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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1930
Page
2
Fritz Rubi of Monroe visits here as Majestic radio ads promote Locher's Music Store. Numerous regional residents and visitors are noted in Monticello, with hardware bargains at McNeill's and many social visits across Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Ames.
Monticello residents and visitors are listed in a series of short items. Names include Mrs. Frank Layton, Miss Mae Engelthaler, Miss Regina Oswald, Mr. and Mrs. John Etten, and many others with movements to Chicago Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids and Fergus Falls. A newborn weighed 87 pounds at McDonald hospital and a marriage license for Margaret Hennigar and Merrill Lund is noted.
Mrs. Raymond G. Thomas announced the advancement of her husband Commander Raymond G. Thomas from captain of the navy yard at Cavite to command of the USS Jason, flagship for the Asiatic Fleet aircraft squadron. He is to return to the United States in October after two years in the east.
Charles W Sutliff long time Marion district court reporter dies after ill health from throat infection. He served 93 years under Judges Milos Smith Anderson and Ring. Survived by widow and son Carlton at Bell Telephone labs East Orange NY. The last sentence about hens is unrelated.
William B. Allen of Monticello marked his seventy ninth birth anniversary last Saturday at home. He hosted daughter Mrs. Homer Hanna of Anamosa and niece and husband Mr. and Mrs. Ed Podlaski for dinner and received many postal birthday wishes. He remains active, attends to chores, and attends the Methodist Episcopal church when weather permits. Born January 25 1851 in Siton England he and his wife married June 12 1871 at St Matthews Lutheran Cambridge.
The passage outlines the life of W. J. Allen and his wife from their marriage to emigration in 1873. They lived in Langworthy and Monticello, spent summers in Kansas, raised a family including a son near Winterset and four daughters in Atlantic, Fontanelle, Anamosa, and Morley, and eventually settled permanently in Monticello by 1901 with Mrs. Allen’s death occurring a few years prior. One sister remained in England.
A lengthy church listings page outlines Sunday services for multiple denominations. St Matthew Ev Lutheran and St John Ev Lutheran offer English and German services with Sunday schools at 9 30 to 10:45 a m. Trinity English service at 2 00 p m. Ladies’ Aid meetings set, and Rev Gutknecht at St John leads German service. Additional notices cover Epworth League, Luther Leauge, Presbyterian and Reformed services, and upcoming council, Christian Endeavor topics, and special lectures.
The state truck inspector for the Town Railroad Commission will hold a school of instruction for truck owners at the courthouse in Anamosa February 6 at 8 oclock.
An interurban collision between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids last Saturday left Miss Margaret Greer of Anamosa with a broken nose. Over twenty others were injured but no fatalities occurred. Eleanor Pownall and Maurice Laurenson were treated and released.
The funeral of the late E. E. Gardner was conducted at the Methodist Episcopal church last Sunday at 3 p.m. Rev. Roy V. Porter led the services and burial followed at Wyoming cemetery. Out of town mourners included Mrs. E. E. Gardner of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson of Oskaloosa, Mrs. Walter Barman, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Mastin of Cedar Rapids, Charles Gardner of Mason City, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gedman, Mrs. Mike Berger, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vesey, and Miss Nadine Gardner of Chicago.
The 1930 council meeting authorized payments to Wm Netcott for wrecking Lovell and Lazell buildings totaling 4629.30 pending receipt of matching amounts from Mr Lovell. The poll tax for 1930 was set at 3.00. The session adjourned with all members present and recorded by City Clerk Ray Echtermacht.
A brief notice notes an office and hospital located one block north of the post office with round-the-clock call answering available.
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