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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1937
Page
4
A barber in Carroll reports a carrier grasshopper delivering a note tied to its leg. The message from Rose Ross of Auburn Nebraska asks the finder to report back. The note seems recent and in good condition and Carroll is about 175 miles from Auburn.
A horse tail looped into a belt halting a Crawford county threshing crew near Vail. The animal escaped injury beyond hair loss. In Carroll county four boys faced a police call for a sham battle. two hid, shots with improvised projectiles. They were fined one dollar each.
An unsanctioned goldfish theft cycle continues in Iowa Falls Hardin county with culprits taking six fish from the cemetery pool per Sexton Chris Larson. Weeks earlier many fish vanished from the waterworks pool and reappeared after a couple of days' absence.
Mrs. Fred Newell of Osgood Palo Alto county found a timber rattler in her bedroom after moving the bed. The snake rattled and she fled. Tubby Jones arrived with a shotgun and killed it. The serpent had entered through a small hole in the house.
County road workers near Osage remove a long Mitchell county landmark rock with 40 dynamite charges. A large fragment damaged the William Meyers home, while other pieces damaged a new machine shed and the roof. The Spirit Lake home project shows a family affair with multiple Hafer relatives and neighbors contributing to construction and utilities.
Dr. Humph Frey of Waubonsie State Park guides his children Margaret 13 Bob 12 and Bill 15 in Red Oak meet results. Margaret wins the 40 yard free style for girls and places second in women. Bob takes third in boys event. Bill helps medley relay team finish third. Also note Colfax residents Fred and Mrs Roush enjoy rare sword plant blooming after four years growth reaching 54 inches.
The plant is described as occurring only once in 12 years and is commonly known as the sword plant due to its long slender leaves resembling a blade.
Residents near Lake Park Dickenson county marveled at a freak pig born alive but found dead. The creature had one head and two bodies joined at the abdomen with four ears on the single head, two four legged torsos and tall structures. Adjusted to the farm’s odd birth, it started as twins but fused before birth.
S C Wilmore of Des Moines resists long wait to ride again. He borrowed a bicycle, coasted downhill, and crashed on a difficult turn. He suffers a brain concussion and severe bruises.
Marengo city council in Towa county faces a quirky law that requires any unspent money to be used only for building or remodeling a city hall. With 639 dollars on hand they have postponed a levy for city hall purposes while minor repairs remain restricted by the statute.
George Esdohr of near Coon Rapids Iowa grows fruit with a three-quarter acre patch yielding 875 50 dollars in berries from 3 312 quarts sold with 100 quarts canned and plenty for home use Myrtle Dillon of near Burlington Des Moines county reports finding 89 grasshoppers a cricket and a beetle in a chicken crop Clarence Winkle of Cedar Rapids Linn county remains a war veteran after a shrapnel wound in the throat from a World War II era injury F F Schultz near Bremer county stacks a giant strawstack 85 by 30 by 27 feet from Straw left after threshing 40 acres yielding 2 500 bushels of oats meteoric fragment found near Peterson Clay county weighs 112 pounds and left a four inch crater H V Spaan turkey farm near Paulina O Brien county suffered 183 dead turkeys in a storm Mars drops to 94 degrees below zero at night.
Public health emphasize that prenatal syphilis is highly preventable with early testing and treatment. Surgeon General Thomas A. Parran urges universal blood tests for syphilis for engaged couples and expectant mothers, highlighting its avoidable impact on newborns and the need for comprehensive care.
A list of novels and memoirs with brief descriptions and authors, highlighting chronicles of romance, frontier life, and historical adventure. Notable works include Northwest Passage by Kenneth Roberts and And so Victoria by Vaughn Wilkins, reflecting early 20th century themes.
A guidance piece suggests including at least one hot dish per meal even in heat and offers a ham and corn bake recipe by Inez S. Willson. It also covers kitchen vermin prevention with water-filled drain traps, coal buying tips, and cod identification discs tracking migrations from Iceland to Greenland and Nova Scotia.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago publishes a 32 page illustrated booklet to explain its functions in plain language. President George J. Schaller says the aim is to clarify operations and profits for lay readers, appealing to business people, manufacturers and farmers.
The U S civil service commission lists open competitive exams for several posts including Associate and Assistant Bacteriologist with salaries of 3200 and 2600 dollars respectively, Junior Graduate Nurse at 1620, and various instructors and specialists. Full information available from the Secretary of the U S Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the post office in this city.
The American Boy unveils six man football as a fast open game for small schools. Stephen Epler, a Nebraska athlete, created it to lower costs and reduce injury risk. The magazine promotes the new game and its Official Handbook, with subscription and purchase options.
Marjorie Medary author of College in Crinoline based on early days at Cornell College Mount Vernon will be issued this month by Longmans Green New York. Medary daughter of Edgar F Medary of Waukon and a Cornell graduate. This is her fourth book following Orange Winter Prairie Anchorage and Ton Gallant.
Local churches list service times for St. Matthew’s Lutheran Wayne Zion Presbyterian Prairieburg St. Joseph’s Catholic St. John’s Ev Lutheran and Methodist Episcopal in August. Plan includes Sunday school hours, worship times, confessions, and notes on missions and upcoming meetings.
Walter Rude nine and Clifford Snires eight from Council Bluffs Potta wattamie county attempted to kill grasshoppers by soaking sticks in gasoline and igniting them. The flames caught the boys and their clothing, causing severe burns. Walter Rude died from his injuries.
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