Montini School to Compete in North Iowa Music Contest
Monticello high school joins 12 northeastern Iowa towns in a sub district music contest in Manchester. Entries include solo vocal and instrumental pieces, chorus and bands with students Edna Schoon Keith Dickey James Rickless and many others scheduled across five programs Friday and Saturday at the high school gymnasium.
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Monticello High School
Iowa
Manchester
W. Bangs
Winthrop
Volga City
Edna Schoon
James Rickless
Keith Dickey
Bertha Mae Goldin
Charles Ebyll
Howard McLaughin
Eugene Rodman
Ray Schoon
James McLaughlin
Howard McLaughlin
Edna Siebels
Vivian Smith
Pauline Oltman
Miriam Fairbanks
Lorene Zimmerman
Vivian Bancroft
Leona Behrends
Irene Burrichter
Dorothy Eden
Esther Eden
Lorna Gerdes
Emma Hughes
Viola Hutton
Ruth Jacobs
Betty Kay
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Luella Oltman
Margaret Phelps
Winifred Rohr
Lillian Slauson
Edith Winkler
Sara Oltman
Eric Rodman
James Behrends
Junior Burris
Bill Curtis
Berkeley Curtis
Richard Calkins
Loran Cramer
Tim George
George Harms
Bill Kettlitz
Gerald Schoon
Leonard Schoon
Leroy Schoon
Max Specht
Bernard Che
Russel Hughes
Evelyn Fairbanks
Virginia Hearn
Lester Zimmerman
Evelyn Semmert
Richard Behrends
George Fraser
Garnet Eilers
Roy Rickless
Raymond Hodgson
Willard Yeoman
Charles Eby
Russell Hughes
Royal Rodman
Benjamin Roberts
Frances Steck
Hazel Houston
Wayne Jones
Wyland Bone
Harold Mann Promoted to Cedar Falls Northwestern Bell Manager
Harold Mann has been transferred as manager of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company from Nashua to Cedar Falls. A new Cedar Falls building houses modern equipment and the exchange handles over 10 000 calls daily. Mann began with the company as a student at Coe College and progressed from lineman to manager at Nashua before his March 1 transfer. His wife Ada Bradtmuellier and their son James are mentioned in the notice.
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Harold Mann
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Nashua
Cedar Falls
Mr. Mann
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Northwestern Bell Telephone Exchange
Mann
Ada Bradtmuellier
James
John H. Heisey Writes of Arizona Weather
John H Heisey spends winter in Phoenix reporting fine weather. He notes trees loaded with ripe fruit and blossoms in bloom. Heisey and the Cross family are well as Phoenix booms with eight large buildings under construction and cars from thirty three states seen locally.
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John H. Helsey
Phoenix
Arizona
the Express
Helsey
Harry Cross
Supt Frank Jones To Address P T A Meeting
The Monticello Parent-Teachers association will hold a regular meeting next Tuesday afternoon March 1 at the public school building. Supt Frank Jones of Anamoso will speak. H L Adix replaces Rev Samuel Gutensohn on the program. Committee hopes for 100 percent attendance.
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Monticello
Parent-Teachers Association
Frank Jones
Anamoss Sepornocinte
V. H. L. Adix
Samuel Gutensohn
Monticello Girl Named Mecca Queen by Iowa U Engineers
Miss Jayne Shover of Monticello was chosen queen of the Mecca festivities by University of Iowa engineering students at Iowa City. Selection was based on collegiate activities scholarship beauty and personality. She serves as president of Pi Beta Phi and is active in Octave Thanet lit erary society women’s forensic and panhellenic councils university players Y W C A and the varsity debate squad.
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Jayne Shover
Monticello
Mecca
University of Iowa Engineering
Iowa City
Engineers
Shover
Pi Beta Phi
Octave Thanet Literary Society
Women’s Forensic Council
Women's Panhellenic Council
University Players
Mrs. N S Smith Called To Rest
Mrs. N S Smith died last Thursday morning March 19 at John McDonald hospital after pneumonia and heart problems. Born Estella Cooper in 1877 in Richland township, she spent 53 years of marriage in Jones county. Survived by husband Norman B Smith, seven children with four predeceasing, three grandchildren, and siblings, she worked at Hoag Duster and was a long time Presbyterian and Mystic Worker member. Funeral held March 21 at First Presbyterian Monticello.
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Norman S.S. Smith
John McDonald Hospital
Jones County
Norman
Smith
Monticello
Bert Carighn
Cedar Rapreatch
William Cooper
Richland Township
Cora Gearhart
Manchester
Theron Cooper
Ramsey, Til
Samuel Humble
Cedar Rapids
Levi Humble
Mary Cooper
Ryan
Frank Groves
Elinor Reese
Lincoln
Neb
David Wenger
Alburnett
First Presbyterian Church
The
Mystic Workers of
High Position Given Former Monticello Woman
Cornelia Marvin Pierce, wife of a former Oregon governor, has been appointed and confirmed as a member of Oregon’s state board of higher education. Born in Monticello Iowa she is a granddaughter of A H Marvin a member of Iowa’s 1857 constitutional convention. Pierce graduated at St Paul High School studied Library Science at Armour Institute Chicago taught at Armour Institute later taught at University of Wisconsin Library School and served as state librarian of Oregon.
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Antone Matthiessen
Oregon Daily Journal
Portland
Oregon
Cornelia Marvin Pierce
State Board of Higher Education
Monticello
Pierce
Iowa
A. H. Marvin
St. Paul
Armour Institute
Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Lirary School
American Library Association
Fortune Finders Hold Meeting In Castle Grove
The 4 H Fortune Finders club of Castle Grove township met last Saturday at Mrs. Clarence A McLaughlin home. Elizabeth McLaughlin and Leona Behrends demonstrated fancy breads, followed by music memory selections by Elizabeth McLaughlin. Mrs McLaughlin reviewed the year's bread project as Misa Gora Houston, public health nurse, spoke on health and inspected each member. The club prepared and served the fancy breads as refreshments.
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Castle Grove Township
Fortune Finders
Clarence A. McLaughlin
Pauline Cramer
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Leona Behrends
Fine Musical Program Delights Students Week Before Vacation
A Tuesday night concert impressed with Edna Schoon and Howard McLaughlin delivering solos. The school choir and sextet shone while the junior and senior orchestras prepared for a Manchester contest. Teachers Miss Hamblin and Mr. Royden praised the hard work as spring vacation nears and students anticipate time off from lessons.
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Helen Crane
Edna Schoon
Howard McLaughlin
Glee Club
Bertha Mae Goldin
Charles Eby
James Rickless
Keith Dickey
Manchester
Miss Hamblin
Royden
Iverson
Hayes
Camp Fire Girls Attend Grand Council in Cedar Rapids
Two Monticello groups led by Mrs E H Hutbregtse and Mrs E J Farley joined hundreds of Camp Fire girls at the seventh annual Grand Council fire in the Memorial building Cedar Rapids last Saturday night. National officer Miss Gladys Shamp of Boston attended along with local Monticello participants Antonette Coxsee Betty Maree Matthiessen Kathleen Carson Josephine McNeill Lucille George Shirley Hoag Edith Ferring Mary Lucile Ricklefs Frances Bone Lillian Locher Kathleen Hogan Burdena Behrends Leona Taylor Sp Mae Cass Margaret McNeill.
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Monticello
E. H. Hutbregtse
E. J. Farley
Grand Council
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Building
Gladys Shamp
Boston
Antonette Coxsee
Betty Maree Matthiessen
Kathleen Carson
Josephine McNeill
Lucille George
Shirley Hoag
Edith Ferring
Mary Lucile Ricklefs
Frances Bone
Lillian Locher
Kathleen Hogan
Burdena Behrends
Leona Taylor
Sp Mae Cass
Margaret McNeill
Fine Program Enjoyed By Commercial Club
The Commercial club held its regular monthly meeting in the Legion hall last Thursday night. A dinner was served to 102 members and friends. Guests included John Matthiessen Gerd Harms Horace Barber Edward Russell Fred Taylor Supervisors board and County Engineer Floyd Vetter. J J Locher gave a talk and Cedar Rapids studio entertainers presented a program. Louis E Hoag chaired the meeting.
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Commercial Club
Legion Hall
John Matthiessen
Gerd Harms
Horace Barber
Edward Russell
Fred Taylor
Board of Supervisors
Floyd Vetter
J. J. Locher
Cedar Rapids
Louis E. Hoag
Auto registrations fall. truck registrations rise in Iowa
Automobile licenses issued in Iowa through March 1 totaled 581,831, with registrations down about 5,000 from the prior year while truck registrations grew from 88,979 to a higher total. Superintendent William Brevena of the state motor vehicle department reported this week.
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Iowa
William Brevena
State Motor Vehicle Department
Tax Bill Defeat Shifts Focus To Income Tax Debate
The Iowa House defeated the county assessor bill 65 to 41 delaying tax reform and casting doubt on the upcoming income tax measure. Debates covered the assessor plan, expense accounts, and proposed redistricting plans as lawmakers weighed fiscal policy and political leverage. The Senate has backed a 35 man highway patrol bill to enforce traffic laws.
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Senate
Benson
State Highway Commission
New Decorah Telephone Exchange Opens Under John Rickels
John Rickels, Monticello native and manager, heads a $125,000 Decorah exchange now serving 5,500 local and 325 long distance calls daily. The opening drew over 2,000 visitors as the plant employs 21 regular staff plus 18 additional workers.
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Monticello
John Rickels
Decorah
Rickels
Monticello High School
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Telephone Central
Death of Dr. L H Pammel at Ogden on Train to Ames
Dr. L H Pammel professor emeritus of botany at Iowa State College died aboard a train in Ogden Utah while en route from California to Ames. The body was brought to Ames for burial. He was renowned for his weed and plant research and for conserving Iowa beauty spots and for his role in arranging state parks.
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L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Ogden
Utah
Ames
California
Pammel
Iowa
Change in Ownership at West First Street Station
Vincent Eller sells his share of the West First Street Standard Oil filling station to Byron Abel of Elkader. Abel takes charge April 1 and previously ran a Buick sales agency in Elkader. Olive Abel, formerly Olive Cartano, is Mrs. Abel. Their son Richard attends Monticello Public School kindergarten.
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Vincent Eller
West First Street
Byron Abel
Elkader
Abel
Buick Automobiles
Large Group Of Young People To Be Confirmed In Local Churches
A regional list shows numerous youths to be confirmed in Reformed and Lutheran congregations. Names span Reformed Church groups and St. Matthew's, St. John's, Castle Grove Lutheran, and Zion's Lutheran with pastors and families identified.
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Reformed
Armin H. Tendick
Velma Arduser
Virginia Meier
Gilbert Steiner
St. Matthew’s
H. L. Adix
John Bohlker
Gerald Schoon
Louise Collman
Marie Paulsen
Esther Schoon
Ada Egger
Laura Lehman
St. John's
Paul T. Gutknecht
Arthur
Johann Janssen
James Frederick Otten
Alve Dietrich Dirks
Marvin Johannes Stahlberg
Hartinger Purchases Kellogg Enterprise
J. W. Hartinger, formerly of this city, has bought the Kellogg Enterprise plant and will soon publish the paper. He has long worked as a field man for the Grundy Register at Grundy Center and will be assisted by Mrs. Hartinger. Hartinger has published papers at Laverne, Farnhamville, Monticello, and held field positions with The Express and the Anamosa Eureka.
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Monticello
J. W. Hartinger
Kellogg Enterprise
Hartinger
Grundy Register
Grundy Center
Laverne
Farnhamville
The
Express
Anamosa Eureka
Supreme Court Postpones Appeal Of Tilda Miner
The Iowa supreme court has postponed the appeal of Tilda Miner of Olin who was convicted of poisoning her husband Ed Miner more than a year ago. Her attorneys claim insufficient prep time. Miner is serving a life sentence in the women’s reformatory at Rockwell City.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Tilda Miner
Olin
Ed Miner
Forty Years Ago Monticello Election and Local News
At the town election officers were elected including mayor John White and treasurer William Stuhier. Reports mention Elmer E. Hicks in New York on a dry goods trip, a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Renk Eilers, and a wage dispute by Martha Sloan over teacher certification that reached district and supreme courts. Also noted are deaths of Mary J. Rice and Louis Crosler, park purchase talks, Reverend Demorest’s farewell, butter prices on the Elgin market, multiple marriage licenses, and a canvass by Thomson Houston Electric for an electric plant. A local nuisance called Jack the Knocker disturbed Monticello nights.
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John &. White
FPF
W. Koop
William Stuhier
James Young
W. W. Hogan
E. E. Hong
A. F. Bort
O. C. Hunter
F. A. Coyle
John Reuger
Elmer E. Hicks
New York City
Renk Eilers
Martha Sloan
Castle Grove Township
District Court
Supreme Court
Mary J. Rice
N. A. Rice
J. W. Anthony
William Drinkwater
Monticello
Ontario Veterinary College
W. W. Hunter
Louis Crosler
Union Park Association
W. L. Demorest
Congregational Church
Elgin Board of Trade
Harry W. Laude
Fannie Overly
Henry Ricklefs
Aletha Gruenewald
Samuel Yousse
Susan Egger
George B. Colton
Wanted A Scoutmaster For Troop 49 Monticello
Monticello seeks a volunteer scoutmaster to restart Troop 49 once active in the Cedar Rapids area. The group lacks leadership, though a heated Memorial Building room and eager younger scouts aged twelve exist. Camp Fire girls in town sustain rallies, while leaders urge an adult to guide boys back into scouting.
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Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Wil
Memorial Building
Madsen Motor Co Adds Barclay To Sales Force
Madsen Motor Co announces it has secured the services of George L. Barclay of Dubuque to assist in the Ford sales department. Barclay brings extensive sales experience. Mrs Barclay is Mr Madsen’s sister and they live on Sycamore Street with their son Warren.
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The
Madsen Motor Company
George L. Barclay
Dubuque
Ford
Barclay
Monticello Takes Third in District Declamatory Contest
Emil Prull faced tough rivals at the Marion district declamatory contest last night and earned third place while the Sabula contestant won first.
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Monticello
Emil Prull
Marion
Sabula
Senate approves income tax with county assessor tie
The Senate approved the state income tax bill by 29 to 21 yesterday, attached to it the county assessor measure. The House had defeated the assessor bill 41 to 65 last Saturday, delaying action. Rigby of the district voted yes. Time will tell the outcome of the two bills.
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Senate
House
Rigby
Neighborhoods That Interest Neighborhoods That Interest
Federal officers raided a fifty gallon still near Gladbrook and seized 700 gallons of mash. J D Miller was arrested as owner of the establishment. Leroy Kelley 20 Cedar Rapids is believed to have drowned himself near the Quaker Oats plant after his belongings were found under a box car. A Maquoketa vote rejected city government reform by 645 to 75 prompting a special election for replacement of the city manager. Elmer Clark 21 Cedar Rapids was found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder and sentenced to 30 years. James Nauman of Waterloo Cornell college Montic Vernon received a $1000 chemistry fellowship at Johns Hopkins University assisted by G A Peiffer.
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Waterloo
Mount Vernon
H. C. Yates
Gladbrook
J. D. Miller
Leroy Kelley
Cedar Rapids
Charles
Maquoketa
Elmer Clark
Fort Madison
Clark
George W. Swab
James Nauman
Cornell College
Montant Vernon
Johns Hopkins University
G. A. Peiffer
New York
Nauman
Mr. Peiffer
Richard Hudnut
Rev Elton Wells Named Manchester Pastor
Bishop Wallace Brown has appointed Rev Elton Wells of Grand View church Dubuque as pastor of the Manchester Methodist Episcopal church. Wells graduated from Upper Town university in 1918 and earned a D D in 1926. He has led youth work and directed the Oelwein high school's normal training department. Mrs Wells holds BA and MA from the University of Michigan and teaches and mentors girls, using Christian teaching lessons drawn from classic and modern literature.
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Wallace Brown
Methodist Episcopal Church
Omaha
Elton Wells
Grand View Church
Dubuque
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Manchester
Wells
Upper Town University
Oelwein High School
University of Michigan
Colege
Spring Dance At Local DeMolay Chapter At Masonic Temple
George Washington chapter of DeMolay held its annual spring dance Saturday evening at the Masonic temple. Music was provided by Tim and Jim's Hot Points. A large crowd of young people attended, including several home on college vacations.
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George Washington
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Tim
Jim
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Sponsor Play Trixie from Dixie
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor a two night play titled Trixie from Dixie with ninety performers in the cast. The production is set for Thursday and Friday, April 9 and 10.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dixie
Carl H Thuman Dies After Short Illness
Carl H. Thuman died at John McDonald hospital after a two day pneumonia illness. He was born in Oldenburg Germany November 24 1882 and lived on a farm near Amber with his wife Johanna Hagen since 1905. Survived by widow four children two sisters one brother and two grandchildren. Funeral services were at St. Matthew Lutheran church Monticello with burial at Oakwood cemetery.
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Carl H. Thuman
John McDonald Hospital
Thuman
McDonald Hospital
Mr. Thuman
Bernhard and
Augusta ((Nee Reuter) Thuman
Oldenburg
Germany
United States
Wayne Township
C. Mardorf
Zion’s Church
Johanna Mary Hagen
Amber
Gladys Tischhauser
Hattie
Lorene
Willis
Leroy Clark, Jr
Monticello
Fred Husmann
Verne Serbousek
Center Junction
Bernard Thuman
Scotch Grove
Wiliam Helgens
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
A. Matthias
Mrs. Alice M. Beatty Dies in Loveland Colorado
Mrs. Alice M. Beatty died in Loveland Colorado after a two month illness of pernicious anemia. Her body will be brought to Monticello for funeral services at 2 PM Saturday at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. Leonard Duckett will officiate, with burial at Oakwood cemetery. She was born March 8 1858 near Monticello, daughter of John and Elizabeth White. She married James Beatty and lived on farms near Prairieburg Central City and Loveland. Surviving son Arthur W. Beatty of St Paul will accompany the body. two daughters Jennie White of Monticello and Mrs. 2 A Graves mother of the writer. The Beatty family had two sons, one dying at 21. six White children died in childhood except Mrs Beatty and Jennie White.
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Jennie White
A. Graves
Alice M. Beatty
Loveland
Colo
Beatty
Monticello
First Presbyterian Church
Leonard Duckett
Founders' Day Observed By Rotary Leaders
Founders' Day observed by the Monticello Rotary club last Monday evening with Messrs Burton McLaughlin and Rless Stahler delivering histories and growth notes of Rotary. Emil Prull entertained with Ma's Monday Morning from a sub district declamatory contest. Next Monday at 6:30 p.m. Rotary to entertain members' ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Burton McLaughlin
Rless Stahler
Monticello
Marion
Rotarians
Monticello Hogs Top Chicago Market Price
Farmers John and Carl Hein of Monticello sold a carload of six month old Tamworth hogs in Chicago for 8.36 per cwt the top price of their weight. The Monticello Cooperative Shipping association led by manager Tom J. George shipped six hogs averaging 192 pounds noted for high finish and sound feet. An eastern shipper bought the hogs. Rev John A Flynn 32 died at Dubuque last Monday after a short illness. he taught philosophy at Columbia College.
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Messrs
John and
Carl Hein
Monticello
Chicago
Monticello Cooperative Shipping Association
Tom J. George
George
John A. Flynn
Dubuque
Columbia College
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Farm Bureau Organization
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Clarke County
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Johnson
Town
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Pocahontas County
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Scott County
House Committee
New Telephone Exchange
Weat First Street
Tilda
Madsen Motor Co
Senate OF Legislature
Carl H.thuman
Loveland, Colo
Rotary
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