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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1932
Page
1
The Monticello Express is the official city and county paper published every Thursday by J. W. Doxsee and Chas. A. Doxsee, editors and proprietors.
Editorial discusses Governor Roosevelts $20 special train tour through the west critiquing his public policy ideas. He calls for railroad regulation and higher highway cost contributions from trucking while noting practical limits on truck transport and commerce.
The piece compares gasoline tax burdens from Iowa, Florida, and Alabama highlighting four cents per gallon in Iowa versus seven to eleven cents in other regions. It urges Jones County Republicans to support the county ticket as fiscally prudent public servants serving all citizens.
A nurse in Cincinnati caused three deaths by misreading a prescription, while doctors’ handwriting and unclear directions are blamed for ongoing medical error. Iowa plants like Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids run at capacity with 1,000 workers. Burlington Glove adds 76 operators and 50 machines. Justice John M. Grimm resigns Cedar Rapids bench duties to return to law practice after years on the Supreme Court, leaving three years of his term unexpired.
The remark notes that extended service on the supreme bench will make him more formidable at the trial table, underscoring increased judgment and courtroom poise gained through appellate work.
The Sioux City Journal discusses the decline of tabloid papers like Detroit Mirror and Liberty praised for failing to attract Detroit readers. It contrasts with success of the Illustrated News and notes overall tabloid decline encourages legitimate journalism.
Sioux City Journal notes speaker Garner sought Al Smith backing for the vice presidency but finds no tangible move. It argues McAdoo traded California and Texas for Roosevelt’s ticket, suggesting Smith’s support remains limited to endorsing the ticket rather than active campaigning.
The passage contrasts early campaign oratory with radio era constraints. It recalls Ronye Conkling Tar Reed Iain Lie Forley Chauncey De ye Willem J. Bryan and their spontaneous rallies, contrasts their impromptu appeals with typewritten sheets, and ponders how figures like Bryan and McKinley would fare behind a microphone.
The Des Moines Register notes Gov. Roosevelt’s speech lacks concrete plans beyond promises, signaling uncertainty on how to proceed and what he would do for agriculture. The Marshalltown Times-Republican questions Curtis on prohibition and potential response to speakeasies and bootlegging after breweries and stills begin.
District Court entries list numerous cases including attachments replevin landlord’s liens and foreclosure actions. Major parties include L. A. Andrew supt and various banks such as Monticello State Bank and Cedar Rapids Bank, with numerous foreclosures and garnishments noted. The long docket also includes divorces and injunctions amid a broad mix of creditor claims and property disputes.
The twenty third annual dairy cattle congress opens in Waterloo on October 3 with national contests and 4 H judging. Teams from 25 states are joined by exhibitors from Ontario Oklahoma and many midwestern states for dairy cattle Belgi an horses poultry and waterfowl competitions. Over 250 registered dairy heifers. club day October 8 with heifer judging. 1200 plus 4 H and vacation students participate. entertainment includes circus acts hippodrome daily shows and 14 bands during the week.
The article notes the 139th anniversary of George Washington laying the Capitol cornerstone on September 18 1793 in Washington. It recalls the Capitol’s three sections the destruction in 1814 restoration in 1827 wing completions 1800 1811 and the 1865 dome completion. It mentions a planned $ three and a half million remodel with a new dome proposed since 1905.
Democratic leaders fear Al Smith may pivot further from Roosevelt after canceling a contract to write an article for the Saturday Evening Post. His stance could influence voters in several eastern states and shape upcoming party strategies.
The Monticello Express promotes a Beacon City cooperative program for Jones County Cas cade and Hopkinton residents to visit the Century of Progress in Chicago from June to November 1, 1933. The plan offers five acre private facilities with tents, uniformed guards, dining, nursing, transport by Illinois Central rail, and inclusive admission in a single price.
National Republic notes forty one radicals join anti Hoover protests over bonus marchers eviction. The piece lists Roger Baldwin John Haynes Holmes Arthur Hays John Dewey Kilpatrick Lovell Blackwell Johnson Spofford and others as educators editors lawyers clergymen among the protestors, framing them as sympathetic to Soviet Russia and prepared to challenge U S action in crisis situations.
A Florida Davie muck area grove will supply orange trees for the Century of Progress exposition near Chicago. Trees from the Rabenau backyard will be shipped by barge from Port Everglades via the Mississippi to the Illinois river and canal, aiming to arrive after spring’s last cold spell in 1933.
The Boston Transcript notes the drys have twice offered Senator Borah a crown while warning to remember Caesar and watch steps amid Senate talk.
Julia Anna Rorick appointed executrix by Jones County District Court to administer the estate of D. D. Rorick deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within legal time. debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Monticello August 30, 1932. J. J. Locher represents the estate.
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