AWOL Soldiers Arrested in Anamosa
Francis E. Vail and Leo S. Witt mer, AWOL from Camp Custer Michigan, were sentenced to 10 days each by Mayor F D McLaughlin in Anamosa for defrauding Good’s cafe in Monticello after ordering meals they could not pay. Officers detained them. they face military trial after jail release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Vail
Leo S. Wittmer
F. D. McLaughlin
Anamosa
Good’s Cafe
Monticello
Eichhorn
Camp Custer
Mich
United States Army
Insurance Ass'n Meeting At Monticello Draws Local Officials
The Farmers Mutual Insurance association of Castle Grove held its annual meeting in Monticello on Wednesday March 5 with a dinner at Good's cafe. President F Hintz introduced J M Winchell who spoke on state auditor reports and Fire & Tornado association work. Attendees included key directors and adjusters from nearby towns and the Monticello secretary S M Hosford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove
Monticello
Good’s
Monticello State Bank
F. Hintz
J. M. Winchell
Mutual Fire & Tornado Association
Cedar Rapids
President Hintz
Anticello
James Kehoe
Hopkinton
C. A. McLaughlin
F.C. Cramer
Steve McDowell
Arthur Fairbanks
Will Hiller
A. J. Beranek
Prairieburg
Charles Holub
Coggon
Leo Donovan
Boulder Township
Elmer F. Burr
Walker
H. Leech
Center Junction
H. H. Carson
Scotch Grove
E. F. Eiben
J. H. Perrine
S. M. Hosford
Mrs. J. J. Lang Called By Death
Mrs. Edna Emma Lang born 1880 daughter of Anton Matthiessen died Sunday in Monticello after a severe heart attack. She and husband Jacob J Lang Jr farmed near Sand Spring and Trenton before moving to the Lang homestead northeast of Sand Spring then North Main Street. Survived by husband seven grandchildren and two foster brothers. Funeral at Goettach funeral home and Evangelical and Reformed church with Interment at Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob J. Lang, Jr
North Main Street
Monticello
Edna Emma Matthiessen
Anton Matthiessen
Mr. Lang
Sand Spring
Trenton
Iowa
Lang
Kate Baer
Marcus Matthiessen
Portland
Oregon
Ralph Matthiessen
Richmond
Calif
Goettach Funeral Home
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Oakwood Cemetery
K of P Lodge Initiates Two New Members
Knights of Pythias held a meeting last Wednesday with Orlando Null and Chauncey Robinson receiving first degree work. Five lodge members are now in progress including Joe Messerli Michard Moenk and Verdon Richardson who advanced the previous week. Ray Hoag showed films from Guatemala and Honduras. An oyster stew followed though the cats committee urged discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Orlando Null
Chauncey Robinson
Lodge
Joe Messerli
Michard Moenk
Verdon Richardson
Ray Hoag
Guatemala
Honduras
Weather man wavers then snowstorm hits region
The area faced a decisive snow event after a cautious forecast. About a foot of snow fell with heavy traffic disruptions and stalled trucks from Dubuque to surrounding roads. Snow plows worked long hours while police reported no telecom outages unlike the December ice storm. The Guyan family escaped a ditch incident during a weekend trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Dubuque
Siegfried Guyan
Grinnell
Guyan
School Board Election Proves Quiet Affair
The Monticello Independent district held a quiet school board election last Monday afternoon with 81 votes cast. E. H. Huibregtse and Carl I. Schneider both received 72 votes, several scattering votes appeared, and ballots were spoiled. The old board will wrap up its business next Monday night as the new board is sworn in and organized for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
E. H. Huibregtse
Carl I. Schneider
Haag Wins Sacred Heart VFW Essay Contest
Lucille Haag of Sacred Heart school won first place in the VFW Auxiliary essay contest on One Nation Indivisible. Second and third places went to Shirley Redmond and Anda Lee Schemmel, with 13 entries from Monticello and Sacred Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Haag
Sacred Heart School
VFW
Siegfried Guyan
Thomas Redmond
Albert Stuhler
S. G. Gutensohn
the Express
Father of Roy Moore Buried Yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moore traveled to Bloomington Til for the illness of John Moore who died Monday. Funeral services were held yesterday as family and friends extend sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Moore
Bloomington
Til
Mr. Moore
John Moore
Mrs A Caspers Buried Sunday In Iowa Township Church
Funeral services for Mrs. A F M Caspers were held at SS Peter Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church. Burial followed at the nearby cemetery. Mrs Caspers, born October 14 1862 in Wittmund Lehrhaven Germany, came to the United States in 1871 with her mother and siblings. She married Oct 14 1884 and lived in Wayne Scotch Grove and Castle Grove townships, surviving her husband and ten children plus many relatives and 23 grandchildren. She had been bedfast for three weeks and died Friday morning at 1 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. M. Caspers
SS. Peter & Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Goettsch
Arnold Thalacker
Caspers
Harm G. Husman
Catherine Wilken Husman
Wittmund
Lehrhaven
Germany
United States
Langworthy
Zion Church
Wayne Township
C. Mardorf
Harm Husman
Mardorf
Henry
Castle Grove
Anna Moenk
Cass Township
Carl
Coggon
Gerd Mardorf
Lena
Amber
Ca Mardorf
Margaret
Martelle
Tobe Husman
Rockford
Til
Margaret Folkerts
Scotch Grove
Herman Hahn
Lena Poppe
Coggan
Anna Wendt
Manchester
Brown Resigns IHSAA Board Amid Controversy
George A. Brown resigned as secretary of the Iowa High School Athletic Association after accepting a $5,000 settlement and will assist successor Lyle Quinn. Brown faced pressure over alleged manipulation of an election, including a contest involving Dave Robbins and A B Grimes. Brown had served since 1923 and plans to join a school supplies firm while aiding Quinn with ongoing tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Brown
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Lyle Quinn
Iowa
Brown
Quinn
Dave Robbins
Cresco
A. B. Grimes
Monticello
Grimes
H. E. Ilsley
Spirit Lake
Grimes to Speak in Des Moines on School Needs
Superintendent and Mrs A B Grimes leave for Des Moines to address college presidents of Iowa on The Needs of Elementary Teachers in Study for Summer Schools. He is one of two public school superintendents invited by Jessie Parker state superintendent of education. He recently spoke on the topic at Cornell College Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Grimes
Des Moines
Grimes
Iowa
Jessie Parker
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Hillcrest Baby Fold Tag Day Promoted by Monticello Group
The Hillcrest Baby Fold in Dubuque receives support from the Methodist Society of Christian Service of Monticello as it hosts a tag day next Saturday under Mrs. Glenn Bancroft. The Hillcrest home has operated 27 years, shelters 1300 children over time, and serves about 85 new children yearly with an average of 44 resident daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Society of Christian Service of
Monticello
Hillcrest
Dubuque
Glenn Bancroft
McLaughlin
Baby Fold
Child Welfare Department
State of
Iowa
Red Cross Sewing Drive Supports English Refugees in Monticello
Monticello Red Cross chapter received a large consignment of wool and yarn for hospital pajamas and dresses for refugees. Sewing chairmen Mrs Earl Shrove and Mrs Will Balsiger lead cutting with Morey as the committee, aided by Reformed and St Matthew's churches and the VFW Auxiliary. General chair Mrs William Corbin and knitting chair Mrs Emma Lees oversee Tuesday yarn distributions at the community building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Red Cross
Earl Shrove
Will Balsiger
The
Reformed Church
St. Matthew's Church
V.F.W
William Corbin
Emma Lees
Carl Hodson
Vinton
Marriage Licenses Issued Across Counties This Week
The district court clerk reports several couples obtaining marriage licenses in the past week. Names include Fred Siebels and Dorothy Arlene Sterns. Henry and Florence Thalen. Wilfred Hopkins and Irene Allen. Chris Petersen and Leona Taylor. Marvin Taylor and Margaret Mawdsley. William Jung and Lacie Spanbauer. Paul Romer and Madelon Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lei Pearson
District Court
Fred Siebels
Anamosa
Dorothy Arlene Sterns
Lisbon
Henry Thalen
Clinton
Florence Thalen
Wilfred H. Hopkins
Cedar Rapids
Irene M. Allen
Chris Petersen
Towa City
Leona Taylor
Monticello
Marvin W. Taylor
Margaret
Dick Naylor Enlists in United States Marines
Dick Naylor son of Mr and Mrs R A Naylor of Scotch Grove left Tuesday night for San Diego California to enter the United States Marines after passing examinations in Des Moines with four boys taking the test two succeeding and two turned down. He recently helped in the feed and grain business with his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Naylor
R. A. Naylor
Scotch Grove
United States
Des Moines
Naylor
San Diego
Calif
Monticello
Round House Condemned as Fire Hazard
Monticello roundhouse condemned by Milwaukee Road as fire hazard per agent M B Leonard. Dismantling expected to begin in the latter part of April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Leonard
Monticello Roundhouse
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Monticello Express Cooking School With Mrs Speidel
Mrs Frances Speidel a nationally known food demonstrator will conduct the Monticello Express annual cooking school on April 4 and 5. Her program covers well balanced meals prepared on stage using the exact foods shown in sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Speidel
Monticello Express
Speidel
Ofowa
Nebraska
Iowa State College
Ome Economics
Council Approves Sewer Disposal Rental Ordinance
The city council passed an ordinance requiring water users to pay a rental fee equal to one third of the water bill. Spokesman E. W. Brashaw said the fee is due with the water bill and will fund the sewage disposal plant operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Brashaw
DeMolays Install Officers At George Washington Chapter
The George Washington chapter Order of DeMolay held an installation of officers at the Masonic temple on Wednesday March 5 Installing officers were Donald Maire Lyle Burrichter Rex Hodson and William Shaffer New officers include Dewain Rynerson master councilor Paul Bender senior councilor John Peterson junior councilor and others A social hour followed with refreshments served by Mrs James Bender Mrs Louise Field and Mrs Earl Aynerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Donald’ Maire
Lyle Burrichter
Rex Hodson
William Shaffer
Dewain Rynerson
Paul Bender
John Petersen
John Messerli
Lester Collins
Charles Ross
Ralph Bader
Russell Hall
Dean Tedrow
Dale Adams
Kenneth Howie
Billy Marsh
Paul Ritenour
Dick West
Robert Bartlett
Jack Beeks
Main Hucker
Jack Chaplin
Dewain Wilcox
Clayton Schneider
George Coxsee
Donald Fairbanks
Jack Stuhler
James Bender
Louise Field
Earl Aynerson
Auto Registration Report From Anamosa Courthouse
The following persons registered automobiles at the Anamosa courthouse during the past week: Stanley Kuntz Lisbon Plymouth. Guy McDonald Center Junction Studebaker Anamosa Feeds Anamosa Chevrolet truck. H. D. Smith Morley Pontiac. E. W. Gordon Anamosa IHC truck. Fred Caspers Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Anamosa
Stanley Kuntz
Lisbon
Plymouth
Guy McDonald
Center Junction
Studebaker
Anamosa Feeds
Chevrolet
H. D. Smith
Morley
Pontiac
E. W. Gordon
IHC
Fred. Caspers
Monticello
Ford
Sea Menticell Ord
Mrs Roy Skeels Buried Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Roy Skeels 53 were held at the Anamosa Methodist church with Rev. Roland Badger and Rev. J K Delahooke officiating. She died March 5 and leaves Roy Skeels husband two sisters daughter and son and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Skeels
Methodist
Anamosa
Roland Badger
Jesup
J. K. Delahooke
Skeels
Belle Merritt
Sherman Merritt
Olin
Newport
Legion Auxiliary
Pythian Sisters
Henke Club
Methodist Church
Robert Condit
Springville
Carl Rohwedder
Carl A. Eden
Harlan Skeels
Monticello
Harold Merritt
Henry Zimmerman Suffers Dual Wrist Fractures
Henry Zimmerman of Gass township was injured in a serious accident last Thursday when he fell from a load of straw. He fractured both wrists and was taken to Monticello for setting of the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Zimmerman
Gass Township
Monticello
Assessor Will Be Available Evenings in Monticello
Gene Byers city assessor will hold weekday evening sessions at the community building from 7 to 9 pa until April 1. Citizens needing assessments may see him during these hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Byers
Monticello
Grimes Wins Election To LHLS Board
Superintendent Arch B. Grimes of Monticello defeated Cresco’s Dave J. Robbins in a special LHLS board election for a Northern Iowa seat. The vote followed charges against George A. Brown and J. W. Edie called for reform and expedited action. Board meeting set to address the Brown matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch B. Grimes
Monticello
Dave J. Robbins
Cresco
Lhls. A
Iowa
H. B. Miley
Spirit Lake
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Grimes
Gimes
Ilsley
George A. Brown
Association
J. W. Edie
Rudd
Brown
Robbins
Edie
Bishop Magee to Speak at M E Church Palm Sunday
Rev George Woodvall reports trustees of the Methodist church prepare for repairs as Bishop J Ralph Magee of Des Moines arrives to speak at Palm Sunday services on April 6. District Superintendent E T Gough of Mount Ennon accompanies him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Woodvall
Abel Beerd
Methodist Church
J. Ralph Magee
Des Moines
E. T. Gough
Mountennon
Shimanek Heads to Chicago for Regional Council Meet
C F Shimanek Jones county representative joined four other Iowa legislators in traveling to Chicago last Thursday for a regional meeting of the council of state governments and the defense councils of the states. They will return with deliberation results for Iowa's legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Shimanek
Jones County
Iowa
Chicago
Council of State Governments
Defense Councils
Cattle Shipments Light to U S Stocks Across Week
Cattle shipments to the U S stock yards in Chicago fell this week with one car from George Manternach three cars from Jake Dietiker and one car from George Kurt. The Farmers Mutual creamery sent one car of butter to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Chicago
George Manternach
Jake Dietiker
George Kurt
Farmers Mutual Creamery
Boston
Russ Jamieson Learns Artillery at Fort Lewis in Seattle
Pvt Russell A Jamieson writes from Fort Lewis near Seattle describing travel from Seattle to Tacoma spotting a damaged Narrows bridge, arrival for training, and learning about French 75 mm field artillery. He notes daily drills, lectures on health and first aid, pistol and machine gun instruction, crew of five, speed of six rounds per minute, and a view of Mount Rainier. He mentions 45 000 soldiers on post with a goal of 65 000 by year end and warm 65 degree weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Fort Lewis
Tacoma
Narrows Bridge
Puget Sound
Mount Rainier
Russell A
Jamieson
Rodman Receives ROTC Promotion Recommendation
Mark Rodman, an architectural engineering student at Iowa State College in Ames, is a member of the field artillery unit. Last Tuesday Professor John K. Hatch recommended Rodman be promoted to Cadet Lance Corporal as part of a group of students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Rodman
Iowa State College
Ames
Field Artillery
R.O.T.C
John K. Hatch
Rodman
Mark
Towa State College
Board Classifies Men For Future Call In Midwest County
Nine men, five from Monticello, leave for army service with five sent to Fort Des Moines this week. Others depart March 17. two volunteers join group. one previously sent man was rejected. Local board later classified 281 through 336 as 1A to 4F with many Monticello and Anamosa residents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Fort Des Moines
Selective Service Office
Dean B. Moncrief
Roy FE. Davis
Lewis K Remley
Anamosa
Stuhler
Sylvester J. MacDonald
Peter Dotterweich
Noel A. Graysfiell
Elmer A. Folkerts
Charles Datton Bishop
Olin
Ernie Max Blohm
Center Junction
Milton John White
Wyoming
James Albert Cummins
Raymond J. Keating
Howard J. Clark
State Selective Service Office
Stewart R. Silver
Ann
Raymond Holts
Donald D. Jansen
Onslow
Cecil F. Blayney
Ana
Allen H. Stutt
Langw'thy
Willard B. Schatz
Monti
Bernard A. Kuriger
Mon
Merle W. Paul
Aug. Carstensen Jr
Wyo
Clamor Lukor
Sylvester J. Dierkes
Cas
Jas. W. Dearborn
St. City
Robert Dale Nielsen
Clarence J. Donovan
Lee Andrey Foster
Ralph K. Schooley
Lawrence J. Conmey
Leo Mathias Hosch
E. F. Friedrichsen
Mech
M. E. Dotterweich
Ernest T. Sproston
Mart
Chas. Thomas Shaw
Herman E. Duffy
Cascade
John Jos
Zamastil
O. J
Harlan James Monroe
Wilbur Glen Worden
Walter A. Nanke
Floyd A. H. Groth
Dick Kelley
Martelle
George Henry Harms
Clarence Edw. Prult
Carl Justus Sieveka
C. J
Henry Anton Harms
George Benhart
Oxfed
Dean Richard Duncan
Dillon William Hall
Fred B. Hefflefinger
Joseph L. Kearney
Carl F. Bohlken
Change Made In Showing Of The River
A schedule update for the documentary The River shows new times and venues in Wyoming and nearby towns. The film, thirty minutes long with sound, chronicles the Mississippi River and the people who live along its valley and has earned top honors as a documentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Morley High School
Oxford Junction High School
Wyoming High School
Center Junction High School
Onslow High School
Olin High School
Martello High School
Anamosa High School
Monticello High School
Mississippi River
Robert Robinson Takes New Position at Chokio Yard
Bob Robinson, assistant at the St. Anthony and Dakota Lumber yard, moves to Chokio Minnesota to manage a St. Anthony yard there. The town has 700 residents but a wide trade radius. He spent three and a half years at the local yard and previously came from Manchester. No replacement has been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Robinson
St. Anthony
Also Mentioned on This Page
AWOL
Monticello Cafe
J. J. Lang
K. of P. Lodge
A. Caspers
IHSAA
Bob Liddy
Jim Bone
Panthers
Supt. Grimes
Marine Base
Francis Speidel
Mrs
Council
Magee
M. E. Church
Russ Jamieson
Draft Board
Robert Robinson
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