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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
6
J W Jarnagin recalls Iowa's early days through the eyes of Campbell a Winneshiek county native born as the county's first white child. He spent his first winter in a covered wagon and helped plow the prairie. He has lived on the same farm for nearly nine decades in Casfalia area.
Leland Porter of Cedar Rapids Linn county reported his car stolen and later recovered it. A highway patrolman spotted the car gave chase and with five other officers surrounded it. Porter was held at gunpoint for several minutes before proving he owned the vehicle.
John H. Thompson of near Ona wa, Monona county, crawled to a broomstick note when ill and unable to reach help. A boy found the note and alerted his parents, who rushed Thompson to hospital, but he died next morning from a ruptured appendix. Robert Christianson, 5, frightened his mother after mud on his clothes suggested a river trip that turned out to be a street puddle. Fire service forecast projects a future where fire trucks are fully enclosed inside for safety and speed, per Ray Tiller of Waterloo.
A. R. Stepp near Fayette in Fayette County starts his 20 acre watermelon patch two weeks early. He uses 2,000 oiled paper caps to cover 16,000 plants, claiming the covers deter cold, repel pests, keep soil moist, and accelerate growth.
A flock of 33 sheep stolen from a Lee county farm near Keokuk were recovered by Sheriff Harry Mans who alerted nearby markets and tracked them down. The sheep were seen coming toward the home farm after thieves apparently released the animals.
Mrs. Daisy Beaman of Knoxville in Marion county says her hen is attracted to music and will enter the house through an open window to lay an egg on the radio while a swing band plays. She claims the bird’s favorite tune is I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket.
Tama mayor E C Carnal and town marshal bend rules for baseball. On game days prisoners are escorted to the ball park where the mayor holds hearings between pitches. The marshal shifts the process to favor the stadium scene over the mayor’s office.
Nick Jensen owns a Shorthorn cow near Audubon Audubon county aged 15 to 20 years that may hold the world record for calves. She has given birth to her fourth consecutive pair of twins with the first pair born July 3 1934 and she has repeated the feat each year since. Only one of the eight calves has been lost.
Officials of the state motor vehicle department at Des Moines received a first briefing on new procedures and calendars. The report notes ongoing coordination with county offices and upcoming deadlines for license and registration reforms.
A woman asked the department to deny her husband a new driver's license claiming he was stepping out on her. Officials replied they cannot deny a license on that basis under the law, so the husband will receive the license while the wife must seek another solution.
T. O. Mauk of near Lucas, Iowa, learned cattle stolen from his farm were recovered after Pearl Goben of Lions stole them and headed toward Des Moines. Goben’s truck broke down, a replacement driver alerted authorities, and the cattle were recovered. Goben received a five year sentence to Fort Madison penitentiary.
Reverend William Kent, pastor at the Little Brown Church in the Vale near Nashua Chicka saw county, completed a long day of weddings. The marathon of ceremonies began at 9 30 am and ran until 3 pm with Mrs Kent assisting as certificates were filled.
Pupils at the Iowa school for the blind in Vinton Benton county experiment with a mechanical device using telescopic lenses and attachments to read printed matter. Results have been highly successful for those with partial vision.
A boxing fan laments Jimmy Braddock’s defeat by Joe Louis. Scott Brogan of Milford pushes Merle Laneford in a three mile wheelbarrow ride for a bet. Justice of the Peace Jake Seibert orders two boys to attend Sunday school. Galen Morse buys a bicycle with pennies saved a year and a half, pays 27 dollars in pennies. Waterloo youths chase Fourth of July fireworks after a rain-soaked stash is dumped and sun-dried.
A swarm of bees settled on a store awning in Hardin county Iowa Falls forcing pedestrians to detour. L L Winter field brought a hive and used smoke to drive the bees away, restoring safety to the area.
Charlies D. Huston reports that about 12 500 of Iowa’s 50 000 employers have not reported or paid the 1 percent old age pension levy. Penalties range 5 to 25 percent of tax due. Most small employers may confuse pension with unemployment taxes. total collected to date is 1 287 000 dollars, to be returned under the federal state cooperative plan.
The Iowa Safety Council reports two men in a light green Dodge with a Florida plate posing as Safety Council operatives. They solicit merchants claiming council ties with a loudspeaker car labeled Safety Police Patrol. The council says they are not affiliated with the organization or Iowa motor vehicle officials.
The article contrasts physical growth with emotional growth from infancy to adulthood. It explains that true maturity requires changes in feelings, attitudes, and self awareness beyond mere bodily development, outlining how the emotional mature differs from the child.
The text discusses emotional maturity as the ability to make decisions accept results calmly and avoid whining. It contrasts emotional growth with physical growth and notes that many social misfits never mature emotionally, stressing parental influence and supportive environments for proper development.
A Pearson's Weekly writer notes fashion relics in historic dress. The nick in coat lapels, the walstcoat origin in Charles II era, and tallers turned-up trousers illustrate how past styles shaped modern garments with functional quirks and decorative stripes.
The ancient Venetian laws required merchants to bring back materials for St Mark’s and generals to offer gifts after eastern campaigns. Arnold Lunn notes the church’s remarkable transformation from a mosaic of columns and eclectics into a unified, singular monument with lasting personality.
David Brownlee moved from near Washington City Ohio to Trumbull county with twelve pigs aged about six months. The animals wandered back to their old Pennsylvanian sties after missing their prior home, then returned to Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
The dog paddle likely represents the first swimming stroke says J W McVicar of the Central YMCA in Toronto. He traces the sequence from dog paddle to breast stroke to side, overarm and trudgeon, noting names and origins in historical development.
The text traces Whitehall from Wolsey ownership to Henry VIII seizing property and naming it Whitehall, its role as court residence, Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I's continuity, and Charles II’s revelry in 1649. It notes James II’s flight in 1688 and the 1098 fire sparing only the banqueting hall, now the United Services Institution museum.
A 50 year old note in Successful Farming describes Leonhard Fuchs the German botanist publishing a Latin book with illustrations. It includes the first known printed corn plant picture and calls it Turkish Corn, noting it was said to be recently brought from Turkey, Ash and Greece.
Miss Josephine Jenner, a university librarian, buys a padlock to seal the library alcove where two couples have long met. Professor Archibald Matthews helps her unlock the gate, and a new romance seems to blossom amid memories and surprised smiles. Franklin epitaph closes with a musing on the printer's work enduring.
Mildred Pierce reports from India describing village classes for mothers and children, Bible study and temperance lessons, and vaccination efforts amid smallpox concerns. She notes driving the A model Ford on dusty roads, dangers of bullock carts, and the value of milk as a nutrition source, ending with a persuasive dairy promotion.
The column spotlights Hoff man’s Heads and Tales a world famous sculptor autobiography with illustrations Faith Baldwin’s The Heart Has Wings a aviatrix romance Flowering of New England by Van Wuyck Brooks a literary history study of 1815 to 1865 interlinking lives and social life Debutante Stand In by J G Wright a rental love story Arts of Leisure by M L Greenble a survey of leisure methods and their use.
Public library shelves welcome numerous new titles including Washington Calling by Marquis Childs a political life portrait of Washington Of Great Riches by Rose Frank en a comedy filled marriage tale Podiums Progress a biography of Bronson Alcott father of Louisa May Alcott Wind from the Mountains a sequel by Tiv gue Gulbranssen People on the Earth Edwin Carle a tale of a Navajo youth Pipe All Hands sea adventure How to Travel Without Being Rich a budget travel guide Cruise of the Bouncing Betsy a Florida cartoonist travel piece The Tree Has Roots a study of workers at a modern American university This Life Ive Loved Isabel Field an autobiography By Cedric Bel frage Away From It All adventurous travel and history The Outward Room a woman's recovery from insanity The Laurels Are Cub Down a historical novel of American greatness.
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