Cedar County Farmers Face 3-Year Terms
Cedar county farmers J. W. Lenker and Paul Moore face indeterminate sentences of one to three years in an Iowa reformary after the Iowa Supreme Court upheld their 1932 Jones county trial for conspiring to interfere with cattle tuberculin testing. The court rejected their pleas for separate trials and errors in the indictment. Lenker of Wilton and Moore, a West Branch landowner and Farmers Union organizer, were involved when the National Guard was sent to eastern Iowa to enforce the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lenker
Paul Moore
Cedar County
Jones County
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Lenker
Moore
William M. Dallas
C. J. Lynch
Cedar Rapids
J. C. France
Tipton
Fromer
W. L. Harding
Des Moines
Leaker
Iowa National Guard
Dan Turner
Iowa High Court
Selena Stahlberg Weds Earl Lehman at St Matthew's
Miss Selena Stahlberg and Earl Lehman married in a 2 PM double ring ceremony at St Matthew's church officiated by Rev Henry L Adix. Attendants were Ida Lehman Edna Reuter and Lyman Mulford John Stahlberg Jr. Brides dress white satin veil orange blossoms. Reception in Cedar Rapids followed by a wedding dance and plans to honeymoon on a Monticello farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selena Stahlberg
John Stahlberg
Earl Lehman
Rena Lehman
St. Matthew's Church
Henry L. Adix
Lohengrin
John Schoon
Ida Lehman
Monticello
Edna Reuter
Lyman Mulford
John Stahlberg, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Zimmerman
Monticello Red Cross Roll Call Raises $358.63
The Monticello American Red Cross chapter under Mrs. J. H. Perrine organized a roll call drive for the coming year. The town contributed 237 members and $21.53, totaling $255.53. Townships outside Monticello added 88 members and $15.10, with $103.10 more. Overall chapter receipts reached $358.63, chaired by AS. Gutensohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
American Red Cross
J. H. Perrine
G. Gutensohn
Earl Buck Secures A Government Position
Earl Buck son of Mrs L J Swift was ordered to report to Maquoketa to take an engineer post on a Jackson county geological survey. He is accompanied by Leroy Wetland with prior highway commission experience. Buck has seven years with Missouri highway work and will work six days a week eight hours a day for 80 cents an hour from the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Buck
L. J. Swift
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Leroy Wetland
Buck
Highway Commission
Missouri
Louise Thomas Killed In Norfolk Car Accident
Louise Thomas age 20 daughter of Commander and Mrs Raymond G. Thomas died in a car crash near Norfolk Virginia last Saturday night telegram通知 reached Dr G Thomas Sunday morning immediate family members left for the east and Commander Thomas traveled from the west to Norfolk. She was a Monticello High School class of 1931 graduate and had attended William and Mary College residing with her mother in Norfolk recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Thomas
Raymond G. Thomas
Norfolk
G. Thomas
C. Gomas
J.T. Grayston
Commander Thomas
Miss Thomas
J. G. Thomas
Monticello High School
William and Mary College
Norfols
Virginia
Mrs J Egger Dies After Long Illness
Mrs J Egger died Tuesday at the Linn county farm home of her son John Egger Jr after months of failing health. Born Catherine Enabnit in Grindel wald Switzerland on June 20 1857 she immigrated to the United States at 16 and settled near Monticello. She and husband John Egger had five children and twenty two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Reformed church tomorrow at 2 pm conducted by Rev Armin Ten dic. Burial will be at Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Egger
John Egger, Jr
Linn County
Coggan
Egger
Grindelwald
Switzerland
Ulrich Enabnit
Catherine Enabnit
United States
Monticello
Whitten- Wiler
Reformed Church
Anna Cooper
Richland Township
John and
Herman Egger
Fred Egger
Central City
Emma Yossi
Scotch Grove
the Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
The
Oakwood Cemetery
Will Hanken Suffers Stroke After Monticello Shopping Trip
Will Hanken a Scotch Grove farmer suffered a stroke of paralysis on his right side last Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock after shopping in Monticello. He was driven home by Joel Starks, a physician was summoned, and his condition grew serious though he is reported improving under the care of nurse Selma Heeren. No visitors are allowed at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hanken
Scotch Grove Road
Monticello
McNeill Hardware
Joel Starks
Selma Heeren
R. N
Hanken
Santa Claus Letters From Children Express North Pole Requests
Cascade Iowa December 3 1933 to Monticello Scotch Grove Lanegworthy and Monticello entries reveal children writing Santa Claus with requests for wagons candy trucks Hi Chair toy guns dolls and baby items. Names include Carolyn Schlemme Eugene Adams Mary Lou Adams Donna Lea Heiken Arlene Arduser Charles Arthur Kreeb and addresses in Monticello and Scotch Grove Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Santa
Lois
Robert
Carolyn Schlemme
Monticello
Iowa
Eugene Adams
Eugene, Glen and
Mary Lou Adams
Ray Adams
Scotch Grove
Donna Lea
Jack
Donna Lea Heiken
Lanegworthy
Santa Claus
Tam
Dolly
Arlene Ann Arduser
Charles Arthur Kreeb
S. Main St
New Officers Chosen by Burns Lodge No 173
At Burns Lodge No 173 A F and A M regular December meeting Worshipful Master Neal Hayden presided as officers for 1934 were elected. Harry Ireland named Worshipful Master with Arthur Shelley senior warden Dr Earl DeShaw junior warden G L Lovell treasurer D P Young secretary now completing twentieth year. Officers appointed by Ireland include Ben Cotton senior deacon A T Madsen junior deacon Lloyd Clark senior steward C A Coxsee junior steward F D Hayden tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Lodge
A. F
A. M
Neal Hayden
Harry Ireland
Arthur Shelley
Earl DeShaw
G. L. Lovell
D. P. Young
Young
Ben Cotton
A.T. Madsen
Lloyd Clark
C. A. Coxsee
F. D. Hayden-tyler
Doctor Raymond G Jacobs Sets Up in Enid Oklahoma
Dr Raymond G Jacobs son of Mr and Mrs Paul Jacobs of near Monticello has located as a physician and surgeon in Enid Oklahoma He joins a group practice largely at Enid Springs hospital Jacobs is a graduate of Monticello High School and Town State University and Medical College He completed an internship at St Louis City Hospital No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond G. Thomas
Paul Jacobs
Monticello
Enid
Oklahoma
Enid Springs Hospital
Jacobs
Monticello High School
Town State University and Medical College
St. Louis City Hospital No. 1
Monticello High School honor roll awarded
The Monticello public schools announce the second six weeks honor roll across grades from first through twelfth. Seniors Lola Folkerts and Helen Holst lead with top marks, while Ninth to Twelfth grade students receive honors and honorable mentions. Additional notes detail extracurricular participation and garden project interest, plus a Christmas program recap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Public Schools
Lola Folkerts
Loren Specht
Gladys Howland
Helen Holst
Frances Steck
Ada Egger
George Fraser
Jean Liddy
Roy Rickless
Laura Lehmann
Carol Naylor
Mary Jane Stewart
Jo Royden
Marion McVay
Helen Havlichek
Orvin Yeoman
Fred Bone
Constance Naylor
Hilda Balster
James Hicks
Mary E. McLaughlin
Royal Rodman
Dean Morey
Margaret Smith
Helen Mastin
Lucile Huibregtse
Shirley Hobart
Wilma Grossheim
Frances Harlow
James Keith
Carl Behrends
Norma Reyner
Arline Balster
Marguerite Bader
Charles Boss
Dicky Landis
George Coxsee
Mary Lou Luett
Betty Patterson
Betty Lou Podhaski
Ruth Anne Hoag
Anne
Legislature Slow to Pass New Iowa Liquor Laws
The Iowa legislature sees slow progress on liquor reform with debate over state control, private monopolies, and restricted open drinking. Senator Frailey leads a cautious committee while tax revision bills and public hearings shape the session. Women lawmakers Pendray and Garner back a child labor amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allence
Iowa
Joe Frailey
Senate
Frailey
Bruce
Pocahontas County
General Assembly
Carolyn Pendray
Ada Garner
Helen Kline Weds Archie Fraser on December 13
Announcement of Miss Helen Kline daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Kline Anamosa and Archie Fraser son of Mr and Mrs Lyman Fraser Monticello wed December 13 at the bride’s parents home Attendants were Miss Mabel Fraser and Alvin Kline The couple will live on a farm two miles from Monticello after January 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kline
Elmer Kline
Anamosa
Archie Fraser
Lyman Fraser
Monticello
Mabel Fraser
Alvin Kline
Alex Davidson Victim Of Stroke In Grave Condition
Alex Davidson is seriously ill at his daughter Mrs Leroy Cropp's home after a stroke last Monday. The paralysis affected his right side and left him unable to speak. His daughter Mrs L H Keightley of Sioux City helps care for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex
Sandy) Davidson
Leroy Cropp
L. H. Keightley
Sioux City
Who Will Run for Governor in Iowa 1934 Scene
The piece notes a crowded field of Republican names but no clear candidate as campaign talk swirls. It claims Governor Herring shows no interest in leaving Des Moines for the governorship and prefers his current post, while Lieutenant Governor Kraschel is mentioned as a possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Iowa
Herring
Des Moines
Kraschel
Sacred Heart Church Hosts Weeklong Mission by Paulist Father
A mission at Sacred Heart church conducted this week by Rev. John Handly draws large crowds. His talks cover various topics and a question box engages attendees. The Sunday 7 30 p m address will recount his conversion to Catholicism with all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
John Handly
Father Handly
DeMolay Chapter Elects Its Officers For 1934
George Washington chapter of DeMolay elected six officers for the next six months at its regular meeting last Monday. James Bort was chosen master counselor, Berkeley Curtis senior counselor, Loren Cramer junior counselor, and Irvil Rathigan treasurer. Secretary to be selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
James Bort
Berkeley Curtis
Loren Cramer
Irvil Rhatigan
Items Of Occurrences Fifty Years Ago
December 1883 marked ownership changes for The Monticello Express with M. W. Herrick and J. W. Coxsee taking over from John Blanchard. The period recalls Emma Rettig and George Ambuehl’s December 6 wedding, Alfred Brazelton’s December 7 death in Pontiac at 57, and other local events.
County Allotments of CWA Are Announced
E. H. Mulock announced the final county allotments of CWA workers. Jones County was to receive 120 additional workers by yesterday, with a total county quota of 395 men assigned to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Mulock
CWA
Jones County
Santa Claus Passes Monticello on Holiday Flight
The Express reports a special telegram from Santa Claus at the North Pole stating he will fly through Monticello Saturday afternoon December 23. He expects to arrive about 1 PM with a large red truck loaded with gifts for good children on First street. After greeting Monticello he plans to unload in Chicago and continue south by plane to deliver toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Santa Claus
North Pole
Monticello
First Street
Chicago
Here And There In Nearby News
Iowa college basketball results list Luther over Coe 30 25 and Luther 37 18 over Cornell. Coe military band invited to perform at Tournament of Roses in Pasadena. Stanford and Columbia to meet in January 1 football contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Luther
Coe
Iowa State Teachers
Grinnell
Cornell
Central
Grandview
Thomas D. Holbert
Greeley
Albert
Chicago
Holbert
Dubuque County
Coe College Military
Pasadena
Cal
Stanford
Columbia
Coe College
Monticello School One-Act Play Contest Winners
The Monticello public schools hosted their annual one-act play contest in the school auditorium. The winning play Sauce for the Goslings directed by Ruth Burnstedt featured a family trying to curb slang with humor. Other performances included The Feed Store Mystery and Two Tables of Bridge with Eloise Kuhns and Jesse Smith named as top actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ruth Burnstedt
A Brief History of Sacred Heart Parish Monticello
The Witness recounts Monticello’s Catholic beginnings from 1839 with Irish settlers to the 1914 dedication of a new Romanesque church. It tracks priests, missions, a 1887-1890 shift to a seven-acre site, a storm destruction, 22 000 dollars tied to construction, and the 1913 1914 parish consolidation culminating in Father A L Lorenz leading the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Parish
Monticello
the Witness
Sacred Heart
Loras
Dubuque
Washington Township
Jones County
Castle Grove Township
Farley
Cedar Rapids
McGinnis
Temple Hill
Anamosa
John Shields
Father Welch
Castle Grove
J. P. O'Dowd
Father O’dowd
Peterville
P. J. O'Connor
Rock
Father O’connor
Carrol
Iowa
Father Tobin
John McCormick
George A. Hauck
James J. Keane
Father Hauck
Rey. A. L. Lorenz
Season Opens In Basketball Here Friday
Local fans anticipate a triple header at the public school gym Friday night starting 7:15 with Monticello junior high facing Martello junior high. Monticello senior high meets Martello, followed by an alumni game, as coach Fran Merten unfolds a new season lineup amid early practice tests and lineup changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti
Martelle
Monticello Senior High
Martello
Fran” Merten
Tom Eden
J. Warner
Merten
van Buren
Bob Spooner
Van
Junior Holbert
Royal Rodman
Lloyd Taylor
Bud Bone
Ray Taylor
Monticello
Conoco Opens New Monticello Station On East First Street
Conoco Oil Co. opens a new one stop service station on East First street in Monticello leasing the site from Milton T. Stott for seven years. Fred Endsley is manager with Raymond Marugg as assistant. The station will sell Conoco products Firestone tires prestone and alcohol and offer minor repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conoco Oil Company
Cedar Rapids
Milton T. Stott
East First Street
Monticello
Conoco
the Express
Fred Endsley
Endsley
Madsen Motor Company
Madsen Company
Raymond Marugg
West Branch
Firestone
Brother of B. E. First Dies at Mercy Hospital
A. T. First, longtime Jones county resident, died last week at Mercy hospital in Anamosa from cancer. He had spent the prior summer in the University hospital at Iowa City, then returned to Oxford Junction. He was a brother of B. E. First.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. First
Jones County
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Oxford Mirror
University Hospital
Iowa City
Oxford Junction
Mr. First
B. E. First
Monticello
Dr H P Moen Addresses Rotary on The Family Doctor
Dr H P Moen of West Union spoke to the Monticello Rotary Club on The Family Doctor tracing medicine back to ancient Greece 600 B C and noting doctors may have the oldest code. The talk pleased attendees. The club plans its annual Christmas party and Rotary Anns event next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Moen
West Union
Monticello
P. T. A. Meeting Called For Tuesday
The next P. T. A. meeting at the public school is set for Tuesday afternoon December 19 at 3 o clock. A Christmas program will be presented by members and all are urged to attend.
Also Mentioned on This Page
T. B. Case
Monticello Red Cross
J. Egger
Nick
Monticello, Iowa
Masonic Lodge
Raymond G. Jacobs
Enid, Okla
Eunice Buel
Mr. Stout
Ysison
Seis
Mtg
Home Economics Club
Mary Esther McLaughlin
Eben Wi. Richards
Hansetta Pierce
Antonette
House
Senate Journal
Cunningham
Representative Cunningham
Polk County
W. F. Miller
Buchanan County
State Fish and Game Commission
Tripp
Jasper County
Harrington and Roelofs
Packers
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Alex Davidson
DeMolay
Monticello Express
John Blanchard
M. W. Herrick
J. W. Coxsee
Emma Rettig
George Ambuehl
Wittenwiler
Mr. Ambuehl
Bowen's Prairie
Cascade Band
Alfred Brazelton
Pontiac
Ill
Hugh Bowen
John Mellette
George Wood
Blackstone
Jennings
Platt Jennings
H. P. Stoffel
Mechanicsville
L. ©. Price
Clarence Jennings
A. P. Jennings
N. G. Harken
Prairie Hill
Ransom Calkins
Eldridge
Calkins
Milwaukee Railway Company
Cassie
John O. Dyer
Samuel Williamson
Mr. Williamson
Will Calkins
J. M. Hofacre
Frank White
Katie Samels
Hopkinton
L. F. Brownell
Center Junction
E. A. Cooper
Conoco Oil Co
B. E
Dr. Moen
Rotary Club
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