Maria Lahey Laid To Rest After Iowa City Death
Mrs James Lahey died at University hospital Iowa City after a long illness at 1 15 am She had last rites and was buried at Sacred Heart cemetery Monticello The maiden name was Devlin born November 28 1874 in Pcav Township Pa She came to Monticello as an infant and lived there all her life She married twice first to Cornelius McAleer then James F Lahey She survived by a son and daughter and a grandson and a sister Attendees from distant towns attended the funeral including Lahey relatives from Dubuque Graf Epworth Detroit Chicago Hopkinton Fairfax Cedar Rapids St Louis and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lahey
University Hospital
Iowa City
Sacred Heart Church
Monticello
Albin Landolt
Immaculate Conception
Sand Spring
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Lahey
Mattie Devlin
Phoenixville
Peter and Catharine Devlin
Cornelius McAleer
McAleer
Clifford Flaherty
Catharine
Fairfax
Robert McAleer
James F. Lahey
Robert Flaherty
J. F. Meyer
R. R. Lahey
Dubuque
Cyril Lahey
Graf
Monica Lahey
Epworth
Mary Lahey
Detroit
B. B. Peck
Chicago
Alfred Lahey
Hopkinton
R. F. Lahey
Marcus Lahey
Melvin DeVore
Cedar Rapids
John Flaherty
Theodore LeFebvre
St. Louis
Blue Willow Inn Change Hands in Anamosa After Sale
A new owner from Anamosa purchases the Blue Willow Inn in the Altman building on South Cedar Street. The new proprietor plans to open January 10 and succeeds former proprietors Sam Farrington and P. G. Morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aee HY Wolfé
Blue Willow
Altman
South Cedar Street
Sam Farrington
P. G. Morning
Anamosa
Monticello Hosts Friday Night Basketball Doubleheader
The Monticello Community club sponsors two games at the public school gym Friday. The girls meet Wyoming at 7 00 p m and after follow up by Roy Moore's team facing a Rock Island fast squad at about 8 15 p m. Local girls sold tickets to merchants but sales were slower than hoped. organizers urge families to attend for a fast, value packed evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Cub
Fviday
Wyoming
Roy Moore
Rock Island
Huge Christmas crowd fills Monticello streets
A large Saturday crowd filled Monticello as shoppers crowded the stores and the Christmas tree at First and Cedar drew attention. Will Albers of Castle Grove township won the radio after his name was first drawn, with Katherine Davis and Joe Messerli also noted for prizes including a hog waterer to Clarence Willms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
First
Cedar Streets
Will Albers
SS. Peter and Paul’s Lutheran Church
Castle Grove Township
Katherine Davis
Irvin Davis
Joe Messerli
Clarence Willms
One Man Art Exhibit At Iowa Electric Office
Miss Irma Rohr Newton public schools art supervisor holds a One Man Art Exhibit in the display rooms of the Iowa Electric company this week. She is noted for professional success and strong interest in art both in schools and personally, with Monticello friends rejoicing in her achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Rohr
Newton
Iowa Electric. Company
New Officers Elected For Local Red Cross
Monticello chapter of the American Red Cross for the north half of Jones county elected officers for the upcoming year at a meeting in the public library. C. A. Coxsee was chosen president with Halstead Carpenter and Henry E. Husman as vice presidents, F. I. E. Stimson as treasurer, and Mrs. Ann Malnar as secretary. An executive board will be formed from local benevolent organizations after the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
American Red Cross
Jones County
C. A. Coxsee
Halstead Carpenter
Henry E. Husman
F. IE. Stimson
Ann Malnar
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association Closes 1939 Records
Jones county members of Cedar Valley Farm Business Association met with H S Nicol to close 1939 farm record books and begin 1940 records. Twenty four Jones county farmers are members and keep complete farm records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
H. S. Nicol
Monticello Faces Rock Island In Big Friday Showdown
Monticello high school hosts Rock Island in a feature basketball game Friday night at the gym. The Minotaurs arrive on a weekend tour after a Christmas layoff and show strong improvement, promising a top attraction on the Monticello schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Rock Island
East Cascade High joins new Dubuque league
East Cascade High School was admitted to the newly organized Dubuque County Clags league. Girls’ team is coached by Miss E McCue and boys by Rev C Richardson. A game with Farley occurred on December 19. Remaining schedule includes January 17 Epworth here and January 81 Farley here and February 6 Zwingle there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
East Cascade
College Night at Presbyterian Church on December 80
Next Sunday evening December 80 the Presbyterian church hosts College Night with talks on New Year's resolutions Happy New Year What the New Year Should Mean to Young People and The Voyage of Life. Harold Ro man will sing a solo and young people who visited college will participate. Service begins at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Harles Wield
Olin Howier
Clarence Hosford
Pepes
Dean Wore
Harold Eoman
Co College
Tull Family Leaves Monticello for Windom Minnesota
Mr and Mrs L E Tull and sons James and David depart Christmas for Windom Minnesota where Mr Tull becomes construction engineer on a new post office built by the U S government He previously served in Monticello and played trumpet with local bands and aided church missions in eastern Iowa The family will be missed by friends and are warmly welcomed to Windom showing their community spirit and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
David
Windom
Minn
Tull
United States
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Iowa
Africa
Fire damages Cedar Rapids Marengo plant warehouse
J LeRoy Farmer Canning Co in Cedar Rapids suffered a major loss at its Marengo warehouse. A brick concrete building 200 by 70 feet housed 48 000 cases of canned corn valued at 58 000 dollars. Loss estimated about 75 000 dollars. Origin near a conveyor believed. Fire discovered midnight Thursday controlled after two and a half hours then rekindled at 5 a m. Insurance covers the loss. factory building safe. Attorney Elbert G Heiserman away from Fayette for weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Company
Cedar Rapids
Marengo
Farmer
DeMolays Edge Waterloo In Tight Friday Night Tilt
The DeMolay boys stunned last year’s state champions Waterloo in a close 28 27 game. Monticello led 9 1 after the first quarter and 12 4 at halftime before a second half rally. Waterloo opted to inbound rather than shoot as the final seconds ticked away under a new rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Monticello
Monti
Unusual Twin Calves Born On Winkler Farm
Theodore Thomas, tenant on Rudolph Winkler’s Lovell township farm near Monticello, reports a Guernsey cow born December 22 to twin calves that grew together at the hips yet were dead at birth. The eight year old cow was a strong milker and veterinary veteran Dr. O E York says such a birth is first of its kind he has seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Thomas
Rudolph Winkler
Lovell Township
Monticello
O. E. York
Attendance Report For Jones County
Jones County rural schools report strong attendance with multiple schools recording no absences and no tardies for specified periods. The list names the districts and teachers confirming perfect attendance across the first 12 weeks and second six weeks, including Cass No 7 Celena Brockens Scotch Grove Pleasant Hill Oxford No 1 and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie V. Morey
Cass
Celena Brockens
Scotch Grove
Jean Royden
Pleasant Hill
Geraldine Neville
Oxford
Filomena Lasack
Castle Grove
Fairview
Hale
Richland
Washington
Wayne
Clay Township
Victory
West Corner
Jackson Center
Hazel Green
Midland
Newport
Lovell
Madison Center
Madison Village
Baldwin
Spencerville
Attend Funeral For Relative at Marion
Mr and Mrs Lyle McMullen traveled to Marion to attend funeral services for Frederick M Horn aged 98 uncle of Mrs McMullen He died at his daughter's home in Mount Vernon on December 19 He was the last of twenty who came to Iowa from Pennsylvania by covered wagon when five years old He had visited Monticello several times with his brother in law the late Oliver Dilling who lived with his daughter Mrs McMullen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle McMullen
Marion
Frederick M. Horn
Horn
McMullen
J. F. Beach
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Pennsyyvania
Monticello
Oliver Dilling
Mrs. McMullen
Pioneer Settler Cicero Aldrich Dies at 93 in Fairview
Cicero Percival Aldrich 93 longtime Fairview resident died Tuesday night. Born in Ohio he moved through Wisconsin to Iowa in 1868 and spent most of his life farming in Fairview. Survived by daughter Mrs. George Cusher five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm with Wilcox cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero Percival Aldrich
Fairview
Springville
Anamosa
Ohio
Wisconsin
Iowa
Senator Green
Stone City
Aldrich
Old Military Road
Dubuque
George Cusher
Wilcox Cemetery
Monticello VFW Auxiliary Host Christmas Party
The Monticello Post 1683 VFW and Auxiliary held their annual Christmas party with about 100 attendees. Santa delivered gifts as bingo and cards entertained for adults and children, guests later received homemade candy and cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Post No. 1683
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Santa Claus
Fred W. Hein
Benchneider
Anne Hayes
Paulie Chisman
Bill Jarrett
Anne
Bill
Paulie
Hein
Schultz Brothers Workers Receive Christmas Bonus
Five Schultz Bros. employees at Monti cello shop received year end bonus payments during Christmas time. The total bonuses ranged from 17 to 169 dollars with multiple staff receiving varying amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Statewide Snowfall Missed Monticello and Tonticello
Snow ranging up to nine inches fell in Mount Ayr in the southern part of Town, bringing moisture for farms. Monticello saw a very light fall Tuesday evening that melted by morning except for some roof cover. The shift from warm to winter weather surprised residents already enjoying milder days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Ayr
Monticello
California
Florida
Wyoming Couples Celebrate 61st Christmas Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W N French marked their 61st wedding anniversary with a family dinner in west Wyoming. Agnes Orr is his wife. They have seven living children, twelve grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and long roots in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
W. N. French
French
Agnes Orr
Manchester
Nellie Huston
Deronda
Wis
Lillian Buck
Onslow
Grace Hammond
Twin Falls
Idaho
Ella Wooder
Rock Island
Beth Marshall
Dorothy Marshall
Lester French
Austin
First
Sarah Walston
C. A. First
Mildred Coburn
Alice Jackson
Kellerton
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Andta Garside
Mary Louise Willman
Lutheran Church
J. Louk
Dekatur
Ill
G. J. Ze
Special Football Display at Stuhlers Highlights 1939 Iowa Team
Fans can view a football autographed by Coach Eoldie Anderson and the 1939 Iowa Hawkeyes in Stuhler's window. A Nile Kinnick Heisman program is also shown, with Kinnick’s autographed page. the program belongs to a Monticello student at the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoldie Anderson
University of Iowa
Stuhler
Nile Kinnick
United States
New York City
Kinnick
Monticello
State University
CCC Boys Stripping At Stone Quarries
Bays from the CCC camp strip the top dirt from three limestone quarries leased by the Soil Conservation Service. Quarries lie on the Frank King Herman Egger and Lester Kirkhan farms. Boys build rock roads and sidewalks on the camp site and finish work on the ravages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
The
Soil Conservation Service
Frank King
Herman Egger
Lester Kirkhan
Monticello Hosts Golden Gloves Tourney January 17 18
The American Legion post in Monticello sponsors a Golden Gloves boxing tournament January 17 and 18 at the high school gym. At least 20 entrants including Leslie Leggett Tommy Eden and George Nordman train in the Legion rooms. Competent trainers oversee nightly practice with no training fee. entries close Monday January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post of
Monticello
Leslie Leggett
Tommy Eden
Cedar Rapids
George Nordman
Bud Came
Gus Deering
Don Leggett
Lewis Clark
American Legion
Janary
Ave. Fame Legion Comity Man
Iowa
Joint Installation for State 2nd Masons
Schreiner chapter Order of the Eastern Star and Burny Lodge No. 173 AF and AM will hold a joint installation in the Masonic temple Friday January 5 at 8 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schreiner Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
Burny Lodge No. 173
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Rural Youth Association Elects Officers in Jones County
Marion Balster of Monticello was elected president of the Jones county Rural Youth association at the annual meeting and Christmas party at the Sievers farm near Wyoming. Other officers include Merle Meeks vice president Pauline Cramer secretary Thomas Hartley treasurer Edna Reese reporter and sponsors Mrs Harold Hartman and Reuel McColm. Six ty two persons attended the Royal Neighbor meeting Friday night January 5 of all old and new officers at the Oddfellows hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Balster
Monticello
Jones County Rural Youth Association
Sievers
Wyoming
Merle Meeks
Pauline Cramer
Thomas Hartley
Edna Reese
Harold Hartman
Reuel McColm
Tuetken Adopts Broad Real Estate Listing Connection
W. E. Tuetken announces expansion of his real estate service by joining The Brokers Contact Service. The weekly listing exchange connects over 900 brokers in 10 central states and Florida, sending complete property descriptions to desks nationwide within days. The move aims to speed farm, business, and city property sales through quicker turnover. Tuetken is the sole local member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Fe.tuetken
Central States
Florida
United States
Tuetkon
Families Move Farms In Richland Township Transition
Mr and Mrs A I Siefken relocate with two sons and a daughter from the Mar telle area to the Coxsee farm in Richland township. They rent the farm for the coming year. Mr and Mrs Peter Strang and their two sons leave the farm for a residence near Bernard. Siefken’s eldest son is a junior at Anamosa High School and plans to enroll in Monticello schools next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. I. Siefken
Martelle
Coxsee
Richland Township
Peter Strang
Bernard
Siefken
Anamosa
Monticello
Death of Mrs. John Hasler in Castle Grove Township
Mrs. John Hasler died at her home in Castle Grove township after years of ill health. Born Mary Jagegi in Grindelwald Switzerland on June 14 1872 she moved to Monticello in 1805 with neighbors. Survived by husband George A C Rickels daughter Minnie and extended family. funeral Saturday at Hasler home and Iverson funeral home with interment at Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
John Hasler
Marving
George Rickels
Mary Jagegi
Canton Bern
Grindelwald
Switzerland
United States
Sino
Vimanity
Mir
Mes. Hasler
Nick Haer
Castle Crove
George A. C. Rickels
Minnie
Mr. Rickels
Hasler
John Egger
Town Falls
Joseph Kaufman
Louise Johren
Fritz
Hans Jagegi
Coe Student Killed in Wyoming Coe Car Crash
Coe College student George Novy 19 Berwyn Illinois died in a car crash two other Chicago youths Donal Krall Harold Wendorf injured at Mercy hospital Anamosa near a creek two miles west of Woroning after their car veered off the road around 5 am Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
George Novy
Berwyn
Donal Krall
Chicnsio
Harold Wendorf
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
William Stonebreaker
Elgin
Carl Wurst
Woroning
Monticello
Novy
Harrington Funeral Home
J. A. Hoegen
Navy
Wenders
Krell
Stoiebreaker
Elmer C. Lee Promoted to Seattle Business Leader
Old time friends of Miner C. Lee recall Elmer C. Lee youngest son of the late Hiram S. Lee now residing at 476 Blaine Blvd Seattle Washington. He has long been with Powell River Paper company and recently promoted and transferred to Seattle where he serves as president and manager of the Virginia Dock and Trading company operating piers in Seattle. He is linked with Wirt Peet now head of a private school shuttle service in Seattle. His brother Orville works in Boise Idaho and his father Dr Peet died December 7 at Sand Point Naval Station Seattle. The Lees have two daughters Gloria and Norma attending Helen Bush private school Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miner C. Lee
Hiram S. Lee
Lee
Hendersonville
N. C
Reecently
Blaine Blvd
Seattle
Wash
Powell River Paper Company
Vancouver
B. C
Reecently Jre
Virginia Dock and Trading Company
Sige
Therm
Wirt Peet
Sentite
Orville
Buise
Idaho
Dr. Peet
Sand Point Air and Naval Station
Gloria
Norma
Helen Bush
Roe Johiney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jas. Lahey
Iowa City Sun
Blue Willow Inn
Iowa Electric Office
Pounds Park
Farmers Mutual
L. F. Hauss
Leon Taylor
Bill Zubler
Bill Matthiessen
Red Cross
Illinois
East Cascade High
New Loop
L. E. Tull
Minnesota
Farmer Canning Co
Elbert G. Heiserman
Pacers Faia Mra-W. ES Heiserman
Fayette
Winkler
John H. Gerdes
Loretta
Hank Siebels
Amber
Monmouth
John Esed
Lowa
Cicero Aldrich
Department
Iane Hein
Ray Echternacht
Oliver D. Harford
Highth
Rockwell City
Schultz
Francis Cochran
Emma Stadtmueller
Karl Rynerson
F. M. Podhaski
C. Reggentine Hopkinton
Chas. Stevenson
T. J. Lane
Hosford
Ursula Hein
Mrs
Peter Prahm
W. A. Hicks
Onslow, Iowa
Jessie Koeh
D. C. Sinclair Scotch Grove
Lyle Tompkins
Betty Jane Levsen
Nora Springs
Helen Levsen
Iowa State Teachers
Don Wherry
Thomas Hoegen
Western Military Academy
Alton
Robert Hansen
Annapolis
U.S. Military Academy
August Hanssen
Bessie Dusanck
Town State Teachers College
Joe Dusanek
Elsie Bender
Western Teachers College
Kalamazoo
Mich
Gaylord Willman
Western Teachers
Roy Bender
Joe Willman
Aneta Curside
University of Town
San Bernardino
Edith Griswold
Calif
Henry Griswold
W. G. Wherry
Glen Cullen
Cincinnati
Wyoming High School
Robert Alden
Helen
Chillicothe Business College
Chillicothe
August Hansen
Robert
W. P. Nicholas
Stuhlers
Golden Gloves
State
2Nd Masons
Rural Youth Assn
Group
Oddfellows Hall
W. E. Tuetken
Irs
Coe
Elmer C. Lee
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