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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
5
The Monticello community club and Rotarians plan their annual farmer businessman's smelt dinner for Monday at 6 30 pm in the main hall. Three hundred tickets are sold with limited seating. fish arrive Saturday and will be cleaned by club members. Tickets are available from listed local directors and merchants.
Twenty one members and guests of the Idle Not community club met at the Harken home for a musical study of the year's music project. Boetondeck chaired. Mrs Schnier led discussion of Handel Largo Bach Minuet Beethoven Gavotte and The Calm from William Tell. Plans for April 23 Achievement Day at Wyoming and committee changes were announced.
John Bateman orders 1,000 black locust trees through the Community Conservation league for planting on his farm near the Delaware county line. Trees are sourced from the state forest nursery at Ames for erosion control and game cover. The league recently bought 1,000 trees for farmers and John Jaggs also ordered the same number.
The Men's Forum at the Franklin Equipment Co. office discussed socialized medicine Monday night led by Don Mouw. A year-end dinner is scheduled for Wednesday April 24 with extemporaneous debates on several topics.
J. J. Hayes funeral home was moved this week from the old Jones County bank building to his residence on North Sycamore street. Several improvements are being made.
The Monticello chapter of the Business and Professional Women's club will air a short sketch Why Wives Work on WSUI in Iowa City Tuesday at 8 15 PM. Barbara Mueller and Don Maire star. a post broadcast dinner follows at the Union main dining room. Nell Hoffman chairs arrangements. The program is part of a series addressing issues facing employed women. Regular club meeting will also be held in Iowa City.
Mrs. Kate Grace Zimmerman Dirks died Saturday at 1 PM in University hospital Town City after illness since December 1939. Funeral at Zion Lutheran Wayne Township Tuesday 1 30 PM with Rev Kehren. burial Wayne cemetery. Survived by five children Herman Monticello Emma Edward Lizzie Alva. three brothers Gerd Mina Ralph. three grandchildren. Mr Dirks preceded her in death.
Roland Goudy, proprietor of the Goudy cafe of Monticello, plans a new Mount Vernon cafe opening next Saturday. The former bank building has been redecorated with new fixtures and updated electrical work by First Electrical Service of Monticello. Mrs. C. A. Goudy will manage the cafe.
Among last weeks registrations at the county treasurer’s office were W. L. McCurdy of Monticello with a Pontiac, Henry R. Gerdes of Wyoming with a Ford, C. Hartman of Anamosa with a Chevrolet truck, John W. Fahey of Anamosa with a Chevrolet, John Oltman of Langworthy with a Chevrolet, A. H. Rumple of Martelle with a Chevrolet, Merle Murfield of Martelle with a Chevrolet, and the National Hybrid Corn Co. of Anamosa with a Mercury.
A local Methodist group will conduct a religious service at the county home next Sunday afternoon under the direction of the Rev. George Woodall. The choir will sing selections and there will be instrumental numbers, one of several services organized by the Jones County Ministerial Association.
The Community Conservation league plans to release 5000 black bass fingerlings into the Maquoketa River next fall. A 6 by 16 foot, four foot deep spawning tank would be built at Killias Spring with NYA labor and state support. Approval by state biologist W. W Aitkin is needed, spring water runs 120 gallons per hour at 45 degrees, and 650 bass were raised last year at Lansing IA for reuse.
A Rotarian led program aims to send the Monticello Scouts for a week at Camp Waubeek next summer. Each Scout must report at least twenty hours of work to qualify. Job calls go to Scoutmaster S E Locher. work is done for residents with signed sheets. Elbert Heiserman and R J Bone visited Cedar Rapids today.
officers report a theft of more than $30 from Supt Grimes office at the high school. entry likely by key, with a pipe wrench used in the vault area. state bureau photographer sought fingerprints. local suspect believed. grand larceny carries up to five years or fines.
The Jones County Fair will host a crochet contest next summer with 1350 dollars in cash prizes. National winner receives 250 dollars and a free trip to New York City or Bermuda if within 100 miles. ten main classes each offer four awards 50 25 10 5 plus three special 50 awards and 100 honorable mentions. Rules require mercerized cotton, prior first prizes, and entries only crocheted since 1939.
A grass fire started from a bonfire in Mrs. Richardson’s garden and, aided by strong winds, burned across an acre and a half of pasture behind Miss Coxseed’s home and through a new seeding on Mrs. Carpenter’s land. Fire was brought under control with no major damage.
The Community Conservation league will hold fox and coon field trials at Ray Adams farm north of Monticello on Sunday May 19. Lee Bartlett announced the event, the league’s first sponsored meet, with potential ball casting and horseshoe pitching contests. Dick Renk will direct the casting contest.
Miss Mildred Arduser teacher at Castle Grove No. 3 credits the school with 100 percent dental honor roll. Pupils listed include Paul Messerli Lester Schatz Leona Smith Robert Messerli Raymond Eiben Frederick Messerli and Mary Elizabeth Messerli.
M B Leonard purchased the Mary Bobleter property on South Sycamore Street during the past week. He plans to remodel the site and use it as his residence.
The Human Blimp, 642 pounds and six feet one inch tall with a seven and a half foot waist, may appear in Monticello at a show sponsored by the local American Legion post. Dr. A. P. Lambert discussed a 60-40 sponsorship with Legion members, but no decision was made. The event would feature a wrestling show followed by four heavyweight challengers.
One hundred seven Iowa Federation of Business members attended the District Six spring conference at the community building. Miss Mildred Heussner of Muscatine was elected district director and Miss Ruth Hartwig of Muscatine became secretary treasurer. Plans for the Davenport state convention May 17 to 19 were discussed. Local clubs contributed skits and performances while state officers outlined federation projects and the north central regional to be held in Madison Wisconsin in July.
Funeral services for Ahab DeWitt were held at Iverson Funeral Home with Rev. Wm J Grossheim. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery. DeWitt born Oct 18 1851 near Canton, Jones County, married twice and had three children. Survived by widow Angele Gracey, Mae Edwards of Logansport and Eugene H DeWitt of Waterloo, plus five grandchildren.
The Monticello Rainbow Assembly attended morning church services at the Presbyterian church last Sunday as part of their annual visit near April 6. They were accompanied by members of the advisory council for the Rainbow assembly.
The theft of over $30 in small change from Supt A B Grimes office at a public school last Thursday baffles Sheriff H Eichhorn and local constabulary Roy Pearsart and William Null. Eichhorn and Pearson study the vault door while noting the vault dial was torn off, likely with a pipe wrench from the boiler room.
The Topic club elected officers at the Monti cello State bank meeting. Ray George was named president, Tom Hamilton vice president, and Boyd Shannon secretary. The year ends with a April 29 gathering at Rev. and Mrs. Gutensohn home, featuring Arch Grimes and J. J. Locher in charge. ladies will attend.
Miss Rose Wilcox music supervisor of the Marion public schools recently had her master’s thesis accepted at Northwestern University Evanston Ill. Acceptance opens the way for her to receive the degree at the spring convocation. Her friends rejoice at this achievement. She formerly supervised music in Monticello public schools.
Jones County Young Democratic club dinner in the community building tonight is expected to draw over 300 people including state dignitaries. Guests include Nelson G. Krascher Ed ward Breen and Frank O Connor. Dinner at 7, program presided by J J Locher, with music by the Farm Bureau Women’s chorus and Louie Buresh orchestra.
Childress Motor Co. earned second place in Iowa for used car sales in February and March. The firm also received a Ford Motor Co. citation for outstanding salesmanship in Ford car sales in Jones County during 1939.
The Monticello Rotary Club enjoyed an interesting address by Carl Smith, county agent, last Monday evening. Smith reviewed the work of the Jones County Farm Bureau and amplified his remarks by showing pictures of various phases of the work carried out during 1939.
Marion led with 14 first places at the two day preliminary contest. Monticello and Bellevue tied for second with 12 first divisions. Anamosa, Cedar Rapids schools, Manchester, Mount Vernon, and Maquoketa also scored. Winners advance to the state contest in Waterloo with many solo and group performances noted.
Miss Ann Simmons daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Simmons of Prairieburg plans to open a beauty salon in the former Zimmerman Electric Shop building south of the Maire Candy Shop. She aims to begin services early next week after graduating from Pitze's Beauty School Waterloo and working recently in Cedar Rapids. Watch for her formal announcement in the Express advertising columns next week. For complete results of the preliminary music contest turn to page 4.
Two couples obtained licenses to wed at the clerk of court in Anamosa during the last week. C. F. Baird of Williamsburg and Maye Cass of Monticello. Edmond O'Toole of Anamosa, 27, and Phyllis L. Miller of Anamosa, 23.
Maire submits to minor surgery at St Luke’s hospital Cedar Rapids after car trouble. The Monticello Express won third place among Iowa newspapers under 2 500 in service to agriculture at the Des Moines Iowa Press association convention. The award cited exclusive farmers page, bright headlines, wide rural coverage, space for agriculture, and cooperation with farm groups.
The Monticello board of education re elected most teachers at a recent meeting. Miss Ruth Walter and Miss Marie Kurtz declined reinstatement. Elected staff include Boyd Shannon Ann Miller A F Walker Roy Moore Lyle McMullen Bethel Merrill Lois Smith Huldah Peet Vaughn Thornburgh Rena Kosters Juanita Magana Marjorie James Dorothy Cox Barbara Mueller Freda Cornelius Jean Hansen Ina Cruise Grace Searles Alvina Kirchner Emil Klumpar.
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