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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
4
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In Iowa, C O Button of O'Brien county swears a garter snake swallowed its young years ago. Nearby, workers at Gus Noyd farm Kiron uncover two buffalo skeletons eight feet deep in a slough bed, likely from a long vanished waterhole.
In Storm Lake Buena Vista County Fred Biggins 83 and his wife investigated a yard crash to find an outbuilding toppled into a pit The elderly man fell in and his wife slipped after him Neighbors pulled them free with difficulty Biggins suffered a dislocated hip and broken ribs.
Deputy D E Danielson of Cherokee county explains deputy work goes beyond arrests and accidents. He recently sorted and filed over 8000 driver licenses for Cherokee motorists, with more copies to come. A lightning storm near Searsboro caused property damage and killed nearby chickens.
The Willard J. Smith family of Sioux City hopes the number 13 will prove lucky for them as they pursue a favorable outcome in an unspecified matter. The fragment notes the family’s belief and anticipation linked to the superstition around the number.
A family endured multiple surgeries and five quarantines in fifty years while a Iowa produce magnate on a New York trip learned his chickens were used on the luxury liner Nor mandie. He observed crates stamped with his company’s name among cargo in the ship’s hold.
The Atlantic and Clarinda football teams coached by twin brothers Ed and Dick Barrows clash in a high stakes game. Ed’s Atlantic squad leads recent meetings with three wins in four matchups. A separate note reports Charles Andringa of Orange City suffering a mysterious numbness spreading through his body and now studied at Iowa City hospital.
In Bremer county a Halloween prank went wrong when youths placed a manure spreader across a Waverly street. Bernard and Maurice Harrington then collided with the spreader causing a damaged car and head wounds for Maurice. One youth was fined 15 dollars and 6.15 in costs for obstructing a public highway as the Harringtons plan to sue for damages.
Farmers like Louis Meints of Ackley face fines for collecting stallion service fees on unregistered animals. Justice Strack imposed 25 dollars plus costs, as inspectors find violations across counties. A Grundy county neighbor awaits trial on the same charge as inspectors tighten compliance. In Tama county horse dealer Frank Sackett’s Cedar Rapids trip ended with a dead horse in a trailer, possibly from fright during transport.
Mrs Victor Westrom near Lake View in Sac county raises about 100 songbirds including German rollers warblers Italian white canaries lovebirds and linnets She started four years ago by buying imports and has bred 85 birds this summer with more hatching Meanwhile Ernst Lau seeks 1000 in Grundy Center district court from Carl Calloway for injuries from a .45 revolver shot in a yard case details note the bullet may have traveled a mile if fired toward a target nearby
A collection of child letters to Santa from Iowa towns dated December 1935 requests include sleds bikes air rifles dolls clothes toys candy and a tractor with plow. Names Robert Reuter Lois Tobiason Gerald Doyle Clifford Jansen James Robert Steiner and others appear with hometowns Monticello Anamosa Iowa.
Five year old Georgia Mae Minnis of Monticello Iowa writes to Santa Claus listing her Christmas requests. She asks for a doll a blackboard a chair chalk and eraser a set of dishes candy nuts and fruit.
The Monticello public library has six Alcove books from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to broaden readers knowledge of foreign peoples. Four more will be added quarterly to keep materials up to date and foster international friendship.
Hon Charles H Sloan writes of boyhood days in Monticello and recalls readers in the Monticello Express era. He notes long tenure as a subscriber, the paper’s place among local literature, and praise for past editors and current leadership. He salutes Abou Ben Coxsee and hopes the paper continues.
Local burglars in Waterloo Iowa reportedly stole about 75 pennies from a grocery store cash drawer while missing $6 in sales tax pennies in a milk bottle nearby. The yard sale and livestock listings follow with various market quotes and ads.
Dr. John L. Keane of Dyersville son of Mr and Mrs Robert Keane of Cascade was severely injured in a highway 20 head on collision near Center Grove while en route to Dubuque. He suffered pelvic injuries but his condition was not believed serious. Also injured were Dr A G Ernster and Dr Walter Barry.
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