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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1929
Page
1
The Monticello Express reports theaters face shrinking business as radio and Vitaphone cinema draw audiences from costly playhouses. Musicians lose work while few high quality stage productions remain, with concern over declining artistic standards and the jazz era’s influence.
Letters from visitors claim unusually cold weather in California, prompting laughter at Los Angeles reports and defending the state’s sunny image. The piece mocks sensational accounts as slander against California’s famed climate and lifestyle.
The article warns that safety lies closer to the source than in low ground during floods. It notes damage to low land occupants along swollen rivers converging toward the Gulf of Mexico. It stresses the danger to those who settle on risky slopes or near volcanic areas and calls for aid to the affected.
The piece notes rival theories about Judge Olvany’s resignation, suggesting Al Smith may rise to mayor or Senator Wagner could resign to elevate Smith, with broader implications for New York politics. It also reports a Florida car crash witnessed by 20,000, plus Iowa license plate redesign assigning numeric county codes 1 through 99.
Iowa debates financing the primary road program after the supreme court ruling. Gov Hammill and State Engineer Fred White push a statewide bonds plan while Attorney General Fletcher challenges it. Public hearings on insurance and utilities follow as House speeds bills on hospital funding and oleomargarine fees. Boxing bill defeated in House.
Gov Hammill faced a stern Senate challenge as Senator Brookins moved to override the governor’s veto on the tax ferret bill. Supporters argued the measure would expose millions in taxable property, while a two thirds majority is required. The session threatens broader effects on pending legislation as Iowa moves toward an aeronautics law.
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