Presbyterian Young Folks To Give Church Play
The Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church presents the drama Great Possessions next Sunday at 7 30. The story centers on missionary work and faith, with a Winston living room setting and an all female cast led by Mrs Winston Mae Cass and Marjorie Winston Eleanor Stewart.
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Christian Endeavor Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Winston
Missionary Society
Mae Cass
Marjorie Winston
Eleanor Stewart
Benson
Jolly
Iva Schneider
Crawford
Geneva Loomis
Russell
Doris Eilers
Owens
Esther Bender
Campbell
Mary Belle Collins
Onslow School District Grant Application Placed On File
The Onslow School district’s request for a federal grant of 31800 to cover 45 percent of a new brick fireproof school building was filed with State Director P. F. Hopkins in Des Moines last week. The district recently voted a local bond issue to cover the remaining cost. The 12 applications statewide totaled nearly 500000.
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Onslow
P. F. Hopkins
Des Moines
Levi I Humble Died In Cedar Rapids Friday
Levi I. Humble died at 10 18 oclock Friday night in Cedar Rapids where he had been in ill health for months He was born January 23 1866 in Monticello and spent his life there except for recent two weeks in Cedar Rapids He was unmarried and survived by a sister Mrs Mary Cooper and a half sister Mrs Cora Gearhart both of Manchester Other survivors listed in the report.
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Levi I. Humble
Monticello
Sam Humble
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Humble
Mary Cooper
Cora Gearhart
Manchester
Monticello Man Funeral Held for Local Resident
Funeral services for a Monticello resident were held Sunday at 2 PM at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Barnts. The Rev John J Gent of Cedar Rapids conducted the service. Burial followed at Sand Hill Cemetery, a mile northeast of Monticello. He was survived by a half brother and several step relatives and was predeceased by a brother and a sister.
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Clude
William Cooper
Monticello
Dora Wenger
Alburnett
Eleanor Reece
Lincoln
Neb
Theron Cooper
Ramsey
Herb Barnts
John J. Gent
Cedar Rapids
Sand Hill
Playground Program Expands With Indoor Activities
The summer playground program runs in full swing with 100 plus children in multiple activities. Rain limits outdoor work to gym games like kittenball and baseball. Free golf lessons by club pro Bob Hartenberger occur Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 am, attracting few participants so far.
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Bob Hartenberger
Where Fishing Is Good In Rivers Of Jones Co
The state game wardens department provides weekly recommendations from deputy reports on good fishing spots. Last Saturday's report lists five Jones county locations: Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa Oxford Junction and Olin Maquoketa River at Monticello Eby s Mill near Scotch Grove.
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State Game Warden's Department
Jones County
Wapsipinicon River
Anamosa
Oxford Junction
Olin
Maquoketa River
Monticello
Eby’s Mill
Scotch Grove
Bids Sought for Jones County Road Work
The state highway commission will receive bids July 10 for furnishing gravel or crushed stone for two Jones County primary road sections. One crosses the Jones Jackson boundary, the other the boundary between zones and Cedar. The two are among 36 projects statewide.
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The
State Highway Commission
Jones
Jackson
Monticello Nine Falters Before Alburnett
Alburnett avenged a season opener defeat by Monticello with a 9 7 win after a six run first inning. Rhatigan and B Bartlett led Monticello with two hits each while the Rockwood brothers added two hits for Alburnett. Cascade beat Anamosa 2 0 and Oxford Junction clinched first half with a 4 3 win over Dyersville as play next Sunday features Dyersville at Anamosa Cascade at Coggan Oxford at Monticello with Alburnett idle.
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Alburnett
Monticello Yellow Jackets
Anamosa
Monti Boys
Rhatigan
B. Bartlett
Rockwood Brothers
Cascade
Coggan
Dyersville
Oxford
Monticello
Oxford Junction
Alburnett Idle
Judge Ellison Honored By Iowa Knights Templar
Judge F. O. Elson of Anamosa received honors from the Knights Templar Grand Commandery of Iowa at Spirit Lake. He was named chairman of the committee on grand officers reports and has long held influential roles within the organization.
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F. O. Elson
Anamosa
Iowa
Knights Templar
Spirit Lake
Judge Ellison
Grand Commandery
Portrait Corner: E J Farley of Farley Produce Named
The Portrait Corner profiles E J Farley of Farley Produce in Monticello born in Minnesota who travels yearly for fishing, trades socially at bridge and other games, and once worked for a utilities firm and briefly for the John Deere company in Waterloo.
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Brotherhood of the Trowel
Gopher
John Deere Implement Company
Waterloo
E. J. Farley
Farley Produce Company
Where the Fourth Takes Heavy Toll
Firework celebrations endanger children with injuries and long term handicaps. National figures show hands 38 percent and eyes 10.9 percent of Fourth of July injuries, with legs bodies fingers and heads also affected.
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National Society For Prevention of Blindness
Maquoketa Valley Fishing Record Set By AicKeever
Harry AicKeever, now Maquoketa Valley fishing champion for life, landed a 12 pound channel catfish last Friday. The catch is the largest catfish recorded in Maquoketa river waters, with the memorable scene of him pulling a section of river bed as he landed the fish. AicKeever’s feat marks a historic fishing record.
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Harry McKeever
Maquoketa Valley
Maquoketa
Air bombing to quell fires in Russian wheat fields
Planes fight fires sweeping through Russian wheat fields using fire resisting solution of sulphuric acid and caustic soda sprayed from aircraft.
Two Monticello Women Figure In Magazine
Two Monticello women are highlighted in Better Homes and Gardens. Mrs. H. F. Kettlitz earned an endorsement certificate for a February recipe entry, while Mrs. C. A. Palmer contributed the 24 hour Salad recipe used at The Monticello Express cooking school by home economist Leona M. Jones. The dish combines fruit and marshmallows served on lettuce with cake and coffee.
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H. F. Kettlitz
C. A. Palmer
Monticello
Monticello Express Cooking School By Mrs. Leona M. Jones
Floyd's Bakery Opens In Monticello Saturday
Floyd's Bakery launches in Monticello occupying the former Ann's cafe. An $8,500 modern bakery setup will be on display during the opening with free samples for children. Owner Floyd, from Cedar Rapids, brings 29 years of baking experience and a historic tie to Monticello.
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Monticello
Floyd's Bakery
Ann's Cafe
Floyd
Cedar Rapids
Ployd
Schoenhut Bakery
Mice Plague Devastates Farm Crops Across Regions
The article notes mouse infestations on thousands of acres with estimates of huge hay losses and potential population explosions. It cites historical figures on mouse lifecycles and mentions famed explorers and expeditions in a broad discussion of perilous animal plagues and global figures.
Brazil Nuts Harvest Dangers Spotlighted In Amazon Jungles
Collier's Weekly notes the hazards of Brazil nut collection in the Amazon, where workers face deadly wildlife and falling four pound pods from up to a hundred feet, risking broken backs and crushed skulls while gathering an essential crop. The Towa Emergency Relief Administration spent 1,428,796.06 dollars on Iowa relief in May, 78,103 more than April.
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Brazil
Amazon Valley
Collier’s Weekly
Towa Emergency Relief Administration
Iowa
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Jones Co
Harry AicKeever
Floyd’s Bakery
Cecil Seger
Marion
H. P. Bancroft
Montreal Herald
United States
Ina
Duelude Oa
Robert K. Peary
America
Grinnell Land
Roald Amundsen
Norway
Greenland
Richard B. Byrd
Spitzbergen
Alaska
Sir George TH. Wilkins
Point Barrow
Ton Spitzbergen
Umberto No
Yom Owen
WLS Orchestra
Pirces
Worthington
Iowa Nighthawks
Joe Fisher
Princess Theatray
Edmund Lowe
Clare Trevor
Stiort
Old Santa Fe
Ken Maynard
Wallace Ford
Marian Marsh
Fighting Hero
Tom Tyler
Federal Reserve Bank Banking House
Fed. Deposit Insurance
Federal Reserve System
Temporary Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Monticello State Bank
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