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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
8
Private owner in Mt. Vernon Indiana advertises a 1947 Pontiac coach in sale with a new motor. The listing notes Dayne and photo reference and mentions a Blutd or blood line appears corrupted. Denkhoff Jewelry offers men’s wrist watches and watches at attractive prices with rebuilt and reconstructed options.
Longtime Wyoming hardware operator William Wilker sold stock and fixtures to J W Lyons and his son in law John Jouch of West Union with possession in August. A new plumbing and heating outfit opened in the Helming Building by G H Herzberger. A 14 year old, Donald Latare, suffered a compound fracture in a farm tractor incident. Cloudburst floods Little Bear Creek basements and rates restored by noon. Auxiliary to the American Legion installed officers and committees. Epworth League campers and 4 H club activities noted with local families visiting Cedar Rapids and Delhi. Threshing begins with oats yields reported. A linen shower honored bride Jean Broderson Miller. Numerous social visits and church groups listed.
Obituary notes L C Gearhart 84 a longtime Board of Trade operator died last Wednesday at his Chicago home. He leaves a son and daughter, two sisters and five brothers including David and N A Gearhart of Hopkinton. Funeral services were held Friday.
Miss Irene Johnson completed her course in Paris Beaut Academy Cedar Rapids and is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson. Peniel chapel services halted until late September. A J Beranek Prairieburg visited recently. Pauline Cramer and Margaret Olive Deischer attended rural youths meeting at Marion Saturday night. Castle Grove ladies joined farm bureau women at Monticello club house Thursday. Fred Kelley Ames visited Castle Grove on business. Miss Laura Johnson Cedar Rapids has been spending her va...
The Lange farm near Monticello hosts 4-H youth preparing three steers for the Jones County Fair show. Eleanor Mitchell works in the Lange home with Delphine Merlyn Glenn Junior and Kenneth Lange as the Lange boys tame wild western steers first-time exhibitors. A pony named Pansy and her two month old colt Doris are featured in the scene.
The largest loss on stock ever sustained by the local mutual insurance association occurred from a single lightning stroke. Minnis Bros. near Prairieburg reported a cow killed by lightning in the same storm. Other notes include a park club event in Monticello and various local visits, injuries, illnesses, and medical updates.
The board of supervisors of Jones county Iowa will meet August 2 1939 at 2 00 p m in Anamosa Iowa Taxpayers will be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures at that time GEO F SPECHT County Auditor.
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