Iowa
America
Congress
Inheritance Tax Traps Heirs After Market Collapse
The Sioux City Journal notes the federal inheritance tax bases on estate value at death, but collection occurs a year later at depressed market prices. An example describes a New York man with 15 million dollars in stock that fell to about 2 million, yet 20 percent tax on the original value left nothing for heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
New York
National City Bank
Humorous Vignettes Span Motorist and Transit Anecdotes
A lady driver jokes about telegraph repairmen while a New York subway scare prompts a cashing in of purse finders and a salesman hints at a special rate. A sunny absent minded professor recalls misplacing his car after giving a lift in a brief, comic exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daily Bugle
Detroit Motor News
Interesting Iowa News Highlights From Chariton to Osceola
A Lucas county resident shows a 570 year old English copper coin used to cut glass while farmers on dirt roads adapt by using horses alongside autos at Tom Beeson’s yard in the No 48 district. Grinnell safe cracker O B Davis aids in securing banks. Alta chicken thieves fail as a guard dog alerts the family, and Ames hosts Farm and Home week with horse-market gains. A Davenport lawsuit targets Natural Gas Pine Line for a leaky valve. Sumner window breaks from structural strain. English starlings threaten Iowa crops. state warns calling for lethal control. Osceola man uses a plant worker ruse to gain entry at a residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bell
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Tom Beeson
Tom
Beeson
Dobbin
Ames
Wayne Dinsmore
Horse Association of America
Davenport
Washington County
Natural Gas
Pine Line Company of America
Unsettling Local Reports Highlight Odd Encounters and Agriculture Notes
A man posing as a meter worker vanished after county residents spotted him. Adair honors 18 years of Sunday school attendance. A Waverly sled ride ends with unconsciousness from exhaust. Copper sulfate misdosing tragedy cuts sheep losses. federal guidelines outlined. Graettinger tramp with cash travels from town to town. A Lincoln memorial tree survives in Decorah. DeWitt watch shop showcases clockwork internals. Cedar Rapids peddler swaps goods for farm produce. Seed quality checks warn against impure seed sales. Iowa ice crop fails due to mild weather signaling reliance on manufactured ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon News
Linn County
Jones county supervisors approve 25 year Marshall Electric franchise
The Jones County Board of Supervisors met in Anamosa on February 12 1932 to discuss road construction for 1932 and to grant a twenty five year franchise to Marshall Electric Company for electric transmission lines in Castle Grove Lovell Richland Cass Wayne and Scotch Grove townships after hearings and adjustments to objections from Cass Mutual Telephone and Northwestern Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Taylor
C. Hartman
Russell
Harms
Barber
Matthiessen
Steve Petersen
Castle Grove
George Ambuehl
Lovell
J. C. O'Brien
Richland
E. W. McNamara
Cass
Herman Folkers
Wayne
H. J. Dirks
Scotch Grove
E. Horton
Clay
Fairview
Nathan Carter
Jackson
Thomas Broderson
Madison
W. B. Meeks
Greenfield
W. E. Jones
Hale
C. Vaughn
Wyoming
Jones
Rohwedder
Hale Township
Broderson
Dirks
Richland Township
Rome Township
Madison Township
Wyoming Township
Board of Approval
Jones County
Iowa
Marshall Electric Company, Inc
Lowell
Cass, Wayne
Burton Brown
Cass Mutual Telephone Company
Washburn
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Marshalltown
Towa
Notice of Deposit in Jones County Court
Mary Blanche Foley Bergen known as Mary Blanche Foley is notified that 500 dollars has been deposited as a legacy from the will of John S. McLees deceased. The court orders publication for two weeks in The Monticello Express since she could not be found and the legacy cannot be paid directly. WITNESS my hand Anamosa Iowa March 7 1932 Warren Rees Clerk of the District Court of Jones County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Blanche Foley Bergen
Mary Blanche Foley
District Court
Jones County
Iowa
John S. McLees
Monticello
Anamosa
Warren Rees
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
District court in Jones county Iowa issues notice for probate of Dirk Collman will filed March 2 1932. Final proof and probate scheduled March 28 1932 at 10 o clock a.m. Interested parties may appear and contest admission to probate. Clerk Lara E Hanna deputy. Attorney J J Locher represents estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Dirk Collman
Warren Rees
Iowa
Lara E. Hanna
J. J. Locher
Administrator Named for Jacob Center Estate in Jones County
The district court in Jones County Iowa appoints L. O. Conter as administrator of the estate of Jacob Center deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within the legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. The notice is dated February 27, 1932, at Anamosa and lists attorney E. J. Kean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Jacob Center
Anamosa
A. D
L. O. Conter
E. J. Kean
Administrator's Notice in Jones County Iowa Estate
District court in Jones County Iowa administers the estate of Anna Reichart deceased and all claimants are notified to file sworn claims with the clerk within the legal time to be allowed or proven. Debtors are asked to pay debts promptly. Dated at Anamosa Iowa the 17th day of John Reichart J Locher attorney for the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Anna Reichart
Anamosa
A. D
John Reichart
J. J.locher
Incorporation of Farmers' Community Fire Truck Association
The article records the incorporation of Farmers' Community Fire Truck Association Inc at Monticello Iowa on February 1 1932 with chief aims including real estate holdings fire fighting apparatus and cooperation with the city of Monticello for firefighting services. It specifies capital stock 10000 400 shares voting rights 1 per share and a five member board of directors with annual meetings and by laws power to amend articles. The secretary is M Hospod and attorney M B Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State of
Iowa
Farmers' Community Fire Truck Association, Inc
Monticello
Board of Directors
Monticello Express
W. F. Hints
C. K. Greer
M. Hosford
W. B. Balsiger
F. Miller
W. ¥. Hintz
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Doxsee al Chas
Doxsee
England
South America
Africa
MR. Cosson
Uncle Sam
Pacific Mutual News
Iowa News
Jarnagin
J. W. Jarnagin
S. L. Smith
Chariton
Lucas County
Mr. Smith
O. B. Davis
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
John Garwood
Davis
Marengo
Alta
Buena Vista County
Ray Coyle
Ed Kohlstedt
Sue Company
Sumner
Bremer County
State Game Department
Department of Agriculture
Leopold
Lucy Wilantt
Osceola
Clarke County
J. M. Grimes
Adair
Adair County
D. J. Cowden
Methodist Episcopal
Waverly
Att Auto
W. T. Sharp
Davis County
Kenneth Baldridge
Graettinger
Palo Alto
Fred Spies
P. J. Paulson
West Bend
Lincoln
John Finn
Decorah
Winneshiek County
DeWitt
Clinton County
H. A. Grantham
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Mark G. Thornburg
North Central States
Supervisors’ Proceedings
Frank W. Elliott
Mount
Everest
Mount Lassen
California
Earl H. Deshaw, M.D
Stuhler
Lows
DR. Burris
D. C
McNeill
Dr. Elwyn Patterson
Monticello State Bank
W. H. Null
Monticcello
J. W. Doxee
C. A. Doxzate
Doxsee Attorneys At
Lovell Block
Iawa
George Albery
Dr. A. M. Maurice
L. J. Swift
Burrichter Building
J. G. Schoon
Mark
J. E. Bateman
Menticelia
Rop Tiemayne Ays A Oren
State Bank
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