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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
5
Favorable editorials urge Jones county to pursue independent bond issues for primary road paving with state covering interest from gasoline tax. After July 4, state highway commission takes control shifting costs away from local landowners. County votes, costs, and cooperation with the commission remain key as May 12 Monona county vote looms and others push ahead.
The article notes Lady Astor argues that holding public office harms a homemaker’s life, contrasting her own family setup with the typical constituency home where children are cared for by others. It questions which home life is the “best” and who benefits from politics.
The New York writers have formed an organization to suppress censorship, describing it as an enemy to free artistic expression. They argue they are now in trouble for their openness and accuse those who seek obscenity in fiction of undermining decency and society.
Senator Brookhart proposes Senator Norris of Nebraska as a potential Republican presidential nominee causing a stir. He also demands President Harding recognize the government of Russia, drawing further controversy.
President Coolidge urges nationwide contributions to ten million dollars for flood refugees along the Mississippi. The local Red Cross has not held a personal fundraising drive, relying on bank contributions, risking neglect without solicitation and faith in community generosity.
The Sioux City Journal notes a long running Smith–McAdoo feud destabilizing the Democratic Party ahead of the national convention, with McAdoo reticent about a candidacy while Smith supporters push for a split endgame. A compromise candidate risks a damaged electorate similar to 1924.
Dr H H Fryette of the Chicago College of Osteopathy blames short skirts for spinal curvature through leg crossing. He warns this twisting harms the base of the spine and nerves, leading to nervousness and premature aging in women and affecting men as well.
The United States has no official national anthem but the Star Spangled Banner serves as the de facto hymn. It is criticized for sentimentality and musical faults yet remains beloved when well performed, provoking patriotic emotion despite imperfections.
The New York World notes a migration from farms to industry, driven by higher factory pay. It urges the Agriculture Secretary to win party leaders to extend farmer consideration on par with manufacturers to curb the farm to factory move.
Frank W. Booth recalls family roots in Anamosa and Fairview. The Booths, deaf but educated, marry with a printed royal ceremony read by a local justice of the peace. Edmund Booth, elder editor, endured cholera and a long life, born in 1854 in a home that later housed Anamosa’s Grand Opera House.
Sir George Paish, a noted British economist now in the United States, warns of a looming European financial collapse. He favors canceling European war debts and German reparations as a remedy, arguing that U.S. debt relief could save Europe. He cites Europe’s severe loss of income and fading foreign investments, and suggests railway expansion and freer trade as part of the plan. He notes political resistance in America and warns of risky economic consequences for the United States.
The Carroll Herald reports the board of education will not fill the vacant presidency at Ames State College now. Acting president Prof Knapp continues duties effectively as the college maintains strong operation and morale.
Highlights from a Manchester dual meet show Independence defeating Manchester 87 to 30 with Independence earning 13 firsts led by standout performances. The event featured teams from Cedar Falls and other Iowa locales, alongside local weathered competition and multiple track events.
A quiz asks 10 questions about Monticello and Jones County history. Topics cover banking deposits per resident, penitentiary date at Anamosa, origins of Scotch Grove settlers, Cascades name origin, Lincoln era consul appointment, township count, a daredevil in Monticello opera house, most destructive Jones County tornado, a Monticello woman as the county’s third-born, and the meaning of grimalkin.
In Jones county a new primary road law allows voters to authorize the state highway commission to pave primaries with principal and interest paid from the state primary road fund. Counties like Delaware and Dubuque have already moved. paving costs fall on motor vehicle and gasoline taxes, with no local assessments. If not approved, paving could be delayed for years while others advance.
President Coolidge spoke on Washington's celebration and the 200th birth anniversary of George Washington. A nationwide network of 43 broadcasting stations linked by telephone carried the address, reaching millions in the United States and abroad, including 800000 Boy Scouts invited to listen.
The Iowa run 1855 to 1877 featured Emerson as a thinker who impressed audiences with philosophy and scholarship though critics found him lacking as an orator. In Dubuque on January 24, 1866 he delivered plenary ideas while seeking to catch an eastbound train after a later DeWitt appearance. The local editor praised his sentences as gems even as his delivery drew mixed reactions. He remained a notable figure amid large crowds who valued the poet and scholar persona.
The article argues that farms are losing people because production methods and machinery shift costs and demand. It states there are as many farmers as required by present needs, and that population growth would revive prices and drive a back to the farm movement.
Maquoketa Sentinel notes Jackson County may vote road bonds to secure passable highways. The county congress works with precinct reps awaiting a state highway program at Ames. details depend on a clear plan from the committee and state engineers.
The piece notes Sinclair Lewis dominates publicity, surpassing other writers, with Hi mer Gantry as a critique of religion. A gasoline tank at Arlington garage burned last Saturday, likely arson, thwarted by chemicals. Miss Erma Russell and Philip Huebner wed at the Little Brown church near Nashua last Thursday. Russell is a Manchester pianist, class of 1923.
Advertises a Saturday sale offering Gillette razor blade packages at 39 cents each with no limit. Mentions related shaving products and a parade of store promotions including Moore's paints and Mother's Day candy and stationery, plus a light anecdote about Ernie Breaks and a golf pursuit.
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