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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1936

Page

4

Monticello Sports Roundup Highlights Local Baseball And Golf Figures

Dr Fraser nears life membership in Monticello golf circle after breaking a 49 for the first time with a nine stroke improvement. Marion Clausen, ex Iowa U slugger, to the Cleveland Indians farm system in the Texas league. Edith Estabrooks, 15, dominates Iowa golf, defending state crown. Munn Whitford shifts from Monticello schools to arbiter role in Western league baseball. Annual city golf tourney starts next week to select 10 finalists for Eastern Iowa event this August. Local entries pour in for third kittenball tournament July 16 17 and 19. Monticello squad tops cellar to lead Maquoketa Valley league briefly as Bernard invades. Royal Rodman eyeing Iowa City high school meet. Wisconsin freshman George Fraser noted.

Dr. Fraser Monticello Doc Marion Clausen U. of Iowa Cleveland Indians Clausen Oxford Junction Cascade Red Faber John Locher Philadelphia Edith Estabrooks Dubuque Edith Lucille Robinson Munn Whitford State Monti Iowa George Fraser Wisconsin Royal Rodman Iowa City Bernard Cubs Lost Nation

Playground Notes Roy B. Moore, Director

The playground reports croquet remains popular as a croquet set sparks activity. A group of 24 children carried supplies to a water source and shared snacks before returning. Handball shows Jim Guler leading older boys. girls seek more kittenball practice and teams. a girls league is proposed. Royal Rodman and others are cited enjoying the activities.

Jim Guler

Mrs Shine and Lenox Sentenced in Dan Shine Murder Case

Mrs Pearl Shine, 28, drew life imprisonment at Rockwell City for complicity in the murder of farmer Dan Shine. Maynard Lenox, 19, got 40 years at Fort Madison after pleading guilty. Judge W L Eichendorf imposed the sentences as the pair testified against suspects Jim Hines and Albert Cornwell.

Pearl Shine Rockwell City Maynard Lenox Fort Madison Dan Shine Littleport W. L. Eichendorf Jim Hines Albert Cornwell Manchester Lenox Shine Cornwell

Monticello Residents Visited By Emil Ricklefs During Oregon and Wyoming Trips

Emil Ricklefs returned from Pacific Grove California where he attended his son James wedding three weeks earlier. He visited relatives in Oakland Oregon Slayton Farson and Ontario and Omaha. Mrs Ricklefs remains in California for several weeks of medical rest. Local notices, ads for Shomont ice cream and visits by guests from Chicago Minneapolis and other towns are mentioned.

Emil Ricklefs Pacific Grove Calif James Ralph Matthiessen Oakland St. Helens Oregon Ray Slauson Fred Slauson Mable Ward Inglis Slayton Monticello Rickless Fred Olmstead Ontario Clara Farson Wyoming Omaha D. C. Olmstead

Heat Fails To Stop Drive In Softball Loop

Local kittenball standings show F and K leading a hot division as DeMolays rebound with a 12 to 3 win over Stahler Merchants. City Club nails Franklin 9 to 2 while Stahler’s beat Jim’s Cafe. Third annual kittenball tourney opens July 16 to 19 with 12 teams, $3 entry into prize pool.

K. Brigade

Dyersville Youths Killed and Injured in Crash

Funeral services for LeRoy Rubiy 19 of Dyersville held at St Francis church after an automobile wreck near Richardsville last Saturday. Paul Henkels 21 in critical condition at Mercy hospital Dubuque with a broken collarbone internal injuries and severe scalp injury.

LeRoy Rubiy Dyersville Richardsville Richard Rubly St. Francis Church Church Mercy

Large Crowd Attends V F W Auto Races

A large crowd estimated between 1500 and 2000 attended the Veterans of Foreign Wars auto racing program at the city park last Sunday afternoon. The event included a parachute descent by Bronze Maine Cornell from a plane, and the program was briefly halted when the airplane had to land due to engine trouble.

Unit of Veterans of Foreign Wars Bronce Maine Cornall

Fire destroys barn at Manchester Park fairgrounds

A fire at Manchester Park last Saturday afternoon destroyed a 60 by 125 foot barn built in 1928 costing 45000 and housing 60 stalls. An adjoining barn of similar size was damaged as flames threatened others. A celebration was underway on site when the blaze began. origin unknown. In Sioux City a daughter named Jane Theodosia Page Carlson was born July 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Page Carlson of Soldier, Helen Pulver prior to marriage.

Manchester Page Carlson Soldier Sioux City Jane Theodosia Ralph Strasburg Iowa Electric Company Garner Tlome Strasburg Anna Rose Leonard James Marburger Coggon University Hospital Iowa City Marburger Howard Caldwell Alburnett Paul Norton Almeda Roy and James, Jr

Heiserman New Rotary President for 1936 37

At Monticello Rotary Club weekly meeting last Monday retiring president Tom Hamilton passed the gavel to Ed Heiserman the newly elected president Heiserman will lead the club until July 1 1937.

Monticello Rotary Club Tom Hamilton Ed Heiserman

Henry Poppe Cracks Ribs in Farm Accident

Henry Poppe Jr received a painful injury at his brother John Poppe’s Wayne township farm last Monday when he slipped while helping to put up hay. He cracked several ribs and punctured a lung. he is described as not seriously hurt and is improving.

Henry Poppe, Jr John Wayne Township Mr. Poppe

Community notes of Monticello area and visitors

Local residents and visitors frequent Monticello and area towns with engagements spanning July Fourth gatherings, family visits, and relocations. Names include DeWitt, Grossheim, Lay, Cook, Hoag, Ferring, Hayes, Long, Accola, Winkler, Meadon, Madsen, Berlin, Warwick, Strang, Staner, Wright, Izer, Schrader, Davis, Fairbanks, Lang, Schweitzer, Mattocks, Podhaski, Van Meter, Adams, Klaus, Glen, Vahn, Callahan, and Glenn. An American air flight marks the first scheduled Japan Manchukuo route.

Estate of Margaret Steiner Administrator Notice

Public notice: district court of Jones county Iowa appoints The Monticello State Bank as administrator of Margaret Steiner deceased. Claims must be filed with the clerk sworn and within legal time. creditors urged to settle promptly. Dated Anamosa July 7 1936. Wocher and Locher attorneys for the estate.

District Court Jones County Iowa Margaret Steiner Anamosa Monticello State Bank Wocher & Locher Ieétate

Monticello Youths Back Plan for Local Swimming Pool

Monticello youths argue a town pool improves safety by teaching swimming and reducing river accidents. They note convenience for residents, potential weekend business for Monticello restaurants and stores, and economic gains from drawing people from a 30 mile radius. Antonette M. Doxsee and Helen McLaughlin support the proposal.

Mclaughlin Monticello Helen McLaughlin

Cascade Tragedy Claims Mrs Clifford Bye After Daughter's Birth

Cascade mourns as Mrs Lavern Fay Bye dies of a heart attack at 21, shortly after giving birth to a daughter. She is survived by husband Clifford Bye, infant son Clarence Edward, her parents Mr and Mrs Albert Fay, and grandmother Mrs Edward McMullen.

Cascade Clifford Bye Albert Fay East Cascade Lavern Fay St. Martin’s School Anamosa St. Martin’s Church Thomas J. Rooney Bye Cedar Rapids

Shaffer Wins Golf Meet On Local Course Sunday

Shaffer claimed the top prize with an 80 at the first home golf meet amid heat. Monticello and area players struggled against scorching fairways in a heat wave hoping to beat par.

Montl Bill Shaffer Monti Ricklefs Lovell Dr. Fraser Vernon Howie E. Rickle Bone Schaffer E. Shelley J. Sanford Grimes Dr. Swift Helserman

Monticello council approves city bills June 1 1936

City Council of Monticello Iowa adopts a resolution to pay numerous claims including labor, supplies, and sewer and water works. The vote was unanimous with no absentees and permits for cafe and beer issued for 1937.

H. A. Peterson Co OFMC Cscceeens Proprietary Products Co W. F. Quarrie Co Emil Riedel Rickless Dry Goods ‘Co Row, Peterson & Co Royal Typewriter Co Robertson Products Co Schultz Bros. Co Mrs. C. Steck Morris Sanford Co J. G. Sehoon Scott, Foresman & Co Sinclair Refining Co Curios School Fund Shomiont Dairy Twentieth Century Co Vanguard Press J.C. Waddell W. M. Welch Mfg. Co Water Department World Book Co Council Monticello Council of Crandall Wit Gary Schmidt L. E. Hutton L. Schneider J. Robertson Aker Neavesiensitinn FB. Brokaw Rynerson Te ‘Taylor Im, Grim J. Scherrer City Water Works Harry Matthiessen Madsen Motor Co Globe Machinery Co Wm. G. Schoon R. Pump & Supply Co Seeeseeseeseseneetaees An. Ry. Express Co I Galen Smith IM. Harford A.W. Steiner J. Schmidt Weeny TY. Schneider Ds E. Ry C. L. Adams Wim Sawyer Fred Aldrich Wm. Ferring Vince Supple A. Hartman H. Darrow M. Hutton Post Master Wm. Null Fire Fund Ferring & Jacobsen Cities Service Oil Co J. J. Locher Doxsee & Coxsee Bert First Feasienes State Metzenberg Hoag Graves Netcott L. Griffith

Center Junction School Board Meeting Set in July

The Center Junction school district Board of Directors will meet July 13, 1936, at 8 p.m. in the schoolhouse. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditures estimate. W. K. Moats serves as District Secretary.

Board of Education School House Center Junction Madison Township Jones County Iowa W. K. Moats

For Sale Or Rent Seven Room Modern House On Maple Street

For sale or rent a seven room modern house at 412 South Maple street with new double garage and large garden space. Immediate possession may be had. Also 20 acres of big timber land in Scotch Grove township offered for sale at 1000 dollars. Write or phone EF C Hughes route 3 Marion Ia.

South Maple Street Scotch Grove Township C. Hughes Route 3 Marion

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