New Head Takes Charge Of The Local Hospital
Miss Jessie Joyce of Cedar Rapids becomes superintendent at John McDonald Memorial hospital Monticello succeeding Miss Esther T. Jackson who resigned April 1. Joyce brings Cedar Rapids roots and Iowa City nursing training with prior superintendent roles at Ida Grove hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Jessie Joyce
Cedar Rapids
Miss Joyce
Esther T. Jackson
St. Paul, Minn
Miss Jackson
Monticello
William E. Tuetken
Mabel Flockhart
Nurses’ Training School
State University Hospital
Iowa City
Ida Grove
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello’s
Sylvia Crippen
Leone Davis
Lillian Allamand
Clara Heiken
Viola Rankin
McDonald Hospital
Helen Rohr
Elsie Seehusen
Viola Hogan
Elfriede Kaufmann
Lillian Knabait
Irene Coder
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
Joyce
Supervisors Award Road and Culvert Contracts in Anamosa
The Anamosa board of supervisors awarded Foley Construction a $4351 earthwork contract for a road along the Hale-Oxford line about 1.5 miles long and FE. W. Coon of Monticello secured a $1020 culvert job with seven bidders present. The panel also placed Memorial hall in Wyoming under veteran supervision and set a three year oversight team. A radio-equipped sheriff plan was shown but not ordered, with central Des Moines bulletins to police statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Foley Construction Company
Hale-Oxford Township
Board of Supervisors
FE. W. Coon
Monticello
Memorial Hall
Wyoming
U. S. Army
Des Moines
Central Broadcasting Station
Monticello Rotary Hosts Inter-City Meeting Dinner
The Rotary club of Cedar Rapids hosted a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel for an inter-city Rotary gathering. Arthur Chadwick, director of Rotary International in London, gave the main address and spoke on Rotary progress abroad with engaging anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club of
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Arthur Chadwick
Rotary International
London
England
Rotary
Monti High School earns six entries at Oelwein contest
Monticello students placed in six events at the Oelwein music contest last week. Cedar Rapids won several events including first in the soprano solo, with East Waterloo second and Decorah third. The Monticello mixed chorus faced Nashua only and earned a berth toward the all state competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti High School
Oelwein
Monticello
Nashua
Howard McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Edna Schoon
East Waterloo
Decorah
Belle Plaine
Odlwein
Osage
Charles Eby
Clarksville
Cedar Falls
Marion
Maquoketa Valley Baseball League Reorganized
The Maquoketa Valley baseball league reorganized in Monticello with Guttenburg and Alburnett joining, replacing Baldwin and Lost Nation. Directors set March plans, elected Kean chair and Hauss secretary treasurer, and accepted four umpire applications for the season. The next meeting in Dyersville on April 27 will finalize opening dates schedules and official ball choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Baldwin
Fridaay
Alburnett
Guttenburg
A. J. Scheeler
Cascade
E. J. Kean
Dyersville
R. T. Offerman
William B. Kann
Manchester
R. W. Phelps
Monticello
J. F. Hauss
Oxford Junction
James Cave
Ryan
Dubuque
Savel
Trixie From Dixie Pleases Audiences at High School
The Veterans of Foreign Wars laud the home talent play Trixie from Dixie shown last Thursday and Friday in the high school auditorium. Comfortable audiences enjoyed the performances with Florence Carmichael and George Barnts praised for strong character work. Emil Rickless drew many laughs as a lonely widower with five unruly children, opposite Marie Widmer as a conniving spinster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trixie
Dixie
Florence Carmichael
George Barnts
Emil Rickless
Marie Widmer
Destructive Fires in Dubuque County Friday
Three major fires hit Dubuque County last Friday afternoon. A general store residence at Lattnerville owned by J. J. L. Breitbach burned. Kennedy farm in Whitewater township and George Kress farm west of Center Grove were also destroyed or damaged. Cascade fire brigade could not contain the Lattnerville blaze. Kennedy and Kress insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque County
Lattnerville
J. J. L. Breitbach
J. E. Kennedy
Whitewater Township
George Kress
Center Grove
Kennedy
Cascade
Kress
Sacred Heart Presents Turning The Trick Play
Sacred Heart high school presents Turning The Trick with senior and junior classes. Cast includes Patrick Casey played by Harry Liddy and Kathleen by Maxine Redmond, with Loretta Redmond as Madam Barski and Robert Hogan as dancing master. Alumnus Robert McAleer helped at the door. an intermediate recital is set for April 24 at 8:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Harry Liddy
Patrick Casey
Emerald Isle
Isabelle Bader
Kathleen
Maxine Redmond
Donald Kurt
Michael
Elizabeth Pender
Casey
George Drake
H. L. Stahler
Catherine Fagan
Portress
Vincent Kane
Vincent
Modiste
James McDonough
Spectator
Sacred Heart
J. J. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Robert McAleer
Two Cars Wreck In No 161 Smash-Up South Of Monticello
Louis Klein and Arthur Adix owned cars in a rear end collision on primary 161 south of Monticello last Saturday night. Klein’s new Chevrolet, with 269 miles, was rear ended by Adix’s Buick coupe at speed. The Klein car was almost wrecked. Adix’s damage estimated at $200. No injuries. insurance will cover Klein’s loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klein
Arthur Adix
Monticello
Klein
Chevrolet
Messrs
Darrow
Aldrich
Adix
Lee Alcorn
Presbyterial Meeting At Springville Held By Cedar Rapids Society
The fifty seventh annual Cedar Rapids Presbyterial meeting of national and foreign missions convened at Springville Presbyterian church on Tuesday April 4. Morning and afternoon sessions featured addresses by Mrs H P Midkiff a Brazil interior missionary Miss Marguerite Grove a three year India worker and Miss R Marie Preston of Chicago secretary for the North Central district board. Delegates and members from several local churches attended including Mrs W D McLaughlin and others from Castle Grove church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Presbyterial Society of National and Foreign Missions
Springville Presbyterian Church
H. P. Midkiff
Brazil
Marguerite Grove
India
R. Marie Preston
Chicago
North Central District Board of National Missions
H. F. Kettlitz
Ralph Bone
R. P. Clark
Ed Wilcox
Charles Luett
John Matthiessen
O. B. Burrichter
Kitty Sutherland
Leonard Duckett
E. J. Farley
W. D. McLaughlin
Irving
Wartburg College to stage German comedy Der Bibliothekar
Wartburg College Verein presents Gustav Von Moser Der Bibliothekar a German three act comedy at Monticello high school auditorium Clinton Ia Saturday evening April 195 at 7 45 pm. Features include songs in German between acts and a low German story. Admission charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
der Bibliothekar
Gustav von Moser
Wartburg College Verein
Clinton
Monticello High School
Fred Efken
Deaths of Four Former Monticello Residents
Obituaries from Monticello area list John F. Moore, Mrs. John Enabnit, Frank d Autremont, and William Guilford, with details on birthplaces Switzerland and Ohio, marriage, residence changes, survivors, and funeral arrangements in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Moore
John Enabait
Frank d’Autremont
William Guilford
Bennie Zumbrunnen Injured In Richland Township Crash
Bennie Zumbrunnen suffered severe head and hand lacerations after his Chrysler touring car struck a bridge near Richland Center church. He lay in a ditch until found by Mr and Mrs Will Schummer and was taken to John McDonald Hospital. Doctor stitched wounds with twenty plus sutures. wrecked car towed to Monticello Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie" Zumbrunnen
John McDonald Hospital
Richland Township
Richland Center
Zumbrunnen
Will Schummer
McDonald Hospital
Petersen
Monticello
Madsen Motor Company
Mary E Reed Dies in Delaware County At 76 Years
Miss Mary Emma Reed 73, longtime Delaware County resident, died after asthma and heart trouble. Funeral held Tuesday at Manchester Presbyterian Church with services later in Hopkinton. Born May 24 1857 in Oliveburg, she moved to Delaware County in 1865. Survived by brother John C Reed and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin E. Reed
Monticello
Mary Emma Reed
Delaware County
Miss Reed
John C. Reed
Manchester
Charles A. Hyde
Presbyterian Church
Hopkinton Presbyterian Church
Hopkinton
Mias Reed
James W. and
Mary Gibson Reed
Olineburg
Jefferson County
John C
John Schmidt Arrested in Liquor Raid
State agents and county officers raid the home of John Schmidt known as a bootlegger. He pleads guilty to a true information and is sentenced by Judge Ring to sixty days in county jail with costs and attorney's fee. A second Monticello suspect's premises are raided with no liquor found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schmidt
Schmidt
Ring
Monticello
Death of Mrs Deremer Mother of Mrs Coe
Mrs. Deremer mother of Mrs Albert E Coe of Des Moines died suddenly Friday evening after a heart attack. She was found in the Coe home bathroom. Interment was in Bedford last Tuesday. She had helped Mrs Coe on Friday and was friends with many in Monticello during Rev Coe’s pastorate at the local Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deremer
Albert E. Coe
Des Moines
Coe
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Carl Schneider
Mr and Mrs Carl Schneider announce the birth of a son weighing eight pounds born last Saturday at 5 PM in a Vinton hospital. Mrs Schneider, formerly Miss Imogene Shelley, is the mother. Mr Schneider manages the Hutchinson Ice Cream factory at Vinton. the family formerly lived in Monticello. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Howard Skelley and their four children plus Mrs W H Skelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schneider
Vinton
Obituaries and Local Notices From Monticello Thirty Years Ago
A roundup of deaths marriages and employment moves in Monticello and surrounding townships. Notable items include the death of a six month old son of Mr and Mrs Fritz Bohlken and the passing of Mrs Henry Marage in Bowens Prairie aged 37. Also reported are relocations including Dr Fred Puleston moving to Monticello, and Dr Arthur M Maurice and David Heisey advancing in dentistry. Other items cover accidents and counter changes in local leadership and schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Bohlken
Rudolph Ricklefs
Model Grocery
Avoca
Henry Marage
Bowen's Prairie
Ist
Brunke Saathoff
Wayne Township
George L. Lovell
Lovell
Smalley
Leroy Clark
Fred Puleston
Anamosa
Monticello
Hicks & Eilers
Louise Tibbitts
Hopkinton
Lewis H. Lang
E. A. Lang
Allison
Henry
Fritz Zimmerman
John Gregory
Mitchell
S. D
Anna
Henry Schlemmer
Richland Township
Dc. R. Scroggie
Ervin E. Reed
Gwendolen Coxsee
Rolfe
Reed
C. R. Applegate
Jones County
Scotch Grove Township
S. L. Gardiner
Mina Avis
George Igon
Davenport
Paul Warner
Henry Warner
Tim Connolly
Rural School Closed Diphtheria Case Hits Richland Township
Richland township reports diphtheria quarantine on Jackson Zeadow son of Mr and Mrs George Zeadow. The endangered rural school sits off a field away from the highway in poor repair, with children walking long distances through snow to reach it. Officials urge condemning the building and rebuilding near the highway for health safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Zeadow
George Zeadow
Richland Township
Rogers
Richland
Be Square Club Meeting Highlights Health and Baking Talks
Ruth Carr hosted the Be Square club and mothers on Saturday April 11. The program covered health improvements with a talk by Ruth Carr and bread judging points by Caroline Allamand. Helen Bramer demonstrated cookies and presented gluten tests, then the group enjoyed lunch prepared by Mrs. Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Carr
Be Square Club
Helen Bramer
Caroline Allamand
Carr
Haegg Construction Starts Paving No. 161 in Monticello
The Haegg Construction Company of Cedar Rapids unloads excavating and paving equipment in Monticello in preparation for this year’s paving program. Work begins with closing paving gaps on both sides of the Maquoketa River bridge east of Monticello. A dispute with the state highway commission concerns whether the entire road width will be paved or only half to keep traffic moving. The bridge’s low clearance may complicate moving paving machinery through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haegg Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
State Highway Commission
Maquoketa River
Highway Commission
Haegg Company
Neighborhoods That Interest George W. Young Dies by Own Action
George W. Young, 64, owner of the Allison Hotel barber shop in Cedar Rapids, committed death by hanging in the hotel on Friday. Passenger service over the Illinois Central railroad from Manchester to Cedar Rapids was discontinued this week due to lack of patrons. A combination train will convey passengers mail and express on a round trip daily. Mrs Myrtle Rogers of Town City is in critical condition after an automobile accident near the Cedar Rapids airport late Monday, suffering a broken arm and fractured skull. A fire at Colesburg last Monday destroyed buildings and equipment worth 10000 on a farm age and garage. nearly 100 men fought the blaze. losses included livestock and household goods, partly insured. A. F. Frodden, prominent former Dubuquer, died in California last week. His body brought to Dubuque for burial. funeral held last Sunday. He represented Dubuque county in the Twentyninth Thirtieth and Thirty‑first sessions of the Town legislature and was state senator 1906–1910. He was a former president of the Dubuque Industrial corporation now the Chamber of Commerce and held leadership roles in several lumber, banking, and cement firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Moore
Monticello
35Th Street
Cedar Rapids
Moore
Mr. Moore
Switzerland
Creuz Des Brvine
Canton de Neutchatel
Beckett
Presbyterian Church
Richland Township
Rudolph Jacobs
Shelton Hickman
Bowen's Prairie
Ralph Bone
Kenwood Park
John L. Moore
Kellogg
Idaho
V. C
San Diego
Calif
Fred A
San Pedro
George E
Terminal Island
Matt M. Blair
Omaha
Anabel Kurtz
Martha Cooper
Seattle
Laura Hicks
Detroit
Fredda Kline
Aberdeen
Ss. D
William Moore
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Kenwood Presbyterian Church
George W. Young
Allison Hotel
Illinois Central Railroad
Manchester
Myrtle Rogers
Town City
Colesburg
A. F. Frodden
Dubuquer
California
Dubuque
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company
Mason City
Convention Of Legion At Oxford Junction
The fifth district American Legion convention will meet at Oxford Junction on Thursday, April 23. Legionaries from Cedar, Jones, Linn, Tama, Benton, Marshall and part of Delaware counties will assemble in the afternoon with a 6 pm dinner in Z. P. B. J. hall for an estimated 300 attendees. Dr. L. E. Rees of Bennett leads the event, with Maurice Cahill, R. J. Laird, and D. Decker French invited. an orchestra will provide music and a Peterson hall meeting will follow the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Oxford Junction
Cedar, Jones, Linn
Tama
Benton, Marshall
Delaware County
Z. P. B. J. Hall
L. E. Rees
Bennett
Maurice Cahill
Cedar Rapids
R. J. Laird
Des Moines
Decker French
Davenport
Peterson Hall
Farmers To Meet To Consider Fire Truck
Monticello farmers will gather at the Legion hall next Saturday afternoon to discuss buying a fire truck for fires within five to ten miles of town. Plans are not fixed yet and subscription papers are circulating. Firemen will maintain and drive the truck. funds are being sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Legion Hall
Jones County
Mrs. Dant Palmer Buried in Monticello Cemetery
The funeral for Mrs. Dant Palmer of Waterloo was held at her family home Tuesday at 9 a.m. She was interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Monticello after a service led by Rev. Roy V. Porter. Jennie Ruesink Palmer died at age 62 following goiter surgery and subsequent erysipelas infection. her daughter Mrs. Adam Reichart of Monticello is among her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Enabnit
Enabnit
North Side
Monticello
Prairieburg
Alburnett
Ryan
Frederick
Lillian
Harry
Enabait
Anna Yossi
Manchester
John
Alfred
Jacob
Emil
Emma
Monroe
Wis
William Husmann
Coggan
Eugene Melchert
Dant Palmer
Waterloo
Oakwood Cemetery
Roy V. Porter
Palmer
Jennie Ruesink
Adam Reichart
Adjourning Legislature Faces Three Day Clock
As the 44th general assembly nears adjournment in three days confusion grows. Lawmakers fear delays from late bills, political maneuvers and possible candidates for lieutenant governor or governor. The state fish and game commission bill passes though some provisions upset groups. The state university probe looms over adjournment with a report due or clock stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
44Th General Assembly
House
Senate
Turner
State University
General Assembly
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New Head
Rotarians
Baseball League
Lost Nation
Springville
Wartburg College
Grindelwald
Reformed Church
United Staes
Monti
Frank d'Autremont
Wheelersburg
Ohio
John E. Barnett
William Cunningham
James Ward
Thomas Ward
Melrose
Fred Winters
McCall
Harry Murphy
Oakland
Sam Richards
San Francisco
Mary Lillian
Adelbert
Los Angeles
Frank
Vidalia
Town
Roy
d'Autremont
Columbus
Riverside
St. Mary's Cemetery
University Hospital
New York City
Langworthy
Lyman
Washington, D. C
Bernice van Ness
W. H. Jarrett
Bessie Bande
Pat Jarrett
Lee Rigby
Bennie” Zumbrunnen
Mary E. Reed
Mrs
Expresa
Doran
Fish-Game Commission
Fish and Game Commission
State Fish and Game Department
Fish and Game
W. E. Albert
Lansing
Fame
Commission For Cause
Tsank Walton League
Will Diliz Conservation League
Gov. Turner
J. H W. Anderson
Thompson
Francis B. Hemsworth
Waterloo Society
State Board of Education
State Normal School
Anderson
Hemsworth
Harry M. Ness
Sigourney
Keokuk County
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