Monticello High School Holds 56th Graduation Class
Monticello public schools graduated 56 students on Thursday evening the largest class since 1935 except for 60 in that year. Leigh Clark presented diplomas as 49 pursued academics and seven normal training. Valedictorian Jean Royden averaged 94.54. salutatorian Kathleen Carlsen 93.41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Royden
Kathleen Carlsen
Monticello
Leigh Clark
Deat
Josephine MacNeill
Elizabeth Thomas
Frances Bone
Robert Aa
Thelma Howland
Supt
A. B. Grimes
Clark
5. G. Gutensohn
Anamosa Banker Released On Bond
Former Citizens Savings Bank executive vice-president Lloyd H. Lowry was indicted in federal court on mis application of funds and embezzlement charges. He was arraigned and released on a $5 000 bond. bank funds were allegedly used for personal investments but later fully returned. Trial set for September. attorney is R B Milner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd H. Lowry
Citizens Savings Bank
Anamosa
Sioux City
U. S
Ed McPartland
G. M. Smith
DeWitt
Lowry
D. W. Bates
State Banking Department
Bates
Milner
Federal Deposit Insurance Act
Bank
Frances E Hogg Dies in Pasadena at 95
Word reached from W L Rosa that Mrs Frances E Hogg died at her South Pasadena home at age 95 years and ten months. The report notes she was possibly the oldest Monticello settler and identifies her husband William Hote and sister Mrs Eppie Price among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Rosa
Frances E. Hogg
South Pasadena
Montticello
William ‘Hote
Eppie Price
Monticello observes Memorial Day with VFW in charge
Memorial Day services in Monticello were led by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1683. The program began at 8 am with a field mass at Sacred Heart Cemetery read by Rev. Fr A L Lorenz, including a salute and taps at Arthur P O Rourke’s grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Building
Sacred Heart Cemetery
A. L. Lorenz
Arthur P. O'Rourke
Monticello American Legion
Oskwool
Monticello High School
George Woodall
Allan E. Reyner Electrocuted Near Maquoketa
Allan E. Reyner 44 of Monticello died Tuesday after contact with a live pipe while repairing a sand dredge in a cand pit north of Maquoketa owned by brother Frank Reyner He was thrown into the Maquoketa River and recovered after several minutes Doctors attributed death to electric shock rather than drowning The victim left a wife Rachel Leggett and nine children Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at the Presbyterian church with burial in Oakwood cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Reyner
Monticello
Maquoketa
Frank Reyner
Reyner
Max
Ekaos
Allan Emery Reyner
Mary Carr Reyner
Canton
Rachel Leggett
Cascade
Norma
Sam
Alleyne
Betty
Hazel
Mary Joyce
Eleanor
Janice
Frank
Harlan
George
Silver Star
Montana
Lena Bramer
Madison
Wis
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Oakwood Cemetery
V. F. W. Thanks Citizens For Poppy Sale Support
Monticello Auxiliary No. 1683 Veterans of Foreign Wars extends thanks for support of the Buddy Poppy sale. Report shows 500 flowers sold totaling $45.34, cost $26.00, balance $19.34. President Inez Lubben also thanks members who helped make 127 wreaths for local cemeteries last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Inez Lubben
Young People To Attend Conference At Grinnell
The Pilgrim Fellowship of Congregational Christian churches of Iowa holds a youth conference at Grinnell College from June 8 to 15. Local attendees include Josephine Ricklefs Wanda Podhaski Ruth Roberts Mary Hanssen and John H Fraser Jr with a large state delegation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Conference
The
Pilgrim Fellowship of the
Congregational Christian Churches of
Iowa
Grinnell College
Congregational
Josephine Ricklefs
Wanda Podhaski
Ruth Roberts
Mary Hanssen
John H. Fraser
Lutheran Brotherhood Agency Meeting in Monticello
The H. E. Husman agency of the Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance society held its annual meeting in Monticello on May 26. N. K. Neprud, superintendent of agents, spoke as the main speaker. An afternoon round table discussion followed, with a 6:30 dinner in the Goudy tea room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Husman
Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance Society
Monticello
N. K. Neprud
Goudy
Coming Events and Stag Supper Notice
An event notice lists a country club gathering titled Coming Events or Stag Supper at a country venue with details truncated in the OCR fragment. The readable portion implies a social function with attendees and timing likely in a local notices column.
First Band Concert Set For Next Thursday
The city band schedules its first concert at the city park next Thursday June 9 at 8 00 p m The program includes marches from True Blue Klaxon Under the Double Eagle and Stars and Stripes Forever plus selections from Snow White and other pieces Performers include Yeo man Deppen Dean Tedrow and others at the exhibition hall side hill venue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Exhibition Hall
True Blue
Klaxon—Filmore
Louise—Fulton
Heigh Ho
Wagner
Eleanor—Deppen
Gloriana
Harold Yeoman
Cornet
Dean Tedrow
Deppen
the Lone Crusader
Karl March
Sousa
DeMolays Attend District Conclave in Dubuque
A Monticello delegation of ten boys with Bill Shaffer attended the Northeastern Iowa district DeMolay convention in Dubuque last Saturday. Several Monticello members received DeMolay degrees the next morning, with nine others also earning honors and Curtis Moncrief receiving the Chevalier title in the evening. George Washington chapter was praised for progress. district cities include Dubuque Cedar Rapids Waterloo Monticello Decorah Belle Plaine Osage and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Bill Shaffer
Iowa
Dubuque
Frederick Faust
Willis Fairbanks
Donald Fairbanks
Jack Chapman
Earl Aynerson
Robert Stutt
Dale Adams
Leslie Freeze
Hopkinton
Kenneth Howie
Dean Morey
Freeze
Howie
Louis Harlan
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Decorah
Belle Plaine
Osage
Initiation and Meeting of VFW Post on June 8
The Monticello Post No. 1683 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary will hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday June 8. Commander Oliver D Harford and Post Commander Fred Hein push to recruit candidates for initiation by the ritual drill team from Galbraith Post No. 828 Davenport. All district posts invited to join and support this effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Oliver D. Harford
Fred Hein
F. W. Galbraith
Davenport
Hire Dick Beall as Supt at Center Point
R. E. Beall of Cedar Rapids resigns after three years as superintendent of Center Junction school to take a similar post at Center Point with a substantial salary increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Beall
Center Point
R. E. Beall
Cedar Rapids
Center Junction
Monticello Country Club Plans 1938 Summer Committees
The Monticello Country Club announces committees for the 1938 season with chairmen and members listed for opening party April 26 through closing party December 5. Members are asked to notify a committee chair if they cannot serve and arrange substitutes as dates are scheduled with no notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Country Club
Monti High Alumni Banquet Highlights Class of 1938 Ties
Monti High alumni held its annual banquet last Friday May 27 in the gymnasium. Rev George Woodall gave the invocation and the teasch mistress Imogene Dunham Stuhler introduced by Winnon Harford. Messages from absent member Dr Elizabeth Rice were read. Dinner music by Mrs Cecil Goettsch and Miss Huldah Peet accompanied by several toasts honored multiple classes and plans for an alumni room in the public library were announced. A dancing party followed with decorations by Lucile George and assistants. Messages from the classes of 98 and 88 were received. Loyle Jennings of Chicago is noted as deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti
Eehoanl
Arene
George Woodall
Methodist Episcopal Church
Imogene Dunham Stuhler
Winnon Harford
Elizabeth Rice
Wilton
New Hampshire
Jessie Fawcett
Mechanicsville
Cecil Goettsch
Huldah Peet
Lucile George
Two New Cars Registered in Monticello
Licenses were purchased for two new cars in Monticello during the past week. Those registering the automobiles were C. A. Stevens, a Ford V-8, and Elmer Drexler, a Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
C. A. Stevens
Elmer Drexler
Chevrolet
Inez Kiburz to Receive Loyola Graduate Nurse Certificate
Inez H. Kiburz daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Kiburz will receive her graduate nurse certificate at Loyola University of Chicago during the 68th annual commencement on June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez H. Kiburz
Joe Kiburz
Loyola University of Chicago
Daffy eT 2: Moral on Drivers Who Leave Accidents
The piece condemns hit and run motorists who rush away from accident scenes and fail to aid injured people or animals. It calls such behavior despicable and predicts preventable deaths when help is not offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitskip
Monticello Golfers Top Mount Vernon by Wide Margin
The Monticello golf team defeated Mount Vernon 331 to 28 on the local course last Sunday. Fred Blaine led Mount Vernon with 79, while Ralph Bone paced Monticello with 82. four players tied for runner up with 83.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Mount Vernon
Fred Blaine
Ralph Bone
Emil Ricklefs
Milton Thoeni
Gene Byers
Carl Hodson
Monti
Monticelo
Menchester
Tipton
Maquoketa
Marion
West Liberty
Country Club
O. B. Crane
Two Cars Sideswipe Near Sand Spring
Charles Burger of Worthington was sideswiped near Sand Spring Saturday night at 9 30 by George Garlock 89 of Hopkins Minnesota driving in the opposite lane. No injuries and about 50 dollars damage to each car. Garlock was en route to Monticello for Memorial day. His father once served as Monticello mayor in the late seventies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burger
Worthington
Sand Spring
George Garlock
Hopkins
Minn
Garlock
Monticello
Playground For Summer Months To Open June 20
The summer playground program will begin on June 20 under Coach Roy Moore for the season. A complete activities schedule and more details will be published in a future issue of The Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Moore
the Express
Voters to Cast Their Ballots At the Primary Election June 6
The Iowa primary will be held June 6 with voters choosing nominees for state and local offices. Unopposed candidates include Bess Sherman for county recorder and J E Heiserman for county attorney. The piece lists district and county races, urging turnout despite weather and noting multiple candidates for some offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bess E. Sherman
Anemosa
J. E. Heiserman
Monticello
J. J. Hayes
Snahoe
CR -Uf
Mechanicsvilley
E. McNamara
Anamosa
W. L. Pearson
Lee Byerly
J. N. Baumel
Lee M. Sherrill
Wyoming
Henry Eichhorn
Board of Supervisors
H. P. Barber
Harm J. Dirks
Center Junction
J. Stanley Wag- Boner
Olin
Herman E
McCracken Promoted to Columbia Physics Chair
Centerville notes a local family rise in academia as Earl C McCracken shifts from assistant professor at Iowa State Ames to head of the physics department at Columbia University New York City. An air mail inquiry and a telegram led to a contract offering a chair with a two thirds raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Earl C. McCracken
Clarence McCracken
Monticello
McCracken
Iowa State College
Ames
Columbia University
New York City
Air Mail
New York University
New York
Ten
Obituary and local notices from Mount Vernon and Manchester
Mrs Gladys Current Smythe 34 of Mount Vernon died Tuesday at 6 p m at the state hospital Iowa City after a lingering illness following an operation She is survived by her parents Freeman and wife and eight siblings and two daughters Gwendolyn and Barbara Mary Shimpack 21 Cedar Falls drowned in the Maquoketa River at Manchester last Sunday when a boat with Gordon Brown capsized Brown reached shore and aided in recovering the body A district court decision in Manchester frees Hopkinton from an injunction sought by Dr Ward Co Mason Hopkinton dentist The town nears completion of its distribution system and power is expected to be turned on around July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Current Smythe
Mount Vernon
State Hospital
Iowa City
Freeman Current
Gwendolyn
Barbara
Mary Shimpack
Cedar Falls
Maquoketa River
Manchester
Gordon Brown
Brown
George W. Wood
Hopkinton
Ward Co. Mason
June Licenses Issued for Three Marriages
Three marriage licenses were issued in the past week. Joseph D. Zendom 24 of Scotch Grove wed Frances F. Hunt 18 of Olin. Fred R. Evbee and Hazel S. Watters also obtained licenses, as did Tussell Anderson and Helen Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Zendom
Scotch Grove
Frances F. Hunt
Olin
Fred R. Evbee
Legal
Kewanna
Ind
Hazel S. Watters
Foley
Ala
Tussell Anderson
Wyoming
Helen Grove
Clinton
Monti High Students in State University Academic Meet
Monti High School students will participate in the annual academic meet hosted by the University of Iowa in Ames. The event gathers top scholars from area schools to compete in scholastic contests and showcase achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti High
State University of Iowa
Monticello High School
Tows
Thiversi Eek
Seven Graduates at Sacred Heart Class of 1938
Seven young women received high school diplomas at Sacred Heart in a ceremony at Sacred Heart church. Graduates were Elizabeth Kurt, Dorothy Mary Kurt, Lillian Minnis, Mary Genevieve O Rourke, Mary Lucile Ricklefs, Grace Wolfe, and Elizabeth Wolfe. Ricklefs earned a music course diploma. Reverend E P Lorenz gave the address and presented diplomas with Reverend A L Lorenz assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Sacred Heart Church
Elizabeth FP
Kurt
Dorothy Mary Kurt
Lillian Elizabeth Minnis
Mary Genevieve O'Rourke
Mary Lucile Ricklefs
Grace Marion Wolfe
Elizabeth Margaret
Wroblewski
E. P. Lorenz
D. D
A. L. Lorenz
Palisades
Mount Vernon
Goudy’s
Local Girl Graduates From State Teachers College Cedar Falls
Helen Havlichek daughter of Mrs Frank Havlichek Monticello graduated May 30 from State Teachers college Cedar Falls with a two year elementary work course She has a teaching post in Gilbert Iowa where she will teach sixth grade At college she belonged to Purple Arrow honorary society for freshmen and sophomores and to an elementary organization
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Havlichek
Frank Havlichek
Monticello
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Miss Havlichek
Gilbert
Iowa
State Teachers
The
Purple Arrow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Berniece Havitchek
Margaret Deischer
Stanford Strosahl
Leona Taylor
Lyle McMullen
Mary Veitch
Mark Rodman
A. H. Tendick
Lucille‘Huibregtse
Elmeree Nichols
Josephine Rickless
Betty Thomas
Josephine McNeill
Harold Bosley
Iowa State Teachers College
Pasadena
Cal
Oakwood
Allan E. Reyner
V. F. W. Thanks Citizens For
Grinnell
Lutheran Brotherhood
Ks Milton
Thoent
B. C
R. G. Stuhler
W. H. Shaffer
Harry Rodman
J. H. Fraser
L. J. Swift
Bridge
B. C. Roberts
Frank M. Podhaski
Meyer Slivken
C. G. Thomas
Wade Long
E. G. Hicks
J. E. Eiserman
James Maurice
Evening Bridge
L. W. Lovell
H. 8. Richardson
Stewart Stuhler
Janet Hazard
Imogene Stuhler
A. M. Maurice
E. E. Skelley
A. J. H. McNeill
J. J. Locher
Meade Dil
F. D. McLaughlin
Carrie Page
F. E. Stimson
A. J. Stuhler
Norman Clark
Fred McLaughlin
Tuetken
W. E. Tuetken
J. E. Bateman
L. F. Balster
M. J. Cass
James Howle
C. A. Doxsee
H. M. Carpenter
W. H. Laude
Roland Goudy
Howle
X. Ray Childress
Stewart Stahler
Miriam Lovell
Wiltur Coxsee
Jack Fraser
Jean Ann Liddy
Francis Shimanek
T. M. Redmond
A. J. Stahler
Ben Cotton
G. Hicks
Donald Sutherland
A. J. H. Mee~ Neill
Elden Brashaw
Erland
Marcus Matthiessen
Portland
Oregon
J. Fryberger
Kadoka
S. D. Ward
Loyle Jennings
Chicago
Inez Kiburz
Loyola University
Eisc & Foret
Roy C. Lawrence
C. F. Shimanek
Thomas Stimpson
Harold G. Long
Oxford Junction
George F. Specht
Tre
Don S. Meedee
Earl McCracken
Columbia U
Pear
Ira Til- Jotson
Robert Wahl
Liversture
Robert Wishman
Wilbur Coxsee
Botton Row
Ight
Laverne Wahl
Yvonne Lange
Lois Naylor
Shirley Hobert
Ory Auta Reuter
Janet Howie
Junior Welter
Sacred Heart
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