Killed in Auto Crash Wirth Dunham Known in Fox River Valley
Wirth S Dunham nephew of Mrs Fred Stuhler dies in a Chicago to Wayne Illinois crash last Friday. He bred cattle and horses near St Charles and frequented Arlington Park. Police link another car to bootlegger Delmore. Dunham survived by widow Mary Ward Dunham and two daughters Jane and Mrs John L Dole.
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Wirth S. Dunham
Fred Stuhler
Chicago
Wayne, Illinois
Dunham
Mark Dunham
Wayne
Carrie “Dunham
Fred 8. Dunham
Monticello
Chicago News
Charles Delmore
Elmhurst
Golf Roads
Arlington Heights
Delmore
Mount Prospect Hospital
St. Charles
Fox River Valley
Chicago University
Arlington Park Track
Elmhurst Road
Charles Robinson
Genoa
DeKalb County
South Halsted Street
Isaac George
de Kalb
Clarence Converse
Harvard University
Mary Ward Dunham
Jane Dunham
John L. Dole
Dunham Stock Farm
Sheriff Arrests Bootlegger in Olin Love Feels the Pinch
Sheriff Bill Fraser and a state agent arrested W. H. Love an Olin resident after a raid on his residence finding bootleg liquor. Love admitted guilt and plans to plead before Judge Moffit at Anamosa on Monday July 17. Residents discuss the incident with mixed views as the case proceeds.
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W. H. Love
Olin
Mr. Love
Citizen Love
Love
Moffit
Anamosa
Founder of New Mellery Monastery Dies in Ireland
The Rt Rev Dom Maurius O Phelan, abbot of Mt Mellery Abbey Waterford Ireland died aged 80. He served as abbot about twenty five years and founded a branch of the order at New Mellory in Dubuque County during travels in the United States.
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Rt Ney
Dom Maurius O'Phelan
Mt. Mellery Abbey
Waterford
Ireland
United States
New Mellory
Dubuque County
Monticello Men Fly To Waterloo In 55 Minutes
Alva Zimmerman of the Zimmerman Radio Shop ran a test flight to Waterloo last Monday. The outbound leg took 58 minutes, the return 43 minutes, with Otis piloting the aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Waterloo
Alva Zimmerman
Zimmerman Radio Shop
Otis
Piney Woods Singers To Appear Monday In Church
The Piney Woods country life school's jubilee singers will perform at the First Congregational church in Monticello Mississippi on Monday evening July 27. The free concert features an experienced touring group aimed at goodwill for their race and school. Lawrence C. Jones, Iowa born principal, leads the school and has built successful training programs for African American students.
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Piney Woods
Lawrence C. Jones
Iowa
Marshalltown
State University At
Town City
George Brown Dies at 83 in Monticello
George Brown aged 83 died Saturday at John McDonald hospital after Illness from Tuesday on, following work at Ray Adams farm near Monticello. He was born Feb 9 8 and married Samantha Wheeler in 1880 Colesburg Delaware County. Funeral held Sunday at 2 pm with Methodist Episcopal minister. burial in Brown cemetery.
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George Brown
John McDonald Hospital
Ray Adams
Monticello
Thomas Rhatigan
McDonald
Ben Brown
Mr. Brown
Samantha Wheeler
Colesburg
Delaware County
Brown
Coors
W. Brown
Kinston
North Carolina
Iverson
Methodist Episcopal
Brown Cemetery
The
Franklin Co
Monticello Troubadours Trek Ozark Region
Monticello musicians Raymond Schoon Ha waian guitar Charles Eby cornet and Otto Riedel violin travel through the Ozark mountains. A town marshal invited them to perform and they played for over an hour and a half for Hill Billies, earning money from music and preserving their $10 start.
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Monticello
Raymond Schoon
Hawaian
Charles Eby
Otto Riedel
Ozark Mountains
Hill
Byron Allen's 2-Year-Old Son Dies in Pocahontas Crash
A Pocahontas county auto accident Sunday killed Joe Allen aged two, injuring Rep Byron G. Allen and his wife. An aunt Miss Maude Gilchrest and another relative were seriously hurt. The family, from Monticello area, were involved at a north of Newell intersection.
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Pocahontas County
Cramer
Monticello
Joe Allen
Byron G. Allen
Allen
Newell
Maude Gilchrest
Des Moines
Storm Lake
Pocahontas
Allens
Gilchreats
Oace
July 1811 Monticello items record
Monticello Express notes events from July including births deaths marriages and relocations. Ed Monroe welcomes a daughter. Blanche McMeans becomes Maquoketa assistant principal. Libbie Robertson and Lou Gibsom visit from Pennsylvania. Mrs Anna Flutsch dies at 72. anniversary for Rev E E Gruenstein. marriages of Ella Hazard to Joseph Petcina and Cora Byerly to John Streeter. Ames attendees Ed Smith George Gerdes Burt Perley. Henry Tobiasson dies from hayloft accident. German-born George Stuhler and George Wilkins return from Germany. Susan Samels dies. electric light project advances. new birth for J N Peterson. Matthiessen couple welcome a twelve-pound daughter. Podhaski accident in Milwaukee. twins born to an Lee couple. W D Boswell dies.
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Monticello Express
Ed Monroe
Clyde Hunt
Iown College
Grinnell
Masonic Lodge of
Iowa
Masonic
Cedar Rapids
Blanche McMeans
Monticello
Maquoketa
Libbie Robertson
Lou Gibsom
John Gibson
Pennsylvania
Anna Flutsch
Peter Meyer
S. Lem Marrugg
Bowen's Prairie
E. E. Gruenstein
Siegfried Gruenstein
Joseph Petcina
D. G. Hazard
Cora B. Byerly
John B. Streeter
Anamosa
Agricultural College
Ames
Ed Smith
George Gerdes
Burt Perley
Henry Tobiasson
Wayne Township
Germany
United States
Andrew Casper
Fritz Zimmerman
George W. Stuhler
George Wilkins
Susan Samels
Frank Samels
Hopkinton
Milwaukee
Shooting Affair At Onslow Ends With Serious Leg Wound
John Tebo of Onslow remains in Mercy Hospital with a severe left leg wound from a 22 caliber rifle fired at close range Tuesday night. He says his nephew Lester Tebo of Amber accidentally shot him. Mayor Hutton notified county officials but Lester has not been arrested amid questions of intent.
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Anamosa
John Tebo
Onslow
Mercy Hospital
Tebo
Lester Tebo
Amber
Hutton
Lester
Five Iowa graduates named from S U I list
Among 205 students receiving degrees at Iowa University summer convocation, the record notes five from S U I area. Trease A. Akin Jayne Shover Arch B. Grimes Helen L. Stephenson and Margaret J. Greer earned Bachelor of Arts. Helen K. Mackintosh earned Doctor of Philosophy.
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University of Iowa
Trease A. Akin
Eek Jayne Shover
Montioe
Arch B. Grimes
Monticello
Helen L. Stephenson
Margaret J. Greer
Helen K. Mackintosh
Hopkinton
Kellegs Visit Maire Home for Sunday Services
Mr and Mrs Ernest Kelleg of Peoria Illinois called at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Maire on Sunday They were attending services along with Webster the brother in law.
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Ernest Kelleg
Peoria
Illinois
Harry Maire
Webster
Fall Goes To Prison Aformer interior secretary jailed
Albert B. Fall former interior secretary was convicted of bribery in federal offenses and began a year and a day sentence in a New Mexico state prison. He arrived from El Paso by ambulance and was admitted to the prison hospital after arriving exhausted and ill with chronic tuberculosis.
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Fall
Albert B.fall
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas
E. W. Fiske
Three Rivers
N. M
Drowning of William Rainbird II at Manchester Beach
William Rainbird II, 57, of Robinson, drowned at the Maquoketa river bathing beach in Manchester Sunday afternoon during a family reunion at Tirrel park. Lifeguard not on duty. divers recovered his body after 15 minutes. He was resuscitated but died at Robinson. He leaves a widow and five children. three sisters also listed.
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William Rainbird
Robinson
Maquoketa
Manchester
Joseph Hermann
Rainbird
Tirrel Park
Donald Malvern
Verna
Victor
Alice
Hazel
Lucile
A. Falconer
Kenneth Hillerege
Eugene Annis
Robnson
Reformed Church Plans Mission Festival Observance
The Reformed Church of Monticello will host its annual Mission Festival next Sunday July 26 with speakers Rev A R Von Grunigen Tipton and Rev B Fresenberg Wheatland. Von Grunigen will lead English services morning and evening while Fresenberg preaches in German in the afternoon. Special offerings will go to benevolent church work and dinner on the church lawn is canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church of
Monticello
A. R. von Grunigen
Tipton
B. Fresenberg
Wheatland
Former Boy Scouts Camp Along Whitewater near Cascade
A group of six Monticello youths connected to Boy Scouts Troop 49 Cedar Rapids area spent a week camping on the Whitewater southeast of Cascade. Participants included Wil wa qeman Benjamin Roberts James Bort Junior Burris Keith Dickey and Phillip Maurice.
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Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Whitemater
Cascade
Wilwa '¥ Qeman
Benjamin Roberts
James Bort
Junior Burris
Keith Dickey
Phillip Maurice
German Finance Ministers Plan Aid for Germany at Conference
The committee announced a plan for economic and financial aid to Germany to be presented at the conference final plenary. It would grant Germany a 90 day reprieve, extend the World Bank credit for international settlements for three months, and include measures to prevent foreign investment withdrawals and shore up Germany's finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Bank For International Settlements
Germany
Speeders Enter Monticello Mayor Court After Traffic Ruckus
A Monticello officer’s street patrol sparked uproar among violators and onlookers when arrests followed fast driving. A Dubuque woman, cited for 73 mph, thanked the mayor for leniency. Officials warn that speeding, ignoring stop signs and lights endangers pedestrians and drivers.
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Monticello
Dubuque
West Hill
Band Concert Tonight at City Park Delayed Repeat Program
City Park hosts a band concert tonight with a repeated second half from last week after a transformer outage. The program includes Barber of Seville Overture, La Czarine, Glow Worm, German's Delight Waltz, I'm Happy When You're Happy, Down South, Myddleton Songs of Scotland and solos by Miss Buol and Mr Mclaughlin.
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the Park
Miss Buol
Down South
Myddleton Songs of
Scotland
Lampe
Mise Buol
Myr. Mclaughlin
Greer Yields Prize Oats in Hopkinton
Hopkinton reports C K Greer renowned for prize oats threshed over 600 bushels from a one acre patch weighing 33 pounds per bushel. The long time grower achieved a fine harvest showcasing his noted strain of oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam Greer
Hopkinton
C. K. Greer
Narrow Escape for Cedar Rapids Man From 33 000 Volts
Leo Oswald a 28 year old Cedar Rapids worker at the Towa Electric plant survived a near fatal incident when a high tension line struck his neck after he stood up to remove a form from a transformer support. He recovered consciousness at Mercy hospital and left the facility to rest at home, with officials noting he will likely fully recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Journal
Leo Oswald
Cedar Rapids
Towa Electric Company
Oswald
Mercy ‘Hospital
Town
The
Electric Company
Monticello
Towa
Monticello Golf Course To Begin Green Fees
Monticello park commissioners set a 50 cent daily green fee for players other than children at the municipal course. A receipt will be issued by park officials or county club ground keepers, with a $10 annual option. Child hours are limited to 9-11 am and 2-4:30 pm on non Sundays holidays, with cards issued on request and revocable for misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park Commissioners
Monticello
Counry Club
Park Commission
Reverend Leonard Duckett to Speak at Monticello Union Service
The union worship services held each Sunday evening by Monticello churches conclude this Sunday at 8:00 PM in the Congregational church. Rev. Leonard Duckett of the local Presbyterian church will deliver the address before his planned move to Ecorse Michigan at the end of August. Special music will be provided by the Congregational choir directed by Frank Royden with Mrs. George Guyan at the organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Congregational
Reformed
Monticello
Congregational Church
Leonard Duckett
Presbyterian
Duckett
Ecorse
Mich
Marriage of Eloise Schmidt and Robert Wilcox in Monticello
Miss Eloise Schmidt daughter of Mr and Mrs John Schmidt and Robert Wilcox son of Mrs Austin Wilcox were married Wednesday evening July 15 at 8 30 at the Presbyterian parsonage by Rev Leonard Duckett. The couple will reside in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise Schmidt
John Schmidt
Robert Wilcox
Austin Wilcox
Monticello
Presbyterian Parsonage
Leonard Duckett
Bryan Bartlett
Board Authorizes Cave Park Purchase and Acreage Increase
The board authorized the final purchase of Maquoketa cave state park last week. Seven more acres are expected to be added, with additional land to be bought by the board of conservation due to fence construction challenges on the rough terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa Cave State Park
Board of Conservation
Tillie Heath Reunites With Sister After 55 Year Gap
Mrs. Tillie Heath and her sister Mrs. Marietta Weaver of St. Louis reunite after fifty five years. They last met in 1876 when their father died. Weaver, who taught school and settled in Batavia Illinois, traced family through Baldwin and found Walter Heath near Monticello Iowa. The reunion proves joyous.
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Tillie Heath
Walter Heath
Marietta Weaver
St. Louis
Heath
Weaver
Batavia
St. Lois
Iowa
Baldwin
Tillie Finch
Monticello
Deaths and incidents in Iowa and nearby states
A collage of brief notices reports Leo Kayser fainted from heat at work while Joseph Garrett 93 owner of a Plum Creek mill died earlier in the week E J Carey Cedar Rapids president of Martin Dry Goods fractured skull in a highway overturn near Hendricks Minnesota Michael A Shedek 43 Oxford Junction World War veteran died at Cedar Rapids Co P Cornish 84 Elwood Civil War veteran killed in a crash near Clear Lake enrollments at Cornell College Mt Vernon up 30 percent over last year severe hail near Independence Vernon Brown Independence injured eye damage to guard rail and minor crash Paul Jackson Charles Kiefer San Francisco sentenced to 15 years for forging instruments after bad checks in Mechanicsville agreement reached over paving No 13 from Manchester to Delaware Clayton line with $120000 in checks held pending court ruling
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Leo Kayser
Walker
Joseph Garrett
Plum Creek
Barlville
E. J. Carey
Martin Dry Goods Co
Cedar Rapids
Hendrick
Minnesota
Michael A. Shedek
Oxford Junction
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Co. P. Cornish
Elwood
Clear Lake
Buchanan County
Independence
Vernon Brown
Jesup
Paul Jackson
Charles Kiefer
San Francisco
Anamosa
J. T. Moffitt
Mechanicsville
Fortune Finders 4-H Club Meets at Mrs McLaughlin
Castile Grove 4-H group Fortune Finders met at leader Mrs Clarence A McLaughlin home last week Wednesday. Elizabeth McLaughlin presided. Phoebe Hiller narrated Hot Cross Buns and the president performed music memory selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castile Grove
Fortune Finders
Clarence A. McLaughlin
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Phoebe Hiller
Iowa State College
Monticello Drops Opener in Valley League Quest
Monticello lost 5 to 3 at Dyersville in a game halted after seven innings. Lee Byerly started for Monticello, while Dyersville’s Drees hit a fifth inning homer with bases loaded and Blackman contributed a four bagger. Next week Monticello hosts Cascade in a city park showdown.
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Monticedo
Dyersville
Lee Byerly
Dyeraville
Monticello
Drees
Blackman
Cascade
Monticelo
Manchester
Oxford Junction
Alburnett
Ryan Shamrocks
Guttenberg
Ryan
Maquoketa Valley Loop
F L Webster Died July 16 In Cedar Rapids
Francis L Webster 41 died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. He owned a lunch room on Third Street and Fourteenth Avenue SE. A native of Scotch Grove township Jones County he lived in Anamosa before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1927. He served as deputy sheriff 1915 to 1921 and later worked at the Anamosa state Reformatory. He belonged to St Pauls Church Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen. Survived by his widow three children and many relatives. Funeral was held in Cedar Rapids and burial at Oakwood cemetery Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis L. Webster
Cedar Rapids
Third Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Scotch Grove Township
Jones County
Anamosa
Webster
John Bodenhofer
State Reformatory
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Quedar Rapids
Odd Fellow Lodge
Woodmen of America
Frederick
Edward
Ruth Waline
W. S. Webster
Scotch Grove
W. D
James
Olean Webster
Chauncey Mowery
Tom Moore
Julius Banky Maquoketa
Frank Wright
Lee Rathbun
Lloyd Pickett
Monticello
A. A. Brooks
Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral Procession Crash Near Zwingle Causes Wrecks
A hearse wheel rim broke near Zwingle delaying a funeral procession for Mrs. Alice Banghart of Cascade en route to Fitton Q. The Neiers car from Cascade was badly damaged and nearly toppled into a twenty foot embankment but no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Banghart
Cascade
Fitton
Zwingle
Nick Neiers
Neiers
Grading On Primary 113 Is Now Completed
The Hopkinton route on primary 113 has been completely graded after slow work in extreme heat. Dirt was moved by horse drawn dumps and packed with a weighted tractor so graveling can begin, with two railroad crossings and six corners eliminated, easing traffic on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
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Bill Fraser
New Mellery
Piney Woods Singers
Monticello Troubadours
Ozark Region
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Expres
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George Stuhler
Onlow
Charles Deering
Evanston Lake
Huckins
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Elmer Huckins
George Huckins
Elmer
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Bozeman
Wyoming
Utah
Salt Lake City
Sharkey-Walker
An. A. P. A. Dispatch
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Mickey Walker
Sharkey
William Rainbird II
Whitewater
Mayor's Court
City Park
Presbyterian Church
Capitol City Construction Company of
State Highway Commission
Delaware County Board of Supervisors
No. 13
Delaware- Clayton County
Supreme Court
Wood
C. A. McLaughlin
Monti
R. H. E. Monticello
Byerly and
Koelker and
Ahlers
Wee
Guttenberg Manchester
F. L. Webster
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