Monticello Teams Split Two Narrow Cliffhanger Wins
Monticello edged Manchester 18 14 in overtime after a 7 7 halftime tie in junior high action. In the varsity, Monticello dominated Manchester 28 fouls and ejections marked a hard fought win led by Yeoman Bartlett and captain Coyle as West Liberty looms next.
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Monticello
Matthiessen
Hutton
Spooner
Taylor
Jacobsen
Yeoman
Reynolds
Manchester
Forr Pr Slack
Milroy
Stephenson
Fletcher
Hunt
O Kennedy
Mullen
Braden
Grinnell
Monti High
Coyle
Bartlett
Stott
Egger
Willard Yeoman
Smith
West Liberty
Sacred Heart Beats Center Junction 19 to 13
Sacred Heart defeated Center Junction 19 to 13 on Center Junction floor last Friday. Hogan led Sacred Heart with eight points, Ferring added six, while Center Junction’s Davis scored six. The game featured Lahey and Oeschger debuting for Sacred Heart and a favorable second-half margin.
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Center Junction
Sacred Heart
Hogan
Ferring
R. Ferring
Lahey
Oeschger
Davis
St. Xavier's
Dyersville
Monticello
PF Hogan
Nordmann
Renk
O'Rourke
Oescheger
Serbousch
Dreibelbis
Prairieburg Hosts Prewedding Shower For Agnes Coleman
Mrs. Agnes Coleman received a bridal shower in Forrester's hall with forty attendees. The event featured card playing, conversations, and numerous presents for the bride to be Mrs. Mike J. Holub. A masquerade dance is planned at Prairieburg dance hall on February 8 with prizes and music.
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Roy Crosby
Mina Truesdell
Coggon
Kenneth Sanders
Marion
Agnes Coleman
Mike J. Holub
Forrester’s
Prairieburg
Utah
Price Outlook Meeting for Jones County February 11
Farmers and agricultural economists from Town State college will discuss adapting farm plans to current price levels and future trends at a 10:00 a.m. meeting in Anamosa on February 11. The session adapts findings from the national agricultural outlook conference to Iowa and runs Feb 8 to 26 in a series of statewide meetings.
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State Colege
Agricultural Outlook
Anamosa
Farm Bureau
Washington
Iowa
Real Estate Transfers in Iowa Districts 84-1 and Adjacent Areas
A series of land conveyances recorded with nominal sums include Mary E Foote to W G Wherry a 45/111 undivided interest of specified parcels in 84-1. multiple Foley family transfers to Edmond John Foley and others. Joe Chaloupka to Fred and Louise Plueger. John Turnis to Kate Turnis. W A Kent to L F Pealer and R E Pealer. Fred A Himes to Samuel Wenger. A H Newman to J C McConaughy and Cleo V McConaughy. Transactions detail blocks, lots, sections and bounds with $1.00 consideration where noted.
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Mary E. Foote
W. G. Wherry
Midland Ry Co
Edward Foley
Mary Agness Foley
William Edward Foley
Charles Thomas Foley
Edmond John Foley
Boardman & Soper’s
Anamosa
Joe Chaloupka
Fred Plueger
Louise Plueger
Monticello
John Turnis
Kate Turnis
William Foley
Garnaville
Carroll Streets
Carroll St
Boardman & Soper
W. A. Kent
L. F. Pealer
R. E. Pealer
Olin
Fred A. Himes
Samuel Wenger
Welch
A. H. Newman
J. C. McConaughy
Cleo
McConaughy
School Notes Highlight Junior Assembly and Awards
The junior class sponsored Friday's assembly with George Stott as master of ceremonies. James Rickless performed saxophone, and the play Way Back When featured Elizabeth McLaughlin and peers portraying faculty as children. Major M’s were awarded to Friday honorees, with Benjamin Roberts and Merle Hutton receiving pins for National Honor Society. Initiation for the M club will occur later. The declam contest winners and Phi lomathean officers were noted, plus art exhibit purchases for grade rooms.
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George Stott
James Rickless
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Tiny Ruth Webster
Pauline Stickley
Ann Miller
Betty Kay
Opal Porter
LeRoy Schoon
Mr. Grimes
Berkley Curtis
Coach Smith
Boyd Shannon
Philip Maurice
Farmer
Frank Walker
Junior Burris
Minard Stout
Pauline Cooner
Royal Rodman
Keith Dickey
Gerald Schoon
Benjamin Roberts
Willard Yeoman
Stout
Margaret Phelps
Grimes
Paul Hanssen
Clarence Becer
Jess Smith
Robert Phelns
Merle Hutton
National Association Honorary Society
Mr. Stout
Virginia Hearn
Leona Behrends
Loretta Specht
Gladys Howland
James Ricklefs
Eldora Semmert
Neeple
Himorous
Pauline Cooper
Mary Stickford
Sylvia Coover
June Ballinger
Helen Crane
Miriam Fairbanks
Pearl Stanson
George Fraser
William Kettlitz
Siegfried Guyan
Philomathean Literary Society
Perrault
Henecke
Innes
Millet
Dream of political paradise fades after primary law debate
The Cedar Rapids Gazette questions the fate of a promised political utopia born from the primary law. It laments the absence of the previously denied intellects who were to enter public life and better serve the people.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Washington Bicentennial Essay Contest Opens In Monticello Schools
Monticello students are urged to write prize essays on the Life of George Washington with a February 15 deadline. Essays may be submitted via Hetty Denkhoff or Junior Burris to reach the Americanization committee. A framed Washington trophy is displayed as third prize.
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Monticello
Hetty Denkhoff
Sacred Heart Highcchool
Junior Burris
Monticello High School
George Washington
Honor L. Clark
Himebaughs Sax Recovered From Calvert Drive
A stolen saxophone from Himebaugh's car was found hidden near a culvert on No 55 primary northwest of Dubuque after a resident noticed a car stop and noted a license plate. Sheriff Kennedy notified Himebaugh on Saturday. authorities plan to pursue the thief to recover expenses and deter future thefts. The January 19 theft also involved a spare tire rear license plate and rear light.
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Hopkinton
A. P. Himebaugh
Art
Kennedy
Dubuque
Mr. Himebaugh
No. 55
Himebaugh
Kouba
Jones County Bankers Offer Reward for False Bank Rumors
The Jones County Bankers Association offers a $100 reward for information leading to the detection of anyone peddling unfounded rumors about bank conditions. It vows to prosecute those circulating such reports, urging readers to curb gossip that harms financial stability and reputations. The notice warns of penalties and calls for calm to restore confidence.
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Hopkinton
Jones County Bankers’ Association
Jones County Association
Jones County
The Rise and Love On a Mountain Path
A lyrical snippet describes dawn over a mountain side as love passes by. It evokes quiet nature and a blessing from Our Lady as the beloved departs along a stony path. The verse centers on memory and sacred imagery surrounding a loved one’s passing or departure.
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Our Lady
Paradise
F. B. Morton
Go After Business and Buy Ways to Success
The essay urges optimism and practical action in business. It contrasts slow and fast markets, warns against reliance on luxury office symbolism, and praises preparedness for dull times. It calls for leaders who impose order from chaos and maintain steady resolve.
Quick Wits and Quips Across Towns
A collection of jokes and light exchanges from readers in various papers. A man dials a call and interrupts a lengthy chat, deciding the line is really just on the clothesline. Children ponder bones and lanes lead to mischief while lanterns and post cards pop up in humorous exchanges.
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Atlanta Journal
Washington Star Slogan Hails Tax Move as 1932 Trend
The Washington Star notes a rise in tax proposals with the motto When in doubt levy a new tax becoming a key theme in 1932. Analysts link the slogan to fiscal policy debates and local government budgeting pressures amid economic strain.
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Washington Star
Questions and curios from a Boston Transcript page
A collection of brief facts and trivia notes including a nation’s debt question, the old St. Louis home turned parking lot, Clement of Alexandria’s hymn, Minnesota high schools in declamation, the origin of America’s name, the Statue of Liberty steps, Buenos Aires’ giant electric sign, France’s remaining American possessions, lamp socket testing, lifeboats on a Canadian liner, and ship radio and motor setups.
Great Convention Sparks Debate on Alfred Smith’s Role
The Times-Republican muses on potential shifts if Roosevelt, Baker, and Ritchie influence a delegation to rally for Alfred Smith of New York, highlighting questions about party democracy and the convention’s mood.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Roosevelt
Baker
Ritchie
Alfred Smith
New York
Arrival and Departure of Mails in Monticello
Mail schedule for Monticello shows trains from Cedar Rapids and Worthington with arrivals at 7 25 a m and 10 20 a m and departures at 5 40 p m and 8 45 a m. Star routes to Oxford Junction Dubuque and Cedar Rapids list departures and arrivals throughout the day.
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Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Worthington
Oxford Junction
Dubuque
Seven year old Cleveland boy mocks Santa’s memory
A Cleveland boy visits Santa at a downtown store and lists stocking wishes. Days later a second Santa asks for his list. the boy coolly declares that both Santas would forget his requests, calling them chumps.
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Cleveland
Santa Claus
Iaad
Sonny
Death of Blackbeard at Pasquotank in 1718 Navy attack
Edward Tench also known as Blackbeard, famed Anglo-American pirate, terrorized the West Indies and Atlantic coast. In 1718 near Pasquotank North Carolina he was trapped by two small sloops commanded by Lieutenant Maynard. A ruse allowed boarding and he and several men were killed.
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Edward Tench
Thatch
Blackbeard
West Indies
Carolina
Virginia
Pasquotank
N. C
Maynard
Severel
Washington
Rune stones recount Jarlabunke road builder tale
Swedish antiquity story recalls Jarlabunke as an early Viking road builder. Over 1,000 rune stones from the 9th to 11th centuries are cataloged. One stone honors Jarlebanke for constructing a swamp crossing in Taehy, a road still in use and known today as Jarle banke's brie.
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Jarlabunke
Tueby
Jarlebanke
Taehy
Car for sale ad fool’s gold ends with quick buyer
A man placed a newspaper advertisement offering a car and a gift for the first to see it. At 8 p.m. a visitor claimed the car, but Brown had no garage so left it outside. The first observer discovered there was no car.
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Brown
Ife
Engraving History Dates Back to Early Records
The article notes engraving origins with Saint Christopher in 1428 as the first authentic dated work. Baron de Reiffenberg claims a 1418 piece may exist, and a mid eighteenth century manuscript hints the art was known by 1806 in England. Controversy surrounds pre Saint Christopher examples.
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St. Christopher
Baron de Reiffenberg
England
Engineer Moves Ten Story Building One Block
A New York engineer devised a method to shift a ten story building a block and pivot it. He demonstrates ambitious maneuvering on a large scale and hints at applying precision to a simple task at home in a kitchen setting.
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New York
Easter Morn Ballooning Tale From Bettys Lesson
A mother recalls teaching Betty about Easter and an angel blowing something on Easter morning. Betty replies with a playful, misheard memory about the angel blowing his nose, acknowledging she is unsure what was blown.
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Gabriel
Betty
Easter Moray
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