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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1939

Page

6

Wyoming Local Auxiliaries Honor Graves and Hear Americanism Talk

Local auxiliary members led by Mrs. L M Sherrill and others appear in National News marking graves in the cemetery. They invite the public to Memorial Hall to hear Cedar Rapids district chaplain Dwight Krumholtz speak on Americanism with district commander Franken. A girls sextet, Lincoln sketch, and flag demo are planned. The report also notes the opening of Wyoming Public Library with books from traveling library and local donors, a two week free loan period, and a five cent weekly rental shelf.

L. M. Sherrill Hans ‘Kettlesen Robert Alden Gerald Mader Robert “Tasker Legion National News National Auxiliary Legion and Auxiliary Memorial Hall Dwight Krumholtz Cedar Rapids Franken R. B. Pollock Champion B Methodist Church, Wyoming Wyoming Journal W. M. Bissell Nelson Brownell Elmer Buckingham Progressive Woman’s Club William Peck Francis Woodworth Elmer Dodge Wyoming Fire Company Dodge Wyoming Claude ‘Sears F. L. Harrington Phoenix Ariz Friends Chris Anderson Anderson Oiie Wyoming High Boys Onslow Hall and Stone Dirks and Willman Lutheran Aid Society Paul Jones Martin Petersen Howard Day Hans Kettlesen Eastern Star Lodge Martha Jane Dick Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls Klaude Dick

Farmers Mutual Creamery elects officers at Center Junction

Annual meeting held in school gym with 131 per gang in attendance. Report shows butterfat price 29.36c, purchases 221251 pounds, butter produced 275282 pounds, over run 24.394 percent, butter increase 55832 pounds, patrons up 20 to 170 total. Fred Welch succeeds Arthur Wilcox on the board. H J Dirks is president, C A McDonald secretary, H W Cox manager. E H Cox urged cold storage lockers and Wright of Waterloo spoke on advertising dairy products with film reels.

Farmers’ Mutual Cooperative Creamery Association Pergang Fred Welch Baldwin Arthur Wilcox Center Junction H. J. Dirks H. W. Cox E. H.cox Sand Spring Mr. Wright Waterloo

Weekend social notes from Hopkinton and area

Mr and Mrs Frank Himebaugh visited C B Carson in Hopkinton while Carson prepared to enter Rochester hospital. Several local residents and guests from Vinton Mount Vernon Olin Scotch Grove and Maquoketa shared weekend visits with relatives and friends in the area including Prahm Thompson Stingley Seehusen and Gray families.

J.faber Manchester Frank Himebaugh C. B. Carson Hopkinton Carson Rochester Minn Pauline Prahm Mariam McCurrey Vinton Peter Prahm Catherine Thompson Cornell Mount Vernon G. Thompson Elmer Schrader Schrader Scotch Grove Hollyce Stingley Leah Youtse Olin H. E. Stingley J. B. Seehusen Luella J. L. Serbousek Jo Ann Monticello J. B. Gray Robert Anamosa John Gray Richard Loepp Cedar Rapids Jack Stingley Cornell College Donny McDonald Maquoketa J. A. McDonald Lyman Thompson Janet Kay

Subscription list corrected for January 1939 dues

The Monticello Express informs subscribers their mailing list is corrected to date. A label with 1 1 39 shows January 1939 paid to. arrears prompt settlement urged. Doxsee & Doxsee, publishers, Monticello.

Monticello Express Doxsee & Doxsee Xpress Monticello

Broader houses for poultry and home financing tips

A Monticello column mix of home services and humor. It promotes broader poultry houses with good ventilation and sunlight, FHA financing options, coal ads, and light vignettes about a talking telephone, a hotel desk joke, and a child washing a kitten. It reflects rural business ads and small town humor from 1939.

Local Social Roundup From Oxford Junction and Monticello

Mrs. John Kleineck is noted in Oxford Junction while Mrs. J. R. McNeilly visits Monticello. Elmer Schrader travels to Des Moines on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Pangburn call on Monticello. Carl and Anna Heiken visit the B D Heiken home in Castle Grove. Ruth Tomlinson visits family while taking a commercial course in Anamosa. Henry Hanken of Olin makes a brief call in the Ben Heiken home. Irving Eilers and Jay Tomlinson visit Oakdale and Anamosa respectively.

John Kleineck Oxford Junction J. R. McNeilly Monticello Elmer Schrader Des Moines Pangburn Carl Anna Heiken Castle Grove B. D Anamosa Henry Hanken Olin Ben Heiken Irving Eilers Oakdale J. L. Serbousek Jay Tomlinson

Jobholders' Delight LeMars Sentinel

Opinion notes that many WPA PWA and social security jobs are filled by political appointees with little understanding of the tasks, arguing a system designed to maximize employment for loyal supporters rather than efficiency.

LeMars Sentinel WPA PWA Social Security

Cascade Community Happenings Involving Weddings and Sports

Cascade notes report that Mrs. P J Conlin improves after a fall at Julia Kenny wake. A silver wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs A E Aitchison, a Moon-Patterson wedding, and Cascade Catholic high school basketball doubleheaders with Epworth publics. Cascade boys won 88 9 and girls 34 11.

P. J. Conlin Julia Kenny David Donovan Durkin’s Hall A. E. Aitchison KKK Country Club Bank Aitchison Alma Patterson Aitchisons Cascade Township J. P. Lane Cascade Catholic High Epworth Public High Cascade Boys Epworth Cascade

Highway Patrol Aims for Separate Status in State Budget

Editorial urges removing the highway patrol from the secretary of state's office and ending funding from motor vehicle sources. It argues the patrol is not a supplementary police force and should be recognized as a distinct agency.

Winterset Madisonian Secretary of State

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C. F. Lindsey Mark Risinger John Alyea Merle Husman Max Moses Glen Goldsmith Junior Ketelsen Dick Thompson Christian Endeavor Society Alyea Farmers’ Cooperative Shipping Association Sam Thompson Ames The Presbyterian Church Etel Courtney Harry Chase Women’s Missionary Society Carrie Preas Frank Norris University Hospital Iowa City Oscar Hansen Mercy Himebaugh Peter Praha Alee Pation Williams Land Springs Parish Kula Iowa St. Anthony Henry Johnny Mountain Hotel Chicago Betty Darling Arend Balster’s Stores Eac Thomas J. Lane Barbara Heth Bertha Moon George Patterson Manse C. C. Richardson Dorothy Gilliland South Skahill Less Highway Patrol Natex Kay Federal Land Bank Harold B. McTavish Light Company Frank H. Kurt Chevrolet FORD McCormick Fresno Lawa McCormick-Deering Fred A. Kurt P. J. ‘and X Co Herard Cascade State Bank
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