Monticello Express Editors Proprietors Note
The Monticello Express is published weekly on Thursdays by editors and proprietors J. W. Bee and Chas. A. Coxsee.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
1
The Monticello Express is published weekly on Thursdays by editors and proprietors J. W. Bee and Chas. A. Coxsee.
The column disputes tax remittance claims tied to a 2.2 mill state levy and faults a farm mortgage moratorium. It urges skepticism of political rhetoric, notes Japan's rising export power, and calls for enforcement against bootlegging while warning voters about hidden costs.
The piece contrasts Brookhart winning the Iowa senate nomination with Sinclair obtaining California governor nomination. It notes socialist strategy evolving to infiltrate existing parties, arguing Sinclair would gain little support in California as a socialist candidate.
An editorial from the Sioux City Journal discusses Hoover's articles in The Saturday Evening Post as powerful testimony shaping the Washington trial and national debate. It suggests the Roosevelt administration faces growing pressure as business, political, and social forces push back against New Deal policies with Hoover’s critique seen as potentially influencing 1930s political dynamics.
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings sues on behalf of the government against theMusic Publishers Protective Association which controls about ninety percent of popular music. Scouts monitor the nation and press charges against those using copyrighted works without proper rights. Many have paid settlements to avoid prosecution, and the writer calls for an end to graft.
A businessman voices strong opposition to the Roosevelt administration warning against risky policies and unnecessary government spending. He argues politicians push idealistic plans at the public expense and calls it the greatest crime in the nation.
A compiled notice lists Sunday and weekday services for several churches in the area. St. John's hosts English and Sunday school sessions. Methodist Episcopal notes no preaching next Sunday due to a conference in Waterloo. St. Joseph's Prairieburg and Sacred Heart in town offer masses and confessions. St. Matthew's and Wayne Zion provide services and Sunday school. Congregational and Presbyterian notices reference worship and events, with a long passage of text containing some garbled lines.
Elders and trustees set a 2:30 Sunday meeting at the church. Loy ality month urged. services Sunday Sept 16 begin with Sunday school at 10 and English morning worship at 11. Bake sale planned at Iverson's next week.
The World Herald notes free elections are imperiled as courts face intimidation and the National Guard is urged as mercenaries for a demagogue. It warns Louisiana must fight to restore local government to the people against Huey Long’s influence and ambition.
A fragmented Minteapon Journal entry shows teens debating religious labels and beliefs. It mentions Methodist Episcopalian Baptist Lutheran and Catholic identities, urging pride and action, with references to Christian virtue and integration.
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