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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1933
Page
1
Mortgage minimization urged for farmers against overexpansion
An Outlook editorial urges farmers to mortgage land only as needed to survive hard times warning that oversized loans burden both lender and borrower. It notes insurance losses fall on policy holders, while farmers face long recoveries and questions about currency policy impact. The piece also discusses bank guarantees and a Monticello farmers meeting on corn hog reform and land idle payments.
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Monticello
San Jose Kidnapers Lynched After Confessing Crimes
The article notes two San Jose youths who abducted and murdered a victim, disposed of the body in an oven, and confessed. A mob carried out lynching last Sunday night, an act described as a crime without lawful justification. Governor Rolph’s support of pardons for lynching draws sharp criticism for upholding unsafe governance. Brookings report on state government termed costly and radical, with likely limited adoption despite public pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
California
Rolph
Iowa foreclosures hit landowners and farm insurers
The piece notes 1644 farm properties held by corporate insurers, with average losses of 76 per acre and up to 100 per acre in some cases. Jones county has few holdings, while hardest hit rows span the state. It also mentions salty government pork and political commentary by Brookhart regarding US Russia relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jones County
Iowa Law Requires Night Lights for Horse Drawn Vehicles
New Iowa statute Section 5045-01 mandates white or tinted lights or red reflectors on horse drawn and other vehicles from sunset to half an hour before sunrise. Vehicles must illuminate to reduce accidents. proof of noncompliance bars driver recovery after a collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Drive to preacquish immigration laws revived in Digest
The Digest reports a renewed push to loosen immigration rules. Propagandists plan to keep the issue alive until January and manipulate humanitarian appeals to persuade Congress to admit more Europeans and Asians. They cite 10,000,000 Americans in breadlines and 11,000,000 aliens imported in the past 15 years, with 8,000,000 not naturalized, labeling the effort as imperialistic versus job displacement and radical influx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Germany
Vultures Use Air Currents To Soar High All Day
In its study of thermal air currents the British Gliding Association notes Indian vultures riding warm updrafts to as high as 2000 feet and gliding with minimal wing movement for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Gliding Association
New England curb design tests street lighting and drainage
A new curb design under test in England includes street lights gutter drainage and hydrants for washing the highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Interesting and revealing transient statistics in Iowa
A Waverly grocer Henry Schell reports transient visitors from August 15 to early November. Of 105 men seeking provisions 62 bought coffee 19 fruit 4 potatoes 3 soup 4 bacon 5 onions and 1 egg three quarters appeared respectable aged 19 to 75 and largely unemployed. Justice EB Turner in Albia narrowly avoided injury when plaster fell after he finished typing.
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Iowa
Henry Schell
Waverly
Bremer County
Schell
EB. J. Turner
Albia
Monroe County
Justice Turner
K. R. Marvin
Warning to Robbers: Porter Fends Off Bandit After Robbery Attempt
Robert Porter a drug store delivery boy in Council Bluffs Potta watamie county was held up by a lone bandit. Porter pursued the thief after the bystander called police and finished by beating him up. Officers found the robber pushing Porter's bicycle toward them as Porter prodded him along.
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Robert Porter
Porter
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
Jury Box With A Century Of Service In Red Oak
Clerk F Y Barnes described using a cigar box as a ballot box since 1903 to draw juror names. Court reporter Charles Linn noted the box history as more than five thousand jurors have been drawn from it. The box is tied to Villisca axe murder and other major cases in Montgomery county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Y. Barnes
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Charles Linn
Barnes
Villisca
Boone Judge Claims Uncommon One Shot Pheasant Take
Judge H E Fry of Boone Boone county hunted pheasants with witnesses. He allegedly fired one shot and bagged three birds, while friends dispute the count arguing he may have used multiple shells. The account notes pheasants often fly singly unlike ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Fry
Boone
Boone County
Judge Fry
Children observe Armistice Day silent tribute
Red Oak in Montgomery County boys under 12 paused a football game at 11 AM on Armistice Day, removing caps and facing east for a minute of silence. Bystanders reported they were impressed and the act drew local comment.
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Red Oak
Montgomery County
Sam Risk Returns From Syria With Hand Made Table
Sam Risk of Ames Story county returns from Syria with a remarkable hand made table. The piece was assembled entirely by hand from 500000 pieces and has drawn wide astonishment. Risk is in demand as a speaker with engagements at Sioux City Cedar Rapids and Ames including a KSCJ broadcast.
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Sam Risk
Ames
Story County
Syria
Risk
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
KSCJ
Cornstalk board eyed for Cape fruit crates
Iowa State college engineers develop a new cornstalk board as a packing material for Cape of Good Hope fruit shipments. A 1600 square foot test panel, one eighth inch thick, was sent to the Cape. an English firm may manufacture the board in South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape of Good Hope
Iowa State College
Ames
Engineering Experiment Station
Union of South Africa
Owl electrocuted after snatching chicken in Cass county
Jim Huff of Knox ville in Marion county reports finding a dead owl on a Cass county road. The bird was in possession of a chicken, its head bitten off, and the owl appears to have been electrocuted when it struck a high tension wire while starting its meal.
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Cass County
Jim Huff
Knoxville
Marion County
Gold rush rumor after chickens yield nuggets on Mattes farm
In Plymouth county near Merrill on the Joe Mattes farm chickens reportedly produced nuggets found in their crops after they were killed. A LeMars jeweler examined the samples, noting the possible gold content and stirring local speculation.
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Joe Mattes
Merrill
Plymouth County
Mattes
LeMars
Gold Nuggets Found In Farm Well Diggings
A 90 foot well on a farm yields nuggets of pure gold believed to come from a recent dig. Chickens scratch in the dirt and family members search the surrounding pile and nearby ground hoping to locate more metal.
Pheasant in Pocket Outruns Hunter in Open Season
In Waverly Bremer County a local hunter shot a cock pheasant and, after placing it in his coat pocket, felt movement. The bird escaped from the pocket and bolted toward timber before being recaptured, leaving the hunter confident it would have vanished if not for a quick start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Bremer County
J. F. Grawe
Pranksters Damage Rural School in Armstrong Iowa
In Armstrong Emmet county pranksters damaged a rural schoolhouse during Hallowe'en. They pried windows opened, wrecked desks, scattered books and papers, ripped curtains, poured sand in a piano, defaced walls, and damaged playground equipment. A $50 reward is offered for information leading to arrests and convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Armstrong
Emmet County
Goats Clear 40 Acre Tract Near Manchester Delaware County
Albert Retz cleared a timbered 40 acre tract near Manchester after buying 37 goats for 116.50. The herd, now over seventy, cleared underbrush and eliminated elm trees while sparing oaks, with only straw costs for the shed.
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Albert Retz
Manchester
Delaware County
Retz
Tame crow mascot delights Algona area school
A country school near Algona in Kossuth county uses a tame crow as its mascot. J. E. Beaman tames the bird which flies about during recess entertaining students. The county superintendent visited the school and the crow sat on his car before finally returning home.
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Algona
Kossuth
J. E. Beaman
Elmer Hoppengardner and the Army 13-Count Oddity
Elmer Hoppengardner of Madrid Boone county is cited by J G Lucas as embracing the number 13 during war service. He entered the army on the 13th and left Fort Warden on the 13th, Camp Mills on the 13th, crossed the ocean in 13 days with 13 ships, returned in 13 days, and was discharged on the 13th. Death is referenced with a biblical line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hoppengardner
Madrid
Boone County
J. G. Lucas
Elmer
Fort Warden
Washington
Camp Mills
New York
Kate Shelley Bridge Removed After Line Abandonment
The historic Kate Shelley railroad bridge near Moingona in Boone County has been dismantled after the Northwestern line segment was abandoned. Kate Shelley, then 15, crossed the bridge during a 1881 storm to fetch help for the engineer who survived by clinging to a tree in the flood.
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Kate Shelley
Moingona
Boone County
Northwestern
Iowa
Traer Business Men Get Free January Steam Heat
Traer water and light commission announces free steam heat for January for local business men in Tama county. The month reduces the season flat rate by 20 percent, an emergency aid during post holiday slow times. This marks the third straight season the commission has donated a month of service.
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Traer
Tama County
Traer Water and Ght Commission
Commission
Freyer Suffers Tooth Break in Clothes Line Accident
Friends of A. J. Freyer of Galva Iowa recount a woods accident when an axe glanced a clothes line and struck him on the head breaking the upper plate of his false teeth. He suffered no serious injury and is thankful for the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Freyer
Galva
Ida County
Freyer
Winterset football captain attacked at ham burger shop
Dick Hall, captain of the Winterset high school football team in Madison County, endured many tough games without injury until a man entered the ham burger shop Hall runs, ordered a sandwich, then struck him on the head with a pop bottle, fracturing his skull.
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Dick Hall
Winterset
Madison County
Hall
Typographical error costs Sioux City firm $100 fine
A printing error led a Woodbury county manufacturer to be fined under the pure food and drug act after a dog medicine label read scurvy instead of scurfy. Lawyers argued the misprint was accidental and blamed the printer.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
Large American eagle rescued after collision with wires
Dr. R. E. Simonsen of Marcus in Cherokee County saw a large bird strike power wires along a country road. The eagle fell and he covered it with a robe while it lay dazed, acting quickly to rescue the animal.
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R. E. Simonsen
Marcus
Cherokee County
Widespread Bird Sighted Far From Natural Haunts
A seven foot winged bird found in this region puzzled observers as its presence far from its natural habitats cannot be explained. local reports suggest unusual migratory or exploratory behavior by the large bird roaming near town.
Churches consider replacing collections with canned food drives
The Pocahontas Methodist church in Pocahontas county plans to end cash plate offerings during Sunday services. Following an NRA suggestion open to all churches, funds would be raised by collecting unlabeled food cans sent to a central company that buys them. Many churches may adopt the plan.
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Methodist
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
NRA
Rock Rapids man faintly saved by quick exit near elevator
Hugo Ross of Lyon county loaded flour in an upper floor elevator, then fainted as it descended. Miss Ryan cried out, Mr. Leith pulled him clear just before the floor brushed his hair, a near fatal accident with moments to spare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Ross
Rock Rapids
Lyon County
Miss Ryan
Wonder Leith
Meat Department
Mr. Ross
Legislative Letter And State Capitol Gossip
A legislative column reports on a proposed gross sales tax and property tax relief act of 1933, detailing exemptions and penalties and noting the bill aims to reduce property taxes. It covers House File 131, which expands taxation to most businesses, debates over liquor control, committee activity, and the ongoing legislative tempo with deadlines approaching. It also mentions the Supreme Court, liquor questions, and the timing of enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erty
Strachman
Beswick
McLain
Felter
Crouch
Iowa
Senate
House
Frailey
Senate Liquor Committee
St. Patrick’s Day
Supreme Court
Automotive Association Forms For The County
The article describes the formation of a county automotive association and outlines a retail code protecting buyers. It covers installment plan limits, delivery honesty, used car trade allowances, and fair dealing by dealers under government oversight. It emphasizes protections for buyers and stable dealer operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KXX
Supreme Court ruling limits state boards powers under constitution
Six state supreme court justices ruled that powers to create rules and penalties rest with the general assembly, not the highway commission or similar boards. Officials note similar issues in fish and game and public health boards. Some urge a code review committee while others see magnified defects. A senator says the flaws may be overstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
State Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
Carpenter Henry Fuller Fatally Struck by Car in West Side Collision
Henry Fuller 65, a carpenter, died after being struck by a auto driven by Howard L. Taylor of Cedar Rapids at a west side intersection. Fuller was dead on arrival at the hospital from internal injuries. Taylor, who reported to police, said he was employed by an oil company.
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Henry Fuller
Carpenter
Howard L. Taylor
Cedar Rapids
West Side
Taylor
Property crimes rise with violence in Scotland 1929 to 1932
Crime statistics show crimes against property with violence in Scotland climbed from 954 in 1929 to 1528 in 1932, indicating a sharp upward trend over the period. The data highlights growing violence linked to property offenses.
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Scotland
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