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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
5
Dr. Boyd Tweed warned Monticello Rotary members that a severe famine could hit Europe by January or February next year regardless of the England Germany war outcome. He described wartime Britain with rationing, strong defense, and mass garden plots while noting bomber activity and shelters.
Ralph M. Mills a 42 year old Coggon hardware dealer died in Cedar Rapids hospital after a fall from a 35 foot windmill platform while repairing a windmill on the Ben Faulkner farm near Coggon. He suffered a compound leg fracture a broken heel and shock. Mills was town treasurer and a Methodist church officer.
Mr and Mrs Lyle McMullen returned last week from Evanston Illinois where the former attended summer school at Northwestern University Mr McMullen is already busily engaged in conducting band rehearsals and giving individual lessons at the Monti cello public schools.
District AAA county committees gather here Monday August 19 for a business session luncheon and farm tour. Attendees include Jones Dubuque Delaware Linn Cedar Johnson Scott Clinton and Jackson counties. C D Klein Des Moines Iowa agriculture conservation committee chair will preside. events run 9 30 a m luncheon noon and 2 pm farm tour.
Pastor Frederick H. Kehren extends a cordial invitation to a mission festival at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church this Sunday. Pastor C. Mardorf will preach German service at 10:00 and English at 11:00 a.m. Afternoon sermon by Pastor Sommer at 2:15. Choirs will render anthems. Fellowship dinner at 12:30 p.m. Luther League handles refreshments.
Sandberg and Johnston of Hampton won a bid at the Court House in Anamosa on August 3 for 205 miles of R E A lines to serve Jones Jackson Delaware and Dubuque counties. The bid totaled 126 408 dollars averaging about 615 dollars per mile.
A fire Monday afternoon caused about 35 dollars in damage to a storage area behind Maire's Candy Kitchen. Investigators attribute the fire to children who accessed stored boxes.
NYA offers local employment for boys with interviews led by John Cannole NYA employment supervisor in the community building Tuesday at 1 30 p m in room 1. Ross Baty chairman of the NYA executive committee says funds will be spent to accept as many qualified applicants as projects await them. Miss Marjorie Wyatt Cedar Falls and Eleanor Odekirk Randalia visited Supt and Mrs Grimes with Janis Grimes and then returned home.
At the Great Jones County Fair this month the hogs achieved the largest number of ribbons. Entries from Jones County Fair showcased top animals and drew strong judging attention.
Monticello faces crowded Saturday evenings as downtown spaces fill. Wide streets but no room for double parking on First Street leads to cars parked two to three blocks away. Residents urged to leave cars at home to ease the crowd and accommodate out of town guests.
Mary Bobleter aged 87 died Saturday at the home of her sister Mrs Oliver Kiburz in Monticello after eight years there following sister Cecilia's death in Dubuque. Born November 27 1853 in Dubuque she helped in dressmaking over fifty years. Funeral Monday at Sacred Heart Church with Rev A L Lorenz officiating and burial in the Catholic cemetery north of Monticello. Attendees from out of town included Mr and Mrs Jake Ball Dubuque Mrs Will Anderly and son Donald Fairfax and Raymond Gramlich Norway.
Mrs Mary Schoon through her son John G Schoon as attorney petitions district court for possession of property bequeathed by her husband Garrett Schoon. Other filings include Walter Ellison seeking 772.10 against David C Driscoll for rent on Greenfield property and Reneta Sarba seeking 250 on an alleged 500 note dated Oct 6 1928.
Lyman C. Perkins D C of Anamosa will locate in Monticello next Monday August 12 after purchasing the Origies and Origies office. He is son of Dr J G Perkins and studied at the Palmer school Davenport after two years at Cornell College Mt Vernon. The Ortgies family plans to move to Mt Vernon Washington to open a chiropractic office.
Chief Quartermaster Richard C. Collins of Davenport will visit Monticello Friday from 1 to 3 PM to recruit boys for the U S Navy. Officials say many young men are enlisting as the government expands national defense forces.
Monticello loses two teachers from last year's public school faculty Jean Hansen has been elected to Cedar Rapids public schools and Janita Magana will teach in Dubuque public schools. Superintendent Grimes will begin a search in Des Moines for replacements and a new man teacher may be added to cover manual training and science due to high fall enrollment. Frank Walker shifts to agricultural subjects under the Smith Hughes Act.
Monticello tennis committee expects one of two courts to be usable by the last week of August with concrete poured this week along the sides and ends. The 36 by 78 foot court will have a five inch slab reinforced with steel, proper drainage, and three foot cemented perimeter fencing funded by Franklin Equipment Company. The second court awaits more funds before construction can begin.
Lorenzen Brothers of Jones county sent a large livestock consignment from near Olin to Chicago on Monday. The 20 head of steers averaged 1195 pounds and sold at 11.50 per cwt, near the day’s top. They also sold 100 butcher hogs in two lots, with 280 pound hogs at 6.50 per cwt and 248 pound hogs at 6.35 per cwt.
County Treasurer Don Ruhl reports 15 new car registrations this month in Jones County. Four registrants are Monticello residents. owners include Fred Hansen and Louis Stutt driving Ford cars. Anamosa residents John Whalen and M Davidson with Ford and Chevrolet. others from Monticello Oxford Junction Center Junction Onslow Wyoming Mechanicsville and more named buyers with Ford Chevrolet Pontiac or trucks.
Mr and Mrs Edward Nemec of Black River Falls Wisconsin spent Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Rudy Langer with no additional details provided.
LeRoy Petersen’s Hereford, the first entry from his family, aims for grand champion in beef at the Great Jones County Fair in Monticello. The animal, shown by Petersen, competes among 143 well-groomed entries in August as Judy Express Photo McDonald of Iowa State College reports.
Twenty 4 H boys and girls were examined by Monticello doctors to select township health winners in Jones county. Ten boys and ten girls from 20 township 4 H clubs were tested at John McDonald hospital with aid from nurses and local club leaders. Winners will be announced at the Jones county fair as Buick sedan tickets are awarded to those with the most purchases at local merchants.
Otto Smith and Russell Steward of Jesup assumed management this week of the Monticello Wreckers. They plan to buy scrap iron wrecks magazines and rage and will add auto repair services. Former owners Herman Bram and Edward Galler have returned to Chicago.
An unusual feature of tonight's band concert is a piano accordion sextet drawn from pupils of former city band director Gene Byers. Players Neal Paulson LaVerne Schoon Carl Winkler Joan Dolan and Gloria Dolan will perform under Byers. The program includes marches overtures waltzes and a Fox Trot with a concluding Stars and Stripes Forever. An afternoon concert is planned for Sunday August 18. Mr and Mrs Lynn Hauss and daughter Lynette visited Mrs J Buchanan in Cedar Rapids.
Maurice Maire returned to Rochester Minnesota Tuesday morning and underwent another operation yesterday morning. His condition is said to be as satisfactory as could be expected. He was accompanied by his wife Olin Howie and his brother Jack Marie. Friends in Monticello hope the surgery eases his pain and starts him on the road to recovery.
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning here expects to pack 20 000 cases of Evergreen sweet corn when the season starts August 20. About 65 workers will be hired for 10 or more days, and the factory can seal 120 cans a minute while producing up to 10 tons per hour. Corn comes from 3800 acres near Monticello, with staggered planting to sustain volume. Visitors are welcome at the plant and Evergreen corn is used on both coasts.
The Jones County Sunday school booth at the fair August 21 to 23 will feature pictures of local churches. Hostesses will be in attendance with free literature teaching material and exhibits of hand crafts and Sunday school work. Booth hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
The Barny Eilers area hosts the annual Plowers and Plodders Picnic on August 19 with 850 expected attendees. Monticello merchants arrange parking across from the Acres entrance as Rogers Baty and Mason Adamson manage parking and Cecil Goettsch handles ticket sales.
Donations brought the tennis fund total to 746.50 this week with gifts from S. Guten sohn L. A. friend Rigklet's Dry Goods Arthur Riedel F Hogan C A Rhati gan Kennieth Ferring C6 F Shimaneku H P Schrader Mary Dix B Roberts George Ambuehl and T M Redmond among others.
A joint meeting of American Legion posts and auxiliaries in Monticello elected R. G. Alden a farmer near Wyoming as county commander for the year. Dr. Roy Kleineck becomes county adjutant. vice commanders were named for Monticello Olin Oxford Junction Anamosa Wyoming and other towns as the county officers roster was completed. A county stag is planned in Anamosa with installation to follow and profits to benefit the county organization.
Ernest Rohwedder of Wyoming named to Jones County Tenant Purchase committee replacing retiring Nicholas Holst of Center Junction. The body oversees Farm Security Administration Tenant Purchase loans, reviewing applications and advising on 40 year 3 percent loans for select farmer families. Five loans totaling 49290 have been issued in Jones County over the past year with more funds expected for the current fiscal year. Applications available at the Farm Security Administration office 213 Federal Building Cedar Rapids or Jones County agent in Anamosa.
Congregational church hosts Open Church Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Activities include children’s games in the morning, a 26 cent luncheon at 1 p.m., a crafts display, music by Mrs. Gere Guyan, tea from 4 to 5 p.m., and a supper for trustees and their wives. Admission is 25 cents plus tax for most events.
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