Monticello Cooking School To Aid Homemakers This Weekend
Monticello merchants collaborate with the Monticello Express to sponsor the 12th annual cooking school led by Mrs. Frances Speidel. Sessions Friday and Saturday start at 1:00 p.m. at the community building with free admission and prizes donated by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Monticello Merchants
Monticello Express
Frances Speidel
Jones County
Speidel
The
Express Cooking School
Mr and Mrs John Kurt to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Cascade residents Mr and Mrs John Kurt Sr are to mark their 50th wedding anniversary April 7 with a 10 a.m. Mass at St Marys church Cascade. An open house follows from 3 to 5 p.m. and again from 7 to 9 p.m. Friends are invited.
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John Kurt, Sr
Cascade
St. Mary’s Church
Marriage Licenses Sell Slow Not This Week
County clerk Leigh Pearson and staff lament a quiet week with few marriage licenses issued, noting the low number as the standard by which to judge the period. The report emphasizes the unexpected lull in nuptial activity.
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County Clerk’s Office
Clerk of Court
Leigh Pearson
Lloyd Meyer Is Called in Draft and Inducted
Lloyd Meyer along with Orland Besler Wilbur Worden Henry Wolfe Gyle Herren and others from Jones county began induction at Fort Des Moines reception center for U S Army service. One man August Carstensen Wyoming was rejected from the eight man group.
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Jones County
Fort Des Moines
U. S. Army
Orland Besler
Cascade
Wilbur Worden
Anamosa
Henry Wolfe
Gyle Herren
Scotch Grove
Lloyd Meyer
Monticello
August Carstensen
Wyoming
Next Fifty Year Farmer for The Express Club Is John E Folkerts
Wayne township honors John Eilers Folkerts as the Express' fifty year farmer. Born April 18, 1875 in Leerhafe Germany, he arrived in 1892, worked a decade for $10 a month, married Kate Tobias in 1902, and has four children. He has lived 39 years on the same farm and served as secretary of the German Mutual Fire Insurance Association since 1933.
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Wayne Township
John Eilers Folkerts
Wayne
Leerhafe
Ostfriesland
Germany
Gerhard
Alma
Hagen) Folkerts
Folkerts
America
Kate Tobias
Elmer
Lloyd
Esther
Iola
Langworthy
Cloverleaf Creamery
Mike Tobingon
German Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Zion Lutheran Church
Palm Sunday Confirmation At Wayne Church For 32 Youth
Pastor F H Kehren leads Wayne Evangelical Lutheran Church as 32 young people are confirmed and receive holy communion for the first time. Names include Ruth Kofoed Joyce Otten La Dean Wessels Margaret Oltman Greta Kuhns Anna Dirks Lucia Osterkamp Helen Dirks Vivian Engelbart Leanna Mae Welling Shirley Siebels Leona Engelbart Maxine Harme Mary Otten Audrey Olmann Berneice Theilen Velda Osterkamp Marv Freese Dorothy Rieken Arlene Monk Lois Tobiason Marvin Siebels George Tobiason Clifford Helgens Lavern Rickels Raymond Freese Louis Freese Marvin Oltmann Boner Oltmann Galen Ube Ralph Husmann August Ank.
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Wayne
Ev. Lutheran Church
Ruth Kofoed
Joyce Otten
la- Dean Wessels
Margaret Oltman
Greta Kuhns
Anna Dirks
Lucia Osterkamp
Helen Dirks
Vivian Engelbart
Leanna Mae Welling
Shirley J. Siebels
Leona Jean Engelbart
Maxiné Harme
Mary An Otten
Audrey Olmann
Berneice Theilen
Velda Osterkamp
Marv. C. Freese
Dorothy Rieken
Arlene Monk
Lois Tobias
Rural Mail Box Improvement Week Urged Around Monticello
The Post Office asks rural patrons to improve unsightly mail boxes along highways during the week of May 5 1941 with Monticello as the lead. Carriers will assist, with rural inspection trips planned for May 10 to note improvements and ensure mail service efficiency.
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Monticello
Captain Locher Transferred for Medical Training at Carlisle
Captain Robert C. Locher of the 34th division 136th medical regiment at Camp Claiborne La is ordered to Carlisle Barracks Carlisle Pa for a month of special training in medical military work He is a son of Mr and Mrs J J Locher of Monticello.
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Robert C. Locher
136Th Medical Regiment
Camp Claiborne
Carlisle Barracks
Carlisle
J. J. Locher
Monticello
Iowa Senate approves new redistricting plan for 1942 primaries
The Iowa Senate votes for a revised U.S. Senate district map increasing Second district to 12 counties. Cedar Rapids and Dubuque remain major centers while Davenport shifts to the First district. The Fourth district splits, Benton joins the Second, and several counties realign to shape a strong agricultural industrial base. The plan takes effect with the 1942 primaries.
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Iowa Senate
Iowa
U. S. Congress
Jones
Ymore
Dubuque
Linn
Jackson
Clinton
Scott
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Waterloo
Benton County
Aeneces
Resent
Benton
Fayette
Buchanan
Clayton Counties
Music Contest Opens Tonight At Public School
The district music contest opens this evening at 7 pm in the public school auditorium with four class B bands. About 1100 students from 34 schools are registered. Manchester withdrew its class B band tonight due to a mumps epidemic. events continue through Friday and Saturday at venues including the community building high school auditorium Methodist church and Legion hall. For details see page 2 in Philomonte.
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Sue
Methodist Church
Legion Hall
Manchester
Philomonte
St Matthew's Church Confirmation Sunday Details
Confirmation sunday at St Matthew's Lutheran Church on April 6 includes list of confirmands Delores May Dirks Arlene Engelene Hagen Florence Lorraine Kelley Eloise Lorraine Wright Lauren Meinhart Brockhohn Armin Behrends Jacobs James Ferdinand Mann Lester Eugene Schatz and others.
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PLC
St.thew’s Lutheran Church
Delores May Dirks
Arlene Engelene Hagen
Florence Lorraine Kelley
Eloise Lorraine Wright
Lauren Meinhart Brockhohn
Armin Behrends Jacobs
James Ferdinand Mann
Lester Eugene Schatz
Young Ie ‘Alm
Pat First Suffers Arm Injury Moving Heater
Pat First of First's Electric shop fell Thursday while carrying a small hot water heater down stairs. He broke a small bone in his right forearm. The injury is painful but not serious and the arm is healing rapidly.
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Pat First
First
Fonte High School Pre Contest Concert Recap
Last Monday the Fonte High School band and glee clubs performed in the school auditorium as part of the annual concert contest. Students presented solo and ensemble numbers ahead of state preliminaries this weekend. music supervisors Huldah Peet and Lyle McMullen praised the performance.
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Huldah Peet Aot
Lyle McMullen
Local Chevrolet Dealer in Spotlight
Clarence J. Matthiessen head of Matthiessen Auto and Supply in Monticello was photographed studying issues for the annual convention. He joined Harry Wardell of Swein and W. S. Pritchard of Garner among 50 officers meeting Tuesday as 1941 convention prep. The event opens yesterday with about 400 dealers attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Matthiessen
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company
Monticello
Iowa
Des Moines
Harry Wardell
Swein
W. S. Pritchard
Garner
Matthiessen
Mrs Richardson To Speak Here April 10
Des Moines state home conservation chairwoman Mrs Ellsworth Richardson will address farm and city women at 1 30 p m Thursday April 10 in the Monti cello community building. The talk and discussion aim to aid farm women and are announced by Jones county home conservation chairwoman Mrs Don L Wherry. An invitation is extended to all county farm women and townsfolk interested in farm problems.
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Ellsworth Richardson
Des Moines
State Home Conservation
Monticello
Commuity
Don L. Wherry
Jones County Home Conservation
Largest Consignment Shipped This Week By Monticello Red Cross Group
The Monticello Red Cross war production committee reports its largest weekly shipment for refugees. Items include sweaters, dresses, and hospital bed clothes for men women and children. Mrs George Nordman senior leads sewing for Sacred Heart church while Mrs William Corbin coordinates overall.
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Monticello Red Cross Group
Monticello
The
Americaned Cross
Etk
Red Cross
Gland
Hospital Yuan
Earl Shrove
Hans Ruof
George Nordman
William Corbin
Express Reader Requests Change to Hopkinton Paper
Mrs. David Smith of Hopkinton, wintering in Riverside California, asks to switch her Express subscription to Hopkinton. She notes she has read The Express for over sixty years and would hate to part with it.
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David Smith
Hopkinton
Riverside
Calif
the Express
Magee To Preach Palm Sunday Sermon At Methodist Church
Palm Sunday service at the Methodist church features Bishop J Ralph Magee delivering the sermon. Union Holy Week services coordinated by Reformed, Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches run daily at 7:30 o’clock from Monday to Wednesday at the Community building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
James Hodgson
Coe College
Homer Dalrymple
Anamosa
Paul Brown
Olin
Hospital admits and births report week’s events
John McDonald hospital lists Edward Rubner of Worthington who had an appendectomy on March 26 and Billy Cole of Hopkinton struck by a car Monday. Louis Connoly of Cascade went home yesterday. Mr and Mrs John Webber of Monticello welcomed a baby boy born April 1.
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John McDonald Hospital
Edward Rubner
Worthington
Little Billy Cole
Hopkinton
Louis Connoly
Cascade
John Webber
Monticello
Hunting Fishing Licences Go Fast
Hunting and fishing licenses are selling rapidly with about 50 issued per day. In the first two days of April 100 licenses were issued. Mrs. Bess Sherman, county recorder, notes licenses are small and now come in a cellophane envelope. Pending legislation, holders may wear badge like holders. The first buyers were brothers Henry, Thomas, and John Benischek from Wyoming. Fray and Joseph Tyce Jr bought the fourth and fifth combination permits.
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Bess Sherman
Sherman
Henry
Thomas
John Benischek
Wyoming
Fray
Joseph Tyce, Jr
Bishop Magee To Preach Palm Sunday Sermon
Monticello's Methodist history spans 1861 with 33 pastors and a 1900 church building costing 8500 dollars. Bishop J Ralph Magee, visiting once forty years ago, will deliver the Palm Sunday sermon with Rev George Woodall as current pastor and Dr E T Gough leading the service parts.
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J. Ralph Magee
Palm
Monticello
D. F. Magee
Scotch Grove
Mal Magee
W. D. Magee
Perry
Milwaukee Railroad
Bishop Magee
Methodist Society
J. Williams
Mr. Staeber
F. W. Vinson
R. V. Porter
George Woodall
E. T. Gough
Gough
C. A. Coxsee
Board of Trustees
Scienty
Yola Rodman
Moe J. Ralph Magee
BE. T. Gough
Mission House college troubadours at Reformed Church concert
The Evangelical and Reformed church hosts the Mission House college choir on Thursday April 3 at 8 p.m. The group on its spring tour includes 23 members directed by Prof Ellerbach. No admission charge. a silver offering will aid expenses.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church
Mission House College
Middle-West
Prymouth
Wis
Ellerbach
New Car Licenses Issued Across Iowa Counties
Deputy county treasurer Al Hodoval reports 16 new car licenses issued March 26 to April 2. Recipients include Beverley Anderson Anamosa Ford R A Naylor Scotch Grove Buick Eva Bancroft Monticello Chevrolet Vern Purcell Anamosa Chevrolet Mae Davenport Anamosa Ford William Robinson Mechanicsville Chevrolet Otto E Hubbard Monticello Pontiac John Saggi Monticello Ford Gust Krubbenhoff Oxford Junction Ford Elmer Headlee Anamosa Studebaker H W Taylor Olin Chevrolet Herman Eggers Monticello Pontiac W I Blake Anamosa Chevrolet Mr and Mrs Leland Barnhart Oxford Junction Chevrolet Lee Mallicoat Wyoming Ford Clarence Streets Anamosa Ford.
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al Hodoval
Beverley Anderson
Anamosa
Ford
R. A. Naylor
Scotch Grove
Buick
Eva Bancroft
Monticello
Chevrolet
Vern Purcell
Mae Davenport
William Robinson
Mechanicsville
Otto E. Hubbard
Pontiac
John Saggi
Russ Jamieson Enters Army Communications School
In a Fort Lewis report dated March 17 5 30 a.m. the recruit detachment demonstrates 75 mm gun camouflaging and fire control while shells cost 12 and 3 dollars for different calibers. Seven of fourteen selected move to telephone and radio training with six weeks of communications instruction. Frances Bone visits Grinnell parents before weekend in Chicago.
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Fort Lewis
Kay Kyse
Uncle Sam
Cornell A Cappella Choir Presents Diverse 16th Century concert
The Cornell a cappella choir directed by Prof. Harold Baltz offered a balanced program of religious and secular works. Highlights included di Lassus Penitential Psalm No 6 and Willan The Three Kings with strong solos by Gordon Myers and Eudora Lindman.
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Cornell A Cappella
Harold Baltz
di Lassus
Baltz
Cornell
Willan
Gordon Myers
Eudora Lindman
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Monticello Cooking School
Iowa State College
Ames
Rose Hines
J. Kurt
Jones County Selective Service Board
T. M. Redmond
Draft Board
Alwin C. Stoffers
Scotcher
Harlan V. Cooper
Ralph T. Kehoe
Levi Jess Cozart
Freddy J. H. Siebels
Raymond Schoon
Richard D. Renk
Louis E. Clark
Arthur T. Carlson
Robert “D. Paul
Mienhardt Hansen
Oxford
Joe Riches
Harold A. Doudney
Edwin Helgens
Fred Milota
Edward Jim Miller
Fred Herman Otte
Emil Koranda
Donald Schlimmer
James T. Remley
Glenn Frank Coffin
Monmouth
Francis O’rourke
Raymond Dose
Raymond F. Schuetz
Express Club
John E. Folkerts
Wayne Church
F. H. Kehren
Robert Locher
Mrs
Senate
State Senate
State
House
St. Matthew’s Church
Pat
Hias
Fonte High School
England
8. Richardson
Palm Beach
Methodist
George Specht
Specht
Holy Week
John Garber
Dubuque University
Ralph Magee
Bishop
Huibregtse
Reformed Church
Express
Russ Jamieson
Frances Bone
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Ralph Bone
Miss Bone
Chicago
Cornell Group
Charlotte Reinke
Cori J
Air Old Cornell
Hoshedy Pembers
Obase
Tipton
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