March Term Opens in Anamosa District Court With Judge Ring
The Jones county district court convened its regular March term in Anamosa with Judge H. C. Ring presiding. Probate entries and defaults were first addressed, followed by an equity and law case assignment indicating many trials ahead. juries will not be used in May, pushing some cases to September. Docket notes include Orr vs Conley rent matter, and quieting title in Dut ton et al, with several motions and jury schedules through March 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Anamosa
H. C. Ring
Ring
Ella J. Orr
Frank O. Conley
Alice Conley
Effie M. Dutton
Phillip S. Dutton
B P W Club Plans Second Style Show March 19
A special meeting at the school house on March 3 approved cooperation with the park commission to buy playground equipment for the coming summer. A definite choice wasn’t fixed but swings are likely. The B P W aims for civic improvements yearly and set plans for the annual style show on March 19, urging all to keep the date open.
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The
Park Commission
Democrats Of Castle Grove Caucus Date Set
A Democrat caucus will be held in Castle Grove township on March 1936 at 2 30 p m at the district two school house for selecting delegates to the county convention in Anamosa one week later Young voters and older party members are urged to attend this important meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove Township
Anamosa
Union Lenten Service Postponed To Friday
The union service at the Methodist Episcopal Church last evening has been postponed to Friday at 7 30 o clock. The next Wednesday service moves to the Presbyterian church and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Iowa Receives First Federal Old Age Aid Check
Iowa will gain about 2.8 million dollars in federal funds for 1936 to support old age assistance. Jones County will see 115 more awards bring local recipients to 240 by April 1, with statewide totals from roughly 30,000 aged people. Byron G. Allen announces the receipt of a 548,100 dollar Treasury check as a start toward dollar-for-dollar matching of Iowa’s fund, covering February and March. The commission expects quarterly federal allotments of 780,000 through the year, and notes Iowa’s check is the largest thus far among 18 states approved for these programs.
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Jones County
Federal Social Security Board
Washington
Iowa
Byron G. Allen
Iowa Old Age Assistance Commission
United States Treasury
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Michigan
Missouri
Mississippi
Maryland
Idaho
Alabama
New Hampshire
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Vermont
Delaware
Rhode Island
San Diego
Viscaino
Mary
Charles Moore
Floy Alcorn
Tobias Folkers
Emil Burrichter
Monticello
George Waite
J.W.D
Monticello Camp Fire Girls Will Be There
Cedar Rapids Camp Fire council plans the twenty fourth anniversary grand council fire at Memorial building Cedar Rapids on March 28 The ceremony features ceremonial dress pageant and 1936 candles lighted with ranks honors and Neidlinger songs All Camp Fire girls in the region invited with no admission fee Contact Miss Ariana Burr Cedar Rapids Savings Bank building for attendance details
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Cedar Rapids
Camp Fire Girls
Grand Council
Memorial
Neidlinger
Camp Fire
Ariana Burr
Cedar Rapids Council of
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
Cass Township Plans Vote on New School House
Cass township voters will decide in the annual school election Monday March 9 at Cass Center school house from 1 to 3 pm whether the school board may erect and equip a sub-district No. 2 school house from on hand funds for up to 3500 dollars. Since 1926 Cass township has built five new school buildings and remodeled another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Township
Cass Center
Monti High Debaters Engage Manchester in Two Meets
Monticello debaters Mr King Frances Bone and Margaret Deischer faced Manchester High peers in the first debate before 25 PEO members, with compliments from the host ladies at 3 30 p m. Jo Royden and Constance Naylor spoke for Monticello in the second debate at 4 30 p m in the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hearn
King
Monticello
Manchester
Frances Bone
Margaret Deischer
Jo Royden
Constance Naylor
Walker
Keen
Cimarron
Captain Archer
Ehe
Laura Jull
Miss Iverson and Class Spell 100s During Six Weeks
The article lists Miss Iverson third graders Joanne Schmidt and Eloise Wright with 100 in spelling. It also notes Miss Stemm fifth graders Philip Schneider Bobby Husman and Raymond Nagel having perfect spelling, and praises punctual, non absent students Buddy Burris Robert Green Ruth Hoffman and Rebecca Grimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Iverson
Joanne Schmidt
Eloise Wright
Miss Stemm
Phillip Schneider
Bobby Husman
Raymond Nagel
Buddy Burris
Robert Green
Ruth Hoffman
Rebecca Grimes
Alma Brokaw
Miss Crulise
Phyllis Dartow
James Matthiessen
Donald Siebels
Jean Bender
Lois Rhoda Barrack
Elaine Havlichek
Gail Hutbregtse
Geraldine Schoon
Irma Tendick
Mildred Warner
Bar Association Luncheon Held in Jones County
The Jones County Bar Association, court officials and guests lunched at Hotel Gillen on Tuesday March 3 at 12 noon. A short business session followed under president Charles J. Cash before the 1:30 reconvening of court. Officers elected for the year: president B. E. Rhinehart vice president Elden Brashaw secretary treasurer S A Locher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Bar Association
Hotel Gillen
Charles J. Cash
B. E. Rhinehart
Elden Brashaw
S. A. Locher
March Weather Promises Pleasant Weeks For Jones County
March opened with mild conditions as Des Moines weather bureau forecast clear and warmer days ahead. Citizens noted intermittent sun breaks and a mild March mood suggesting a gentle week to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Des Moines
Monticello Library Adds Diverse New Books
The Monticello Public Library announces new fiction and non fiction titles across genres. Notable additions include Birney Eagle in the Sun a Mexican War historical novel and The Exile by P S Buck from The Good Earth author. Nonfiction features include Historic costumes for the Stage by Barton Portrait of a Family by Forjeon and Tonight the Ballet by Stokes.
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Birney
Hoffman
Mexico
Buck
P. S
Carfrae
Elizabeth
Corbett
Mount Royal
Frost
Francis
Vermont
Grey
Zane
Texas
Green
Anne
Winchester House
New York
Nordoff & Hall
South Seas
Webb
Barbara
Walker
Stanley
Towa Poets
Iowa
San Diego Visit Described By Monticello Residents
A Monticello party recounts travels from New Orleans to San Diego in 1936. They praise San Diego climate and growth, note a wartime port presence with 100 war vessels, and describe parks, exhibitions, and local life including shuffleboard games and abundant flowers.
No Contest Expected In School Election
The independent district of Monticello will hold its annual school election on Monday March 9 in the main hallway of the public school building. Voters will cast ballots at the heated site instead of the Memorial building dance hall. Two director seats open for three years with Leigh Clark and Dr. O E York as candidates. York seeks re election. One treasurer seat for two years held by Donald P Sutherland.
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Monticello
Memorial Building
Board of Education
Leigh Clark
O. E. York
York
Donald P. Sutherland
Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebrated by Burrichters
Mr and Mrs Edward Burrichter of Monticello celebrated their twenty fifth marriage anniversary on Friday February 28 with a surprise party attended by twenty seven guests. Relatives from Lost Nation joined brothers and families for a noon picnic and afternoon of reminiscences. The couple married at Sacred Heart church twenty five years ago by the late Rev John McCormick.
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Edward Burrichter
Monticello
Mr. Burrichters
Henry Burrichter
Esther
Gilbert
Albert Dickman
Earl
Melvin
Lost Nation
Mrs. Burrichter
Sacred Heart Church
John McCormick
Reverend Lorenz assigned to Temple Hill Church in Dubuque county
Fr A L Lorenz, former Sacred Heart pastor in Monticello, has been transferred from Stone City Catholic church to Temple Hill parish in Dubuque county. He will lead his first service March 15. A Rome trained priest with a D D, he is well known to many friends in Monticello.
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A. L. Lorenz
Sacred Heart
Monticello
Pr. E. P. Lorenz
Stone City
Stone City Catholic Church
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Temple Hill
Dubuque County
Father Lorenz
American College
Rome
Don't Stop Winter Feeding Of Birds Now
Weather moderates yet birds need continued feed until snow is gone and warm weather stays. Maintaining seed stock supports healthy birds for nesting season and helps protect females from predators during this vulnerable period.
March 1916 Marriages and Obituaries Across Monticello
The Monticello Express records multiple March 1916 events including weddings of Emma McLees to James Waddick, Lula Ricken to Herman Dirks, Orlando Curtis to Lulu Lyons, Floyd Sinclair to Opal Nance, and Garret Siebels to Fannie Schaefer. It notes deaths of Louise Grassmeyer, Dr. W A Mirick, Arvilla Carl, John R Sutton, Mrs Elizabeth Ambuchl Janett, Carl Mohl, Don Rathbun, and William Schodde, plus school board elections and a 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. J L Faber.
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Emma McLees
John McLees
Richland Township
James Waddick
M. A. Waddick
Lula M. Ricken
William Ricken
Herman G. Dirks
H. M. Dirks
Christops Mardorf
Orlando C. Curtis
Lulu M. Lyons
Floyd Sinclair
Scotch Grove
Opal Nance
Anamosa
F. Q. Brown
Louise Grassmeyer
Monticello
Randolph
Neb
W. A. Mirick
F. T. Zimmerman
Chenango County
New York
Wahnemann Medical College
Chicago
E. E. Reed
M. B. Kehoe
T. M. Redmond
E. G. Hicks
Elizabeth Ambuchl Janett
G. J. Janett
Sheboygan
Wis
Arvilla Carl
Joseph Carl
Carl Mohl
Fred Burrichter
Lost Nation
J. L. Faber
Cascade
Don Rathbun
Perry Hospital
Lily Rundle
C. B. Rundle
William Schodde
Helen Holst Achieves High Grades at Stephens College
Miss Helen Holst daughter of Mr and Mrs N C Holst living near Center Junction studies at Stephens College Columbia MO. Dean W P Shefstall told Supt Grimes Monticello that Holst was among twenty five students with top grades for the past semester. She is a Monticello high school graduate class of 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Holst
N. C. Holst
Center Junction
Stephens College
Columbia
W. P. Shefstall
Supt. Grimes
Monticello
Miss Holst
Citizens Caucus Called For Friday March 13
The committee announces a citizens caucus at the public library on Friday March 13 at 7 30 p m Nomination of city officers to be voted at the town election on Monday March 30 will take place during the meeting.
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Citizens Caucus
Monticello Express Highlights Local News And Events
Lucille Robinson defeats Patty Berg in the South Atlantic women's meet one up in 21 holes. Davenport police arrest Emil A. Hocke in the Elmer Enahns slaying after a Saturday night shooting near a beer tavern. Du buque boys drown after stepping through an air hole under the railroad bridge. Cornell college fire displaces students during a leap year dance. Express cooking school led by Miss Jan Shaw March 26 27 and 28 at the Monticello public school auditorium with demonstrations and prizes and heat issues forcing change of venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Robinson
Des Moines
Monticello
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Emil A. Hocke
Davenport
Elmer Enahns
Enahns
Dorothy Cook
William Oakley
Ray Schmidt
Dubuque
Tom Whelen
Cornell College
Damare
Will Chiarelli
Rockford, Til
Jan Shaw
Town State College
Ames
Miss Shaw
Hopkinton
Opera House
Shower honors Mr and Mrs Henry Oltman on Feb 29
Mrs Minnie Husmann hosted a miscellaneous shower for the newlyweds Mr and Mrs Henry Oltman at her home Saturday evening February 29. more than sixty relatives and friends attended giving many useful gifts. guests traveled from Clinton Monmouth Oxford Junction. the couple were married February 3 by Rev C Behrenke of Omaha. he is a Monticello high school graduate and former farmer. she is a Clinton high school alumna and Cornell college attendee. they will operate the George Oltman farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Husmann
Henry Oltman
D. H. Streets
Dillon
Thomas Streets
Clinton
Theodore and
Glenn
Monmouth
Annabelle Zak
Oxford Junction
Junior High Squad Ends Season With Nine Wins
The Monticello high school junior high basketball team traveled to Cedar Falls last Saturday, beating Cedar Falls High School junior high 26 to 11 with La verne Behrends scoring 19. They then lost 19 to 18 to the teachers college junior high, finishing the season with nine victories and one defeat. The players were hosted by Brindley and Merrill, attended a campus show, and returned to Monticello Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Cedar Falls
Laverne Behrends
Monticello
Teachers’ College
Brindley and Merrill
High School Glee Clubs Stage Colorful Operetta Last Night
Music supervisor Earl Holtz presented a two act operetta that pleased a full Monticello auditorium. The Sun bonnet Girl featured Lucile George as Susan Clifton with an energetic cast from the glee clubs. The production combined colorful numbers with timely humor and strong singing throughout, highlighted by Lyle Burrichter’s standout squeeze box performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Holtz
Holtz
Monticello
Lyle Burrichter
Lucile George
Susan Clifton
Elsa Ruth Gutknecht
Doris Cotton
Kate Ferring
Fred Bone
Marian McVay
Ivan Reynolds
Warren Studer
Mary Ellen Wismeier
Tom Eden
Margaret Hayes
Royal Rodman
Wilma Kuhns
Clarence Hearn
Eleanor Stewart
Esmeree Nichols
Wanda Podhaski
Margaret Delscher
Fern Lightfoot
Miriam Lovell
Phoebe Hiller
Betty Ritchie
Antonette Doxsee
Shirley Hoag
Constance Naylor
Doris Board
Eunice Howland
Jean Royden
Jo Royden
Betty Thomas
Mary McLaughlin
Mary Schoon
Jo McNeill
Jo Rick
Muriel Hoge Weds Roy Bodenhofer in Lutheran Rite
Muriel Hoge and Roy Bodenhofer married at noon Sunday March 1 in St John’s Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev Paul T Gutknecht officiated with ceremony witnessed by Mr and Mrs L D Schlemme. The bride teaches in rural district 2 and the couple reside in the former Louis Wright tenant house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bodenhofer
A. L. Bodenhofer
Scotch Grove
Muriel Hogg
Charles Hoge
Buck Creek
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
L. d. Schlemme
Bodgnhofer
Louis Wright
Webster Couple Celebrates 51st Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W S Webster formerly of Scotch Grove now of Monticello were surprised at home Monday evening by 35 friends and relatives to mark their fifty first wedding anniversary. The group shared cards and visits and a lunch was served at the end.
Cedar Rapids hosts thirteenth district Christian Endeavor convention
The thirteenth district convention will be held at the First Christian church in Cedar Rapids March 13 to 15 with delegates from Linn Benton and Jones counties. About 200 delegates are expected and lodging and breakfasts will be provided during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Cedar Rapids
First Christian Church
Linn
Benton
Jones Counties
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Lon Watters
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City of Anamosa
French
Marshall
Lasack Jr
Belknap
Piper
Brickley
Young
Monticello State Bank
Moncrief
Ballou
Simpson
Herren
Peet
Lindenmayer Et al
Walshire
General Talking Pictures
Barker
Kasper
Strake Sr
B.P.W. Club
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Castle Grove
Union
Federal Security Board
Monti High
Yvonne Will
Bar Association
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California
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Illinois Central Railway
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Savage America
Rodriguez Cabrillo
Point Loma
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Columbus
Los Angeles
Rev
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Temple Hill Church
Stone City Parish
the Express
Monticello Express
George Timmins
Idwa Electric Company
Tracery
Muriel Hoge
Sun
St. John’s Lutheran Church
PT. Gutknecht
Christian Endeavor Convention
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