Anamosa Attorney Charles J. Cash Sr. Dies at Home
Charles J. Cash Sr., a longtime Anamosa attorney, died this morning at his home after three months of declining health. He was born February 16, 1870, practiced law since 1894, served as Jones County attorney, and left behind two sons and a surviving wife. Funeral arrangements are to be announced.
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Town City
WSUI
Perry Russell
Charles Fairbanks
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Kenneth
Ronald Smith
Dale Heffelfinger
Darrell Heffelfinger
Charles J. Cash, Sr
Charles J. Cash
Ck'sa Ie
Mr. Cash
John
Catherine O'Brien Cash
F. C. Ellison
Cash
Margaret Kennedy
Sioux City
Paul
Josephine Shaffer
Cascade
Monticello Plans Ice Skating Rink At School Yard
Monticello will build an ice skating rink on the public school yard using a hose connected to pipes. The city track may be used if needed, with possible NYA aid, and completion expected by next week.
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Monticello
NYA
Freight derailment halts Chicago Great Western line north of Manchester
A derailment of 28 empty freight cars five miles north of Manchester stopped the Chicago Great Western main line from Dubuque to Oelwein yesterday. No injuries occurred though one coal car and one feed car were derailed.
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Chicago Great, Western
Dubuque
Oelwein
Manchester
George A. Toombes
Cedar Rapids
City Lines
H. C. Ring
Fort Madison State Prison
Toombes
Anamosa Reformatory
Benton County
Leonard Wood
Big Rock
Wheatland
Marie Horstman
Wood
Fred I. Smith
Edgewood
New Iowa Court Officers Set to Begin January 3
Under an attorney general ruling dated December 13 1938 incoming county officers in Iowa will assume duties on January 3 1939 as the second secular day after New Year observances. The decision follows the 511 statute and mirrors the 1933 shift when offices opened on January 3.
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Iowa
Dubuque County
Car Licenses Rise Ahead of 1938 Totals
Early figures show a rise in automobile license applications with 900 pairs of plates issued by yesterday, surpassing last year’s 885 at the same point. The trends point to a growing demand as the week progresses toward the prior year’s figures.
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Alex “Robinson
Eed
Dee
Legion Meeting Called For December 29
A special meeting of the Arthur P. O'Rourke post of the American Legion and all ex service men is set for Thursday evening December 29 at 7 30 o clock at the Legion hall. Second district council Frankel of Cedar Rapids will be present and officers for the coming year will be elected. Refreshments will be served. The post urges broad attendance to start the new year strong.
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Arthur P. O'Rourke
The
American Legion
Legion Hall
Frankel
Cedar Rapds
Legion
Obituary for Mrs. G. W. Eastwood of Rockford
Mrs. G W Eastwood dies December 10 at 2008 Melrose Rockford after a fall on September 28. Born August 20 1845 near Franklin Grove Illinois she lived in Rockford seven years previously from Greeley Colorado. Survived by daughter Alice E Chase son Byron E Eastwood three grandchildren a brother and a sister services were conducted.
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the Express
G. W. Eastwood
Byron EB. Eastwood
Alice E. Chase
Melrose Street
Rockford
Franklin Grove
Lee County
Ilinois
Greeley
Colorado
George W. Eastwood
Eastwood
H Harms Celebrates His 74th Birthday
A large family gathering near Monticello honors Herman Harms on his 74th birthday. Relatives including his children grandchildren siblings and numerous nieces and nephews attend. A heart shaped cake decorated in green and red was presented by Mrs. R. H. Helgens.
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Harms
Monticello
Herman Harms
Adam I Scheer
Center Point
Paul Harms
Virginia
Manchester
John Harms
Esther
Anamosa
Gerd Harms
George Harms
LaVenne
Carl Harms
Wayne
Henry G. Harms
Betty Lou
Jean Ann
Donald
Emil Harms
Janice
Donna
Lena
Minnie
Marnie
Mr. Harms
R. H. Helgens
Winter Power Woes Tie Monticello Plant To Cedar Rapids Lines
Frigid January air cripples water flow at the Monticello dam causing the generators to freeze and ice up. The city will rely on Cedar Rapids and Manchester lines for electricity as the big turbines are removed for repair with shifts listed for A C Wroblewski H G Harms and Frank O Rourke.
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Monticello
Maqueketa
Monticeio
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Here
Ceaded
Winter
Marion Five Defeats Mount Vernon in 31 27 Win
Marion Five defeated Mount Vernon 31 to 27 in a fast Friday game. Price the Marion guard scored 13 points while Mount Vernon’s Hull led with 11 points as Mount Vernon trailed by four at halftime.
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Marion
Mount Vernon
Price
Hull
Jones County 4-H Banquet Elects Officers at Dad and Son Event
Jones County 4-H held its father and son banquet in the high school gym Friday night with 214 attending. New officers elected include Maynard Kuhns as vice president Chester Miller as secretary and Merlin Cook as treasurer. Dean Newman was among honored speakers and the event featured a band concert and a piano solo.
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Dean Newman
Maynard Kuhns
Chester Miller
Merlin Cook
Jones County
Monticello
Iowa
Lyle McMullen
A. Andrews
Jones County Farm Bureau
Maynard ‘Kuhns
Progam
Scouts thank town for toy drive support
Troop 49, Boy Scouts of Monti cello, thanks the Monti Express for spreading the word and the Monte theatre Welfare League and all helpers for backing the toy and clothing drive. It hopes the spirit of giving continues in the future. Signed, K Fuller Scoutmaster.
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Boy Scouts of
Monticello
Monti Express
The
Monte Theatre
Welfare League
Federal report ranks Monticello light charges as average
A federal power commission analysis shows Monticello's light rates for 25 100 and 250 kilowatt blocks sit near town averages for populations 1000 to 2500. Monticello ties Anamosa at 1.63 per 25 kW and 9.59 per 250 kW while Manchester matches 25 kW and 100 kW and diverges at 250 kW.
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Monticello
Federal Power Commission
Grand Junction
West Liberty
New Hampton
Strawberry Point
New London
Hawarden
Anamosa
Manchester
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Hopkinton
Maquoketa
Jennie Rerick Died At Marion This Week
Funeral services for Jennie Rerick will be held at Marion Friday at 2 PM. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello. She was wife of Winchester Rerick, who died October 5, 1922, remembered as an acrobat buried in Marion, later moved to Monticello Cemetery.
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Jennie Rerick
Marion
Oakwood Cemetery
Monticello
Conciliation Board Sets December 30 Meeting
Jones county conciliation board chairman Will Hiller says a second gathering will hear all who have problems. The session is at the courthouse at 7 p.m. on December 30.
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Conciliation Board
Will Hiller
Jones County Conciliation Board
Court House
Local Teachers Leave For Homes Christmas List Monticello
Monticello residents and teachers heading home for Christmas listed include Mildred Deiselier Elkader Helen Meyer Oelwein Hazel Brazelton Decorah Mary Stadtmueller Spirit Lake Jayne Shover East Chicago Ind Margaret Thompson Hammond Ind Clara Palmer Cedar Falls Bernice Rodman Chicago Heights Il Josephine Meyer Council Bluffs Frances Coyle Boone Irma Rohr Newton Vivian Bancroft Onawa Elfreda Burrichter Lost Nation Maxine Redmond Geneva Helen Havlichek Gilbert Marie Schatz Greeley Marguerite Miller University of Ohio Columbus Ohio and Dr Millington Carpenter University of Iowa Hundreds gather Saturday for store drawings and grand 63 silverware prize at Denkhoff's Jewelry large container draws for the grand prize require presence to win improve Monticello Christmas celebration town next Saturday
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Monticello
The
Express
Mildred Deiselier
Elkacder
Helen Meyer
Oelwein
Hazel Brazelton
Decorah
Mary Stadtmueller
Spirit Lake
Jayne Shover
East Chicago
Ind
Margaret Thompson
Hammond
Clara Palmer
Cedar Falls
Bernice Rodman
Chicago Heights
Josephine Meyer
Council Bluffs
Frances Coyle
Boone
Irma Rohr
Newton
Vivian Bancroft
Onawa
Elfreda Burrichter
Lost Nation
Maxine Redmond
Geneva
Helen Havlichek
Gilbert
Marie Schatz
Greeley
Marguerite Miller
University of Ohio
Columbus
Ohio
Dr. Millington Carpenter
University of Iowa
Denkhoff
Monte
Princess
Licenses to Wed Issued by Clerk Last Week
Clerk of court issued licenses to wed to several couples in the past week. Notable pairs include Clarence Doll age 20 of Onslow with Elmeree Nichols of Monticello and Hans R. Ahrendsen age 22 of Oxford Junction with Theo Martha Ballou age 19 of Olin. Names also appear for Cedar Rapids, Wyoming, Monticello, Center Junction, Freeport and other towns.
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Clarence Doll
Onslow
Elmeree Nichols
Monticello
T. Seysler
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Hagen
Wiliam K. Oltman
Olena Zimmerman
Hans R. Ahrendsen
Oxford Junction
Theo
Martha Ballou
Olin
Lynn Swain
McCausland
Dollie Greer
Wyoming
Merle Catlett
Center Junction
Lois Kammerman
Francis Johnson
Freeport
Grace Lough
Lenox Crimson Defeat Waukon Juniors 34 to 24 in Hopkinton
Lenox college Crimson defeated Waukon junior college 34 to 24 with Sprenkle leading the scoring. In the second game, Lloyd Burdick's Independent team beat the Greeley independents 47 to 34.
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Hopkinton
Lenox College Crimson Basketeers
Waukon
Sprenkle
Lenox
Lloyd Burdick
Greeley Independents
Monticello Students To Return For Holidays
Many Monticello residents study across the country and will return for Christmas and New Year festivities. The Express lists students from colleges and universities including Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Ames, Mount Vernon, Dubuque, Waverly, Dubuque, Cedar Falls, Chicago, Madison, Grinnell, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Mount Carroll, Cedar Rapids, and Dubuque, naming dozens of individuals by school and name.
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Monticello
the Express
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Frederick Bone
Gladys Skelley
Lilan Locher
Gordon York
Gerald Schoon
Kathleen Hogan
Helen Reichart
John Hiller
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Hodgson
Roy Rickless
Mary Esther McLaughlin
Dean Tedrow
Robert Wishman
Victor Richardson
Tom Eden
Donald Schoon
Town State College
Ames
Ruth Howie
Jo Royden
Olin Howie, Jr
Leslie Balster
Pauline Cramer
Constance Naylor
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Antonette
Coxsee
Max Palmer
Dean Morey
Charles Field
Royal Rodman
Stanford Strosahl
Clarence Hosford
University of
Walter Stutt
University of Chicago
Chicago
Colin Thomas
University of Wisconsin, Madison
George Fraser
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Kathleen Carlson
John Fraser, Jr
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
John Thomas
Ward Belmont
Nashville
Tenn
Betty Thomas
Frances Shimer School For Girls
Mount
Carroll
Frances Bone
Gates Business College
Waterloo
Frances Steck
Roberta Clark
Marion Palmer
BPW Christmas Party Awards at Goudy’s Tea Room
The annual BPW event in Goudy’s tea room Friday night awarded prizes from kerosene lamps to front lace corsets for contests and games. Winners included Juanita Magana Mildred Meyer Bethel Merrill Ann Miller and Madge Shaffer with hostesses Jo Mc Cabe Helen Stuhler Adelaide Gray Marjorie James Sophia Lambert.
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Goudy
Juanita Magana
Mildred Meyer
Bethel Merrill
Ann Miller
Madge Shaffer
Jo McCabe
Helen Stuhler
Adelaide Gray
Marjorie James
Sophia Lambert
Leona Fothergill in Christmas Pageant at Cedar Rapids
Miss Leona Fothergill of Monticello played Mary in the Christmas pageant and musicale at Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids last Sunday. The event was sponsored by the Allied Industrial Civic League and Ministerial Association. She serves as secretary to Chester Ainsworth traffic manager for Wilson and Company for the past two and a half years.
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Monticello
Leona
Fothergill
Mary
Mother of Jesus
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Allied Industrial Civic League and Ministerial Association
Chester Ainsworth
Wilson and Company
Wayne 4-H Boys Organize For 1939
Wayne township 4-H club elected Merlin Cook as president for 1939 with Merle Jansen as vice president and Dean Zirkelbach as secretary treasurer. Donald Danneman and Marvin Jansen join as program committee as William Martin leads planning. New member Glenn Soper joined at Howard Soper’s home.
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Wayne Township
4-H
Merlin Cook
Merle Jansen
Dean Zirkelbach
Donald Danneman
Marvin Jansen
William Martin
Glenn Soper
Howard Soper
Mrs. B. L. Cobb Dies in Waterloo After Move
Friends learn Mrs. B. L. Cobb died at her Waterloo home on December 16. She and her husband once lived in Monticello before moving to Waterloo in 1907. Mr. Cobb was a Park Davis Drug traveling salesman. Survived by daughter Carol Ray Paul of Waterloo and son Lewis of Chicozo, Illinois, plus five grandchildren.
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B. L. Cobb
Waterloo
Mr. Cobb
Monticello
Cobb
Park Davis Drug Company
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Morley High School
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Anamusa
Harold Knight
Morley
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Lisbon
Gladyce
Clifford
Ida Fairbanks
Lester
Frank
Cass Township
W. J. First
Janet Sievers
Mary E. Yount
Eye
B. E. Rhinehart
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H. Harms
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Fatty
Champln
Santa Claus
North Pole
Jock
Eoe
Woreel
HG. Harms
Ray Anderson
Cedar Rapids Gazette
W. D. McLaughlin
County Farm Bureau
H. I. Rodman
Jones County Fair Association
Jack Stuhler
Sorensen
Fair Board
Harry Stuhler
Messerlin
Castle Gro
Chanyaby
Gaxatte
Fuller
Tevery
Cain
Milady
BPW
Leona Fothergill
Santa
Ken Fuller
Rollo Harford
Philip Schneider
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Don Howland
Bud Griffith
Mr. Fuller
James Enger
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