County Institute On Religious Education Monticello Session
An Institute on religious education will be held at the Congregational church in Monticello on Thursday March 12. The program covers devotional periods workshops reports and discussions led by county and state educators and ends with announcements and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Institute On Religious Education
Congregational Church
Monticello
A. Tendick
Walter Hutton
Lottie Miller
George Suenkel
Leonard Duckett
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal
Epworth League
Presbyterian Church
Monticello High School Prepares For Big Basketball Tournament
The upcoming six weeks bring Monticello High School’s basketball tournament with Friday off for games. Opening match Thursday at 7 30 pm promises one of the year’s best tournaments. Monticello also excels in declamatory contests with first place in all divisions judged by Harry G Barnes of the University of Iowa. The school reports a 32 27 victory over Mount Vernon and notes several student activities including the M club initiations and hard times party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Harry G. Barnes
University of Iowa
Vivian Smith
Helen Crane
Mercedes
Emil Prult
Georgia Miller
Mount Vernon
Smith
Harlan Cooper
Walker
M” Club
Mabel Harper
Ruth Howle
Pauline Cooper
Edna Siebels
Mary Stickford
Betty Kay
Vivian Bancroft
Dorothy Barlow
Thelma van Voltenburg
Lillian Slauson
Russell Hughes
Bill Kettlitz
Richard Calkins
Clarence Egger
Tim George
Bernard Che
Loren Cramer
Robert Phelps
Leonard Schoon
Clarence Eager
Bob Phelps
Clarence Eggers
Wallace
Wood
Grinnell College
Church Services and a Fatal Farley Truck Accident
A local church notices listing services for St Matthew's, Sacred Heart, Methodist, Wayne Zion's, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed churches across March with Lent plans and speakers. A Worthington driver Anthony Soppe, 16, lost control near Farley, killing Naomi Kramer and injuring others after a group of Dyersville students joined the truck. Mary Kramer survived with injuries.
Jones County Adopts New School Text Books
The County Educational Board met at Anamosa on the 24th and adopted a uniform five year system of school texts for town and rural schools. Readopted and new titles cover Readers Spellers Arithmetic Geography History Language dictionaries Physiology civics music drawing and penmanship with emphasis on cross county and cross town consistency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Educational Board
Anamosa
Elson
Laidlaw
Newson
Pearson & Suizzello
Atwood Thomas
Nystrom Work Books
Webster
Winston
Palmer
Fullerton
Foreman
Automobile Accident Kills Two At Farley
Two Dyersville girls Naomi Rose Kramer 14 and Myrtle Sebers 15 were killed when thrown from a truck carrying youths. Mary Magdaline Kramer 14, also of Dyersville, was injured in the Farley crash last Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyersville
Naomi Rose Kramer
Myrtle Sebers
Mary Magdaline Kramer
Iowa Senate Debates Truck Limits and School Salary Cuts
The assembly last week discussed limiting truck lengths to 33 feet for solo trucks and 50 feet with trailers, amid rail-protest claims. Other actions include potential delays to a six member Fish and Game Commission, a strict quarantine bill for social diseases, a proposed highway patrol, and cut in official mileage fees. Farm product prices fell to their wartime low in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Commission
Senate
House
Friends of the Bill
Board of Health
Representative Long
Mason City
Edsgarth
Hardin Estate
United States
Fort Des Moines
General Assembly
Brookhart
Robinson
Seven Boys Receive DeMolay Degree March 3
On Monday evening March 3 the DeMolay degree was conferred upon seven candidates Harlan Cooper Harry Matthiessen Donald Clark Robert Phelps Dante Retchart Fay Hanold and Paul Rohwedder. A team led by Jack Che Myric Shover Marvin Holst Eugene Rodman Kenneth Burris Bill Kettlitz Richard Calkins Howard McLaughlin and James McLaughlin performed the degree. A lengthy business meeting followed and the chapter decided to send a basketball team to the DeMolay tournament in Chariton on March 26 27 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Cooper
Harry Matthiessen
Donald Clark
Robert Phelps
Dante Retchart
Monticello
Fay Hanold
Paul Rohwedder
Wyoming
Jack Che
Myric Shover
Marvin Holst
Eugene Rodman
Kenneth Burris
Bill Kettlitz
Richard Calkins
Howard McLaughlin
James McLaughlin
Chariton
P. E. O. FP Chapter Elects Officers for Coming Year
Mrs. L. W. Lovell elected president and Mrs. Will D. McLaughlin named vice president at the regular Chapter FP meeting hosted by Mrs. Frank Stimson. Esther Hoag becomes recording secretary, Emil C. Rickless corresponding secretary, John H. Perrine treasurer, Clarence McLaughlin chaplain, and B. C. Roberts guard. Lovell named delegate and McLaughlin alternate to state meeting June 10 11 12 in Grinnell. Tea concluded the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stimson
Chapter FP
L. W. Lovell
Will D. McLaughlin
Esther Hoag
Emil C. Rickless
John H. Perrine
Clarence McLaughlin
B. C. Roberts
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Grinnell
Deeds Filed in Jones County Week Ending February 28
Public deed records show transfers in Jones County including Theodore Martin as admin with will annexed Estate of John Ruley transferring various parcels to Mary Ruley admin deed in Oxford Junction. Henry Evers and wife to Sarah Furst and others value $1.00 for sections 19 and 83-2. Peter Eichhorn and relatives acquire NW land in 16 and 21 and 84-1 with $1.00 consideration. Additional transfers include Chris Eichhorn and others to Peter Eichhorn and others in section 8-84-1 for $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Theodore Martin
John Ruley
Mary Ruley
Oxford Junction
Henry Evers
Sarah E. Furst
O. T. Furst
Myrtle Furst
Wden
Henry Eichhorn Jr
Chris Eichhorn
Thomas O. Eichhorn
Peter Eichhorn
FOR SALE Velvet Seed Barley and Poland China Sows
Classified items list sales and notices including Velvet seed barley by Walter Heath at 36-3, thirty Poland China brood sows by W. T. Kehoe at 34-tf, hay corn and straw by Richard Hanken at 34-3, and Buff Orpington hatching eggs at 2 cents each by Mrs. John Yossi Pd 36-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Heath
Poland
China
W. T. Kehoe
Richard Hanken
John Yossi
John Jacobs
Monticello
Iowa
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Isle OF
Java
Cour
J Streeter
Grant Brickley
Mary Houston
Jones County Religious Educational Training School
Florence Thornhill
Lloyd Robertson
Church School
Clayton Hartman
Edith Winkler
St. Matthew's Bo
H. L. Adix
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
N. Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
Wayne Zion
J. P. Willis
E. Braun
Lost Nation
New Guinea
Wayne Zion's Church
Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor
S. E. Wright
Bethany Congregational Church of
Cedar Rapids
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Young People's Society
Bethany Congregational Church
Armin H. Tendick
Anthony Soppe
Worthington
Soppe
Doling
Farley
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Mary Kramer
Naomi
Lighthart
Marroid
Schmitz
Kramer
Miss Seber
St. Francis High School
Miss Sebers
Turner
Elliott
Mrs. Stimson
W. Burkert
D. J. Dirks
Leroy Clark
J. P. O'Shea
Cascade
IOWAR
A. G. Bohlken
W. H. Shelley
Ida Casper
J. L. Weber & Sons
Cascade, Iowa
Ed Tjaden
Onslow
F. B. Gundlach
Fxpert
Majestic
Philco
Locher
Harry J. Lang, Jr
John F. Null
Scotch Shorthorn Bus
Helgens Bros
Towa
Clara M. Chaplin
North Cedar Street
Adolph Fhrismann
Ben Herren
Beery
Polar King
Ray George
Mike Kraus
Fred Shover
George Oltman
Fred Kellum
South Cedar Street
Barbara Dondelinger
Newhall
Wilcox & Son
Orpington
Telephone
Peter Sievers
Adolph Schoon
Amber
Rosecomb
Rhode Island
Harms Sisters
Louis O. Schrader
Scotch Grove
Frank Kurt
A. Kernen
George Arnold, Jr
George Arnold
Eilert Prult
Langworthy
Town
D. B. Herren
Monticello and
Vicinity
Agricultural Bulletin
Ray Stivers
Olin
Ee Pleasant Knoll Hatchery
W. Chas
R. Rice
Farley's
Javic
Kash & Earry
Valle DO Cc
Tom Cochran
Lucille Beauty
Hopkinton
Detroit
Michigan
Lucille Kirkwood
North Dakota
Grimm Alfalfa Association
Fargo
N. D
McNeill’s
Hwd
Monticello Shipping Association
Na Aly
Iverson
Matthiessen Auto Co
Franklin Co
Schoon’s Implement Co
W. H. McDaniels
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