Farm Bureau Sports Festival Planned Aug 8
The county wide Farm Bureau sports festival and picnic are set for August 8 at the county fairgrounds. Jones County will enter the state wide Farm Bureau event at Iowa State College September 8 and 9, with the county festival serving as elimination. Events include baseball kittenball tug of war track and field dart throwing horseshoes and a Farm Bureau vs Rural Youth Association baseball game.
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Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Jones County
Iowa State
College
Comtition
Farmureau
Rural Youth Association
Ray Sanford
Scotch Grove
Max Specht
Monticello
Lee Crain
Olin
Don Meeks
Martello
John Ejichhorn
Wyoming
Harry Newman
Martelle
Meeki Igs
Don
James Kearns
Fred Kromminga
Loyal Eyerly
N. E. Clark
William Bailey
George Specht
Harold Hartman
Stanley Waggoner
John May
Atay Sanford
James McLaughlin
J. E. Porter
County records largest weekly marriage license requests
The clerk's office saw a record week for marriage license applications with twelve couples. Names include Bruce Eckert and Vivian Duede from Cedar Rapids, Marion Williams and Myrtle Kamper, Rus sel Greene and Ruth Pearson, Ohn Morris and Ruth Howie, Paul Nugent and Velma Benham, Donald Miner and Edwins Bigsart, Boyd Campbell and Beatrice Kahley, Cecil Blayney and Vernelta Gordon, Melvin Card and Alice Shover, Robert Schodde Clark and Alberta Schruknecht, and Harvey Lohr with Caroline Jaeck from Wisconsin builds the list.
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Bruce Eckert
Cedar Rapids
Vivian Duede
Marion Lavern Williams
Myrtle Marie Kamper
Lamont
Russel H. Greene
Ruth E. Pearson
Ohn D. Morris
Sigourney
Ruth Howie
Monticello
Paul Edward Nugent
Velma Cornelia Benham
Donald Miner
Anamosa
Edwins Bigsart
Boyd Campbell
Des Moines
Beatrice Kahley
Cecil Blayney
Vernelta Gordon
Melvin V. Card
Olin
Alice Shover
Robert Schodde Clark
Alberta Dell Schruknecht
Harvey Lohr
Prairie du Lac
Wis
Caroline Jaeck
la Valle
Young People to Hold Annual Camp
The Pilgrim Fellowship of the Davenport Association will run a week long camp at Camp Sten near Maquoketa from July 10 to 15 with about 65 youths. Faculty includes Rev L A Owen Iowa City as Dean Rev C W Hanscom DeWitt as Dean of boys Mrs C W Hanscom DeWitt as Dean of girls and Rev S G Gutensohn as General Director.
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Pilgrim Fellowship
Davenport Association
Camp Sten
Maquoketa
L. A. Owen
Iowa City
C. W. Hanscom
DeWitt
S. G. Gutensohn
Congregational Church
Road projects in Jones County underway this weekend
Four county road projects in Jones County move from bids received in Anamosa last week to active work this weekend. George Spaethe, county engineer, said crushing screening and hauling cover 15 miles of graveling in Hale Fairview Scotch Grove and Richland townships at a cost of 10 578 dollars.
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Jones
Anamosa
George Spaethe
Hale
Fairview
Scotch Grove
Richland Township
Pavement Buckles on Highway 38 Between Anamosa and Springfield
Heat Tuesday caused pavement on Highway 38 to buckle between Anamosa and Springfield. Highway workers removed the damaged strip and laid temporary surfacing to restore passage.
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Highway 38
Anamosa
Springfield
North Liberty Hostel Opens in Eastern Iowa
North Liberty welcomes a new American Youth Hostel near North Liberty two and a half miles north of town as Mr and Mrs W A Young open the facility on Sunday. The venue lies on the hostel route between Monticello and Iowa City with a family picnic planned and square dancing by a local group to mark the event. Meals include Wieners buns and coffee for guests without lunch.
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Iowa
W. A. Young
North Liberty
Monticello
Towa City
North Liberty Committee
John Baty 71 Dies After Illness in Sigourney Iowa
John Baty longtime civic and political figure in southeastern Iowa died at his Sigourney home Thursday after an operation in Rochester. Funeral services were held Saturday at Sigourney Methodist Church with burial in What Cheer. Survived by widow three sons and a daughter and three sisters. Born February 8 1868 in Glasford Illinois he lived in Sigourney since 1901 and served Keokuk county sheriff 1901 1908. He later worked in real estate and public relations for Household Finance Corp.
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Ross Baty
John Baty
Iowa
What Cheer
Mr. Baty
Marion R. Baty
Peoria
E. N. Baty
Chicago
Ross H. Baty
Monticello
Maurice B. Jones
Allison
Dill Hendricks
Grace Baty
Des Moines
Peter King
Laverne
Minn
Glasford
Marion Baty
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Rock Island Railroad
Household Finance Corporation
V. F. W. Picnic Set For July 9 At Peterson Farm
The Monticello Post No. 1683 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary announce their annual family picnic will be held Sunday July 9 on Paul Peterson's farm. Directions will be provided in mail notices. Each family should bring their own picnic dinner. coffee and soft drinks will be supplied by the Post and Auxiliary.
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Monticello Post No. 1683
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Paul Peterson
Post
Auxiliary
Eleven New Farm Families Subscribe to Express
Eleven new subscribers join the Express as farmers west of Monticello increasingly rely on the paper for news and ads. The list includes Monticello residents Machart, Schmidt, Westhoff, Bronemann, Cleary, Holub, Prior, Holub, Whiting, Leonard, and Neh and Weber of Anamosa, citing Express coverage and farm pages as the appeal.
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Express
Monticello
Rank Machart
Henry J. Schmidt
William Westhoff
R. S. Bronemann
Cleary
Holub
John L. Prior
Ed Holub
Fred Whiting
Louis Leonard
Charles Neh
J. L. Weber
Anamosa
Sweet corn reaches nine feet on July Fourth in Monticello garden
Dennis Kehoe garden reports nine foot sweet corn with tassels on July Fourth. George Schodde planted April 23 in hill rows one and a half feet apart with five or six kernels per hill. Each stalk bears two to three ears, and Schodde, at five foot eleven, must look up to the tassels. The tall crop, over seven feet, accompanies red sunflowers in a notably tidy Monticello plot.
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Dennis Kehoe
George Schodde
Schodde
Monticello
Insect Expert Grace Sandhouse Aids Government Work
Miss Grace Sandhouse, entomologist with the Department of Agriculture, works at the Smithsonian Institute on bee and wasp species. The Iowa native and Colorado alumna came to Washington in 1926 becoming the first woman in insect identification research.
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Monticello
Adelbert Sandhouse
The
Star
Washington
Gretchen Smith
Miss Sandhouse
United States
Grace Sandhouse
Deartment of Agriculture
University of Colorado
Alpha Delta Pi
Sigma Delta Epsilon
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Association of University Women
Iowa
Division of
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Smithsonian Institute
Watersplash altercation on Dutch Creek bridge
A Cedar Rapids mother and her children were splashed by a passing motorist at Wapsipinicon State Park. The irate husband Arvid H Lambert confronted the driver and struck fisherman Leonard C Gordon, who then pursued charges resulting in Lambert paying a $5 fine plus costs for assault and battery.
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Dutch Creek
Wapsipinicon State Park
Cedar Rapids
George Lawrence
Arvid H. Lambert
Leonard C. Gordon
O Rourke Family Still Read The Ex press Over 70 Years
Louis O Rourke paid his subscription for another year, noting he and his father Lawrence have read The Ex press for over 70 years. The father settled in the United States after the Civil War, and the paper began July 10 1865. We welcome reports of long-time subscribers.
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Louis O’rourke
the Express
Lawrence O’rourke
United States
Monticello Residents Register New Cars At Treasury Office
During the last week Monticello residents registered new cars at the treasurer s office including Tieken Bros Studebaker Thomas Shover a Ford Ross Baty and a Chevrolet Regular filings show local vehicle activity in civic records.
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Monticello
Tieken Bros
Studebaker
Thomas Shover
Ford
Ross Baty
Chevrolet
Lightning Strikes House Damaging Radio Aerial
A Wright family home was struck by lightning at 5:45 yesterday morning. The bolt hit an electric pole near the water pumping station and traveled along wires to the house shattering an insulator and wrecking the radio and aerial. No fire occurred.
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Carligh
City
Wright
Delhi Delaware paving stretch finally finished
The last 3.7 mile section of paving between Delhi and Delaware is completed and will soon open for motorists. Local officials expect the road to ease traffic and improve travel times.
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Delhi
Delaware
Great Jones County Fair contest narrows to four towns
Four town entrants remain in the Great Jones County Fair contest with prizes of an all expenses paid trip to the New York Fair or a one year scholarship at Ames Iowa State University or State Teachers College. Represented are Monticello by Mary Jane Veitch and Max Palmer, Cascade by Ann Merfeld, Amamosa by Eleanor Hintz and Earl Caspers, Martello by D. E. Newman. The six entries promise a tight race as all push to lead.
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Ames
Iowa State University
State Teachers College
Monticello
Mary Jane Veitch
Max Palmer
Cascade
Ann Merfeld
Anamosa
Eleanor Hintz
Earl Caspers
Martello
D. E. Newman
the Express
Applications for AAA Payments Set Next Week
L. T. Lorenzen of the Jones county Soil Conservation association says applications for payments under AAA rules will be filed next week. Of 1,945 compliant farms, 1,736 have been checked for crop acreage, with 625 using aerial photos to finalize crop acreages. Checking should finish by August 1.
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L. T. Lorenzen
Jones County Soil Conservation Association
Grandson of Monticello resident harmed in Hopkinton car accident
Ralph, 6, son of Mr and Mrs Marclf of Hopkinton, was struck by a car in Independence last Saturday. He remains in People's Hospital with a fractured leg and head injuries. He is grandson of Charles Lambert of Monticello.
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Ralph
Marclf
Hopkinton
Independence
People’s Hospital
Ae Charles Lambert
Monticello
Hopkinton Man Buys The Lamont Leader
William Cornell of Hopkinton has purchased the Lamont Leader from R A Tennis who published it for the last 16 years.
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Hopkinton
Lamont
William Cornell
Lamont Leader
R. A. Tennis
Amber Boy Dies After Mower Accident Near Amber
The nine year old Philip Husman died after running to a car and striking a sharp sickle on the running board. He died at Monticello’s John McDonald hospital from a pulmonary embolism after surgery, surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services were held at Amber Presbyterian Church.
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W. J. Zimmerman
Carl H. Husman
Philip
Amber Presbyterian Church
Rev
Nichols
Amber
Rael
Roy Null
Howard Andrews
Milnen
Marie
Ervin Husman
Husman
F. W. Folkers
Phillip
John McDonald
Monticello
Harold
Philip Bailey
Jones County seed corn firm showcases hybrid varieties
The National Hybrid Corn Company based in Anamosa displays over 1500 corn varieties on trial grounds including fields near Wyoming and Center Junction. Leaders Dr. Stuart N. Smith and Paul N. Smith head the company with Max A. Wortman as treasurer. the group promotes cold resistant hybrids grown and tested across the Midwest and in Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
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Jones County
National Hybrid Corn Company
Town City
Pella
Anamosa Fair
Canada
Mexico
United States
Minehart Thompson Farms
Wyoming
Highway 64
J. N. Smith
Center Junction
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
J. H. Perrine
Monticello
Florida
Anamosa
Stuart N. Smith
Ames
Paul N. Smith
Dr. Smith
Max A. Wortman
Iowa State Men’s Reformatory Farm
Wortman
Mahaska
Cass
Iowa
Iowa State College
Queen Esther Circle Plans July 18 Event at Monticello Hostel
Members of the Queen Esther Circle of the Methodist Church will hold a regular session at Monticello Hostel, using its facilities for an evening event. Invitation came through director Mrs John Fraser and was accepted with enthusiastic acclaim. The date is July 18.
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Queen Esther
Methodist Church
John Fraser
Jimmy Howie Injured Riding Motorcycle Near Home
Jimmy Howie son of Mr and Mrs Olin Howie suffered a badly bruised elbow and hip when he lost control of his motorcycle on a crushed rock road near his home. He rode home then was treated at the hospital with later reports noting a broken elbow.
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Jimmy Howie
Olin Howie
Three Carloads Cattle Shipped From Monticello Depot
Cattle shipments from the Monticello depot continued last week despite a weak market. Shippers included George Rickless Chris Reiter and Lawrence Burlidge. One car went to Mr Burridge from Nawata Oklahoma two cars to Mr Rickless from Decorah Iowa and one car from West Point Mississippi to Hank Eden.
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Monticello
George Rickless
Chris Reiter
Lawrence Burlidge
Mr. Burridge
Nawata
Okla
Mr. Rickless
Decorah
West Point
Miss
Hank Eden
Employment Office Report: 154 Persons Given Jobs in County
The Iowa State Employment Service in the courthouse reported 154 people placed in work from November through May, with 3065 applications and 89 new female applicants. January had the most applications but few placements, while May saw 42 placements among 83 job seekers. The office also handled 5368 benefit claims and paid unemployment compensation totaling 2090.63 in January and February, 10381.48 in March, and 478.50 in April.
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Iowa State Employment Service Office
Court House
Iowa
Monticello Express Celebrates 75 Years of Publication
The Monticello Express marks 75 years since its first issue on July 10 1865 with founder O D Crane and current editors J W Doxsee and C A Doxsee reflecting on the paper’s evolution, masthead year and commitment to growth like the Jones County Fair.
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O. D. Crane
Monticello Express
The
Express
J. W. Doxsee
Recene Ashton Joins New Mexico State Teachers College Faculty
Miss Recene Ashton, ex Monticello public schools teacher, is appointed to the faculty of the New Mexico State Teachers College at Silver City. Her career includes Cedar Rapids schools for two years and study at Eastern Illinois Normal School in Madison followed by a 1938 master's degree in education at the University of Iowa.
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Recene Ashton
Monticello
New Mexico State Teachers College
Silver City
N. M
Missing Railroad Operator Sought After Late Shift Absence
Sheriff Ronald Cahill and a search group from Maquoketa pursued relief operator Mike Burns at the Green Island railroad junction after he failed to report for his midnight shift. John Callahan said Burns left his home at 9 p.m. and has not been found.
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Ronald Cahill
Peaceift Fone
Maquoketa
Mike Burns
Green Island Railroad
John Callahan
Burns
Complete Foundation For Tobiason Home
The Rudy Tobiason residence on West Grand Street has its foundation finished and a brick veneer will cover the exterior. The one story structure with attic and full basement measures 27 by 38 feet and includes a living room dining room kitchen two bedrooms a bath upstairs bedroom and a storeroom. Occupancy is expected by October 1, with the house facing north.
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Rudy Tobiason
West Grand Street
Emil Prull to Sing at Monticello Band Program Tonight
Monticello tenor Emil Prull will be the featured soloist at the city park band concert under Gene Byers. He will perform You're a Sweet Little Headache as part of a twelve piece program including Marches and waltzes.
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Emil Prull
City Park
Monticello
Klaxon
Queen City
Stars and Stripes
Hot Dog Man Faces Depression After College Son Warns
A roadside hot dog vender, deaf and newspaper-free, thrives on signs until his college-educated son warns of a global and domestic downturn. He halts ads and trims orders, and sales shrink rapidly as mood and market sour. The father concedes they are in a great depression.
Man Burns From Ignited Overalls After Cigarette
Willard, eighteen, was badly burned on his legs and hands when a cigarette ignited spraying stains on his overalls at Hopkinton. He had used weed killer on Saturday and wore the same clothes Monday, with dried solution fueling the fire after a spark from the cigarette touched the spray-stained fabric.
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You Willard
Hopkinton
Willard
Hilda Balster Named on Du Bois Honor Roll
Miss Hilda E Balster of Monticello a sophomore in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Dubuque has been named on the honor roll for the second semester Dr Edward A Wight Dean of the College announced this information
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Hilda E Balster
Monticello
College of Liberal Arts
University of Dubuque
Edward A. Wight
Short News Items Over the State
Frank Klostermann 79 of Dyersville dies at home after heart attack survived by 7 sons and 2 daughters funeral held Monday Caletta McGrath hospitalized after falling into a cesspool on a picnic grounds near Dubuque boy eight dies from lockjaw after arm injury from rusty nails near Bellevue two killed in Waterloo plane crash Roy Lightfoot 49 and Richard Beery 19 died Brock Berry owner pilot held commercial license 500 hours flight time
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Frank Klostermann
Dyersville
Caletta McGrath
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Donald Coppes
Archies Coppes
Bellevue
Waterloo
Roy Lightfoot
Richard Beery
Berry
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M. F. Hogan
Henry George
John H. Fraser
Harry Schneider
Lillian Locher
Kathleen Hogan
Clarence Matthiessen
County Fair
Jones County Fair
Adolph H. Dierks
Dierks
Eoh
Europe
O’rourke
AAA
Chas. Lambert
Amber Boy
National Hybrid Corn Co
Employment Office
Tobiason
Hilda Balster
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