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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1936

Page

6

Jones County Board Approves Bonds and Tax Actions

Jones county board of supervisors meets in Anamosa with Chairman Holst and three supervisors present. They fix bonds for county officials, grant a blind pension to Henry Eilers, cancel delinquent road polls, suspend taxes for T G Tasker, set hearings, and approve multiple county fund warrants and notices. The group also extends the Jones county courthouse project completion deadline to April 15, 1937 due to construction delays and asks for inclusion of plumbing and electrical contracts in the extension.

Anamosa Iowa Board of Supervisors Jones County N. C. Holst Russell Shimerda Mayberry Harms Sherriloe Aseessots Henry Eilers Harry Rundle Castle Grove Ralph Norton Olin John Rieken Wyoming Township J. F. Husman Pall F. L. Berlin PAK Ee Reiter Road Lawrence Kehoe Towa Russell, Shimerda Board of Supervisors of Dougher, Rich & Woodburn Jones County Court House John Service Sealer Public Works Administration Holst Kenneth Taylor Edgar Simmons Hattie, Clifford Lawrence van Slyke Walter Ehlers Daniel Mahoney James Supple Charles Heister Herman E. Paar Bernie McCarty Jones County ‘Court House United States of America PWA Anamosa City Park C. B. Smith Grace Porter Ripperton

Christmas Poem Winners From School Anthology

In Mary Schoon’s entry the poem celebrates the Christmas message and angels guiding shepherds to the manger, with a reverent tone on Christ’s nativity and Mary’s vigil. Robert Liddy’s verse follows the Bethlehem scene, the Christ Child in the manger, wise men, shepherds, and gifts, under a star.

Jesus Mary Robert Liddy Bethlehem Christ Child Joseph and

New Books For Holiday Reading At Library

A long list of new library titles spans social change novels Western adventure and global settings. Notable works include Vera Brittain So Free We Seem Helen Todd Westward from Rio and Jefferson in Power. The note also cites farm income data at $754 million in September up 18 percent from last year.

Vera Brittain Hugh Walpole Rio Bowman Dickinson South America Helen Todd Hfe Riverside Drive Beth Brown New York Yong and Yen Alice T. Hobart China L. A. Hancock Janet A. Fairbanks Chicago Mary Doyle Carl Sandberg Ralph Connor Jefferson C. G. Bowers United States

Christmas Observed at Castle Grove Chapel Program and Local News

Christmas was observed at the chapel with a program and a tree for children. The program featured readings, songs, poems, and a letter from a former pastor. Local residents and teachers changed positions, traveled, or visited relatives during the holidays. notes mention insurance officers meeting, cattle deliveries, and cross-town visits.

Ruth Hintz Norma Hintz Louie McLaughlin Carol Cartano Janet Howie Helen Detscher Billy Hintz Davis ‘Laker W. F. Hintz Charlotte Detscher Janet Howle Louise McLaughlin Dr. Hodson Pauline Cramer Lowell Township Leona Behrends Ames James McLaughlin Loretta Specht Ruth Howle Castle Grove S. M. Hosford Scotch Grove Elizabeth McLaughlin Cincinnati Ohio W. D. McLaughlin Florence Noble Monticello Paul Ottumwa Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association A. McLaughlin Kansas City Gladys Hosford Stella Margaret Black Manchester K. C. Hall Miss Behrends M. Hosford L. F. Hosford Clarence Hosford Cedar Rapids Claude Mason

Similar-Looking Men Stir Small Town Inquirys

Stuart residents confuse Karl McCluskey and Glenn Bufkin both in Stuart Guthrie county as neighbors fail to tell them apart. McCluskey runs the telephone office and Bufkin handles funeral services while townsfolk attempt to settle bills and arrangements. The mix up stems from their striking resemblance. North American reports 22,000 pure-blooded bison.

Karl McCluskey Glenn Bufkin Stuart Guthrie County McCluskey Bufkin Stuart Persons

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