Newspaper Advertisements Backbone of Business Growth
Arthur L. Schaife of General Electric Bridgeport cites newspaper ads as the backbone of sales, noting a 15 percent advertising increase this year and a 22 percent rise in business last year. He argues ads outperform other media and help educate retailers to advertise more intelligently. A buyer also says she prefers ads over radio for local shopping, underscoring the value of newspaper advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Schaife
General Electric
Bridgeport
Conn
Hawaiian Islands
Flag sales show peak since 1922 in patriotism spike
European tensions spark higher American flag demand with manufacturers noting sales rising since 1936 to surpass any year since 1922. They credit rising civic push and films like The Flag Speaks as sales aids showing democracy’s symbol in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Arbor Day Observed by Monticello Groups
Monticello residents observed Arbor Day with a school program and tree planting on the grounds. The Monticello Garden club and CCC boys planned plantings around town to create a permanent park at the town entrance for community beautification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa's Climate Praised By Ed M Smith For Statewide Appeal
Ed M Smith in the Winterset Madisonian extols Iowa climate praising four seasonal changes and abundant nature. He notes winter cold and spring slush as minor compared to year round beauty and crop potential, urging residents to enjoy Iowa weather while praying for a bountiful harvest amid national debates on control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed M. Smith
Winterset
Madisonian
Iowa
Eds
Pacific Coast
Midwest
Wallace
Starve in a Land of Plenty reads like a Sac City Sun critique
The Sacramento City Sun references nationwide abundance while highlighting pockets of hunger and malnutrition. It notes children undernourishment and adults lacking proper rations across various regions, urging attention to food insecurity amid plenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
United States of America
Toledo Chronicle Debates U S Role in Europe
A columnist argues the United States should not rush into active involvement in European affairs or in aiding Finland. The piece urges caution, suggesting the country must change its stance before taking a forceful or immediate part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Chronicle
United States
Europe
Finland
Scandanavian Neutrals in Peril Amid Nordic War Threats
The piece surveys Sweden Finland and Norway facing German pressure and Soviet demands. It notes Sweden's declared neutrality with reservations, Finnish peril from Moscow, and potential moves by German forces in the Baltic. Observers warn that a Nazi Soviet victory could turn Scandinavia into Reich provinces while Norway risks war despite peace aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Helsinki
Gulf of Bothnia
Moscow
Stalin
Russia
Germany
Britain
France
Housing aid scheme praised by Vermillion Republican
A Vermillion Republican column lauds federal housing financing offering $2000 houses rented for one dollar weekly with amortization that ends in 60 years. The piece highlights a couple starting life in such a home and foresees generations benefiting from the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion Republican
Middle Western
Easy Money Push Exposes Local Tax Boosts Across Iowa
The City Herald notes newspapers warn of rising taxes in Iowa counties as federal grants cover 45 percent of improvements from courthouses to swimming pools. Locals hastily issue bonds to cover the remaining 66 percent, with critics saying projects could be done for 55 percent locally. The 45 percent aid mostly funds flashy frills and costly labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story City Herald
Iowa
Sam
Worthless Guarantees and Distant Alliances
An op-ed contrasts Russia and European powers with the United States, arguing guarantees from major nations are unreliable. The writer questions any potential EU or UK good will and dismisses studying current European affairs as unwise or futile.
Taxing the Machine as Proposed by a New Deal Senator
The Herald Enterprise questions statesmanship in congress for a plan to tax manufacturers for labor saving machinery and use the revenue to subsidize firms that rely on manual labor. It asks why not tax the woman using a modern refrigerator or the man with a fast car instead of aging methods.
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Hauti
S. D
Herald Enterprise
Congress
New Deal
Low Hog Prices Linked to Corn Hog Feed Ratios
In Sheldon, farmers sell broad sows as hog prices stay low due to feeding ratio dissatisfaction. The shift of southern cotton lands to corn reduces local hog demand, while freight to eastern markets remains favorable. The south turning corn into hogs weakens the regional market for pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Mail
Farmer Work Hours In Rural Life Highlighted
The farm day averages ten hours or more with the operator as the boss. Farmers share the burden of long hours as unrecognized players in debates over hours and wages and government regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Standard of Living Question Sparks Global Wealth Debate
The Atlantic News Telegraph contemplates whether the world can sustain a division between low wage earners and a privileged class. It warns that the higher living standards of some nations may drag others down unless poorer nations rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Hoover Era Echoes in Ancient Blame Shift
A World-Herald note contrasts ancient stars with modern outcomes, framing Herbert Hoover as a turning point in blaming external forces for misfortune and shaping public discourse of his time.
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Hoover
Omaha World-Herald
Herbert Hoover
Quite Contrary Knoxville Express
Iowa weather proves changeable with a fine day signaling storm risk and a bad day foreshadowing sunshine. The remark captures how local climate moods flip within short spans, affecting daily planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Express
Iowa
Looking Back at May Events in Monticello and Area
Locals note births, weddings, anniversaries, job changes, and real estate transfers across Monticello and surrounding townships. Residents include the Stuhlers moving to South Bend, Liddy as a grocery manager, and Elfriede Cartano advancing to supervise music.
Books By Dr Frank Crane The Noblest Work Of Man
Dr Frank Crane extols books as the noblest work of man worthy of reverence. He likens volumes to the clean souls of men and urges readers to associate with books through active reading rather than mere storage.
Real Estate Transfers in Jones County Report
April 19 through 25 records show transfers including Henry Voelker to L A McCormick correcting a contract error and multiple deeds by Henry Eichhorn to Equitable Life Insurance, Kate Switzer to Herbert Laufer, Mary Boos to Edward Boos, Mary Bobleter to Marion and Jean Leonard, Minnie Pierce to Carl Grabbe, and EB Carpenter to Rose Ardager. Considerations include $1.00 and other values. property descriptions span sections 11 19 20 29 83 2 and Anamosa subdivisions.
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Jones County
Henry J. Voelker
Gertrude
L. A. McCormick
Henry Eichhorn
Iowa
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Kate E. Switzer
Fred
Herbert H. Laufer
Smith
Mary Boos
Edward Boos
Huber
Anamosa
Mary _Bobleter
Marion B. Leonard
Jean Nagel Leonard
Varvel
Monticello
Minnie Pierce
Clifford N
Carl Grabbend
Crockwell
Carl Grabbe
Carpenter
Rose Ardager
Do ing it the Hard Way in Uptown Community Notes
Mrs Nellie Rearick walks four miles to Congregational Sunday school each week near Stony Point. Local youths chase cattle. town sees two no hit men Bob Feller and Johnny Paycheck. Boyd Shannon will return for an 11th year at Monti school after a compromise with Tipton high. Irene Moran earned a music degree as Rev H N Ginter delivered honors. Dr Hess of Madison visits Worthington relatives as internship ends June 20. Rev Samuel Garvin led services at the Community church.
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Stony Point
Nellie Rearick
Bob Feller
Johnny Paycheck
Boyd Shannon
Monti
Tipton
Shannon
A. M. Hess
Madison
Wis
Barber Apprentice Joins Cascade Shop and Local Socials
P J McMullen son of Mrs Joseph Keneally completed barber training in Cedar Rapids and began an apprenticeship with L W Will barber shop. Mr and Mrs Clarence Smith of Hopkinton visited Mr and Mrs Louis Dandl Sr. Mrs Eleanor Lane of West Cascade is ill. The local firemen held a well attended social event. St Marys School pupils staged their annual musicale featuring Irene Moran Margaret Kurt Paul Ehlinger Rose Ann Hosch Ruth Anne Kleitsch Mary Neiers Theresa Nederhiser Wilma Behrends Mary Sue Hostert Wilma Kurt Lloyd Steckline Georgiana Billmeyer John Moran Margaret Hosch Rose Marie Nederhisher Marion Kleitsch Sharon Ehlinger Marlene Dehner Leona Sadler Aileen Hemmer Nickolas
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Led Jones
Wars
Louis Ortgies
Wm. G. Schoon
Russell Stuhler
Barbara
South Bend
Ind
Stuhler
James Voorhees
John A. Liddy
Denecke
Cedar Rapids
Elfriede Cartano
Department of Music
Sibley
Thomas Joseph Pender
Gerke H. Bohlken
Scotch Grove Township
Adolph Ehrismann
Monticello
Ted Koop
State University of Iowa
Frederick Bohlken
Scotch Grove
Riceton
Sask
Canada
Robert Balster
Albert J. H. McNeill
Albert Joseph Hawthorne
Josephine Ricklefs
Rex Ricklefs
Winifred Rohr
Dorothy Smith
Miriam Fairbanks
Winnon Harford
Ruth Graves
Margaret Phelps
Pearl Slauson
Edna Harmis
Emmaline Hoffman
Ruth Zubler
Eleanor Stockwell
Fern Milroy
May Sharp
Antonette Coxsee
Freda Widmer
Ann Marie Orcutt
Alma Balsiger
Chris Balsiger
Kahler Hospital
Rochester
Minn
P. J. McMullen
Joseph Keneally
L. W. Will
Clarence Smith
Hopkinton
Louis Dandl
Eleanor Lane
West Cascade
St. Mary’s School
T. Mary’s Hall
Irene Moran
Margaret A. Kurt
Paul Ehlinger
Rose Ann Hosch
Ruth Anne Kleitsch
Mary Neiers
Theresa Ann Nederhiser
Wilma Behrends
Mary Sue Hostert
Wilma Kurt
Lloyd Steckline
Georgiana Billmeyer
John Moran
Margaret Hosch
Rose Marie Nederhiser
Marion Kleitsch
Sharon Ehlinger
Marlene Dehner
Leona Sadler
Aileen Hemmer
Nickolas
Petrified Wood Floats in Texas Home Construction
Fragments describe petrified wood used in building Texas homes, noting its role in construction trends. The brief highlights material origin and potential impact on local housing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Resolution for Destruction of Noxious Weeds in Jones County Iowa
County board orders landowners to cut burn or destroy designated noxious weeds by specific 1940 dates to prevent seed production. Owners must follow weed destruction programs for primary weeds within five years and clear weeds from county roads by July 15 1940 or incur costs for enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Board of Supervisors
State of
Iowa
County Supervisors Order Notice Publication In Newspapers
The board of supervisors of Jones County orders costs, if any, assessed against the land and owners. The county auditor is directed to publish one woing order notice in each official newspaper, as passed and ordered April 24 1940, by Geo F Specht county auditor.
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Iowa Newspapers, Inc
Robert Fell
Oskaloosa Herald
England
Italy
Wm. H. McDaniel
Edith
Rose Arduser
Maquoketa River
Arnold Egger Jr
Bernard Harms
Oltmann Harms
Katharina Zimmerman
Ralph
Reinett Darrow
J. L
John P. Harms
D. W. Bates
State of Iowa
Niles & Watters Savings Bank
Ralph Bone
Genevieve Topping
Duane E
R. M. Kleineck
Onslow
Edward Dean Sams
Ruth B
Margaret Kleitsch
ABC
Montice
B. E. First
Ray Echternacht
Michael Ferring
First Street
Robert Young
Frank W. Ferring
Kate Ferring
Geo. L. Lovell
George L. Lovell
City of Monticello
Lena Hogan
LeRoy A. Pearson
John Bates
LeClere
Seymour Bennett
W. M. Welch
Welch
Algo
Sai Bennett
Matthias
Priesy
Helena Harms
Herman F. Harms
Carl H. Harms
Edward W. Harms
Ida M. Pillard
Esther S. Harms
Ford and
Carroll Streets
Ford Street
Carroll Street
John H. Harms
Frank Crane
By Don Moun
Mar Ca Barrichter's
Lee Crim
NYA
Don Morey
John Warner
Ed Scherrer
Verdy Richardson
Harrison Bohiken
A. M
Cascade
Thomas J. Lane
Legion Pavilion
Leo Pieper
Rei
Mark
J. E. Bateman
Civic Directory
Thos. M. Redmond
McNeill Bldg
C. G. Thomas
John H. Fraser
Bank
Earl H. DeShaw
Stahler Bldg
Dr. A. M. Maurice
D.D
Lovell Block
A. P. Lambert
Iowa Electric Building Res. Ph
Frank E. Patterson
Monticello State Bank
James Indekofer, D.D.S
Treasu
City Assesso
Gene Byers
Elden Brashaw
C. J. Matthiessen
Larg
Roy Pearson
Seco -E-Ssse
Rererland
Hulbregtse
Harry
Chester Condit
Asen
S. G. Gutensohn
Louis Barrack
Sec’y
Library Officials
Ann Malnar
T. M. Redmond
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
A. M. Maurice
A. J. Stuhler
Don Sutherland
RED Cross C. A. Coxsee
Ommunity Club
Riess Stuhler
Don Mouw
Cecil Goettsch
H. P. Schrader
V. L. McCurdy
Alva’ Zimmerman
Iliam Shaffer
Botary Milton Langera E. Hamilton
BRE
Mildred” Moya
Lois Smith
Country Club
L. J. Swift
Riess Stahler
American Legion
Geo. Woodall
Earl DeShaw
Louis D. Barrack
W. J H. Jarrett
H._A. Hoag
Rey
Cemetery Board
Hicks
I Doxsee
Emil Zimmer
John Bateman
Beaote Or
van Omen
Hm & Cecil' Am
Redmond Sheen
Roy Scouts
E. Locher
Utmaster
Herman Egger
Jack Graves
Noble
William Skelley
Knights Or
Pythias
Puty
Ralph Lam
L. R. Hoag
Keeper of
Knights OF Columbus
C. R._Grafft
Oin
Don Wherry
Wyoming
Bec’y Jones County
ABBY
L. T. Lorenzen
Wm. T. Stanton
Praa
Anna Tigeanek
Jengzen
Y Sanford
Otin Howle
Harold Larson
George Specht
J. G. Schoon
George Albery Monticglio
Tecs
Ortgies & Ortgies
D's. C
Chiropractic
Cty
Fainetree
Dr. L. Hae Lanetl Sitter
Seppe
W. E. Tuetken
W. H
Immeresan’s Beauty
Monticello Attorneys
C. A. Doxsee
E. G. Heiserman
Doxsee & Heiserman Attorneys At Law
Laws
Locher and
Locher
Attorneys At Law
Monticello, la
E. W. Brashaw
Lanigen Bldg
C.F. Shimanek
Superior
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