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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1927

Page

2

The Monticello Express subscription rate

The Monticello Express editors J W Doxsee and Charles A Doxsee announce annual subscription pricing. The rate is two dollars per year.

Center Junction presents Ruth in a Rush and community notes

Seniors stage Ruth in a Rush a three act comedy Friday April 22 at the hall. The issue also covers Easter services at the Presbyterian church nominations for Sunday school officers and a long list of local events and visits across Center Junction Oxford Junction and Monticello.

Ruth Mrs. Brownell Wilma Craig Juliet Raymond Leone Serbousek Ruth MacDonald Moore Velma Pangburn Susie Hsther McDonald Leonard Bruce Stanley Moncrief Wayne Ashley Edward Bethurum Dwight Lambert Cecil Young Peggy Patton Eloper Hsther Moats Gilbert Lansing Clarence Bethurum Philip Grant Mr. Johnston Sadie Sodastrom Glen McDonald Jean Moore Foster Evelyn Robbie Gooch Ethel Koon The Presbyterian Church W. H. Jones Paul Smith L. A. Dreibelbis Old Rugged Cross Bernard Pauline Burmeister Pauline Prahm T. D. Williams J. R. McNeilly Bob Himebaugh Presbyterian Sunday School H. EK. Stingley Carrie Preas Dorothy Dreibelbis Maurine Stingley Roberta Livingstone Marie Serbousek W. S. Pangburn Oxford Junction Center Junction Richard Ricklefs Miss Moravec Caroline Anton Jones County Lucille Fritz Phyllis Robbie Phyllis Des Moines Des Moines Register Ellen McDonald Christian Endeavor G. C. Long Tom Fred Campbell Davenport C. E Monticello Henry Heeren Ruth Young Mildred Sutiff Cedar Rapids Hobert, Livingstone B. R. Young

Wyoming Notes Highlight Babcock’s 75th Birthday Tribute

Wyoming Iowa observes 75 year druggist B M Babcock with school praise flowers and gifts. community leaders recall a life in service including mayor terms and early telephone work. funeral notices and local society events fill a day of reminiscence and visits.

Local Notes on Lapham Family Visits and Obituary News

Scotch Grove reports David Lapham of St Paul visiting the Gra ham family and recalling his boyhood in the area. William Lange dies at Mc Donald hospital at about 42, leaving a wife and two young sons Leo and Irvin, plus his mother and several siblings. County children under school age will be eligible for free health examinations through Farm Bureau and Sheppard-Towner clinics in late April with locations to be announced.

Ear Ohms Young Cecil Velma Pangburn Wilma Craig Glenn McDonald Leone Serbousek Clarence Bethurum G. O. Long Monticello Steck Williams South America Harley Bulgrin William Bohlere Consolidated Dolliver F. D. Sutherland Iowa History Maude Duncan Berta Long Ella Clark Meta Prahm Anna McDonald Iowa University George McDonald Henry Collier Cedar Rapids St. Luke's Hospital Eloise Sutherland Evelyn Robbie Maurine Stingley Pauline Prahm Christian Endeavor R. P. Clark Wilma Roberta Center Junction Lewis O. O. Watson Baldwin Bieber Will Leech Eileen J. F. Livingstone Lucille Norris Coe College Augusta Norris Lorna Livingstone Elizabeth Young Mount Vernon Cornell Harry Johnson Rock Island Jerry John Clark Monmouth Mr. Clark C. A. Burmeister Pauline Dr. Butterfield Tom Carson Mrs. Cartright Will Serbousek Moline R. A. Rickless Richard Oxford Junction Anamosa James Mead A. D. Serbousek Marie Audra Monticello Vis Charles R. Keyes Cornell College A. E. Coe Walter Eby Eby Keyes American Anthropological Society Iowa Historical Society Richard Benjamin Thomas Moore Dale Benedict House Mr. Green Alice Green Moore's Scotch Grove John Lange Maxine Yvonne Lange Lloyd Wisconsin Katie Hughes G. J. Hughes Presbyterian Church Henry Hedden Lanie Green Robert John Fraser D. C D. C. Sinclair Home Last Thursday Evening. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mott Wyoming Fred Graham Ted David Lapham St. Paul Lapham Scotch Grove Township Benjamin Lapham Four Corners Nancy Graham Davie Lved Donald Sutherland John Angus Sinclair D. O M. M. Sinclair Central City William Lange McDonald Hospital Leo Irvin Jones County Farm Bureau Sheppard-Towner Herman Englebart George Schoon Mayo Schoon Lena Englebart George Bodiker Rhiny Wessels Ingwert Willms Lumber and Coal Company Walter Steckle Mary Farragher Manchester Farragher Gerd Rickels Marcy Hospital Ralph Colton Indiana Wayne Lutheran Church John Freese Henry Dirks Longmont Colorado Carlton Ohio George Andrews Frank Preston Grover Preston Steve Leek Harvey Townsend Will Preston James Gray The Shipping Association Phil Bailey Sophie Gross Charles Gray Jack Husman Laverne Ben Husman

Prairieburg Local Notes and Community Events

Prairieburg April 4 1927 news notes report Mr and Mrs Clarence Curtis of Conneautville Pa welcomed a son Keith Ray born March 31 Esther Isham former local teacher. Charles Lamont celebrated 82nd birthday with gifts. Prairieburg school plans a carnival and box social April 20 attendees bring boxes. Various residents mentioned including Kenneth DeLancey Rose Babak and trips to Cedar Rapids.

Iowa B. M. Babcock Helen Schmidt Babcock Wyoming Board of Education Wyoming Telephone J. W. Kirkpatricks Keystone Lodge No. 206 Luke Bohemia George Joseph Frank Edward Anna Kalouse Mary Menecke Mt. Vernon Lizzie Cedar Rapids Rose Womachka Mary Wohaski Oxford Junction Joe Kouba E. E. Myers Richard Sanders Iowa City A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co Kansas City Dubuque Lizzie Bennett Des Moines Robert Barber Horace P. Barber R. W. Chatterton Onslow Hawthorne Club Nellie Jansen Munson Construction Company Marion George Hogeboom Wyoming-Onslow Road Howard Day Doris Jean Chicago Day Minna Hansen Charles City E. L. Barber Lester French Clarence Curtis Conneautville Keith Ray Prairieburg School Kenneth DeLancey Will Mangold N. L. Floyd Warren Whitney Myrtle Pillard Rose Babak M. B H. D. Conklin L. E. Lawrence R. Clark Barbara Walmutt Central City Ruth Randall

McMaster Family Return From Florida Winter Visit

Onslow reports Mr. and Mrs. A. K. McMaster back from a Florida winter stay. They visited Carl Brown and family. Miss Brookhart, daughter of Senator Brookhart, visited Mrs. C. R. Smith. Ladies' Guild meets for annual meeting and social, then picnic. John Lozier ill with pneumonia from measles. two nurses care for him. Families move and visit across local households. Easter services planned with special music.

A. K. McMaster Tampa Florida Carl Brown Miss Brookhart Senator Brookhart Washington Iowa C. R. Smith John Lozier F. K. Barnes George Hall Hall Los Angeles California Walter Koon Junior Center Junction Henry Koon Lucy McMaster Hale Lizzie Fred Tebo Lester Amber Theodore Tebo Ralph Bone Monticello Harry Moore

Spring update from Sand Spring community life

Roads improve for easier travel after rain on Tuesday. Seeding is late but ongoing and crops need a long season to mature. The creamery received alfalfa on Monday and feed on Thursday. Local residents travel to Cascade Hopkinton Monticello Buck Creek and Buck Creek for visits and errands.

Michael Clement Cascade Cowtesting Association Creamery J. L. Batchelder Stanley Bright Hopkinton W. H. Behrends Buck Creek Fred Egger Monticello Mildred Johnson Will Stevenson Frank Jasper Orpha Garlinghouse Stevenson C. E. Martin W. H. Stevenson

Palm Sunday Guests Noted At Englebarts Home

Palm Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Englebart included Mr. and Mrs. George Schoon and family and other local families. Community notes mention improvements in cream haulers and local farming activity, plus updates on residents and church services.

Farm Bureau Sponsors County Baby Clinic Series

Arrangements for a last week of April baby clinic series in the county, run by Iowa State University extension with the local Farm Bureau. Dr J F Gerken and Miss Nan Clack will examine babies at five sites. all are free and open to any parent. Appointments with local chairmen. malnutrition risk noted. only 25 babies per day.

Iowa State University Farm Bureau J. F. Gerken Nan Clack Jones County Farm Bureau Martello School House Andy Hoffman Citizens Bank Building Olin William Bain Bridge Methodist Episcopal Church Wyoming Ed Steele Legion Hall Anamosa T. E. Watters Monticello School House John Matthiessen

Happy and unhappy babies, Iowa State nursery notes

Mrs. Lulu R. Lancaster of the Iowa State college nursery school classifies babies into happy and unhappy groups. Happy babies show health, alert eyes, pink skin, appetite, and frequent sleep. unhappy ones may suffer from poor food and care. Monthly weighing, feeding guidance, and child study courses for girls are advised to raise happy children.

Lulu R. Lancaster Iowa State College

Hog cholera reports and livestock illnesses across Iowa

One locality, Toronto, reports hog cholera to the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association. Hog production is near normal with slight logging in some sections. Hemorrhagic septicemia is diagnosed in cattle at Springville, Dysart, London, and Norway, with a sheep herd affected in Fairfax. Eldora and Dysart report black leg in young cattle, Eldora notes calf scouts trouble, and influenza in horses appears at Victor and Independence.

Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association Toronto Springville Dysart London Norway Fairfax Eldora Victor Independence

Last Laugh for Vice President Proved by Opponents

The New York Herald-Tribune notes the vice president has had his case proven by rivals and savors their defeat with a clear sense of earned satisfaction.

New York Herald-Tribune

Attorney James L Cave suspended for one year by Iowa court

Judge Anderson suspended the license of James L Cave an attorney from Oxford Junction for one year from April 11 1927 following a Jones County Bar Association investigation. The bar concluded he offered money to influence a court and libeled officers. a trial followed with arguments filed and a ruling issued last Monday. The report notes related actions, including property transfers and a bankruptcy petition by Edwin Beery Garwin listing liabilities of 85597 and assets of 31934 with major creditors Continental & Commercial Bank Chicago and State Bank Garwin.

Anderson James L. Cave Oxford Junction Jones County Bar Association Iowa County Bar Association B. H. Rhinehart BH. B. Reed James Courts of Justice Agaan Bar Association District Court J. W. Coxsee Park Chamberlain James EB. Remley Poe Chaces Messrs George C. Gorman Charles J. Lynch Cave F. L. Anderson Olin Motor Company Charles Kay, Jr N. E. Newton Farley Edwin Beery Garwin Cedar Rapids Continental & Commercial Bank Chicago State Bank

Blish Unseen Says Women Do Not Blush Anymore

A Philadelphia style economist notes that women no longer blush visibly, suggesting social cues have faded in appearance. The observation hints at changing gender norms and public behavior trends.

Minneapolis Journal Philadelphia

Proposals for erection of Wayne Township schoolhouse

Notice announces bids for erecting one schoolhouse in Wayne township Jones county Iowa. Bids due 8 a.m. Saturday April 20 1927 at Monticello home plans available for viewing. The Wayne No 3 schoolhouse will host the bid opening with award to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may reject any or all bids. Dated April 7 1927.

Mra G. O. Long M. J. McNeilly Presbyterian S. G. Thompson Peter Prahm Monticello Anamosa Fred Huyck Aon Fred Bohiken I’rank Jones F. L. Serbousek A. O. Watson Maquoketa Wayne Township Jones Iowa Wayne No. 3 H. R. Jacobs

Heating plant bid notice for Onslow schoolhouse

Notice to Bidders from the Onslow Independent School District Iowa invites sealed bids for installing a heating plant at the Onslow school house. Bids due by 6 p.m. April 25, 1927, to the secretary. Rights reserved to reject any or all bids. Plans available at the secretary's Onslow office.

Onslow Independent Onslow Iowa Owa

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