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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
7
Dr Henry Kingsley of San Francisco California was the guest of honor at a picnic supper at City Park Monday evening before departing home Wednesday. Fifteen relatives and friends attended the event during his two week vacation in Monticello and Dubuque.
A series of family and friend gatherings across Monticello feature hosts Mr. and Mrs. Fay Clark and Mrs. Harriet Coughlan entertaining out of town visitors including Miss Coleen Dolen of Cincinnati and Miss Georgia Miller of Fayette. Other events include a theatre party for Margaret Bader, a Progressive contract bridge evening, and a Friday Club meeting with performances and poems.
Reverend and Mrs. Howard C. Irvine and daughter Margaret of Birmingham Iowa join Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Greer of Mar ton Mrs. Frances Greer Petoskey of Detroit Mich for a luncheon. Other guests include Mr. and Mrs. Co Greer Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. McNeill and daughter Margaret and Mr. and Mrs. John Bateman of Monticello. Guests then visit Mrs. Hicks' home for the afternoon.
Mrs. Albert Schmidt hosted a Scotch Grove picnic honoring her husband’s birth anniversary with Schmidt family members from Monticello and nearby towns. A separate August 2 reunion at Anamosa State Park gathered Cooper relatives including Mrs. Alice Cooper Gearhart and Miss Pauline Cooper from several cities for a bountiful dinner, games, and photos.
Miss Annette Cypra was elected Monticello High School mathematics instructor. Operations on Leona Chaloupka and several local marriages, barn fire, hospital contract awards, and new hires mark the month. Jones county’s auto population stood at 1460 with fourteenth per person ratio, and local births include a ten pound son to Mr. and Mrs. Ebey.
M. W. Groom of Sheldon in O'Brien county found a strange vegetable formation in his garden. Three carrots grew together in a perfect braid, each four to five inches long.
A compilation of service times, pastors, and events for St. John s Ey Lutheran Paul Gutknecht St Matthew s Lutheran H L Adix Presbyterian Wm J Grossheim Prairieburg St Joseph s Catholic Rev Stephen J Kucera Hopkinton St John s Lutheran J A Pannhuk Center Junction M E Church Rev S V Williams M E Church Wm J Macaulay Wayne Zion Lutheran J P Willis with dates and notes on vacations, mission festivals, catechesis, and hymnals.
Ringling Bros. circus arrives in Dubuque on Monday August 17 boasting a seven ring program and a herd of African pygmy elephants the first on this continent. Also featured are miniature African ponies Col. Tim McCoy leads a rough riders showcase with 1600 staff arriving on four trains. The show extends over 14 acres with 31 tents and a 16 000 seat big top.
The district court of Jones county Iowa appointed on August 3 1936 Geo H Paulsen Sam G Hutton and James Kennedy as appraisers for the estate of A K McMaster deceased consisting entirely of personal property. They will appraise August 15 1936 at 10 am at Onslow Savings Bank Onslow Iowa and report by August 18 1936 at 10 am to the clerk of the court in Anamosa Iowa. Objections may be filed by August 18 noon.
Social rounds include Batchelder and Bohken hosting in Marion with a weeklong visit, plus numerous reunions in Worthington and Camp-o-Delhi. Attendees from Monticello, Cascade, Oneida and Cedar Rapids share dinners, trips, and funeral notices amid small town ties and family connections.
The Jones county board of supervisors proposes to condemn a irregular tract in section 34 Cass township for a northwesterly highway. The description covers a line of survey from the northwest corner of the northeast quarter to a station along the centerline with numerous directional bearings and distances forming the parcel to be taken. The notice cites Chapter 8 Special Session 4611 of the 1924 Iowa code and provides the legal framework for the eminent domain action and the property boundaries involved.
Legal notice describes land description and parcels for a proposed highway project comprising 4.06 acres more or less. Damages will be assessed by three appraisers with an August 17, 1936 deadline to appoint one appraiser. objections to land use for road purposes may be filed at a hearing before the board of supervisors.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Neidt of Madison County investigated a reported possible kidnapping and found a family brawl at a trailer near Winterset. A man at the scene said his wife became drunk and disorderly, so he tied her up until she was sober.
Louise Macomber seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Macomber prominent Cascade township farmers died at Merry hospital Anamosa from a toxic condition due to infected tonsils. She was in the fourth grade and attended the rural school in her district. The heart of the community mourns the loss.
Anamosa Iowa July 28 1936 town supervisors of Jones County note the northeast quarter of section 3 Fairview Township containing about 2.97 acres being offered for sale with a detailed metes and bounds description. An appraiser appointment deadline is August 17 1936 and failure to appear may authorize the remaining supervisors to act.
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