Guilty Verdict in Cedar Rapids Forgery Case
Ruth Gibson of Cedar Rapids found guilty in district court of forging two checks worth 10.80 each and cashing them at Martelle and Clarence banks. Judge J E Heiserman scheduled sentencing for Saturday at 9 30 AM with options for new trial or exceptions. Jury foreman James Whitmore led a seven men five women panel. witnesses listed from multiple towns. Penal range includes up to 10 years in Rockwell City Women’s Reformatory or fines up to 1000 or up to one year in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gibson
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Heiserman
Rockwell City
Heiserman
James Whitmore
Olin
Gibson
Martelle
Clarence Banks
Harriet LaRue
Aft
Riley
Charles Meres
Anamosa
Warren Rees
H. H. Seehusen
Clarice Story
Weening
Michels
Glatha
Wilson S Onslow
John Moes
Cascade
Alex Inglis
Hale
Andre Guy Martin
C. W. Metcalf
A. G. Ley
Henry Eichhorne
Arnold Ruther
Clarence
Susie Rettler
Reinhard Rock
Sadie McDermott
Grand Mount
L. D. Gasteiger
Washington, D. C
Monticello Teachers Home for Holidays
Monticello lists numerous teachers from Iowa and other states who are home for Christmas. Names include Jaces Coyle Boone Irma Rohr Newton Vivian Bancroft Decorah LaVetta Perrine Bon durant Helen Meyer Oelwein Hazel Brazelton Decorah Mary Stadtmueller Spirit Lake Josephine Meyer Council Bluffs Jayne Shover East Chicago Margaret Thompson Hammond Bernice Rodman Chicago Heights Iola George Milwaukee Dorothy Johnson Arvada Dr. Millington Carpenter University of Iowa Elfreda Burrichter Lost Nation Rediond Geneva Helen Havlichek Gilbert Marie Schatz Greeley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jaces Coyle
Boone
Irma Rohr
Newton
Vivian Bancroft
Decorah
LaVetta Perrine
Bondurant
Helen Meyer
Oelwein
Hazel Brazelton
Mary Stadtmueller
Spirit Lake
Josephine Meyer
Council Bluffs
Jayne Shover
East Chicago
Ind
Margaret Thompson
Hammond
Bernice Rodman
Chicago Heights
Iola George
Miwaukee
Wis
Dorothy Johnson
Arvada
Colo
Millington Carpenter
University of
Wayne Zion Church Choir Performs Christmas Song
A choir of young people from the Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church will sing Christmas carols on Friday evening between 7 and 8 o'clock near the Christmas tree on Main Street in Monticello. Led by F Ehren and H Kehren, the voices will close the group’s current tour with the street performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Zion
Qn i
Monticelloi
Are
F. Ehren
Ae Veices
Nativity Story Luke II Variant
Readable text recounts Caesar Augustus decree for taxation, Joseph traveling from Nazareth to Bethlehem, Mary giving birth of Jesus in a manger, with shepherds in the fields and an angel delivering joyful news. Christ the Savior is born in the city of David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Galilee
Nasareth
Judea
David
Bethlehem
Dabid
City of
Christ the Lord
Big Gift Day in Monticello Offers Zenith Radio Prize
Monticello Community club runs a Saturday promotion offering a Zenith console radio worth 59.95 as Christmas gift. Over 40 cooperating stores issue tickets for purchases. the drawing is at 3 30 pm near the Christmas tree. Winners must be present. employers and families excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Zenith
Nless
Men Start Wrecking Milwaukee Coal Shed
The wrecking of the coal barn for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad began Monday. Ray Naylor of Scotch Grove and Dick Cartano of Monticello bought it after the railroad abandoned the site for a new coal shed at Delhi. The last locomotive was coaled here last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee, and St. Paul
Ray Naylor
Scotch Grove
Dick Cartano
Monticello
Delhi
Fire damages Schoon residence roof
A roof fire at the Schoon residence was extinguished by local firemen about 3 o clock Sunday afternoon. William Schoon estimated the damage at $20. Sparks from the fire are believed to have set dry shingles ablaze. Doris Schoon heard the flames and alerted her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schoon
Schoon
Sparks
Doris Schoon
Rural Youth Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Jones county Rural Youth association plans its annual election and Christmas meeting at the home of Irvin and Melvin Sievers in Wyoming tonight at eight. The program features Christmas carols, a business session, and election of officers with roll call. Delbert Grafft is in charge of gifts and recreation, with James and Max Specht of Monticello as the directing president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County . Rural Youth Association
Irvin
Melvin Sievers
Wyoming
Delbert Grafft
Bears Recreation
James
Max Specht
New Car Owners Register Vehicles in Anamosa Week
Twenty car owners registered new vehicles at the county treasurer office in Anamosa during the last week. Listings include Monticello Shaffer Implement Co Ford Chevrolet Pontiac Nash and more, with owners and makes such as George Manternach Ford and Emline A McNamara Buick. Also noting visitors Mr. and Mrs Leo Harford of Chicago visiting Monticello relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Dame
Hattie Mre
Anamosa
Monticello
Shaffer Implement Co
International Truck
George Manternach
Chevrolet
Tone Benesh
Ford
Fred A. Hanken
Plymouth
Lee ‘R. Bobst
Chee Raymond J . Egger
H. Miller
Pontiac
Rev. H. L. Buesing
James A. Buckner
Leo Harford
Chicago
Damages Awarded in Goldsmith V Kula Car Case
Louise Goldsmith awarded no damages as Antone Kula wins in Jones county district court over a August 18 1938 accident two miles west of Oxford Junction. Goldsmith, a guest in Kula's car, claimed reckless operation and sought damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Goldsmith
Antone Kula
Jones County
Oxford Junction
Louise Field And Son Attend Funeral Services In Oxford Junction
Mrs Louise Field and her son Charles traveled to Oxford Junction last Sunday to attend the funeral services of a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Field
Charles
Oxford Junction
Vacations Draw Monticello Students From Many Colleges
Readable lists show Monticello students and spouses planning Christmas vacations from colleges and universities across Iowa and nearby states. Named participants include Kathleen Hogan Frederick Bone Lillian Locher Gordon York Hel en Reichart Betty Thomas Jo Mc Neill and many more from Coe College Cornell College and others. The compilation notes attendees from University of Dubuque University of Missouri University of Chicago State Teachers College Cedar Falls Grinnell College Wartburg College and other institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Kathleen Hogan
Frederick Bone
Lillian Locher
Gordon York
Helen Reichart
Betty Thomas
Jo McNeill
Royal Rodman
Mary Esther McLaughlin
Coe’ College
Cedar Rapids
Dean Tedrow
Town State College
Ames
Olin Howie, Jr
Loren Cramer
Robert Wahl
Josephine Ricklefs
Mildred Deischer
Wyland Bone
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Antonette Doxsee
Max Palmer
Dean Morey
Charles Field
Stanford Strosahl
Clarence Hosford
Wilbur Doxsee
University of
Glenn Gerdes
Margaret Deischer
Esther Lubben
Berdyna Stutt
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
George Fraser
Grinnell College
Grinnell
John Fraser
Western Military Academy
Alton
Tll
Bill Thomas
Frances Shimer School For Girls
Mount Carroll
Frances Bone
Wartburg College
Waverly
Carl Eiben
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Herbert Adi
State Men Pass On To Do
Treasurer State Men have completed their audit of the auditor's books and are now examining books in the treasurer's office at the county courthouse in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Monticello Campfire girls plan carols for shut ins
A former Monticello Campfire group will sing Christmas carols for shut in, ill, or elderly residents tonight. The girls ask Monticello residents to call Antonette Doxsee at 106 to arrange visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Antonette
Doxsee
Cascade Girl Struck By Truck Sunday
Four year old Delores Mc Mann of Cascade was struck by a truck on Sunday morning. She was treated at John Mc Donald hospital for facial cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Delores McMann
John McMann
John McDonald Hospital
50 Boys Wanted For NYA Work In Monticello
Don Morey NYA director in Monticello seeks at least 50 more boys from Jones county for winter work. Boys may report directly to Morey and start within three days. Each boy gets 60 hours per month and the program continues through the winter. applications should be made promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Morey
NYA
Monticello
Jones County
Anamosa
Morey
Red Cross Roll Call Totals for Jones County Units
Jones county Red Cross units across nine southern townships report 711.10 in the annual roll call. Anamosa net 196.14 from 575 memberships and 136.10 in collections. Wyoming and Onslow townships add 67.60 and 22.85 respectively. Total for southern unit 70.20 over last year. Northern part reported 689.85 with Monticello residents contributing 834.75. Overall county total 1350.95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Jones County
A. L. Remley
Anamosa
Lloyd Roberts
Olin
Hale Township
E. N. Stoffel
Wyoming
Remley
W. G. Young
Monticello
Four Year Old Boy Hit By Car Monday
Noel Henderson aged four son of Mr and Mrs Tom Henderson was struck by a car driven by Lawrence Heeren at 10 30 am near his North Cedar street home. He was taken to McDonald hospital where X rays showed no fracture. He suffered a badly lacerated ear requiring stitches and head contusions. He is now at home but still sore. Mr and Mrs Roger Jamieson and son Buddy moved Sunday to Moline where Jamieson will work for Montgomery Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Henderson
Tom Henderson
Lawrence Heeren
North Cedar Street
McDonald
Beef Cattlemen Banquet Urges Lighter Beeves in Wyoming
About 400 attended the sixth annual Beef Cattlemen’s Association banquet in Wyoming where H J Gramlich of Chicago urged selling cattle at lighter weights. He said early marketing of calves and shorter fattening periods improve efficiency, with emphasis on 600 pound calves and 1 year fattening. The event, first in the new gymnasium, featured beef from E H Huibregtse and remarks praising Iowa agriculture and 4 H work at the Jones County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Cattlemen's Association
Wyoming
H. J. Gramlich
Chicago
American
Castle Grove Township
Dee
Jones County Fair
Iowa
Jones County Beef Cattlemen’s Association
Wyoming Gymnasium
Monticello Express
Local association names new officers at banquet
Harry Levsen of Olin was elected president of the association after the banquet by the new directors. Tom Hichhorn of Wyoming was named vice president, and Wilbur Cartano of Monticello was elected secretary and treasurer. New directors include Petter Hosch Cascade C. V. Newman Martello George Manternach Monticello and August Hansen Olin. Newman Manternach Hansen and Cartano are new directors elected at the banquet replacing McLaughlin Armstrong Tobiason and Harry Paulsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Levsen
Olin
Tom Hichhorn
Wyoming
Wilbur Cartano
Monticello
Petter Hosch
Cascade
C. V. Newman
Martello
George Manternach
August Hansen
Messrs. Newman
Manternach
Hansen
Cartano
McLaughlin
Armstrong
Henry Tobiason
Harry Paulsen
Center Junction
Monticello Dinner Event Highlights Jones County Fair
A Monticello gathering for Christmas centerpieces featured a large stage tree with colored lights and carnations from the Jones County Fair association at each plate. Seventy five local business people and their wives attended, with forty six at a special table for the Monticello get together hosted by C A McLaughlin, Cr A McLaughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair Association
Monticello
Cattle Feeding Talk Highlights Modern Beef Trends
Speakers including Carl Smith, county agricultural agent, and Jack Armstrong urged updated methods. Mr Gramlich compared cattle feeding to car efficiency, noting the lean longhorn has become the full bodied baby beef of 1020. The discussion stressed delivering value to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Smith
Jack Armstrong
Martellesigetiring
Wibregtsé
Gramlich
Santa arrives in Monticello for candy handout
Two year old Peter Joseph Hasler reacts with a wary look as John Liddy, a veteran Santa, hands out bags of candy in Monticello. The boy is the son of James and Mrs Hasler, living northeast of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Peter Joseph Hasler
Santa
James Hasler
Monticello
Monti
John Liddy
Christmas Day Store Closures Announced in Monticello
A Chamber of Commerce committee reports all Monticello stores will stay closed all day Christmas Monday December 25. On the following Monday January 1 stores will also close except grocery stores which stay open until ten o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commmerce
Monticello
Judgment and Guardian Requests In Two Jones County Cases
The Citizens State Bank of Wyoming files suit for a $469.69 judgment against John A. Helming on a promissory note dated June 8 with seven percent interest. a guardian is sought for Ellen McDaniel's granddaughters Ethel Marguerite and Edna Dorothy Burns, temporary residents committed to Independence hospital, later to be moved to North Dakota, with their property in Jones County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens State Bank of Wyoming
John A. Helming
Wyoming
Helming
Ellen McDaniel
Anamosa
Ethel Marguerite
Edna Dorothy Burns
Jones County
Independence
Commissioners of Insanity
North Dakota
George Lawrence
John Deere Day at Monticello Public School Next Week
The Farmers Implement Co invites farmers to its annual John Deere day on Thursday Dec 28 at 10 am in Monticello Public School. Free pictures and lunch for all attending farmers, tickets from John Deere dealers. Featured film Joey Gentry in Hollywood plus tractor history and farming tech shorts. Mrs L F Mills to visit relatives in Rock Island and Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Implement Co
John Deere
Monticello Public School
Joey Gentry
Hollywood
Joel Gentry
Tollywood
Poel
Combine
Parity Checks Paid In Five Communities
The Agriculture Adjustment program distributed 173070.15 to 1090 farmers in Jones county this week across five pay stations. Check recipients came from Lovell Richland Washington Wayne Scotch Grove Castle Grove at Monticello. Madison Wyoming Oxford at various townships. total second payment split into yield based, general, and soil building components. Townships shown include Wayne Scotch Grove Castle Grove Washington Richland with sums listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Lovell
Richland
Washington
Wayne
Scotch Grove
Castle Grove
Monticello
Madison
Wyoming
Oxford Township
Greenfield
Cass
Fairview
Anamosa
Hale
Jackson
Rome
Olin
Buol Couple Reaches 50 Years of Marriage in Quiet Observance
Friends celebrate Mr and Mrs Len Buol marking their fifty years of marriage on December 19. The couple married in 1889 at the Hein home in Jones County and spent their life on a Richland Township farm. They have 13 children, 21 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren, with one son John lost in 1938. Mr Buol, born in Bern Switzerland, emigrated at age three and became a noted farmer and director in local cooperatives and school district. Mrs Mary Hein Buol, born September 8 1869 in Jones County, has one living sister. A card shower was sent as Mr Buol remains ill in John McDonald hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Buol
Buol
John McDonald Hospital
Adam Hein
Jones County
Richland Township
John
George
Monticello
Martin
Bowen's Prairie
Margaret Aitchison
Adam
Paul
Ben
Martha
Edna
Edward
William
Catherine Hoffman
Casper
Sheboygan
Wis
Switzerland
Mr. Buol
Martin Buol
Canton Bern
United States
Bowen’s Prairie
Cascade
Janes County
Farmers Mutual Creamery
Budl
Mary Hein
Buel
Margaret Stein
Mir
Sivs
Paul Arduser
Mirlioret Wally
Dubuque
Mre
Vein
Dual
M Martin Buol
Californica
Catherine Bardill
Scotch Grove Man Injured Grinders Face Laceration
Ben Otten of Scotch Grove was injured Tuesday morning when grinding feed. A belt slipped off the machine and lacerated his face. He was treated at John McDonald Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Otten
Scotch Grove
John McDonald Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Sievers
Wayne Hinton
Coggon
Charles J. Vajert
W. G. Loftus
Carolyn Preston
Marvin Berkholden
Nettie Thompson
Tom Condon
Eichhorn
Hesneaning Ty
Arthur Roy
Mark Cross
J. EB. Heiserman
Lorraine Vodder
Georgia Wodder
Virginia H. Clark
Norman Clark
Rosa Lee Bowden
Harvey M. Bowden
Wayne Church Choir
Carol
Caesar Augustus
Cyrenius
Syria
Lhat
Mary
Milwaukee
Phone 106
South Jones
Roger Jamieson
Buddy
Moline
Jamieson
Montgomery Ward & Co
Gut
Clarence McLaughlin
Nebraska
C. A. McLaughlin
Cr.a
Vsseus
John Deere Day
L. F. Mills
Rock Island
Peoria
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