Storm damages Monticello area with hail and wind loss
A violent storm swept Monticello and surrounding areas in the early hours of Sunday causing thousands of dollars in damage. Hail as large as walnuts shattered greenhouse glass, toppled trees, and cut lines, with power and telegraph services interrupted. Farms reported extensive crop losses, especially corn and oats, while some relief came from rainfall ending a drought. The storm stretched from McGregor to Estherville, with several fatalities reported along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Cornelius Steck
Mattoon
Ill
Iowa
McGregor
Estherville
Fort Dodge
Hampton
Mississippi
Bruce Suthers Joins Asiatic Fleet for Three Years
Bruce Suthers Son of Dr W A Suthers and former Monticello boy is assigned to United States naval duty with the Asiatic fleet for three years. He will sail from San Francisco on the USS Chaumont July 10 after training at San Diego and Great Lakes. He served in Coco Solo Panama Canal Zone and on the destroyer USS Biddle as range finder for the No 1 gun crew before a fur lough at Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Suthers
W. A. Suthers
Monticello
Navy
United States
Suthers
San Francisco
U. S. S. Chaumont
United States Navy
San Diego
Calif
Great Lakes
Ill
Utilities School of Aviation
Coco Solo
Canal Zone
Biddle
Cedar Rapids
Wood And Powers First In July Fourth Races
In Monticello city park motorcycle events Earl Wood of Cedar Rapids and Johnny Powers of Iowa City led July Fourth races. Wood won the two mile dash with Powers second and Kolar third. Powers and Wood led the three and four mile races in the same order along with Kemp. Clifford and Kemp won the surf board race. Keller and Robertson won the chariot race. Clifford also won the balloon race. The Indian team beat Harley 3 0 at pole. Wood was burned when his machine passed through a wall of fire but was saved by a blanket. no other injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello City Park
Earl Wood
Cedar Rapids
Johnny Powers
Iowa City
Wood
Powers
Charles Kolar
Elhan Kemp
Kolar
George Clifford
Kemp
Ralph Keller
Herman Robertson
Clifford
Harley
Fourth Band Concert Tonight at City Park
Monticello Municipal Band hosts a concert tonight at City Park with two vocal solos by Miss Mary Burrichter and John Kauffman visiting with Henry Helms. Program includes Overture The Barber of Seville American Patrol Skaters Waltz Forty Second Street Sopra no solo Mill in the Forest Selection from Robin Hood O Promise Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Monticello
Mary Burrichter
John Kauffman
Henry Helms
Meacham
Waldteufel
Here and There In Nearby News
Mrs. Caroline Hoffman, 80, of Mar telle, fractured left hip in a fall and taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital. Cedar Rapids youth Lowell Leonard, 22, died from a broken neck suffered diving into the Cedar River near Brandon. Police seek Walter Johnson, a former DeWitt resident who escaped from Mount Pleasant state hospital after arson cases. Tipton telephone service disrupted by lightning fire at Iowa State Telephone. Martha Woods stayed at post. Fire also destroyed a barn on Fred Schechtman farm southeast of Manchester with heavy losses and livestock. insurance partly covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Hoffman
Martelle
Cedar Rapids
Lowell Leonard
Cedar River
Brandon
DeWitt
Walter Johnson
State Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Tipton
Fred Schechtman
Manchester
Monticello Girls at Camp Hitaga Near Troy Mills
A group of 67 Camp Fire girls from Monticello attend Camp Hitaga near Troy Mills this week. Members include Frances Bone Antonette Coxsee Kathleen Hogan Helen Jolly Lillian Locher Josephine McNeill Ruth Roberts Josephine Rickless Betty Thomas and Lucille George. Some plan a second week of camping with Cedar Rapids girls Mary and Patricia Tighe daughters of Clara Noyes Tighe who lived in Monticello before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Camp Hitaga
Troy Mills
Frances Bone
Antonette Coxsee
Kathleen Hogan
Helen Jolly
Lillian Locher
Josephine McNeill
Ruth Roberts
Josephine Rickless
Betty Thomas
Lucille George
Cedar Rapids
Mary
Patricia Tighe
Clara Noyes Tighe
Four DeMolay Candidates Initiated in Monticello and Hopkinton
Four young men, Robert Spooner, George Fraser, and Ivan Reynolds of Monticello and Adrian Loomis of Hopkinton, were initiated into the first degree of the George Washington chapter, order of DeMolay last Monday. A dance at the city park followed the ceremony honoring the initiates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Spooner
George Fraser
Ivan Reynolds
Monticello
Adrian Loomis
Hopkinton
George Washington
Two C C C Men Recount Arrangements At Camps
Several young men recruited for reforestation and soil erosion projects in Iowa and Minnesota spent a weekend in Monticello. Celsus Takes and Edward Fitzsimmons described life at Caledonia Minnesota and Lake Wapello with Camp Roosevelt, noting 8 AM to 4 PM work, 225 members, meals, recreation, and planned beach, cabin, and road projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Minnesota
Monticello
Celsus Takes
Kenneth Hubbard
Henry Schone
Edward Fitzsimmons
Raymond Fluckiger
Eldon Haeussler
Carl Hartman
Arnold Oeschger
Marion
Takes
Fitzsimmons
Caledonia
Minn
Bunch
Lake Wapello
Oeceswhger
Wanpelle
Camp Roosevelt
Bloomfield
Citizens Conservation Corps
Monticello V E W Auxiliary Honored at Iowa Encampment
Members of Monticello VFW Auxiliary No. 1683 took part in the Iowa VFW encampment at Fort Dodge last weekend. The auxiliary won first honors for general and relief work and captured the Americanization trophy for the second year in a row. The gavel prize was presented to Mrs. Ervin E. Reed and Mrs. Fay Clark. Mrs. Clark became department treasurer, and Mrs. William Jarrett was named department Americanization Committee chairman. Martin B. Andelsinger of Dubuque was elected Iowa VFW commander. The local Americanization committee hosted dinner at the Joe Kiburz farm July 4. Department leaders from Davenport attended as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Iowa
Fort Dodge
Ervin E. Reed
Fay Clark
Clark
William Jarrett
Martin B. Andelsinger
Dubuque
Iowa V. F. W
Andelsinger
Vv. F. W
Joe Kiburz
Department
Anna Hanrahan
Elizabeth Thomas
Yulan F. Hanrahan
Davenport
Rev J B Albers Leads Sacred Heart Service
Cascade clergyman Rev J B Albers preached at Sacred Heart Church last Sunday while Rev A L Lorenz was absent, guiding the service and delivering a sermon in the parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Albers
Sacred Heart Church
J. B. Albers
Cascade
A. L. Lorenz
Six California Boys Visit Monticello Families
Six recent high school graduates from Palo Alto California visited the Ricklefs families in Monticello last Thursday. They plan to attend the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago and then return to California via Yellowstone Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Ricklefs
Monticello
Palo Alto
Calif
Richard Ricklefs
Rudolph Ricklefs
Chicago
Yellowstone Park
Clarence Rick
4-H Club Girls Of Jones County Rally At Anamosa
136 girls gathered at Anamosa Baptist church for the Jones county 4-H rally despite rain. New officers were installed at a ceremony in the high school gym as Jean Broderson was crowned county club girl queenafter a Festival of the New Corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Anamosa
Jones
Jean Broderson
Sam Ellison
Florence Thornhill
Carl R. Smith
Elizabeth Fishwild
Garnet Eilers
Jacqueline Kenadler
Geneva Loomis
Lorna Gerdes
Ruth Hanson
Evelyn Stivers
Edna Rees
Clare Adams
Gwendolyn McColm
Jones County
Lavonne Streeter
Eloise Kuhns
Helen Brown
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Gwenda Fairbanks
Farm Bureau
Anamosa Creamery
Iowa
Lara Hanna
County Farm Bureau
New M. E. Minister Comes To Assume Duties
The Rev. William J. Macaulay arrives in Monticello as the new Methodist Episcopal pastor after four years in Lisbon. His family includes three sons James John William and a daughter Margaret with noted positions in Onslow and Lisbon. he will preach at 11 a.m. next Sunday and at 8 p.m. during a welcoming union service at the Monticello Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Macaulay
Monticello Methodist Episcopal Church
Lisbon
James
Onslow
John
Lisbon High School
William
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Margaret
Macaulay
Monticello
Methodist Church
Former Wrestling Champ Visits Friends In Iowa
Martin Farmer Burns age 72 of Omaha Nebraska, once the undisputed heavyweight wrestling champion of the world, stayed last week with friends Mr and Mrs Frank Grafft in Anamosa. Burns began wrestling at eight in Cedar County and recalls a loss to Strangler Lewis in Anamosa over forty years ago. He remains husky and fit despite age and a past thigh injury from an Omaha car accident. He has never used tobacco or intoxicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin “Farmer” Burns
Omaha
Nebr
Frank Grafft
Anoamsa
Burns
Cedar County
Anamosa
Lewis
Rev Adix Re elected President at Lutheran District Meeting
The Rev Henry L Adix of Monticello and Iowa district president addressed the third annual convention held in Lytton June 22 to 26. The Rev C Hein of Columbus preached the sermon. Ninety four pastors and professors and fifty one lay delegates attended. The convention reelected Adix as president and left 1934 site to the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Adix
Lutheran Church of
Monticello
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Lytton
C. Hein
Columbus
Ohio
Adix
90th Birthday Held For Dr J W Benadom In Monticello
Dr J W Benadom age 90 celebrated his birthday yesterday in Monticello with a reception at his home attended by many friends. The Monticello Municipal band gave a complimentary concert in the evening as a surprise and a token of the doctor’s appreciation for the band’s prior gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Benadom
Monticello
Ames Station Protests Market Service Wire Cut
Farmers and livestock interests protest the discontinuance of the leased wire service by the government as an economy measure. Prof W L Griffith explains that Iowa loses access to up to the minute livestock price and movement data. The service was to end last Saturday with Omaha, Nebraska the nearest alternative, at a cost of $5 840 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WOI
Iowa State College
Ames
W. L. Griffith
Iowa
Omaha
Nebi
Palmer Families Hold Annual Reunion in Beverpark
The Palmer families held their annual reunion in Beverpark Cedar Rapids last Tuesday afternoon with about fifty relatives attending a picnic dinner. Attending Monticello participants included Mrs. Ervin E Reed and Misses Alfreda and Alice Reed. Others were J W Doxsee and Miss Mary E Doxsee, Mr and Mrs C A Doxsee and sons Wilbur and George. The Palmer families formerly resided on Bowens Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Beverpark
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Ervin E. Reed
Alfreda
Alice Reed
J. W. Doxsee
Mary E. Doxsee
C. A. Doxsee
Wilbur
George
Bowen's Prairie
Items Of Occurrences Twenty Years Ago In July 1913
The Monticello Express notes a July 1913 roundup: farm sale north west of Monticello at $100 per acre to John A. Delsch er. a suit against Modern Woodmen of America affirmed for $3,000. Clyde Hunt named state examiner of county offices. Rev. David Street dies in Utica. Frances Conner dies in Monticello. Ed Brazelton marks ten years rural mail service. hog sale of 130 head for $2,700. heat reaches 104 degrees on July 30 with July temperatures recalling a 108 high twelve years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Cartano
Monticello
John A. Delscher
George W. Curtis
H. M. Carpenter
Modern Woodmen of America
Supreme Court
Carpenter
Appellee
Mr. Carpenter
William G. Wales
David Street
Utica
New York
Presbyterian Church of
Frances Conner
Frances Bobleter
Ed Brazelton
Fred Lehman
Klondike Creamery
George M. Hein
Richland Township
Hubbard Brothers
Mercury
F D Sinclair Home Destroyed By Fire At Scotch Grove
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the F D Sinclair residence at Scotch Grove Tuesday evening. Firefighters from Center Junction and Monticello battled the blaze, saving little from the upper floors while most furniture was removed from the first story. The Royden nursery house next door also suffered but was saved. The Sinclairs were away in Monticello and learned of the fire on their return at 9:30. The home is not insured. Royden Nursery records burned with the house, and a crowd gathered to watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royden Nursery
F. D. Sinclair
Scotch Grove
Center Junction
Monticello
Ray Wright
Roydens
Sinclairs
Ament
M. M. Sinclair
Castle Grove Mutual
Royden
Eiler and Matthiessen Do Not Marry in Anamosa Notice
A newspaper notice states Vincent Eiler son of the late Garry Eiler and Gloria Matthiessen of Viola daughter of George Mathiessen did not obtain a marriage license in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Eiler and
Gloria Matthiessen
Vincent Eiler
Garry Eiler
Viola
George Mathiessen
Anamosa
Legion Leaders Plan Iowa Visit for State Meet in Dubuque
About 10 000 guests will attend the Iowa State convention of the American Legion in Dubuque August 6 to 9 with Paul McNutt Indiana governor and former national commander Louis Johnson of South Carolina. John Elder of Cleveland, national commander of the 40 and 8, will also attend. The World War Nurses of Iowa hold their first state convention with Helen Needles of Des Moines leading the program. A famed six horse hitch that delivered beer to Al Smith will tour Dubuque streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McNutt
Indiana
American Legion
Louis Johnson
South Carolina
Dubuque
Iowa
John Elder
Cleveland
World War Nurses
Helen M. Needles
R. N
Des Moines
al Smith
New York City
Mrs. Katherine Dress Dies in Platte at 84
Mrs. Katherine Dress aged 84 died at Platte South Dakota after a long illness. Born in Luxembourg Germany June 1 1849 she emigrated to the United States at 16 and settled near Dubuque. She married Bernard Goes and later Peter Dress. survived by children H E Wylie Reuben Peter and John and by fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral was at Sacred Heart Monticello with burial in Sacred Heart cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Dress
Sacred Heart Church
Monticello
Landolt
Sand Spring
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Dress
Theodore Webber
Luxemberg
Germany
United States
Dubuque
Bernard Goes
H. E. Wylie
Peter Dress
Jackson County
Platte
South Dakota
W. Heeren
Wylie
Heeren
Reuben
Peter
Canada
John
Mason City
Catholic Church
St. Elizabeth Society
Post Office Workers to Take Nine Day Unpaid Furlough
Postmaster George Guyan announced that all post office employees and postmasters will receive nine day furloughs without pay over the next three months starting July 1. Officials say the move will save taxpayers about 9.5 million dollars, under an order by Postmaster General Farley and signed by President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Guyan
Post Office
Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kittenball Hosts Week Night Victory At City Park
The Lutheran kittenball team defeated the Presbyterians 30 to 14 at City Park on Monday night turning the tables after a previous 21 to 10 loss. A rubber game may follow while last Thursday Presbyterians also lost to Shomont and tonight Lutherans face the Eskimos at the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Club Members Benefit From Three Flight Golf Event
Local country club held a three flight golf tournament last Sunday at 8 30 A M. Gene Byers won with 40 41 81 while Ben Cotton took second at 42 42 84 and Bill Laude placed third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Byers
Ben Cotton
Bill Laude
Iowa Enacts 80 General Laws and 24 Tax Bills
Legislation taking effect July Fourth includes centralized budget control by Governor Clyde Herring through a state comptroller, major motor vehicle changes, and a harsher kidnapping penalty. Tax reductions save about $75,000 in license renewals with installment options, while two-year life of certain judgments and higher免exemption limits aid debt relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
General Assembly
Clyde Herring
State Highway Commission
Death of A Preston Hamil of Cascade
A Preston Hamil of Cascade died July 3 while visiting his daughter Mrs Ethel Smith in Minneapolis. Funeral held July 5 at Community church Cascade with large local turnout. Born September 13 1851 in Richland township Jones county he was nearly 82. Widow E Morrison and three children survive Melvin Earl and Mrs Ralph Smith. He served as Baptist church clerk deacon and trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Preston Hamil
Cascade
Minneapolis
Ethel Smith
Preston Hamil
Richland Township
Jones County
E. Morrison
Melvin of
Minois
Earl
Los Angeles
Ralph Smith
Hamil
Baptist Church
June Boils With Heat Record Reaches New High
The state experiences its hottest June in 22 years with temperatures often 95 to 100 plus. Little rain last month worsened crop conditions. only two inches fell late, failing to aid drying fields. In 1911 June averaged 78 degrees. this year it averaged 80, nine degrees above normal.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monticello Bay
Martin Burrichter
Paul
Wilcox
Lorenz Allamand
Shover & Nagel
Jack O'Neil
Clem Liddy
Reuben Dress
Oscar Fuller
Fred Shover
Bruce
Hitaga
C.C.C
Monticello V.E.W
Dan Rankin
Herbert Crittenden
Harrison Standley
Edgar Morgan
Alec Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Young Ricklefs
Leland Stanford University
Lafter
Roy Ricklefs
Oxford Junction
America
Yokohama
Japan
Alec
Scotland
Hawaii
Edinburgh
4-H Club Girls of
County Queen
Loretta Specht
Scotch Grove Surfshine Girls
W. B. Clark
Ruth Broderson
Jean
Madison Tru-Blu Club
E. BE. Vrooman
E. C. Gotsch
Agatha Lister
Fairview Orioles
Franz Hals
Caval
Artha
Madison’s
Merry Maidens
Paul Smith
Fortune Finders
Castle Grove
Will Hiller
Jackson Wise Owls
W. E. Hay
Castle
Grove
Wise Owls
Madison
M. E
Rev
the Express
The
Monticello Express
D. O. Sinclair
Legion
K. Dress
John Locher, Jr
Gus Ricklefs
Earl Buck
No. 3
Don Young
Town City
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