Iowa Lutheran Church elects Rev Henry L Adix President
Rev Henry L Adix pastor of St Matthew's Monticello was elected president of the American Lutheran Church of Iowa on the second ballot at Sumner convention held last week with ceremony of induction Saturday. He has served Monticello since 1926 after earlier pastorates and leadership roles in the Iowa district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Adix
St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Monticello
American Lutheran Church of Iowa
Sumner
Adix
Rigmund Sandrock
Bellevue
C. Ganschow
Des Moines
H. H. Diers
W. P. Sandrock
William Curtz
H. Mueller
Erick Biederman
William Domres
Iowa
C. C. Hein
Lutheran Church
E. H. Rausch
Dubuque
C. J. Mardorf
St. Matthews’ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wartburg Seminary
Lost Nation
St. John's Church
Waterloo
Buck Creek
St. John’s
Name Church
Sigmund M. Ide
St. Matthew's Church
Iens
American Lutheran Church
Home Mission Board
Towa
Monticello Fourth Promises Big Crowd and Attractions
Monticello's July Fourth celebration at the city park, run by Sacred Heart parish women, features a Monti vs Cascade baseball game in the afternoon, dancing with Bob Klingman in the evening, and a famed chicken supper. Organizers expect a large turnout from Monticello and nearby towns, hoping to top last year's picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ladies of Sacred Heart Parish
Monti
Cascade
Bob Klingman
Bob
Hoover appoints Gardner Cowles to Reconstruction Finance board
Des Moines publisher Gardner Cowles is named by President Hoover as a director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Senate confirmation is required. The move fills the vacancy created by Charles G. Dawes's resignation as president of the board. Cowles is noted for maintaining broad contact with public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Cowles
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Des Moines Register
Cowles
Charlies G. Dawes
Ens
Robertson brothers seek one uncle amid nine impostors
Howard and Larry Robertson of Scotland sent a classified ad to locate their father James Robertson’s brother Joseph, who died in Ana moea on June 29, 1930 after emigrating to the United States. A cablegram said the uncle was found, and nine others replied claiming the same relation. The brothers doubt any link to all nine impostors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Larry Robertson
Scotland
Joseph
James Robertson
Anamoea
United States
Joseph Robertson
Robertson
Great Jones County Fair Opens With Big Attractions
The 1932 Great Jones County Fair plans a three day event at Monticello with Dodson carnival rides floral hall and holiday decor. 4-H beef and pig clubs with about 25 and 30 boys respectively will showcase projects in stock parades and floral hall booths judged by Ames ISU faculty with winners advancing to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Rodman
Jones County
Beef Club
Monticello Fair
Pig Club
Floral Hall
Iowa State College
Ames
Des Moines
Mary Dawes
Joyce Preston
Madison Township
John Heisey's Grandson Shines as Musical Artist
David Heisey of Dubuque son of Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Heisey and grandson of John Heisey of Monticello rose as a young composer in Chicago. He studied under Arthur Olaf Anderson and performed four piano pieces at Kimball Hall with four American Conservatory of Music teachers sponsoring the concert. His Dubuque selections included Punch and Judy and Machinery, joined by new pieces Atlantis and Exotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Heisey
D. J. Heisey
Dubuque
John Heisey
Monticello
Atlantis
New
Selectone
Fred Endsley Injured by Ford Coupe Cover Snaps
Fred Endsley of the Madsen Motor Co. suffered a gash above the temple when the rear compartment cover of a Ford coupe slammed down on his head Thursday afternoon. Dr. Ralph Redmond closed the two stitches and Endsley returned to work the next day with no lasting effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Endsley
Madsen Motor Co
Fred
Ralph Redmond
Endsley
Hoover Signs Vets Insurance Renewal Bill
President Hoover last Thursday signed a bill enabling 97000 World War veterans to renew five year government life insurance contracts for an equal period without further medical examination. The measure also allows renewal of expired policies with payments due within four months of premium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Monticello Baby Contest Votes Close July 30
Monticello plans a baby contest with 41 entrants aged 7 months to 4 years from Monticello and nearby towns. Votes cost 25 cents at listed local stores, with winners named Most Popular Baby and a published entry list including Arduser, Messerli, Behrends, Hill, Howie, Husmann, Brady, McDonald, Harms, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lst
Langworthy
Coggan
Scotch Grove
Pander
Anamosa
Center Juncon
George Stuhler’s Sons’ Company
W. A. Beery
W. W
Arlene Ann Arduser
Clifford Arduser
Robert Edward Messerli
John Messerli
Lloyd Robert Messerli
Wilma Louise Behrends
Wm. G. Behrends
Duane Russell Hill
Maurice Maire
Raymond Null
John FP. Null
Edward John Folkers
Ed Folkers
Richard Hoerner Steenhoek
William Steenhoek
Dwight A. Gerdes
Alva Gerdes
Amber
Hugh Robert Allen
Ernest Allen
Paul G. Steurs
Adolph Steurl
Janaan Joyce Meier
Eddre Monticello
Beverly Peers
Wear
Ernest Peters
Center Junction
Verda Jean Ray
Robert Ray
Phyllis Null
Elwin Null
LaVone Fluckiger
Len Fluckiger
Georgia Mae Minnis
George Minnis
Laverne Leroy Schoon
George Schoon
Helen Joan Gerdes
John H. Gerdes
Martina M. McDonald
Martin McDonald
Donald Duane Robinson
Chauncey Robinson
Keith Leon Ritter
R. E. Ritter
Mildred Sheridan Claus
W. F. Claus
Rose Gertrude Schilt
Ulrich Schilt
Maldean Clarice Dirks
Carl Dirks
Althea May Fluckiger
John Fluckiger, Jr
Lois May Clark
Sam Clark
Audrey Jean Egger
Harold Egger
Betty Jean Kammerman
Tony Kammerman
Irma Jean Bohlken
T. R. Bohlken
Harold Sylvester Eby
W. C. Eby
Thomas Manternach
Jacob Manternach
Naomi Hanken
W. C. Hanken
Express Store News and Local Ads Snapshot
Local ads advertise suits at 13.85 18.85 and 23.85. Hardware paint bars. Majestic electric refrigerator. Monticello Fourth of July game. July clearance at dry goods. Kash and Karry jars 6 dozen for 25c. Zone offers on greasing service seven lubricants. Zimmermans sale includes buy one suit for 15c and get another fork. Free Princess theater tickets via 39 merchants. Local merchants advertise and trade through Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuhlers
McNeill’s Hardware
F. A. Locher
Majestic
Monticello
Tee Dry Goods
Madsen Motor Co
Princess Theater
Robertson Brothers’ Grocery
Monticello Boy Dies After Roadside Accident
Ten year old Stanley Edward Bebee died at John McDonald Memorial Hospital after being struck on primary 161 east of the Maquoketa river bridge. Witnesses say Panagakis sedan struck him as he walked with his mother and Mrs Robinson. Funeral services were held at the Monticello Methodist Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Edward Beebe
Stanley Edward Beeee
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Maquoketa River Bridge
Paul Panagakis
California
New York City
Irvin Bebee
Chauncey Robinson
Monticello
Haden Case
Fred McLaughlin
Bebee
Panagakis
Duane Baumgartner
Iowa Electric Company
Baumgartner
Tance
Anagakis
McDonald Hospital
Kitten Ball League Formed With Six Local Clubs
The Express organizes a six team local kitten ball league after consulting all clubs. Teams are the Brickyard Sluggers East Side Tigers Eskimos Oilers Railroaders and Creamery Ten Games run twice weekly with Friday doubleheaders and a Tuesday makeup due to the Fourth of July. Schedule includes July 5 Tigers vs Sluggers Eskimos vs Railroaders July 6 Creamery vs Oilers July 7 Sluggers vs Eski Mos July 8 Tigers vs Oilers and Railroaders vs Creamery with games at the public school diamond and city park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Brickyard Sluggers
East Side Tigers
Eskimos
Oilers
Railroaders
Creamery Ten
Tigers
Wed
Creamery
Thur
Sluggers
Eski- Osmos
Cascade May Lose Bellevue Cascade Railway Outlet
The C M and St Paul Railway seeks permission to abandon the Bellevue Cascade narrow gauge line arguing freight and passenger receipts fall short of costs. Maintenance and taxes total higher than income, and sale of equipment is not possible. A truck service to Monticello and Bellevue is proposed for nearby residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. & St. Paul Railway Company
Bellevue- Cascade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Monticello
Bellevue
East Side Tigers Top Creamery Ten In Slugging Win
East Side Tigers defeated Creamery ten 15 to 13 on Monday night in a high scoring game. Leigh Clark pitched for the Tigers with Adamson homering for East Side and Art Adix handling the Creamery pitching duties. The Creamery squad vowed a rematch after the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brickyard
East Side Tigers
Creamery
Tigera
Leigh Clark
Art Adix
Adamson
Tigers
Bank Head Uses Firecracker Car Prank on Fourth
J. J. Burbridge, president of the Farmers' and Merchants' Savings Bank, is the target of a prank by his "friends" who attach a six inch firecracker to a spark plug. The blast triggers an explosion under way, forcing Burbridge to abandon the car in a hurry. Mayor Fred W. Hermann experiences a similar failed stunt when his engine stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Burbridge
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Savings Bank
Mr. Burbridge
Official School Census Completed This Week
Charles M. Luett, secretary of the Monticello school board, reports the independent district census shows 602 pupils ages 5 to 21. Boys lead 327 to 275 girls, and for ages 7 to 16 the count is 172 boys and 169 girls. The 1930 census recorded 327 boys and 331 girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Luett
Monticello
Luett
No Retrial In Sight For George Huckins
Judge F O Ellison of Jones county district court in Anamosa denied an immediate retrial for George E Huckins Cedar Rapids investment wizard. Huckins will remain jailed in Jones county until two district court trials on the charge of obtaining money under false pretense with intent to deceive are resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Ellison
Jones County
Anamosa
George E. Huckins
Cedar Rapids
Ellison
Huckins
Coach Raymond Smith in Minor Auto Crash Near Charles City
Coach Raymond Smith escaped injury in a minor automobile accident near Charles City last week when his Ford coach struck a slippery spot and swerved into an embankment. He suffered a shaking up and the car sustained a broken front wheel with no further damage. Smith spent Saturday in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Smith
Charles City
Smith
Monticello
Teachers Named For Ensuing Year In Monticello District
The Monticello school board elected teachers for the coming year led by Superintendent W A Doran. Names include Mary Marvin and Carrie Hickman among grammar and primary teachers. Anamosa totals show $40 300 in credits while Monticello lists $129 816 in money and credits. Local advertisers and residents are listed, with weddings and graduations noted including Minnie Ainsworth’s marriage to E B Wilson. An excursion drew 250 tickets to Muscatine and Irving Street visits Monticello after Princeton graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Doran
Mary Marvin
Carrie Hickman
Lottie Goff
Kate Maurice
Nettie Sutherland
Joanna Graf
Nettie Sleeper
Monticello
Anamosa
The
Express
Monticello State Bank
R. Zacher
J. B. Smith
O. R. Ricker
James Abel
William J. Coughlin
A. B. Rundle
G. M. Prader
William Drinkwater
George Inglis
A. Gibson Smith
W. A. Mirick
J. B. Gilmore
G. W. and
G. L. Lovell
J. W. Coxsee
Werrick & Hicks
Remley & Brecanbrack
Anamos
Minnie Ainsworth
E. B. Wilson
Adel
Sac County
Nellie Carpenter
Seminary For Women
Rockford
Illinois
M. L. Carpenter
Hattie
Anna R. Greer
James Greer
Sand Spring
William H. Ensign
Volga
Irving W. Street
Princeton College
David Street
Charles Gurney Dies at County Home
Charles Gurney died at the county home Sunday at 11 30 am aged 75 He had lived there over 25 years and previously resided in Monticello Funeral services were held Monday at Iverson funeral parlor He is survived by brother Ed R Gurney of Mitchell SD and sister Mrs Clara Gurney Williamson of Norton KS His father M R Gurney a Monticello constable in the 1870s later moved to Kansas during the populist era and served as probate judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin G. Thomas
F. D. McLaughlin
C. B. Paul
Panagakis
Robert P. Roedell
Dubuque
Stanley Edward
Edith
Methodist Episcopal Church
Roy V. Porter
Monticello
Mildred Iverson
Oakwood
California
New York City
Charles Gurney
Gurney
Iverson
Ed R. Gurney
Mitchell
South Dakota
Clara Gurney Williamson
Norton
Kansas
M. R. Gurney
Matthiessen’s Motor Co Shows Chevrolet Display Chassis
Matthiessen’s Motor Co exhibits a Chevrolet display chassis in the showroom for two weeks. A mirror system reveals the workings of the motor while other parts are open to inspection. The display includes the synchro mesh transmission and free wheeling device, a rarity for smaller cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthiessen
Onslow Woman Hurt By Runaway Horses
Mrs. Carl Stahlberg of Onslow North is recovering after a runaway horse team bolted from a barn yard striking her and her daughter. The mother grabbed a bridle to stop the animals and was knocked down as the wagon wheel ran over her and her right wrist was fractured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Stahlberg
Onslow
Car Crash at Presbyterian Church Corner Injures No One
At 11 o clock Sunday morning John Steiner's Ford coach collided with Bert Kiburz's Chevrolet at the Presbyterian church corner. Kiburz had just completed a U turn before Steiner turned in from the north. No injuries occurred. both drivers escaped harm. The Ford sustained front fender damage and a sprung frame while the Chevrolet had a battered fender and dented interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steiner
Ford
Bert Kiburz
Chevrolet
Presbyterian Church
Kiburz
Band Concert Tonight in Monti at Second and Cedar
Evening program on the new band stand at Second and Cedar features an overture Ballet Music from William Tell and a clarinet duet The Swiss Boy by James Ricklefs and Cecil Koon. Royden curates the lineup with Morning Noon and Night in Vienna Ballet from William Tell Marche Militaire Old Timers Waltz The Opera Mirror and a Toban piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second and
Cedar Streets
William Tell
James Ricklefs
Cecil Koon
Royden
Vienna
Fr. Suppe
Rossini
Schubert
M. L. Lake
Art. Paul de Ville
Theo. M. Toban
Republican State Convention Nears Des Moines
The Republican State convention will be held in Des Moines on Tuesday July 19. Governor Turner appointed J H Weber of Cascade to the board of pharmacy examiners last week. May saw forty nine automobile fatalities in Town. J A Wright and son of Maquoketa plan to close their grocery store. Robert Flynn 10 drowned in the Mississippi at Davenport last Friday. Joseph Grant a prominent farmer east of Maquoketa died last week at 74 after a lingering illness. Isadore Millis and sister Beryl were severely cut in a car crash near the Cedar Rapids airport Thursday night. Independence Bulletin Journal notes a strawberry bed yield of 5244 quarts in one day and 6000 quarts two days later. State highway contracts awarded for thirty five culverts on road 10 between Colesburg and Luxemburg and grading 8.3 miles on primary 10 from Colesburg toward Luxemburg. Anamosa Journal reports trustees considering closing the public library in summer to save librarian, janitor, and electric costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
J. H. Weber
Cascade
Board of
Pharmacy Examiners
J. A. Wright
Robert Flynn
Davenport
Joseph Grant
Maquoket
Isadore Millis
Beryl
Cedar Rapids
Independence Bulletin Journal
State Highway Commission
Colesburg
Luxemburg
Anamosa Journal
Anamosa Publicbrary
Democratic convention backs repeal plank by large margin
At the Democratic National Convention a resolutions committee vote of 35 to 17 backed a plank calling for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. The minority 17 favored the Republican pro prohibition line. Ex Governor Alfred Smith drew cheers as the repeal plan was adopted by about a 3 to 1 vote with 900 in favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resolutions Committee
Walsh
Massachusetts
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
al Smith
Young People Lead Service at Dubuque Presbyterian Church
The Youth Fellowship council of Dubuque led a Sunday afternoon service at the local Presbyterian church at 2 30. Melvin McGovern presided and introduced speakers Miss Juana Lisa Armstrong Don Schroeder and Ross Harris who spoke on World Friendships Prohibition Facts and The Young People of Today. The meeting was an interesting one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Fellowship Council of
Dubuque
Presbyterian Church
Melvin McGovern
Juana Lisa Armstrong
Porto Rico
Don Schroeder
Ross Harris
Dubuque High School
Vacation Bible School Closes With Picnic and Program
The Community Vacation Bible School ends this week with a picnic at the city park tomorrow. Attendance has been good. The children will present a program at 8:00 PM Sunday at the Presbyterian church. An offering will be collected to cover school expenses and attendance certificates will be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Vacation Bible School
Presbyterian Church
Dennis Delay Dies After Long Illness at Ryan
Dennis Delay of Castle Grove long a farmer in the area died at his home in Ryan yesterday morning at 2 15 after a period of failing health. He was 65 and survived by his wife Ella Murphy Delay and three sons James William and Matthew and a daughter May who died young. Funeral services will be at the Catholic church in Ryan with burial in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Delay
Denis Delay
Castle Grove
Ryan
Mr. Delay
James
Catherine Delay
Ogdensburg
St. Lawrence County
New York
Castle Grove Township
Delay
Ella Murphy
Matthew Delay
Cedar Rapids
William Delay
May
Boys Club and CTA Picnic Draws Large Crowd in Anamosa
About 200 people attended the Boys' club and Cow Test Association picnic at Anamosa State Park on Friday June 24. Two forenoon ball games, talks by William Vincent and Murl McDonald, and the election of county officers highlighted the event. New officers include Donald Meeks president and Maynard Allen vice president as the Boys' Clubs organize in groups. The report lists 14 baby beef, 14 dairy calf, 35 market pig, 13 sow and litter, 5 sheep, 19 poultry, 17 garden, 19 corn variety, and 7 fertilizer test club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ Club
Cow Test Association
Anamosa
Lloyd Hudson
William Vincent
Murl McDonald
Extension Service
John Quist
Donald Meeks
Maynard Allen
Marvin Blohm
Alfred Manwiller
Stone City Art School Opens Summer Session
A summer session of the Stone City colony and art school begins Sunday June 26 and runs to August 6. Sponsored by the Iowa Artists Club with the Little Gallery project of the American Federation of Arts, the faculty includes A J Dornbush M D Cone David McCosh E B Rowan Arnold Pyle and Grant Wood with possible addition Florence Sprague. A short course for children aged 10 to 15 will also be offered and visitors may attend any Sunday starting July a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone City Colony and Art School
Iowa Artist’s Club
Little Gallery Project
American Federation of Arts
A. J. Dornbush
Little Gallery
M. D. Cone
Coe College
David McCosh
Chicago Art Institute
E. B. Rowan
Arnold Pyle
Grant Wood
Florence Sprague
Drake University
Brickyard Sluggers Fall To Creamery Nine
The Brickyard Sluggers surrendered 13 runs to the Creamery nine on Tuesday night. Art Adix pitched for the victors while Rynerson and Hartman were hit hard. The Sluggers displayed little of their usual form in this lopsided defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brickyard
Creamery
Art Adix
Rynerson
Hartman
Merchants Tie Free Tickets To Princess Show
Thirty nine merchants cooperate with The Princess Theatre management to give free tickets. F T Landis announces high class shows will run with merchants tickets reducing admission costs. Tickets presented at the Princess are valued at 10 cents for adults and 5 cents for children, except on Sunday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Princess ‘Theater
F. T. Landis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa Lutheran Church
Robertson Bros
Boy Walking
Boy
Kitten Ball
Manchester
George Huckins
the Express
Matthiessen’s Motor Co
Vacation Bible School
C.T.A
Art
Stone City
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