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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1924
Page
6
A crowded report lists business visitors and social calls across Monticello and nearby towns including Hopkinton, Anamosa, Cedar Rapids, and Wyoming. Notables include Jacqueline Coogan’s performances at the Princess and Keyes jeweler promos, with multiple trips to Center Junction, Cascade, and Dubuque noted.
Monticello area updates include visits among residents in Anamosa Center Junction and Monticello, shop and grocery ads, and service notes. The weekly Stuhlers Grocery promotions feature 49 cent house brooms and 25 cent 4 pound navy beans. Community events cover Farm Bureau meetings in Wyoming, church gatherings, and scouting hikes.
Reading ofMonticello area notes covers witness lists for Monticello Marion game last Tuesday, upcoming movie at Princess, sales and promotions, high school events, a marriage at Marion court, a Hopkinton death, utility work interruptions, farm bureau meeting plans, a serious child injury, missionary society activities, a store ownership change, and a gasoline pump explosion at Amber with injuries and fire damage.
American Legion members and Monticello businessmen attended a rabbit supper hosted by Chef Pete Robinson. Postprandial events included speeches by BH Reed C A Coxsee and Ralph Reichart, boxing bouts for youngsters, and card games as flags and sidewalks preparations for a new flag program were noted. The Jones County Fair Association elected a new slate of directors and set August 18 to 22 for the 1924 Monticello fair with Gay Rockstad as president and F J Kay replaced by Harry S Stuhler. Death of Lonzo M Barnhill near Sac City is reported along with 55th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Florin of Scotch Grove township.
Mrs Ulysses H Maire died at John McDonald hospital last Friday after a lengthy illness the immediate cause heart trouble. Born April 14 1870 she was 53. Maiden name Rose Bleri she married Ulysses H Maire in 1891 and they had nine children eight surviving plus six grandchildren and siblings Mrs Vifion Mrs Smith and George Bieri. Funeral at Presbyterian church Sunday 2 30 pm Rev Leonard Duckett burial Oakwood cemetery.
The Farmers Mutual Creamery Co. patrons and officers meet at the creamery on Monday February 4 1924. The 10 30 a m session features dairying talks coffee and sandwiches at noon and 1 p m reports and elections for treasurer secretary and directors. No cream will be received that day. O W Brazelton secretary. The state senate kills the house amendment to the marriage bill and there will be no 10 day loan publication in Iowa.
Monticello overwhelms Anamosa 16 to 5 in the first of the two annual meetings. Five Monticello players hit the scoresheet as the defense stifled Anamosa, which managed only one field goal and no points in the second half. Captain Hayden and W. Zubler led Monticello while Capt. Walker stood out for Anamosa. The Monticello lineup included L Zubler, W Zubler, Weiss, Hayden, Schneider, and Walker with Conmey and Schwirtz as substitutes.
Monticello high school jumped to a 9 0 run and led 13 6 at halftime after a 26 16 victory over Marion last Tuesday. Lang L Zubler and Kellams led the scoring with multiple field goals as Monticello’s offense clicked and defense held firm throughout the game.
St Matthew's Ev Lutheran Church lists services for Sunday January 27 with English services at 10 45 a m Sunday School 9 00 a m Morning Worship 11 00 a m Evening Worship 7 30 p m The evening discourse is The Outreach of the Home A mid week service is scheduled Wednesday at 7 38 p m and Saturday School at 9 00 a m
The church schedules Sunday School at 10:00 a m Epworth League at 6:30 p m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m A third lecturette on St John the Apostle will be given with the topic Sir John Chunderclap A social rabbit supper drew fifty men who enjoyed the event and await the next call for fellowship
The schedule lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. with a sermon on The Obligation to Persevere. Intermediate Christian Endeavor at 4 p.m. Senior Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p.m. Evening worship at 7:80 o'clock with The Patience of Jesus. Thursday prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church led by Pastor Paul T. Gutknecht to hold a 10:45 a m German service next Sunday. The sermon titled The Christian Training of Children. John Lienemann will be installed as vestryman during the service.
The Richland township board invites open or sealed bids for road work on February 6 at 2 p m at the clerk's home. The township reserves the right to reject any or all bids per order of Geo. P. Rogers Clerk.
Kathryn Morse reports students return to school with new schedules and a second debate tonight against Maquoketa with Monticello defending the negative. Monticello basketball beat Anamosa 16 to 6 and Marion 26 to 16 ahead of a trip to Epworth. Obituary notes Clinton pioneer Mrs Valerie M Ankeny dies at 92.
Miss Maeme Pasha of Oxford Junction visited Monticello yesterday. She formerly lived there and now expects to depart for Iowa City this week to enroll as a student at the State University.
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