Ninth annual Labor Day picnic for Monticello creamery patrons
The ninth Labor Day picnic for Farmers Mutual Creamery of Monticello will be held at the city park next Monday, September 2. The event features an ox roast dinner at noon, a 2 pm baseball game, tug of war, and a Scotch Grove concert. Emil Stutt and the creamery board run the program with free coffee, mashed potatoes, bread and butter, and paper plates supplied. attendees should bring their own silverware and cups.
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Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Monticello E
Schoenhut Bakery
Emil Stutt
Creamery
Fred Cramer
A. G. Bohlken
John Tschantz
Carl Hein
Joe Heeren
Harold Egger
Will Hiller
Harold Tedrow
Marion Balster
Castle Grove
Adolph Bahlken
Frank Royden
Cass No. 7 First Rural School On Dental Honor Roll
Cass No. 7 is the first rural school to report 100 per cent on the dental honor roll. Pupils include Lloyd Buscher, Donna Folkers, Bobby Ulferts, Alfreda Ulferts, LaVern Ulferts, Dorothy Ortgies, Wilma Ortgies, and Betty Kula with Miss Celena Brockens as teacher. Twenty one rural schools started on August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass No. 7
Lloyd Buscher
Donna Folkers
Bobby Ulferts
Alfreda Ulferts
LaVern Ulferts
Dorothy Ortgies
Wilma Ortgies
Betty Kula
Celena Brockens
Five New Teachers Join Monticello Public School Staff
The Monticello public school plans a larger enrollment for 1940 41 opening Monday September 2 with five new teachers including Lucille Conzett replacing the girls physical training instructor and Laura Bower taking sixth grade duties.
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Monticello
Juanita Magana
Lucille Conzett
Dubuque
Laura Bower
Ruth Walter
Arie Kurtz
Dorothy Ewelle
Northwood
Barbara Mueller
Jean Hangen
Misa Eather Lindenmeyer
Bernice Hudson
Ann Miller
Paige Smith
Ina Cruise
Esther Lindenmeyer
Frieda Cornelius
Alvina Kirchner
Grace Searles
Huldah Peet
Lyle McMullen
Vaughn Thornburgh
Lois Smith
Frank Walker
Girla
Roy Moore
Bernice C. Hudson
Dorothy Dwelle
Sdgnior
Marjorie James
Dorothy, Cox
Regs Rogters
Hospital Reports Weekly Patient Admissions and Births
John McDonald hospital records show the week’s admissions including Mary Anne Kuriger Monticelio tansilectomy Archie Macomber Cascade fractured leg Mrs Thomas Cashman Monticello surgical operation Donald Dean Starks Malcom surgical operation. Newborns include a boy to Mr and Mrs Francis Ament Worthington a boy to Mr and Mrs Leonard Bader Monticello and a boy to Mr and Mrs Austin Spahr Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Myrtle Ross
Mary Anne Kuriger
Monticelio
Archie Macomber
Cascade
Thomas Cashman
Monticello
Donald Dean Starks
Malcom
Francis Ament
Worthington
Leonard Bader
Austin Spahr
Anamosa
William Drinkwater Dies at 84 in Monticello
Funeral services for Dr. William Drinkwater were held Tuesday at the Iverson funeral home with Rev. George Woodall presiding. He was born February 1, 1856 in Bruce county Ontario and died August 24 at his Monticello home after a long career as a veterinarian. He married Margaret Camel in 1886, later widow Mrs Julia Camp, and leaves a daughter Irene Edwards and a son Dr. George Drinkwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Drinkwater
Iverson
George Woodall
Oakwood Cemetery
Dr. Drinkwater
Bruce County
Ontario
Canada
Monticello
Margaret Camel
United States
Wyoming
D.D.S
Havre
Montana
Hodoval Announces New Cars Registered
Hodoval deputy treasurer lists week’s new car registrations with names and towns. LeRoy Skeels Anamosa Chevrolet E E Young Monticello Buick Tyler Downing Anamosa THC Wyoming Mutual Telephone Co Wyoming Lawrence W Skoog Anamosa IHC Frank E Miles Olin GMC Rev Gregor Oxford Junction Plymouth Henry Folkers Jr Scotch Grove Chevrolet T A Henderson Monticello Chevrolet truck Joe Tyler Anamosa Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodoval
LeRoy Skeels
Anamosa
Chevrolet
E. E. Young
Monticello
Buick
Tyler & Downing
THC
Wyoming Mutual Telephone Co
Wyoming
Lawrence W. Skoog
IHC
Frank E. Miles
Olin
GMC
Rev. Gregor
Oxford Junction
Plymouth
Henry Folkers, Jr
Scotch Grove
T. A. Henderson
Joe Tyler
Ford
McLaughlin Displays New 1941 Buick and Pontiac
Monticello visitors tour McLaughlin Buick Co to see the 1941 Buick and Pontiac models. Burt McLaughlin showcases the Buick Super and Pontiac Streamliner Torpedo highlighting new features and appeal beyond previous reliable models.
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McLaughlin
McLaughlin Buick Co
Burt McLaughlin
Monticello
Monticello Stores to Close Labor Day Afternoon
W E Long chairman announces that Monticello stores will close Labor Day afternoon from 1 to 5 o clock. The Community club closing committee approved the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
W. E. Long
Community Club
Local Teachers Go To Positions In Iowa And Beyond
A Monticello list catalogs teachers who have left or will leave to take posts in Iowa and other states. Names include Frances Coyle Boone Irma Rohr Newton Vivian Bancroft Decorah Hazel Brazelton Decorah Josephine Meyer Council Bluffs Alfreda Reed and Alice Reed Miami Fla. and others from Illinois Indiana Oklahoma Wash. Idaho Wisconsin and more with schools such as Government School for Indians Chilocce Okla Washington State College Pullman and Yale among their affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Monticello Express
Frances Coyle
Boone
Irma Rohr
Newton
Vivian Bancroft
Decorah
Helen Meyer
Oelwein
Hazel Brazelton
Josephine Meyer
Council Bluffs
Alfreda Reed
Alice Reed
Miami
Fla
Jayne Shover
East Chicago
Ind
Margaret Thompson
Hammond
Bernice Rodman
Chicago Heights
Ill
Iola George
Milwaukee
Wis
Edna K. Ahraken
Government School For Indians
Chilocce
Okla
Harry &. Rodman
Washington State College
Pullman
Wash
Clark Matthiessen
Kooskia
Idaho
Millington Carpenter
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Couple 64 Years Old Get License to Wed From Leigh Pearson
Two 64 year olds applied for a marriage license from Leigh Pearson, clerk of the district court, this week. Other licenses issued include John G. Neilly Jr and Margaret Shauney, Frank Zamastil and Wilma Sieveka, Stanley Kula and Kathryn Gasson, Harold Shearer and Aletha Lindley, George Nordman Jr and Maxine Johnson, Charlies Christensen and Mary Connell, all listed with their ages and hometowns. Mr Cochran and Mrs Cochran departed for Shenandoah to visit relatives before a trip to New York City for the fair and East sightseeing. Mr Cochran is foreman in Monticello Express’s mechanical department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Pearson
George W. White
Minnie B. Schley
Marion
John G. Neilly, Jr
Chicago
Margaret K. Shauney
Anamosa
Frank George Zamastil
Oxford Junction
Wilma Viola Sieveka
Wyoming
Stanley Kula
Clinton
Kathryn Gasson
Harold Shearer
Cedar Rapids
Aletha Lindley
George Nordman, Jr
Monticello
Maxine Jane Johnson
Charlies Joseph Christensen
Mary Genevieve Connell
Francis Cochran
Shenandoah
Mrs. Cochran
New York City
East
Mr. Cochran
The
Monticello Express
Monticello Rainfall Totals Lead To August Totals
Rain totals in Monticello for August reached 4.58 inches per local observer John Bateman. The Jones County Fair period saw minimal rainfall with Jupiter Pluvius avoiding the grounds during three days of the event. Additional August measurements show scattered fractions of an inch on several dates.
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Monticello
Iowa
John Bateman
Jones County Fair
Jupiter Pluvius
Fairgrounds
Monticello opens school with planned growth and policy notes
Public School will open Monday for about 550 students in Monticello with 9 am start and 10 minute periods. Supt Grimes outlines kindergarten rules and age eligibility, book procedures, locker security, and new staffing. The district plans seven lower grades with one teacher each and discusses rising tuition pupil trends and budgeting savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
A. B. Grimes
Ourigh
Lulu Embree Takes Part In 4-H Healthiest Girl Contest
Lulu Embree, 17, from Jones county, ranked fifth among six high scoring feet in the Iowa State Fair 4-H girls contest. The top honor of healthiest girl in the state went to a 15 year old farm girl near Des Moines.
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Lulu Embree
Jones County
Lulu
Des Moines
County Named Defendant By Tax Collector
The Jones county supervisors are named as defendants in a suit brought by Louis H. Cook seeking tax refunds for several residents. He argues erroneous rates in 1934, 1935, and 1986 and seeks a writ of mandamus to force refunds, claiming the 1939 act curing taxes violates the U S Constitution. Other actions include Nowadsky versus Balster for rent and possession and a divorce suit by Nellie T. Atherton, plus a quiet title case in Fairfield township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Louis H. Cook
Cook
Frank Nowadsky
Grain Belt Tavern
R. H. Balster
Anna Balster
Balster
Nowadsky
Algo
Nellie T. Atherton
Charles M. Atherton
Anna M. McGuire
Oscar Coleson
Fairview Township
Tennis Fund Grows To Total of $756
Donations to the tennis fund continue to come in and the total contributed now is $756.50. This week’s contributions include Fred Ahrenholtz $2, S. E. Locher $5, a friend $1, Jurgenson Bros. $5, Fred Bone $1.50, Tim Thomas $1.50, Jack Thomas $1.50, Mrs. A. E. Young $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ahrenholtz
S. E. Locher
ninety year old fair enthusiast visits Monticello
Rice of Rock Island Illinois returns to Monticello to attend the Jones county Fair sessions. He is the last surviving member of a large family and one of 386 men who each contributed 100 dollars to start the Fair. He helped move the race track project in 1872 and follows the 87th annual event.
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Mate Rice
Rock Island
Ill
Monticello
Charles
Ed Rice
Jones County
the Express
Rice
Waives Hearing On Drunk Driving Rap
Jack Heisler of Dubuque waived to the grand jury in Anamosa court on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was arrested Saturday by Patrolman H H Parr. Companion Elmer Hall was fined $100 for intoxication on the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Heisler
Dubuque
Ross McIntyre
Anamosa
Heisler
H. H. Parr
Elmer Hall
McIntyre
Outstanding display by Iowa Electric Co exhibit at Jones County Fair
A standout exhibit at the Jones County Fair featured the Iowa Electric Co display from Monticello Anamosa Maquoketa and Manchester branches showing cooperative effort. The display illustrated the county fair's strong attractions and local industry showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Co
Monticello
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Manchester
Jones County
Express
Friday Night's Mob Tops Last Year's by 1 500
Attendance at the Monticello fair rose again with weather favorable and larger crowds. Treasurer James Maurice reports 2 127 more attendees than last year, livestock shows up 25 percent, beeves and hogs higher, and a larger midway crowd with expanded dance and stage entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Pair Association
Monticello
James Maurice
Anenths Stro
The
Fair Association
Art B. Thomas
Hal Foreman
Cedar Rapids
Beeves
Ida Louise Brokens
Scotch Grove
United States
Lorraine Cruickshank
George Slater
James McLaughlin
Methodist Youth Biennial Conference Sets in Indiana
Yola Rodman travels to Winona Lake Indiana for the Biennial National Conference of Methodist Youth under the National Council of Methodist Youth. About 2000 Methodist youth will attend the event running Tuesday through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yola Rodman
Winona Lake
Indiana
National Conference of Methodist Youth
National Council of Methodist Youth
Miss Rodman
Methodist Church
Helgens Bros Sweep Prizes at State Fair Des Moines
Helgens Bros won four firsts in Poland China hogs at the Des Moines State Fair including aged boar junior boar pig futurity litter and four pigs born after March 1 1940 plus a second in aged herd. J B Seehusen Center Junction took a Chester White aged boar prize and a third in futurity sows born between Sept 1 1939 and Feb 29 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helgens Bros
Des Moines
Poland
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Conat
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Vinsey
Charles Yardem
Monmouth
Goudy
Springville
Edna Egger
J. H. Smith
Art Hall
Picture No. 3
Hildegard Kehren
F. H. Kehren
Wayne Township
Roma
Center
Betty Holt
John Holt
Janice
Joan Podhaski
Carroll Podhaski
Mary
Liv Carr
T. J. Carr
Bernard
Daisy
Harold Dunn
Lyle French
Shorstop Bert Cooper
Anamosa Drum and Bugle Corp
Tommy Clark
Robert Morrison
Holly G. Gayland
Regal K.C
Tyler Joe
Kay’s
Palmer’s
Board of Education of
Nasium
L. H. Cook
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