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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
4
J W Jarnagin reports that at Towa Falls railroad men found Swan Soderland of Great Falls Montana dead beside racks around one o clock. The coroner and local police timed death to 65 minutes after midnight to resolve a life insurance payout. Insurance company agreed to cooperate. cause of death undetermined.
Rev. Edmund M. Vittum pastor emeritus of the Congregational church at Grinnell baptizes Dorothy Ann Eaton, the fourth generation in the family to be baptized by him. Earlier he baptized George R. Clifton and Oscar Clifton, longtime sexton, with Alice Clifton later joining the church and marrying Harry Eaton. Also described are a community criminal case, a fish-rescue effort, and a Newark-like family reunion with Mrs Eva Smith as a visitor who turns away a stranger claiming to be her sister.
A Mrs. George Nelson in Ames witnesses red and black ant combat with red ants marching 150 feet to a black ant hill and returning with black eggs. Jeweler John Kegrice in Ida Grove notes his repair of a watch marked from 1899, while attorney Charles S. Macomber recalls acquiring a second hand timepiece decades ago.
Persistent thieves break into the Clarius Wright County ice company office and ice house, wrenching off a safe dial and using an axe to break a bottom hole. They seize $126 before fleeing.
A report notes bathers were bitten by a large muskrat in a water area they considered sacred. Edward Grumrich of Muscatine will leave antiques to the state historic society, including a candle snuffer and Revolutionary War weapons. RE Love of Corning claims a tiny pony colt weighing 16 pounds at birth. Dick Ransom narrowly escapes when a four room house collapses on him in Creston. Dale Cutler Jr. sails to New Zealand with a Polled Hereford bull, exported for the first time to the southern hemisphere.
A drawing by Albia artist Dan Karpan depicting Paul Fedoseenko was mailed to Russia by Ambassador Troyanovsky who wrote a friendly note praising the portrait. The tale includes a separate note on a Russian airman’s death after a record flight and a windstorm sighting in Rock Rapids.
The fragment describes farming near Cor with mentions of Moore and Smith, unusual illnesses among horses and a mysterious sleeping sickness. It notes local merchants offering free services and a possible public health concern in Adams county, plus historical notes on drainage in north central Iowa and ponds now gone.
The passage notes vast fertile land previously water covered and now used for corm and other crops. During the drought period many believe the statewide drainage program that removed surface water was a mistake, despite its widespread adoption.
Marion officials warn that administrators must exercise discretion distributing the old age pension funds. They fear influence from favoritism and concealment of assets. The public aid recipients may face future fees or loss of rights as the program matures and possibly changes.
Wayne Zion Lutheran Wayne J Willins pastor English service 10 30 Sunday school 9 20 Saturday school St Joseph Prairieburg Rev Stephen J Kucera Masses Sundays 7 9 08 Confessions Saturday afternoon evening. St John Ey Lutheran Paul T Gutknecht services Aug 19 Sunday school 9 15 English 10 Bible class Fri Aug 17 8. Trinity English services Aug 19 8 a m Sacred Heart 312 N Sycamore Rev A L Lorenz Masses Sunday 8 10 devotion 2 Confessions Sat 3 30 5 00 7 00 8 00 Holy Days Mass 6 15 9 00 First Friday devotions 7 00 morning Methodist Episcopal Whin J Macaulay 9 church school 10 morning worship 10 Epworth League 7 four Sundays remain until annual conference at Waterloo subscriptions urged St Matthew Lutheran no services Aug 19 synodical Sunday coliseum Oelwein 10 30 Dr C C Hein speaker 125 page massed choir 2000 seating German service 9 at Zion M Jahr pastor.
The Spencer News-Herald reports a city council Friday night passed an ordinance restricting handbills and dodgers. Bills may only be placed on porches weight-secured, with a penalty of 106 dollars or 30 days in jail for violations.
Mary Leech is highlighted for a special recipe involving marshmallows and milk prepared in a double boiler with optional flavorings. The method includes whipping cream, freezing the mix in a refrigerator tray, and serving plain or with chocolate or butter scotch sauce. Also reported are real estate transfers: J G Nichols and wife to Luella Thompson for lots 242 and 243 in Monticello rail road addition for $1.00, and Kenneth Wilhelm Harms and Lath an Harms to R J Boney for 240 acres in Sec 34-86-4 for $1.00.
Anamosa defeated Niles 10 9 in a late rally and then beat Clarence 8 4 in the finals to claim first prize of ten dollars. Clarence took second with five dollars and Stahler earned third with three dollars.
The Jones County Fair opens next week with scheduled baseball games on Wednesday August 22 at 1 00, 2 00 and 3 00 p m between Shomont Monticello and Niles Theater Anamosa Midgets DeMolays Monticello and Stahlers Hopkins Creamery Duel. Baseball continues Thursday and Friday with Cris Cade Oxford Junction at 2 45 p m and Friday winners face Dyersville. The 4 H club exhibit grows with booths floral hall and livestock on display and camping on grounds under county club agent John Ingels. Admission details appear in page three.
The Lawrence Brothers start an eight five day tour to the World’s Fair on Sunday. Participants from Monticello Langworthy Anamosa Cedar Rapids Scotch Grove Onslow Wyoming Maquoketa and more listed. A second weekend tour is planned for Sept 21 with a $9.56 price.
The piece lists August 9 1934 Iowa temperatures from Chariton to Keokuk with highs of 114 at Chariton and Leon and 113 at Fairfield Lamont and Ottumwa, 112 at Albia and Knoxville, and 111 at Clarinda. Other readings include Mount Ayr 111 Atlantic 111 Red Oak 110, Corning 110, Corydon 110, Keokuk 109, Oskaloosa 109, Creston 108, Burlington 108, Mount Pleasant 108, Washington 107, Des Moines 106, breaking the prior 1898 and 1913 August 9 records.
An advertisement promotes GEO H BARR as a wholesale and retail dealer in lumber shingles cement tile fencing and sheet metal. Established 1891 the firm claims quality equal to the best and urges trading there to avoid loss, with offices in the Old Delaware County State Bank Building Manchester IA and phone numbers listed for office and residence.
Maurice Cahill a Cedar Rapids attorney and longtime American Legion leader was fatally injured in an auto crash near Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. He 46 and was driving a client's car with Mrs. G L Risdon of Independence who died shortly after admission. Cahill died later that afternoon from a fractured pelvis and crushed chest leaving a widow and one son Pat.
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