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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1931

Page

4

Society And Club News Highlights Hostess Tastings

Mrs. Mead Sanford honored her daughters from Greeley Colorado and Cedar Rapids guest, with a large picnic at the city park. Numerous luncheon and bridge gatherings followed for local societies, with gifts, prizes, and farewell parties for Rev. Leonard Duckett and Miss Kate Stuhler among out of town guests.

Mead Sanford Elmer Anderson Joe Miller Greeley Colo Lewis Terwilliger Cedar Rapids Cornelius Steck R. P. Clark Leonard Duckett Steck Carrie Cowan Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church City Park Robert Balster Margaret Hanssen Chicago Heights Ilinois Selma Heeren Olga Fette Byron Abel Norman Grassfield Waverly B. C. Roberts Hubert Metcalf Anamosa Riess Stuhler Kate Stuhler Los Angeles California Albert Stuhler Janet Hazard Miss Stuhler Irma Rohr Delhi N. L Mercer A. T. Akerman Marengo Robert Akerman Chicago Frank Stimson Polly Ludwig Waterloo Theodosia Pulver Stimson Dc. Kapello Given Bentz Emma Brayton Hattie Ruth Beal Sarah Clouth Judson Holden George White Charles Palmer Oskaloosa Country Club Edward Templeton Antonia Hanssen George Barclay L. W. Lovell Albert Stuhter Mesdames Arch Grimes Merle Cass Fred Royden M. J. Hogan W. Shaffer Norman Bringard Detroit Mich Cal

Out of Town Guests Attend Large Meeting

More than forty members and guests were present for the gathering as out of town visitors joined the event.

Will Rebuild Grand Block In Anamosa

Clifford L. Niles announced that fire damages in Anamosa’s Grand Theater block are settled and a new modern theater will be built by Niles, Watters, and Niles with A. J. Smith & Sons as architects. The plan includes a 1200-seat concrete and steel auditorium, expansion from 700, and a 24 foot longer stage.

Anamosa Anamosa Journal Clifford L. Niles Grand Theater Charles Niles T. E. Watters A. J. Smith

Mayo to Speak on Communicable Diseases at Farm Bureau Day

Dr Charles H Mayo renowned Rochester physician will address Farm Bureau Day at the state fair on Monday August 31 He will discuss diseases contagious between animals and people His Iowa visit aligns with rural health efforts by the Farm Bureau and state health department invited by the Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa Medical Association state department of health and the tuberculosis association

Farm Bureau Charles H. Mayo Medical and Health Authority of Rochester

Church Services Schedule Across Area Churches

The notice lists multiple churches with services and schedules. St Matthew’s Ev Lutheran H L Adix pastor holds 0:45 am Sunday school and 10:30 am German divine worship. St Joseph’s Catholic Prairieburg Masses 7 9 o’clock with confessions Sat. Sacred Heart Prairieburg Masses 8 10 with 2pm devotion and Holy Day times. Presbyterian Leonard Duckett pastor announces Aug 23 schedule with Sunday school 10 am worship 11 am and no evening service. Wayne Zion Wayne Luther League event Aug 30 play at schoolhouse. St John’s Lutheran district convention London with German and English services. Union Sunday school Prairieburg 9 am. First preaching Prairieburg eve second Sunday September. more posts Castle Grove Lutheran German 11am and English solos by Mrs Brown. program Aug 25 summer school Rev Gold talks on religious education. Castle Grove social outside if weather allows.

St. Matthew's Ev H. L. Adix St. Joseph's Catholic Church Prairieburg Stephen J. Kucera Sacred Heart Catholic Church N. Sycamore Street A. L. Lorenz Presbyterian Leonard Duckett Christian Endeavor Wayne Zion's J. P. Willms Wayne Luther League Lillian Mortimer Lorene Zimmerman Lena Folkers Ida Harms Evelina Rieke St. John's Ev Paul T. Gutknecht St. John’s Trinity London Court Daib Castle Grove G. Wolf Brown Creston H. C. Gold Lytton

Shaw's New Economy Delights Audiences Abroad

George Bernard Shaw in a touring production on his Russian visit and return to England impresses with a comedy hailed as his best since weaning from earlier works.

Mr. Shaw Omaha World-Herald George Bernard Shaw England

Public notice appoints executor for Carsten Peters estate

Public notice from Jones county Iowa appoints and commissions the Monticello State Bank as executor of the Carsten Peters estate. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within the legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Monticello August 17 1931. J Locher attorney for the estate.

District Court Jones County Carsten Peters Monticello Towa Monticello State Bank J. J. Locher

Indians Are Good Bean Pickers on Mesquakie Reservation

George Young Bear of the Fox and Sac tribes on the Mesquakie reservation in Tama County reports bean picking throughout a hot period. A week yielded 62,843 pounds with two boys surpassing 4,000 pounds. Harry Maus kimo led at 4,300 pounds from a single acre. rain boosted yields, about 80 percent graded 3 cents. Labor shortages left some crews behind.

George Young Bear Tama County C. M. Richards Toledo Harry Mauskimo Mauskimo

Oil Prospecting in Jasper County Across Skunk River

An Oklahoma oil enthusiast leases lands in Jasper County on both sides of the Skunk River and plans drilling for oil or gas. A southern geologist reports indications of oil in streams on the leased ground. Prospecting elsewhere in Mitchell Harrison Van Buren Page and Fremont counties has yet to yield definite results, though gas sightings occur in Guthrie County near Herndon and escaping gas has ignited at a drain tile outlet in Story County.

Jasper Co Oklahoma Jasper County Skunk River Mitchell Harrison van Buren Page Fremont Michigan Guthrie County Herndon Story County

Largest artificial pool at Camp Dodge serves public in summer

Camp Dodge hosts what is described as the largest artificial pool in the United States, an adjunct to Iowa National Guard quarters. Accessible this summer via the Des Moines Playground Association, it has drawn 35,000 bathers who paid $9,000 for pool privileges. Previously reserved for the Guard during encampments, this year soldiers will not interfere with public use.

United States Camp Dodge Iowa National Guard Des Moines

Publishers Meeting Picnic in Eastern Iowa

Members of the Eastern Iowa Publishers Association and their families gathered at the State Park near Anamosa for a picnic tied to the regular monthly meeting. Clifford Niles of Anamosa delivered a address and a tour of the state reformatory was led by the warden. The next meeting will include a picnic session in Eagle Point Park at Clinton.

Eastern Iowa Publishers’ Association Anamosa Association Clifford Niles Anamosa Eureka State Reformatory Eagle Point Park Clinton

For Sale Registered Hereford Bulls of Serviceable Age

For sale by J. L. Weber & Bons of Cascade Iowa are registered Hereford bulls of serviceable age available through the dealership. In a separate ad Palmer's Drug Store promotes a Saturday drug sale featuring bathing alcohol full pint for 39 cents. Empire Store lists 13 plate storage batteries at $5.95, old batteries, heavy duty B batteries at $1.95 and hot shots at $1.79.

J. L. Weber & Bons Cascade Iowa Palmer's Drug Store Empire Store

For Sale Classified Wood and Auto Parts Ad

FOR SALE A quantity of dry stove wood sawed and split. 5. M. Hestford. G-1 CAR AWNINGS Roller type reduced to $1.95. A. C. Ford spark plugs 42c Ford timers 29c. 30x3% U. S. cards $4.25. Empire Store. FOR SALE White oak posts also native dimension lumber at reasonable prices. Adolph Schoon Amber Iowa Phone Anamosa 67 F 120.

M. Hestford A. C. Ford Ford U. S Empire Store Adolph Schoon Amber Towa

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