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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
3
Center Junction hosted a Wednesday hall program with music and readings by students including the glee club and mixed quartet. Funds from the event supported athletic programs. A juniors seniors banquet followed, and local social activities continued with church, school, and club meetings reported through the week.
Mrs J M Moses and Mrs J W Livingstone report on a traveling workshop in Ceylon that performs roadside repairs. Presby meeting location and day changed. Ladies Working Band meets Saturday May 5 at Mrs Ethel Courtney's home with Mrs Beals assisting. John Alexander and son Dean visited Will Alexander in Springville.
Cascade and Jones county residents are remembered in obituaries and community notes. Mrs. Katherine Supple dies at home in Cascade township on April 10 and is survived by husband Michael Supple and children, with funeral at St. Peter's Church. The column also records siblings, neighbors, marriages, confirmations, school events, and local visits across Cascade, Temple Hill, Bernard, LaMotte, and nearby towns.
The notice reports Hopkinton resident Herman Bradke dying April 16 after a long illness, born March 31 1841 in Gremson Pommern Germany, and immigrating to the U S in 1873. He leaves seven children and was honored as an upright citizen and faithful husband and father. The piece includes community happenings, birthdays, visits, and local social notes from Hopkinton and surrounding areas.
Last Sunday evening an aeroplane from Cedar Rapids landed in the field west of Deidrich Schrader due to engine trouble. The flyer and Roy Young, with an unnamed man, left the aircraft overnight and retrieved it Monday morning. Afternoon trials drew few riders due to poor operation of the machine. Also noted are moves of Mr and Mrs Tom Moore and their son from Maquoketa to the W 8 Webster home, Mrs Webster bedridden, and daughter Mrs Moore assisting. Upcoming events include a Shutanka Campfire hike led by Miss Greta Brady and a child care class by Alma Jones of the Ames extension service.
A series of local notices from Scotch Grove township cover upcoming events including a parental guidance lesson at Mrs Stadtmueller’s home, a township republican caucus at Center schoolhouse, and Trinity Aid society gathering. Several residents attend funerals, hospital visits, and social visits across nearby towns like Maquoketa Anamosa Davenport Monticello and Sand Springs with multiple family groups mentioned.
The Argus Leader notes growing belief that relief for farms will come from chemical laboratories ahead of congressional action. Rapid advances in utilizing corn and cornstalks indicate a revenue boost for farmers as chemists focus on these topics with improving results.
A dense Sunday schedule lists programs across stations WOW WCCO WOC WHO WCCO including musical hours opera orchestras auctions religious services and drama. It shows times from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and notes varied programming on multiple networks and local issuances.
A fragment lists broadcast times and station call signs for programs and sponsors including Lincoln study, Dodge Brothers, Hoover Sentinels, and multiple station identifiers such as WCCO WHO WOO WOW WOC and WOO.
A historic radio grid lists program slots from 6:30 a m to 9:45 a m and includes an hour with the boss on KSO and records from Victor and Brunswick with WOC WCCO and WOI segments.
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