Neighborhood club hosts and social bridge events
Mrs Leslie Reade welcomed Neighborhood bridge club guests for a evening of Progressive auction bridge with Miss Lena Marugg in attendance. The Pinochle club met at Mrs Roy Moores with high scores by Mrs W F Yeoman. Ladies Aid met at Luther Hall with 24 members and five guests and a plate lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neighborhood Bridge Club
Mrs
Leslie Reade
Matt Muller
Lena Marugg
Roy Moore
W. F. Yeoman
Hans Ruof
Ladies’ Aid Society of
St. Matthew's Church
Luther Hall
Arthur Adix
William Schoon
Ray Echternacht
Dale's Mill
Delta Delt
Oscar York
Asa Lambert
Ralph Bone
Ben Cotton
Henry Che
York
Floral Hall
Ladies OF the Sacred Heart
Paris
Birthday Party Guests Honor Kath leen Barron
The hostess and Kathleen received many gifts at a birthday gathering. Guests included Shirley Schneider Anastasia McLees Joan Mayes Patty Fletcher Clair Shannon Janice Grimes Helen Guten sohn Jane Stuhler Marjorie Thomas Ellen Mae First Helen Ann Bar Yon and the guest of honor Kathleen Barron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen
Shirley Schneider
Anastasia McLees
Joan Mayes
Patty Fletcher
Clair Shannon
Janice Grimes
Helen Gutensohn
Jane Stuhler
Marjorie Thomas
Ellen Mae First
Helen Ann Bar- Yon
Kathleen Barron
Birthday honored at country home with kin gathering
Mrs. Will Balsiger hosted a birth anniversary at her country home last Sunday attended by twenty five relatives and friends. A noon picnic dinner followed with gifts exchanged in the afternoon, featuring guests from Cedar Rapids Monticello and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Skelley
Skelley
Louise Ehrisman
Los Angeles
California
Monticello
Will Skelley
Bobby Thoeni
Edith Kissling
Ryan
al Brown
Chicago
Anamosa
Will Balsiger
Andy Smith
Buck Creek
W. H. Behrends
Sand Spring
Lucile Tschantz
Revered d Autremont Honored at Six O Clock Buffet
The Rev James d Autremont and his mother were guests of honor at a six o clock buffet hosted by Misses Mary and Bertha Locher and Miss Virginia Schneider at the Locher home. A large decorated cake inscribed Thou Art A Priest Forever marked the occasion. Thirty guests attended including out of town visitors Mrs Hiller Knapp Cascade Donald Burrichter Anderson Indiana and Misses Clara and Maxine Palmer Cresco. The first guest day bridge and domino party at the country club drew fifty attendees with Mrs M J Cass high on bridge and Mrs Minnie Hansen high on dominoes. Refreshments followed with a long list of hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hayes
James d’Autremont
Nellie d'Autremont
Country Club
Merle Cass
Ben Cotton
Lorenz Balster
Helen Louise Bessey
Webster City
Harry Rodman
L. J. Swift
James Howie
Cacl Hodson
Mary
Bertha Locher
Virginia Schneider
Locher
Father d’Autremont
Rev. d'Autremont
M. J. Cass
Minnnie Hansen
Thomas Redmond
Frank Stimson
L J. Swift
Mary Coxsee
Bernice Redman
A. M. Maurice
Louis Hoag
Monticello
T. Stanton
Center Junction
Minnie Hansen
Eagle Grove
Jean Thompson
Phoenix
Arizona
Clara and
Maxine Palmer
Cresco
Helen Louise ‘Bessey
Gasoline use rises 6.4 percent in 1935 survey
A U S department of agriculture survey shows 1935 motor vehicle gasoline consumption up 6.4 percent from 1934, raising state tax revenue to 619 million dollars. New Mexico leads with 13.4 percent rise. average tax 3.8 cents. highway use exceeds 16 million gallons though some nonhighway use is included. Tax rate up by one cent in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Alabama
Arizona
California
Georgia
Idaho
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolinas
Utah
Connecticut
Delaware
Nebraska
New York
Pennsylvania
Safe Crackers Steal Cash From Martello Office
Safe crackers entered the Farm ers Elevator company office at Martello last Thursday night and obtained between 40 and 50 dollars in cash. Gordon, the man identified as CuK, caused the morning to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Elevator Company
Martello
Alg BK
Cuk. Gordon
Interesting Events Of Iowa News Discoveries And Oddities
J W Jarnagin notes P W Dykeman of near Rudd in Floyd county as a leading collector of Indian relics with arrows spears and bowls found within ten miles of his home. His find includes a 12 inch stone spear blade and numerous arrow tips and a five edged stone scraper used for tanning hides. The piece also describes visits to French Yeager’s Milford Dickinson county farm to study a mysterious well that hisses due to a cold air current from below the surface explained as atmospheric pressure by W E Vandenburgh the well drilling expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Dykeman
Rudd
Floyd County
Iowa
French Yeager
Milford
Dickinson County
Perfect hand diamonds in bridge game at Matt Hammes home
Theodore McCartan of Pocahontas County drew all thirteen diamonds in a diamond hand at a card party hosted by Mrs Anton Mackovets. McCartan bid five diamonds and, with his partner, scored 811 points despite losing the rubber. Gilford Austin of near Emmetsburg faced a bull in a pasture but survived after being gored and knocked over the fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore McCartan
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Matt Hammes
McCartan
Anton Mackovets
Gilford Austin
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Iowa
Austin
Paroled inmate escapes then returns to jail and disappears
John Barlow, jailed for parole violation in Sac City, rejoined the crowd after escaping and later fought a fellow prisoner, suffering a broken jaw and being moved to Sac City hospital. He walked away from the hospital a few nights later and has since vanished, with officials accepting his absence. A separate festival in Kensett drew 3,000 as lights failed until morning after a transformer repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barlow
Sac City
Sac County
Barlow
Jack
Kensett
Worth County
Freakish eight berry strawberry shock at Spirit Lake
Mrs Elma Rowley, a long time summer resident near Spirit Lake in Dickinson county, found a strawberry with eight berries on one hull. The unusual fruit appeared as a cold winter passed, yet her potato patch survived and now 26 potato hills bloom among alfalfa. Nearby, George Elskamp of Denbury in Woodbury county adds buffalo skulls to a personal collection after finding more along Maple river near a mill site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Rowley
Spirit Lake
Dickinson County
Minnesota
George Elskamp
Denbury
Woodbury County
Maple River
Elskamp
Alfred Schimmer
From Spence to Billings by Plane Aboard Challenger
H H Hendrickson and wife flew their Challenger Curtis Robin to Spencer Iowa for a visit, recalling past rail and air travel advances. John Sicard of Ackley still drives his 1912 car after 24 years and 25 years of accident-free motoring. Edwin Pike’s death triggers a $2,500 life policy payout to his listed beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Hendrickson
Spencer
Clay County
Hendrickson
Iowa
Montana
Billings
Mont
Spence Municipal
Mr. Hendrickson
John Sicard
Ackley
Hardin County
Sicard
Edwin Pike
St. Ansgar
Mitchell County
R. B. Reynolds
Northwood
Worth County
Pike
Reynold's Mall
Twin colts born to Hogan horses settle family dispute
The Roy Hogan family near Kingsley in Plymouth County welcomed twin colts from their mare amid a dispute between the Hogan boys over ownership. After the argument, both sons agreed and each now has a healthy colt as a pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hogan
Kingsley
Plymouth County
Hogans
Giant saw-flies replace locusts in Dickinson county find
Farmers in Excelsior district misidentified 17 year locusts. County engineer R A Furman collected samples, sent to Louis Rank at Spirit Lake, then Lakeside laboratory. Lab said harmless giant saw-flies. In nearby Oskaloosa youths protest a proposed wheel tax by riding bikes in streets and pledging to follow safety rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior
Dickinson County
R. A. Furman
Louis Rank
Spirit Lake
Rank
Lakeside
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Worth County couples ignore 13th superstition for licenses
County Clerk Ole O. Bakken of Northwood reports June 13 brought more marriages licenses than any other day this year. Seven couples chose the 13th to wed, and one couple even traveled from Minneapolis to secure a permit, calling at supper and arriving about 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth County
Ole O. Bakken
Northwood
Bakken
Minneapolis
Waterloo Man Archie Shannon Promises To Keep Word
Archie Shannon of Waterloo vowed to honor a good resolution made recently if he sticks to his word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Shannon
Shannon Fined for Intoxication and Repents in Court
Shannon appeared before Justice L V Miller in Cedar Falls Black Hawk county charged with intoxication. Miller imposed a five dollar fine which Shannon paid willingly and proclaimed he was done with liquor. He destroyed his state liquor permit and left the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
L. V. Miller
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Farm Hay Load Topples in Gusty Breeze Injures Man
Guy Shannon of near Storm Lake Buena Vista county was knocked from a top heavy hay load when a gust toppled it. He landed hard, sustaining bruises and possible internal injuries though no bones were broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Shannon
Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
Shannon
Jones county deeds and transfers reach multiple parcels
Property transfers and mortgage satisfactions recorded June 12 to 18 include Hugh J Tracey Irene Mary and Margaret Tracey granting 96.94 acres to Equitable Life of Iowa. Co G Arthur and Sophia to A C Watters Remley and Edna Watters lots in Shaw subdivision. D W Bates banking receiver to Joseph Topinka lots in Oxford Mills. G P Foote to Anna Foote lots in Scott and Skinner addition. Anna Tobiassen to Meta Kasper gcds. Elizabeth Inglis heirs to Gertrude Buresh lots in Wyoming. Bessie Straka and spouses to Katerina Vozendlek lot in Oxford Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Hugh J. Tracey
Irene
Mary Tracey
Margaret Tracey
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Iowa
Co. G. Arthur
Sophia
A. C. Watters
A. G. Remley
Edna K. Watters
Shaw
D. W. Bates
State of Iowa
Oxford Junction Savings Bank
Joseph Topinka
Oxford Mills
G. P. Foote
Anna Foote
James Inglis
Gertrude Buresh
Wyoming
Bessie Straka
John
Rose Kysela
Joe
Katerina Vozendlek
Oxford Junction
Paramount Issue Logan Observer Campaign Freedom Over Dictatorship
The 1986 campaign centers on freedom versus dictatorship as citizens choose between Lon don Knox and a freed America and Roosevelt. The British Empire’s tallest smokestack is in Copper Cliff Ontario, brick built, 610 feet tall, 65 feet base diameter, and weighs 15 000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
London
Knox
America
Roosevelt
British Empire
Copper Cliff
Ontario
July 1901 Monticello notes including schools and events
July 1901 Monticello records show new teachers Ruth Darling Bertha Gilroy Alice Reed and Gertrude Lang hiring in town schools Florence Tiffany replaces Jennie Holmes in Olin schools delegates named for county convention include S. S. Farwell M. W. Herrick and others Marie Kellum widow of Ben Kellum dies at her daughter’s home Franks Dierks and Fritz Athen wed at their grandparents home Wyoming Monticello baseball 16 12 Wyo wins 16 12 Fire destroys grain and barley on local farms Ringling Brothers circus visits Monticello drawing 14 000 in the tent final notes include deaths Mrs Ursula Prader and others and local travel and building activity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Ruth Darling
Bertha Gilroy
Alice Reed
Gertrude Lang
Florence Tiffany
Jennie Holmes
Olin
P. O. Babcock
Louis Gardner
S. 5. Farwell
M. W. Herrick
J. W. Coxsee
W. G. Elters
A Matthiessen
E. E. Reed
D. E. Pond
M. McLaughin
S. E. Sarles
Wiliam Dawson
A. B. Whittemore
J. S. Houser
H. Bodeker
Langworthy
Wyoming
Monticello
Albert Weers
Cass Center
E. G. Drury
Allison
Iowa
Nellie Lang
Edward A. Lang
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. C. Magee
Cedar Falls
W. M. Lemen
J. W. Innes
Presbyterian Church
Ursula Prader
Christian Prader
Anamosa
D. C. Prader
F. P. Stahler
Elmer E. Hicks
Denver
Colorado
W. B. Allen
GI Street
Alloway Home
Andrew Bejasch
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Dubuque
Otto Ringling
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Matthew's Ladies Aid
Delta Dek Bridge Club
Mr. and
Mrs. Hayes Honor
Rev
Edna Oltman
Lou Oltman
Mary Oltman
RH. N
Yowa Falls
Miss Oltman
Scotch Grove
Ellsworth Hospital
Town Falls
Anneance
Texas
Carl Brazelton
Ruth
L. H. Livingston
H. Livingston
Orange
Livingston
Beaumont
University of Texas
A. and P
Evming
Ciah House
J. R. Barron
Questa
Will Balsicer
d’Autremont
Mother
Alice Clinite
Howard Ray Reed
Land
F. E. Clinite
Minn
Daniel Wright, Jr
Fairmont
S. A. Meckle
Cordelia Thacker
Paul Leichty
Robert W. Hayes
Robert Clinite
Louis Reed
Grace Thoens
Iowa News
Jarnagin
J. W. Jarnagin
Shenandoah
Page County
Sioux Rapid
St. Peter
Buffalo
Emil Peterson
Hawarden
Sioux County
Monticello City Park
Joe Fisher
Izzy Ginsburg
Royal Anne
van Camp
Canada Dry
J.C
Bat Y
the Express
D.S. Stackler
C. C. Warne
G. H. George
G. W. Chaloupka
Garret Rippen
Thomas Kasper
Richland Township
Rippen
Strawberry Point
F. S. Dunham
St. Augustine
Florida
Speed
FBI
Gene Autry
Lew Ayres
Leathernecks
de - Lee
Monte
Subiew
Thacy
Filihw
Netra Holduyn Mayer Micrums “Fury
Monte Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks JR
Robt. Young
Betty Furness
Just
Voil
Ricklef’s Dry Goods Store
Monticello, Iowa
Hollywood Flying Aces
Don Voge
Flash Miller
Mazie Cornell
Aviatrix
Illinois Auto Racing Assn
Auburn
the Iverson Furniture Store
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