March Term Court Eyes Guilty Pleas On Liquor Charges
At the March term the court dealt swift sentences for liquor violations. John Lambert of Monticello pled guilty to illegal possession and illegal sale of intoxicating liquor, with fines totaling 800 dollars, half suspended on good behavior. Lambert received no jail time. Kate's Kwik Lunch was searched January 28 yielding 22 half pint bottles and wine. Lambert is on bond through William G. Schoon. Two parole violations were heard. Winfred Lang of San Diego was sentenced to an additional five years consecutive to his current term. Eugene Terrill, an arson parolee from Sioux City, was found guilty and given an extra five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lambert
Monticello
Lambert
Kate
Bond
William G. Schoon
J. E. Heiserman
Winfred Lang
Dubuque County
San Diego
California
Lang
Eugene Terrill
Sioux City
Terrill
Plymouth County
State Reports to Employers on Unemployment Tax Status
Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission will mail status report forms to about 90,000 Iowa employers excluding certain exemptions. Forms seek business type, nature, size, location and other data to classify industries for the 1936 tax of one percent and the 1937 two percent payroll tax with funds used for weekly unemployment benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Agriculture
Commission
Treasury
Rural School Expresses Appreciation For Gift
Miss Rachel Callahan, a rural teacher near Bernard, asks that prizes from the merchants' playground contest be held for her school. The Express will hold prizes until a teacher or pupil bearing a note from the teacher calls for them. She thanks The Express for its interest in rural schools and the teachers and pupils convey appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Rachel Callahan
Bernard
City Council Cancels Water Bills for Q1 1937
Councilman Will Netcott reports Monticello city council voted to cancel all water bills for January, February, and March 1937. No payments will be due by residents during this period, an annual local custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Netcott
Monticello
Gene Byers Invents Display Figure For Accordion
Monticello shop proprietor Gene Byers created a Pantomine Accordionist motion display blankly miming a pianist playing the instrument. The mechanical figure, powered by a motor, animates the accordion bells for a lifelike performance. Byers has attracted purchase offers from accordion makers and aims to copyright the concept to deter infringement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Byers
Monticello
Byers
Gene
Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated In Iowa
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hinrichs of Wayne township was celebrated near Anamosa on Friday, March 5, with all their children and nineteen grandchildren in attendance. Rev. John Willms gave a talk at 2:30 pm after a noon four course dinner. The couple, natives of Marx in Ostfriesland Germany, married March 5, 1887, and emigrated to the United States in 1881 and 1887 respectively before settling in Wayne township. They retired in 1920 and received many congratulatory cards and letters from neighbors. Mrs. Hinrichs has three sisters and a brother in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Hinrichs
Wayne Township
Albert Oltman
Anamosa
Hinrichs
John Henry
Tobias
Mary Folkers
Meta Oltman
Cass Township
Anna Oltman
Ana
United States
Germany
Hilke Co. Janssen
Marx
Kettwick
Special Woman's Meeting at Scotch Grove March 18
Mrs Frank Byerly Wyoming township and Mrs John Mayberry publicity chair attended county leaders meeting led by Mrs Ida Cass Farm Bureau Home Project Work. Plans for achievement day discussed and open meeting set for Scotch Grove Presbyterian church March 18 with picnic dinner and covered dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Byerly
Wyoming Township
John Mayberry
Ida Cass
Farm Bureau
Scotch Grove
Anamosa
Ruth Cessna
Oxford
Madison, Clay
Alva Streeper
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Clay
Wyoming
Madison Townships
Presbyterian Church
Greenfield
Rome
Hale Townships
Olin
Frank Andrews
Former Monticello Resident Writes Western Stories
Old friends recall Blanche Monroe Frutchey a former Monticello high student now living in San Antonio Texas. She collaborates with Arizona Bill in writing western stories serialized in American Weekly Omaha Bee-News magazine section. Arizona Bill is 91 and remains vigorous. Frutchey suffers arthritis yet has published other stories and hopes for health and continued success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Monroe Frutchey
San Antonio
Texas
Monticello
Arizona Bill
American Weekly
Omaha Bee-News
Frutchey
Ed Monroe
A. J. Monroe
Special Concert At Public School Auditorium
Plans are forming for a special concert in the public school auditorium on Thursday evening March 18 at 8 o clock. Proceeds will aid defraying travel costs for Monticello contestants to the sub district music con held at Maquoketa on May 19. The program features the high school orchestra and band, boys and girls glee clubs, mixed chorus, girls sextet, and boys quartet plus instrumental and vocal solos. Set aside March 18 to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Maquoketa
Matthew Allen Found Dead In Bed In Richland Township
Matthew Allen aged 57 was found dead in bed at his Richland township home last Sunday afternoon likely from a heart attack. Coroner J. J. Hayes ruled no inquest. funeral held at First Presbyterian church Monticello, burial Oakwood cemetery. He married Ursula Guyan on March 6 1907 and is survived by wife four children a granddaughter mother two sisters and several brothers. He was a farmer known in the community and celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary just prior to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Allen
Richland Township
J. J. Hayes
Mr. Allen
Mrs. Allen
Allen
Ursula Guyan
Martin Guyan
Bernice
Helen
Paul
George
Barbara Allen
Ramona Allen
George Allen
Richland
Chris Balsiger
Monticello
O. B. Crane
Len Hein
John Hein Jr
Louise Fitzsimmons
Rose
First Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Oakwood Cemetery
August Ahrendsen Dies at Manchester Hospital
August Ahrendsen 50 of Hopkinton died last week at a Manchester hospital after a prolonged illness. He and his family had moved to Sand Sprine from Hopkinton. Ahrendsen, a professional meat cutter, had bought livestock in recent years. He leaves his wife, three daughters Bertha Appleby Marguerite Cole Edith Ahrendsen, and a son Lyman. He worked for Fred Shover and Adams and Adams as a truck driver. Cause was malignant growth on the liver. Native of Denmark, born June 28 1885. Burial in Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Ahrendsen
Hopkinton
Manchester
Ahrendsen
Bertha Appleby
Marguerite Cole
Edith Ahrendsen
Lyman
Fred Shover
Adams and
Adams
Denmark
Webster Couple Celebrates 52nd Wedding Anniversary
Monticello residents Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Webster marked 52 years of marriage on March 2. The Scotchee Grove area retirees, with ten children, were joined by friends including Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Webster of Cedar Rapids and others from Monticello and Anamosa for an evening of cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Webster
Monticello
Scotch Grove Township
W. D. Webster
Cedar Rapids
Chauncey Mowry
Anamosa
Lloyd Pickett
Lee Rathbun
L. E. Moore
Town City
Scotch Grove
Mrs. Webster
Unknown Man Identified as Deputy Sheriff W N Jeckels
Mrs Amanda Hosford of 434 Oneida Place NW Washington DC says the unknown man in The Express portrait of Jones county public servants has been identified as Deputy Sheriff W N Jeckels. She based this on a scrapbook of The Express clippings from 1885 to 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Hosford
Oneida Place
N.W
Washington, D. C
The
Express
Jones County
W.N. Jeckels
Hoshaps
Iowa Legislature heated by bills and unicameral talk
The 1937 Iowa General Assembly resumes amid a flurry of bills. Discussions touch on unicameral reform as seen in Nebraska, a user tax proposal to curb cross-border shopping, and continued sales tax debates. Governor Kraschel’s nominees await senate confirmation as Homestead Tax Exemption faces two weeks of scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
Foster
Iowa General Assembly
Nebraska
Senate
Iowa
Statehouse
Fred J. Keefe
Fort Dodge
Keefe
Iowa Board of Assessment and Review
47Th General Assembly
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Walter F. Scholes
Council Bluffs
Kraschel
General Assembly
Amencers
House of Representatives
Fishbaugh
Page County
Curtis
A Place to Buy the Money Since the Banks Exploded in Iowa
The fragment hints at a feature on banking in Iowa from a historic period, noting widespread bank explosions and a discussion of money acquisition. Details are incomplete, but the headline suggests a focus on financial institutions and turmoil in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Pioneer Woman Mrs. Edgar A. Hubbard Passes After Illness
Mrs. Edgar A. Hubbard died after a period of invalidism following a stroke. A life member of the Methodist Episcopal church, she was born February 6, 1854 in Worcester Massachusetts and married Edgar A. Hubbard on March 14, 1872 in Leicester. The couple moved from Wisconsin to Iowa, settled in Monticello, and shared a 63 year marriage. Funeral services were held at the family home with Rev. Roy V. Porter, Rev. Wm. J. Macaulay, and Rev. Wm. J. Grossheim officiating. burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Hubbard
Leigh Clark Named New Council Member
Leigh Clark has been named as a member of the Monticello city council at the last meeting. He succeeds Jake Metzenberg who moved to a farm near Monticello and thus leaves the council as a member living in another township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Clark
Monticello
Mr. Clark
Jake Metzenberg
Iowa Girl Wins $100 As Champion Pie Baker
Betty Rine formerly of Humboldt now a Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin high school student. She won first honors in the national cherry pie contest in Chicago earning 100 dollars and a trip to Washington to present a pie to President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Rine
Humboldt
Humboldt County
Rine
Betty
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Chicago
Washington
Roosevelt
William Kettlitz Initiated Into Tau Kappa Epsilon Frat
William Kettlitz son of Mr and Mrs H F Kettlitz and a Coe college junior was initiated into the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Cedar Rapids He was one of three inducted at the fraternity house and is active in public speaking on campus He graduated from Monticello in 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kettlitz
H. F. Kettlitz
Coe College
Tau Kappa Epeilion Fraternity
Cedar Rapids
William
Monticello
Storm Lake High Boys Enroll In After School Cooking
In Buena Vista county Storm Lake high school boys sign up in large numbers for an after school cooking course. Fifty four students have joined the class prompting the instructor to split the group into two sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
Eclipse Lumber Company Improves Showroom in Monticello
Eclipse Lumber Company in Monticello plans a new showroom of home finishes. Manager Harry Rodman says display work has continued for over a month and will require another month or longer to complete. An inspection is urged after completion of the displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclipse Lumber Company
Monticello
Harry Rodman
Rodman
Noel Brazelton Dies in California at 74
News from Pasadena California reports the death of Noel Brazelton aged 74 after a February stroke and a fatal second stroke on March 2. Funeral rites were held under the Pasadena Masonic lodge March 4 conducted by Dr Tor rance Phelps. Cremation followed. Brazelton long served as caretaker and grounds superintendent for large estates and helped design the B O Kendall estate at Linda Vista. He was born June 36 1863 near Monticello Bowen's Prairie. Surviving wife Grace Goodrich, brother Jerome Brazelton sister Chloe Brazelton a granddaughter Ruth Mitchell of Long Beach and several nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
California
Noel Brazelton
Bowen's Prairie
B. O. Kendall
Linda Vista
Monticello
Grace Goodrich
Jerome Brazelton
Chloe Brazelton
Ruth Mitchell
Long Beach
Olin girls face Farra gut in state finals at Drake
The Olin basketball team, 19 victories and 4 defeats, advances to the state finals in Des Moines with sixteen teams remaining. Coach Mrs. Annabelle Inglis leads players Margaret Macomber and Maxine Sherman as they prepare for 2 p.m. tipoff against Farra gut at the Drake Field House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Des Moines
Jones County
Farragut
Drake
Margaret Macomber
Maxine Sherman
Ellen Journ
Irene Holz
Leona Welty
Velma Matejka
Christina Matejka
Rosemary White
Velma Ohlsen
W. Schellin
Annalee McCormick
Dorthea Schellin
Annabelle Inglis
Monticello P T A Meets At Public School
The Monticello Parent Teachers association met at the public school Wednesday evening March 10. Miss Harriet Cunningham of Anamosa spoke on The Child and the School Curriculum. Mrs Lyte R McMullen led a discussion on two educational bills before the state legislature. Refreshments were served in the domestic science room. Mrs Robert Balster was chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Harriet Cunningham
Anamosa
Lyte R. McMullen
Robert Balster
Morley Woman and Stone City Man Married in Anamosa
Miss Helen Shoop of Morley and Richard D. Shaffer of Stone City wed by Rev. Harry D. Green at the Anamosa Methodist parsonage. They will reside on the J. E. Remley farm northeast of Amost on highway 161.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Shoop
Morley
Richard D. Shaffer
Stone City
Harry D. Green
Anamosa
J. E. Remley
Ammost
Highway 161
Ermin Hunipal
Calmar
Dubuque
Delaware County Bar Association
Roosevelt
Congress
Minnie Hines
Elkader
Dan Shine
Norman E. Clark Elected Member School Board
Norman E. Clark was elected Monticello school director for a three year term at the March 8 election. He won 173 votes to 125 for F Stewart Stuhler with five spoiled ballots among 306 voters. The board will meet Monday to organize for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Norman E. Clark
Clark
Anamosa
Coe College
Tom Shover
Shover
Cedar Rapids
F. Stewart Stuhler
Board of Education
County Project Committee Announces Home Maker Meetings
The Jones County County Home Project Committee invites rural women to open home maker meetings March 16 to 19. Ruth Cessna from Town State College will attend. Sessions run 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. except Friday 1:30 to 4 p.m with lunch by covered dish and tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Home Project Committee
Jones County
Jones County Farm Bureau
Ruth Cessna
Town State College
Monticello Cannery Sets 1937 Sweet Corn Prices
LeRoy Farmer, operator of several Iowa canneries, announces 1937 sweet corn prices tied to No. 3 field corn on December 1. Prices rise with field corn value. milky corn contracts offer $7 per ton at 7c per bushel or less, increasing by 19 cents per ton per cent over 70c, up to $10 per ton at $1 per bushel. C. C. Hodson, Monticello plant manager, expects ample acreage and seed availability at 10c and 25c per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Farmer
Iowa
Farmer
Monticello
C. C. Hodson
Topic Club Elects E H Huibregtse Member Monday
E H Huibregtse was elected a member of the Monticello Topic Club at the regular semi monthly meeting held at the Monticello State Bank last Monday. J J Locher spoke on unicameral legislatures and the club of 15 members discussed the topic. The next meeting is set for March 22 with L A Iverson and Dr T M Redmond to discuss Our Prison and Parole Systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Huibregtse
Monticello State Bank
J. J. Locher
L. A. Iverson
T. M. Redmond
Insurance Adjusters Get Special Instruction
The Farmers Mutual Insurance association of Castle Grove held a meeting in the Monticello State bank directors’ room. L. G. Keeney of Grinnell led a discussion on valuations and adjustments and warned of fire risks from defective wiring. A large group of local officers and adjusters attended, followed by a dinner at Caspers’ cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of
Castle Grove
Monticello State Bank
L. G. Keeney
Grinnell
Keeney
Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Association
Iowa
W. F. Hintz
James Kehoe
Hopkinton
C. A. McLaughlin
F.C. Cramer
Steve McDowell
Lucile George Wins High Honors At Cornell
Miss Lucile George daughter of Mr and Mrs T J George of Monticello was listed by the Cornell registrar among the honor roll for the first semester of the academic year. Seven Cornellians made the top bracket with straight A averages while forty five others earned honors with better than B averages. Ninety one people comprise the honor roll with sixteen more than last year. In addition others will receive honorable mention. Invited as guests of the college honor students dined at the Grill in Mount Vernon Wednesday evening. Miss Georges a freshman will be given honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile George
T. J. George
Monticelo
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Georges
Herman Schneider Buys Home For His Family
Area estate deal completed this week with Herman Schneider purchasing the residence of the late Mrs Elizabeth Bohren. The joint owners were Mrs Milton Stott Frederick Bohren and Mrs Lena Cushman. The consideration was $4000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Schneider
Elizabeth Bohren
Milton Stott
Frederick Bohren
Lena Cushman
Mrs Peter Bell Suffered Stroke Of Paralysis
Mrs Peter Bell of Cedar Rapids is in Mercy hospital with a stroke of paralysis suffered early Sunday morning. Her condition is critical. The Bells lived in Monticello for many years before moving to Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Bell
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Bell
Monticello
Cecar Rapids
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Mrs. J. Hinrichs
Mar
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Legislative Assembly of
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E. A. Hubbard
1912
Fairview
Jackson
Cass
Wayne
Legion Hall
Bessie Carlson
Lowell
Washington Townships
William Balsiger
C.E.S
Schreiner
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Gertrude Brooks
Juan
Ida Perrine
Ellen Smith
Ladies’ Aid Society
Miss Brooks
Arthur Shelley
Earl DeShaw
Carl Wooson
Perrine
Madge Shaffer
A. B. Grimes
Albert Stuhler
George Guyan
Cascade
Marion
George Waite
Iva Rodman
Mabel Corbin
Mabel Tuetken
Asa Lambert
Fred Kay
Louis Hoar
B. J. Farley
Agnes Steck
Topic Club
Cornell
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