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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1933
Page
4
The Iowa house tackles a sweeping liquor control bill proposing state liquor monopolies permits and local option. Debate opens amid amendments and partisan clashes as members seek agreement before Christmas vacation.
Mr and Mrs Henry Kuriger hosted a miscellaneous shower for their daughter Genevieve Barbara with Kreebs orchestra providing dancing and a lunch served by the hostess Attendees included numerous families such as Mullers Hagedorns and Manternachs Friends from Castle Grove township and nearby areas gathered to celebrate the upcoming marriage of Genevieve to Paul J Muller The wedding is planned for January 3 at Sacred Heart church with a wedding dance at Zimmermans hall featuring Fishers orchestra.
Paul Torrence formerly a truck driver for the late Paul Matthies sen has taken a bus driving job with Crandie Lines from McCook Nebraska to Denver. He left last week to start work and may be joined by Mrs. Torrence in a month or six weeks if the western posting suits. If not, a similar midwest position awaits him.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid sponsors a home talent play titled Henrys Wedding to be shown in the public school auditorium on January 11 and 12. A cast list and brief synopsis will be published in The Express this week. The production promises lively entertainment as typical for such community efforts.
Angello Pappas proprietor of the Monticello Sweet Shop suffered a severe indigestion attack last Friday while attending a Sacred Heart school basketball game. He was taken to John McDonald hospital and is responding satisfactorily to treatment. Tom Jollis, co owner, handles the business from Clinton.
Monticello merchants profited last week and enjoyed the best Christmas trade in nearly five years. Government money to laborers and corn loan programs boosted trade, with stores nearly emptied. Across the state similar reports describe cash infusions aiding families and local relief programs.
Monticello’s Sacred Heart cagers upset the St. Wenceslaus Red Hawks 21 to 19 in a tight parochial school clash. J Laney and O Rourke sparked a late Monticello rally while Lahey and O Rourke led a defensive battle. The St. Wenceslaus girls then routed Sacred Heart 49 to 13 as Haviacek scored 17 field goals for the visitors.
A. Glick, 45, was fatally injured by a cave in at a gravel pit near Olin while working on the New port road project. Raymond Sherman, also from Olin, was injured internally. The victim left a widow and daughter Jean.
J F Allen 86 a pioneer newspaper publisher of Vinton died last Thursday at his home after a fall two weeks earlier. He founded the Benton County Times later Cedar Valley Times in 1886 with A D Griffin and published it until 1903. He was elected mayor on his seventeenth birthday and served two years. He and his wife marked their fiftieth anniversary in 1926. He is survived by his widow and five children.
The December 1913 roll lists local deaths including Mrs. Tremain and Daniel E. Pond. It notes church events such as a new pipe organ dedication at the Methodist Episcopal church and a dedicatory sermon by Rev. Hugh D. Atchison. Marriages include Miss Jane Warner with Andrew Davidson and Miss Johanna W. Johnson with William Poppe, among others.
A fire at the Robert Aldrich residence on Main street yesterday noon damaged the attic near the chimney and caused roof and second story destruction valued at 1200 dollars. The first floor suffered smoke and water damage. Mr. Aldrich had insurance on the house while Mr. Reyner’s household goods were uninsured.
The message looks forward with genuine optimism for 1934. Confidence rests on recent steady upward trends. The speaker expects the new year to bring new spirit energy and a brighter outlook as the country moves beyond 1933.
A gang robbed the Sears Roebuck store in Cedar Rapids Friday at 4 pm. A $500 cash loss was found the next day after the quartet seized cash and kept store staff, customers, and even Santa Claus under threat during the heist.
A family Christmas party at J H Hayen's Monticello home drew 37 guests including all his children grandchildren and great grandchildren. The event occurred last Monday with a full family gathering and festive greetings.
Andrew Carmichael, baggageman on the Jit nmy running Cedar Rapids to Calmar, was injured when a train door opened at Paralta. He fell onto crushed rock, suffering a fractured wrist, broken nose, and cuts. He received medical care in Springville and Monticello.
A bootlegger supplying Monticello was arrested on the streets last week. He identified himself as Antone Ferro of Milwaukee. Eight pints were found in his car. He was bound over to the January grand jury on a $1,000 bond and released on bail.
The annual installation of Burns lodge officers will be held at the Masonic temple next Tuesday evening January 2. In addition to regular business the installation services will be held. Refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting.
Postmaster General O Mahoney announced the appointment of Mrs Cecil F Werry as acting postmaster at Wyoming. The move designates Mrs Werry to oversee postal duties in the state, pending further arrangements.
Mrs. Fay Clark was informed this week of the death of her uncle Patrick Maloney in Chicago. He served as chief engineer at the United States Marine Hospital for over thirty five years.
Archie Bender former manager of the Sinclair Oil station in Monticello has recovered from a surgical operation and was seen on the street last week. He says he must take things slowly as he returns to normal duties.
A playful roundup in Monticello lists local bachelors with cheeky notes on their prospects and charm. The column invites eligible girls to seize marriage chances as laws relax and a district court clerk offers quick licenses.
Yesterday morning thermometers registered 21 degrees below, the coldest of the season, then moderated to 10 below by 9 AM. Winds and furnace use surged as families battled extreme chill and drafts while hoping this is the season's first and last deep freeze.
Deaths from overdose of sedatives and a fatal hay loading accident are noted along with a church fire at Mechanicsville. Additional items include the death of Mrs. George Banta in Waterloo, a 50th anniversary in Olin, and a fatal hit by a car near Earlville on Highway 20 with injuries to two passengers.
A Christmas Day blizzard blanketed the area with heavy snow and cold, dropping temperatures to six below the next morning. Marian F. Killien, 65, of Iowa City, was found frozen, and Joe Olsen, 23, of Cedar Rapids, died after being struck by a motorist while attempting to mount a wrecking car near a ditch 14 miles west of Cedar Rapids.
Sacred Heart school closed last Friday December 22 for a two week vacation after four months of study. The previous day the pastor Rev A L Lorenz treated the pupils, lifting spirits for the holiday. Christmas day visitors from Center Junction joined the Frank Serbousek household.
Mrs. Mary Courtright and her brother Tom Carson hosted Christmas day guests including Velma Courtright and Peggy Courtright, Frances Devine, Ernest Whalen of Anamosa, and Charles Lee of Cedar Rapids in a family gathering.
Authorities report CCC camps increase police problems in many Iowa towns not from the boys conduct but from camp hangers the young women who court them. Sheriff Dellinger gathers 75 men to back a legal notice at a farm showing how quickly crowds form. 4-H girl Mary Morton wins a Chicago prize cooker the Chicago exhibit.
Two boys from Eldora Hardin county started for Texas but stopped after one day of travel. Police found them on a Marshalltown woodpile less than 25 miles away. They were wearing all their clothes and likely safe.
Mrs. M. S. Knapp aged 78 died at her Marion home after two years of declining health. Born Sarah Kline October 4 1855 in Pennsylvania, she married December 6 1880 in Castle Grove township and had seven children. Funeral services were held last Sunday with burial at Prairieburg.
Miss Beth Wallis music supervisor and Earl Holtz orchestra director conducted a candle lit Christmas carol program at the Monticello public school auditorium. The senior girls glee club wore vestments and the program featured the boys quartet high school orchestra junior girls glee club girls sextette and mixed chorus with Robert Phelps performing a gold. The holiday lighting and performances drew strong praise for Miss Wallis and the choirs.
Anamosa resident Alice Seeley aged 58 was thrown head first from her car in a collision near Jack's Barn between Cedar Rapids and Marion. She suffered serious head injuries and cuts and was taken to St Luke's hospital. The other driver P. H. Anderson had two forehead cuts and could not explain the crash at the hospital.
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