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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1939

Page

9

Community notices recount March meeting and local events

Women host public meeting at the school at 7 30 on Wednesday March 22 to award the essay contest on Safety on the Highway with winners read by the authors. The program includes school music, a Selma Alyea and Mary Eleanor Dreibelbis piano duet, a trumpet solo by Ed Snell, and paintings by C R Houstman.

Des Moines Iowa State Highway Commission Selma Alyea Mary Eleanor Dreibelbis Ed Snell C. R. Houstman J. A. McDonald McDonald A. Alyea Women's Missionary Society J. R. McNeilly G. Thompson Presbyterian Church G. Voorhies Marion August Cramer Cedar Rapids Soil Conservation Committee Madison Township Audrey Serbousek Mabel Otten Hollyce Chase Jean Preston Glenn Goldsmith Dick Thompson Robert Mead Max Moses Junior Ketelsen Everett Stickley Monticello Hospital Esther Ann Lydia Decious Meade Sanford W. S. Pangburn Center Junction Pangburn Pauline Harry Lindsey Wyoming C. F. Lindsey Merle Mather Des Plaines E. R. Young J. L. Serbousek Compton, I Mrs. Archer Lewis Dreibelbis Anamosa A. D. Serbousek John Carson Vernon Oxford Junction Dorothy Dreibelbis Dubuque Monticello Ea White Clayton Baldwin

Local noting of officials and visitors in Iowa towns

Des Moines hosts Christmas seal officials meeting with M Mesford and Mrs C A McLaughlin in attendance. Cedar Rapids sees Mrs Harvey Heiken as a visitor. Anamosa hosts a farm bureau automobile insurance association meeting with C A McLaughlin and F C Cramer among attendees. James McLaughlin travels to Des Moines Ames and Hampton for business last week.

C. A. McLaughlin Des Moines Christmas Seal Organization Harvey Heiken Cedar Rapids Fred Heiken C. J. Opfer A. Ray Fairbanks W. D.cLaughlin F. C. Cramer Anamosa Farm Bureau Automobile Insurance Association Archie Bolton G. Ehlis

Death of John G. Bohlken noted in Hastings

Mrs. J L Batchelder received word Monday evening of the death of her brother in law John G. Bohlken of Hastings Minnesota a former Scotch Grove resident survived by wife four sons and a daughter funeral services set for Thursday. other local notices include visitors callers births and election updates with community names such as Hopkinton McVay Monticello Center Junction Clinton Onslow Praireburg and Monticello.

J. L. Batchelder John G. Bohlken Hastings Minn Bohlken Scotch Grove Alma Bohlken Tom Murray Hopkinton Joe McDonald Charles Stevenson Albert McVay McDonald Hospital John Welter Monticello George Timmer Leo Bohliken Castle Grove Herbert Cox Harriet Cox Center Junction E. H. Cox Ann Clement Clinton John Heeren Onslow Minnie .Heeren Camiy W.H. Behrends Presbyterian Church Charles Stevenson Jr Prairieburg Raynei Herman Welter Eldon Stevenson

Farm Bureau Music Study Sessions At South Fork

Prairieburg activities include a Farm Bureau program themed Little Studies of Famous Operas. Miss Gates led a music presentation at the Roy Slauson home on March 10 with many local residents attending. A lunch followed, and Mrs. E H Cox served as publicity chair.

Prairieburg Nelson He and Son Delaware Fred Egger C. K. Greer E. H.cox Manchester Mike Clement Farm Bureau Miss Gates Roy Slauson South Fork Group Mesdames W. H. Behrenda Herman Welter Clarence Lasche Walter First John White C. C. Stevenson Chester Lang Joe Gudenkauf Ernest Wahl Louis Gudenkauf Dorothy Gates Lillian Lamont Marie Slauson E. H. Cox

Soybean Oilmeal Shows No Change In Cattle Carcasses

Iowa State College animal expert C C Culbertson reports feeding soybean oilmeal to cattle does not alter carcass firmness or color. He finds it a cheaper substitute for linseed meal with similar fattening value for both high and lower quality cattle.

C. C. Culbertson Iowa State College Culbertson

Names of the Months Origins and Meanings

The article explains each month's name rooted in Roman tradition. January honors Janus, February relates to purification, March to Mars, April to opening, May to Maia, June to Juno, July to Julius Caesar, August to Augustus, and September through December referencing seven to ten respectively.

Janus Mars Aperio Maia Mercury Juno Olympus Julius Caesar Augustus Caesar

The Indeterminate Sentence Concept in Prison Law

The indeterminate sentence centers on the individual prisoner rather than the crime. It bases release on the inmate's fitness for society, with minimum and maximum terms set by law. Parole may occur at the minimum or after serving the maximum, depending on rehabilitation progress.

Jesse James Opens Sunday At Niles

The Technicolor film Jesse James stars Tyrone Power with Nancy Kelly Randolph Scott and others and runs Sunday through Tuesday March 19 20 21 at regular prices. The Niles theater schedules Lives of a Bengal Lancer with Gary Cooper for Wednesday and Thursday March 22 23.

Jesse James Niles Theater Tyrone Power Nancy Kelly Randolph Scott Donald Meek Slim Summerville The Niles Bengal Lancer Gary Cooper

Pirates of the Skies and Desert Patrol At The Princess

The week features a double bill with Pirates of the Skies starring Kent Taylor and Rochelle Hudson as air police and Desert Patrol headlined by Bob Steele. The program runs Friday and Saturday with Sunday offering Mister Average Man plus Thanks For Everything in the entertainment surprise bag. Adolphe Menjou Jack Oakie and others co star in the broader program.

Humphrey Bogart Kay Francis John Eldredge Kent Taylor Rochelle Hudson Ace Bob Steele America Adolphe Menjou Jack Oakie Jack Haley Aileen Whelan Tony Martin Binnie Barnes

Thanks For Everything Sunday at the Princess Theater

A quirky film lineup delivers laughs and lively cinema this week at the Princess Theater. The bill features "While New York Sleeps" with Michael Wha ten and co stars, plus vintage favorites like "Burn Em Up O'Connor" and "Homicide Bureau" as well as "Trade Winds" and "The Lone Spy Hunt" among others.

At The Monte Ends today Dennis O Keefe in

Dennis O Keefe headlines a performance at The Monte to end tonight with a stage show. Local theatergoers are invited to enjoy the late summer program.

Dennis O’keefe

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Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Idle W. D. McLaughlin REA Ryan Ray Leytem Steve McDonell J. J. Hennessey M. Mesford Chevrolet L.W.B Arend Balster’s Stores Iowa Fesugy Spry Bolson Farmers Mutual Creamery Co Fred Lehman Jones County Produce Co Princess Theater Manhattan New York Michael Whaten Jean Rogers Chick Chandler Robert Kellord Joan Woodsburg Harold Huber Marc Lawrence O'Connor Cecelia Parker Nat Pendleton Bruce Cabotin Homicide Bureau Law and Buck Jones Law Glenda Farrell Barton MacLane Fredric March Joan Bennett Ralph Bellamy Ann Sothern Warren William Ida Lupino Virginia Weidler Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Wallhide Charlotte Larson Charlotte Larson McNeill Hardware Monticello, Iowa Express Keig D Grocery Department GEO. Stahler’s Sons Company Dennis Bros
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