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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
2
The itemized column lists visitors and residents around Ames and nearby towns. People include Jane Arnold Eva Cloud Henry Trilk Bernard Ohe Miss Eunice Howland and many others visiting relatives in Monticello Des Moines Cedar Rapids Anamosa Anamosa and Cedar Rapids. The post office front was repainted and Kay’s Drug Store redecorated as part of local business updates.
Mr and Mrs Marcus Matic and their daughters and Mrs Georeus and daughters called on Paul at St Luke s hospital in Rapids Priday. Paul s many Monticello friends will be sorry to hear that he suffered a severe heart attack a week ago.
Miss Jayne Shover serves as Pur due speech clinic supervisor this summer and will resume duties in East Chicago Calumet and Indiana Harbor schools this fall. Supt A B Grimes attended a state university conference with Mrs Grimes, Henry Wallace spoke Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Hodgson move to Anamosa from Monticello, while friends lament their departure. Mrs Balsiger and Mrs Hutton attended a Farm Bureau meeting where clothing was the year’s project.
Iowa authorities target out of state cigarette purchases to dodge stamps. W M Daley reports $455.75 collected from a druggist cafe owner and bootlegger in Sioux City. A Gilmore City cafe operator faced jail or fine, paid $72 in taxes. Revenue rose $22,000 last month as a mail order house supplying unstamped cartons was blocked. Fines total $12,000 since year start.
Joseph F Holub 87 father of Frank Holub of Anamosa died Friday at a daughter's home in Waterville Minnesota Funeral services were held at 9 am Monday at St Josephs church Prairieburg He was a Prairieburg native and had lived near Central City wife Mary Sigmond Holub preceded him in death
The notice outlines Sunday school and worship times at multiple churches in Davenport and Monticello, with time changes for July and August. It lists speakers Pastor L Krebs and Rev F H Kehren, confirms vacation bible school, choir songs, Lutheran youth activities, and July 3 5 church meetings and picnics.
The Coyle and Marugg station promoted free ice cream cones with the purchase of five gallons of gasoline. Several hundred cones were given away, a driver bringing twelve children in a truck. The Express advertised the offer and it will be repeated this Saturday.
About 1 500 000 refugees are estimated to have left Russia amid the war and upheaval from 1917 to 1920.
Fragmentary OCR lists church names and pastors with unclear dates and events. Mentions Congregational Church and Sir Matthew's Lutheran Church with Sunday services and invitations for parishioners to join in worship and prayer.
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