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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
6
Estherville and the Chamber of Commerce held a dandelion contest with a two bushel minimum. Over 6509 youngsters attended the event and turned in 1025 bushels of weeds, averaging 175 plants per bushel, with Mike Reynolds winning a cash prize and the title king of the diggers after submitting 282 bushels.
A Sidney couple in Fremont county bet on Ak-Sar-Ben races in Omaha. The wife consistently wins while the husband, claiming expertise, loses. After he bet her money on his choice and his horse finished last, he tried to hedge expenses, only to learn by radio that she had heard the race.
Sixty six years ago Corydon in Wayne county faced a Jesse James gang raid. The bandits rode into town during a lecture, looted the bank of $10,000, and after a confrontation with a chasing posse they warned locals to return home or risk death before heading toward their Missouri headquarters.
J B Grover of near Red Oak Montgomery county ages 81 drives a carriage to town. A hen perched on a nest of 13 eggs rode along atop the carriage until Red Oak where she settled. Mills county records show Hastings receives a 99 year lease from Knights of Pythias trustees C W Moore Joe Hayden and Fred Priest for a new community building on KP property.
A cat at the Edward McElroy farm near Newton in Jasper county mourned a dead kitten then found and adopted a baby groundhog as her new offspring. The scene showed the mother cat appearing downcast after the loss and caring for the orphaned animal.
Mrs Nancy Vanderveer of Melbourne in Marshall County celebrates her 100th birthday with an open house drawing 105 callers who greet her personally. The next morning she remains chipper and active amid well wishers.
Tomorrow a hike camp starts at the playground with all children to arrive by 10 am carrying their own food and gear. Mothers may provide sandwiches if needed. a group meal is possible. A harmonica sign up is planned for Monday. Fireworks are banned.
Helen Tucker and John Carr wed at St. Martins church with Rev. Rooney officiating. A reception followed at the bride's parents home, with out of town guests from Ovens Hopkinton Monticello Farley Rockford and Dubuque. The couple plans to reside near Fillmore after a Chicago honeymoon and will run the Carr farm.
The piece notes how contest hype dominates magazines radio and ads offering prizes up to 10000 dollars and tempts millions to spend 25 cents on box tops. It follows the cycle from hopeful entry to delayed or missed outcomes and adds local notes on residents and farm life in Castle Grove and nearby Monticello.
Kathleen Hiler of Monticello visited her sister Mrs Harvey Heiken last week. A lightning strike caused minor damage to the Anna B Holub farm machine house. Children's Day observances filled the chapel with a strong program on Sunday. Donald and Mrs Eberhart left for Kansas City after visiting relatives, then wedding trip. William Pelley of Dundee completed Mrs Alice Howie’s new dwelling after the death of the original contractor Ives. A. A. Kromminga Fred Kromminga Paul Gerdes and Ferdinando Kromminga joined Ames farm tour. The Farmers Mutual Insurance directors met Saturday. James A Lyness of Ryan received an $875 payment for fire damage to barn poultry house and granary from a June 12 lightning strike. The association reports a nearly complete $6,500 assessment paid with only $18.08 unpaid. O J Van Vooren of Ryan visited Castle with wife. Fred Kromminga accompanied him from Anamosa.
Mrs Thomas J Lane 60 a Whitewater area farmer dies at Mercy hospital Dubuque after two weeks illness. Funeral at St Marys Cascade officiated by Monsignor Albers. Burial in church cemetery. Cigrand Otting wedding held at St Marys Cascade with Rev Kessler officiating.
Mrs John Botken of near Hawarden Sioux County slipped on a dropped lettuce leaf at home and tore ligaments in one knee. Her leg is in a cast. The piece notes Michigan’s lower peninsula spans 41 300 square miles similar to Ohio Indiana Virginia Kentucky or Tennessee.
The X ray plate of the lungs is the most important aid in the finding of tuberculosis.
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