Monticello Hometown Notes Bring Visitors From Nearby States
Local column lists numerous weekend and weekday visits by residents and relatives. Names include Hoag, Pelly, Sutherland, Young, Metcalf, Skelley, Bateman, Harms, Clark, Stambaugh, Bell, Stadtmueller, Trume, Fraser, Woodall, Carmichael, Fraser, Hearn, Ferring, Biehl, George, Oliman, Took, Kaloupka, Butler, Harper, George, Oliman, Topping, Aldrich, Cook, Rodman, Lees, Coxsee, Maire, First, McLaughlin. Includes church, auction, hospital and travel notes across Monticello and nearby towns.
Rally draw by Town Pilgrim Fellowship in DeWitt
Elizabeth Guyan Audrey Pad haski Betty Rae Morning Helen Gutensohn and Rev 8 Guten sohn attended a rally of the Town Pilgrim Fellowship of the Davenport association at DeWitt last Sunday afternoon. About 150 young people were in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Guyan
Audrey Padhaski
Betty Rae Morning
Helen Gutensohn
G. Gutensohn
Town Pilgrim Fellowship of the
Davenport Association
DeWitt
Brainerd Meets Thomas Family En Route to New York
Co. L. Brainerd of Berkeley Calif stops for breakfast Wednesday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. G. Thomas before continuing to New York. Brainerd heads CCC equipment in California and is Mrs. Thomas’s brother. Mrs. Grimes Ricklefs Hogan and others attended a Clarke College concert in Dubuque Sunday night featuring Mary Lucille Ricklefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William First
Ellen Mae
Cass Township
Charles Fairbanks
Lester Fairbanks
Frank Hicks
Chicaze
Monticello
E.G. Hicks
Orlando
Florida
Co. L
A. B. Grimes
August Ricklefs
Michael Hogan
Dubuque
Clarke College
Mary Lucille Ricklefs
Ricklefs
Famous Cameraman Visits Red Cross Shoe Plant in Cincinnati
Wallace Kirkland, famed Life Magazine photographer, filmed Red Cross shoe making at Cincinnati Chillicothe and Greenfield plants. He captured 3500 workers, 560 operations per shoe, and the full process from design to final inspection as production rose to over 13 000 pairs daily. The photo story appears in Life and in Stuhler's Shoe Department window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Life Magazine
Wallace Kirkland
Red Cross
Kirkland
Chillicothe
Greenfield
Ohio
Stuhler
Pictorial Brochure Details Red Cross Shoes Creation
This eight page brochure documents the making of Red Cross shoes with a complete story captured by photographer Kirkland this week. The sequential photos cover design, materials, assembly, and final fitting with captions noting each stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Kirkland
Gideon Society To Dedicate Bibles In Cedar Rapids Sunday
The Cedar Rapids Gideon society will dedicate 16 Bibles for hotels and 20 for public schools at a 2 30 PM service Sunday in the community building. Special music and a program are planned with speakers visiting area churches to explain the society’s purpose and goals. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Gideon Society
Wirth
Charles Field Wins Honors at Cornell
Charles Field son of Mrs Louise Field has been made a member of Beta Beta Beta honorary biological fraternity after serving as a provisional member. Membership requires high scholastic standing and a meritorious paper. Beta Beta Beta is a national organization founded by Dr F G Brooks head of Cornell biology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Field
Louise Field
F. G. Brooks
Cornell College
WMT Joins CBS Network For Spring Radio Lineup
Beginning Sunday April 28 WMT will carry CBS network programs for midwestern listeners presenting top radio entertainment and audience favorites. The lineup features Orrin Tucker and Bonnie Baker among others as CBS network offerings debut on WMT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Columbia Broadcasting System
WMT
CBS
Orrin Tucker
Bonnie Baker
CBS programs to air on WMT next Sunday
Blondie and Dagwood Vox Pop Major Bowes Kate Smith Al Pearce and His Gang Professor Quiz We The People Guy Lombardo Pretty Kitty Kelly Bob Trout Silver Theatre Hilltop House Myrt and Marge Young Dr Malone Paul Sullivan Grand Central Station Glenn Miller Court of Missing Heirs Sunday Evening Hour Sky Blazers The World Today and Johnny Presents to be heard on WMT starting next Sunday. Two dedicatory programs feature many network stars and WMT entertainers plus Midwest personalities. Broadcasts at 6 p m and 8 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blondie
Dagwood
Vox Pop
Major Bowes
Kate Smith
al Pearce and
His
WMT
Monticello Seeks Floodlights for Night Football
Supt Kinser urges Monticello to install floodlights to boost night football and community activities. Board previously discussed costs, with eight 65 foot poles estimated at about 280 dollars for poles plus delivery, similar to Tipton's early light project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Norm Clark
Clark
Anamosa
St. Louis
Jones County
D. J. Kelley
Tipton
Junction Nine Upland Derby Promises Close Baseball Duel
Oxford Junction notes Monti leads county with 53 runs to 7 for rivals. Siebel, Monti’s no hit no run pitcher, to start. Fans recall past longing for baseball, now an outstanding game. Next Tuesday a dual track meet with Anamosa. final tallies expected tight as Anamosa draws interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Junction
Monti
Siebels
Anamosa
Worthington Defeats Sacred Heart in 8-7 Baseball Victory
Worthington high school baseball team topped Sacred Heart Ball Club of Monticello 8 to 7 on Friday. Worthington benefited from two hits and four Monticello errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington
Sacred Heart Ball Club
Worthington High School
Sacred Heart of Monticello
Monticello
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. R. Hoag
Gulfport
William Pelly
Dundee
Ollie Pelly
Owen Sutherland
Iowa City
D. P. Young
Hubert Metcalf
Gladys Skelley
Town City
James Skeley
William Dove
Alvin
Delaware
John Bateman
Herman Harms
Ibe
Manchester
Charles Clark
Thomas Clark
Lloyd Clark
Waterloo
Grant Stambaugh
D. R. Webb
Oakdale
Tf. W. Bell
Leone and
Merlin
Princeton
Margaret Stadtmueller
Schreiner Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Neema Trume
W. Francis
Emil Harms
Jack Fraser
Grinnell College, Grinnell
John Fraser
George Woodall
Methodist Church
Davenport
Mount Vernon
Andrew Carmichael
Redondo Beach
Galif
Monte Jewelry
Adv
Joe Repstein
Clifford Cavan
Chicago
Lillian Hearn
James McLaughlin
Minnesota
National
Frank McKean
Red River Presbytery
Monticello Presbyterian Church
Clara Bartlett
Dallas
Texas
Vernon Took
Charles Butler
Joe @Kaloupka
Will Corbin
Mrs. Earl @Harper
Edith Ferring
Mercy Hospital
Frank Ferring
Richard Good
Cedar Rapids Business College
J. W. Biehl
Lucile George
the Presbyterian Hospital
Mrs
T. J. George
Pauline Oliman
A. 2. Jacobs
Monticella
Duane Topping
Denver
Cono
H. J. Smith
Onslow
Smith
Solon Spring
Wis
Topping
Fred Aldrich
Maurice Cook
Jimmie
Shawano
Mary E. Coxsee
E. 4. Reed
Miami, Florida
Jack Maire
Maurice Maire
Rochester
Mini
Maurice
Fred L. McLaughlin
Mrs. McLaughlin
Long View
J. M. Lemee
Stahlers
E. D. Coale
Chippewa Falls
L. J. Swift
Earl Buck
Rock Island
Clark Gable
Vivian Leigh
St Ee
Edith Fellows
Clarence Kolb
Max Fleishers
Gene Autry
Laurel & Hardy
Cornell
Doris Dodson Jrs
Joan Miller Jrs
Jane Reed
Seersuckers
Stublers
Drews
Wilson Bros
Stuhlers Clothing Dept
West Branch
Maquoketa
Marion
West Liberty
Blue Raiders
Supt. Kinser
Jeaders
Roy Moore
Herren
Frank
Hogan
Behrends
Fairbanks
Minney
Bone
Schoon
Marders
Kiburz Building
Sycamore Street
J. J. Eggers
LUX
Wyandotte Cleanser
Climax
Johnson
Hershey
Vaughans
Crosse & Blackwell
Amana
Bermuda
U.S
Inquirer
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