Monticello Basketball Team Excels in District Tournament Showing
Monticello thrill fans in Muscatine district play with a come from behind 25 22 win over Grundy Center and a 35 25 loss to Davenport Blue Devils. Bril Mont leads with steady guard play while Hobert Eden Schoon Field and Lambert form the starting unit in tight matchups. The squad, short on height but heavy on effort, earns high praise despite not reaching state finals.
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Eden
Don Schoon
Hobert
Field
Lambert
Monticello
Grundy
Tommy
Schoon
Monti
Davenport Blue Devils
Davenport
Monts
Siegel
Blue Devils
Grundy Center
Thoren
Leffler
Grabinski
Watkins
Peters
Bone
OlAigen
Slicken
Kallenym
Shirk
Olin Girls Eliminated In Des Moines Tourney
Farragut defeated Olin 29 to 17 in the first round at Drake University Field House. Thelma Acord scored 16 for Farragut, while Doro Thelma Schellin led Olin with 12 and Kristina Matejka fouled out. Officials were Angus Moore and Casey Heath.
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Olin
Drake University
Farragut
Thelma Acord
Dorothea Schellin
Kristina Matejka
Acord
Ryan
Nohlson
Welty
Sherman
White
D. Schellin
Stewart
Angus Moore
Iowa Wesleyan
Casey Heath
Morningside
Epidemic Strikes Pocahontas Family With Scarlet Fever
The James Gilchrist family of Pocahontas County faces a scarlet fever outbreak within the household. The siege has affected multiple children, with one ill and others exposed as the oldest child reportedly escaped infection. Local conditions describe a rapid intrafamily spread.
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James Gilchrist
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Gilchrists
Christs
Local driver Homer Coppock dies in collision after mock trial
Homer Coppock of Indianola Warren participated in a mock trial titled Death Takes the Steering Wheel near Cor rectionville. Near home he lost control and was killed in a collision while returning from the event.
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Homer Coppock
Indianola
Warren
Palm Sunday and Easter Services Across Area Churches
A list of Palm Sunday and Easter schedules for churches in Prairieburg Hopkinton and surrounding towns. Includes St Josephs St Johns Lutheran Wayne Zion Methodist Episcopal Congregational St Matthew and Reformed listings with service times confirmations baptisms and holy communion details.
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Hopkinton
St. John’s Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Ladies Aid
Luther League
St. John’s
American Lutheran Church
St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Wayne Zion Lutheran Chuarch
J. Willms
Palm Sunday
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Ladies’ Aid
W. T. Schoon
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Lenox College
Christian Endeavor
Onslow
Leola Nielsen
Praise for music committee and Good Friday services
The director of the music committee and assistants are praised for the music provided after Good Friday services. All are invited to morning services, with thanks to those who cooperate. The note ends with a line about Siberian rivers frozen and a brief remark about Moscow in war.
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Tee
Heathendom
Prairie Fire Tests a Farm Couple’s Resolve
Joe and Martha Evans endure strain of harsh early life on Prairie Farm. After a blistering blaze threatens their home, Martha’s quick work saves the house as Joe is injured. With the farm saved, Martha persuades him to stay and fight the land, pledging to endure hardship together.
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Prairie Farm
Joe Evans
Martha
Joe
Martie
Daniel Boone Survives Indian Shotting Contest Bluff
The account describes Daniel Boone being captured by over 100 Ohio Indians and forced into a shooting contest with their best marksmen. Boone deliberately missed, letting the captors believe they were superior, thus saving himself from harm.
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Daniel Boone
Boone
The Clarinet Described As Reed Instrument
The clarinet is a reed instrument with a clear tone. Its tube measures about two feet and it is slightly flared at the end. It is the dramatic soprano of the woodwind choir with a range from dark low sonority to bright upper tones. The bass clarinet is very long and doubled on itself to resemble a large saxophone with pedal like low tones similar to an organ.
Iowa Centennial Plan Calls for Statewide Observances
A Senate resolution by A. E. Augustine of Ma hask a commemorates Aeron Gawenln's hundredth birth ay and authorizes Governor Kraschel to appoint a non-salaried state committee to plan and promote statewide, regional and local observances in 1938 the Iowa Centennial year. The goals include nationwide publicity for Iowa growth and progress, boosting Iowa pride, attracting out of state visitors and promoting business via celebratory events.
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A. E. Augustine
Mahaska
Kraschel
Iowa
G A finds Kraschel easy but vetoes first bill
The 47th General Assembly reports Governor Kraschel has been cooperative, yet he vetoed Senate File 49, a bill from Senator Billingsley of Jasper County. The bill would shift the cost of contesting county officers elections from individuals to the county.
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G. A
Kraschel
Senate
Billingsley
Jasper County
Iowa legislature eyes many legal fixes and social bills
The Iowa General Assembly tackles service charges on checks, a 5 cent pound lard substitute tax proposal, homestead tax exemptions, and a broad social security package including child welfare, aid for the blind, old age assistance, and dependent children. It plans dozens of legalizations to correct municipal, school district, and corporate records across many counties and cities.
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O. E. Husted
Madison County
Iowa
South
Towa
Senate Committee On Social Security
State Department of Public Welfare
Iowa General Assembly
Henry
Des Moines
Winneshiek
Fremont
Webster
Lucas
Story
Taylor
Wapello
Boone
Jones
Appanoose
Muscatine
Sioux City
Beebeetown
Cedar Rapids
Humboldt
Hartley
Dubuque
Storm
Lake
Milford
Mount Pleasant
Cedar Falls
Concordia Township
Smithland
Extra
Rhodes
Centerville
Legislative Mania Sparks Round of Odd Bills
The legislature considers a mix of request bills and measures from beer inspectors to banning late loitering on school grounds. Proposals include licensing bicycles, limiting divorce related content in movies, and revamping senate and house representation to odd numbers.
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Assembly
Senate
House of Legislature
Farm Bureau
Towa
State Highway Commission
Mrs. Jennie Rolin Returns From Wheatland Visit
Mrs. Jennie Rolin came home last Saturday after an extended visit in Wheatland with her sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buxton.
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Jennie Rolin
Wheatland
Frank Buxton
Town City visit by Rex Hodson and companions
Rex Hodson spent last Sunday visiting Town City. Mr and Mrs Siegfried Guyan and Mr and Mrs George Timmins spent Sunday in Savanna and Dubuque.
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Rex Hodson
Town City
Siegfried Guyan
George Timmins
Savanna and
Dubuque
Monticello Boy Wins Chorus Contest on WSUT
Keith Dickey son of Mia Bess Dickey sang with the quadrangle chorus on WSUT in Town City last Friday evening and led his group to first place over all competitors.
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Keith Dickey
Mia
Bess Dickey
Monticello
WSUT
Town City
Quadrangle
Some Bills Are Different The Mind Of A Legislator Seems
A compact glance at how lawmakers vary in approach to bills. It notes differing priorities and methods in shaping policy amid debates and political pressures.
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A Hobert
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Wyoming
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Stuhler’s
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Donald Caspers
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Andrew Moenk
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Richard Tjaden
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James Oliver Curwood
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