Married 57 Years Record Of Mr and Mrs Fred Matthiessen
Mr and Mrs Fred Matthiessen of Monticello observed their 57th wedding anniversary with a noon lunch attended by a group of friends. Their family includes daughters Mrs Charles Butler of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Burt Horsch of Seattle and three sons with grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Matthiessen
Monticello
Charles Butler
Cedar Rapids
Matthiessen
Carroll County
Jacob
Anna Matthiessen
Fred
A. W. Adams
John
George
Viola
Eugene Himebaugh
Oelwein
Christina Timpe
Anna Rettig
Whittier
Calif
Sarah Timpe
Nora Chalmers
Rosemead
Phillip
Spirit Lake
Specialist Gives Free Talk on Cancer Men
Dr. Arthur Erskine, expert x ray specialist and member of the state medical society cancer committee, will lecture at Monticello public school auditorium next Monday March 1 on cancer control and treatment. The Rotary club sponsors the free event in cooperation with local groups as part of a state wide effort to educate the public about cancer. The Women Field Army delivers a message of hope and early cancer curability during Holy Week as part of its enlistment campaign to fight cancer through education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Erskine
State Medical Society
Cancer Committee
Monticello
Rotary Club of
Erskine
Rotary Committee
Women's Field Army
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Women’s Field Army
Alleged murder trial of Minnie Hines postponed
Defense attorneys unable to reach Elkader from Waukon due to closed roads request postponement of Minnie Hines murder trial until Monday March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Waukon
Minnie Hines
James Macaulay Finishes Semester At Columbia
James Macaulay former Onslow public schools superintendent and Cornell College field representative based in Oak Park Illinois completed a graduate program at Columbia University in guidance and personnel work. He will work in Chicago area during the week and return to Mount Vernon weekends. He studied with Professors Kitson Rugg Pintner and Kilpatrick and had city school experience in Brooklyn. Mrs Frances Hubbard of Cedar Rapids arrived to help care for her mother in law Mrs Edgar Hubbard who suffered a stroke Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Oak Park
Ill
Chicago
Frances Hubbard
Cedar Rapids
Edgar Hubbard
Axel L Kraft Buried At Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Axel Ludwik Kraft were held at the First Presbyterian church in Monticello after a snow storm delayed the service. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery. pallbearers were Kraft’s Monticello post office colleagues. Kraft, born May 19 1872 in Tronjem Norway, came to the U S at six, later lived in Cedar Rapids and Monticello. He married Addie Walston Feb 11 1896 and had four children Lucille Howard George Florence. He is survived by his widow three grandchildren and three more.’
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Ludwick Kraft
First Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Kraft
Milton Thoent
Grant Eilers
Sam Rhatigan
John Breen
Ralph Lambert
Carroll Podhaski
Tronjem
Norway
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Addie Walston
Wyoming
Lucille Locher
Howard
George Kraft
Florence Yousse
Saugus
California
Kraft
DeMolay Father and Son Banquet at Masonic Temple
George Washington chapter of DeMolay sponsors a father and son banquet tonight at the Masonic temple. All DeMolay members and their fathers or adoptive fathers are expected by six o'clock for dinner and entertainment arranged by Dad Carl Hodson and his committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
DeMolay
Dad Carl Hodson
Porter Sentenced to Fort Madison for Break‑In Crimes
Paul Porter aged 30 received a ten year term at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison after pleading guilty to breaking and entering at the men’s reformatory. He was brought to Fort Madison by Deputy Roy Cooley following his arrest in Denison. Porter, tied to a January 25 toolhouse theft and possible safe blowing, is among three men named Arthur Cassidy and Daniel Dickinson, both held at Fort Madison after arrest in Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Porter
Fort Madison
F. O. Ellison
Anamosa
Roy Cooley
Porter
Ft. Madison
Council Bluffs
Lillian Miles Weds Charles Hruska on Feb 14
Cedar Rapids couple Lillian Miles and Charles A. Hruska wed Feb 14 in Rock Island Illinois at Broadway Presbyterian church. The bride is daughter of Sid Miles of Monticello and the groom’s family hosted a tea at his parents home. The couple will live in Cedar Rapids where he runs the Log Cabin restaurant. Weather kept the Miles family from attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Miles
Cedar Rapids
Sid Miles
Monticello
Charles A. Hruska
Jaroslav Hruska
Rock Island
Ill
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Hruska
Miles
Dorothy
State Senator Driscoll Dies in Des Moines Hospital
Democrat T F Driscoll of Farmington died Tuesday night at Mercy hospital Des Moines A separate item notes Hopkinton elected Dr G Brown mayor to replace resigned B W Humphrey Lester Gearhart elected councilman in Browns place Also George Woodruff of Independence invited by NBC to sing on air for 92nd birthday celebration February 28 Otto Lange Republican senator from Dubuque county died at home Sunday of heart disease Lange ran for governor in 1930 and 1932 survived by wife two sons and a daughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. €. Brown
Hopkinton
B. W. Humphrey
Lester Gearhart
Dr. Brown
George Woodruff
Independence
National Broadcasting Company
NBC Blue
Woodhuff
Otto Lange
Dubuque County
Republcan
Lange
Iowa
Senate
Town Assessor Should Call at Home or Business
A reader asks if the town assessor must call at a resident’s home to assess. The answer states the assessor should call at the home or place of business. If he avoids this, he is taking a shortcut to speed the work.
Miss McLaughlin Elected President of Alpha Chi Omega
Elizabeth McLaughlin daughter of Mr and Mrs W D McLaughlin in Cincinnati Ohio was elected president of Alpha Chi Omega sorority at the University of Cincinnati where she is a junior student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth McLaughlin
W. D. McLaughlin
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Ohio
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Iss McLaughlin
High Water In Monticello Strands Streets And Ice Closes Services
Heavy rains caused extensive flooding in Monticello last weekend. Water surged from west, flooding Orange and Main streets and nearing the bridge with water several feet deep. A Waterloo woman’s car stalled in a ditch, later freed by N L Newton using a lasso and chain. Cattle moved to higher ground as the boiler room at Kitty Creek flooded. Over a foot of new snow arrived Sunday with winds. churches canceled or drew small crowds. The dam near the Iowa Electric plant recorded a fourteen foot high water mark, above typical levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Orange Street
Canal Street
Third Street
Main Street
Main
Third Streets
Agnes Hartman
Waterloo
Monticello Greenhouse
Miss Hartman
N. L. Newton
Childress-Hoag Motor Company
Kitty Creek
Farmer Canning Factory
Carl C. Hodson
Iowa
Farmers Fire Truck Assn Holds Annual Meeting in Monticello
The Farmers Community Fire Truck association of Monticello held its annual meeting at the Farmers Implement store. Members praised the truck for saving property and reducing insurance costs. Elections reappointed Will Balsiger and S. M. Hosford as directors. J. H. Zimmerman and W. F. Hintz filled vacancies. The board set officers for one year: C. K. Greer president, Will Balsiger vice, S. M. Hosford secretary, F. E. Stimson treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Community Fire Truck Association of
Monticello
Farmers’ Implement Store
Farmers Mutual Insurance Associations
Will Balsiger
S. M. Hosford
Association
J. H. Zimmerman
W. F. Hintz
C. K. Greer
F. E. Stimson
A. W. Adams
H. F. Adams
Aitchison Brothers
Joseph L. Appleby
Lorenz Allamand
A. Ambuehl Sr
William Balsiger
Margaret
R. I. Bailey
J. E. Bateman
Etta
Playground Contest Winner at Rural No 4 School
Miss Irene Burrichter's rural school No 4 in Wayne township won first prize, a sixty five dollar merry go round, in the merchants playground equipment contest closing February 6. Betty Hoult led with over seven million votes from twenty million collected by the school, with a pictured roster of scholars including Betty Hoult and Norma Aman among others.
Harold Neilly Earns Promotion in Cedar Rapids
Harold Neilly of Cedar Rapids has been named manager of the buttermaking department at Wilson and Company's Cedar Rapids plant. A Sacred Heart school graduate, he previously worked six years for the Blue Valley Dairy company in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Neilly
P. M. Lattner Manufacturing Company
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Sacred Heart School
Harold
Blue Valley Dairy Company
Snow Removed From Streets In Monticello
Heavy snowfall prompts Monticello street committee to clear snow from First Street and adjacent streets. Men and trucks worked early this week loading and hauling snow away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
Honor Monticello couple marks 52nd wedding anniversary
Monticello residents Mr. and Mrs. Gerd Weers celebrated their 52nd anniversary with a family dinner last Friday February 19. The couple born in 1860 Germany are survived by eight children, 22 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They married after meeting in Wayne township and moved to Monticello in 1922 on Orange Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Thompson
Chicago
Robert
Richard Thompson
Helen Thompson
Matthiessen
Dixon
Wayne Township
Barbara M. Timpe
Cresline
Ohio
Wheatland
Gerd Weers
Monticello
Carl Reuter
Mr. Weers
Marx
Germany
Greenview
Ilinois
Dunwell
Nebraska
Iowa
Mrs. Weers
Anna Harms
Repsholt
Weers
Tevla Weers
William Bohlken
Scotch Grove
Henry Bohlken
August Gerdes
Earlville
Henry Weers
Center Junction
Henry Doden
Langworthy
Lizzie
Waggoner
Olin
John Weers
John H. Harrs
Orange Street
Anamosa to Host Regional Basketball Tourney March 4 6
Anamosa high school will host the sectional basketball tournament in its gym Thursday through Saturday March 4 5 and 6 with six class A teams and nine class B teams. Monticello is favored in class A though star Bone may miss action due to a fractured left hand requiring a splint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa High School
Monticello
Bone
Springville
Anamosa
Olin
Central City
Cogeon
Center Junction
Hopkinton
Wyoming
Onslow
Monmouth
Lost Nation
Oxford Junction
Morley
Martello
Center Junction-Hopkinton
March Term Opens In Jones County Court At Anamosa
Hon. H C Ring to preside as Jones county district court begins in Anamosa with grand jury on day one and petit jury on week two. Cases listed since January include damages replevin attachments notes and foreclosures against multiple defendants and a probate matter. Richard McElligott, 2, dies in Cedar Rapids after two weeks with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Ring
Jones County District Court
Court House
Anamosa
Bert Wink
Thomas J. George
Jack Becks
Godfrey Bader
Justice Peace Court
George L. Schoonover
T. A. Manuel
M. & S. Motor Company, Inc
James Mallicoat
Hazel Mallicoat
William Ralff
Charles Koranda
Landlord
H. S. Bennett
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
James E. Remley
O. F. Otten
Richard McElligott
John McElligott
Cedar Rapids
Hopkinton Woman Suffered A Stroke
Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hopkinton was taken to John McDonald hospital Monday morning after suffering a stroke while preparing breakfast. The doctor was called immediately and she was reported as holding her own. She has many friends and relatives in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Murray
Hopkinton
John McDonald Hospital
Christian Leaders Institute to visit Anamesa Iowa
The Christian Leaders Institute comes to Anamesa Congregational Church in Jones County on March 3 as part of a statewide series. Rev N H Carman Rev Donald Schroder and Dr Royal Montgomery head the county team for a day of instruction and discussion on community Christian education. Admission is free with an offering later, dinner to be served noon for a reasonable price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Leaders Institute
Jones County
Anamesa Congregational Church
Iowa
Iowa State Council of Religious Education
Our County
N. H. Carman
Des Moines
Christian Education
Iowa Baptist Convention
Donald Schroder
Montezuma
First Presbyterian Church
Royal J. Montgomery
Hopkinton Man In McDonald Hospital After Shotgun Incident
Arthur Appleby of Hopkinton was brought to McDonald hospital with a self inflicted shotgun wound. He reportedly placed the gun between his feet to pull the trigger with his toe. the charge tore the flesh of his left shoulder and fractured the left clavicle. His act was linked to worries over finances. He is married with a family and a WPA worker. Current condition is not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Appleby
Hopkinton
McDonald Hospital
Appleby
Ina Cruise Stranded in Blizzard Near Des Moines
Miss Ina Cruise, Monticello public school teacher, was stranded seventeen miles east of Des Moines during a Saturday blizzard. She sheltered in a schoolhouse from 7:45 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. the next day as buses and cars were halted by drifts. By dawn over sixty people sought refuge. she finally returned to Monticello on Tuesday to resume teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Cruise
Monticello Public Schools
Des Moines
Grinnell
Miss Cruise
Cruise
Monticello
Leigh Clark Submits To Appendix Operation At Hospital
Leigh Clark, owner of Clark Tire and Battery, underwent an appendectomy at McDonald Hospital Tuesday morning. The procedure revealed chronic appendicitis. Clark was on the operating table two hours and is expected to improve by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Clark
Clark Tire and Battery Station
McDonald Hospital
Leigh
Stuhler Sale Closes Saturday March 6
The job department of The Monticello Express reports a large sale bill for Geo Stuhler's Sons company. A sale is held in all three departments and ends Saturday March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Geo. Stuhler’s Sons
Lee Crimin Qualifies In Express Bird Contest
Lee Crimin a farmer near Monti cello reports that he saw a robin checking over his cherry crop on Friday January 15. This is the earliest date reported by any of our Express readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Crimin
Monticello
Express
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Jacob Timpe
Carroll
Rice Wood
Presbyterian Church of
Taylor
Curtis
West First Street
J. B. Zimmerman
Burt Horsch
Seattle
Wash
MR. and
Mrs
James Macaulay
Columbia
Axel L. Kraft
The
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Burns Lodge No. 173
A. F
A. M
Ben Cotton
Charles Hruska
T. F. Driscoll
Farmington
Mercy Hospital
Miss McLaughlin
Church of Immaculate, Conception
Adolph H. Dierks
Delay Brothers
John Doden
Denis Donovan
Len Durst
Arnold Egger
Ed Eiler
E. F. Eiben
R. Flack
Carl Fass
W. P. Fleming
Henry Freese
John E. Folkerts
R. H. George
James Haley
John Haley
Mike Haley
John H. Hayen Jr
F. A. Hankren
W. H. Hanken
Fred Harken
H. H. Hayen
Adam Hein
John Hein Jr
Harm Helgens
Fred Helgens
George H. Heeren
Gerd Harms
Clarence E. Hagen
Richard Hanken
F. D. Hagen
E. G. Hicks
E. E. Hoag
Thomas W., Hogan
Alice D. Howie & Sons
Heiken Brothers
Charles Henrichs
Otto E. Hubbard
John A. Hubbard
W. Kehoe
H. Knake
J. E. Littlefield
John Lieneman
J. J. Locher
Co. G
F. G. Matthiessen
Jacob Matthiessen
John Matthiessen
George Manternacht
George Mead
George Mardorf
Monticello State Bank
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Hutchings
Betty Hoult
Leonard B8tutt
Doris Zimmerman
Elfriede Behrens
Margaret Ann Zimmerman
Harvey Fechtman
Raymond Harms
George Tobiason
Verna Onken
Pauline Tobiason
Irvin Stutt
Laverne Rickels
Clifford Helgens
Norma Aman
Hannah Stutt
Alice Stutt
Elva Bunting
Henry Onken
Mrs. Gerd Weers
Anamosa, Mar.4
Anamesa
Ina
Stuhler
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