28 May 1936
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
1
A jittery editorial urges motorists to study the Iowa Code on driving and safety. It cites Keeley Institute data showing rising alcohol-related admissions and condemns liquor's reach into society while criticizing Townsend and the Senate. It notes Hoover's noncandidacy and cautions Democrats about Wallace and Dickinson.
State Senator George Wilson expressed strong confidence that Republicans will win Iowa in November, predicting victory for the state ticket and U.S. senator. Other Republicans cited mixed views on Roosevelt and the presidential race, with some predicting a Democratic push but Republican gains at local levels. Discussion touched on senatorial and gubernatorial matchups, with several names floated as potential nominees.
The Guffey bill to regulate the coal industry faced a Supreme Court defeat as unconstitutional, with President Roosevelt pressed to seek a constitutional amendment granting federal power over intrastate business and labor. Commentators in Chicago and across papers critique the move and politics surrounding the NRA decision.
A Chicago judge sentences a motorist to six months in jail after a stop sign collision that left a 10 year old girl with a fractured skull. At the same session seven other reckless drivers receive five to ten year terms, six of them with alcohol involvement.
A western Democrat told Prent Roosevelt that Republicans will use money influence and all means in the campaign to defeat him while urging a tougher response. The remark signals rising opposition to the New Deal and potential shift in national sentiment before the election.
The speaker contemplates the faces of children and their untold questions. He longs to understand their minds and wishes to return to youth to answer their burning, hopeful, and curious gaze.
The sheriff's sale lists real estate and personal property tied to a 1936 judgment in favor of The Monticello State Bank against multiple defendants. It details mortgages on Center Junction property and notes secured by farms, with sale set for the Sunday of June 1936 at 10 a.m. on the Planter Farm near Center Junction.
General law practice and settlement of estates described. Office located on the second floor of the Stuhler building in Monticello, Iowa.
The Lowell Block operates from 8 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. daily with set hours for public access. Public notices indicate restricted times outside these hours for maintenance and safety.
D McCarn and Son of Anamosa Iowa advertise title insurance policies and abstract services. Established 1857 the firm promotes its long history and membership in national and state title associations.
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