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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1930

Page

4

Church Services and German worship at St Matthew's

St Matthew's Ev Lutheran with Adix pastor holds 9:45 am service and 4:30 pm Sunday school. German divine worship. Next Sunday August 17 Rev Edward Moore will preach at 11 am. Sunday school at 10. Reformed church has 11 am service and 10 am church school. Methodist Episcopal led by Roy V Porter with 11 am service. 10 am church school. no evening service. You are invited to worship.

St. Matthew's Ev H. L. Adix Edward Moore Zwinele Methodist Episcopal Roy V. Porter Church School

Iowa Leads In Crop Prospects Despite Drought

Iowa remains ahead in crop prospects with a 73 percent normal corn condition per USDA reports. It yields an estimated corn production over 377 million bushels, surpassing all states and exceeding Illinois by more than a million bushels despite drought concerns. Minnesota edges Iowa in some crops while other states lag behind.

Towa United States Department of Agriculture Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Kentucky Union Illinois

Drowned Ryan Man in Maquoketa River at Hartwick

Alexander Graham 58 a Ryan butter maker drowned while swimming in the Maquoketa River near Hartwick two miles west of the Delhi dam at 5 30 p m last Monday. His body was found the next morning. It was Iowa s sixty fourth drowning this year. He went fishing with his brother James and two other Ryan men when his line tangled and he waded in to untangle it. After returning to shore he swam and disappeared. He is survived by his widow three daughters and one son.

Alexander Graham Ryan Maquoketa Hartwick Delhi Graham Iowa James Nebraska City Nebraska Clarence Magirl Charlies Kehrli

Sister of Mrs. Tom White Dies in Boone At 70

Mrs. T J O Connell of Boone mother of Mrs. Tom White of Monticello died Tuesday morning at age 70. Survived by husband four brothers and several step children. Funeral set for Saturday 9 am at Sacred Heart church Boone with burial in Boone Cemetery.

T. J. O'Connell Boone Tom J. White Monticello Mrs. O'Connell Sacred Heart Church T. T. Menton Texas Daniel and Edward Merton William Santa Ana California

Skelly Oil Approves Franchise for Eldorado Expansion

Skelly Oil Company of Eldorado Kansas approved the Monticello franchise in a notice to City Clerk Ray Erhternacht. The approval dated August 7 was filed August 11 with the clerk. Skelly has one year to begin constructing its gas plant, with operations starting early next spring.

Ray Erhternacht Skelly Oil Company Eldorado Kansas Monticello Skelly Company

Big Booze Plant Uncovered Near Zwingle

Sheriff McElroy raided the old William Fink farm four miles southwest of Awinglee and found sixteen 54 gallon barrels of mash and equipment for making hootch. The still had already been removed. William Fink was arrested.

McElroy Jackson County William Fink Alfred Michel Awinglee Faust Fink

Sisters Run Vacation School at Castle Grove Church

A two week vacation school is held at Immaculate Conception church in Castle Grove township this week and next. Sisters Mary Dulcisema Mary Ethelred and Margaret Alacoque supervise. All three are instructors at Sacred Heart school in Monticello.

Immaculate Conception Church Castle Grove Township Mary Dulcisema Mary Ethelred2n Margaret Alacoque Sacred Heart School Monticello

Bible Question Answers Commentary Series Note

Excerpt presents numbered items 41 to 45 with brief biblical references and phrases. It mentions John 21 22 interpretation, Jackin and Boaz references I Kings 7 21, a note about an 8 gallon tickin, a figure 1 300 000 from 2 Samuel 24 9, and a statement He did from I Kings 5 7.

John Jackin Boaz

Low Round Trip Fares To Iowa State Fair At Des Moines

Milwaukee Road advertises round trip fares for a Des Moines Iowa State Fair trip. Tickets go on sale August 19 to 29 with details via local agents.

Des Moines THE Milwaukee Road

Balster Cuts Farmall Prices Boosts Local Sales

Balster announces a $50 reduction on Farmall tractors with the 10-20 and 10-30 lines already marked down. The price drop aimed to drive sales in Monticello and nearby areas as Farmall promises high daily plow capacity. Mrs Anna F Korslund of Eagle Grove visits daughter Mrs Charles A Doxsee.

McCormick- Deering Farmall Monticello Farmall Anna F. Korslund Eagle Grove Charles A. Doxsee

Unclear query chain from historical clipping

The provided text lists numerous questions about people and events, with one sentence noting Tom J. White drove to St Charles Illinois with his daughter and her three daughters visiting Monticello. The rest is fragmented and appears to be a classified or question column.

Tom J. White St. Charles Illinois Ed Foley Monticello

Stout Man Seeks Square-Toed Boots in London Shop

Ife, a stout man with large feet, visits a boot shop seeking square-toed boots. Salesmen push pointed toes as fashionable, but he laments that everyone wears his last season’s feet, and he leaves apologetically.

Ife London

Telephone mix up yields lone caller from New York

A late night call to a householder reveals a mistaken number. A clearly female voice identifies herself as Lilian from New York, prompting exasperation from the resident who corrects the error.

Lilian New York San

Town State Fair Promises Record Agricultural Exposition

Des Moines announces the Town State Fair to run August 20 for ten days featuring the largest ever display of farm products farm equipment and farm organization projects. More than 100 acres of the 300 acre grounds will host agricultural features including grain crops farm bureau exhibits forty acres of equipment a statewide orchard show county group prizes totaling 4700 and individual exhibits with 2610 in prizes plus 2000 Iowa farm youth showcases and demonstrations by Iowa State College. The fair aims to reinforce Iowa as the nation’s leading agricultural state.

Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet Des Moines Iowa International Ballet United States Farm Bureau Iowa State College Unin

Women at State Fair Exposition Grows to 150000

More than 150000 women from Iowa and neighboring states are expected to participate in a ten day statewide exposition at the 76th Iowa State Fair. Two large fair buildings will host women’s organizations with demonstrations and addresses by prominent leaders from August 22 to 24.

Des Moines Iowa Ausaust Tawa

Classified Ads Promote Livestock Shipping Services

Advertisements invite buyers or sellers to use special low classified rates and list leading Iowa county weeklies. Livestock shippers promise market strength for individual lots with insured shipment, guaranteed returns, and no membership fee. Monticello Co operative Shipping Association led by T J George is featured.

Iowa Iowa Newspapers Inc Royal Union Bldg Des Moines Shipping Association Monticello Co-Operative Shipping Association T. J. George T-1

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