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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
4
State capital notes a delayed adjournment for the 46th general assembly as lawmakers wrestle with a budget for two years. Differences over appropriations for education and various bills spark potential conference committees and possible delays into weeks. The chain store bill outcome remains uncertain with party votes split.
The special house and senate committee reports on six weeks of liquor commission investigations with possible removals looming. The House passes a chain store tax plan with a $5 base per store and a sweeping gross receipts levy, facing Senate action. A new truck regulation bill aims to raise $1.7 million for roads, while a vetoed $2500 homestead exemption bill fails to override. Legislation to secure federal aid and looming 1936 campaigns drive a tense, partisan atmosphere in Iowa politics.
The senate passed the beer bill 43 to 3 after a substitute by Baldwin of Dubuque county gave city and town councils and supervisors full authority over licenses and closing hours. The house then adopted its own measure with fourteen amendments and a $10 state license fee. House emphasis on local option contrasts the senate.
Dr and Mrs D R Webb of Oakdale visited Mrs Grants Stambaugh over Easter. Henry Burrichler and family from Lost Nation toured relatives in Monticello on Wednesday. Walter Buchele and wife from Minneapolis spent Easter with W W Stickford and left with Mrs Buchele and child. Mrs Merle Bond and son Don visited Mrs Rubins in Webster over Easter and Mrs Rubins stayed to visit daughter. Martin Melody of Manchester died instantly in a car crash on West Manchester Road when his car struck Ora Sickles.
Robert McAleer of Cedar Rapids visited his mother Mrs James Lahey on Tuesday while P J Kehoe and family hosted Tom Phillips of Dubuque. They traveled from Marion after attending funeral services for Mrs Pot Byers. Families gathered for dinner at Pred Bohren home in Coggon. Mrs John Lambert and Florence Carmichael attended the Jones County American Legion Auxiliary convention in Anamosa as Monticello delegates. Don Cobb and Andrew Barney of St Louis stayed with locals over the weekend. Cobb’s family returned home with them after visiting Andrew Ambueh Sr and family.
Vernon Eilers reports seniors at the close of six weeks busy with class colors motto and flower. Cast for the senior play New Fires listed with names and roles, stage crew and property crew named. Banquet initiates two new members, and M Club selling tickets for May 10 banquet. Camp Holiday reunion attendees noted. Junior high welcomes two new entrants. home economics dresses in progress. track team to Iowa City for triangular meet with University High and St Patrick’s.
The kindergarten class visited a hatchery and hatched thousands of chicks. They bought two named Fluffy and Neitsi for a farm project. Several students had birthdays and health issues. third grader Clifford Behrends was absent with scarlet fever.
Monticello and Monti High athletes shine at a Dubuque hosted meet with wins in discus javelin and pole vault. Notable performances come from Matthiessen, Spooner, and Reynolds along with teammate relay results. Easter Sunday visitors and local families are also noted in community briefs.
Three Monticello Business and Professional Women’s Club members were named to the 16th annual state convention committee in Des Moines for May 17 to 19. Isobel Meyer Opal Porter and Maude Arduser head publicity emblem and magazine tasks.
Public library adds both nonfiction and fiction titles to broaden appeal. Nonfiction includes Parents Look at Modern Education and Our Changing Social Order. Fiction features White Gate Now We Set Out Splendor of Eagles Fellow Mar tels Light from Arcturus and other works.
Standard Oil dealers from Dubuque and nearby will meet Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in the Julian hotel for the first 1935 conference to study modern methods of serving motorists and to review the new newspaper advertising campaign. Davenport experts join this session with advertising, sales, and executive participation plus entertaining acts and cash prizes for top performances.
Anamosa public school staff members were reelected and signed contracts. The list includes Superintendent Robert E Ballard Principal Robert L Runkle and a full roster of teachers and trades staff led by Florence Reusch and Mary Diazern with multiple assignments across subjects. A farewell party was planned for Worthington with Mrs Mary Dernier.
The Americanization committee of Monticello auxiliary No. 1683 Veterans of Foreign Wars will plant an American elm in City Park on Saturday April 27 to observe National Americanization Day. The ceremony at 3 30 p m invites all school children and features a short program led by Edith Helms and Mabel Jarrett with Anne Echternacht serving a second term as president.
The Monticello Council of the Knights of Columbus aims to initiate 45 new members on May 12. The council leads Iowa in new and reinstated member percentages and seeks to retain the top position and win a gold cup at the state convention in Dyersville on May 20 and 21.
Cascade City news notes Martie Glass, blond stenographer for Senator Howard Baldwin, took second in a Pages’ popularity contest. Betty Moore won first. Miss Glass was previously named queen. Also reported are visits, quilt sale proceeds, and residents visiting relatives across town.
Classified items include native lumber and wood products for sale with contact details. A Hotpoint electric range in good condition is offered. A separate notice advertises bid proposals for a Cass township Iowa schoolhouse project due May 21 1935 with bid security and rejection rights.
Local Monticello page highlights coal supplies for brooder stoves and Blue Brooder bags, folders with Woodworking projects, porch remodeling by Ford Petersen, and timely home improvement prompts. J R Barron as editor offers community notices and light local humor including Miss Potato quip.
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