Rickels Hospitalized After Serious Auto Crash
George Rickels remains in the hospital with a fractured breastbone and possible internal injuries after a Chevrolet coach rolled three times near the McBride hill. Gerdy Doden suffers a badly sprained back and one leg, confined to home. Clarence Egger aided Rickels to hospital. Folkers had been en route home with cattle when the crash occurred.
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Rickels
Gerdy Doden
Dent Cap Esterday
Neene Chevrolet
Messrs
Coden
Marion
Edward Folkers
Chicago
Folkers
McBride Hill
Three Monti Students Enter District Meet
Three Monticello typing class students Kathleen Carlsen Jo McNeill and Clara Balster earned the right to represent Monticello in district commercial typing and shorthand contests at Maquoketa on Saturday April 23 A state contest will follow for district winners Frances Bone Betty Thomas Esther Cass Freda Prult Thelma Howland Victor Richardson Vernon Steiner Sidney Schweitzer Clarence Hosford and Olin Howie contributed to the Monti Eye typing effort which went to press last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Maquoketa
Kathleen Carlsen
Jo McNeill
Clara Balster
Frances Bone
Betty Thomas
Esther Cass
Freda Prult
Thelma Howland
Victor Richardson
Vernon Steiner
Sidney Schweitzer
Clarence Hosford
Olin Howie
Conservation League Holds First Local Meeting
The Community Conservation League met Friday night at County Coroner J J Hayes offices with 38 members. The plan targets enlarging membership and obtaining quail pheasants and fish stocks for the Monticello area, contingent on farmers’ cooperation for game birds release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Conservation League
J. J. Hayes
Dubuque
Monticello
Calf Club Boy Honored By National Association
Dale Adams of Monticello receives a Certificate of Merit from the Holstein-Friesian Association of America for calf club work. He becomes the 4884th junior member and gains all privileges except voting until age 21. Pedigrees of his Holsteins will be registered and transfers at members rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Adams
Monticello
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Dairy Cattle Association
Barber Announces Candidacy for Jones County Supervisor
Hod Barber announces he will run as a Republican for Jones County supervisor for the term starting January 1 1939. He notes six years of prior service and invites Republican primary support at the June election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hod" Barber
Jones County
Barber
Monticello Joins Valley League for 1936 Baseball Season
Monticello reps join eight team Valley League with Farley Dyersville Worthington Greeley Strawberry Point New Vienna and Manchester. Season opens May 8 with a split format and a possible playoff between half winners. A Sunday 1 30PM practice in the city park invites all local players to form an all home talent Monticello team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Maquoketa
Monti
The
Express
Monticello Park Hosts Spring Horse Races Schedule
A new racing club forms for Eastern Iowa with training at Monticello city park. Listed horses include Dude Hoff 2:14 pacing, Foxy Chenault Jr 2:19 pacing, and a Doris Oakley mare. Races run Central City May 29 Independence June 6 Elkader June 12 Monticello June 19 Waverly June 26 Vinton July 10 and West Liberty later. Fans urged to attend June 19 in Monticello.
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Monticello City Park
Mr. McDaniele
Warren Underwood
Dude Hoff
Doris Oakley
Thomas Eden
Trotter
Wildred Loes
Cascade
Foxy Chenault, Jr
Harry Eastwood
Mr. Loes
Pete Miller
Bobby Herr
Spitz Booth
Iowa
Central City
Independence
Elkader
Monticello
Waverly
Vinton
West Liberty
Iater
Former Morley Postmaster Iva Hempy Dies at 74
Iva May Hempy, born April 20 1863 in Jones County, former Morley postmaster for 25 years, died Sunday evening at Marion with son Glenn Hempy. She married Jacob Hempy in 1884. he died in 1897. Burial was in White Oak Cemetery after services at Morley Methodist church.
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Iva May Hempy
Morley
Glenn Hempy
Marion
Jones County
Nimrod G
Elizabeth Ernsbarger Mershon
Jacob Hempy
White Oak
Ike Skelley Snares Hole In One At Monticello
Iowa AP reporter Ike Skelley from Des Moines allegedly hit a hole in one on the Monticello golf course ninth hole. He reportedly saw the ball edge the green then sank the second shot into the cup for a 125 yard hole. Eyewitnesses included Elmer Hicks, E. E. Skelley, and Francis Locher.
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L. E
Ike” Skelley
Iowa
Associated Press
Des Moines
AP News
Monticello
Skell
Skelley
Elmer Hicks
E. E. Skelley
Francis Locher
Yows
C. G. Thomas
Jones County Music Festival Set for April 27 at Martelle
The Jones County Music Festival will be held in Martelle on Wednesday April 27 with a potential switch to Monticello if it rains. Lloyd Oakland of Cornell College will conduct the mass chorus band and orchestra with programs by multiple schools and groups.
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Martelle
Jones County
Monticello
Lloyd
Oakland
Cornell College
Martini
Domhentra
Wagner
Express
University High
Iowa City
M. F. Carpenter
Monti Thinclads Enter Meet At Anamosa
Monticello high school joins Marion Anamosa and Mount Vernon in a quadrangular track and field meet on Anamosa’s home cinder track around the football field. If weather keeps the surface good, a few fast marks are likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Anamosa
Marion
Mount Ver
New Members Joined Methodist Church by Easter Service
At the morning service Rev. George Woodall received a number of new members into church membership. The pastor conducted a baptismal service as part of the annual Easter custom. Under Rev. Woodall the church has shown satisfactory growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Woodall
Woodall
Country Club Party Set for Tuesday April 26
The Monti cello country club opening party is scheduled for Tuesday evening April 26 with a dinner dance beginning at 6 30. The event was postponed from an earlier date due to unavoidable difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Country Club
Velma Arduser and Jerome Baum Wed at Sand Spring
Velma Arduser daughter of Mr and Mrs Cap Arduser wed Jerome Baum son of Mr and Mrs William Baum at Sand Spring at 2 pm Wednesday April 20 Rev Albin Landolt officiated. Attendants included Lois Baum Donald Arduser Jeanette Baum and Charles Burger. The couple will reside in Langworthy after a brief honeymoon. brides dress tea rose silk chiffon with crystal necklace and bouquet of white calia lilies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Arduser
Cap Arduser
Jerome Baum
William Baum
Sand Spring
Albin Landolt
Immaculate Conception Church
Lois Baum
Donald Arduser
Jeanette Baum
Zimmerman’s Hall
Monticello
Adelaide Gray elected new president of B P W Club
Adelaide Gray a Monticello public school teacher was chosen as president for the coming year at the Monticello Business and Professional Women's club meeting at Goudys cafe. Officers named include Emma Helken vice president Lena Marugg recording secretary Bethel Merrell corresponding secretary and Alvina Kirchner treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Business and Professional Women’s Club
Goudy
Adelaide Gray
Monticello
Emma Helken
Lena Marugg
Bethel Merrell
Alvina Kirchner
Hannah Ortgies
Maude Arduser
Jennie Strasburg
Lorraine Maire
Olin Man Elliott Dies By His Own Hand in Olin
Charles Elliott aged 60 of Olin died from a self inflicted gunshot wound in his living room Sunday night. A neighbor found him Monday morning and a note in the clock door stated he was tired of life. No inquest was held. Elliott lived alone twelve years since his father’s death and is survived by a nephew in Mount Vernon.
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Charles Elliott
Olin
Wid Houstman
Houstman
Elliott
J. J. Hayes
A. W. Harold
Mount Vernon
Safety Council Meeting At Olin High School
This week the Safety Council will meet at Olin High School building to discuss driving safety in Jones County. Attend to learn how you can be a better, safer driver and support the council’s lifesaving efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Safety Council
Olin
Safety Council
Jones County
The
Feed Mill Expands With New Warehouse
Monticello Feed Mill under E H Huibregtse adds a 45 by 30 foot one story copper steel clad warehouse near the tracks. The $1,000 project includes a cement floor and fireproofing, finishing this week for use by week’s end. The expansion adds storage for 2,000 sacks and allows rearrangement of the mixer and equipment for smoother operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
E. H. Huibregtse
Huibregtse
Change in Sunday service at Reformed Church
The Reformed Church moves worship to 9 o'clock next Sunday with Sunday school at 10. The pastor leaves at 10 for Ledyard with Rev. A C Fischer of Wheatland. Theme is The Challenge for Spiritual Growth. Members urged to attend at 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Reformed Church
Ledyard
A. C. Fischer
Wheatland
Monticello M Club Banquet and Dance Friday Night
The Monticello high school M Club plans a banquet at Goudys Cafe at 6 45 PM on Friday April 22 followed by a dance at the public school gym with the Maquoketa Maple Siders. Attendance costs 25 cents and includes invited guests and alumni.
Farm Lad Scalded by Tractor Steam
The fifteen year old son of Louie Ortgies was badly scalded on face arms and chest Monday afternoon by steam from a tractor. He was treated for burns at a local farm hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Ortgies
Lightning Strikes Local Man At Castle Grove Farm
Roy Miller of Monticello narrowly escaped injury when a lightning bolt arced from a wire gate as he closed it at the Castle Grove farm owned by Fred Cramer. Miller, who wore boots and gloves, felt paralysis in his hands for days, while witness Loren Cramer described the brilliant flash and arc. This was Miller’s first direct strike, though nearby bolts had knocked him down twice before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Miller
Monticello
Fred Cramer
Castle Grove
Miller
Loren Cramer
Mother And Son Undergo Surgeries In Same Week
Mrs. Harlan Russell of Morley fell ill last Tuesday and had an appendicitis operation at Mercy hospital in Anamosa. Her son Everett became ill at school the next Friday and was operated on for appendicitis the following Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Russell
Morley
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Everett
District Rotary Meeting At Waterloo May 8-10
Monticello Rotarians and spouses plan to attend the district Rotary meeting in Waterloo from May 8 to 10. James Maurice chairs the On to Waterloo committee and a keynote speaker will be P. B. Scurrah of Victoria British Columbia Canada director of Rotary International and former governor of Rotary International district one.
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Waterloo
Monticello
Gram
Rotaryanns
James Maurice
Rotary International
P. B. Scurrah
Victoria
B. C
Canada
Scurrah’s Limited
Nice
Ahlke Tobiason Called By Death
Funeral services for Mrs. Ahlke Tobiason were conducted at Zion Lutheran church Wayne township last Monday afternoon. Rev. Arnold Thalacker led the service with a duet Asleep in Jesus by George Harms and Mayeda Wilken. Burial followed at the church cemetery. Born July 20 1862 in Marx Germany she came to the United States in 1877 and married Juergen Tobiason in 1881. She leaves six local children and Farms in Wayne township formerly owned 840 acres by her husband.
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Ahlke Tobiason
Zion Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Arnold ‘Thalacker
Jesus
George Harms
Mayeda Wilken
Tobiason
Kathrine
Will Stutt
Dora
Hayo Schoon
Emma
Gerd Tholen
Michael
Henry
Tobias ‘Tobiason
Marx
Germany
United States
Juergen Tobiason
Upcoming local events and gatherings calendar
April 21 P T A meeting at the public school. April 22 M Club banquet and dance. April 26 baseball game Monticello versus Martello here. April 26 Country Club opens season with dinner dance. April 27 Jones County music festival at Martello. April 27 Farm Bureau women's achievement day at Onslow. May 6 Bankers' meeting in Monticello.
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P.T.A
M” Club
Monticello
Martello
Country Club
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Onslow
Bankers
Monticello Public School Schedules Wide Range Of Activities
Monticello public schools publish a busy calendar from April to June with track meets at Marion Anamosa Iowa City and Mount Vernon band and choir events. Includes M Club banquet April 22 picture exhibit April 25 29 county music festival April 27 state music contest May 5-7 and graduation activities May 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 culminating in alumni banquet and school close June 7
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Monticello Public Schools
Monticello
Marion
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Lois Smith
Mount Vernon
Martello
State University
Iowa City
Federated Clubs Meet At Onslow In 1938 Convention
The Altrurian club of Onslow hosted the Jones county federated clubs meeting in the Onslow Presbyterian church. About sixty women from Anamosa Olin Hale Center Junction and Wyoming attended with a day of reports remarks and reminiscences ending with a benediction.
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Onslow
Jones County
Presbyterian Church
Anamosa
Olin
Hale
Center Junction
Wyoming
W. K. Kennedy
Harry Green
Clare Fayram
Astrurlan Club
Milton Tudor
Twentieth Century Club
D. M. Strawman
Paul N. Smith
David Lenox, Jr
Marshalltown
Wyoming Hawthorne Club
Henry Kruse
Second
Blazing Star Lodge Meets at Monticello Temple
The Blazing Star Masonic lodge plans a joint meeting Monday evening at the Monticello temple with representatives from over 16 lodges. Lloyd Clark will serve as worshipful master, and the Eastern Stars offer a 25 cent lunch of roast beef, potatoes, sandwiches, coffee, and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blazing Star
Iowa
Masonic Temple
Monticello
Lloyd Clark
Blazing Star Lodge
Cancer Meeting At Anamosa High School
A cancer lecture will be held at Anamosa High School on Wednesday evening April 27. Dr. Pfeiffer of Cedar Rapids will speak. Admission is free and this is the only Jones county lecture planned at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa High School
Pfeiffer
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Pioneer days recollections of Mrs. Christiana Kreeb
The 85 year old Monticello resident recalls frontier life and relics from Milan Illinois. She owns antique rifles a mastodon tooth and a mummified Indian foot collected on the family homestead. Her relatives include sons William Kreeb and Guy Hogan and daughter Mrs. Faust with 16 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Christiana Kreeb
Monticello
Guy Hogan
Milan
Ilinois
Fritz Amman
Kreeb
Frank Faust
St. Cloud
Minn
Dead Lines Nearing For Campaign Filing
Iowa nomination deadlines loom for county and state offices. In Jones County candidates have about two weeks left to file for county posts and one week for state offices. County filings due May 7 and state filings due April 27 under Iowa law. The primary campaign phase begins with these dates and contenders will know their nomination opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa
Rainbow Girls Visit Dubuque Assembly Ahead of Meeting
Monticello Rainbow Girls visited the Dubuque Rainbow Assembly Monday evening. State inspector Mrs. Ballard of West Union attended. The girls received information on ritualistic work and plan a regular meeting at the Masonic Temple tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Rainbow Girls
P. T. A. Meeting To Be Held This Evening
The P. T. A. meeting will be held this evening at 7:30 in the music room of the school. The program includes Objectives for the Fifth Grade by Ruth Walter, Outgrowing the Family by Grace Searles, a dramatization of painters for the parents by the fourth and fifth grades, and music by the Junior High sextet.
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Ruth Walter
Grace Searles
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Rickels
Gerd Doden
Clarence Egger
Doden
Mr. Rickels
Conservation League
National Association
H. P. Barber
Valley League
Maquoketa Valley League
Beason
City Park
Jones County Music Festival
Monti Thinclads
Methodist Church
B.P.W. Club
Madge Shaffer
Mildred Iverson
Hazel Eby
Minnie Ricklefs
Emma Heiken
Fort Dodge
Helen M. Bennett
Hari Harper
Simpson ‘College
Geline MacDonald Bowman
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Palisades
Charles Field
Doris Lubben
Edith Ferring
A. B. Grimes
Boyd Shannon
Bethel Merrill
Harold Yeoman
Kathleen Carlson
Mother and Son
P. B. Sowrah
Monticello Public School
M Club
Goudy Cafe
Mirs. W. A. Hicks
Blazing Star” Lodge
Mnamson
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