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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
3
Society and club news covers Royal Neighbors picnic at city park on Tuesday June 20 at 6 o clock with potluck sandwiches and dishes. Others attend events at Oak Crest and from Needlework Guild to League of Women Voters meetings with talks on social hygiene inflation.
The first of the summer bridge series drew thirty eight members to the country club rooms decorated with garden flowers. Mrs. Clarence Matthiessen led high bridge scores while Mrs. E G Hicks won dominos. Hostesses included Mrs. Riess Stuhler and others.
The Monticello Rotary Club held an outdoor picnic last Monday at The Acres owned by Albert Stuhler. Stuhler chaired the evening event.
The Monticello Country Club beat 15 Manchester guests 126 to 143 in a friendly match with Gene Byers and Ben Roberts each carding 81 and Frank Podliaski 82. Other highlights include a 38 on the first round by Podliaski and a 250 yard drive by Bud Hauss in the driving contest.
John Bateman records Monticello receiving 11 inches of rain in May with detailed daily totals. The heavy May 15 downpour washed out 1,000 feet of railroad track and the fill under two bridges south of town.
Six victims were identified after a crash near Chicago. Edward G. Schaller, 22, of Storm Lake, was among them and was the brother of Harry Schaller. The amphibian plane crashed at Glenview after failing to land at World's Fair harbor, burning after hitting the ground from 600 feet.
Mrs Emma Elizabeth Loomis Meyer, born 1861 in Madison Wisconsin, died June 4 at Sorum South Dakota. She lived in Monticello for years and had four children Otto Elva Robert Harry. four grandchildren and several half siblings. Funeral services were held June 6 at Sorum with burial in Hettinger North Dakota.
The Jones Linn Farm Bureau annual all day picnic at Thomas Park Marion will start at 10 00 am with a Jones Linn 4 H ball game and a boys and girls 4 H pageant. M S Winder National Farm Bureau secretary will speak at 2 30 pm with a dedication of sings and a May Pole dance earlier in the program.
The article urges communities to provide supervised recreation for children including pools with lifeguards. It notes 113 drownings in 1932 occurred in un supervised waters and stresses safer outdoor pools. It offers guidance on pool construction and swimming precautions and advocates choosing well supervised facilities over unsafe open water.
Dr Elwyn Patterson Mrs Elwyn Patterson and their children James and Betty build a summer camp on the Kiburz farm north of the Jordan bridge. They are joined by Mrs Patterson's brother Clinton Davis of Town City. The family expects to spend the rest of the summer in their new cabin while Dr Patterson commutes to care for his dental patients.
Monticello Public School has been accredited by the North Central Association for the period ending April 19, 1934. The school reports continuous accreditation since 1915 and explains the annual renewal policy and standards for facilities, records, graduation requirements, teacher training, and athletic relations.
A Hibernian woman pleaded not guilty to assaulting a neighbor in court. The prosecutor pressed her to explain motive, but she retorted she would not tell why she offended. A Rochester Times Unon humor line follows about a farmer and a cow hit on a railroad track.
A reader reports rapid relief from stomach pains after using Palmer's Drug Store remedy. The note mentions poor digestion and ailing health, with a claim of quick improvement after obtaining treatment.
Property owner H. B. B. Bejasch warns against trespassing on the farm, stating explicit prohibition and asserting ownership at 513.
Multiple listings advertise long lease apartments at Altman building with street access on First and South Cedar plus a 50 by 90 lot on Grand Street in Albion Neb. A polling place is set at Otto Burrichter garage Monticello for Lovell township special election on Tuesday June 20.
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