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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1933
Page
4
Lora Houston, a public health nurse, was reappointed by the Jones County board of supervisors for another year starting September 1, 1933. Her $120 monthly salary with travel allowance reflects her noted efficiency and broad health work across the county.
A Delhi Manchester and Hopkinton citizens committee traveled to Ames to petition the state highway commission to pave Highway 113 from Monticello to Delaware where it meets Highway 29. The commission offered cautious encouragement and will decide later. Attendees included E. B. Porter H. L. Stone J. D. Irmecher FP. E. Hare BE. W. Williams and A. J. Miller.
Myron Angell twenty eight of Delhi died in a head on crash near Dubuque less than an hour after meeting another car at a dangerous curve. The collision involved William Trimpier of Dubuque and left Trimpier and two companions Miss Pearl Oakley and John Streletaky with minor injuries.
Arrangements led by Carl Smith to secure the horse pulling machine for the final day Friday August 25 of the Great Jones County fair. Owners should prepare strong pulling teams as crowds, rural and town, are drawn by sequentially heavier loads and past entries within 25 miles show strong local interest.
Mr and Mrs Perry Gibson of Delaware county celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary last Monday. He is 87, she 79, and they have lived in the area most of their lives aside from one year in childhood.
Mrs Floyd Clark of Monticello suffered severe head injuries at 11 p m Sunday when her parked car was struck in Cedar Rapids by a car driven by Lumir Havel of Cedar Rapids. Her husband was present. no other injuries reported. The vehicles sustained heavy damage.
William Sawyer pled guilty to a liquor nuisance charge and had his sentence suspended by Judge H. C. Ring. Sawyer remains confined as a hospital patient, keeping the disposition on hold pending his illness.
The Monticello Public Library offers American Library Association pamphlets on current issues. Topics include taxes and government, world mood and recovery, economic cycles, machines and employment, and farm crisis. Available for circulation with interlibrary loan if needed. reading these may clarify today’s situations.
Dale Greenawald of Monticello received the master of arts in sociology at the University of Iowa summer convocation in Iowa City on July 20. He graduated from Cne college in 1932 with Phi Kappa Phi honors. The convocation awarded 180 degrees and 124 advanced degrees as 2000 students studied summer courses.
E M Carr aged 83 died at his Manchester home on July 21 after a long illness. Born June 28 1850 in Cattaraugus County New York he practiced at Manchester for 60 years and served as postmaster 1916 to 1922. He leaves a widow and son Hubert Carr. funeral held at St Marys church with many bar members present.
Editor Harry E. Taylor notes the Iowa display at the Century of Progress in Chicago is inexpensive yet among the most interesting. The exhibit highlights Iowa corn colors balloons on the walls and back wall features Chief Black Hawk with Father Marquette Julien Dubuque and a modern Iowa farm scene.
The president orders hours reduced and minimum wages raised in all manufacturing and mercantile firms, set to take effect August 1 1933. Provisions limit youth employment, weekly hours, and wage floors, with exemptions for small operations and professionals. The Express notes its own wage practices align with or exceed the new minima.
A private owner, Earl W. Bradley, took over the Cascade to Bellevue narrow gauge line at midnight. The purchase price was 30000 dollars. A 50 ton gasoline engine will run for 90 days to haul small freight, with steam power handling heavy stock shipments early in the week.
Mrs. Henry Adams ran a 25 cent want ad in The Express offering cucumbers at 25 cents a pall. Orders came in so quickly she had to call the ad out of the paper, proving the strong selling power of Express want ads.
Cedar county farmer Ralph Ford was pinned under a threshing machine engine after it toppled from a bridge into a creek. He was released after more than thirty minutes with no injuries. Fellow worker Fred Agne was unharmed and the 40 foot steel bridge was wrecked.
Mrs. Andy Shyrer of Monmouth Illinois died at her sister Mrs John Barnts home Sunday night after a severe stroke. Funeral services were held at the Barnts home with Rev Wm J Macaulay in charge. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. She was 61, born Ella Beggs in Wisconsin December 23 1871. She married Andy Shyrer February 6 1913 and they had no children. She is survived by her husband two sisters and a brother and several nieces and nephews.
Nell Lawrence Ashcroft of Monticello, now of Hot Springs South Dakota, was made an honorary member of the Pine Ridge Sioux. She received the name Wi Cin Ca La Wasta as Walter Beck of Hot Springs helped with the induction following a pow wow. Other honorary members include the late Calvin Coolidge and Capt. Frank Hawks.
Monticello Country Club golfers defeated Mount Vernon and Tipton in a Sunday match on the local course with about 60 players. Medalist Bill Laude led Monticello with 39 36 175 while Ben Roberts and Mount Vernon’s Hartenberger posted strong scores. Anamosa is slated to visit next Sunday with possible West Liberty participation expanding the field.
Family Day service at the Reformed church on Sunday morning July 30 starts 10 30. The program includes processional hymn All Hail the Power of Jesus Name scripture reading choir led anthems prayers offertory and a sermon The Ideal Christian Family followed by hymns and benediction. 100 percent family attendance encouraged with calls for various age groups present.
W R Wilder 68 a retired Mount Vernon farmer was killed early Thursday when struck by a Milwaukee train he tried to flag at Martelle his left arm hit the engine and his body thrown onto the tracks Mrs Wilder a witness coroners inquest not required they planned to board for Elberon and had lived in Tama and Mt Vernon for years funeral services were delayed for two daughters arriving from California and were held with several local clergy assisting
Monticello Municipal Band performs tonight at the city park with a little girl dance to The Darktown Strutters Ball sung by Miss Burrichter. The program includes a medley of southern folksongs, the overture, and an operatic selection Creme de la Creme.
Agnes J Hanna died at her brother James Hanna’s Main street home Thursday morning after a long illness and two strokes the latter proving fatal. Born April 9 1855 in County Down Ireland she emigrated to the United States in 1884 and lived with relatives before joining her brother on farms near Monticello. Survived by siblings Martha John and Mrs Samuel Parks plus eleven Hanna children, funeral held Saturday at 2 pm led by Rev William J Grossheim with a Presbyterian choir, burial at Oakwood cemetery.
The Caves state park near Maquoketa will be formally dedicated in October. Grace King of West Union, a state Board of Conservation member, confirms the event. The Maquoketa committee hopes the board attends and Governor Clyde Herring may deliver the dedicatory address.
Miss Dorothy McDermott of Cascade suffered a lip cut when a ball thrown during practice shattered a windshield near the Monticello Cascade game Sunday.
Five Monticello women led by the Sutherlands completed a five week automobile tour of the East Coast. They visited Old Kentucky Home, Mammoth Cave, Silver Springs glass boat ride, St Augustine gator farm, Fort Marion dungeons, and crossed notable bridges including Cooper and Santee. They traveled through Florida Georgia South Carolina Maryland and Washington D C.
The Great Jones County fair marks its 80th year with events August 22 to 25 featuring expanded entertainment, exhibits in the floral hall and livestock pavilions, and rides on the midway. Admission lowers to 35 cents for adults with free parking, 15 cents for ages five to 12, and free for under five.
The Arnold Bader farm herd of forty Holsteins in South Fork township Delaware county passed a tuberculin test with no reactors. The test, conducted by Dr. Forrest of Hopkinton, followed earlier tests showing clean results over the years. Henry Bader, managing the farm, works with Mrs. Bader and the hired man while recuperating from a fall that injured his left arm.
Edward C. Markham and his daughter Dorothy and Mrs. Markham of Cedar Rapids were fatally injured when their car collided head on with P. M. Magly of Oelwein on Highway 11 between Center Point and Walker. The Magly family suffered non life threatening injuries. Robert Markham 4 lay in Cedar Rapids hospital with a fractured skull and 13 year old Richard, riding ahead, witnessed the crash.
The Rhomberg Fur Company of Dubuque announces an August sale of furs at prices among the lowest in years. The advertisement highlights quality materials expert workmanship and authentic styling as core features of Rhombergs fur goods.
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