Local School Wins County Spelling Bee
Miss Margaret Houston niece of public health nurse Miss Lora R. Houston won the Jones county spelling contest at Anamosa last Saturday afternoon defeating Lilian Voorhies of Center school Jackson township. Forty two contestants competed with a rural choir and Kipling reading opening the program. Houston will advance to the Des Moines state contest on May 7 with coach Miss Martha Meyer and will attend a complementary banquet May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Houston
Lora R. Houston
Jones County
Anamosa
Miss Houston
Lilian Voorhies
Center School
Jackson Township
Miss Voorhies
Nellie V. Morey
F. 8. Vetter
Lloyd Soper
F. V. Lammey
Emil Prult
Kipling
Morey
Houston
Des Moines
Des Moines Register
Martha Meyer
Monticello
Lillian Voorhies
Jackson Center
Berdena Schafer
Scotch Grove
Arthur Abel
Mary Esther McLaughlin
Castle Grove
Lena Thomson
Black Oak
Wade Thompson
Wyoming
Jean Foley
Ray Leslie
Oxford Mills
Mildred Freeman
Newport
Michael Moes
Richland
Esther Brainard
Cass
Sacred Concert Pleases At St Matthew's Church
Wartburg Lutheran male chorus under Frederick E. Schoenboim performed at St Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church last Sunday. Fifteen numbers in four groups were sung a capella from memory with strong enunciation. Handel's Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite proved the most challenging piece for the college group with eight months training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartburg
Handel
Samson
Monticello
Vaughn Announces Run for State Representative in Wyoming
E C Vaughn of Wyoming declares candidacy on the Republican ticket for state representative with June primaries in view. He grew up in Jones county on a family farm and has spent most of his life farming, later diversifying into other business ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Vaughn
Wyoming
Jones County
Mr. Vaughn
Adv
Arbor Day Observed By Rural Schools Last Week
Last Saturday April 16 national Arbor Day was observed with tree planting at rural schools in the area. Teachers Mim Gladys Skelley and Emil Prull helped deliver trees to several schools. others may have participated but names were not reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mim Gladys Skelley
Emil Prull
Monticello Orchestra Secures Second in Waterloo Contest
Pupils from Monticello high school competed in the district music contest at Waterloo. The Monticello orchestra took second place in class B behindOsage, while Edna Schoon earned a third place ribbon for a soprano solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High Schol
Waterloo
Edna Schoon
Monticello
Toledo
Oelwein
Osage
Germany
Etraticello
Virginia Hearn
Kathleen Carlsen
Edith Vertrees
Clemma Wenger
Wilma Clark
Mary Keith
Frieda Balster
Ray Hodgson
Herbert Adix
Margaret Deischer
Roy Rickless
Colin Thomas
Frances Steck
Jean Royden
Joyce
Fishing license reminder warns of active wardens
With spring angling near, locals are reminded that the old license expired March 31 and a new one is required. The state warns wardens will enforce rules closely and 350 000 licenses have been issued at $1 each, urging anglers to carry the permit at all times.
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Fish and Game Department
Towa
Monticello Gun Club Holds Sunday Shoot
Monticello gun club members fired on their grounds south of Monticello last Sunday. Archie Bender and Dr. A M Maurice each ran 25 straight. Scores included C C Hodson 24 of 25 and R Smith 18 of 25. others ranged 14 to 60 of 75 with several misprints in names and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
J. Hannan
F. Ferring
Pr. Wilkens
Bohiken
R. Smith
G. Barclay
Phil Maurice
H. Jacobs
Senior Play Cast Is Announced This Week
The senior class chooses the cast for A Mennonite Maid a character comedy set for May 20 under Miss Georgia Miller. Montini entries in a sectional typing contest will be represented by Bill Kettlitz Frieda Balster and others at Cedar Falls on April 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Miller
Mrs. Wagernagel
Dorothy Eden
Weezy Wagernagel
Frieda Balster
Jake Getz
Reid Bartlett
Mrs. Getz
Mable McVay
Tillie Getz
Lorene Zimmerman
Walter Fairchilds
Billy Kettlitz
Doc Weaner
Elmer Aebl
Ezra Yutzey
Henry Balster
Nathanial Punts
Ray Coyle
Hiram Etter
Richard Calkins
Mandy Etter
Sylvia Cooper
Absolom
Leonard Schoon
Edna Schoon
Bill Kettlitz
Montini
Cedar Falls
Clara Pillmore
M” Club
Dorothy Barlow
Pauline Cooper
Hazel Houston
Lux Poultry Farm
Hopkinton
Walker
Lyons
Dubuque Business College
Helen Holst
Frances Steck
Rosemary Zirkelback
Ada Egger
Carol Naylor
Geneva Loomis
Dorothy Rolls
John Hiller
Laura Lehman
Marie Paulsen
Jo Royden
Charles Davis
Helen Havlichek
Margaret Houston
Colin Thomas
Dorothy Sawyer
Hilda Balster
John Thomas
Margaret Smith
Dean Morey
Jones County
Des Moines
Margaret
Martha Meyer
Osage
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
J. W. Coxsee
Europe
Donald Sutherland
China
Mary Lou Lnett
Keith
Mary Rhinehart
January Report Lists 65 Million Cigarettes Sold
Iowans during January smoked 65,297,478 cigarets of five leading brands. State treasurer R. E. Johnson said the report draws on cigaret tax sale records. About 26.5 cigarets per person were from the five brands. The top selling brand totaled 28,585,752 units with the others 16,944,396 11,500,322 5,417,018 and 840,990.
Red Cross Election Set for Monticello Chapter
The Monticello chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual officer election on Tuesday afternoon April 26 at 3 oclock in the public library auditorium. All outstanding bills should be presented at the meeting and members are urged to attend for business. A Boone serves as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
the American Red Cross
Auditorum
Public Library
Intimate Glimpses Of Indian School Life In 1932
A 1932 letter from India describes Christmas programs in a school, student roles modeling other cultures, a Calcutta Messiah performance, and a crowded new hostel building. The writer's travels with Miss Swan include a wedding, a rough Ford journey, and plans for an India Institute for village teachers. She discusses Santali reading material efforts and views on India's self governance amid civil disobedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
India
Calcutta
Salem
Swan
Beulah Swan
United Choirs
Cornell
Miss Swan
Elizabeth Ophelia
Dak Bungalow
America
Marsal
Mize Gwan
Christian Herald
Christian Science Monitor
Britain
Bengal
Cow Day Planned in Monticello With Local Store Support
Express Store News notes a Monticello event called Cow Day set for Saturday May 7 with participating stores offering details. It also mentions a Kelvinator cooking school by Iowa Electric next Wednesday April 27 at 2 PM led by Miss Covert. Other ads promote seeds, specials on coffee, sugar, roof work, and discounts from local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa Electric Company
Kelvinator
W. E. Tuetken
J. B. Zimmerman
Stuhlers’ Grocery
Stuhlers
Eclipse
McNeill
Robertson Brothers
Clark Brothers
Apr 1907 Monticello Items Of Occurrences
Events from April 1907 in Monticello and vicinity include the Ross farm sale to L C Pride now of Manchester, post office receipts totaling 6121 dollars prompting a salary rise, college students on spring vacation, marriages and births, a new Jackson automobile bought by Herbert Foster, performances by Iowa College glee club, Levi Berlin’s death at age 80, Perry Miller’s reminiscence of Chimney Rock, Edith Tasker’s death in Colorado Springs, and Jessie Dawson’s Tampa wedding to Laurence Gaylord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
L. C. Pride
Manchester
Ross Farm
Monticello
D. E. Pond
State University
Libbie George
John
Margaret Pond
Catherine Lovell
Iowa State College
Lyle Hicks
Drake University
Catherine Ambuehl
Lenox College
Eva Brazelton
Town College
Clara Noyes
Cedar Rapids Business College
Margaret d'Autremont
Bayless Business College
Lucy Altman
Anna Chaloupka
John E. Manz
Presbyterian
Texas
Frank Hoss
Herbert Foster
Jackson
Boys’ Glee Club
Iowa College
Grinnell
Levi Berlin
Perry Miller
Langworthy
Jones County
the Express
Miller
Chimney Rock
Richland
Edith Tasker
William
Tasker
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Jessie Dawdson
Andrew Davidson
Laurence Gaylord
Tampa
Fla
Moore And Lenker Sentenced To Three Years
J. W. Lenker and Paul Moore of Cedar county were each sentenced by Judge H. C. Ring to three years in the Fort Madison penitentiary after conviction in the Jones district court for conspiring to obstruct the state tuberculin test law on cattle. The case, argued after a denied motion for a new trial, involved obstruction tactics that prompted militia calls to protect veterinarians testing cattle. The Cedar county grand jury issued the indictments, and a venue change moved the case to Jones county. The defendants may appeal to the supreme court. state and defense counsel are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lenker
Paul Moore
Cedar County
Jones District Court
H. C. Ring
Fort Madison
Jones County
Supreme Court
William Dallas
C. J. Lynch
Cedar Rapids
C. B. Paul
J. C. France
H. J. Ferguson
W. L. Harding
Huckins
Emer
Miwaukee
Hight
Wisconsin
C. Hendrickson
George
Excelsior Strings
George Hodd
Cleveland
Cear
Independence
Ministerial Association Formed Here Monday
Ministers and wives of Monticello Protestant churches gathered for a luncheon at the Congregational church. They voted to organize the Jones County Ministerial Association, to meet the third Monday of each month. Roy V. Porter was elected president and F Provan secretary and treasurer. committees were named for program and executive duties. Next meeting will be in Onslow with devotional, paper, and book review details announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Congregational Church of
Jones County
F. C. Worcester
Anamosa
Wm. J. Grossheim
John Brunn
Morley
David M. Beggs
G. H. Goodrick
Wyoming
A. Teadick
Onslow
Earl Hodgkin
Olin
S. G. Gutensohn
A. Nicholas
State Auditor Long Removed by Governor
Governor Turner suspended State Auditor Long after examining a commission report into charges against the editor. Long must vacate the office until final action by the next legislature. He was accused of using state funds for personal expenses and other charges totaling over $4,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Long
Last Conference of M. E. Church Is Held
The fourth quarterly conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held tonight at the church. Rev. Earl Baker of Mount Vernon district superintendent will lead. Reports from church departments will be presented as prep for the annual conference in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Earl Baker
Mount Vernon
Public School Events Calendar for May and June
Calendar of final weeks in the public schools lists events from May 7 through May 27 including a track meet at Montello, a physical training exhibit, junior senior banquet, senior play Tillie the Mennonite Maid, baccalaureate at Congregational church, senior class day and operetta The Miniature Lady, senior picnic, commencement with speaker Rev Hugh Campbell, and an alumni banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Tillie
Congregational Church
Hugh Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Neighborhoods That Interest Neighborhoods That Interest
Upwards of $100000 was released from DeWitt Savings Bank yesterday. About $90000 went to depositors and the rest to preferred claims, representing 20 percent of total deposits. Reports mention accidents, arrests, and a bank safe burglary with details across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Elliot of Davenport Seeks U S Representative Seat
Frank W. Elliot, Republican candidate in the June primary for Iowa second district, visited Monticello constituents. A Kansas native, he has lived in Davenport twenty three years and previously represented the district in the state legislature, with broad support noted among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Elliot
Iowa
Monticello
Elliot
Kansas
Davenport
Camp Fire Girls To Hold Grand Council Meeting
Camp Fire groups from Anamosa Wyoming and Monticello plan a grand council meeting next week Friday April 28 at 7 30 p m in the Legion hall A supper for Camp Fire girls will be served in the V F W room before the meeting Executives present include Mrs L D Dennis and Miss Ariana Burr Cedar Rapids Miss Burr is chief executive for a Cedar Rapids Camp Fire group
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Anamosa
Wyoming
Monticello
Legion Hall
L. D. Dennis
Ariana Burr
Cedar Rapids
Lovell Farm Bureau Sets Meeting For April 25
The Lovell township farm bureau will hold its next regular meeting in the public school building Tuesday evening. The program starts promptly at 8 o'clock with talks planned. Chairman Cem Liddy invites all interested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Em Liddy
Huckins Jury Dismissed After Prolonged Deliberations
The jury in George Huckins second case on obtaining money by false pretenses was dismissed last Sunday evening after over twenty five hours without a verdict. The trial, moved from Linn county to Jones county, involved extensive cigars evidence and multiple ballots. Huckins and his father Elmer Huckins face federal fraud indictments, and a court reversal earlier allowed remand for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Huckins
Jones County
Linn County
Hendrickson
Huckins
Elmer Huckins
Linn
W. G. Ristine
Anamosa
R. G. Meade
Center Junction
Fred Fedderson
Clarence
Adolf Eogers
Monticello
Maquoketa Valley League Sets Six Team lineup
At a Manchester meeting officials decided six teams will form the Maquoketa Valley league with Guttenberg Dyersville Cascade Manchester Monticello and likely Bellevue replacing Oxford Junction Ryan and Alburnett. A future decision on admission was discussed. Monticello aspirants may show wares Sunday at the city park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Maquoketa
Dyersville
Monticello
DeMolay Chapter Elects New Officers for Six Months
The George Washington chapter of DeMolay elected a new officer slate for the next six months. Elected are Elmer Aebi master councilor Ray Coyle senior councilor George Stott junior councilor Irvine Rhatigan senior deacon Robert Phelps junior deacon Orlando Null senior steward Keith Dickey junior steward Berkley Curtis marshal James Bort chaplain Bernard Che standard bearer Richard Calkins scribe James Ricklefs treasurer Stuart Curtis sentinel Bill Kettlitz almoner Myric Shover orator Philip Maurice Ray Siebers Tim George Donald Clark Russell Suter Benjamin Roberts Roy Crosby preceptors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Order of DeMolay
Elmer Aebi
Ray Coyle
George Stott
Irvine Rhatigan
Robert Phelps
Orlando Null
Keith Dickey
Berkley Curtis
James Bort
Bernard Che
Richard Calkins
James Ricklefs
Stuart Curtis
Sentinel
Bill Kettlitz
Myric Shover
Phillip Maurice
Ray Siebers
Tim George
Donald Clark
Russell Suter
Benjamin Roberts
Roy Crosby
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St. Matthew’s Church
Helms
Orchestra
Red Cross
Mildred Pierce
Monticello High School
Ini
Moore
Lenker
M. E. Church
Wilbur Hack
Clutter
Bob Barnes
H. B. Brown
Hack
Barnes
Henry Strief
Farley
Andrew Sapienza
Chicago
Fort Dodge
McGill Cuddy
Court House
Camp Fire Girls
Grand Council
Lovell Farm Bureau
R. 8. Milner
Dillon Hall
District Court
Jones County Court
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