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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
4
Friday’s game had Reynolds fanning 11 and walking 7 for the F. and K. while Scherrer fanned five with one walk for City Club. City Club led with two in the third. F. and K. tied on an error and singles in the fourth, creating a first place tie after a close contest.
One Round Emery of Dubuque defeated Jack Krumholtz of Cedar Rapids in a four round main bout at the Opera House arena. The card featured seven fast bouts with local fighters like Soup Jamison Battling Kelly and Tommy Eden delivering solid showings. A follow up show is planned for Thursday night June 18 at the same venue.
Manchester golfers defeated Monticello 36 to 21 on the foreign course last Sunday afternoon. Royal Rodman led Monticello with an 82 while Manchester's J J Burbridge and W A Dutton each shot 82 and 63 respectively. Mount Vernon visits Monticello next Sunday for another intercity clash at 1 30 p m.
W P A officials in Clinton Mississippi county established a food center in an old city home to feed single relief workers. In February the dining room served 756 meals at a total cost of about 67 cents and an average of 7 cents per meal.
Cascade Reds erased a 2-1 Monticello lead with three runs in the ninth inning to edge Monti 4-3 in Maquoketa Valley league play at Monticello Diamond. Gerald Kehoe starred for Monti with a triple and strong defense, while Hayes Egger and Patterson contributed key hits as Cascade mounted late offense.
A collectors club of sixteen members met with officers Everett Clark president Charles Ross vice president and Gail Huibregtse secretary treasurer Regular meetings will be Fridays at 10 am Exhibitors include Gail Huibregtse Charles Ross Everett Clark and Royal Rodman It welcomes new members Tomorrow’s meeting will showcase stamp collections The Country club golf course is donated two days a week for youth golf practice and twenty youngsters attended the first session Two experienced golfers Roy Schoon and Yola Rodman stood out Paul Warner also impressed The Masonic lodge donates tennis court use which had been neglected Last Friday twenty eight youngsters hiked to Huang Rock and local springs encountering three non-poisonous snakes A horseshoe tournament is set for next Tuesday at 2 pm with entries due at 1 pm for ages 10 to 25 Kittenball group will meet weekly at 6 pm starting next week for older boys A. J. Van Dee badly burned when lantern ignited gasoline he sprayed on himself destroying tractor and shed
Iowa items report a meteor at Grandon farm near Waverly weighing about a half ton visible in multiple colors. An Algona inventor receives a patent for an automobile radio antenna housed in rubber mudguards for car use. A Waverly motorist recounts a humorous dog incident, while Red Oak’s Myron Allen plans a larger fuel facility with a new tile brick building built around the old station.
A Monticello church notices list Sunday school and worship times across multiple congregations. St Matthew's Lutheran and Castle Grove Lutheran announce German language services. St Joseph's Catholic, St John's Lutheran, Center Junction M E, Methodist, Congregational, St Johns Evangelical Lutheran, Reformed, and Presbyterian churches share service times, Holy Day Masses, baptisms, children's day programs, and upcoming picnics.
J H Fenberg drove from a party toward Des Moines but lost his way and stalled on railroad tracks. He slept in the car for hours, then walked to a crossing and rode into town. Back at the scene his car was wrecked by a passing train, a result that horrifies him.
Mrs George Gremmels of Emmetsburg recovered two geese after silent tracking for months and thanking the borrower in a local notice. John Berfield of Town Falls hawked a giant hat to lure buyers, and Roland Whitesell of near Iowa Falls proved it fitted him when he stopped by.
Henry Johnson of Jones County Wyoming at about 75 uses a bicycle for transportation in his work as a justice of the peace. He recalls wooing his wife from a bicycle seat and the couple recently celebrated their 42nd anniversary.
The Mesquakie Indian reservation in Tamia county reports 444 residents with 15 births since last November all girls and no Indian boys born in over five months. A period of one death and a note on tribal prospects follows as the community contemplates the future.
Bremer County supervisors tackle moving a 15 025 pound cannon from the courthouse lawn at Waverly to a new site planned for this year. A county highway truck used blocks and tackle to skid the ancient weapon across planks to its new position. Meanwhile Chariton stores fall prey to a racketeer who swindled small sums by tricks with nickels and dimes. Police arrested Tiulgene Welch claiming to be from Emmetsburg.
Wayne township rural school district in Jones county Iowa schedules auction of the Langworthy sub-district No 2 schoolhouse on Thursday June 25 at 2 pm. The 30 by 40 foot structure has a good floor and furnace and will be sold to the highest cash bid. Auctioneer W H Null. Clerk C B Heven. By order of the board. President W T Jansen, Secretary H R Jacobs.
A Marshalltown farmer Bert Matter awoke to his barking dog as a fire engulfed the barn. The blaze destroyed the barn, killed 22 cattle and two horses, with damages around 2500 dollars, partly insured.
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