Monticello Election Looms With Large Caucus Turnout
Monticello prepares for a March 28 municipal vote after crowded caucuses. The citizens ticket dominates the library meeting with over 180 attendees, nominating Dr. M. F. Hogan for mayor and a slate of ward representatives across three wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Caucus
F. W. Ferring
J. J. Locher
T. J. Gerdes
B. E. Abel
Citizens
Fred McLaughlin
William Marshall
McLaughlin
Henry Schoon
Ralph Crim
George Barnts
Schoon
Crim
Barnts
Gerdes
Hogan
York
Metzenberg
Ferring
M. F. Hogan
William Netcott
Gus Paulsen
Len Reichart
W. H. Skelley
Wayne Zion Lutheran to Confirm 25 at March 20 Service
A Wayne Zion Lutheran church confirmation service will honor twenty five candidates next Sunday, March 20. Named confirmands include Mary Lena Eggers Annette Elizabeth Freese Esther Margaret Dirks Henrietta Catherine Dirks Wilma Marie Helgens Ella Katherine Sievertsen Florence Maree Wehling Alfreda Marie Hus Leone Matilda Seehusen Velms Sophia June Tobiasen Hermine Alice Cordes Dorothea Gerhardine Antons Margaret Elizabeth Tobiasen Genevieve Paulsen Rex Albert Reuter Harry Herman Dierks Donald William Rickela Edwin Tobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Mary Lena Eggers
Annette Elizabeth Freese
Esther Margaret Dirks
Henrietta Catherine Dirks
Wilma Marie Helgens
Ella Katherine Sievertsen
Florence Maree Wehling
Alfreda Marie Hus- Leone
Matilda Seehusen
Velms
Sophia June Tobiasen
Hermine Alice Cordes
Dorothea Gerhardine Antons
Margaret Elizabeth Tobiasen
Genevieve Paulsen
Rex Albert Reuter
Harry Herman Dierks
Donald William Rickela
Edwin Tobe
Corn Shipped From Monticello to Aid Dakota Farmers
W. F. W. Boat of Monticello led a week long drive to aid distressed South Dakota farmers. One car of corn and oats was sent to Parkston Red Cross last Friday and another car followed Tuesday, totaling about 1500 bushels. Seven teams of three solicited cash and donations, with many giving money rather than grain. The campaign surpassed expectations, funding two full cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. W. Boat
Monticello
South Dakota
Red Cross
Parkston
Fire grips multi-home blaze in Monticello. two brick houses damaged
Three recent runs by the Monticello fire department included a Monday chimney fire at the Kane house, a Tuesday roof patch at Mrs. McKean’s home, and a 3 am blaze at the Cassidy estate destroying Willis Powers’ brick veneer residence. Firefighters with gas masks fought two hours to control the interior fire as insurance valued at 1200 on the home and 300 to 400 on furniture. The scene drew representatives from nearly every town family amid heavy smoke and alarms at 3 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Lang
Leo Kane
C. B. McKean
Nel Black
Tom Cassidy
Willis Powers
Art Young
Monticello
Holy Week Services For Monticello Churches
The union Lenten services in Monticello continue through Holy Week with services at various churches. Palm Sunday March 20 at the Reformed church. Monday March 21 at the Presbyterian. Tuesday March 22 at the Congregational. Thursday March 24 at the Presbyterian with holy communion. Good Friday March 25 at the Methodist Episcopal church from 2 to 3 pm. All others at 8 pm. All welcome regardless of church affiliation.
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The
Reformed Church
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
Harriet Cunningham
Anamosa
National
Y. W
New York City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Narrow Escape for Dentist Elwyn Patterson
Dr. Elwyn Patterson, a local dentist, narrowly escaped serious injuries last Monday at 11 o clock when he fell sixteen feet from a window ledge outside his office. He suffered only a bruised hip and a sprained arm with no broken bones.
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Elwyn Patterson
Howie Pool Room Closed Through Foreclosure
Wayne and Ray Yousse, owners of the Lynn Howie pool room building, closed the property via foreclosure on a chattel mortgage on the fixtures. Foreclosure proceedings cited alleged non payment of rent and included items such as a pool table and fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medrs
Wayne
Ray Yousse
Lynn Howie Pool Room
Seeman
Seniors Win In Close Inter Class Basketball Battle
The Monticello junior high seniors defeated the juniors 13 to 7 in a tight inter class game as the season totals show seniors undefeated at 4-0. Margaret Houston will represent the junior high in the county spelling contest at Anamosa after sweeping all five spelling contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Houston
Soprumaree
Science
Bill Kettlitz
Miss Stout
Miss Wood
Peggy Cartwright
Cedar Rapids
Robert Schuetz
Ruth Roberts
Iness
Miss Henderson
Ies
Miss Rabe
Eugene Howell
Washington
Alaska
Carl
Howard
Doris
Ethel Curtis
Hopkinton
Literary Society
Mary Bender
Brahms
Freda Balster
Beethoven
Edith Schneider
Bach
Clemma Wenger
Betty Kay
Monticello
Anamosa
4 H Club Leaders Hold Training in Anamosa
Miss Florence Forbes from the extension service led a training session at the farm bureau office with Anamosa girls 4-H leaders. They discussed window treatments and room decor including scarfs spreads and pillows. Leaders present included Mildred Deischer Nona Terhune Everett Vrooman Hay Clark Agatha Lister Arthur Sivers Paul Smith Streeter and committee members Hintz Ellison Weseman. Club girls listed Wilma Kuhns Laura Siebels Frances Soper Evelyn Courtney Belle Kahn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Forbes
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Miss Forbes
Mildred Deischer
Nona Terhune
Everett Vrooman
W. E. Hay
W. B. Clark
Agatha Lister
Arthur Sivers
Paul Smith
J. W. Streeter
Irving Hintz
Sam Ellison
A. Weseman
Wilma Kuhns
Laura Siebels
Frances Soper
Evelyn Courtney
Belle Kahn
Annual School Election Returns Directors and Treasurer
At the March 14 school election F. E. Stimson and Dr. C. G. Thomas were re elected as board directors for three years and A. J. Stuhler was re elected treasurer for two years. Total votes 307 with one spoiled ballot and six director spoils. Stimson 201, Stutt 134, Thomas 225, Stuhler 239.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Stimson
Dr. c. G. Thomas
Board of Education
A. J. Stuhler
Emil Stutt
Car Crash Near Ryan Injures Three Cashmans
Joe Cashman of Cedar Rapids was badly hurt when his car hit a rough stretch of road near Ryan at 5 am. His two cousins James Cashman of Mason City and Leo Cashman of Ryan were slightly injured. They were en route to the funeral of their uncle John Doyle and Joe remained unconscious yesterday before hospital transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cashman
Cedar Rapids
Ryan
James Cashman
Mason City
Leo Cashman
John Doyle
Jones County Democrats Convene at Legion Hall
The Jones county democratic convention will be held at the Legion Memorial hall in Anamosa on Saturday March 19 starting at 11 am. All party members are invited to attend as twenty two delegates will be chosen to attend the state convention in Davenport on March 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Legion Memorial Hall
Anamosa
Davenport
Court House
Republican Central Committee
Charles H. Ireland
Clifford B. Paul
L. L. Doolittle
H. A. Cole
Oxford Junction
Des Moines
Chicago
C.B. Paul
A. A. Cole
Olin
Charles Schaffer
Wyoming
Henry Che
Monticello
H. H. Gee
O. A. Gable
Jones County Republicans Endorse Hoover at Harmony Convention
A Jones County Republican convention in Anamosa named delegates and alternates to the Des Moines state convention and the Chicago national meeting. Speakers urged high turnout and unity, praising Hoover and stressing Republican duties and taxation moves.
Lenker Moore Case On Trial In Anamosa
The Cedar county conspiracy case against J. W. Lenker and Paul P. Moore is underway in Anamosa district court. Defense demurred to the state information, overruled by Judge Ring. jury seated and evidence begun. Attorneys include France Harding Ferguson for defense and Dallas Paul Lynch for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lenker
Paul P. Moore
Cedar County
Anamosa
H. C. Ring
Jones County
J. C. France
Tipton
W.L. Harding
H. L. Ferguson
Tama
William M. Dallas
Clifford B. Paul
C. J. Lynch
Cedar Rapids
Oliver Harford
Monticello
Dillon Hall
Onslow
M. I. Tallman
Cass Township
Joe Chaloupka
George Clark
Charles Jones
Henry Schoon
Ray Heasty
Wyoming
Will Prult
Martello
J. M. Alcorn
P. M. Hanna
W. C. Hanken
Center Junction
Henry Wenzlick In Hold Up At Cedar Rapids
Henry Wenzlick a former Mont cello boy figured in a hold up of a Standard Oil filling station at First avenue and Seventh street Cedar Rapids last Friday A man drove up and ordered eight gallons of gasoline When change was being made in the filling station he ordered Wenzlick to put all men in danger and fled with the money and gas as police searched for the suspect
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wenzilick
Montcello
Standard Oil
First Avenue
Seventh Street
Cedar Rapids
Wens- Meck
Wenzlick
Anamosa Considers Airport Site At Fairgrounds
Business leaders and fair directors in Anamosa held an informal meeting to explore selling or leasing the fairgrounds for an amusement center and a potential airport. The fair association faces a tangled mortgage with about sixty holders, eleven of whom are deceased, complicating any sale. A committee will draft a long lease with use stipulations to facilitate a possible early airport location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Journal
Anamosa District
Fair Association
Start Manufacturing 1933 Car License Plates
The Iowa license plate department at Anamosa reformatory begins 1933 plate production with 850,000 plates in blue and white. The state board of control bought 28000 dollars of plate steel for the project and state prisoners will manufacture the plates at Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Reformatory
Anamosa
State Board of Control
Reformatory
Easter Dates and Gates from 1932 to 1938
Easter falls on March 27 this year and represents victory over death in Christian tradition. The Gates for Easter list years 1932 to 1938 with specific dates: 1932 March 27, 1933 April 16, 1934 April 1 1085, 1935 April 21, 1936 April 12, 1937 March 26, 1938 April 17.
Items Of Occurrences Thirty Years Ago March 1902
Monticello events include marriages births and deaths in March 1902. Postmaster Daniel E. Pond reappointed by President Roosevelt. Local deaths include Catherine Curtis Juliette Thompson and Isaac Rigby. Church funds rise for a new Monticello Presbyterian church. Millinery stock changes hands Edna Schoonover and Edna Drury. Local lawsuits and a county telephone franchise vote noted.
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The
Express
George H. Clausen
Anna K. Steiners
Monticello
M. E. Parsonage
Marion
Ist
Gerke Bohlken
Daniel E. Pond
Roosevelt
Catherine Curtis
George W. Curtis
Ohio
Jones County
Juliette M. Thompson
John Schweitzer
Bowen's Prairie
Louis Chapman
United States Army
Philippines
Hawaii
Edna Schoonover
Edna Drury
Kiburz
J. W. Coxsee
George Inglis
J. S. Hall
E. G. Hicks
Isaac Rigby
Newcastle
Iowa
Lectch Grove
Andrew Lawrence
Casper Husman
Scotch Grove Townships
F. J. Brainard
Cass Township
Presbyterian Church Society of
Monticello State Bank
Bank
Caarue Bankla Pertendance
George Netcott
Henry Harms
Wayne Township
John Brown
Castle Grove Township
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Innes
Charles Lambert
Jones County Telephone Company
Monticello Mutual Telephone Company
Clinton Bank Robbers Sentenced to Life
Four men Leo Stanley J D Morse Earl Shearles and Cliff Edwards robbed City National Bank Clinton of about 106000 after tying 38 people They were captured at Princeton Bettendorf Shafton and elsewhere The quartet pled guilty to robbing the bank Judge A P Barker sentenced them to life imprisonment at Anamosa and they were moved to the reformatory The men recovered about 400 with 500 still missing
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City National Bank
Clinton
Leo Stanley
J. D. Morse
Earl Shearles
Cliff Edwards
Edwards
Shafton
Princeton
Bettendorf
A. P. Barker
New Bridge Opens Over Mississippi Between Marquette and Prairie du Chien
The 850 highway bridge over the Mississippi River between Marquette and Prairie du Chien opened to traffic on March 9. The first toll ticket was bought by J A Cornelius of Prairie du Chien. Road conditions on the island are unsettled and traffic may pause briefly for about a week. Full traffic is expected by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Marquette
Prairie du Chien
J. A. Cornelius
Assist The Poor To Assist Themselves With Garden Plots
Miss Lora Houston Jones county supervisor of the poor proposes unemployed households farm unused garden plots this summer. Call MacNeill's Hardware 165 to list space and report extra seeds to help families raise food for winter. Volunteers may gain work and county aid recipients seek self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora Houston
Jones County
MacNeill
Neighborhoods That Interest Robbers Entered Anamosa Barber Shop
Robbers entered the James Connelly barber shop in Anamosa over the weekend and robbed the till of 30 dollars. The incident is among several local happenings including a Dubuque raid on John Reed’s home, a near miss in Cedar Rapids, and other regional notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Connelly
Anamosa
Lovell 4 H Girls Hold Saturday Meeting
Lovell township Lovell's Laboring Lassies 4 H club gathered at Margaret Behrends home last Saturday. Members answered roll call with plans for their rooms, discussed color schemes, and shared music memory selections. Mary Jane Veitch spoke on The Song of the Lark before a social hour with refreshments. four visitors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Township
Lovell
Margaret Behrends
Mary Jane Veitch
Four Year Old Boy Escapes Fatal Injuries
Donald Edwards four years old son of Mr and Mrs Glen Edwards living near Garry Owen narrowly escaped fatal injuries last Thursday when a .22 long cartridge exploded. The shell entered the right eye and lodged in the back of the orbit causing shock and blood loss. The charge was removed Friday at Maquoketa city hospital and recovery is expected though the eye was removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Glen Edwards
Garry Owen
Maquokcta
John L Graves Dies in California After Paralysis Strokes
John L Graves aged 80 died at his daughter's home in Watsonville California after a second stroke. Funeral held at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev Roy Porter officiating and burial in Oakwood cemetery. He leaves eight children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Graves
Methodist Episcopal Church
Roy V. Porter
Mr. Graves
Oakwood Cemetery
Graves
William Vv. Dye
Watsonville
California
Antwerp
Ohio
Monticello
Margaret E. Curtis
Arthur G. Graves
Charles Griepp
Sioux City
Howard McIntosh
Edgemont
South Dakota
J. A. Elder
Kingsburg
William V. Dye
Charles L. Graves
Edgewater
Colorado
Z. A. Graves
George N. Graves
Cedar Rapids
William Dye
Charles
George
N. J. Snock
Paulding
T. J. Prettyman
Brooklyn
New York
A. Saylor
Webster Grove
Missouri
W. J. Graves
Odd Fellows Fraternity
Talk On Gardening By Holsinger At Monticello
Holsinger from Iowa State College Ames will deliver an all day gardening talk at the Memorial building gymnasium in Monticello on Monday March 21. It is the regular Farm Bureau meeting and will cover vine plants including strawberries and grapes. The public is invited. bring twig samples of diseased bushes for guidance. Farm women should bring table service and dishes and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holsinger
Iowa State College
Ames
Memorial Building
Monticello
Farm Bureau
Ossie Solem Named As State University Coach
Ossie Solem is appointed the new football coach and athletic director at the University of Town. The Drake University veteran signs a three year contract with a salary over 8 000 dollars and will direct spring football after eleven years as Drake coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossie Solem
University of Town
Drake University
BE. H. Lauer
Solem
Drake
Bohlkens Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Bohlken of Scotch Grove township marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary last Sunday March 13 with a surprise party at their home. Relatives and friends attended for dinner and cards, the couple having lived on the same Scotch Grove farm throughout their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bohlken
Scotch Grove Township
Bohlken
Rodman Pledges To Lambda Chi Alpha At Ames
Eugene Rodman son of Mr and Mrs Harry S Rodman pledged this week to the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Iowa State College Ames He is a first year engineering student The fraternity is described as a strong national group on campus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Rodman
Harry S. Rodman
Lambda Chi Alpha
Iowa State College
Ames
Eugene
Sub-district declamatory contest results at Wyoming
The sub district declamatory contest held at Wyoming on March 8 listed winners in four classes. Oratorical winner Jack Tilton of Maquoketa. Dramatic winner Suthers Smith of Maquoketa. Humorous winner Alice Graham of Anamosa. Berdina Bethel ill with acute appendicitis during the dramatic class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester High
Manchester
Marguerite Welsh
Jesup
Genevieve Chapel
Roberta Rector
Wyoming
Jack Tilton
Maquoketa
Suthers Smith
Alice Graham
Anamosa
Berdina Bethel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legion Rooms
First and
Chestnut Streets
Lovell Bank
Memorial Hall
First Street
Republican Caucus
American Legion
R. C. Hoag
W. F. Rohn
Leslie Reade
I. M. Rodman
Jacob Matthiessen
M. J. Cass
Cliff L. Main
Ray A. Hayes
William Tuetyen
Harry Maire
Wil Mam Tuetken
Dakota
Cassidy House
Howie Pool Room
Reid Barnett
Herbert Hoover
J. E. Remley
Clifford Niles
C. H. Ireland
B. E. Rhinehart
A. Ray Fairbanks
E. A. Grimwood
E. E. Reed
Ray Echternacht
John Matthiessen
George Buol
Henry Kruse
Hale
E. M. Strawman
A. Park Ogden
R. E. Hill
C. A. Coxsee
A. A
We Socpatics
Glenn McLaughlin
George van Buren
van Buren
House
Hoover
Paul
EB. Reed
Reed
Perbert Hoover
United States
Lincoln
Aquessbett
C. B. Paul
Lenker-Moore
Henry Wenzlick
the Express
Mississippi
Dubuque
John Reed
Phillip Kibler
Loren Hiner
T. J. Doolin
North English
Anna Heiserman
West, Union
Wi William Hei
Jd. E. Heiserman
Arthur Bowers
Greeley
Independence
Bowers
Twelfth
Locust Streets
Masonic Fraternity
Mlinolls
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