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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1939

Page

8

Seventeen Fresh On Honor List

The honor roll for the first six weeks of the second semester lists high marks across grades seven through twelve. Named students include Gail Huibregtse Anna Rose Strasburg Gertrude Ort gies Janet Howie Ruth Reuter Doris Board Wanda Pod haski and many others with scores from 89 to 97.

Gail Huibregtse Anna Rose Strasburg Elaine Havlichek Armin Jacobs Elizabeth Byerly Jack Stuhler Robert Husman Loretta Gerdes Rebecca Grimes Gertrude Ortgies Betty Adams Ruth Ann Decker Mary Lou Luett Laurabelle Baum Venita Shover Ruth Ann Hoag Gene Walker Edna Henrichs Verona Kromminga Carlene Stahlberg Helen McLaughlin Betty Podhaski Violet Butschi LaVern Wahl Delores Poppe Junior Welter Verna Stutt Doris Schoon Lorraine Lubben Robert Heyen Dean Zirkelbach Herbert Herren Milo Tobiason Doris Board Jo Ricklefs Wanda Podhaski Lucile Yossi Mary Hanssen Mary Egers Vernon Schatz Er Niece Tobiason Burdena Stutt Wilbur Coxsee Mark Rodman Maxine Lange Evalena Rickels Frances Taylor

Monti Track Team Prepares for Iowa City Indoor Meet

After basketball, Monti track resumes practice with about 42 boys, two lettermen Willis Fairbanks and Russ Jamieson. They will enter 10, 220, 440 and 880 yard sprints, mile, high hurdles, two hurdles, jumps, shot put discus and javelin. Indoor entries exclude discus and javelin due to injury risk. Glenn Gerdes, Carl Eiben among points scorers. Lavern Behrends and Mark Rodman specialize in miling.

Monti Coe Iowa City Willis Fairbanks Russ Jamieson Glenn Gerdes Carl Eiben Lavern Behrends Mark Rodman

Soph Historians Present Oral Reports In Class

World history students presented oral reports on the rise of nations focusing on eighteenth and nineteenth century events. Topics included Greece independence, 1848 events, Florence Nightingale, Garibaldi, Louis Napoleon, Russian serf emancipation, and the Vatican prisoner. American history class begins Cleveland administration study leading to Spanish American War context. Cartoons due Monday.

Greece Lester Moenk France Austria Germany Gloria Babb Florence Nightingale Pearl Harford Garibaldi Jack Beeks Louis Napoleon Leslie Burrichter Russia Jerald Taylor Vatican Juan Cleveland

Normal Trainers Gain Substitute Teaching Experience

Several normal training students from Monti Hi have practiced teaching due to absent grade teachers amid a cold and flu outbreak. The fifth graders began a birds unit as Harold Wulf and Berniece Schmidt celebrated birthdays with treats. Barbara Hastings, visiting from Houston, Texas, attended school during her relatives’ visit. Pelores Ohe visited last week.

Harold Wulf Berniece Schmidt Barbara Hastings

Freshman Classes Alternate on The Merchant of Venice Study

Freshman English groups alternate study of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice with Miss Miller's class now ready to read Silas Marner after completing the play.

Merchant of Venice Rodabaugh Miss Miller Silas Marner

Staff Co editors and reporters listed in school news

The staff and reporters for the junior high news are named including Rickless Wanda Podhaski Lucille Yossi Wilma Grossheim Gertrude Ortgies Yola Rodman Don Maire Gene Welker Margaret Bader Arline Balster Ruth Zubler Betty Adams Betty Otten Virginia Clark Mary Hansen Janet Howle Ruth Roberts Lorraine Jacobs Katherine Woodall.

Do Rickless Wanda Podhaski Ccse Lucille Yossi Jr

March Events And Fashion Reflection In Campus Life

Calendar lists a March lineup including a home music concert March 21 at 7 30 p m in the auditorium a sub district music contest March 24 25 anamosa a one act play fixins heads to iowa city March 31 to april ae spring vacation dates follow then a district music contest cited Here rouge mascara lipstick are discussed as part of feminine nature with notes on styles long fingernails and grooming trends among students and the observation that beauty may be skin deep but important to the girls.

Anamosa Iowa City

Seventeen Boys Are Out For Baseball

Seventeen boys report for the baseball season with limited experience but strong eagerness to learn. Coach Fuller seeks a competitive squad and hopes for a season comparable to last year. No games scheduled yet, but efforts to arrange contests with nearby schools continue. Players listed include John Messerli Paul Frank Dewain Rynerson Bud Bader Robert Maire Dick Holub Gilbert Ireland Eugene Schoon Mark Rodman Lester Collins Paul Bender Robert Liddy Robert Siebels Bob Moncrief Stan Schrader Louis Graves.

Fuller John Messerli Paul Frank Dewain Rynerson Bud Bader Robert Maire Dick Holub Gilbert Ireland Eugene Schoon Mark Rodman Lester Collins Paul Bender Robert Liddy Robert Siebels Bob Moncrief Stan Schrader Louis Graves

Chives and horseradish herald spring kitchen ideas

Iowa State extension nutritionist Ruth Cessna offers recipes for spring salads using head lettuce radishes celery parsley and marinated beans with a basic oil lemon juice and onion mix. Tips cover marinade safety and varied stove burner types plus pros and cons for long versus short chimney and asbestos burners.

Ruth Cessna Iowa State College Cessna Fannie Gannon

Group Reports In Economics Class Debates

Mr. Moore's economics class assigns topics to committees with chairmen guiding and presenting. Chairmen grade peers, limits time per report, and students engage in lively debates pro and con on various subjects.

Moore Ruth Reuter Lavern Behrends Dewain Rynerson Paul Behrends Rosella Siebels Lucille Yossi Ruth Zubler Mary Eggers

Monticello High Girls Start Volleyball Season

Monticello High School girls gym classes begin volley ball practice during the period with actual play. Later the season will include intra mural tournaments.

Monticello High School

Real Estate Transfers in Jones County Feb 24 to Mar 2

A sequence of property deeds records transfers in Jones County with many parties. Fred Plueger to Carl F Plueger owner-occupied parcel and rights. Anna Stiffler to Paul Buol and E A Buol small lots in Monticello. Denise Bowles to Meletha Anderson quitclaim on Carter Flannigan’s addition in Oxford Junction. Sarah A Prosser partial balance assumption. Charles P Megan trustee to Max A Wortman parcels in Strawberry Hill Anamosa. Opal and Frieda Gordon to Edna B Qi sen nine acres near Sec 17 18. Joseph Havlek and Marie to Hattie Hav el lots in Oxford Junction. Hattie and Julius to Joseph and Marie Havlek joint tenancy. John A Kosticheck to Lillian Kosticheck 80 acres Lawrence Twp. total values and terms noted with nominal sums in each case.

Jones County Fred Plueger Carl F. Plueger CM & St P Anna Stiffler Paul Buol E. A. Buol Monticello Denise N. Bowles Meletha Anderson Carter & Flannigan Oxford Junction Sarah A. Prosser Charles P. Megan Chicago & North Western Railway Company Max A. Wortman Strawberry Hill Anamosa Opal Gordon Frieda Gordon Edna B. Qhisen Joseph Havlek Marie Hattie Havel Flannigan Julius Marie Havlek John A. Kosticheck Lillian Kosticheck Lawrence

Property Transfers and Land Descriptions in Iowa Listings

Multiple conveyances and land deeds recorded in Monticello and surrounding townships. Transactions include transfers to John A. Shedek and family interests in Cook's and Lathrop's additions to Oxford Junction, along with southeast Iowa tracts, school land reservation, and several tax sale deeds. Names include Monticello State Bank officers, G. Paulsen estate, and numerous private grantees with section-township ranges and acreages.

Frank Shedek Anna Frances Kulhavy Frank Raymond Shedek Ellen Barrett M. E John A. Shedek Cook’s Oxford Junction Lathrop Monticello State Bank Chas. M. Luett G. Paulsen John H. Freese USA William Bratton W. H. McDaniel Edith E. H. Huibre Herman Schatz Carl Schatz J. B R. G. Cropp Karl Renk R. J. Renk Maquoketa River Lucy M. Clark Maquoketa Alfred W. Dean Chas, L. Applegate Leona M. Applegate

Property description and joint tenancy filings in section 4 and 38

Legal shorthand details describe land parcels in sections 4 38 85 1 with measurements and rights of way. Irma M Strief transfers to Allison A Fishwild and Sophia Fishwild as joint tenants with survivor rights. Followed by a separate conveyance by Ray Echternacht and his wife.

Irma M. Strief Allison A. Fishwild Sophia Fishwild Commion Spee Ray Echternacht Anne

Property transfer in Monticello subdivision deal

Frances B. Coyley and others transfer to Paul A. Horner part of a sub division in Monticello described as Wurzbacher's 2nd addition to Morley. The deed notes all liens of record and a nominal consideration of 1.00 dollars.

Frances B. Coyley Kline Monticello Clarence Boots Rose Albert A. Boots Bertha Paul A. Horner Wurzbacher Morley

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