Music Contest Winners Named At Manchester Musicians
Monticello public school students won six firsts in the sub district music conference at Manchester, with awards in orchestra, cornet solo, baritone solo, mixed chorus, piano and clarinet solos, among others. 475 students from twelve schools competed. next stop is Oelwein on April 10 for the state race.
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Monticello Public School
Manchester
Monticello
Edna Schoon
Howard McLaughlin
Eugene Rodman
Raymond Schoon
James McLaughlin
Charles Eby
Bertha Mae Goldin
James Rickless
Glee Club
Kendrie
State University of Iowa
Yola Dame
Coggon
Dorothy Bangs
Carlton. Fuller
Dubuque
Jean Dunham
James Ricklefa
Rosalind Dunlap
George Traut
Steven Crouse
Dundee
Bryce Btearns
Sane Nose
Jane Issmetham
Charles
Betty Runkle
Aurora
Volga City
Winthrop
Harriet Urbach
Gertrude Reeve
Hopkinton
Margaret Chalke
Bernice Stone
Edgewood
Tom Hill
Garnavillo
Monticello Boy Wins Prize In Essay Contest
Dale Greenawald of Monticello won second prize in the Cedar Rapids Ladies Literary Club contest for a short story "By Their Fruits" among Coe College and Cornell entrants. He is named to the Coe men's glee club quartet and has sung with the group during his three years in college.
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Ladies’ Literary Club
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Cornell
Dale Greenawald
Dale
Glee Club
Coe College
State Lets Bid On Large Culvert In Monticello
The highway commission at a meeting last Tuesday let bids for a twin box culvert 10 by 5 feet on primary 113 in Monticello. This culvert is needed before paving on 113 can be completed, with center 18 feet of the highway to be paved in Monticello. The city has let bids for paving along the sides to the curb.
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Yowa State Highway Commission
Monticello
Highway Commission
F R Appleby Died Saturday After Pneumonia Battle
Floyd R Appleby died Saturday evening March 28 at John McDonald hospital after a few days of pneumonia and heart trouble. Born February 7 1904 on a Cedar Rapids area farm he lived in Monticello since childhood. Survived by widow Hazel Mundinger two children Phyllis Mae Glenn Melvin parents Charles and Nellie Appleby five brothers and two sisters. Funeral at First Presbyterian church with Rev Leonard Duckett, burial Oakwood cemetery.
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Floyd R. Appleby
John McDonald Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Charles
Nellie Appleby
Worthington
Monticello
Mr. Appleby
Shomont Dairy
North Side
Marriagn Nf
Hazel Aver Mundinger
Phyllis Mae
Glenn Melvin
Charles Appleby
Clarence
Waldo
Aubrey
Claude
Robert
United States Army
Philippine Islands
Ralph Lambert
Clarence Griffith
Appleby
First Presbyterian Church
Leonard Duckett
Oakwood Cemetery
Rotarians Host Ladies Night at Maples Inn
Monticello Rotary club and Rotary Anns enjoyed a fine program at Maples Inn last Monday evening. An instrumental trio led by Charles Eby with Raymond Schoon and Otto Riedel performed, followed by two Irish songs by Harry Liddy with Mary Maxine Redmond at the piano. Supt. A. B. Grimes presided, Dr. T. M. Redmond spoke, A. T. Schovel of Sterling delivered an illustrated talk on Rotary ethics, and Will Cundill of Maquoketa read poems on everyday topics that delighted the crowd.
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Monticello Rotary Club
Rotary Anns
Maples Inn
Charles Eby
Raymond Schoon
Otto Riedel
Harry Liddy
Mary Maxine Redmond
A. B. Grimes
T. M. Redmond
Grimes
A. T. Schovel
Sterling, Til
Rotary
Mr. Schove
Will Cundill
Maquoketa
Class Play at Sacred Heart School
Sacred Heart high school presents a comedy drama Turning the Trick on Wednesday April 8 at 8 00 p m in the Sacred Heart auditorium Admission is six cents The cast includes Patrick Casey Harry Liddy Mary Anne Isabelle Bader Michael Donald Kurt Kathleen Maxine Redmond Maggie Elizabeth Pender George Drake Raymond Ferring Eileen Helen L Stahl er Catherine Fagan Humpy Steel James McDonough Jim Dougherty Robert Hogan Madam Batrski Loretta Redmond Armand Boni De Lavier Vincent Kane and others
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Sacred Heart High School
Patrick Casey
Harry Liddy
Mary Anne
Isabelle Bader
Michael
Donald Kurt
Kathleen
Maxine Redmond
Maggie
Elizabeth Pender
George Drake
Raymond Ferring
Eileen
Helen L. Stahler
Poultry Meetings Outline Clean Ground Raising Plans
Eight poultry meetings in Jones County led by County Agent Mas Wartman and ISU poultry specialist W. M. Verney covered disease management and three clean ground chick raising plans. Plans include multi yard rotation, paired garden plots, and relocating houses to prevent range contact while maintaining brooders and sanitary practices.
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Jones County
Mas A. Wartman
W. M. Verney
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Fred Law
Wennryg Lovell
Monticello
Tramar Stanton
Center
Rome Township
Lester Mitchell
Bernard Cass
Onslow
William B. Henrichs
Scotch Grove
Olin Schorl
Olin
P. M. Bray
Cass Center
Vernon
Snowstorm Halts Traffic Across Region Friday Night
A March 27 snowstorm paralyzed transportation for two days. Trains crept in, cars stalled, buses halted, and many motorists sought shelter in farmhouses. Snow totals ranged from 5 to 14 inches in cities like Dubuque and Des Moines, with Monticello at about 9 or 10 inches.
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Monticello
Clarence
Anamosa
Wyoming
Independence
Central Transportation
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Charles City
Keokuk
Davenport
Des Moines
Air
Grand Mound
Iowa
Aurora
Marshalltown
Matthiessen Sues For Knee Injury In Adel Trial
Clarence Matthiessen sues E A Place and Marjorie Place for 10000 damages claiming permanent knee injuries from a year old accident at his Adel garage. Attorney George Gorman and J J Locher represent him with Dr C G Thomas as a witness. verdict not yet announced.
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Adel
Clarence Matthiessen
E. A. Place
Marjorie Place
Matthiessen
Ade
Messrs
George Gorman
Cedar ‘Rapids
J. J. Locher
Monti Cello
C. G. Thomas
Preas
Infant Daughter of George Humble Dies
Mr and Mrs George Humble of Onslow mourn the death of their infant daughter born March 2. She died last Tuesday March 31 and was buried in East Monticello cemetery. The child was from Onslow before marriage.
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George Humble
Onslow
Monticello
Humble
Yee See
Legislature Debates Income Tax Or County Assessor Plan
The Senate passed an income tax bill with a county assessor arm as enforcements, 29 to 21, while the House tabled the assessor measure 59 to 47. Debate centers on exemptions and revenue, with forecasts of a clash as the House may strike the assessor provision and send it back for concurrence.
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House
Senate
State Board of Assessment and Review
Johnson
Joint
State Board of Assessment
Mrs. Frank Royden Injured in Auto Accident
Mrs. Frank Royden of Scotch Grove sustained a fracture to the cartilage of the nose and minor facial cuts when her car collided with an Iowa Electric Co. truck after a snowbound drive home from a Manchester music contest. The windshield shattered and the bumper was damaged. injuries were treated by a physician.
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Frank Royden
Scotch Grove
Manchester
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Royden
Iowa Electric Co
Mrs. Ella Magee Williamson Dies in Appleton Minn
Mrs. R A Williamson died March 25 at Appleton Minnesota after illness lasting several months. Born January 10 1873 at Center Junction she was daughter of the late F M Magee and married to Mr Williamson about forty years ago. Survived by husband and five sons Harrold Floyd Lyle Clifford of Appleton and Gale of Mansfield Ohio. one son died at 16 in the 1918 flu outbreak.
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John Krause
R. A. Williamson
Appleton, Minn
Williamson
Appleton
F. M. Magee
Ella Magee
Center Junction
Harrold
Floyd
Lyle
Clifford
Gale
Mansfield
Ohio
Holy Week Services At Monticello Draw Large Atten
Four Monticello churches conduct union Holy Week services. attendance and interest are high. Tonight at 8:00 at the Methodist Episcopal church Rev. Leonard Duckett will speak and the Lord's Supper will be observed. Friday at 8:00 at the Reformed church Rev. H. G. Gutensohn will speak. Everyone is invited.
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Monticello
Methodist Episcopal Church
Reformed Church
Leonard Duckett
G. Gutensohn
Senate committee sets March 30 for state appropriations hearing
The senate appropriations committee fixed March 30 to hear a report on department requests totaling 16,085,970 dollars annually for the next two years. Of this amount 7,010,970 dollars is expected to be raised by sources other than property tax including cigarette taxes inheritance taxes and feces.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Milwaukee Road pays large Iowa tax to support residents
Iowa counties receive Milwaukee Road tax payments for 1930 totaling 1 374 572 62 with Jones county getting 54 479 53. The railroad operates 2 260 miles of track, 350 stations, and employs about 6 500 in the state with annual payrolls over 11 million dollars. Taxes have risen while property investment grew slower.
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Iowa
Milwaukee Road
Jones County
DeMolay Quintet Advances to State Tournament
The George Washington chapter of DeMolay sent a Monticello basketball team to Chariton for the state DeMolay tournament. Thursday they beat Corydon 19 to 16 despite four players on the floor late in the fourth. Friday they lost to Muscatine 22 to 19. Coaches were R. Smith with Myric Shover and Jake Bader driving the cars. players included Appleby, Marugg, Reichart, Stott, Null, Matthiessen, and Coyle. Deep snow hindered travel for the two cars.
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George Washington
Order of DeMolay
Chariton
Corydon
Monticello
Coyle
Stott
Null
Matthiessen
Musceatine
R. Smith
Myric Shover
Jake Bader
Claude Appleby
Harold Marugg
Dante Reichart
George Stott
Orlando Null
Harry Matthiessen
Raymond Coyle
Twenty Years Ago Occurrences from Monticello Region
During the first week of the month Peter C. Smith celebrated his fiftieth wedding anniversary. A son was born to Roy S. Benedict in Cass township. J N Petersen resigned as secretary of the board of education. E E Reed filled the position. A two inch snow fell on the 2nd. Frank Fering and wife welcomed a daughter. Rickles Gerdes resigned as school director after twenty six years. An infant died of diphtheria. other children treated with antitoxin. K D Miller was re-elected Monticello superintendent at 1400 dollars yearly, with a raise. Mrs Gerret Harms died at 24. Lydia Babcock died in Mason City April 1. A Kempf sold his drug store interest to Fred Fagan and Ike Schneider Jr. The new firm moved to the C A Palmer building. William Bohlken and wife had a daughter born on the 10th. Jud Nichols and wife mourned the death of an infant daughter. Rev E E Gruenstein resigned after 25 years. Joseph Kehoe sold his Castle Grove farm for 125 dollars per acre. Andrew Kasper retired from active farm work. Michael J Hogan and Lucy J King wed on the 26 at the Immaculate Conception Church. Mary Hoyt Dreibelbis died on the 21st after a lengthy illness.
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Peter C. Smith
Alexander McDonald
Center Junction
Lydia Babcock
Leonard van Kirt
Mason City
Jones County
A. Kempf
Fred Fagan
Ike Schneider, Jr
Fagan & Company
C. A. Palmer Pharmacy
William Bohlken
Scotth Grove Township
Jud Nichols
Onslow
E. E. Gruenstein
The
Reformed Church
Arout
Rufus P. Smith
Joseph Kehoe
Castle Grove Township
Dennis Kehoe
Hopkinton
Andrew Kasper
Prader
Michael J. Hogan
Lucy J. King
M. S. Murphy
Jones County Excels in Christmas Seals Drive
Jones County reports a record Christmas seal sale by the Tuberculosis association with mailed solicitations. Receipts total $1,115 and per capita distribution allows a larger local share while funding will be directed by district chairmen for each division.
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The
Tuberculosis Association
Jones County
Fegan Defeated For Mayor Of Anamosa
In Anamosa's biennial election Joslin defeated J C Fegan for mayor by 634 to 322. Aldermen elected include L L Doolittle 616 and H J Petersen 671 over J J Holden 253. First ward A A Clark 141 over John McNamara 89. Third ward L H Lowry 172 over R Ireland 78. Fourth ward F P Ireland 125 over G Zeuch 102. R L LaChappelle Second ward alderman. Treasurer T E Watters and Assessor L D Osborne unopposed.
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Anamosa
C BE
Joslin
J. C. Fegan
L. L. Doolittle
H. J. Petersen
J. J. Holden
A. A. Clark
John McNamara
L. H. Lowry
R. Ireland
F. P. Ireland
George Zeuch
R. L. LaChappelle
T. E. Watters
L. D. Osborne
Grinnell College President J H Main Dies at 72
Grinnell College President J H Main who had led the college since 1906 died yesterday at age 71 or 72 after a monthlong anaemia illness. Born in Ohio in 1859, he graduated from Moses Hill College and held honorary degrees from the University of Town and Oberlin. he also served on the Carnegie Foundation board and was active in U S educational circles.
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J. H. Main
Grinnell College
Matin
Carnegie Foundation Board
United States
Main
Ohio
Moses Hill College
Indiana
University of Town
Oberlin
Plans for baseball league discussed at Monticello meeting
Maquoketa Valley baseball league directors met in Monticello Monday night. Poor road conditions left many clubs unrepresented. Potential members include Monticello Cascade Oxford Junction Manchester and possible others such as Albur nett Ryan and Dyersville. Lost Nation dropped out Baldwin status uncertain. Fifteen membership applications received to replace Baldwin. Likely candidates Mechanicsville Worthington Guttenburg. Next director meeting scheduled in Monticello next Thursday April 9.
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Maquoketa
Snow at fault in school bus overturn near Oak Grove
Miss Margaret Orlson, a teacher near Greeley, broke her shoulder when a school bus overturned last Monday morning as heavy snow drifts blocked the road. The children aboard escaped injury.
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Margaret Orlson
Oak Grove
Greeley
Easter Musical Program at Reformed Church
Easter program at the Reformed Church features a procession nine anthems solos duets and instrumental numbers by the senior and junior choirs with organ piano and vocal performances. Notable pieces include Crown Him with Many Crowns Lift Your Glad Voices At the Tomb Hallelujah Chorus and For if the Dead Rise Not. several soloists and duets are listed with accompanying musicians and a pantomime by four women.
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Reformed Church
Gabriel
Luella Balsiger
Caro Roma
Maurine Hamblin
Tendick
Edna Ambuehl
Edith Winkler
Pauline Meier
Anne Matre
Knute Rockne Dies in Plane Crash Near Bazaar Kansas
Eight people including Knute Rockne famed Notre Dame coach died when a Fokker F-10 crashed in fog near Bazaar Kansas. The plane, en route Kansas City to Wichita, broke after wing ice weight. Rockne was bound for Los Angeles. survivors did not exist to tell the tale.
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Knute Rockne
Notre Dame University
Bazaar
Kansas
Kansas City
Wichita
Rockne
Los Angeles
Notre Dame
United States
Trixie from Dixie to Headline V F W Benefit Play
Monticello buzzes over the April 9 and 10 V F W produced show Trixie from Dixie at the high school auditorium. Ninety locals join Dorothy Pierce's cast with two acts set in a railway station and a metropolitan nightclub. Proceeds fund V F W equipment. admission 50 cents adults 25 cents children under 12.
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Monticello
Trixie
Dixie
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dorothy Pierce
DeRoy Play Co
Metropolitan
the Express
V. F. W. Equipment Fund
Adv
Lutheran Radio Hour Changes Time for Easter Week
This week only the Lutheran Church radio program on the Columbia chain moves from Thursday at 9 PM to Easter Sunday at 9 15 PM. Dr Walter Maier will deliver the sermon.
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Lutheran Church
Columbia Chain
Walter Maier
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