Golden Wedding Observed Dec 2 by Local People
On December 2 1931 Mr and Mrs George W Hein celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a dinner for 250 at the Richland Center Presbyterian church. The couple married December 2 1881 and lived on multiple farms before settling in recent years on East Washington Street. They have five children seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild all attending the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hein
Old Richland Center Presbyterian Church
O. B. Crane
Fritz Hein
George Hein
Hein
Andrew Casper
Howard Hicks
Chicago
Leonard
George
Stub
Fred W
Richland Township
Frank E. Hein
Richland Center Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Brother of Mrs Redmond Dies at 64 in Iowa Farm Death
Lawrence G. Mullen died at his La Porte City area farm last Monday at 11. He had cancer of the throat and was 64 years old. Survived by four sisters and five brothers. Funeral at Mt Caramel Church Eagle Center yesterday at 9:30 with Dr and Mrs T M Redmond and their children Catherine James and Max in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Redmond
Lawrence G. Mullen
la Porte City
Mullen
Mt. Caramel Church
Eagle Center
T. M. Redmond
Catherine
James
Max
Dr Earl H DeShaw Mourns Father in Calif Burial
Dr Earl H DeShaw of Monticello mourns the death of his father G H DeShaw who died November 23 at his sister’s home in Whittier California. Funeral services were held in Hopkinton on Thanksgiving Day and he was buried beside his wife in Hopkinton cemetery. An account appears in Hopkinton correspondence in The Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl H. DeShaw
Earl DeShaw
Monticello
G. H. DeShaw
Whittier
Calif
Mr. DeShaw
Hopkinton
the Express
Raymond G. Thoms
United States Navy
John Thomas
Louise Lowry Timanus
E. Clay Timanus
Baltimore
St Michael and All Angel’s Church
Mamie Dunn
Mason City
Dubuque
Father Wolfe
Sarah Deischer
Colfax
I. W. Black
Methodist Episcopal Church
FL. M. Magee
North Bridge
Supreme Court
Michael Berlin
Walker Berlin
John Stutt
Wayne Township
Hanover
Germany
America
Jones County
Anamosa
Board of Supervisors
Lena H. Hagen
William T. Rieken
Mardorf
Carl <Arduser
Rose Moore
J. L. Arduser
R. V. Porter
W. Z. Allen
Presbyterian Church
Reinbeck
J. W. Innes
Marie Bateman
The
State University
Iowa City
John E. Bateman
A. J. H. McNeill
Robert
Celia McIntosh
Nova Scotia
D. E. Pond
W. L. Rosa
Pasadena
California
New Orleans
Halstead Carpenter
Chicago University
Pearl Barnts
Isaac Schneiter
John McCormick
Sacred Heart Church
Earl Gordon
Mabele Cameron
Springville
Virginia Marie Eilers
Ben Eilers
Hein Couple Celebrates Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
The people of Richland township honored Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hein yesterday at the old Presbyterian church in Richland Center as they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Relatives and friends recalled events from fifty years ago and shared a bountiful meal in the festive gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helms
Richland Township
George W. Hein
Old Presbyterian Church
Richland Center
Thanksgiving Day address in Monticello service
The annual community Thanksgiving service in Monticello featured Father A L Lorenz delivering a sincere address on gratitude as the cement of civilization The program included two male quartet numbers and piano accompaniment plus soprano solo during offertory The service opened with America the Beautiful and closed with America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father A. L. Lorenz
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Congregational Church
Messrs
Emil C. Rickjefs
Rex H. Ricklefs
Frank Royden
A. B. Grimes
George Guyan
Edna Schoon
Betty Kay
America the Beautiful
America
Armin Tendick
The
Reformed Church
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Gutensohn
Father Lorenz
Monticello
Rome
Lorenz
Middle West
China
Ife
St. Paul
Thanksgiving Guests at Podlilski Home
Mr and Mrs Joe Liska and their son David from Madison Wisconsin visited the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Podlilski on Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Liska
David
Madison, Wis
Charles ‘Podlilski
Students Honor Roll Brightens Local High School
The issue lists seniors and post graduates with top marks, plus juniors and sophomores achieving high honors. It notes the junior high honor roll pending, and details many grades from one to six with multiple named students and scores. Local events include a Thanksgiving break, talks on Russia by Mr. Busch, and a Lincoln impersonation by Judge Charles Bull. The high school opera work advances toward a December 18 presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim George
Leonard Schoon
Ella Rickels
Lorene Zimmerman
Mable Harper
Mable McVay
Earl Harper
Edna Siebels
Dorothy Barlow
Pauline Cooper
Mary Stickford
Willard Yeoman
June Bollinger
Rollo Harford
Philip Schneider
Elizabeth Lee Byerly
Jackie Stuhler
George Coxsee
Betty Lou Patterson
Mary Lou Luett
Eloise Timmins
Norma Reyner
Royal Landis
Bobby Eggers
Lucille Huibregtse
Doris Schoon
Dean Moncrief
Arthur Rigby
Yola Rodman
Wanda Reichart
Russia
Busch
Farm Board
Rural Teachers’ Convention
General Farm Bureau Assembly
Charles Bull
Abraham Lincoln
Webster
Porter
Iowa Boys Win At The International Stock Show
Five Iowa agricultural college students captured top honors in the intercollegiate live stock judging contest at the 32d International Live Stock exposition. Iowa State College coached by Prof T S Shearer edged Oklahoma A and M by 14 points to win the silver Lipton trophy. Kansas placed third, Ohio fourth, Texas fifth. Russell Turner of Oklahoma had the highest individual score and Kansas and Iowa earned main prizes in the judging of draft horses beef cattle fat hogs and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College
Iowa
Stock Yards
Iowa State College
T. S. Shearer
Oklahoma A
M. College
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ohio
Texas
Iowa College
Thomas Lipton
Iowans
Union Stock Yard and Transit Company
Purdue University
Russell Turner
R. C. Munson
F. D. McCammon
Warm Weather Brings Ground Squirrel Capture
Walter Balster and Reinhard Eogers on the Balster farm caught a ground squirrel last Saturday. The sight is unusual as the species typically hibernates and isn’t seen from fall to spring. The boys had gone into a fodder field, mistaking a young rabbit for a squirrel due to the warm spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Balster
Rinehard Eogers
A. H. Balster
Farmers' Creamery Pays 35c Per Pound Butterfat
The Monticello Farmers' Cooperative creamery paid 36 cents per pound for No 1 butterfat for the first half of delivery. Checks were distributed on December 1. No 2 butterfat weighed 26 pounds in the first half of November, reflecting patron care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Thia
Monticello Hosts Farm Bureau Meeting With Soviet Report
Guy Bush of Wallaces' Farmer spoke at the Jones County Farm Bureau annual meeting in Monticello about Soviet farming. The gathering included county officials, 4-H leaders, and rural teachers, with officers elected for the coming year and resolutions praising the 4-H program and urging cooperation to ease farming costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Guy Bush
Wallaces
Farmer & Homestead
Jones County Farm Bureau
Monticello
Jones County
William Laude
A. B. Grimes
Kinler
Farm Bureau Organization
BE. C. Gotsch
Martelle
Roy Joslin
Farm Bureau
Harry Newman
E. C. Gotsch
Max A. Wortman
Russia
Twenty Years Ago Items Of Occurrences
Marriages, deaths and notable events from Monticello and nearby towns recounted. Ensign Raymond G. Thoms wed Louise Lowry Timanus in Baltimore. obituaries include Mrs. Sarah Deischer and John Stutt. A sequence of local marriages, a double-figure verdict for a repair case, wrestling show, and a child death from scalding burns are listed with dates and places.
Charles Appleby Honored On Birth Anniversary
A group of Charles Appleby's friends held a picnic lunch at his home last Sunday to honor his fifty ninth birth anniversary, celebrated the previous Monday. Guests included his family, Mrs Johnson and family, Mr and Mrs Huddle of Van Horne, and several deaf mute friends from Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Appleby
Johnson
Huddle
van Horne
Cedar Rapids
Express Company Starts Free City Delivery Service
The Monticello express company launched free delivery and free pick up of express packages last Tuesday December 1 in Monticello. An advertisement notes the new service and invites customers to use the free offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express Company
Local Express Company
Monticello
Adv
Burns Lodge Elects 1932 Officers at Regular Meeting
Burns Lodge No 173 A F and A M held its regular meeting last Tuesday and elected executive officers for 1932. Glenn A Bancroft was chosen worshipful master Neal Hayden senior warden Harry Ireland junior warden George L Lovell treasurer and D P Young secretary. Appointive officers have not yet been selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Lodge No. 173
A. F
A. M
Glenn A. Bancroft
Neal Hayden
Harry Ireland
George L. Lovell
D. P. Young
Ruth Van Buren Honored by Cornell Publication
Ruth Van Buren daughter of Mr and Mrs G J Van Buren was represented by a short poem called Change in The Husk Cornell literary magazine published four times yearly by Prof Clyde Tull of the English department released on the Mount Vernon campus Tuesday The Husk features campus literary works and honors Van Buren for her contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth van Buren
G. J. van Buren
Husk
Cornell
Clyde Tull
Mount Vernon
Rotary Club Discusses Russia Talk by Guy Bush
Inter city Rotary gathering of Ana pasa and Monticello clubs at Maples Inn featured Guy Bush, associate editor of Wallaces Farmer Homestead Des Moines, describing conditions in Russia with slide images. The talk echoed the Farm Bureau address given Monday afternoon. full report appears elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Clubs
Anamosa
Monticello
Maples Inn
Anamosa Club
Clayt Palmer
Frank Jones
Jones
Max Wortman
Guy Bush
Des Moines
Russia
Farm Bureau
Lutheran Church To Be Dedicated At Anamosa
St Pauls Lutheran church Anamosa will be dedicated next Sunday December 6 with English service at 10 30 a m sermon by Rev H L Adix German service at 1 30 p m sermon by Dr M Rett and 2 30 p m English address by Rev E A Biedermann
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
M. Rett
E. A. Biedermann
Charles H. Freland Named New Warden at Anamosa Reformatory
The state board of control selected Charles H. Freland of Anamosa to replace J. N. Baumel as warden of the men’s reformatory in Anamosa, effective January 1. Freland has led local civic groups and served as Anamosa Fair secretary and Commercial club president. Baumel’s twelve plus years in office end December 31. Freland is a Spanish American War veteran and backed Gov. Dan Turner in the recent state election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Control
Chas. H,reland
Anamosa
J. N. Baumel
Treland
Baumel
Reformatory
Omce
Dan Turner
Bank holdup at Blairstown nets up to $1300
Two armed bandits robbed the Benton County State Bank in Blairstown at 2 p.m. Saturday. They escaped in a light sedan with about $1,200 to $1,300, insured. Cashier R. D. Kimm and director Dan Pingrey were in the bank during the heist. A Linn County license plated the escape vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County State Bank
Blairstown
R. D. Kimm
Dan Pingrey
Linn County
Study Center Held For Rural Teachers Men
A Jones county rural teachers study center met at Monticello on a Monday at the public school with attendees. County superintendent Miss Nellie V Morey led sessions with deputy Miss Margaret Carmichael and speakers Fred B Cram and Miss Lon Shepherd from the extension division of the Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls. The focus was reading with Monroe Reading Tests given to grades 4 to 8 and results graphed to show speed and comprehension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Nellie V. Morey
Margaret Carmichael
Fred DB. Cram
Lon Shepherd
Town State Teachers’ College of
Cedar Falls
Cram
Miss Morey
Monroe
Russia
Guy Bush
Des Moines
Morey
William Crosby Dies at Prairieburg Home
Four De Molay officers from Monticello attended the funeral of William Crosby in Prairieburg last Monday. Crosby, father of Roy Crosby, fell ill a week earlier and died from pneumonia. He leaves a wife and six children. attendees included Myrie Shover Elmer Aebi Raymond Cayle Trvill Rhatigan and chapter advisor George Guyan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
de Molay
Monticello
William Crosby
Prairieburg
Crosby
Roy Crosby
DeMolays
Myrie Shover
Elmer Aebi
Raymond Cayle
Trvill Rhatigan
George Guyan
New Troubles For Two Dubuque Officers
Joseph A. Clark former county treasurer and Alvin A. Avard deputy treasurer in Dubuque were indicted by a grand jury in district court for making false entries. The statute allows a fine up to 1000 dollars a sentence up to five years or both. Clark faced over 14000 dollars missing and Avard nearly 1000. Both reportedly reimbursed their shortages but the grand jury pursued restoration of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Clark
Alvin A. Avard
Dubuque
Guer
Clark
Award
Azard
Movie to Aid Welfare League at Princess Theater
A charity screening of Going Wild stars Joe BK Brown, former Hold Everything cast member, at the Princess Theater tomorrow night December 4. Proceeds go to the local Welfare League for care of the worthy poor, with two shows Friday night and standard admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe BK. Brown
Princess Theater
Landis
The
Princess
Express
the Express
First National Pictures, Inc
Joe EF. Brown
Welfare League
Adv
Presbyterian Minister Arrives in Monticello
Rev Grossheim and his wife Mrs Grossheim and daughter Leona arrive from Greene to become pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Monticello. He will preach at 11 AM and 7:30 PM next Sunday with a joint Protestant churches service at the evening rite. The town plans to welcome him as in past years.
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. W. Hein
Mr. Hein
Richland Two
Barbara Hein
Salt Lake City
Emmaline Kiburz
Rudolph and
Mary Kiburz
Mrs. G. W. Hein
Fr. Lorenz
George Mardorf
S. M. Hosford
L. B. Callahan
Scotch Grove
W. B. Meeks
Martello
George Specht
Harry Fairbanks
Cass
Fred Kromminga
Castle Grove
Harold Hartman
Fairviews
J.C. McConaughy
Greaitinia
Co. C. Jones
Hale
William Benahom
Jackson
Clem Liddy
Lovell
Truman Stanton
Madison
John Yossi
Richland
L. James Hughes
J. W. Morse
Wyoming
Lester Mitchell
Don Wherry
Oxford
Irving Hintz
County Girls’ Club
Ray Sanford
Boys’ Club
Benton County
Allan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Bush
Swine Trust
Soviet Union
Soviet
United States
Burns Lodge
Rotary Club
Charles H. Freland
Men's Reformatory
Guy Pickering
Marion
Mary Bennett-Smith
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Lee Nost
Ed Laucamp
Morley
Mercy Hospital
Nost
Morley High School
Elmer “Gyp’ Snyder
Navy
Fort Madison
Atherton B. Clark
Snyder
Jack Caldwell
L. T. Caldwell
Third Avenue Southeast
Caldwell
Glenn Stricklin
Port Madison
Stricklin
Pood
Nelson Stricklin
Leo Cruikshank
Peoria
Oet
Yrouths
Herbert J. Hoftram, Jr
Harry Winter
Taimone
Cruiksbank
J. J. Merritt
Matilda Viroqua Wurzbacher
Henry Wurzgbacher
Tawa
Western College
Toledo
Faught School
J. I. Merritt
Olin
Madsen Motor Company
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