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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1933
Page
1
Publication note indicates a weekly newspaper issued on Thursdays with J. W. D and Chas. A. Coxsee as editors and proprietors.
The piece warns that repeal of the 18th Amendment will unleash a flood of liquor and invites heavy taxation and licensing to cripple illicit sales. It criticizes political figures and cites Suzanne La Follette and Hartzell’s trial, noting illiteracy and investment scams centered in Northwest Iowa, Storm Lake, and Sioux City.
The Washington group proposing moving city idlers to farms shows a lack of farm knowledge and misreads labor needs. Farming is a skilled trade like machine work requiring apprenticeship and proper conditions.
The public may witness a clash between General Johnson and Henry Ford over Ford’s refusal to heed NRA administrator commands. Ford has the means and grit to challenge the hard boiled officer. Any litigation would reach the high court and likely be moot. still, the public can enjoy the spectacle.
An ambitious woman sues a wealthy McCormick heir for a million and a half, arguing that inherited money invites gold diggers and amatory schemes. The piece notes idlers with assured incomes are prone to such suits while active businesspeople avoid them.
Analysts predict Democrats could sway a Republican or two to counter the mosses from interim election dealings. Rumors of internal splits surface, with potential critics likened to Benedict Arnold and set to be branded accordingly.
Governor Herring faces pressure from his endorsers after years of support. A public petition and private loyalty tests emerge as he responds to demands for a tougher stance on liquor policy.
The article notes a winter capitol scene where individuals may petition the legislature despite opposing views, and comments that the governor, with a strong liquor policy majority, should show more gentleness and suavity in handling the issue.
Chicago editorial notes Germany stands isolated after withdrawal from disarmament talks and the League. It argues international opinion condemns nazi abuses and warns that a November 12 plebiscite could push Europe toward war, with allies unlikely to disarm while Germany presses rearmament.
The Chicago Daily News rejects signing a press code to curb speech and warns the president against bureaucratic overreach. It defends constitutional rights, cautions about tyranny, and urges swift action to sustain public support for economic recovery.
Manchester Press denounces U S recognition of Russia as a grave betrayal of Christian values and human rights. It blasts Lenin and Stalin for mass killings and calls the move a cynical sale of moral authority for financial gain.
Humboldt Republican reports that middle west insistence on higher wages and shorter hours aims to entrench labor nationally. The article argues prosperity hinges on wage hikes and a five day or six hour week, questioning funding from employers for higher wages.
Lee Craft, a Hedrick area farmer in Keokuk county, has farmed barefoot for 92 years and travels cornfields without shoes even in frost. Neighbors say he remains in rugged health and credits going barefoot for his well being. A Red Oak resident notes a cotton field joke by John Prather while a Humboldt store visitor pheasant briefly enters Burke implement shop, then exits and vanishes.
A Cerro Gordo county resident challenged an 11 cent personal property assessment and learned clocks and watches were listed. Assessors once treated timepieces as luxuries and taxed them, but they are now generally disregarded as necessities reflecting changing times.
J F Grawe of Waverly Bremer county showcases a complete vegetable 200 featuring freak vegetables with Siamese twin pairs. The latest display item is a cabbage plant bearing five heads on five branching stalks, four heads solid and diameters of 5 and 5 inches plus a partially developed fifth.
Mrs Blanche Kennedy of Chariton Lucas county suffered a compound thumb fracture and multiple cuts when a wind gust yanked a car door open and threw her from the seat onto the gravel road.
G. E. Eilers, a popular auctioneer in LeMars Plymouth County, tamed a young rattlesnake found on a roadside. He placed the snake in a large envelope then lured it into a glass jar by talking to it, noting the snake is about a year old with a small button and no rattlers.
Co. C. Wright of Algona in Kossuth County earned a reputation as a duck hunter who captures birds alive. One early morning at 3 a.m. he saw a
A duck wandered ahead of a car and was stunned by a spotlight before a Wright family man captured the greenhead mallard, later providing a fine dinner. The scene led to recollections of odd wildlife finds and local quirks in Odebolt and Red Oak notices.
Iowa announces a November 15 start for fur bearing animals led by badger mink raccoon skunk opossum and civet with musk rats allowed south of a northern county line. Licenses cost 1 to 10 dollars residents and 25 dollars non residents with limits on traps and a January 15 1934 season end.
Oxford Mirror reports Jones County had no land owned by insurance companies as of December 31 1932 within a state list of seven counties with zero corporate ownership. It notes insurers gained land via loan defaults, with holdings ranging from about one thousand to 52 000 acres across several counties. Jackson and Scott counties are also listed as free of insured lands.
Two Iowa City residents Harold J. Long, 38, Des Moines attorney and driver, and Frank Smith, 38, former Johnson county sheriff, died from a crash near Red Wing Minnesota while traveling to Minneapolis for the Iowa Minnesota football game. Passengers Walter Barrow, 38, county district court clerk, and Clarence Beck, 38, suffered severe injuries. The car struck a ditch after steering gear failure at a sign guarded highway intersection. resulted in fatality for Long and Smith.
The American Red Cross reports aid to six million families in unemployment and disaster relief. In 120 disasters, 96 within the U S, nearly a thousand lives lost and 148 340 homes damaged or destroyed. Red Cross spent 1 070284 from national treasury during relief efforts.
Dr A G Hejinian in wedding attire met Mrs Verne Purcell in his wife’s gown as Mrs O M Miller played the wedding march. The item caps a community bazaar climax and notes other local events.
Arnold Brandt of Earlville captured first in the Delaware County corn husking contest for the third consecutive season with a net of 1911 pounds. Russell Chendennen of Oneida took second with 1751 pounds and Ralph Binning of Greeley placed third with 1712 pounds.
The district court of Jones County Iowa appoints Henry F Knake as executor of the Henry Knake deceased estate. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa November 1 1933 Rhinehart and McLaughlin attorneys.
Final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in listed estates have been filed with the Jones county district court clerk. The court fixes November 14, 1933 as the time for the final hearing and approval of these reports.
The district court of Jones county Iowa orders probate of the last will of Eliza Hogan filed Oct 18 1933. A hearing is set for Nov 13 1933 at 10 a.m. at the September term with interested parties to appear and show cause. Filed October 13 1933 by Clerk See Byerly. Deputy Coxsee Coxsee Helserman attorneys for the estate.
In Jones county Iowa district court plaintiffs Catharine Litt et al sue William Billings et al seeking confirmation of heirs shares in a deceased George Billings estate. The petition asks sale of described real estate in Monticello and distribution of proceeds per undivided interests, with attorney’s fees and costs. Defendants warned to answer by November 20 1933 or default and judgment.
A newspaper ad touts Udga Tablets as a doctor prescribed remedy for ulcers gas pains sour stomach and related stomach issues. It claims worldwide success and offers a one dollar box with a money back guarantee, urging readers to ask their druggist at Palmer's Drug Store.
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