Monti Warriors win twin bill at local gym
Monticello junior high routed Manchester juniors 31 to 5 with 16 players seeing action as coach Brindley used reserves in the first game. In the senior game, Monti led early with Eden and Hebert capitalizing on free throws and field goals, but Manchester kept it close through a tied second quarter before Monti pulled ahead as the period began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brindley
Manchester
Chuck” Wright
Eberhardt
McIntosh
Eden
Monticello
Hebert
Monti
Capt. Eden
Mullan
Milroy
Jones County Assessors Ready To Begin Work
Jones County assessors receive limits on work days in 1936 with Fairview at 43 days. City assessors get varied deadlines from five to fifty-two days across Morley West Cascade Martello Center Junction Onslow Wyoming Olin Oxford Junction Monticello and Anamosa. State board recommended valuation increases appear in the adopted schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Fairview
Morley
West Cascade
Martello
Center Junction
Onslow
Wyoming
Olin
Oxford Junction
Monticello
Anamosa
State Board of Assessment and Review
County Board of Supervisors
Ambri Savings Bank
Cascade State Bank
Citizens Savings Bank
Farmers Savings Bank
Monticello State Bank
Montcello
Onslow Savines Bank
Citizens Savines Bank
Jones County
Open House Sunday At Castle Grove Church
Castle Grove Lutherans plan an annual open house next Sunday after morning services with a pot luck dinner in the church basement. Families bring covered dishes while the Ladies Aid serves coffee. Rev Thalacker will host an open house for members to visit the parsonage and study and view yearly improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Three January Sales Advertised This Week
Beery's dry goods store J. B. Zimmerman clothing store and the Smartwear advertise real values in three January sales. The Express urges readers to turn to the advertising columns for money saving offers this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Beery
J. B. Zimmerman
Smartwear
Navy Recruiting Officer to Visit Monticello Post Office
A Davenport navy recruiting officer will be at the Monticello post office on January 17 between 10 30 a m and 3 p m. He will provide information and conduct physical examinations for young men interested in naval service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Davenport
Monticello
Choral Club Plans January 9 Rehearsal
Monticello choral club members are reminded the first rehearsal of the year will be held Thursday evening January 9 at 7 30 in the public school music room. All members and anyone who enjoys singing are invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Monticello Sets Aside Bradstreet Hill for Winter Coasting
The city designates Bradstreet Hill from the west end of that street to the railroad for children's winter coasting. A guard will be stationed at South Chestnut and Brad street intersection, but officials disclaim responsibility for any accidents. Guarding will occur after school and on some Saturdays, with no plans to guard other hills amid danger from passing autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Monticello
T'13 City of
South Chestnut Street
GOP Plans Meeting in Anamosa January 9
A Republican meeting will be held in the Anamosa courthouse on Thursday January 9 at 7 30 pm. Former congressman McLafferty of California will speak as part of organizing the Republican Volunteers of Iowa. State officers Horace M Towner W J Goodwin and George Lloyd are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Anamosa
McLafferty
California
Iowa
Republican Volunteers
Horace M. Towner
W. J. Goodwin
George Lloyd
Republican Central Committee
Central Committee
the Express
Jones County Truck Drivers Given Licenses
Last week 39 applicants received licenses to drive trucks in Jones county. Inspector J. H. Hayes of Dubuque examined them with written tests, eyesight checks, and a driving ability test in their own vehicles. Recipients near Monticello include Grant E. Eilers Louis Lindsey C Hubert Koontz John Eden Everett Batchelder Willis Sackett John C. Becks Joe Huxtable Melvin S. Nichol John Jacobs W T Folkers Cornelius Steck. Robert L. Stutt from Monticello also received a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
J. H. Hayes
Dubuque
Monticello
Grant E. Eilers
Louis Lindsey
C. Hubert Koontz
John Eden
Everett Batchelder
Willis Sackett
John C. Becks
Joe Huxtable
Melvin S. Nichol
John Jacobs
W. T. Folkers
Cornelius Steck
Robert L. Stutt
Judge Lovejoy Assigned To Serve 18th District
Judge A B Lovejoy of Waterloo was assigned by Chief Justice Maurice F Donegan of the Iowa supreme court to assist in January term trials for the eighteenth district in Linn county. The move follows a request by Judge H C Ring presiding over Linn county term. Extra judge needed due to many cases ready for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Lovejoy
Waterloo
Maurice F. Donegan
Iowa Supreme Court
Linn County
H.C. Ring
Annual Corn Legume Show Held At Olin
Delbert Grafft, a young farmer northwest of Olin, won two grand championships at the Jones County Corn and Legume show in Olin. Grafft led with 10 day entry corn and with field run corn, both hybrid varieties, while Ed Beck claimed the purple in the forage division with alfalfa day. The event also featured a women’s handiwork exhibit judged by Mrs. Henry Morey of Anamosa with multiple prize-winning rugs and quilts. Judges weighed yield 60 percent and grade 40 percent. Grafft’s corn yielded 94 bushels per acre on shrunk weight, with firsts across several townships. Officers elected for 1937 include Maurice Bonjour president and Delbert Grafft secretary. Student judging contests for eastern Iowa schools were set for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Grafft
Olin
Jones County
Grafft
Ed Beck
George W. Strayer
Hudson
Henry Morey
Anamosa
Frank Andrew
Charles Stivers
Martha Blayney
Dorothy Haesemeyer
Alta Levsen
J. W. Nichols
Nichols
Minna Levsen
Olin High School
Strayer
Jackson Township
Francis Glenn
Pete Sieveka
Hale Township
Lorenzen Brothers
Henry Blere
Rome Township
Hans Rohwedder
Harry Levsen
J. A. Fisher
Ed Kreger
Amon
Madison Township
Carl Schellin
Delbert Grattt
Jackson
Clarence Graft
Art Engelking
Eugene Engelking
Frederick Engelking
George Bonjour
Hale
Beck
Maurice Bonjour
Paul Levyson
Melvin Pruess
Iowa
Balster Hosts New Year's Dinner and Theater Party
Arend Balster proprietor of the Arend Balster stores at Scotch Grove hosted a 6:30 New Year’s Eve dinner at Ann’s cafe for sixteen employees. After dinner he led the group to a theater party at the Princess theater for the same group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arend Balster
Scotch Grove
Ann’s Cafe
Mr. Balster
Princess Theater
Heavy Snow Brings Back Gay Nineties Sleighing Charm
Several inches of snow lying on the ground this week recall the "gay nineties" fun of sleighing. Yet modern traffic makes snow a nuisance for drivers and bobsleds are taboo on the highways.
P. T. A. Plans Meeting At Public School Building
The next regular P T A meeting will be held at the public school house next Wednesday January 15 at 3 p m A good attendance is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Violet Meyer Weds Vernon Aldrich in Monticello Nuptials
Violet Rose Meyer became the bride of Vernon Aldrich on Monday December 30 at 9 PM in the Reformed Church parsonage. Rev. Armin H. Tendick officiated with double ring ceremony. Bridesmaid Beulah May Meyer and best man Leo Aldrich attended. The couple will reside on the Siebelt Harms farm as Aldrich works there. A wedding dance in Zimmerman hall followed, honoring the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Rose Meyer
Vernon Aldrich
Chhurch
Armin H. Tendick
Beulah May Meyer
Leo Aldrich
Aldrich
Peter Meyer
Lovell Township
Monticello High School
Monticello
George Meade
Siebelt Harms
Mr. Aldrich
Robert Aldrich
Zimmerman Hall
Guy Hogan Injured At Work In Lumber Company
Guy Hogan of St. Anthony and Dakota Lumber was seriously injured last Monday when a coal unloading task caused an iron pipe to strike his jaw. He was taken to McDonald hospital for treatment and later returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hogan
St. Anthony & Dakota Lumber Company
McDonald Hospital
Supreme Court abolishes federal farm program AAA
The United States Supreme Court declared the AAA unconstitutional in a 6 to 3 decision, striking down processing taxes and government control of agricultural production. Justice Roberts led the majority, with Justices Stone, Cardozo, and Brandeis filing a dissent. The ruling ends the 2.5 billion dollar program and raises questions about outstanding payments and future farm policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
AAA
Des Moines Register
Richard Wilson
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Owen Roberts
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Hoosac Mills Corporation
New Bedford
Mass
Harlan F. Stone
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Louis D. Brandeis
Justice Stone
Ity
NRA
Kagawa to Address Eastern Iowa Conference at Cornell College
Reverend Samuel G. Gutensohn, a member of a eastern Towa religious committee, announces a two day conference at Cornell College Mount Vernon February 27 and 28. Toyo Kagawa will speak to youth groups on the first day and to adult denominations and various society groups on the second day as part of his seven month U.S. stay promoting peace and religious unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Toychiko Kagawa
United States
Iowa
Kagawa
America
Cornell
Helen Topping
Towa
Royal Neighbors Will Install New Officers
Members of the Royal Neighbors chapter of Monticello will meet next Tuesday evening January 14. At this regular meeting new officers for 1938 will be installed. Each member may bring a guest for a social time. A pot luck supper will be served and a social time will follow. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors Chapter
Monticello
Meyer Slivken Sells Cedar Rapids Plant
Meyer Slivken of Monticello sold his Cedar Rapids branch produce plant and moved remaining fixtures to his Monticello plant. He arranged to pay all customers in his own office and installed an office girl to provide prompt service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Slivken
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Slivken
Monticello student named to I S T C Honor Roll
Mary Jane Stewart of Monticello is among 100 students named to the Town State Teachers College honor roll for the fall term. She carried 15 hours and earned 50 grade points, meeting the 3.33 GPA criterion with four for an A, three for a B, and so on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Stewart
Monticello
Town State Teachers College
M. J. Nelson
Stewart
DeMolay Initiation Held By Georgge Washington Chapter
Kenneth Howie and John Meyer were initiated into the Geor ge Washington chapter of De Molay last evening. The new officers led the initiatory work well with more candidates expected from Hopkinton and Anamosa. The chapter is thriving as boys show strong interest and Howard Shelley hosted a lunch afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Howie
Alice Howie
Castle Grove Township
John Meyer
Alma Meyer
Monticello
Georgge
Washington
Hopkinton
Anamosa
Howard Shelley
Masonic Officers Installed At Temple Last Tuesday
Burns Lodge No. 173 A F and A M held its regular meeting in the Masonic temple last Tuesday evening and installed the coming year’s officers. Worshipful master Dr Earl DeShaw senior warden Ben Cotton junior warden Lloyd Clark treasurer George L Lovell secretary Harry Ireland senior deacon Ray Marugg junior deacon Hugh Lambert senior steward Cornelius Steck junior steward Donald Morey. An oyster stew followed served by Leigh Clark and assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Lodge No. 173
Masonic Temple
Earl DeShaw
Ben Cotton
Lloyd Clark
George L. Lovell
Harry Ireland
Ray Marugg
Hugh Lambert
Cornelius Steck
Donald Morey
Items Of Occurrences Twenty Five Years Ago
January 1911 records from The Monticello Express recount births marriages and accidents. Notable items include T B Booth retiring after 52 years as editor of The Anamosa Eureka, paper sale to Gardner and Bye, later owned by Niles family. Births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Will Heeren and a baby at Maquoketa River area. Several marriages span Edna Drury Raymond Rhode, Vere L Ransom Elvira Reeder, Henry Tuetken and others. A bobsled record on First street is noted, plus multiple weddings and a fatal infant burial in Sand Spring. The report also mentions a legal suit reaching the supreme court and a Denver wireless reporter move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
T. B. Booth
Anamosa Eureka
Messrs
Louis Gardner
George S’. Bye
Clifford Niles
Charles
Will Heeren
Eugene Byers
Princess Theater
H. S. Richardson
G. H. George
Jacob Miller
Mechanicsville
Edna Drury
Raymond P. Rhode
EB. G. Drury
Clark Byam
Carl Stahler
Bayless Business College
Dubuque
Albert Stuhler
Denver
Colo
Vere L. Ransom
Elvira Rederus
Farley
Peter A. Kurt
Moran
Ikansas
Sand Spring
Mitchell Northrop
First Street
Kitty Creek Bridge
Cy Bert
Diamond Creamery Company
Byron E. Eastwood
Monticello
Rockford, Ill
Pearl Biller
Emma Abel
Louis Schulze
M. A. Breed
Grace J. Kuhns
Jones County Assessors Meet In Anamosa January 10
The Jones county assessors are to meet at the Anamosa courthouse on Friday January 10 at 10 o clock. County Auditor George F. Specht will distribute supplies to the group and provide information on the annual assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
George F. Specht
Jones County Farmers Report Large Popcorn Yield
William Walderbach and G. H. Monroe farmers in Jones county report an average yield of 2040 pounds of popcorn per acre from five acres in the last crop season. The corn sold at the farm for four dollars per hundred pounds, comparing with 1935 Town average of 1559 pounds per acre at two dollars and ten cents per hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walderbach
G. H. Monroe
Jones County
Onslow Awards School Building Contracts to Bid Winners
Construction contracts totaling about 35 000 were approved by the Onslow board of education for a new grade and high school building to replace the present structure. White Construction company of Eldora won the general contract for 29000, Mateauf Electric company of Anamosa took the electrical bid at 5000, and a Burlington firm secured the plumbing and heating contract for 700. Construction will start early spring with a 14850 grant from the PWA supplementing bonds voted last June. A prior bid period failed to produce offers, prompting revised requirements before fresh bids were sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Board of Education
White Construction Company
Eldora
Mateauf Electric Company
Anamosa
Burlington
PWA
Here and There In Nearby News Briefs and Obits
Here and There In Nearby News lists local deaths and incidents: Mrs. W H Dodd a Cascade retiree dies in Pasadena California early this week.George Goodenow 77 of Manotsketa struck by a snowstorm driven auto by deputy county clerk Wilbur Manderscheid last Friday night. He died Sunday. Peter Lahr 93 of Cascade fractures hip last Monday. he had been getting up from a chair when he fell. Mrs. Charles P Rizer of Manchester dies at University hospital Town City January 2 after suffering. she was thrown from a car when a door swung open, breaking a knee. The Tipton Conservative sold by Mrs Margaret R Smith to W W Bywater and Le Roy S Mercer of Town City. Bywater linked to Tipton bank liquidation. Mercer is Johnson county state representative. Zenha Nowden, 82, funeral at Methodist church Friday. burial in Olin cemetery. Rev O J Felter officiated. Dowden born Canton. lived on a farm near Olin. in last 25 years resident of Olin. married Elmira Glick in 1874. survived by wife and two children Mrs I L Glick of Lost Nation and a son in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Goodenow
Maqnosketa
Wilbur Manderscheid
Coodenow
Peter Lahr
Cascade
Charles P. Rizer
Manchester
University Hospital
Town City
Tipton
Margaret R. Smith
W. W. Bywater
LeRoy S. Mercer
Bywater
Mercer
Johnson County
Zenha Nowden
Methodist Church
Olin
O. J. Felter
Mr. Dowden
Canton
Elmira Glick
I. Glick
Lost Nation
Cedar Rapids
Killing Of AAA Caused Little Stir In Monticello
Local reaction to a Supreme Court decision abolishing the New Deal was muted with farmers noting higher hog prices after the tax removal. Democrats held a small Maples Inn dinner addressed by Dr Milling ton Carpenter, costing $2, while messages of condolences to Washington remained uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Monticello
Supreme Court
Maples Inn
Millington Carpenter
Washington
Schreiner OES installs 1936 officers in ceremony
Schreiner chapter No 226 OES met in the Masonic temple for its regular meeting and installation of 1936 officers led by Past Matron Caroline Schoenhut. New worthy matron Iva Rodman received a candle light service with songs, bouquets, and a joint presentation by family members. Officers named include Cornelius Steck as worthy patron and Ida Perrine as associate matron with a reception to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Kay
Ida Iverson
Lydian Guyan
Iva Rodman
Elvira Grimes
Leola Madsen
Royal Rodman
Yola
H. I. Rodman
Tron
Ross Baty
Beecher
Archie Rolf
Wathena
Kansas
Ava Main
Sunbeam
Hopkinton
Will Shelley
A. B. Grimes
Asa Lambert
Cornelius Steck
Nic Holst Heads County Board For Year 1936
Jones county supervisors organized for 1936 with N C Holst named chairman by four votes to one for H J Mayberry. The board approved three official papers, set depositories and limits for county officers, and fixed assessor working days as they begin 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nic Holst
Jones County Board of Supervisors
N. C. Holst
Mr. Holst
H. J. Mayberry
Messrs. Holst
FE. M. Russell
Gerd Harms
Henry Shimerda
School Speech Class Presents As You Like It at Century of Progress
The Globe Theater version of Shakespeare's As You Like It, directed by Miss Linter, features students at the Old Inn elish Village with period costumes and authentic Globe Theatre staging. Cast includes Lucile George as Rosalind, Fredy Osterkamp as Celia, Warren Studer Orlando, Glen Lambert Oliver, and others. The play debuts soon after exams with further notices to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Linter
Globe Theater
Innelish
B. Iden Paine
Shakespeare Memorial Theater
Stratford-on- Avon
England
Mr. Paine
University of Iown
Aus
Lamb
Lucile George
Rosalind
Fredy Osterkamp
Celia
Warren Studer
Orlando
Glen Lambert
Oliver
Edythe Ferring
Duke Frederick
Raymond Peters
Duke
Myron Kuhns
Vol
Dorothy Sawyer
Audrey
Leo Kiburaz
William
Dorothy Rolf
Jacques
Dennis Toblag
Sch
Adam
Ray Buol
Charles
Lavonne Landis
Corin
Fern Lightfoot
Amiens
Virginia Shephard
Edna Osterkamp
Helen Heath
Selma Specht
Betty Leytem
Leona Rieniers
Olive Clark
Clara Rink
Mildred Doden
Maxine Andrews
Jo Royden
Car Registration Reaches New High in Jones Co
In Jones county 5500 plus passenger cars and trucks were registered in 1935. The year closed with 1575 registrations for 1936, while 1934 had 1021 by December 31. January renewals in the treasurer's automobile department avoid penalties. Delinquency after February 1 incurs a dollar monthly charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Automobile Department
November Court Term Nearing Adjournment in Jones County
Judge Athere ton B. Clark of Cedar Rapids is expected to adjourn the November term of the Jones county district court soon. The next term will open in Anamosa on Monday January 27 with Hon. Judge F. O. Ellison presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athereton B. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Jones County District Court
Anamosa
F. O. Ellison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monti Warriors
Carl Hartman
Yeoman
Hobert
Choral Club
Bradstreet Hill
GOP
Lovejoy
Corn
Violet Meyer
Roberts, van Devanter
McReynolds
Sutherland
Hughes
Owen J. Roberts
Willis van Devanter
James Co. McReynolds
George Sutherland
Pierce Butler
Charles Evans Hughes
Congress
Agriculture Wallace
Wallace
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Rev. Gutensohn
Royal Neighbors
DeMolay
Leigh Clark
W. H. Dodd
Pasadena
Cal
Schreiner
O.L.S
Recorder
Anamosa Journal
Theounty
Jones Co
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