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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1933
Page
5
Monticello school board reelected teachers for the upcoming year while dropping three positions. New hires include Francis A. Merten as boys coach and Elizabeth Wallis to cover music and commercial departments.
Wilson Burkert of Monticello attended his brother William Burkett’s funeral held in Preston and burial at Andrew. He was 81, eldest of a 51x strong family, born January 18 1852 in Burnville Pa. He served as Jackson county postmaster for six years and as county home warden for ten. survived by wife, five children, thirteen grandchildren, three sisters Annie Mary Katherine, and brothers Charles and Wilson.
Dorothy McLaughlin 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene McLaughlin, won the Linn county spelling contest and will travel to Des Moines for the state contest. She attends St Patrick's School in Cedar Rapids in the eighth grade, after moving with her family from Castle Grove township.
Robert Spooner, tuba player with Monticello high school, joined the Oneida school band in Waterloo on Monday afternoon. At 4:30 they broadcast over station WMT and played a piece dedicated to Frank Royden, bandmaster of Monticello public schools.
The Monticello Express promotes a final chance to receive twelve baby chicks as a subscriber premium before the April 29 close. Subscribers can clip a coupon at The Express, pay their bill at the office, and pick up chicks at Monty Hatchery on Tuesdays or Fridays after May 1 if ordered by Saturday afternoon.
A child health clinic sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary will be held at the Anamosa Legion hall on Monday May 1 National Child Health Day. Free examinations by physicians and two nurses will run 10 am to 5 pm with several doctors scheduled in shifts. Families may consult their own doctor during their hour. For details contact Mrs L L Doolittle or the local 4 H club leader.
Miss Lora Houston announces a 35 man quota for Jones County to work on federal reforestation projects. Unmarried men ages 18 to 25 with dependents may apply by April 29 at her Anamosa office. Earn $1 daily plus bed board and clothing. sixteen work stations across Iowa.
Monticello hires fifteen men to construct water and sewer mains in Welch's addition and on North Chestnut street. Labor financed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. city pays for pipe. Afterward the town will gravel dirt streets using the same funding.
The Lovell township Farm Bureau held its regular monthly meeting in the public school music room last Tuesday evening. Chairman Norman Clark presided as Jack Fraser led his juvenile orchestra through several musical selections. C. A. Coxsee spoke about the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago and State Representative Tom Stimpson discussed legislative doings.
Last Monday evening three men and two women arrived in Monti cello in a car with Texas plates and allegedly attempted a short change game. They visited multiple businesses offering a $10 bill for ten ones, were arrested and jailed, then released by local authorities.
The Monticello Business and Professional Woman's club received its charter at a banquet in the Masonic Temple on April 22. With 86 guests from Anamosa Maquoketa Clinton Dubuque and Iowa City plus local members, the event featured Miss Ann Miller acting president and Miss Elizabeth Henderson praising the organization and its goals.
Mrs Helen Topping hosted a surprise birthday party for her daughter Ruth at the C R Schofield residence last Saturday April 22. Guests included the Rickels Ladehoff Brokens Burlingham Stulken Rieken and Dirks Benedict Prull McConaughy Hannan Julils and Ricklefs families with music by the Dirks brothers and a midnight supper featuring a large pink candle cake.
The funeral of Bartley Haller was held at the Reformed church in Monticello last Sunday afternoon. Rev. Armin H. Tendick led the services and burial followed in Oakwood cemetery. He was born July 15, 1872, and the funeral was set for Sunday so his two sisters could attend.
The 45th Iowa General Assembly ends after 100 days with a special August session planned to address Brookings Institution recommendations on consolidating state departments and tax revisions. Democratic leadership gains, a new state comptroller office, and a $12 million annual appropriation are central outcomes, while public beer legalization and gas tax refunds draw attention amid budget cuts and political maneuvering.
A public library meeting set May 2 to start a six team kittenball league. Eskimos Brickyards DeMothys Shomont Oilers and Midgets will field 14 players with four substitutes. Games begin 6 30 p m seven innings. Funds collected at games will buy balls and bats. supervision for the Midgets led by Minard Stout aims to give younger players experience for next year.
A Monday afternoon fire destroyed a quantity of rub bish and old lumber piled near the barn of the Stella Lang home east of Monticello. The blaze did not become extensive as the city fire department responded and confined the fire to the lumber.
The Monticello Rotary Club elected a new board for 1933 34 at Maples Inn. Directors are Burton McLaughlin L A Iverson Tom Hamilton Rudy Lauper and Harry Stuhler with McLaughlin named president Iverson vice president. Rotarian Ralph Shannon of Washington Iowa spoke on club activity and the Chicago Century of Progress fair plans.
The Burns Lodge No. 173 A. F. & A. M. will host Rev. Marrow a district lecturer from Buck Creek for a special address titled The Cable Tow at the regular meeting. Wor shipful Master Neal Warden urges a large attendance and refreshments follow in the temple dining room.
April 1893 Monticello Express notes include deaths of Carl Bohlken and Nellie Magee, marriages of Rose Wiflan, Reynold Biery and Charles Gavin, Lizzie Kehoe, and Eberhart. births, new justice John Reuger, and World’s Fair room ads. Counts lead with entertainers, health, and local trades.
R E Shannon of Washington spoke to Sacred Heart students about the Chicago Century of Progress fair opening June 1. He described its location, aims, and educational value for future citizens, noting it will focus on processes rather than finished products. Appreciation is given to Charles A Coxsee for arranging the talk.
Monticello locals join the Eastern Iowa Baseball League with eight teams including Dyersville Pleasant Grove New Vienna Greeley Epworth Earlville Monticello and either Worthington or Bankston. Manager Don Serbousek traveled to Dyersville for a league meeting. Only Sunday games will be played and the league opens May 14 with schedule to be published later.
Dr Harry Morehouse Gage president of Coe College Cedar Rapids will deliver the annual commencement address for the class of 1933. Graduation exercises Thursday June 1 at 8 oclock in the public school auditorium. The 1933 class includes forty six graduates earning diplomas upon meeting course requirements. Superintendent A B Grimes and teachers receive praise for the students strong scholarship record.
City council approved fifteen additional beer licenses bringing the total to forty three with most going to restaurants while only three are class C permits. The Independence school board cut teachers salaries by an average 28.9 percent reducing the budget by 8356 dollars. Supt H T Trons lowered his own salary to 1500 and signed a three year contract. High school salaries ranged 630 to 1200 for teachers and 495 for grade teachers. Re-elected teachers include Jansen Leeds McConnell Remy Reinking Gilds Dusanek Clay Hall Whitney Mayberry and others.
Miss Alfreda Reed daughter of Mrs Ervin B Reed was elected for next year as Latin and retina teacher in Knoxville public schools. She is a Monticello graduate who studied at Cornell Mount Vernon and earned a master’s in Latin at State University at Tawa City. Reed taught in Toledo for one year Shenandoah for three and instructed Latin at University High while pursuing her degree.
Lenox junior college defeated the locals 10 to 2 at the city park in the season opener. Lenox pitcher Charlie Grimm struck out 14, while Monticello's Bryan Bartlett held the visitors scoreless in relief. Errors plagued both sides as batteries were Smith, Bartlett, Oltman for Monticello and Grimm, Brown for Lenox.
A congregational gathering for young people occurred last Sunday afternoon in Winthrop. Miss Hazel Houston headed a discussion group on how Christianity can improve today’s world and inspire youth loyalty. Donald Beggs of Anamosa was elected conference president.
Five DeMolay chapters will meet at the Masonic temple in Monticello next Saturday. Registration starts 9:30 am with a 10 am program led by George Washington chapter. includes a district business meeting, an oratorical contest, games, a mixer, and a 5 pm banquet for delegates and parents.
Lovell's Laboring Lassies met last Saturday for their regular gathering at Tatella Balsiger's home. Clenma Weneer spoke on Pioneer Music while Clare Adams demonstrated stuffed toys. Margaret Hanssen praised good posture and Mary Ellen Wismeter joined Hanssen with perfect picture memory scores.
At a Cedar Rauids Presbytery meeting H F Kettlitz of Monticello was chosen as commissioner to the Presbyterian general assembly in Columbus Ohio May 25 for ten days. MM C Hay of Antioch was also elected. The last Monticello representative was in 1920 with Supt Duntan. The assembly draws representatives from every Presbytery nationwide and from missions.
Alvn Zimmerman proprietor of the Zimmerman Radio Shop and his assistant Otis Briges flew to the Leonard Refrigerator convention in Des Moines last Tuesday. The trip took 1 hour 35 minutes each way with head winds on the return. There were 290 Leonard salesmen or dealers at the convention. Watch for the display ad of the refrigerator next week.
C A Coxsee editor of The Express was elected to the Iowa Press association board for a three year term, after recently serving as treasurer. Stone City filed incorporation papers in Anamosa district court to permit beer sales in the town.
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