28 Oct 1937
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
1
The article urges caution on national debt and criticizes President Roosevelt for unbalanced budgets and high spending. It notes public concern about future tax burdens and the need for economy while predicting ongoing debate over fiscal policy. It also reports Renwick deaths from a Mason City bus collision with a Rock Island Streamliner and impending litigation.
The piece notes livestock drifting into a wild state due to wartime farming shifts and rising hatred among neighbors. It contrasts this with church repairs at Monticello and celebrates the Presbyterian effort to rebuild sturdier, keep beauty, and shore up church strength. It also mentions corn husking contests spurring local pride amid expected farm income, while warning about balancing Roosevelt’s looming fiscal legacy.
A Denver educator visited Iowa to urge teachers to open subjects for full study to guard against commun ism. The speaker warns this could be dangerous as teaching ranks include idealists ready to preach all kinds of isms. Restrictions on what may be taught in public schools are urged.
Experienced writers and analysts in finance frequently need loans or advances to fund printing and distribution, underscoring the high cost of disseminating money knowledge.
A major passenger airliner crashed into Chalk Peak Utah killing 19 aboard. Recovery of bodies completed. Weather and instrument confusion blamed. described as the worst aviation disaster since commercial flight began in the United States. The article concludes that flying continues despite losses and risks.
The piece urges youth to apply safety lessons from school and clubs and to remind parents when safety is forgotten. It notes most accidents involve 20 to 29 year olds and that speed is the main risk for young drivers. Driving requires full attention and not mixing fun with driving.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph recalls a trip to Ponca Nebraska where old friends celebrate a bumper corn crop. yields rise from six to fifty bushels per acre and cribs overflow. A foreman mishears an apprentice about eating lunch, illustrating small village humor. The Knoxville Express notes relief distribution could aid the jobless, but work at decent wages is scarce and basic goods remain costly.
Editorial note argues there is no middle ground on neutrality and warns against rapid moves toward a pro peace concerted effort urged by the president. It recalls Japan's Manchuria seizure and suggests the nine power conference may be ineffectual, lamenting missed chances in 1931.
A Mason City Globe-Gazette note suggests a public slogan urging service stations in Iowa to refuse fuel to intoxicated customers. The idea reflects concerns over drunken driving and safety, pitched as a practical policy for local gas stations.
Onslow residents and visitors are noted in a sequence of social events. Families like Hall, Flanagan, English, Fagan, Orr and Paulsen host dinners, bridge games, and 500 in homes across Onslow and nearby towns. Guests travel from Anamosa Clinton Davenport and beyond for birthdays reunions and church events.
Community life in Amber centers on birthday parties and Sunday dinners with extended kin. Guests include the Zimmermans and Dirks families, Hayens, and others, with care taken to note illnesses and movements such as Cletus Boland's knee infection and parish visits. Directors’ meeting notes highlight the Amber Creamery’s solid fiscal status as of September 30.
Mrs Aresia Boh and Mr and Mrs Joe Leberman with son Bual of Sheboygan Wis spent the past weekend with Len Bual. Ulrich Schilt and family visited Carl Schheiter in Castle Grove township along with Mary Margaret John and Rose. Will Balsiger and son James joined Edna Smiths birthday gathering with Mr and Mrs Andy Smith and Etta Beh rends with daughter Edna of Monticello also attending.
A Guess Atlantic News Telegraph speculates that Congress will fail to pass any major measures before January 1, 1938, expressing doubt about the likelihood of action in the special session.
The Logan Observer argues that U S involvement in war increases when allies push to impose peace on unwilling parties, urging caution against multilateral coercion and emphasizing diplomacy.
Veterinary surgeon and dentist office and hospital one block north of the post office. Calls answered day and night. Phone 171.
Notice to interested parties that final reports and discharge applications for executors administrators and guardians in Jones County estates are on file with the district court clerk. Final hearing set for November 15 1937 at 10 am in Anamosa Iowa. Listed estates include Monticello State Bank as administrator for Harry J Lang and R A Cartano as administrator for John Sahli.
The District Court of Jones County fixes November 8 1937 at 9:00 AM for final hearing and approval of discharge reports for executors and guardians listed. Interested parties may appear file exceptions and show cause why the reports should not be approved. Reports include John Breen executor of Harriet E. Smythe and E A Schatzadee of Carl A LeBatet estate Anamosa Iowa.
The district court of Jones county Iowa appoints W W A Locher as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of M M Sinclair deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa October 1 1937. The Monticello State Bank administrator Locher & Locher attorneys for the estate.
State of Iowa Jones county district court announces probate proceeding for the last will of Nancy J Schaefer deceased filed Oct 14 1937. The Nov 8 1937 10:00 a.m. probate hearing is set to admit the will to probate with interested parties invited to appear. Locher Locher attorneys for the estate.
On October 16 and with final proof due November 15 1937 at 10 oclock a m the court will hear the will of Donald O Sinclair deceased at the term then held Interested parties may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate Locher Locher attorneys for the estate Iowa.
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