A G Bohlken Buried Tuesday From St John s Lutheran
Adolph G Bohlken died December 22 at McDonald hospital after two months illness. Funeral held December 24 at home and St John s Ev Lutheran with Rev Paul Gutknecht officiating. Born March 12 1878 in Fedderwarden Germany he emigrated in 1883 with family to Jones county. Survived by Emma Kathrine wife eight children and a grandson, he served St John s Church as chairman and was president of German Mutual Fire Insurance and a director at Farmers Creamery Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph G. Bohlken
McDonald
Germany
Hienrich
Henrietta (Eggers) Bohlken
Fedderwarden
Groden Hersortum Oldenburg
United States
Jones County
Henry
Bohlken
St. John’s Church
Fritz von Strohe
Emma Kathrine Bohlken
W. H. L. Schuetz
Laura
George
Carl
Adolph Jr
Mary
Ellen
Agnes
John
Mr. Bohlken
Wayne Sommeniie
Farmers Usual Oreamery
Monticello
Final Red Cross Roll Call Totals for Jones County
Final report shows the north half of Jones county totaling 802.50 raised by the Monticello chapter. District chairmen and workers credited for leads include Rev. George Woodall report and Mrs. Ben Kellum with son Ben noted for Christmas visit. Membership reaches 600, remittance to Red Cross HQ is 365.50, local treasury 435.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Jones County
Monticello
Max Specht
Clay
Clarence Doll
Lovell
Lois Shover
Richland
Josephine Knepper
Scotch Grove Two
W. B. Clark
R. A. Naylor
Washington Two
E. P. Lorenz
Istress
Wayne el
John Rickels
Cass Two
Harold Larson
Castle Grove Two
M. Thoeni
Vestaspere Ete
Wm. First
A. B. Grimes
Acaveie
Red Cross Chapter
Roll Call
George Woodall
Property Assessed At Full Value Nationwide Reform
The attorney general directs all real estate and personal property to be assessed at actual value, ending the 60 percent basis. The shift may not raise taxes if levy reductions accompany higher valuations. Rumored bonding limits in some counties prompted the move. Jones county is safely away from its limit, but uniform statewide assessment remains the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney General's Office
Jones County
Kellogg Named Scout Chairman in Jones County District
Dr. L. W. Kellogg of Anamosa elected 1941 chairman of the Jones county Boy Scout district at Anamosa on December 18 succeeding Lee Lanner. Harry I. Rodman of Monticello elected vice chairman and Howard Remley of Anamosa re elected district commissioner. Fourteen district committeemen at large named including H. J. Corne Guy Martin Tom Powell Kenneth Humpal Dr. R. L. Hyde James T. Remley Rev. J. K. Delahooke A. E. Hodoval E. A. Grimwood Tom Hamilton L. L. Leibrech and Fred Miles Lee M. Sherrill Don Southard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Kellogg
Anamosa
Jones County
Lee Lanner
Harry I. Rodman
Monticello l
Howard Remley
H. J. Corne
Guy Martin
Martelle
Tom Powell
Kenneth Humpal
R. L. Hyde
Judge Heiserman Supports Defendant in Smith Divorce
Judge J E Heiserman of the District Court at Anamosa last week ruled for William Smith in the divorce from Lucille Smith. The court found the plaintiff did not prove cruel and inhuman treatment as charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Heiserman
Anamosa
Lucille Smith
William Smith
Town child sleeps through neighbors search scare
Two year old Joanne Podhaski wandered to a neighbor’s house while her parents and the Rodmans were away. Firemen and neighbors scoured the block for hours until she slept through the hour long search, waking only when found at the Rodman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joane
Joanne
Local Firm Builds New Feed Mill in Anamosa
E. H. Huibregtse announced the Anamosa site will open around February 1 if construction stays on schedule. The mill features a 30 by 31 foot driveway and office, a 24 by 60 foot feed house, and a 20 by 31 foot elevator with hampers, air lifts, dumps, and car corn crushers. Burrel Fagen of the Monticello Feed Mill will supervise the new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Huibregtse
Anamosa
Huibregtse
Monticello
Burrel Fagen
Milwaukee Club Banquet Aims to Honor Local Shippers
The Milwaukee Service Club plans a free banquet for shippers and business people around Monticello Cascade Sand Springs Wyoming Anamosa Scotch Grove and Langworthy. The event is set for Thursday January 9 with dinner expected to serve 350 at the community hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Service Club
Monticello
Cascade
Sand Springs
Wyoming
Anamosa
Scotch Grove
Langworthy
Died at Sioux City Former Monticello Resident Rose Waltermire
Mrs. Rose Magee Waltermire of Monticello died December 12 at her Sioux City home at age 83 after an extended illness. Survivors include son Worth Waltermire of Sioux City and brother W. D. Magee of Perry, with sisters Mrs. Richard Clark and Mrs. Ella Simington and several nieces and nephews. Her surviving Magee family includes Bishop J Ralph Magee and Dr John Magee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Magee Waltermire
Sioux City
Monticello
D. F. Magee
Phillip Waltermire
Richard Clark
Lincoln
Neb
Ella Simington
Portland
Oregon
J. Ralph Magee
Des Moines
John Magee
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Carl Magee
Oklahoma City
Santa Makes Two Final Calls In Monti
Santa Claus visited Monticello on two consecutive days leaving bags of candy and good cheer. The Community Club organized the Saturday stop while an unsponsored run yesterday delighted local children in Community square. Next year’s Christmas wishes follow as residents look ahead to 1941 New Year celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Monti
S. Claus
Monticello
Community Square
North Pole
Jamboree Set By Eastern Iowa Conference January 3
E I C invites seven players from each member school West Liberty Anamosa Monticello Tipton University High Iowa City and West Branch to the jamboree at Mt. Vernon January 3 7 players per school chosen alphabetically. Each period lasts twelve minutes in two six minute halves with a two minute intermission. A Jamboree Band led by West Liberty Meader will perform and a cheerleader from each school attends. Games begin at 7 30 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Moore
Monticello Panthers
Mt. Vernon
West Liberty
Meader
Gages
College Students Return to Homes
A compiled list shows college students home for the holidays across multiple campuses. Names are listed by institution including Iowa universities, Cornell and Coe colleges, Wartburg, Grinnell, Clarke, Mt. Mercy, and others with students such as Maxine Redmond, Jonathan Rodman, and Hilda Balster among many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Maxine Redmond
Gordon York
Fred Bone
Miriam Lovell
Royal Rodman
Helen Reichart
Mary Esther McLaughlin
Shirley Hobert
Delores, Poppe
Robert Heyen
Iowa State College
Ames
Wilbur Coxsee
Josephine Rick
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Frances Bone
Clarke College
Dubuque
Mary Lucille Ricklefs
Wartburg College
Waverly
Carl Eiben
Wartburg Seminary
Herbert Adix
Mt. Mercy Junior College
Cedar Rapids
LaVon Lambert
University of Chicago
Chicago
Colin
John Thomas
Western Military Academy
Alton
Alton, Il1.—Billy Thomas. Beaver College, Philadelphia, Pa.—Wilma Grossheim
College of Emporia
Emporia
Kan
Lucille Yossi
Pitze
School of Beauty Culture
Waterloo
Esther Bender
Cedar Rapids Business College
Marguerite Fothergill
James Guler
Northwest Institute of Medical Technology
Minnesol
Minn
Jeanette Lubben
Ruth Adams
Lenox Junior College
Hopkinton
Yola Rodman
Ben Long
Ruth Reuter
LaVerne Lambert
Carol Cartano
Robert Wishman
Phoebe Hiller
Clifford
Ruth Roberts
Warren Studer
Roy Pearson's Mother Passes Away in Des Moines
Word reached Roy Pearson on Monday that his mother Mrs. Pearson died in a Des Moines hospital. He left at once for Des Moines. Burial will be at Swea City beside her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Pearson
Pearson
Des Moines
Swea City
James S Ricklefs Article in Aero Digest
Monticello residents note James S Ricklefs article in the December Aero Digest titled So You Want to Build an Airplane. Ricklefs of Northrup Aircraft Los Angeles writes nine columns, with a photo. He visited Monticello this month while returning from Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Aero Digest
James S. Ricklefs
Northrup Aircraft Inc
Los Angeles
Calif
Jim
Mazagine
Detroit
Mich
Monte Theater Adopts Cyclox Lamps for Clear Blue Light
The Monte Theater announces a new Cyclox lamp set delivering a blue white light rivaling carbon arc brightness while reducing eye strain. The lamps, developed last year to enable Technicolor displays, will allow audiences previously distressed by flicker to enjoy films. The Monte claims exclusive access to Cyclox in Jones County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Theater
Stores Closed All Day New Year’s
The Community Club announced that all Monticello retail stores will be closed on January 1, 1941 New Year’s Day. Members are urged to complete preparations and arrange grocery purchases by Tuesday with no deliveries on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
REA Grants Total 420000 to Iowa Cooperatives
The Maquoketa Valley Cooperative Rural Electrification district in Iowa received 264000 of a 420000 allocation from the Rural Electrification Administration last week. The Linn County Cooperative receives 133000. Previous allocations have funded 853 miles of line and 2414 customers across several counties. Adrian L. Schlimmert notes time spent with family while on Fort Warren duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa Valley Cooperative Rural Electrification District
Iowa
Rural Electrification Administration
Linn County Cooperative
Maquoketa
Schas Jones
Jackson
Clinton County
Former Local Girl Hurt In Accident
Edna Peters formerly of Monticello and a nurse in Chicago was severely injured in a car crash between Savanna and Preston while en route to Monticello for Christmas. She lies in a Savanna hospital in critical condition with head and ankle injuries and a broken shoulder. no full details on her escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Peters
Monticello
Chicago
Savanna
Preston
Iowa
Miss Peters
del McVay
J. H. Peters
Stemmer
Arrest Made In Mortgaged Cattle Sale Case
William M. Weeks alias R H Sanderson was arraigned in Justice Lawrence's court in Anamosa on a charge of selling mortgaged cattle. His Clinton arrest ended a months long search. Bond fixed at 3000 dollars with preliminary hearing postponed. Weeks had traveled in and out of Clinton. His wife and several children live near Lost Nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Weeks
R. H. Sanderson
Lawrence
Anamosa
Clinton
Weeks
Era Eichhorn
Ginald
Pioneer resident Gideon J. Hughes dies at 77 after stroke
Gideon J. Hughes, 77, longtime Jones county farmer and civic leader, died December 25 after a stroke suffered December 20. Born September 4, 1868 in Rush Creek Jo Davies County Illinois, he lived in Scotch Grove township and was a longtime supervisor. Survived by his wife Dena H. Rickels and four children James Hughes, Mrs. Richard Hanken, Mrs. Robert Norris, and Mrs. E. J. Feddeler, plus eight grandchildren and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon J. Hughes
Jones County
Scotch Grove Township
Mr. Hughes
Rush Creek
Jo Davies County
Ilinois
John
Selina Hughes
Mabel J. Krause
Center Junction
Dena H. Rickels
James Hughes
Richard Hanken
Monticello
Robert Norris
E. J. Feddeler
Chicago
J. N. Hughes
Des Moines
E. C. Hughes
Marion
W. P. Hughes
Council Bluffs
Express Employee Is Married In Anamosa
Ralph E. Rundell advertising manager of the Monticello Express married Ernestine Sternal of Duluth Minnesota in Anamosa last Thursday. Mrs Rundell is the daughter of Louis Sternal of Duluth. She studied at Duluth Junior College and the University of Minnesota. Mr Rundell is a former major in advertising and journalism and joined the Express staff on November 17. They will reside with Mr and Mrs Jake Matthiessen. The bride wore a street length gold wool dress and carried Johanna Hill roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Ralph E. Rundell
Monticello Express
Ernestine Sternal
Duluth
Minnesota
Rundell
Monticello
Don Mouw
Express
Jake Matthiessen
Johanna Hill
Buol Family Marks 51st Anniversary With Large Gathered Family
Mr and Mrs Len Buol celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary at their Bowen Prairie farm east of Monticello. About 45 descendants including children grandchildren and great grandchildren attended the surprise gathering. The event featured a cake by Ruth Hoffman and gifts of sizeable checks from Len Buol to family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Buol
Lawa
Buol
Monticello
Bowen's Prairie
Jones County
Switzerland
Bud
John
Casper R. Buol
Sheboygan
Wis
Ruth Hoffman
Herman Hoffman
George L
Martin A
Margaret Aitchison
Adam H
Paul
Abraham Benjamin
Katherine Hoffman
Edward A
Casper R
Martha Serbousek
Ednar
William L
Cedar Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. G. Bohlken
St. John’s
German Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Ben Kellum
Ben
Dr. Kellogg
Milwaukee Club
New Monte Recreation
Mapleways
McLaughlin
Gladys Skelley
Citizen of
James Shelley
Charlene Winans
Miss Parks
Barron
Lewis Bohlken
Fort Des Moines
Betty Campbell
Harry Carbaugh
Palo
Vivian Kirkpatrick
Clarence
Everett Blakely
Eau Claire
Wisa
Beverly Steaker
Wisc
Lloyd Andre
Mechanicsville
Rachel Hoover
Springville
Roy Edward Miller
Manchester
Edith Cole
Robert Weir
Will Matthiessen
A. J. H. McNeill
Rea
Adrian L. Schlimmert
Spen
Phyllis
Cecil Goettsch
Fort Warren
Wyo
John Schlimmer
Denison
G. J. Hughes
Scotch Grove Church
Mrs. L. Buol
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