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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1936

Page

4

Six Tigers attend Chevrolet dinner on luxury prizes

Most Detroit Tigers skipped a Chevrolet dealers dinner in Detroit, but six including Schoolboy Rowe and Goose Goslin attended and found at their places a pencil set and a certificate for a new automobile. The column also notes wrestling at Cedar Park, Jesse Owens turning pro, Louis destroying Sharkey, and local baseball and golf chatter.

Detroit Tigers Chevrolet Detroit Tigers Schoolboy Rowe Goose Goslin Rowe Goslin Ball Park

Stuhlers Hold Lead In Kittenball League Tilt

Stuhlers beat City Club 8 7 with a late rally to stay atop the kittenball standings as Clough and Clarence Rhatigan each had three hits. F and K crushed Jim's Cafe 17 8, extending their chase on Stuhlers with nine runs in the second inning. Stuhlers then routed Jim's Cafe 19 10, keeping the top spot with two games left. F and K also won 13 7 over Franklin.

Pet. Stuhlers Bos Beerste City Club Franklin Jim's Cafe Kenwood Cascade Stuhlers Fran Jeaders Stahlers Clough Clarence Rhatigan Babe Rhatigan Stablers Case Moore Sulely Stuhllers Soje

Monticello High School Football Schedule 1936 37

Monticello announces its 1936 37 football slate with six away games at Maquoketa Manchester Marion West Branch Mt Vernon Anamosa and home games vs U High and West Branch plus Anamosa on November 11 The season ends with Anamosa at home and Marion scheduled as a substitute when West Liberty was dropped All officials for four home games are hired and contracts signed.

Monticello Maquoketa Manchester Marion Tipton U. High West Branch Mt. Vernon Anamosa West Liberty

Monticello Team Wins First Perfect Game In Local Kittenball History

Bud Reynolds of F and K entered the town hall of fame last week after pitching the first perfect game in Monticello kittenball. He held Kenwood to no hits or runs, facing 23 over seven innings as F and K won 2 to 0 with Shover hitting a first inning homer and Schneider adding a sixth inning hit. Hamm allowed four hits for Kenwood but could not match Reynolds. Cascade defeated City Club 11 to 3 with big fourth and fifth innings.

Bud Reynolds Bud Kenwood Boys Jim Stahlers Monticello Bellevue Giants Cincinnati Cubs Gene Byers Monti Ben Roberts Jr Blaine Mt. Vernon Vernon Tipton Eddie Cantor Jesse Owens Jim's Cafe DeMolays Franklin Germany Reynolds Kenwood Hamm Kenwood Moundsman Shover Schneider Tommy Eden Cascade Cedar Rapids City Club Hobart C. Rhatigan

Goons Lead Kittenball Series In Town Playground

Moore notes Guler's Goons hold a 3 2 lead in a seven game kittenball series over Morey’s team. Monday night the Goons won game four under darkness, and Tuesday’s game went extra innings with a 4 3 win by Chuck Bender’s side on a key error at home.

Guler Express Morey Goons Chuck Bender Siebels

Trinity Church at Hartley Wrecked by Windstorm

Trinity Evangelical church in Hartley O Brien county had finished a new building and secured fire and wind insurance before it was to be used. A windstorm the following day demolished the structure, prompting an insurance claim and investigation into the loss.

Trinity Evangelical Church Hartley O'Brien County

Jones County Rural Teachers Prepare to Open Schools

The list of rural teachers supplied by County Superintendent Nellie V. Morey shows most schools to open Monday August 31. Vacancies exist in Richland Scotch Grove and Washington townships with several openings across Cass Castle Grove Fairview Hale Richland Scotch Grove Scotch Grove Washington Wayne Jackson Lovell Madison Oxford Wyoming townships and others, with teachers assigned to multiple townships and schools in Monticello Anamosa Oxford Junction Center Junction Cascade and neighboring communities.

Jones County Nellie V. Morey Richland Township Scotch Grove Township Washington Township Cass Township Dorothy Newlin Viola Margaret Balster Monticello Leischen Rickels Anamosa Helene Matthias Maxine Dearborn Stone City Mabel Franklin Prairieburg Ruth Jump Kathryn Whalen Castle Grove Township Mac Hogan Leona Behrends Olga Meier Ella Rickels Bertha Burlingham Irene Johnson Johanna Thompson Fairview Township Ethel Kempshall Swisher Nellie Glick Gail Peet Martello Clara Walderbach Hale Township Edna Reese Olin Winona Wooder Oxford Junction Velma Petersen Jacqueline Kinler Rosalie Abrams Wyoming Ida Wood Josephine Knepper Cascade Catherine Strang Amy Zirkelbach Scotch Grove Mildred Arduser Hopkinton Marie Rogers Erma Hamil Jackson Jackson Antioch Malinda Nielsen Black Oak Geraldine Ireland Cenlter Leona Gierhart Harger Green Leone Preston Center Junction Midland Nelda Strawman Newport Celena Brockens Pleasant Hill Gladys Feddersen Clarence Lovell Township Mabel McVay Marie Widmer Pauline Cramer Elfreda Burrichter Virginia Meier Ione Benesh Kate Hanken Marie Paulsen Madison Township Leah Allen Beulah Leesekamp Pine Grove Catherine Thompson Oxford Township Ruth Matthias Jean Davenport Helen Rohwedder Blanche Baliwiek Hildred Nerhus Calamus A. Hunter Vera Ireland Baldwin Bernice Cave Peace Ridge Pauline Wilcox Monmouth Pleasant Helen Hanna Onslow Spencerville Olive Lauber

Jones County Breeders to Show at Des Moines

Jones county entries for the National Livestock Show at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines include Swine producers Helgens brothers Monticello and W. R. Martin Center Junction. The event opens August 28 and features nearly 70,000 dollars in cash prizes among about 6,000 display animals from 25 counties, part of a 250 acre fair with multiple farm exhibits and shows through September 4.

Des Moines Jones County Swine Helgens Brothers Monticello W. R. Martin Center Junction United States Iowa

Monticello Chamber Plans Dinner Meeting and Centennial

The Monticello Junior Chamber of Commerce met last Tuesday to plan a dinner next month with a possible early month date. A year end financial report will be presented and future work outlined. A Chicago agency offered a $40 survey to lure a factory, which the chamber rejected. Centennial celebrations are planned for October with local organizations invited to participate. Farmers Merchants picnic plans were deferred for now with potential fall picnic later.

Monticello Chamber Farmers- Merchants

Rockwell City Man Seeks Cool Night Shelter

Steve Busch of Rockwell City in Calhoun County faced a hot spell and tried sleeping on the grass outdoors. He woke to find crickets or other insects had eaten most of the socks from his seat.

Steve Busch Rockwell City Calhoun County

Danbury Man Surprised by Night Station Shower Scene

A Danbury resident in Woodbury County discovered two unclothed girls using a filling station hose as a shower at 3 30 a m. He approached to investigate but withdrew quickly, believing a burglary might be underway.

Jesse Owens Owens Ohio State Danbury Woodbury County

Bush in Blairsburg Shows Three Bloom Crops This Season

Mrs. N A Trotter reports a 15 year old snowball bush on her Blairsburg lawn produced a first bloom in May, a second in June, and a third crop near August 1, indicating unusual prolificacy for a long established plant.

N. A. Trotter Blairsburg Hamilton County

Hartley Man Injured After Car Explodes at Station

Will Gerard of Hartley O'Brien county stopped for service when the car exploded. Gasoline is believed to have entered the crankcase and ignited, leaving Gerard badly hurt.

Will Gerard Hartley O’brien County Gerard

Notice of Probate of Will for John H Hagen Sr

District court in Jones county Iowa lists probate of the last will and testament of John H Hagen Sr filed August 17 1936. Final proof and probate are set for September 14 1936 at the May term. All interested may appear and show cause why probate should not be admitted. Dated August 17 1936.SEE BYERLY Clerk. Doxsee Heiserman attorneys for the estate.

John H. Hagen Sr A. D Byerly Jones County Iowa Doxsee Doxsee & Heiserman

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