Alcoholics Anonymous speaker at Monticello Rotary Club
A representative of Alcoholics Anonymous spoke at the Monticello Rotary Club Monday evening outlining how AA works to reform those addicted to liquor. He likened alcoholism to other illnesses, noting recovery requires desire to quit and to help others, with two founders from Ohio cited. Guests included Rev. George Sutherland of Madison New Jersey and Grant Adamson of Monticello, while Dr. Thomas Redmond returned after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monticello Rotary Club
Ohio
George Sutherland
Madison
New Jersey
Grant Adamson
Monticello
Divorce action filed in Jones County court
Ruth E. Ireland and Robert Ireland of Anamosa seek absolute divorce with support and costs after their marriage in Grand Island Nebraska on August 3 1942 and two children cited. The State of Iowa versus 0 J Meade is tied to a Ross McIntyre court, defendant bound over to the grand jury on $300 bond. Kenneth Pryor case notes a June 17 guilty plea adding five years to end of current term for an escape from a prison camp at Independence Iowa August 21 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Ruth E. Ireland
Robert Ireland
Anamosa
Grand Island
Neb
State of Iowa
J. Meade
OMWI
Ross McIintyre
Justice of the Peace Court
Heiserman
State
Kenneth Pryor
Independence
Iowa
Marriages Issued by District Clerk Office This Week
The district court clerk issued marriage licenses in the past week including Chester A. Larson and Eunice M. Buel from Detroit Lakes and Monticello respectively. Other couples listed include Jack E. Glick and Victoria Voelker of St. Louis Missouri and Monticello, Loren John and Fred LaVonne from Guyan and Monticello, Jack Day and Eleonora Heiken of Anamosa, and Ernest W Holub with Patricia Dunlap, both of Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Chester A. Larson
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Eunice M. Buel
Monticello
Jack E
Glick
St. Louis
Victoria
Jack Day
Anamosa
Elenora Heiken
Hale
Ernest W. Holub
Patricia Dunlap
Births Reported at John McDonald Hospital
Five births noted in the past week: June 11 a girl to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dirks Cedar Rapids. June 16 a girl to Mr and Mrs Gilford Van Dusen Monticello. June 16 a boy to Dr and Mrs Edwin Bisenius Cascade. June 17 a girl to Mr and Mrs Merle Richardson Coggan. June 17 a boy to Mr and Mrs Howard Meister Hopkinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Lawrence Dirks
Cedar Rapids
Gilford van Dusen
Monticello
Edwin Bisenius
Cascade
Merle Richardson
Coggan
Howard Meister
Hopkinton
Car Licenses Issued by County Treasurer This Week
Licenses were issued for vehicles including 1947 Plymouths and a 1947 Ford. Named individuals include Randall Zirkelbach Monmouth Nathan Grassfield Anamosa John Blakemore Wyoming Fred Duncan Martello F D Sutherland and W H Chipman Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Zirkelbach
Monmouth
Plymouth
Nathan R. Grassfield
Anamosa
Check-Motor Car
John H. Blakemore
Wyoming
Fred Duncan
Martello
Chevrolet
F. D. Suth
Erland
W. H. Chip
Ford
Monticello Man Opens Chauncey Robinson Dray Line
Don Atwood of Monticello bought the Chauncey Robinson dray line and began operations last Monday. A two year U S Navy veteran, he now hauls anywhere in Iowa with a full moving equipment line. See his ad in this week Express.
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Don Atwood
Monticello
Chauncey. Robinson Dray Line
Atwood
U. S. Navy
Iowa
The
Express
Missionary Leader Sutherland Visits Palmer Family
Rev George Sutherland of Madison New Jersey national treasurer for the Methodist Missionary Society visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Clayton A Palmer. He attended the Upper Iowa Conference at Dubuque Iowa and baptized Julie Laura infant daughter of Mr and Mrs August Rickless. He is a cousin of Palmer and had married Mrs Palmer and baptized daughter Alice now Mrs Rickless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sutherland
Madison
N. J
Clayton A. Palmer
Methodist Missionary Society
New York City
Iowa
Howard Remley Dies At 53 In Rochester
Howard M Remley a 53 year old Mason City attorney died Sunday after several weeks illness in a Rochester Minnesota hospital. He was unmarried. Services were held at 9 30 am Tuesday at City Burial followed at An boyhood home He was the brother of Judge H M Rem and brother of James E Remley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Remley
Howard M
Remley
Mason City
Rochester
Minn
Hos‘pital
City
Anaboyhood
H. M. Rem
James E
Trucks Respond To Car Fire Alarms
Fire crews arrived to a car blaze extinguished before arrival. The 1936 Chevrolet, driven by Roy Like, caught fire near Chestnut and First streets Sunday night and was put out by American Petroleum Co employees using hand extinguishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Like
Dick Lang
Chestnut
First Streets
American Petroleum Co
Beavo Attends Iowa Superintendent Meeting at Spirit Lake
Beavo and his wife visit Spirit Lake this week to participate in a state Iowa county superintendent conference led by Supt. Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beavo
Spirit Lake
Joseph
State of
Iowa
Cadet Matthiessen Promoted to Yearling at West Point
Cadet C J Matthiessen has completed the plebe year at West Point and is now a third classman, according to a letter to his parents Mr and Mrs C J Matthiessen of Monticelli. He has been hospitalized but may be home later this summer. Address noted as ColdebC J Matthiessen Ward AST Jay Divisional Hospital Governor's Island New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West. Point
C. J. Matthiessen
Monticelli
Matthiessen
Coldebc
J. Matthiessen
Jay Divisional Hospital
Governor's Island
New York
N. Y
DeShaws Plan Vacation to Black Hills Yellowstone Park
Dr. and Mrs. E H DeShaw and family depart July 1 for a vacation through the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park. They expect to return to Monticello on July 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.H. DeShaw
Blacklls
Yellowstone—park
Monticello
Wapsie Flood Sways Anamosa Highways Last Tuesday
Flood waters of the Wapsipinicon river ran high through Anamosa last Tuesday night, setting a new record and closing routes. Traffic on US routes 151 64 and the Buffalo junction were heavily affected as water crested near the city, isolating Stone City and forcing detours through Dubuque and Olin. Local residents, including Fred Morse of Humeston, faced near-drown conditions when a truck entered five feet of water, needing boat assistance to escape.
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Wapsipinicon River
Rive
Mosa
Milwaukee
Oxford
Juinctio
Buffalo
Wapsle
Star
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Dubuque
Stone City
Buffalo, Creek
Fred Morse
Humeston
Eine
Wapsie
Highway Commission
Highway 38
Olin
Dr Roy L Smith Speaks at Dubuque Conference
Dr Roy L Smith editor of the Christian Advocate will address Upper Town Annual Conference in St Luke Methodist Church Dubuque on Wednesday June 18. He is a noted world traveler lecturer and author. Banquets center on Social Service Action Laymen Cornell College issues include reserve pension plan delegates to the general conference and merger with the Northwest conference. Public invited to attend sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L., Smith
Christian Advocate
The
Methodist Church
St. Luke
Dubuque
Reserve Pension Plan
Boston
Town and Country Work Committee
Mrs. Mirick Attends 70th Class Reunion at Ames
Mrs. W A Mirick formerly of Monticello now lives with her daughter in Boone attended Iowa State College graduation exercises in Ames. She received a gold emblem marking her 70 year graduation from the class of 1877. Other Monticello classmates, Mrs Henry M Carpenter and J W Joxsee, are now deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Mirick
Monticello
Ralph Cooper
Marshall ‘Street
Boone
Iowa State College
Ames
St John’s Lutheran youths attend Walther League rally
Members of the St. John’s Lutheran Young People society joined Rev. R. P. Young and numerous attendees for a Walther League rally at McGregor on Sunday. They traveled by chartered bus and were joined by guests Ardis and Treva Heiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Lutheran Young People Society
McGregor
R. P. Young
Bertha Plueger
Treva Heiken
Don Eells Reports Ottumwa Flood Impact
A letter from Don Eells describes the Ottumwa flood in southeastern Iowa. The Des Moines River reached a record 20.25 feet, 10,000 people were homeless, and power gas and phone service were down for 36 hours while drinking water was delivered from distant points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ottumwa
Don Eells
Monticello
Eells
Des Moines
Keokuk
Knoxville
Monticello K of C Elects New Officers
The Monticello Council Knights of Columbus No. 1821 held its regular meeting on June 17 in the K of C hall and elected officers for the coming year. Elected Grand Knight Eldon Brashaw Deputy Grand Knight Joe Heeren recording secretary Charles W. Winans treasurer Dr. T M Redmond chancellor Joel Barron warden Paul Manternach advocate C F Shimanek inside guard Roman Welter outside guard Clarence Tilers trustee three-year Robert Turnis lecturer Navern Lambert financial secretary Bernard Kuriger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Farmers View Crop Outlook
Farmers report clear skies and warmth as they plow corn to fight weeds. John Fitzsimons and W T Rieken describe patchy fields, waterlogged spots, and hopes for a late fall while noting damage in the southeast and the priority of repairing homes over fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitzsimons
W. T. Rieken
Fitz- Almons
Rieken
Fitzsimons
Court Asked To Set Aside Penalty
The Iowa Supreme Court was urged to overturn the death sentence of Louis B. Hofer 36 for the 1948 slaying of Hinz Anamosa reform school guard at Fort Madison Hofer claims the confession was obtained by fraud and deception while Hofer was exhausted and unaware Hinz was dead Assistant Attorney General Charles Sholz defended the severity of the punishment stating Hofer earned the maximum penalty available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Louis B. Hofer
Hofer
Anamosa Reformatory
Fort Madison
Hinz
Charles Larson
James T. Remley
Supreme Court
Monticello Summer Band Opens Season with June 29 Concert
The Monticello summer band under Ray Stumbaugh will present its first concert of the season at the city park on June 29 at 2 00 pm. The six concert series continues through July with four more programs and ends August 17 with the traditional concert before the Jones county fair. Rehearsals are weekly and anyone may join. extra cornet clarinet and especially a tuba player are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
City Park
Ray Stumbaugh
Jones County Fair
Stumbaugh
Crowleys Celebrate Tenth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Joseph Crowley entertained forty relatives and friends at a dinner on Sunday to mark their tenth anniversary. The afternoon included cards and bingo with guests receiving many lovely gifts.
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Joseph Crowley
County Officers Meet at Des Moines Convention
County officers and the board of supervisors traveled to Des Moines on Wednesday to attend a county officers convention that continued through Thursday. Deputies carried on county business in their absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Subscription Solicitor Takes Express Role for Summer
Dutch VerSteegh of Ames has become a subscription solicitor and special writer for the Express this summer. He begins this week and will map routes through Jones and adjoining counties. A Pella native and junior at Iowa State College journalism, he plans farm angle stories and invites calls for assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VerSteegh
Ames
The
Express
Jones
Pella
Iowa State College
Man Killed by Ricochet Bullet Near Anamosa
A fatal gunshot wound to Carl Oltmanns 25 near Anamosa was ruled accidental. The ricochet came from a .22 rifle fired by Bob Houstman 13, brother-in-law, striking Oltmanns in the back of the head. He is survived by his wife father two brothers and a sister.
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Carl Oltmanns
Anamosa
Frank Harrington
Wyoming
Harrington
Bob Houstman
Oltmanns
John Oltmanns
Albert
Emil
Marie Capron
Monticello Soap Box Derby Sparks Entries Push
Monticello prepares for the June 28 soap box derby at 2 p.m. with 9 days left to enter. The race, a Monticello Lions Club Matthiessen Auto and Supply Co. sponsored event, serves as a Des Moines state finals qualifier. Entrants aged 1 to 15 must build their own racer under $1 in parts excluding wheels and axles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County
Des Moines
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Co
Monticello Lions Club
Wm. J. Grossheim
Grossheim
Matthiessen
Clarence Matthiessen
Volunteers of America Have A Heart Tag Day Monticello
Volunteers of America plans their annual Have A Heart tag day in Monticello on Saturday June 21 with headquarters in the Community building. Miss Elizabeth Wilson leads the youth drive with Mayor R. C. Hoag granting permission and suitable awards to volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Hoag
Volunteers of America
Montcello
Elizabeth Wilson
V. C. Grant
E. H. DeShaw
Leslie Linn
Clara Hayes
Ed Wirth
W. J. Grossheim
H. W. Skelley
J. J. Locher
Sisters of St. Francis
Youths head to Iowa Leadership Training in Oskaloosa
Eleven young people from the Evangelical and Reformed and Presbyterian churches depart Monday for the Iowa Leadership Training School in Oskaloosa, convening June 16 to 27. Delegates include Margaret Steiner Janann Meier Delores Etten Arlene Arduser Leona Smith Madge Schneiter Helen Mardorf Dorothy Behrends Nancy Deischer Phyllis Cox and Jeanne Cox. They travel with Rev. and Mrs Andrew Mast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Margaret Steiner
Janann Meier
Delores Etten
Arlene Arduser
Leona Smith
Madge Schneiter
Helen Mardorf
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Dorothy Behrends
Nancy Deischer
Phyllis
Jeanne Cox
Presbyterian Church
Andrew Mast
Flood Reaches Record High In Monticello Area
Maquoketa river floods southeastern Iowa as record rains raise water to 19.25 feet in Monticello, washing out roads and damaging homes. Fire crews evacuate residents along Kitty Creek while railroad washes and landslides disrupt service. Crop losses mount as hundreds of acres of bottom lands flood, and repairs begin on highway shoulders and fences.
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Maquoketa
Monticello
Iowa
Montcello
Delhi
Walter Zubler
Iowa Electric Company
Power
Warn
Stone City
Hopkinton
Fayette
Floyd Kephart
City Water
Langworthy
L. T. Lorenzen
Jones County Aaa
Highway 151
East First Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas Redmond
Lover’s Lane
Chester Stevens
Charles Rigby
Louis Rigby
Stevens
Rigby
Garther Flying Service
Comany
Gartner Flying Service
Tamuaetn Bridge
Win Mueller
Shriver Dam
Buffalo Creek
Majuoketa
Maquoketa River
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Milwaukee Railroad
Spearly
W.A. Mirick
J. R. Barron
Ater Mills
Pat
W.J. Dinn
Monticello K. of C
Man
Will
Lover's Lane
Chester Stephens
Haar
Feier
Cuddy” Bajasch
County Fair Grounds
William Westhoff
Petersburg
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