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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
2
A parade of names marks the page with social visits. Several residents from Cascade Cedar Rapids Dubuque and other towns are listed visiting relatives Easter Sundays and weekdays. Names include Miss Edith Behrends Mrs. Ben Little Miss Maude A and many others with frequent references to family gatherings in Monticello Oelwein and Iowa City.
The fragment notes an errata entry about a fete at BOS and a mention of KONE with scores or certifications. It includes names and entities that appear garbled, offering no clear event or outcome to report.
The Express announces a free cooking class series led by Mrs Speidel at the Public School House, starting Thursday evening with a slate of daily demonstrations and prize drawings. Attendees are urged to bring pencils and notebooks, vote baskets for groceries, and read Express advertisements for participating merchants.
A local entrant placed tenth in the county spelling bee run by the school district. Ruth Ann, daughter of Mr and Mrs Monti, won the word pion and will advance to the state contest held April 24.
SH Barnhill of Eldorado Kansas reports as another member of the 30 Year Club to The Monticello Express publishers. He has read The Express since 1887 59 and recalls memories of the 80s while continuing to tend his garden. He invites other readers to inquire about qualifying for the 39 Year Club.
An amateur contest is scheduled for Center Junction in April. The event is sponsored by a local society and high school participation is encouraged. Details on entries and prizes are unclear due to damaged text.
Three nearby farm families near Rockwell City celebrate concurrent anniversaries after discovering all fell on the same day. Mr and Mrs Frank Doss 29th milestone, Mr and Mrs Layman 19th, and Mr and Mrs Stumpf 18th marked the dates with a festive dinner.
W D Scarbrough and Bert Kater of the Solon CCC camp in Johnson County heard faint barking while near a stone quarry by the Upper Palisades. They found a cave by the river with a trapper dog, thin and nearly frozen, likely entered on ice before break up and left marooned. Owner unknown.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. Bravelton of Manchester celebrate their sixty fourth wedding anniversary at their daughter’s Cedar Rapids home. Born in 1831 and 1852, they began courting in Hopkinton and married in 1873 near Manchester. Their family includes Edgar A. in Chicago and two daughters in Manhattan and Cedar Rapids.
Ambiguous notice notes confusion over playground prize distribution among schools. It mentions prizes won, mailing issues, and other schools with similar post challenges, urging resolution of outstanding awards and postage concerns.
Mrs. Charles F. Cooper recalls a 10 year old Nellie Linkins meeting Gen Ulysses S. Grant at a Union army camp near Naples New Jersey. Grant explained his daughter shared the name Nellie and invited her into his tent for the evening.
Frank Hayden elected councilman at large to fill a vacancy after Jake Metzenberg moved outside city limits. Leigh Clark previously held the vacancy but resigned to join the school board. Dr E G Dittmer re elected city treasurer with Harry Steffy as opponent. Other elected officers include councilmen Frank A. Lundell Howard Drew Archie Lyman C J Hockay Frank B. Wilson Charles city treasurer Thomas M Martin city assessor and Mrs A W Stearns park commissioner.
A nationwide radio event marks the 20th anniversary of America entering World War I with Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt launching the No Foreign War Crusade. Admiral Byrd and Harry Emerson Fosdick are listed among speakers. WMT Cedar Rapids carries the program April 6 at 9 30 p m and 2 000 communities will host mass meetings in coming weeks including Jones County events April 28 29.
The Express corrects prior coverage stating his truck did not overturn but slid into a ditch. He suffered a minor arm injury with no rib or internal injuries and is now up and about town. England has 4896 talkie theaters and one silent theater in Manchester.
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