24 Oct 1935
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1935
Page
1
The Monticello Express discusses double taxation by state and national levels and notes the Slow pace of Supreme Court decisions on AAA cases. It also reports a fatal Cascade automobile crash and critiques local Independence beer licensing, ending with a warning about speed and road safety.
The farmer who has not traded his timothy fields for soybean hay faces a mistake many growers see as a shared consensus. The statement reflects broad farmer sentiment on crop shifts and agricultural strategy.
A humorous look at potato overproduction and the language of the era. The piece notes terms like shipments of Not potatoes and potato rebellions, cites Elberta Shipley the Sweet Singer of Brooklyn starting a potato party, and highlights a rallying cry about potatoes of the people for the people.
Sioux City Journal notes Senator Borah ends bid for presidential nomination and Roosevelt rejects the idea of drafting his son to challenge GOP leaders. The piece argues political threats to business are unwise and urges leaders to support industrial recovery and avoid anti business hostility.
Detroit readers learn from the American Automobile Association safety program that speed raises fuel use and air consumption. The AAA tests with thirteen car types show mileage drops from 18 mpg at 30 mph to 12.6 mpg at 60 mph and 8.6 mpg at 80 mph while air consumption rises by about 6.9 times from 30 to 55 mph, suggesting vacation money goes farther with slower driving.
In Tama News Herald commentary leaders from business resist limits on overproduction. The piece questions why farmers must keep producing while manufacturers can halt output when idle factories and workers exist.
Watertown residents consider farm electrification slow to reach rural homes as cities push for broader access. Officials say nationwide electrical service expansion will take time, but work should continue to bring electricity to farms.
A switch to soybean hay and abundant alfalfa hay is praised as far superior to the old timothy and slough grass cuts. The change is credited to experimental stations improving forage quality and supply.
Dr Chaney reports shells and berries found in a cave floor suggesting Peking Man gathered hackberries and mashed them for meals. Rodents may have chewed shells, while caged monkeys ate shells with berry remains.
Smithsonian study by Dr. Frans Olbrechts details Cherokee dream doctors in North Carolina who used dream analysis as primitive psycho therapy. Dreams are read as omens or cause of disease, with specific dreams linked to deaths, insanity, or illness, guiding herbal treatments to expel the evil.
Initial details on the Soviet 16-ship air fleet replacing the Maxim Gorky include all metal monoplanes powered by Stoenedries engines rated around 200 horsepower. Top speed is listed at 107 miles per hour, wingspan 206 feet, overall height 60 feet, length 46 feet, with 60 feet between landing gear.
The Automoble Club of Southern California notes Roman engineers set milestones every 1000 paces along the Appian Way. These markers indicated distance to the nearest principal town beyond 100 miles from Rome. The Appian Way is still traveled today.
As part of the Andrew Carnegie centennial, the Carnegie Corporation of New York will present to all Carnegie libraries in the United States and the British Dominions a framed reproduction of a portrait by Luis Mora for permanent display. Carnegie funded 2,811 libraries between 1881 and 1917, including 1,946 in the United States, born November 26, 1835 in Dunfermline. The centennial celebration will be held in the United States on November 26 and 27.
Regional church notices list multiple congregations with service times, Sunday schools, and Holy Communion dates. Praireburg area churches include St Josephs Catholic St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Congregational St Johns Lutheran Hopkinton St Matthews Methodist Castle Grove Reformed Presbyterian Wayne Zion with English German services and Reformation events.
Center Junction M E Church announces 9 30 am preaching service Sunday school 930 am Miss Vera Moats superintendent Epworth League 645 pm with Endeavor in alternate churches Choir practice Tuesday 730 pm Next Sunday readings from former pastors and members Woodcutting bee next Tuesday four miles east of Scotch Grove to replenish church fuel supply Former minister expected next Sunday
Local Philco radio dealer Mr. Richie of Leytze Maytag says listeners now receive daily signals from a dozen countries and more are joining the shortwave race. Europe detects rapid expansion with England adding transmitters, Germany promising a world class facility, and France Spain and Japan increasing power. He urges getting a 1936 Philco now for best winter listening thrills.
Wyoming Journal reports a virulent hog cholera outbreak at Otto Ritmer’s farm northwest of Onslow. About 60 hogs may perish as vaccination is deemed useless. A strict quarantine is in place and owners urged to prevent spread, including germ transfer via shoes and vehicle wheels. Bronson notes this is the first outbreak in the area.
Public notice from Jones county Iowa announces administratorship of the William Frederick Rohn estate. Claims must be filed sworn and verified with the court clerk and debts paid promptly to avoid costs. notice dated September 26, 1935, in Anamosa.
A compiled list shows Hubert Metcalf Ruth Wressell and others transferring parcels in Anamosa Wyoming and Shaw subdivisions. Transactions include mortgages assumed, tax payments, and wife and husband coownership terms with nominal consideration and conditions.
A column notes a sizable figure who can secure meat prices, while some residents resist following traditional paths to seek larger footprints and new opportunities.
The district court in Jones county Iowa advertises probate for Della Sutherland. A will dated Oct 9 1935 was filed and opened. final proof is set for Nov 4 1935 at the September term. Interested parties may appear to contest probate. Coxsee Coxsee Heiserman are attorneys for the estate.
Notice that a will purporting to be the last will of John A Deischer is filed and opened in the court. The court sets November 12, 1935 at 10 am for final proof and probate at the term to determine the will’s validity and appointment of executors.
Executor of the estate of Theda Gerdes announces appointment by the state of Iowa and invites all claimants to file sworn claims with the court clerk within legal time. Creditors are urged to immediate payment to the estate. Dated October 12 1935 at Anamosa Iowa T J Gerdes Executor Doxsee Doxsee Helserman attorneys for the estate.
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