15 Mar 1928
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1928
Page
1
The Monticello Express reports on state education debates with senator Fulton questioning university pacing, outlines bus safety concerns after a fatal crash near Shell Rock, and touches on Kansas City convention politics, local personalities, and prominent families referenced in editorials.
Farmers are encouraged to seek better yielding seed corn oats and other crops as multiple strong new strains have been developed in recent years promising improved yields and performance.
A scrambled report discusses favorite son candidates like Watson and Willsec, debates over national appeal, and the role of state prospects. It recalls deadly flood and dam disasters as warnings and notes Hickman receiving a life sentence for murdering a druggist after a hung jury.
An editorial argues that a cautious middle course is often correct in the Nicaragua question. It notes both anti intervention and interventionist camps and suggests the public favors aiding Central American nations while preserving independence, urging restraint amid frequent disturbances.
A garbled report describes protests and governmental tensions involving Nicaragua policy. It notes groups and individuals aligned against rapid moves and mentions promises, naval forces, and regional reactions as part of a broader national debate.
Fragmented text discusses waterborne concerns and a game or lesson. It references tried terms like proper plane and familiar tamnaly. The passage hints at teaching methods and engagement but is garbled with unclear names and phrases.
Tekamah Nebraska editorial argues farming builds success and that agriculture, long mocked by lawmakers, will eventually lead the nation’s recognized enterprises as farmers rise to the head of industry. It asserts many famed leaders once toiled on farms and that relief calls may fade as farming gains prominence.
A school boy’s essay humorously traces the semi colon’s origin as a period perched on a comma. It notes jokes about a punctuation family quarrel and the dilemma of choosing between a comma or a period, prompting a combined use.
A Montclair New Jersey church reports a $35,000 budget for 408 families. Forty-five percent contribute nothing while others cover the remaining burden, with many pledges well below weekly costs such as tires candy and sodas. Some families give modest weekly sums while 145 contribute nothing.
The 1928 seed directory lists Town farmers providing seed for alfalfa timothy Sudan grass millet sorghum rye corn oats spring wheat soybeans clover and potatoes. Issued this week by the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association. My poverty, but not my will consents.
Probate action in Jones County Iowa district court for the last will of Lewis Brown filed March 6 1928. Final proof and probate set for April 14 1928 at 9:00 a.m. in Jones County court. interested parties may appear to contest. Clerk B G Rees. attorney J J Locher.
A terse notice notes an office and a hospital located one block north of the post office with phone service available day and night.
A humorous encounter reports a caprine hollow-horned ruminant seen in the street delaying traffic. Officer Ferry later located the animal in the patrol barn and identified it as a goat. The piece then shifts to farming news about Iowa corn breeders and a free report on high yielding corn strains from the Iowa Corn Growers associations.
The paper money overhaul seeks pictorial engravings of Monticello on the two spot Lincoln Memorial on the five dollar note Treasury building on the ten dollar note White House on the twenty six dollar bill Capitol on the fifty dollar bill and possibly Independence Hall on the hundred dollar bill George Washington remains on the one dollar bill Engravings of scenes are said to deter counterfeiting.
Critics doubted Miss Talley as a singer but records show she earned over 300000 dollars in two years since her debut. Her career is described as just beginning.
A collection of clipped jokes and courtroom quips from a newspaper page. Tales include a lawyer friend receiving a new suit as a gift, a drunken driving arrest, a movie star avoiding publicity, and a juror's doubt amid a trial.
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