Anamosa Elder Hit By Car Fractures Skull
An 86 year old man, John H. Skeels, was struck by a car near McMickle drug store in Anamosa Tuesday morning. He suffered a fractured skull and was taken to Mercy hospital in serious condition. Relatives fear for his outcome as doctors treat his injuries.
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John H. Skeels
Anamosa Tues
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Skeels
McMickle Drug Store
Gerd Zimmerman
Amber
Zimmerman
Gerd
Local Scout Committee Formed To Support Growth
Last week a new executive committee for the local Boy Scouts was formed after a dinner at Goudy’s Cafe on April 8. Scout Commissioner Harold E. West of Cedar Rapids outlined the plan to ease the Scout Master Fuller’s duties and sustain Scouting in the community with John Locher Jr. aiding in Cedar Rapids area field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller
Goudy
Harold E. West
Cedar Rapids
John Locher Jr
Commissioner West
John Jr
Federation Of Women's Clubs Meet At Onslow
The Federation of Women’s Clubs invites all organized women in Jones county to the annual meeting at Onslow on Tuesday April 19. An all day event includes a picnic lunch at 12 30 with the theme club women in Iowas first one hundred years. Attendees should notify county chairman Mrs Samaria Smith of Anamosa Iowa.
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Jones County
Federation of Women's Clubs
Onslow
Iowa
Samaria Smith
Anamosa
Baumel Seeks Jones County Sheriff Nomination
J N Baumel announces candidacy on the Republican ticket for Jones County sheriff subject to the June primary. Voters are invited to inspect his record and vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
J. N. Baumel
Ben C Roberts Mourns Loss of Brother Boaz Roberts
Ben C Roberts mourns the death of his brother Boaz Roberts at Bellefourche South Dakota last Monday evening April 11. He died of a heart attack at age 62 while farming near Bellefourche. Survived by his mother Mrs Hannah Roberts of Pasadena California four sisters Mrs Arthur Wollem Pasadena Mrs W L Cowdrey Beech Bottom West Virginia Mrs Ellen Roberts Rock Island Texas and Mrs W H Griffen Boise Idaho and brother John Roberts Coalville Utah.
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Ben C. Roberts
Boaz Roberts
Bellefourche
S. D
Mr. Roberts
Monticello
Hannah Roberts
Express Easter dime giveaway offer to Monticello shoppers
The Express teams with local merchants to give every want ad placed April 15 or 16 a coupon worth 10 cents redeemable in cash at Monticello stores. Ads must run in the April 21 issue and coupons redeemed at The Express office. No strings attached.
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Express
Monticello
The
Marion Palmer Loser In Blaze At Iowa State Dormitory
Marion Palmer among eighty one Iowa State College co workers who lived in Margaret hall where a $111000 fire destroyed the dormitory at Ames. She lost clothing and books while others faced similar losses and many students were housed in other dormitories and the college hospital. Faculty started an $8000 drive to replace lost belongings and two foreign students lost passports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Marion Palmer
Lena Palmer
Iowa State College
Margaret Hall
Marion
Monticello
College Hospital
Hospital Notes Of Past Week At John McDonald Hospital
List of recent admissions includes Vera Strandberg from St. Cloud Minnesota Etta Schoon and E Laude John Duffy of Cascade. Discharges include Dorothy Johnson and baby Dolores Dolphin and baby Ashley Elliott and baby Joyce Clark Mary Benton Viola Supple Ann Pfeiffer Hopkinton Charles Hayward Robert Bohiken Paul Stadtmueller. No births recorded this week.
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John McDonald Hospital
Vera Strandberg
St. Cloud
Minn
Etta Schoon
A. E. Laude
John Duffy
Cascade
Dorothy Johnson
Dolores Dolphin
Ashley Elliott
Joyce Clark
Mary Benton
Viola Supple
Ann Pfeiffer
Hopkinton
Charles Hayward
Robert Bohiken
Paul Stadtmueller
Traveling Schroeder Family Plays In Monticello
A nine member touring family named the Schroeder Family performed a brief concert at the opera house corner in Monticello on Tuesday afternoon. Despite several numbers they drew little crowd and left quickly. Mr Schroeder said they hailed from the Sand Hills region of Nebraska and endured tough luck though they once drew crowds within 60 miles. He added they played at the Nebraska State Fair for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Marriage Licenses Issued In The County
The county clerk issued licenses this past week to Howard Becker 24 and Thelma Mizaur 19 of Oxford Junction Grace Andresen Grace Andree sen of Anamosa Jens Hansen 22 and Mildred Hora 18 of Olin and Glen Woodworth Center Junction.
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Lee Byerly
Howard Becker
Thelma Mizaur
Oxford Junction
Glen Woodworth
Legal
Center Junction
Grace Andreesen
Anamosa
Jens ©, Hansen
Mildred L. Hora
Olin
Big Egg Contest At Stuhler Grocery Next Saturday
Stuhlers sponsor a contest offering a new pair of Irving Jaffee roller skates as the prize. The winner will be the person who brings in the largest and heaviest egg. Eggs will be sold after 3 p.m. for coloring for Easter.
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Irving Jaffee
Stuhler
Stuhlers
Community events and gatherings listed for Monticello area
April 14 faith services in churches at night. April 15 Good Friday afternoon services in all churches. April 19 track meet Monticello Marion in city park. April 22 country club opening dinner dance. April 25 Men’s Tople Club ladies night at Rudy Langer home. May 5 Bankers association meet Group 3 and 4 in Monticello with 300 to 400 men expected. May 15 to 21 National Air Air Mat week to be observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Marion
City Park
Country Club
Tople Club
Rudy Langer
Bankers’ Association
Shimanek Announces Candidacy for State Representative
C F Shimanek of Monticello, an attorney practicing six years, announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for state representative. A University of Oregon College of Law graduate, he divides time between Monticello and Oxford Junction. He is described as a young man of ability and hopes for GOP support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Shimanek
Monticello
Mr. Shimanek
College of Law
University of Oregon
Oxford Junction
Hay Stack Fire Near Monticello Cuts 12 Tones
Fire crews answered a second alarm Tuesday morning at 9 30 to the Pat Crowley farm west of Monticello on the county line where a large hay stack burned near the barn. The booster pump drew water from a creek to quell the blaze and neighbors helped load and spread hay after the fire was controlled. The origin remains unknown and a hose section blew out on a Farmers’ truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Crowley
Monticello
Joe Crowley
Fre
Easter Musicale At The Reformed Church
The Reform ed Church hosts an Easter Musicale on Easter Sunday at 9 30 am featuring senior and junior choirs, a rhythm orchestra, and multiple anthems and solos including Christ Is Risen and Christ Arose. Free will offering invited. no admission charge.
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The
Reformed Church
Watt
Christ
Roy E. Nolte
Madge Schneiter
Schumann
Mrs. Tendick
J. E. Fox
Fred Holton
Roland Buel
Rev. Tendick
Christ the Lord Is Risen
Marlene Etten
Dolores Etten
Janaan Meier
Mary Elizabeth Messerli
Gordon Ireland
Margaret Steiner
Ann Owen
Irma Tendick
John Messerli
Lord Most Holy
Cesar
Frank
Raymond Buel
Engel
Colleen Maire
Irma ‘Tendick
eAnthem
Hallalujah
Handel
A. H. Tendick
Former Castle Grove Man Died on Sunday
M S Knapp aged 80 formerly of Castle Grove and later Linn county died Sunday at the home of his daughter near Central City after six weeks in declining health. He was born August 19 1857 near Fond du Lac Wisconsin and moved to Iowa as a child. He married Sarah E Kline in 1880 who died four years ago. He leaves three daughters Mrs Clara Tilton Mrs Mabel Pinch and Mrs Bessie Tharp and two sons Ray E and Clarence W plus many grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Cedar Rapids and he was buried in Prairieburg cemetery.
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M.S. Knapp
Castle Grove
Linn County
C. T. Wood
Central City
Fond ‘gu‘Lac
Wis
Iowa
Sarah E. Kline
Marion
Wood
Clara Tilton
Mabel Pinch
Bessie Tharp
Anamosa
Ray E
Clarence W
Waubeek
Evangelical Church
Cedar Rapids
Prairieburg
Five New Cars Licensed From Monticello Area
Five new cars were licensed from Monticello and vicinity in the past two weeks. The list includes Ray Echternacht of Monticello with a Plymouth, Karl M Keyes of Monticello with a Plymouth, and Rae Allyn of Monticello with a Plymouth. The text is partially garbled in places.
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Monticello
Ray Echternacht
Plymouth
Karl. M. Keyes
Rae ‘Allyn
Batemans Observe 60th Wedding Anniversary in Monticello
Mr and Mrs John E Bateman marked their 60th anniversary with quiet notice after marrying April 12 1888 in Tipton Their lives span Monticello Cedar County and Tipton with deep work in monument business community service and family ties Their daughter Mrs O E Brainerd of Northampton Mass and two grandchildren are named along with long service to Oakwood cemetery and local organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
New Cattle Pavilion Planned by Jones County Fair
Tom J. George, secretary, announces a new enclosed cattle pavilion to be built on the fair grounds this spring. The 148 by 48 foot structure west of the hog pavilion will house 160 head, replacing yearly tent rentals of about 250 dollars. Estimated cost is 4 thousand dollars, with bids for lumber opened at last night’s fair meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom J. George
Jones County Fair Association
Frontier Park
Cedar Rapids
Fair Association
Jones County
Ernie Young
Chicago
Allyn's Home Appliance Store Opens in Monticello
Mr and Mrs Paul Allyn formerly of Manchester will open a new home appliance store in Monticello next Saturday April 16 in a portion of the Matthiessen Auto and Supply display room. They come well recommended and urge readers to check The Express advertising columns for details on merchandise lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Allyn
Manchester
Monticello
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company
the Express
Safety Council Meeting At Morley This Evening
The Jones county safety council plans a public gathering tonight in Morley at the high school building. Everyone from the county is invited and an interesting program is promised as the council seeks wider support for safety initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Safety Council
Morley
Safety Council
The
Organization For Safety
Jones County
Monti Fighters Win At Cascade
A nine bout boxing card at Cascade Theater Monday night featured Monticello boxers in five bouts with two wins and a draw for the Monticello team. Main event between Tommy Eden and Lawrence Rapp ended in a draw. several Monticello and Cascade fighters claimed victories in midweight and lighter divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Theater Hall
Monticello
Tommy Eden
Lawrence Rapp
Dubuque
Clarence Aldrich
Lynn Gage
Mount Vernon
Gus Deering
Dick McQuillen
Cascade
George Nordman
Bill McCarthy
Bernard
Verdie Richardson
Monti
Bob Dempsey
Ray Behrends
Joe Hayes
Hayes
Daffy 2s by National Safety Council warn against drunk driving
The National Safety Council says driving after drinking is dumb and dangerous. Alcohol blurs judgment and vision and slows reaction, and 7 to 10 percent of crashes could be prevented by sobriety. Pedestrian injuries rise when alcohol is involved. Take a taxi or streetcar instead.
Town Band Holds First Practice Of The Year
The town band held its first practice meeting of the season last Monday night. Gene Byers was reelected director and Rex Rickless manager. Practices will be every Monday at 7 30 with potential growth to 35 or 40 members. Plans include joint concerts with other towns and possibly 100 piece ensembles. Concerts likely begin in early June as last year, under the city fathers.
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Gene Byers
Rex Rickless
Monticello
Hunting And Fishing License Sales Sluggish In Jones County
County Recorder Bess Sherman reports slow sales of hunting and fishing licenses in Jones County this year. So far 129 hunting and fishing licenses and 170 fishing licenses have been issued. An appeal to sportsmen urges purchase of licenses to avoid penalties.
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Jones County
Bess Sherman
Special Easter Admission At The Monte Theater
The Monte theater runs a double feature "Rolling Caravans" and "The Duke Comes Back" on Saturday afternoon with a special admission price of two fresh eggs. This playful offer reflects the Easter spirit tied to a unique local promo.
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Monte Theater
The
Monte
Married 33 Years Observed Quietly in Monticello
Mr and Mrs John Woellert of Monticello celebrated their thirty third wedding anniversary at home last Monday due to Mrs Woellert illness. A family dinner marked the event as friends learn arthritis limits her activities and wheel chair mobility, with nieces Irma and Ilene Woellert assisting at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Bateman
the Express
John
John Woellert
Monticello
Irma
Ilene Woellert
Interment for Ed Harms at Oakwood Cemetery
Interment rites for the late Ed ward Harms of Manchester will occur at Oakwood cemetery tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Harms died suddenly after traveling to California last fall and was held there until spring. Funeral services will be held in Manchester Friday afternoon, then Monticello for burial. Arrangements were made by Herman Miller and his uncle Charles Scherrer of Monticello.
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Edward Harms
Manchester
Oakwood Cemetery
Harms
California
Monticello
Herman Miller
Charles Scherrer
Conservation League To Meet Friday Evening
The community conservation league will hold a special called meeting in the office of J. J. Hayes tomorrow evening April 15 at 7 30 o clock. Conservation officer R W Barsalow of Dubuque will give a talk and a large group of concept enthusiasts is hoped to be present.
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Community Conservation League
J. J. Hayes
R. W. Barsalow
Dubuque
Monticello Paint Dealer Is A Local Hardware Figure
Albert J. H. McNeill, Monticello’s sole exclusive hardware merchant, has spent 26 years in the hardware trade here. He helped start the business in 1919 with Rudolph Rickless, bought out his partner ten years later, and has offered a wide hardware line and Pittsburgh paints since 1921. A photo shows him delivering a five gallon paint can for redecorating Rickless dry goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Rudolph Rickless
McNeill
Jones County
Pittsburgh
Rickless
Good Friday Observed Across Monticello Churches
Monticello plans a town wide Good Friday observance April 15 with services at 10 am in St Matthew’s Lutheran and 2 to 3 pm at Sacred Heart Reform Congregational Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian churches. Citizens urged to attend and businesses asked to close from two to three for workers to join services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
St. Matthew's
Cooking School To Be Held For R. H. Balster
Miss Beatrice McCartney a graduate home economist will conduct a Shellane cooking school at the Monte theater on Monday April 18 at 2 o clock. She will demonstrate simple efficient methods to save the home maker time by preparing whole meals in the oven with little attention.
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Balster
Beatrice McCartney
Monte Theater
the Monte Theater
Children Baptized at Methodist Church
Rev. George Woodall presided as several children were baptized last Sunday with families present. The Methodist church choir prepares a special Easter program and will wear new robes for the services under director Mrs. A B Grimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Woodall
Methodist Church
A, B, Grimes
Topic Club Holds Annual Election in Monticello
The Monticello Men's Topic club met in the Monticello State Bank directors' room to hear Dr. T. M. Redmond discuss American Railroads. New officers were elected: President J. J. Locher, Vice-President Halstead M. Carpenter, Secretary Boyd Shannon. The final meeting of the year will be April 25 at Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Langer’s home with Dr. John H. Fraser leading a discussion on What Is Our Aim in Education.
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Monticello
Monticello State Bank
T. M. Redmond
J. J. Locher
Halstead M. Carpenter
Boyd Shannon
R. J. Langer
John H. Fraser
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ben Roberts
Bellefourche, S. D
John’ McDonald
the Reformed Church
Tipton
Tinois
Mr. Bateman
Elizabeth
J. W
Mary
A. Bateman
Delaware
Davenport and
St. Paul Road
Bateman
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Monument
Cedar County
Vincent
Rachel Shinn
Shinn
Congregational Church
Jones Co. Fair Assn
Allyn’s
Egger
National Safety Counc
Harry
Aik
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Wilma Grossheim
Deloris Bohlken
Dorothy Aldrich
Pearl Harford
Ruth Schneider
Frances Taylor
Bonnie Burris
Juanita Shover
Ruth Ehrisman
Mary Lou Luett
Georgia Moats
Virginia Hanken
Wilma Doris Yount
Geraldine Schneider
Frances Buckner
Betty Crane
Mary Lou Adams
Lois Clark
Joan Schneider
Doris Eggers
Katherine Bender
Betty Patterson
Vinita Shover
Ruth Ann Hoag
Wilma Hein
Maple Street
Ed Harms
Conservation League
Albert J. H. McNeill
A. J. HW. McNeile
Clinton
Waterloo
R. H. Balster
Topic Club
John J. Locher
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