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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1938

Page

2

Hams and Small Goods Highlight Easter Shopping Local

Suter s Food Market and Gamble s advertise Easter ham selections and battery testers with purchases. Local residents and visitors are noted at homes in Cedar Rapids Anamosa Wilmette Manchester and Hopkinton with guests and relatives. The Childress Hoag Motor Co reports Ford sales to George Bohlken and Richard Himebaugh and readers see specials on tools tires and enamel paint.

Childress-Hoag Motor Company Ford George Bohlken Richard Himebaugh

Local notices and family updates mingle in Mount Vernon column

A sweep of community items records visits by Ady Wade Long and others to Yale Cedar Rapids and Winton, births at Monticello and Mount Vernon, a fire at Emil Reybons home, and a trip by Cornell College choir members. Names include Wade Long Carl Schneider George Buol John Mikulecky Mildred Rodman Eleanor Ann Andrew John and more.

George Buol John Mikulecky Mildred Cedar Rapids Robert Eunice Buol Royal Rodman Harry S. Rodman Cornell College Mount Vernon Emil Reybons

Notable visits and local moves across Cedar County and beyond

Mrs. Andrew Carmichael and friends visit in Sand Springs to see ill Mary Egan. University of Iowa students prepare for spring break including Margaret McNeill and others. Minnie Niemann 60 dies by drowning near West Union. Vera Runkel visits her sister in Monmouth and son Roger. Lawrence Carlson and Doris Mae stay with Howard Shelley. District Judge W N Scott to chair ouster hearings for four Cedar County board members in Tipton on April 25. Irma Fagan recovering after goiter operation at Mayo. William Cashen and daughters visit Monticello. his Arcadia High School team placed second in a Sparta Wisconsin tourney.

Andrew Carmichael Catherine Hartman Clarence Appleby Sand Springs Mary Egan Roy Slauson Lawrence Carlson Doris Mae Iowa City Howard Shelley Carlson Shelley Carl B. Stiger Arthur Thoeni Rochester Minn Irma Fagan Mayo Hospital Mrs. Fagan Libbie Thoeni Minneapolis Wiliam Cashen Arcadia Wis

Bonny Lou Schneider Birth in Vinton Ends Family Count

Word arrived from Monticello relatives of the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Carl Schneider of Vinton on Wednesday April 6. The infant Bonnie Lou weighed six and a half pounds at birth. Mrs Schneider was formerly Imogene Shelley. The family now includes one son and two daughters.

Paul Hearn Monticello Eleanor Ann Harold Carmichael Andrew John Myr Carl Schneider Vinton Bonnie Lou

Hilda Balster Attends Des Moines Forensic Convention

Miss Hilda Balster of Monticello a freshman in Liberal Arts at the University of Dubuque Iowa spent three days last week at Des Moines Illinois attending the state forensic convention. This is Balster's first year with the University team and she has done exceedingly well.

Hilda Balster Monticello College of Liberal Arts University of Dubuque Iowa Des Moines Miss Balster

Iowa History Week Observed With 1838 Theme

The State Historical Society of Iowa and the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs designate April 1823 as Iowa History Week 1938 centennial focus. The Palimpsest will publish four issues on Iowa history a century ago with biographies, transportation, industry, and regional rivalries. Radio programs on WSUI feature experts from the university and society.

Iowa Territory of State Historical Society of Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs Commonwealth Towa State Historical Society the Palimpsest Henry Dodge George Wallace Jones James Gardiner Edwards Fort Madison Territory Davenport Rockingham The Cyrenus Cole Man WSUI State Historical Society of Iowa H. J. Thornton the State University William J. Petersen Iowa ‘Territory Jd. A. Swisher Historical Society Ruth A. Gallaher Jack T. Johnson State University Dieorce W. Jones

Davenport Man Seeks Second Iowa District GOP Nomination

Alfred C. Mueller, four terms as Davenport mayor and longtime public servant, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Iowa's Second District. He has united support from Republicans across Scott, Clinton, Jackson, Dubuque, Linn, and Jones counties and is viewed as likely unopposed.

Alfred C. Mueller Davenport Iowa State Republican Central Committee Iowa Mueller Scott Clinton Jackson Dubuque Linn Jones Scott County WPA Southeastern Second State Central Committee

Monticello Boy Coach of Championship Team

Phillip Hubbard holds a long record as coach of Monticello and Owena teams and has led a championship program for four years in Monticello. He is a Monti High and Coe College graduate, with a career spanning Tama and Owena prior to settling in Cedar Rapids area.

Monticello Phillip Hubbard Opera N.Y Free Accademy Elmer Hubbard Phillip Owena Tama Monti High Coe College Cedar Rapids

Mueller Aims to Reinstate Second Iowa District for GOP

The report notes Mr. Mueller is expected to place the second Iowa district back into the republican column next November. The expectation highlights a strategic move ahead of the next election cycle within Iowa politics.

Mueller Iowa

March of Time presentation at Monticello High School

The Monticello High School audience enjoyed a Friday assembly featuring a March of Time program produced by Mr. Fuller and his American government class. Vernon Steiner served as announcer with convincing sound effects as President Roosevelt, Hauptmann, and Haile Selassie were featured along with segments on Amelia Earhart Putnam and swing music.

Kenny Fuller Roosevelt Bruno Richard Hauptmann Haile Selassie March of Time Amelia Earhart Putnam Fuller Vernon Steiner Monticello High School Monticello

Mrs Brainerd Hosts Eight Week Summer Camp Near Williamsburg

Former Monticello resident Mrs O E Brainerd invites boys and girls aged 6 to 10 to an eight week camp at the Hamp­shire Hills farm two miles from the Berkshire Trail. Activities include farm life crafts swimming nature study and hill and field exploration. Brainerd directs the program with child psychology training from Smith College where she worked 14 years in psychology and led the Preschool Play Group. Cost for eight weeks is 250 per student.

O. E. Brainerd Monticello Williamsburg Mass Brainerd Goshen Road Hampshire Hills

Early corn plantings by Dillon Atherton in Iowa

One of the earliest corn plantings in eastern Iowa was by Dillon Atherton who farmed two miles northwest of Springville. He planted five acres to a cold resistant variety hybrid No 118.

Iowa Dillon Atherton Springville

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Suter’s Gamble's Will Netcott and Sons Ralph and Richard Mary Schoon Sitter’s Market Lavonne Landis Claud Curtis Mary Jane Brown Russell Suter Dorothy Egger Bernard Mrs Adolph Egger Josephine Foley Anamosa M. F. Hogan C. W. Lutz Mr. Peddycourt William Kettlitz Rena Kettlitz Gamble’s Adv L. E. Hoag Kathaleen Wilmette, Thi Blade Shelley's Variety Store Paul Klaus Manchester Frank Podhaski Gamble Store Kathaleen Hayes Mercy Hospital J. J. Hayes Walter McEneel Frances Mattice George Heeren Ella Hicks Seattle Wash Los Angeles Calif Virginia Matthiessen Paris Academy of Beauty Culture Anna Erbele Waseca, Minn Emma Zimmerman L. D. Barrack Herman Schneider H. A. Hoag Robert Spooner Rochester, N Lou Spooner Melvin Sands Lincoln, Neb W. J. Sands Wade Long Mary Elizabeth Stuer Moline Ill Albert J. Stuhler Stuhler Maude Arduser John Schweitzer Sidney Wilmette Maywood Siegfried Guyan Betty Jo Guyan P. A. Johnson Grinnell Armour's Star Wilson Old Homestead Morrell's Pride Kohr Crown Suter Will, Netcott Charles Cramer A. J. Rickless Irim Hopkinton Shomont Dairy Ady Yale Will Shelley Winton Ernest Strandberg St. Cloud Lloyd Clark Strandberg Clark Brothers Antonette Coxsee Max Palmer Mt. Vernon C. A. Coxsee C. A. Palmer American Weekly Chicago Herald and Examiner Lena Marugg Hazel Eby Owen Sutherland Holy City Westminster Choir First Presbyterian Church of University of Iowa Margaret McNeill Frederick Bone Robert Hogan Gladys Shelley Lillian Margaret Locher Gordon York Gerald Schoon Leonard Schoon Helen Reichart Minnie Niemann West Union Vera Runkel Monmouth John Shover Roger Bovington Camp Dorset England Christian Mueller Columbia University New York Mueller Lumber Company City Lulu Ellsworth New York City Davenport River Davenport Recreation Commission Friendly House North American Gymnastic Union Turner Society Davenport Rotary Club Center Point Alfred Pierce Pierce Webster City Mrs. Brainerd Herbie Westrom and His Piece Orchestra Jerome Baum and Velma Arduser Skelley Kash Karry HILEX Dr. Scholl Stuhler’s Shoe Department Princess Gloria Stuart and Michael Whalen Jack Randall Land of Fighting Men Colorado Hillbillies Mauch Twins Billy and Bobby Penrod George Brent Olivia DeHavilland Claude Rains Margaret Lindsay Ana Nnr Irs Irving Jaffee Grocery Rickless’ Dry Goods Store Monticello, Iowa Express Nurse’s Oxfords
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