Local Musicians to Compete in Anamosa Sub-District Contest
Ninety-three Monticello high school students join about 1,000 musicians from 26 towns for the annual sub-district music contest in Anamosa. Monticello enters seven instrumental and seven vocal events in Class B and C divisions, with some groups automatic entrants, while judges include Miss Lottie Craig and others from Charles City, Rock Island, and Augustana College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Monticello High School
Anamosa
Dubuque
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Compee
Huldah Peet
Lyle McMullen
Wilbur Coxsee
Miss Lottie Craig
Charles City
William C. Rozenboom
Rock Island, Il
Edna Meckel Mason
Augustana College
Leo J. Schula
Maurits Kesner
Rock Island, Ill
Herbert Goodwin
East Water
Porter case likely to reach jury Friday in Anamosa court
The damage suit J C Porter v Iowa Electric in Anamosa district court may not submit to a jury until Friday as Judge Ring presides. A five women seven men panel heard witnesses this week with final arguments expected Friday. The trial may extend three weeks, with additional cases set for early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Porter
Iowa Electric Company
Anamosa
H. C. Ring
Cedar Rapids
Ring
City National Bank
Glenn
Fred Piper
Lawrence F. Piper
D. E. Brickley
Porter
Slot machines found in sheriff office force action in Iowa
Sheriff Henry Eichhorn found two nickel slot machines in the Ervin F Plueger cafe at Scotch Grove. He moved them to Anamosa and planned to confer with County Attorney Warren Rees about charges. Possession is a misdemeanor with fines from 50 to 300 dollars and up to a year in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Eichhorn
Ervin F. Plueger
Scotch Grove
Iowa
Eichhorn
Anamosa
Warren Rees
Reese
Plueger
Milo A Lehr Called By Death
Milo A Lehr a prominent farmer northeast of Lisbon died Thursday night March 16 after influenza and pneumonia. Funeral at Lisbon Federated church at 2 30 Sunday led by Rev Gaylord Hamilton. Survived by Ada Moore wife and four children Glenn 23 Helen 20 Alvin 17 Billie 11. Lehr served as Lisbon Creamery president treasurer of the local school district and director of the Li County Cooperative Oil company. Born January 14 1891 he purchased his farm last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo A. Lehr
Lisbon
Ely
Lehr
Li County
Ion
Amandusa Catherine Bittle
Ada Moore
Monticello
Glenn
Helen
Alvin
Billie
Helen Lehr
Genesee Consolidated
Waterloo
Easter Bunny Letter Demands From Monticello Child
A Monticello Iowa letter to the Express asks the Easter Bunny to bring a hollow bunny for a baby named Donna Marlene Harms and a big chocolate egg for Glen. The note also requests colored eggs for Easter and a large egg for Miss Widmer.
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Monticello
Iowa
Donna Marlene Harms
Glen
Miss Widmer
Mrs Tjark Krey Dies After Months of Illness
Funeral services set for Mrs. Tjark Krey at 12 45 a.m. and 1 p.m. at St Matthew's Lutheran Monticello. Born Johanna Remmers in 1863 in Neushow Hanover Germany she came to the United States with relatives and married twice. She leaves a large family including seven children and 23 grandchildren plus a great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tjark Krey
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Monticello
Krey
South Maple Street
Henry L. Adix
St. Matthew’s Church
Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Wayne Township
Johanna Remmers
Neushow
Hanover
Germany
United States
John Shaffer
John Smith
Martin Smith
Barnum
Minnesota
Clark Krey
Atha
Henry Lorenzen
Margaret
Cedar Rapids
Gerd Alferts
Kate
Herman Brockhohn
Minnie
Scotch. Grove
Marion Star
Anna
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Henry Kuriger Buried Monday
Funeral services for Henry Kuriger 61 were held at Sacred Heart church with Rev A L Lorenz in charge. Burial was in Muscatine his birthplace. He died last Friday after years of poor health and had lived in Jones county since 1920 with early life in Muscatine and Castle Grove township. Survived by wife Lucy and ten children, plus five siblings. Cars of produce and cattle shipped from local yards last week included butter from Farmers Mutual Creamery and cattle from Chris Reiter and Lawrence Burlage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kuriger
Sacred Heart Church
A. L. Lorenz
Muscatine
Mr. Kuriger
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Peter Kuriger
Lucy Rohrbaugh
Jones County
Castle Grove Township
Monticello
Kuriger
John
Anna Held
Davenport
Fred
Wingerter
Farmers Mutual Creamery
Chris Reiter
Lawrence Burlage
Style Show Near Completion in Monticello
The Business and Professional Women's annual style show nears opening with 50 plus models and performers. The Paris themed revue "Prms in the Spring" debuts next Thursday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium, previewing spring fashion for local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Monticello Pioneer Mrs McLees Dies At 90 In Monticello
Mrs Mary Lavery McLees, Monticello’s oldest resident, died Saturday at 6 30 p m at her North Sycamore street home aged 90 41 She was born May 27 1848 in Clay township Jones county and married John McLees June 24 1872 The couple farmed in Richland township for 45 years before retiring in 1917 They moved to Monticello where Mr McLees died in 1924 Surviving children are George F McLees John McLees Mrs F J McDonald Mrs J B Waddick and Pearl with fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral Mass was held Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church led by Rev A L Lorenz with other priests assisting. burial followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John “McLees
Sycamore Street
Mary Lavery
John J
Mary McMullen Lavery
Clay Township
Jones County
Father Paradine
McLees
Rose
Mary
Earl
George F. McLees
Cedar Rapids
John McLees
Cascade
F. J. McDonad
Lynn
Kansas City
Kansas
J. B. Waddick
Emma
Pearl McLees
Monticello
Iby
Herbert Barnts
Thomas McGovern
Henry Devlin
Philip Manternacht
Pete Oeschger
Charles Oeschger
George McGovern
Harry McQuillen
Orland Rogers
Will Manternach
Mike Breen
John O’brien
Rotary Talk on Youth Hostels Presented by Miss McNeill
Miss Margaret McNeill spoke to the Rotary Club on the American youth hostel movement. She described hostel houses run by a mother and father with travelers using bicycles or boats. Monticello plans a hostel on Shower farm with NYA boys housing in a shed and girls upstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Miss McNeill
Margaret McNeill
Monticello
National Headquarters
Europe
United States
Northfield
Mass
Allan Miner Buried In Ottumwa Today
Allan Miner of Ottumwa former laundry operator died of a heart attack Tuesday afternoon and was buried in Ottumwa today. He ran the local laundry about six or seven years and moved from Monticello 18 years ago after earlier work in Marion. He had no children and is survived by his wife. Mr. and Mrs. I W Suter planned to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Miner
Ottumwa
Wirth’s Cleaners
Monticello
Marion
I. W. Suter
Schultz Bros Open New Store in Maquoketa Iowa
Schultz Bros. of Chicago opened a new five cent to a dollar store at Maquoketa last week. P. QR. Maynard, manager at Reedsburg Wisconsin, for three years, is transferred to Maquoketa. It is the fifth Iowa store, joining Monticello Tipton Manchester and Waukon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz Bros
Chicago
Monticello
Maquoketa
P. QR. Maynard
Reedsburg
Wis
Iowa
Tipton
Machester
Waukon
Two Jones County Men Die Same Night In Iowa
John Henry Brackens and John Henry Gerdes, both born in Jones county, Iowa, died the same night across the street from each other in Wayne township. Both men share the same first and middle name and were born on the 24th. each wife’s name is Anna.
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Strawberry Point
Express
Jones County
John Henry Brackens
John Henry Gerdes
Wayne Township
Iowa
Anna
James Spencer Died At Onslow
James Spencer 94 Onslow's last Civil War veteran died at his home after a long life rooted in Iowa and Ohio. Born Sept 6 1844 in Lorain County Ohio he joined the Union Army 1862 serving the 24th Town regiment and later cared for flags at Mineral cemetery and Memorial Day. He never married and lived with his brother Melvin and sister Lydia Lyon until their deaths. local notices also report a Manchester visit by Mrs Merle Cass to meet her new granddaughter born to Paul and family Harms.
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James Spencer
Onslow
Lorain County
Ohio
Roderick Spencer
Melvin
Lydia
James
Iowa
Freeport
Dunleath
East Dubuque
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Twelve Mile House
Spencerville
Spencer
24Th Town
Ben Paul
G.A.R
Wyoming
Mineral
Lydia Lyon
Rural School Bird Contest Seeks Colorful Submissions
Mon ticello Express repeats a spring contest urging rural students to clip color and submit bird pictures. Ten species appear including blue bird and Baltimore oriole with two color runs in late March, then one per week. A single prize of a bird book will go to the winning school, with entries due by June 1 and displayed at Rickless Dry Goods Store.
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Monticello’ Express
Death of Herman A Schneider in New Mexico
Herman A Schneider died after a surgical operation at Presbyterian hospital in Albuquerque New Mexico on March 19 1939. He was born in Monticello January 18 1894 and lived with his wife and children in Monticello. Final services will be at Iverson funeral home with Veterans of Foreign Wars firing volleys and taps. A cooking school by Miss Charlotte Larson drew nearly 600 attendees at Monticello High School gym last night and continues today with demonstrations and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. Schneider
Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque
New Mexico
G. L. Berry
Blackwell
Okla
Schneider
Monticello
Iverson Funeral
Wallace
Mae Podhaski
Presbyterian
I. H. Schneider
Albert and
Carl Schneider
Blackwell, Oklo
Monticello Express
Charlotte Larson
Larson
Rinso
Milliken Cooking Schools of
Chicago
Iowa Newspapers,Inc
Ready-to-Wear Ad Error Corrected by Express
The Stahler ready-to-wear ad in The Express misstated a 20 percent discount on all spring merchandise. The error was corrected after the department honored the 20 percent price cut, though the store should have offered only 10 percent. Next season, another 20 percent sale is not expected.
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Stahler
the Express
Appreciative Group Hears High School Musicale
An appreciative audience last Tuesday night heard a concert by the high school musical organization and soloists who will compete in sub district and district music contests this spring. Misa Huldah Peet and Lyle McMullen directed. The talent was a credit to the students and instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Huldah Peet
Lyle McMullen
Lillian Locher Elected President of Sorority
Miss Lillian Locher daughter of Mr and Mrs J J Locher of Monticello was elected president of the Pi Beta Phi sorority at the University of Iowa last week. A junior, she majors in social administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Locher
J. J. Locher
Monticello
Pi Beta Phi
University of Iowa
Miss Locher
University
Billings Is Sentenced to 30 Days in County Jail
Albert Billings was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail by Mayor F. D. McLaughlin, justice of the peace, on Tuesday. Night watchman William Null arrested him and filed a charge of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Billings
F. D. McLaughlin
William Null
Perfection Milker Day Demonstration At Messerli
Messerli Implement Company hosts all day demonstration of the new Milk-Master on Saturday. The event, titled Perfection Milker Day, invites dairy farmers and others curious about the latest developments in machine milking to drop in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messerli Implement Company
Workmen Begin Footings for Monticello Post Office Building
Builders start pouring footings for a $46,500 Monticello post office, to be a single story 60 by 175 foot stone and brick structure. Excavation uses Lovell house basement dirt. old walls will be removed and new foundations laid. completion expected by October per government inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Monticello
Art Stenlund
Langlois Construction Company
Berwyn
Ini
Lovell House
Robert Kutchin & Sons
Cedar Ftapids
L. E. Tull
Matthiessen Auto Supply Company
M. F. Hogan
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Yola Rodman
Whelpley
Charles Doris
Beard
Ridey
Nelock
Arre
Roberton
Mozart
Glenn Gerdes
Barnouse
Cornet
Louis Havlichek
Kinleyiot
Wilson
Alburnett
Andrew
Bellevue
Buck Creek
Central City
Coggon
Delhi
Hopkinton
Martelle
Miles
Mount Vernon
Monmouth
Olin
Preston
Sabvula
Springville
Epworth
Alva Byerly
P. B. Daly
Virginia van Kirk
John Walters
Carl E. Harms
J. H. Henrichs
Folkert Melcherts
Fred Rieniers
Henry Tobiason
Mildred Leinbaugh
Ward F. Lewis
Mechanicsville
Clarence Romer
Winch
Feldman
Altman
Landis
Wheelock
Zimmerman
Sheriff’s Office
Easter Bunny
Janice Harmis
The
Paris
Cecil Goettsch
Huldak
Peet
Keith Dickey
Gene Byers
le Soir
Helen Stuhler
Minnie Ricklefs
Hazelby
Bertha Locher
Nella Hoffman
Jennie Strasburg
Goudy
Cafe
Schultz Brothers
Schutz Brothers
Winnafred Blake
Omaha
Neb
Towa
Harriet Cunningham
New Schultz Bros
W. A. Hicks
Merle Cass
Manchester
Paul Harms
Mrs
Herman Schneider
Arizona
Oakwood
H. S. Musicale
Billings
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