J Newton Smith Dies At Center Junction Farm
J Newton Smith a Center Junction area pioneer died at his farm home Friday. Funeral at 11 a m Monday at the home with Rev F G Tyrrell, burial in North Madison cemetery. He was born April 25 1865 and survived by four children and twelve grandchildren. He served on many boards and was a longtime Master Farmer.
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J. Newton Smith
Center Junction
Jones County
John Newton Smith
F. G Tyrrell
Presbyterian Church
North Madison
John
Elisabeth Smith
Scotland
James R
Agnes
Jessie
Ellen Crans
Davenport
Annie Doran
Cedar Rapids
David
Des Moines
Benjamin
Miles’ City
Mont
Wiliam
A. G
Wyoming
Business
Cornell College Academy
Mount Vernon
Rachel Nichols
Vera Kempf
Boone
Gladys McNeilly
Paul
Anamosa
Stuart
Ames
Edna Peters Injured In Illinois Automobile Crash
Miss Edna Peters R N 25 formerly of Monticello sustained serious injuries in a Christmas day crash three miles west of Sabula. Ralph Klemmer 26 of Chicago was less seriously hurt. Peters has multiple injuries and was taken to Savanna hospital. Klemmer fractured jaw and shock followed. Car left the road at high speed, struck a rock and a cement block shifted onto front occupants. Family members visited as a Stayton Oregon man reports his ill father Dr George Inglis 85 once Monticello physician.
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Edna Peters
R. N
Monticello
Ralph Kelmmer
Chicago
Sabula
Miss Peters
del McVay
J. H. Peters
Savanna Hospital
Kelmmer
Peters
Sabula Gazette
Savana
Klemmer
Belknap Dies At Anamosa Home After Illness
John D. Belknap lifelong Jones county resident died at his Anamosa home following a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at Smykil chapel conducted by Rev. J. K. Delahooke. He was son of Ca de and Elizabeth Belknap pioneer settlers in Jackson township. He worked at E. J. Wood store then became rural mail carrier in 1902 and city carrier until retirement November 30 1932. He married Essie M. Donald in 1905. survivors include two sisters Mrs. J H Ramsey and Jennie Belknap and two brothers Oscar W Belknap Cedar Rapids Joseph H Belknap Anamosa.
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John D. Belknap
Jones County
Anamosa
Smykil Chapel
J. K. Delahooke
Belknap
Cade and
Elizabeth Belknap
Jackson Township
Upper Iowa University
E. J. Wood
Hughes Blake Spoke to Rotary in Monticello Meeting
At the Monticello Rotary Club Monday evening two speakers addressed the group. The main talk was by Hughes Blake of Shanghai, China, who discussed Rotary in the Far East, life in Shanghai, and U S and Chinese relations during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Rotary Club
Rotarians
Harry J. Korslund
Norwood
Mass
Rotary Club
Norwood Club
Korslund
C. A. Coxsee
Hughes Blake
Shanghai
China
Blake
Thomas Shover
Shover
John
Rotary
Manila
Hankow Club
Far East
United States
U. S
America
Texas
Marine Insurance Company
Philippines
Japan
New Assessor Supplies Introduced For Assessment Forms
New type of supplies issued to assessors includes flat binders for real estate and personal property sheets. Duplicates will be given to those assessed. Former bound books combined real estate and personal property on one form, now separated with more writing space for efficiency.
First Monticello Baby Contest Gifts Revealed
The Monticello Express reports arrangements for the 1941 first baby contest including gifts from Nelson Jewelry a silver cup with the baby's name engraved Monte Jewelry a solid gold ring Rickless Dry Goods a fluffy baby blanket Iowa Electric Co electric bottle warmer Schmidt and Shomont dairies milk bottles A J H McNeill a Kiddie Kar and more gifts from local merchants to the baby and parents. The contest requires the baby to be born to Monticello city residents and prizes may pass to the second baby if the first family declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Monticello
Nelson Jewelry
Monte Jewelry
Rickless Dry Goods Store
Iowa Electric Co
Schmidt's
Shomont Dairies
A. J. H. McNeill
Heavy Christmas Mail Flood Hits Monticello Post Office
Monticello postmaster Dr. Mark F. Hogan reports the Christmas 1940 mail was the heaviest in the office history. 18 staff handled the rush with freight hauls used for excess parcel post on December 20 21 and 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark F. Hogan
Monticello
Hogan
The
Express
Canning Firm Lands Navy Contract for Canned Corn
The Monticello plant of the J LeRoy Farmer Canning Company secured a Navy contract for 4100 cases of corn in white boxes. Boxes shipped from Oregon with seven workers producing for ten days. This week 5000 cases were sent, including one car to United Grocer in Fresno California for foreign export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Company
United States Navy
Oregon
United Grocer Company
Fregno
Calif
John E. Foster Dies at Ames After Heart Attack
John E. Foster 64 longtime educator and former Iowa State College dean died at his Ames home last Monday after a heart attack. He had served as Monticello public schools superintendent and dean of men at ISU from 1922 to 1927, later dean of the summer quarter and in vocational education. Burial was at ISU Cemetery after funeral at Collegiate Methodist Church. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs. Byron B. Meyer of Dows Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Foster
Monticello Public Schools
Iowa State College
Ames
Vocational Education
Collegiate Methodist Church
G. S. Nichols
Foster
Monticello Public
Western College
Yale University
Byron B. Meyer
Dows, Ia
Iverson Furniture Store Faces Closure in Monticello
The Iverson furniture store plans a complete closeout sale of its 7000 stock in Monticello to settle the estate of the late Leonard Iverson. The sale runs Friday through Saturday January 18 with greatly reduced prices and a voting contest worth 135.75. The store has served Monticello for 23 years and will be missed by locals and the trade area.
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Iverson
Monticello
the Express
Leonard Iverson
Navy establishes new Ford plant training school
A Navy statement from a recruiting officer visiting Monticello on December 27 reports a new training system at the Ford plant near the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. The program offers ratings training in electrician fire control machinist boilermaker moulder metalsmith carpenter patternmaker with aviation machinery diesel engine and advanced metalsmithing. Basic training lasts one month at Great Lakes and three months at Ford with no prior experience required beyond age and a 70 percent passing score on the Navy mental exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Monticello
Navy
Ford
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Rural Youth Enter Drama Meet Across County in January
The Jones County Rural Youth association plans a one act play contest starting January 8 in Olin with a second group of three plays at Monticello high school on January 9. Winners advance to Cedar Rapids on January 11 for semi finals, then to Ames for finals in February.
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Jones County Rural Youth Association
Olin
Farm Bureau
Monticello High School
Cedar Rapids
Ames
James Whitmore
Margaret Balster
Monticello
Lois Tallman
Anamosa
Robert Peet
Martelle
Lucille McMullin
Morley
Edna Reese
Jacqueline Kinler
William Reade
Onslin
Alex Inglisp Hale
Irvin Sievers
Wyoming
J LeRoy Farmer Buys Lincoln Hotel
Announcement shows J LeRoy Farmer of Cedar Rapids purchasing the Grand hotel at Lincoln Nebraska. The hotel has 0 rooms 12 apartments and remains a hotel. Farmer already owns hotels in Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Lincoln and operates canning plants across several Iowa towns.
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J. LeRoy Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Grand Hotel
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Farmer
Muscatine
Story City
Monticello
Tipton
Marengo
West Liberty
Six Monticello Men Named for Army Induction
Six men are selected for induction with four to report January 7 at 5 15 p m to the Local Selective Service Board for transport to Fort Des Moines. Replacements Edward Luck and John Christ are named if any of the four fail to be accepted. replacements may report five days before duty.
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Selective Service Board
Fort Des Moines
Donald Max Purcell
Rt. 2
Monticello
Carrol Gale Edwards
Onslow
Charles Pericy Hansen
Wyoming
Eugene Harold Howell
Edward Leslie Luck
Rt. 3
John Christ
Fredrieck Oaken
Langworthy
Farm Forum to Hear Dr Russell Cooper on Our International Affairs
Dr Russell Cooper head of history at Cornell College Mount Vernon will speak Monday January 6 at eight o clock in the public school auditorium. His topic will be Our International Affairs as part of a Farm Forum series of eleven Monday night addresses. The event is expected to draw many local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Center Junction
School Board
Telephone Company
County Farm Bureau
Shipping Association, Creamery, and Bank
The
Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Russell Cooper
Cornell College
LeRoy Clark Sons Formed To Continue Plumbing Business
In Monticello Messrs Leroy Clark Jr Fay Clark and Lim Clark bought the LeRoy Clark estate plumbing heating and well drilling property from the estate administrator under Jones county district court orders. The new firm will keep the same line of work and service as the late LeRoy Clark Sr. Holiday visitors at the Shover home included Mrs R A Shover and daughter Florence of Los Angeles Calif Mrs Hughes Blake of Shanghai Julian Blake of Seattle Lieut Fred Blake of Washington DC Miss Jayne Shover and Wallace Dicky of East Chicago Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Messrs
Leroy Clark, Jr
Fay Clark
Lim Clark
LeRoy Clark
LeRoy Clark, Sr
Jones County District Court
LeRoy Clark Sons
Thomas Shover
R. A. Shover
Florence
Los Angeles
Calif
Hughes Blake
Shanghai
China
Julian Blake
Seattle
Wash
Fred Blake
Washington, D. C
Jayne Shover
Wallace Dicky
East Chicago
Ind
Milwaukee Road Dinner Smoker For Shippers On Jan 9
The Milwaukee Railroad will host a dinner smoker for stock shippers and business men in Monticello community hall at 6 30 p m January A special train will bring railroad men from Chicago Dubuque Davenport Cedar Rapids and Marion Four hundred guests are expected The Marion Cedar Rapids Area Service Club sponsors the event
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Milwaukee Railroad
Jones County
Monticello
Chicago
Dubuque
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Marion-Cedar Rapids
Paul Balcar Advancing in U S Army to Lieutenant Colonel
Paul G Balcar has been advanced from Major to Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. He is now at Governors Island New York and previously served in the JAG department in Washington DC. A law graduate of State University of Town he has served over twenty years in government service.
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Paul G. Balcar
United States Army
Governor’s Island
New York
J.A.G. Department
Washington
D.C
Col. Balear
Law College
State University of Town
Mrs McLaughlin Dies. Rites Set At Iverson Funeral Home
Mrs Fred D McLaughlin died Tuesday evening at her home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Iverson Funeral Home with Rev Samuel G Gutensohn officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery. Born Elizabeth Willis near Baldwin Jackson county she married Fred D McLaughlin October 6 1897. Survived by husband a son Burton B McLaughlin of Monticello and a daughter Blanche Lemee of Longview Texas.
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Fred D. McLaughlin
Iverson
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Oakwood Cemetery
McLaughlin
Jackson County
Baldwin
Elizabeth Willis
Willis
Mary
Heil
Aphis
Monmouth
Monticello
Burton B. McLaughlin
Blanche
James Lemee
Longview
Texas
Women Urged To Aid Relief Work In January Sessions
War Relief production under the American Red Cross plans weekly Room No 1 meetings in the Community building during January to cut and sew hospital bed shirts dresses and sweaters for refugees Yarn supplies include forty pounds and volunteers have begun gathering at the library.
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American Red Cross
Ray Echternacht
Halstead Carpenter
Hans Ruof
George Woodall
Earl Shrove
J. J. Hayes
George Mueller
Lawrence White
Hayes
Sacred Heart Church
Larson Eligible in 1940 Football Case Despite Conference Doubts
The Board of Control ruled Lawrence Larson of Anamosa eligible for the 1940 season, overruling the Eastern Iowa Conference which claimed he attended school for more than twenty days in the second semester. The Jamieson case also found Russell Jamieson over age, making him ineligible.
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Board of Control
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Lawrence Larson
Anamosa
Eastern Iowa
Larson
Russell Jamieson
Kinser
State University
University Hospital
Department of Surgery
Department of
S.H.S.A.R
Board of Cohtics
Town High Hehoel Athletic Association
Jamieson
Anamosa-Monticello
de Kock
Tipton
Grimes
Winger
Monticello
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Illinois
Ward A. Inglis
Stayton
George Inglis
West
J. N. Smith
John Foster
Ford Plant
Lincoln Hotel
Army
Farmrum
Farmorum
Prof Russell Cooper
Milwaukee Road
Carl Hodson
William Corbin
Red Cross
Ralph Rundell
H. C. DeKock
George A. Brown
William Larson
Lawrence
Iowa City
Teagarden
I. W. Blough
Waterloo
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