Income Tax Filing Due By April First For Iowa Residents
Iowa residents face an April first deadline to file state personal net income tax returns under the three point tax program. Exemptions, deductions, and rates apply. first assessment for 1934 is due by April 1 with penalties for late or fraudulent returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello State Bank
Board of Assessment and Review
State House
Des Moines
State Board of Assessment and Review
Cascade Laborer Sentenced After Weekend Arrest
Edward Lamont a Cascade laborer began a jail term in Dubuque county on New Year's Day after a charge of resisting an officer. He was sentenced by Justice George A Was senaar in Cascade on Monday following a Saturday raid by state federal and county officers. Lamont was described as unsteady in Cascade streets when Officer McMullen attempted the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lamont
Cascade
Dubuque
George A. Wassenaar
Lamont
McMallen
McMullen
Elkader Boy Wins National Journalism Award
Harry Powell of Elkader was one of three Iowa high school students to win honors in inter scholastic national creative writing contests by the Quill and Scroll. He achieved the highest Iowa rank and placed fourth nationally in the feature story. His Elkader journalism instructor is Miss Mildred Delscher of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Powell
Elkader
Iowa
Quill and Scroll
Young Powell
Mildred Delscher
The Alleged Manchester Murderer Being Sought
Delaware County officers continued their hunt for Adolph Berg 32 named as the actual slayer of Mrs Reginald Tracy 83 of Manchester on the night of October 3 Berg was reported seen near the Manchester outskirts this week He was thought to have fled by taking a freight train Waterloo to Manchester No trace of Berg has been found by authorities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Tuesaday
Adolph Berg
Mra
Reginald Tracy
Manchester
Berg
Waterloo
Monticello Nurse Aids Unusual Birth at Mercy Hospital
Miss Helen Starks, a registered nurse from Monticello, helped care for a mother and 7 pound girl born on the steps of Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids at 2 a.m. Saturday December 29. taxi driver Glen Droz drove Mrs Paul Stark to the hospital. doors locked at 10 a.m. and the baby’s only attendant was the driver. The nurse questions whether a familial link exists with Miss Helen Starks due to name similarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Starks
Frank Starks
Monticello
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mercy
Paul Stark
Monti Tops Geneseo In Narrow Year End Victory
Monticello High School beat a traveling Geneseo Ti team 31 to 15 on its home court. Ferring and Matthiessen sparked a 13 point third quarter as the Red and Black tightened defense and pulled away in the final period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hogan
Monti High
Geneseo
Pittsburgh U
Ferring
Matthiessen
Farber
Junior Hobart
Monti
Bill Hobart
Fraser
Black
Monticello
Bill Ferring
Farm Sale Near Monticello Netted 2500 Dollars
The Harms farm sale in Castle Grove Township grossed 2500 dollars per auctioneer Col. L. P. Waddick. Horses brought 236, a six foot binder 51, hay loader 70, mower 46, top cow 30, oats 33 crop 10 bushel 0 tic and 34 crop 48, oat hay 37, straw stack 37, corn fodder 1.57 per 10 hill, corn 85 cents a bushel. The Cartano family from Wadsworth Ill plan to move onto the farm this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Kenneth Harms
Castle Grove Township
L. P. Waddick
Hill Square
Wilbur Cartano
Carol
Richard
Wadsworth, Ill
Cartano
R. A. Cartano
Monticello
Casses Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary in Monticello
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Cass of Monticello observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with open house at their South Chestnut street home on December 28. Relatives and friends from Monticello and beyond, including daughter Faye Cass in her mother’s wedding gown, attended a silver and blue decorated event with tea service and a table of silverware and cards. The Casses run Cass Transportation with routes from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids to Manchester. out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harrs, Manchester, and others from Cincinnati Ohio Hastings Nebraska Independence Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Cass
Monticello
South Chestnut Street
Cass
H. BR. Merrit
Hastings
Neb
Mary Kehos
Independence
Catherine Brandt
C. Robert Kubin
Cedar Rapids
Hanssen Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary Celebrated
Arthur and Mrs Hanssen marked 25 years at their Monticello country home with cards dancing and a late lunch. Guests from Monticello and nearby towns brought silverware gifts as tribute to the couple.
Scotch Grove Man Fined For Drunken Driving
Eldon Haeussler a 22 year old from Scotch Grove was fined 300 dollars plus costs in Linn county district court by Judge H C Ring on a drunk driving charge. He was arrested after a Tuesday evening collision four miles east of Marion on highway 161 with the vehicle on the wrong side of the road. The court warned of a 90 day jail term if the fine is not paid and prohibited him from driving for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Haeussler
Scotch Grove
Linn County
H. C. Ring
Marion
Highway 161
Haeussler
Mark Kenyon Dies in Cedar Rapids at 59
Mark Kenyon aged 59 died Saturday morning at his Cedar Rapids home after several weeks illness. A printer by trade, he formerly worked for The Monticello Express and lived in Cedar Rapids for 15 years. Survived by his mother Mrs. Nettie Kenyon a sister Mrs. John Fisher of Sioux City and a brother Clifford Kenyon of Anamosa.
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Mark Kenyon
Cedar Rapids
Monticello Express
Nettie Kenyon
John Fisher
Sioux City
Clifford Kenyon
Anamosa
Schreiner Chapter Order of Eastern Star Installs 1935 Officers
Schreiner chapter No. 226 OES met in Masonic temple for January with Mrs. Belle Timmins presiding. New officers were installed by Mrs. Anne Echternacht and Mrs. Agnes Steck. The roster includes Mabel Tuetken as worthy matron and Cornelius Steck as worthy patron among others. A 1934 past matron received a pin. guests from Maquoketa and Anamosa attended. Refreshments followed. Mrs. George Timmins hosted a Maples Inn dinner honoring 1934 officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coxsee
Caroline Schoenhut
Eda van Buren
Carrie Sutherland
Chloe Skelley
Christena Schweitzer
Marshal
Lulu Cass
Gladys Stuhler
Adah
Lucile Cotton
Ruth
Selma DeShaw
Esther
Olga Stott
Martha
Rose Hodson
Electa
Sadie Podhaski
Warder
Leola Madsen
Sentinel
Jennie Clark
Steck
Maquikata
Fortees
Mise
William Marshall
George Baol
A. T. Madsen
Bac DeShaw
Siegfried Guyan
George Timmins
Maples Inn
Schreiner Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
William
Temarks
Monticello Veteran Remembers Franco-Prussian War Details
Henry Rodick, a Monticello resident and Franco-Prussian War veteran born in 1846, recalls key battles from 1870 71 including Mars-la-Tour Gravelotte and Metz. He joined the German army as a teen, endured early conscription, and served in Regiment 78 Ostfriesland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Henry Rodick
France
Prussia
Mr. Rodick
Wiesedemeer
Wittmund
Germany
Henry
Aurich
Ostfriesland
Morley Bank Merges Into Citizens Savings of Anamosa
Jones County Savings bank of Morley sold to Citizens Savings bank of Anamosa, to operate as a Morley branch. Anamosa bank assumes deposits and liabilities, with remaining assets placed in a trust for stockholders. Morley resources listed at 85000. former Morley cashier L D Murfield to run branch.
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Jones County Savings Bank of
Morley
Citizens Savings Bank of
Anamosa
Anamosa Bank
Jones County Savings Bank
Morley Bank
State Banking Department
Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
L. D. Murfield
Fire damages church school near Zion Lutheran church
A fire at the school house adjoining Zion Lutheran church in Wayne township caused an estimated 250 dollars in damage. The blaze, discovered at 5 pm Monday December 31, burned part of the floor and some furniture. Monticello fire truck responded. nearby residents helped until firefighters arrived. Some insurance coverage noted.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Monticello
Velma Koppes Weds Robert Postel in Sacred Heart Church
Velma Koppes and Robert Postel married at Sacred Heart church in Monticello. Postel, son of Lem and Mrs Postel of Castle Grove township, wed Velma daughter of Peter Koppes of Cascade. Ceremony led by Rev. A L Lorens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Postel
Lem Postel
Castle Grove Township
Velma Koppes
Peter Koppes
Cascade
Sacred Heart Church
Monticello
A. L. Lorens
W D O P Club Holds New Year Watch Party
Mrs. Donald Sutherland hosted a New Year’s Eve watch party for the W D O P club a Sunday school group of the Presbyterian church at Fern Lightfoot’s home. After a short meeting they played games and served a midnight plate lunch. The group also caroled visiting 22 shut ins and elderly and visited the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Sutherland
Presbyterian Church
Fern Lightfoot
Frances Bone
Roberta Clark
Frances Collins
Barbara Ely
Edna May Guyan
Wanda Harford
Bernice Havitchek
Helen Keith
Mary Keith
Federal probe suspends four Jones county grocery stores
The federal inquiry into relief order fulfillment led to a 30 day or longer suspension of four Jones county grocery stores for noncompliance. Some merchants allegedly allowed unauthorized items, while relief committees focus on providing nourishing inexpensive foods to eligible families.
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Jones County
Anamosa Teacher Injured In Unusual Road Crash
Maud Barnes, an Anamosa school teacher, was riding with friends to DeWitt when the top deck blew off a truck ahead, crushed the car, and caused a severe scalp wound. She was hospitalized in Clinton after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Barnes
Grand Mound
DeWitt
Miss Barnes
Clinton
Magazine Offer Still Good During January
Readers can pay for a subscription to The Express or start a new one and receive four magazines of their choice for an extra 50 cents. Check the local page of The Express this week to select titles.
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The
Express
Items Of Occurrences Forty Years Ago January 1895
Monticello Express retrospects list infant deaths, drought relief efforts for Valentine Nebraska, and weather notes. It notes 1894 droughts, relief committees in Monticello and county, and obituaries from Oakwood cemetery. It records bank totals, a Georgia trip by local residents, a near drowning in the Maquoketa river, farm fire losses, and multiple local deaths and anniversaries.
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Monticello Express
Mabel Wenger
Samuel Wenger
Methodist Episcopal Church
Valentine
Nebraska
H. D. Smith
Monticello
Levi Berlin
Castle Grove
David F. Magee
Magee
Pennsylvania
William Schodde
Charles Shipman
J. 5. Hall
A. L. Fairbanks
Presley Hanna
John A. McLaughlin
James Hogan
Herman Sandhouse
Robert Rynerson
George Ambuchl
Harm Harris
John Stutt
J. B. Smith
Oakwood Cemetery
Mary E. Wales
James Clark
Ellen Telfair
Sadie Wood
Margaret McLean
Chester C. Starke
Cynthia & Fry
G. L. Seeber
Abbie Whitney
Mary McConnon
Roxanna Sleeper
Henry Hoffman
Ed Brazelton
J. Wernil
Alice Brazelton
C. Berlin
William Moore
Agnes Noyes
Magdalena Egger
D. M. Hall
Porter Babcock
A.S. Dewey
J.F. Porter
John Young
Sarah Schoonover
Anna Stary
OC. M. Eberhart
Will Clark
Charles Pierce
Abbie L. Little
Henry Suhr
William Waterhouse
Joshua Garrison
Monticello State Bank
Business And Industry Survey To Be Made
J A Liddy of Monticello field man for Jones county surveys for the state planning board business and industry committee. Working under the Jones county relief administration, he seeks data from 1924 to 1934 to chart marketing trading and banking habits and assess low mood effects on local economies.
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J. A. Liddy
Monticello
Jones County
State Planning Board
Jones County Relief Administration
Winners in Monticello Christmas lighting contest
The first Monticello Christmas lighting contest winners were announced this week. Residential first place went to Lincoln Thoeni, second to L. E. Hoag, third to Florence Noble. Commercial winners were Ann's and Good's cafes. Several displays were unlit during judging, possibly altering outcomes.
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Monticello
L. W. Lovell
Local Iowa Notes Report 1934 Marriage Declines and Bank Dividends
In Buchanan County 1934 saw 15 fewer marriage licenses than 1933. The Delaware County Cement Silo Co personal property sold at sheriff sale on December 28. Edward and Mrs Zak celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at Oxford Junction on Christmas Day. A third dividend totaling 70,000 dollars arrived for the failed First National Bank of Maquoketa. Obituaries note Josiah Walker 74 of Maquoketa died last week. William H Gruenwald elected Jackson County Farm Bureau president. Harry Davis 42 of Cedar Rapids found semiconscious at Morrison Hotel Chicago with a bottle nearby containing poison or acid. Dozens of unmailed letters show mental instability. Judge D L Maguire to help hear election contest lamps man Primghar vs Rodd man Cherokee with other judges named. Central City held memorial for Stanford C Ward 23 youngest local businessman who died of meningitis. Frank Burda of Oxford Junction, a former bank president, killed himself. body found in timber on the Burda homestead likely around 9 PM.
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Delaware County Cement Silo Company
Edward Zak
Oxford Junction
First National Bank of
Maquoketa
Josiah Walker
William H. Gruenwald
Primghar
R. G. Roddman
Cherokee
Twenty-First
Iowa
T. #. Goheen
Gilmore City
M. E. Hutchinson
Wall Lake
Mrs Bohren Undergoes Left Leg Amputation
Mrs Elizabeth Bohren of Monti cello had her left leg amputated at mid thigh due to gangrene in the foot. Dr C G Thomas performed the procedure last Friday at John McDonald hospital. Her condition is reported as favorable.
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Elizabeth Bohren
Monticello
C. G. Thomas
John McDonald Hospital
Ford V-8 and Truck Impress Monticello Public
The Madsen Motor showroom in Monticello drew large crowds last Saturday December 29 as they showcased the new Ford V-8 and Ford truck. Highlights include a longer body with center poise riding, improved suspension and weight distribution, larger tires, increased windshield slope, and several new features such as safety glass, enhanced brakes, easier clutch, and optional deluxe interiors. Delivery began Tuesday January 1 with prices starting $10 below prior model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madsen Motor Company
Monticello
Ford
Rum raids lead to murder charge in Dubuque case
In Dubuque and Cascade raids, two men from Dubuque Joe Menadue 26 and William C White 21 were charged with assault to commit murder. Agents found a hidden shotgun in Menadues home as 20 gallons moonshine and low grade whiskey were seized. Four Cascade suspects face illegal possession charges.
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Dubuque
Joe Menadue
William C. White
Dubuque County
Cascade
Howard Martinson
Leroy Hays
John Britt
Charles Oescheger
Davenport
Anderson
Reko
Heavy trucks blamed for most highway damage and costs
A Cedar Rapids Gazette report cites Dean Williams of the Iowa College of Engineering as saying bulky freight trucks and heavy buses cause about 90 percent of highway damage and add 25 percent to construction costs. He urges based on weight charges to curb truck competition with railroads. The Royal Neighbors announce a meeting for Tuesday January 8 at 2 pm to plan officer installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Dean C. C. Williams
University of Iowa College of Engineering
Dean Williams
DeMolay Boys Host Rabbit Dinner at Monticello Masonic
The George Washington chapter Order of De Molay Monticello hosted a 6 30 dinner December 28 in the Masonic temple. Carl Hodson directed the event with adviser leaders. Fifty boys enjoyed 28 baked rabbits and trimmings then moved to the basement recreation room for games.
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Board of Advisers
George Washington Chapter
Order of DeMolay of
Monticello
Masonic Temple
Carl Hodson
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Elkader Boy
Illinois
Merten
Mrs. Merle Cass
Mrs. A. Hanssen
Arthur Hanssen
Mis
John Wedger
Ema McCoy
Grant Eilers
Schreiner
Rodick
Bismarck
Leopold of
Mars- la-Tour
Gravelote
Metz
Henry Redick
Marsja-Tour
Henry, Rodick
Ladon
Beaune la Rolande
Josnes
Chateau-Chemiere
le Mans
Citizens’ Savings
W. D. O. P. Club
the Express
J. M. Sleeper
James Parrott
W. H. Proctor
Willian Stahler
John Qeschle
Tallapoosa
Georgia
Peter Jacque
Jacque
Garret Eilers
Corporation
Rae Abel
James Abel
Charles W. Brown
Florence Martin
Portland
Oregon
Susannah Brunthaver
Buchanan County
Central City
Federated Church
Stanford C. Ward
William H. Ward
Frank Burda
Lfe
Oxford Mirror
Oxford Junction Savings Bank
Burda
Edward Burda
Dubuque Sat
Rich Anderson
R. C. Reko
Menadue
White
Nas
Frank Dykman
DeMolay
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