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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
1
A town editorial laments mounting national debt under President Roosevelt and contrasts it with Coolidge era thrift. It attacks Wallace as a Roosevelt ally, praises Alf Landon’s business prudence, and warns that continued prodigality could burden future generations amid international tremors.
Sioux City Journal presents Gov Alfred Landon with a closeup portrait from a Des Moines luncheon full of editors and farmers. It highlights his calm demeanor friendly dignity and lack of theatrics and notes his engaging smile firm handshake and quiet measured speech.
The piece rebuts Roosevelt’s deficit financing, accusing his administration of wasteful New Deal spending. It cites Ogden Mills’ claim the deficit will exceed three billion and notes debt up fourteen billion since 1933. It also mentions a looming balanced budget pledge and a California trip.
Transactions include George W. Berman and Harriett selling land to J. Aug Pearson and Helen Pearson in Main Street lots 18 and 19 within Wilburworths Add Anamosa for $1 and other value, plus Meers and Weers selling 119 acres for $13,000 and multiple parcels involving the Wayne township School District and various heirs.
Des Moines dispatch reports the summer of 1936 in Iowa is the hottest on record with an average 77.6 degrees. Charles D. Reed notes 25 days above 100 degrees, 117 degree high at Logan and Atlantic, and rainfall totaling 6.84 inches across June to August, well below normal. The season ends with cooler forecasts and a 37 degree cold day on June 3.
Dr. Charles E. Snyder of the Davenport centennial committee explains that Maj. William Gordon sketched Davenport in a skewed street plan after a night of drinking. The finding clears the long standing curiosity about Iowa history and Davenport’s odd street alignment.
Senator Glass argues banks hold nearly 60 percent of the national debt totaling 34.5 billion dollars. He warns that a ten percent drop in government bond prices could force about 90 percent of banks out of business, and blames the New Deal for compelling banks to buy.
The Maston City Globe-Gazette notes that the president's $2 million vacation cost over his 3 1/2 years in Washington is less of a campaign issue than anticipated, shaping voter focus beyond fiscal controversy.
Los Angeles officials report Argentine corn at 20 million pounds weekly entering Los Angeles harbor. Twenty tramp steamers chartered to haul 150,000 tons to San Pedro over three months, totaling 10,724,286 bushels since Jan 1, 1935. Erwin cites a $23,571,427 loss to U S corn producers and handlers under the Roosevelt crop curtailment.
The National Fraternal Congress of America representing five million policyholders and five billion dollars in policies condemned Roosevelt administration financial policies. It passed a resolution without dissent warning that policyholders will suffer irreparable injury unless changes are made.
In Spencer Iowa the WPA kept an exhibit at the county fair while the Republican National committee was denied permission to display its traveling exhibit of imported foreign farm and food products under the Roosevelt reciprocal trade agreements.
The phrase Why Not an FFF signals a critical look at Farley policy choices and outcomes. Analysts weigh political missteps and administrative hurdles amid public scrutiny of government risk management and budget decisions.
Chicago officials report Republican leaders accusing Roosevelt aides of intimidating shopkeepers over anti tax card campaigns. John Camitlon questions Attorney General Cummings about Gov. Landon and hidden taxes described as taking about 20 cents of every dollar.
Gov. Alf Landon of Kansas told a Des Moines State Fair crowd that the American farmer should be a lord on his own farm. He pledged family type farms with cash payments linked to production, crop insurance, and full fulfillment of existing contracts, defying Roosevelt policies with a plan to offset surpluses and reduce farm costs.
A southern Jones County woman voices support for Governor Landon, criticizing hidden taxes under the Roosevelt administration, debt, and spending. She argues for budget balance, opposing vote buying, and warns against a perceived move toward communism, urging voting as truth and freedom.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican urges voters to study Governor Landon’s frank farm policy. it argues his platform limits taxation without popular consent and promises clear, open discussion for farmers, landowners, and tenants at Des Moines.
The piece accuses Democrats of double standards over campaign contributions including the du Pont family and John J. Raskob. It credits Alf Landon with a pay-as-you-go system, balancing the Kansas budget, paying off $18.5 million in state debts, and cutting property assessments and tax rates.
Public notice states the district court of Jones county Town has appointed and commissioned the undersigned as executors of John H. Hagen Sr deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within the legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs.
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