Safety Council Draws Large Crowd in Jones County Meeting
A Monday safety council session in the Jones county public school auditorium attracted over 600 residents, promoting the Save a Life campaign. Patrolman James Clapp outlined Iowa safety laws and driving errors, with funds supporting local safety efforts and a preview of future meetings in Morley on April 14.
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Safety Council
Jones County
James Clapp
Iowa
Samuel Gutensohn
Congregational Church
S. EK. Locher
Henry Helms
Iowa State Safety Council
Helms
Monticello- Anamosa
Wyoming
Jones County Safety Council
River Bridge
Anamosa
Highway 151
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Mount Vernon
Frazie
Ozzie
Monticello Express
Morley
Deputy County Auditor Resigns for Cedar Rapids Post
Mary Adrienne Brady deputy county auditor resigned to accept a secretary post in the firm of Deacon Spangler and Sargent Cedar Rapids. She began in the courthouse two years ago and was valued highly by the office.
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Mary Adrienne Brady
Deacon, Spangler and Sargent
Cedar Rapids
Miss Brady
Court House
Rev J P Willms Leaves Wayne Zion Church for Wilmar
Reverend John P Willms conducted his final service as pastor of Zion Lutheran church in Wayne township last Sunday. The packed church saw 19 children confirmed three adults baptized and 300 communed. He accepted a new charge in Wilmar near Greene Iowa. A large delegation attended from that parish. Willms served Zion for 19 years after a 1918 call and earlier ministry at Wishek North Dakota. His tenure saw an electric lighting system in 1919 and a cement driveway in 1920.
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John P. Willms
Zion Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Willms
Wilmar
Greene
Iowa
Zion Church
New Appliance Store Set to Open in Monticello
Mr and Mrs Paul Allyn of Manchester plan a new home appliance store in Monticello using part of the Matthiessen Auto and Supply showroom. They will install a model kitchen with electric and gas appliances including Kelvinator stoves refrigerators and washing machines. The couple wed March 31 at Federated Church Central City. They expect inspection in ten days and will reside behind Dr L J Swift’s office. Velma Hill Allyn a long time Manchester educator began her career in Garner Alburnett and Springville.
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Paul Allyn
Manchester
Monticello
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company
Allyn
Garner
Alburnett
Springville
Rowland Hill
Central City
Velma Hill
Coe College
University of Iowa
University of Wisconsin
Mid- West
Timmerman Company
Dubuque
Future Farmer Test Record For March Nine Herds
The Future Farmers of America record for March shows nine herds with 122 cows on test and 51 dry cows. Average milk per cow is 904.1 pounds and butterfat per cow 32.34 pounds with a cost of 18 cents per pound of butter fat. Returns per dollar of feed are $1.89 and preventable separator loss is 83 cents.
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Future Farmers of America
Monticello Board Reelects Teachers and Hails Success
The Monticello board of education reelected all teachers for the next year with contracts due May 2. Kenneth Fuller, history instructor, received a higher raise and extra duties coaching baseball. Superintendent Arch B. Grimes leads a cost efficient program with strong scholastic results and three consecutive first place finishes in class B.
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Monticello
Arch B. Grimes
Supt. Grimes
Confirmation Service at St Matthew's Church Palm Sunday
A class of sixteen children will be confirmed Palm Sunday at St Matthew's Lutheran church. The listed confirmands include Mabel Caspers Anna Husman Doretta Kray Loretta Kray Ruth Lange Gertrude Ortgies Betty Rieniers Anne Schoon Robert Brokens Clarence Brockhohn Marian Dirks Wilbert Doden Vernon Doden Gilbert Ireland Carl Peters Roy Schoon.
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St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Mabel Dorothy Caspers
Anna Marie Husman
Doretta Johanne Kray
Loretta Helena Kray
Ruth Ellen Lange
Gertrude Edna Maria Ortgies
Betty Anne Rieniers
Anne Marie Schoon
Robert Paul Brokens
Clarence Willis Brockhohn
Marian Gerhard Dirks
Wilbert Gerhard Doden
Vernon Henry Doden
Gilbert Ireland
Carl Henry Peters
Roy William Schoon
New Gamble Store Reopens Under New Manager Casey Jones
The Gamble Store under new manager Casey Jones will reopen this weekend with full decor update and fresh stock. An opening sale is planned for Friday and Saturday as announced in the Express ad on page 5.
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New Gamble
Gamble
Casey” Jones
the Express
Country Club Opens Postponed to April 21
Open ing Country Club party delayed by heavy snow and wind. Six inch snowfall and two foot drifts shut access to the club house prompting directors to reschedule the opening event to Thursday April 21. Clubs members urged to send updated notices to President L J Swift.
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Country Club
L. J. Swift
Farmers Fire Truck Answers Alarm Monday
The Farmers fire truck of Monti cello answered its first alarm of the year at 12 45 p m Monday. It was called to the Rev Paul Gutknecht farm and arrived too late to save a brood shed with sixty five baby chicks. The shed and end boards were charred but water stopped further damage. The blaze likely started from a kerosene stove inside the brooder house. No one was home and a passerby reported the fire after seeing the mass of flames. The nearest telephone was in the Gutknecht home and an alarm had to be placed by pushing the door to call in the department.
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Monticello
Paul Gutknecht
R. C. Lambert
Gutknecht
Charter Meeting Marks Maquoketa Rotary Club Launch
About 250 Rotarians and wives from Dubuque Davenport Cedar Rapids Clinton Monticello and other Iowa cities attended the Maquoketa Rotary Club charter and banquet at the American Legion rooms. District Governor William Brandon presented the charter to John B Harrison with Sam Fetter presiding and Dr. Dale D. Welch delivering the main address.
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Dubuque
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Munscatine
Mount Vernon
Anamosa
Monticello
Iowa
Maquoketa Club
William Brandon
John B. Harrison
Maquoketa Rotary Club
Sam Fetter
Davenport Club
Hotel Hurst
Harry L. Sharp
Arthur J. Hodgson
George C. Ryan
John C. Blessing
William Shaffer
Tom Hamilton
Rudolph Langer
A. Coxsee
L. A. Iverson
Merle Cass
Clayton Palmer
James Maurice
J. J. Locher
Milton Langer
Traffic light responsibility and safety reminder
A warning urges drivers to stay alert at signals and follow traffic rules. The message stresses that traffic signals protect drivers and that missing a light is inexcusable, urging careful observation wherever signals are expected.
Government Savings Bonds Prove Popular
A Treasury questionnaire shows hundreds of replies from owners of savings bonds. Purchases aim to fund children's education or retirement, or build a reserve for emergencies. Main attractions are safety, liquidity, and a 33 1/3 percent increase in value if held ten years.
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Treasury Department
Monticello Students Earn Multiple Superior Ratings at Dubuque Contest
Monticello public schools excelled at the district music contest in Dubuque with two superiors and four excellents from six entries. Glee club led by Miss Huldah Peet earned a superior, oboe solo by Wilbur Coxsee with Peet as accompanist also superior, and both groups advance to state in Iowa City. Excellents included mixed chorus, mixed quartet, girls sextet, and the orchestra directed by Lyle McMullen.
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Monticello
Dubuque
Huldah Peet
Wilbur Coxsee
Miss Peet
Anamosa
Girls’ Glee Club
Iowa City
Glee Club
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Lyle McMullen
Manchester Couple Celebrates 65th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brazelton of Manchester marked 65 years of marriage on Sunday March 27 at the home of their son in law and daughter in Cedar Rapids. They wed March 28 1873 at the foster parents home and spent most of their life in Iowa towns including Prairieburg Coggon and since 1906 Manchester.
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J. W. Brazelton
Manchester
M. J. Myers
Cedar Rapids
A. M. Johnston
Manhattan
Kan
Edgar A. Brazelton
Brazelton
Chicago
Mrs. Brazelton
J. A. Thomas
Ryan
Bowen's Prairie
Monticello
Prairieburg
Air Mail Week Observed Locally in Monticello Iowa
The general chairman Dr. Mark F. Hogan leads Air Mail Week in Monticello with events May 15 to 21. The public is urged to use air mail stamps to promote air mail adoption. On May 19, airplanes will fly over Iowa to collect mail from non lane landing fields and deliver to connecting points.
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Air Mail
Monticello
Mark F. Hogan
Iowa
A Helpful Hint For Conservationists
Monticello conservationist Bill Shaffer urges fishermen to plant willow shoots along riverbanks to provide cover shade and oxygen for the water. One man reportedly planted 75 willow shoots during slow fishing, illustrating an easy community conservation effort.
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Bill Shaffer
Monticello
Bill
Monticello Sees Temperature Drop To 24 Degrees
The Monticello area experienced a sharp temperature fall from springlike highs in the top sixties to a low of 24 on Saturday morning. Frosts were forecast as water in containers froze Thursday night, with prior rains totaling over an inch last week and late showers preceding the cold spell. Local weather observer John Bateman reported 1% inches Sunday rain and % inch Tuesday rain.
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Monticello
John Bateman
Snow Drifts Delay Travel in Monticello
Heavy snow woke Monti cello residents with depths from 4.5 to 6 inches on the level. The wet snowfall slowed travel as drifts trapped several cars needing pullouts. Farmers expect benefits from melting snow. The forecast warns Monticello visitors to avoid Iowa early in April due to fickle weather.
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Monticello
Florida
California
Iowa
Joseph Kuhns Estate Paid 4331 65 Inheritance Tax
The Joseph Kuhns estate paid Iowa inheritance tax of 4331.65 to the state income tax division. It is reported as one of the largest remittances from Jones county in recent years.
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State of
Iowa
Joseph Kuhns
Jones County
Upcoming Local Events Now Through May
April 8 screening of The King of Kings at the Presbyterian church 7 30 p m. April 10 to 16 public school spring vacation. April 11 Men s Topic Club meeting. April 15 Good Friday services in all churches afternoon. April 21 Country Club opening party. May 5 Bankers meeting four teen counties represented.
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King of Kings
Presbyterian Church
Country Club
Bankers
Anamosa Wins District Honors At Du Buque Event
Jones county schools excel at the Du Buque district contest with Anamosa taking three superiors in mixed vocal group solo clarinet and solo saxophone. Dick Paul repeats as a superior winner and part of the small vocal group. Wyoming also earns honors with Helen Levien her soprano solo superior and the mixed chorus excellent in class C. Delbert Richardson gains a superior with a baritone bass solo and the Martello girls glee club is rated excellent.
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Jones County
Dubuque
Anamosa
Dick Paul
J. D. Paul
Wyoming
Helen Levien
Martello
Delbert Richardson
Martello Girls’ Glee Club
Presbyterian Church to Screen King of Kings Film
The Presbyterian church will show the sound motion picture King of Kings on Friday evening April 8 at 7 30. A silver offering will be taken. Booked through Rocky Mountain Booking Co Denver Colorado. Critics praise it and moviegoers praise its portrayal of J esus miracles betrayal and scenes by a large cast. Cecil B DeMille produced the film noted as a major achievement.
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Presbyterian Church
Rocky Mountain Booking Company
Denver
Colorado
Juns
Cecil B. DeMille
Adv
Confirmation at Reformed Church on Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday service at the Reformed Church begins at 10 30 with a class of eleven to be confirmed before the altar. The 11 members include Louise Baumann Loretta Pehrends Ruth Decker Dorothy Dietiker Wanda Meyer Madalene Paulsen Roland Paulsen Edna Steuri Elfrieda Yossi Pauline Yossi and Dolores Yossi. They complete a two year course of study and join the church publicly.
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The
Reformed Church
Louise Baumann
Loretta Pehrends
Ruth Decker
Dorothy Dietiker
Wanda Meyer
Madalene Paulsen
Roland Paulsen
Edna Steuri
Elfrieda Yossi
Pauline Yossi
Dolores Yossi
Castle Grove proposes school bond for new No. 7 building
A special election in Castle Grove township to vote April 16 on issuing bonds up to 3800 to erect and equip a new school at sub district 7. The plan realigns attendance from No. 7 and No. 1, eliminating one house and centralizing students to two sites, with tax savings noted.
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Castle Grove Township
Castle Grove
Jones
Iowa
No. 7
Eoéard
No. 1
Short News Items Over The State
John Coleman eight died after a bonfire accident near Independence. Howard B. Snyder forty six was found dead beside his car in Cedar Rapids. Rev. A E Hurst and Mary Beck marked their 90th birthday in Manchester. Four Cedar county supervisors Jensen Daut Hansen and Goldsmith were suspended for alleged irregularities and maladministration.
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John Coleman
James Coleman
Independence
Howard B. Snyder
Cedar Rapids
A. E. Hurst
Manchester
United Brethren Church
Mary E. Beck
St. Paul
Cedar County
C. J. Haas
John P. Jensen
West Liberty
Fred G. Daut
Wilton Junction
Louis Hansen
Stanwood
G. D. Goldsmith
Clarence
Farmers Mutual Creamery Pays 34 Cents Butterfat
The Farmers Mutual Creamery of Monticello paid patrons 34 cents per pound for butterfat delivered in the first half of March. The payment represents a large share of local farmers' income in the area.
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Farmers Mutual Creamery
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company of
Monticello
Settlement Reached in Morrissey Estate Action
James Morrissey sued the John Morrissey estate in Jones County District Court and a settlement was reached before trial. The plaintiff received 1250 dollars for labor performed on behalf of the late John Morrissey.
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James Morrissey
John Morrissey
Jones County
Iate
Monticello Post Auxiliary Meet Set for April 13
The Monticello Post and Auxiliary will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday April 13 important for nomination and election of officers. President Elsie Meade urges all Auxiliary officers to attend at 7 15 p m to practice ritual work ahead of department president inspection.
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Monticello
Elsie Meade
Department
Coe College Band Plays in Monticello on Spring Tour
The Coe College band of 57 musicians under Stanley Vesely performed over an hour in Monticello high school yesterday morning as the first stop on their eastern Iowa northern Illinois tour. Monticello juniors Ray Rickless and sophomore Ray Hodgson played with the group. The tour continues to Chestra Hall Chicago for Palm Sunday, with soloists Leo Courtmanche and Prof. Max Daehler. The band has featured at presidential inaugurations and plans a 1,000 mile annual spring trek.
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Monticello
Coe College
Stanley Vesely
Iowa
Ilinois
Ray ~Ickless
Ray Hodgson
Chestra Hall
Chicago
Leo Courtemanche
Timabonist
Max Daehler
Coe
Daehhler
Weber
Middlewest
Washington, D. C
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J. P. Willms
Matthiessen
St. Matthew’s Church
Country Club Party
Maquoketa
Rotary Club No
W. T. Waterman
Dr. Welch
Dale D. Welch
Dubuque University
Paul Har
Dale Welch
Daffy Peas
GY National Safety Counca
Margaret Deischer
Betty Thomas
Edith Ferring
Kathleen Carlsen
Freda Prult
Frances Taylor
Rosella Siebels
Yola Rodman
Leoia Taylor
Deloris Howland
Ruth Zubler
Fern Lightfoot
Lucille Huibregtse
Josephine Ricklefs
Wanda Podhaski
Virginia Clark
Doris Beard
Eunise Howland
Ruby Ambuehl
Miss Huldah
Mercury
Erma Woellert
Elizabeth Wilson
J. E. Heiserman
Supt
A. B. Grimes
Monte Theater
Stanford Strosahi
Mark Rodman
Harry Boots
Rebecca Grimes
Irma Woellert
Albert McNeill
May Sharp
Ester Monk
Jack Stuhler
Vernita Vernon
Gene Taylor
Lois Barrack
Gail Huibregtse
Irma Tendick
Lilian Howell
Sally Otten
Betty Jean Adamson
Ruth Smith
Billy Corbin
Bobby Thoeni
Janis Grimes
Lucille Schofield
Jo Ann Schneider
Lois Mae Clark
David Hamilton
Jimmy Seehusen
Sylvia Gutensohn
Patty Podhaski
Marileigh Clark
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