Jones County Fair Association Names Three New Directors
At a recent meeting the Jones County Fair Association elected three new directors for the upcoming year. They are Clarence McLaughlin of Castle Grove township Gay McConaughy of Martelle and Max Wortman of Anamosa. Executive officers for the 1936 fair were chosen as L E Hoag president H W Stuhier vice president and Simon Locher secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair Association
Clarence McLaughlin
Castle Grove Township
Gay McConaughy
Martelle
Max Wortman
Anamosa
L. E. Hoag
H. W. Stuhier
Simon Locher
Monticello Bay Enlists In The U S Navy
The Navy set an Iowa April enlistment quota of 68 men drawn from ten sub stations with six from Davenport. Monticello resident Thomas Raymond Doyle will join after April 7 exams in Des Moines and begin three months of training before joining the fleet off Lower California. Bernard Ohe of Coe College Cedar Rapids visited his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Ohe for the weekend.
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Navy
Iowa
Davenport
Thomas Raymond Doyle
Monticello
Des Moines
U. S
Lower
California
Bernard Ohe
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
Henry Ohe
Dr. Glenn Rowley Speaks on Church Organization
Davenport district superintendent Dr. Glenn Rowley spoke to the Methodist Church during a 6:30 dinner Tuesday evening. He addressed the official board and Sunday school teachers, discussing better church organization and planning for improved church operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Rowley
Davenport
Methodist Church
Regular PTA Meeting Rescheduled to April 7
The next regular meeting of the Parent Teachers association has been postponed from March 31 due to the school vacation. It will now be held at the public school on Tuesday afternoon, April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teachers Association
Spring Styles Shine At Monticello High Show
Nearly 700 attendees packed the Monticello High School auditorium Thursday evening to see a third annual spring style show. Navy blue and gray dominated outfits across models including office wear and beach robes, with scenes featuring a rural teacher and a cooking school demonstration. W. H. Nelson urged support for local merchants to boost the town’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Pruli
Will Balsiger
The Fortune Finders 4 Hen Castle Grove Meeting
The Fortune Finders 4 H club of Castle Grove met at Janet Howie's home on March 21. Ruth Howie presided as president with Mary McLaughlin, Rosaline Kuriger, Maxine Nordman, Phoebe Hiller, and Margaret Delscher elected to officer posts for 1036. The group discussed the home efficiency project, reviewed record books, and notes were distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortune Finders 4-H Club
Castle Grove
Janet Howie
Ruth Howie
Mary McLaughlin
Rosaline Kuriger
Maxine Nordman
Phoebe Hiller
Margaret Delscher
Start Excavation For Anamosa School Addition
Excavation for the Anamosa school expansion began Monday under sub contractor Charles Zimmer. A recent special election approved bonds of 55 000 and federal funds of 37 800 totaling 84 500 for the plant improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa School
Charles Zimmer
Carl Nelson
Burlington
J. W. Darragh
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Metcalf Company
Anamosa
Robin Y Parewel
Mrs. Chas Schipman Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Charles H. Schipman died at John McDonald Memorial Hospital last Saturday at 1 a.m. after more than three years of ill health. Born Jennie Ideil Linnell November 14, 1861 in Monticello, she married Charles Schipman in 1882. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. William J. Macaulay officiating and interment in Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Schipman
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Shipman
Monticello
John and
Eunice (Starks) Linnell
Jennie Ideil Linnell
Linnell
Schipman
Methodist Episcopal Church
William J. Macaulay
C. A. Coxsee
Frank Hayden
George Wilkens
E. H. Huibregtse
Will Skelley
125 Men’s Suits Stolen From Independence Store
Burglars stole 125 suits worth over 2500 dollars from A. C. Holzer in Independence after 3 am. They braced the front door and loaded clothing into cars, and police broadcast alerts to nearby cities for the branded garments.
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Independence
A. C. Holzer
Continued Story Dropped From Columns This Week
The Express omits the usual installment on page 3 due to advertising, with the note that the story will return next week and readers will not miss the continued narrative.
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Express
The
Bodenhofer Declares Candidacy for State Representative
John Bodenhofer former Jones county sheriff announces run for state representative on the Republican ticket. Nomination papers are being circulated as he highlights lifelong ties to Jones county and its needs ahead of the June primary.
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John Bodenhofer
Jones County
Bodenhofer
Adv
Fire department quick response to rubbish fire at Schoon building
Last Friday a smouldering fire in a box of rubbish in a store room at the Schoon building on First street prompted a quick call to the fire department. Firefighters, using chemicals, extinguished the blaze with no damage reported.
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Schoon
First Street
Monticello Shines At Sub-District Music Contest
Monticello public schools earned three superior ratings and will send the band and two vocal groups to the district contest in Waterloo. The local hosts performed well across many solos and ensembles, with instructors Lyle McMullen and Earl Holtz cited for guiding the performers.
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Monticello
Lyle McMullen
Earl Holtz
Waterloo
Glee Club
Death of Mrs Dietrich Dirks in Langworthy Iowa
Noted local obituary announces the death of Mrs Gesche Margareta Boediker Dirks at her Langworthy home on March 25 at 5 30 am aged 86. Survived by husband Dietrich and four sons Harm Gerd John Henry and four daughters Friederika Greta Sophie and Meta along with 62 grandchildren and 53 great grandchildren. Funeral services set for March 27 at 1 pm at the family residence and Zion's Lutheran church with Rev John Willins officiating.
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Dietrich Dirks
Langworthy
Dirks
Gesche Margareta Boediker
Wiesedemeer
Ostfriesland
Germany
Harm
Greta Boediker
Reepsholt
Gossel
United States
Wayne Township
Lang
Gerd Boediker
Amber
Henry Rodick
Monticello
Mart Rodman
Katharine Ireland
Wyoming
Zion's Lutheran Church
John Willins
Cake Baking Contest For Girls 14 Or Younger
The Express hosts an annual cake baking contest for girls 14 and younger during the cooking school. The every day white cake will be judged by Miss Clara Palmer at the Monticello public schools setting with prizes including monogrammed stationery and theater tickets for participants. Cakes must arrive at the high school auditorium stage by 4 PM Friday March 27 with winners announced at the 7 30 PM session.
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the Express
Princess Theater
KE. T. Landis
Bachenko
Clara Palmer
Monticello
Clara Pahner
Monticello Public Schools
Landis
Express Cooking School
Miss Shaw
Local obituaries and notices from nearby towns
F W Fenner died at a hospital in Independence from pneumonia following injuries from a tree trimming accident. James Jensen of Farmers Trust and Savings bank Maquoketa announced a 15 percent depositor payment totaling £31,090. Postmaster nominations for Town sent to senate for confirmation. Ola Mullan Manchester case dismissed. Cornell college commencement exercises June 8 to be delivered by C W Flint. H J Burestahler to give baccalaureate sermon June 7. A $3,000 coal gas explosion harmed no one in Cedar Rapids home of R E Pierson. C P Peck Cedar Rapids attorney died after short illness at 48. Survived by wife, daughter, and mother.
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James Jensen
Farmers Trust and Savines Bank
Maquoketa
Senate
Ruth A. McMeel Coggan
Byrd S. Clark
Mount Vernon
Harry F. Lewis
West Liberty
Ola Mullan
Manchester
Mullan
Cornell College
C. W. Flint
Syracuse University
Flint
H. J. Burestahler
R. E. Person
Cedar Rapids
Pierson
Walls C. Perk
Mechanicsville
Chester B. Peck
Jones County
Peck
Drake University
Betty Jean
Meat cutting demonstration at Express cooking school
Ben Cotton head of Stuhler's meat department will give a meat cutting demonstration Friday March 27 at The Express cooking school. He will show cuts of meat on a leg of lamb. Demonstrations are free and open to all. Come early for a seat.
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Ben Cotton
Stuhler
Express Cooking School
Cotton
O E S To Hold 1936 Instruction And Contracts
Schreiner chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star schedules a school of instruction at the Masonic temple on April 1 for new officers. Mrs Eleanor Sawyer will teach district six and a 6:15 p m buffet supper costs 30 cents for members and husbands. A meeting follows to demonstrate initiatory work. Cr G Hodson reports 1936 contracts: planned 750 acres, factory may take 1,000. signing promptly is urged.
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Masonic Temple
Schreiner
Order of the Eastern Star
Eleanor Sawyer
Cr. G. Hodson
Farmer Canning Company
Ady
Miss Jan Shaw to Lecture at Monticello Cooking School
The seventh annual Express cooking school opens at 1 30 p m in the Monticello high school auditorium with Miss Jan Shaw directing. Sessions continue Friday 7 p m and Saturday 2 30 p m with Mrs George Timmins as hostess. A cake baking contest for girls 14 and under is Friday with prizes and theater tickets for participants.
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Monticello
Jan Shaw
Pam
George Timmins
Miss Shaw
Dyersville
Monticello Red Cross Seeks $40 Flood Relief Quota
The Monticello chapter faces a $40 quota to aid flood victims in eleven eastern states. Dr. Earl DeShaw received a telegram from Red Cross official William Baxter noting 38,000 families driven from homes and a minimum relief fund of $3,000,000 needed for ongoing support.
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Monticello
American Red Cross
Earl DeShaw
William J. Baxter
Red Cross
St. Loui
Tela Brant
Soil Conservation Committees Appointed for County
A temporary committee to organize soil conservation efforts for Jones County farmers and to supervise township committees is formed by AAA guidance. Members include William Stanton Bernard Herman Helgens Monticello and County Agent Carl Smyth. they will elect permanent township committees and conduct educational meetings starting April 1 with a series of afterno on sessions across towns and villages.
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Jones County
Permiens
William Stanton
Bernard
Herman Helgens
Monticello
Carl Smyth
Lorenzen
AAA
R. M. Evans
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College Extension Service
Smith
Stanton
County Agricultural Planning Committee
Ames
Madison
Center Junction
Castle Grove
Lowell
Brary
Greenfield
Dutch Church
Oxford
Jackson
Antioch Church
Richland
Rogers School
Hale
Nigger Point
Gass
Cass Center
Fairview
Court House
Washington
Clay
Frozen Hill
Scotch Grove
Home
Olin High School
Wayne
Center School
Wyoming
Memorial Hall
Dubuque Man Sentenced To Prison For Five Years
John P. Kertz, 41, of Dubuque, pled guilty to possessing merchandise stolen from interstate commerce. He was sentenced to five years in Leavenworth penitentiary. A former locomotive engineer, Kertz switched from trial to guilty after opening statements. He faced charges as a member of a Midwestern gang that broke into railroad freight cars and stole about $60,000 worth of goods over several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Kertz
Dubuque
Leavenworth
Kertz
Golden wedding anniversary for Henry and Menga Guyan
Former Rock Rapids residents Mr and Mrs Henry Guyan celebrated their fifty years of marriage with a March 9 anniversary. They wed March 9 1886 at Rock Valley and have four children and four grandchildren. A family dinner was held the day before at their home north of Rock Rapids.
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Henry Guyan
Rock Rapids
Guyan
Doon
Tom Guyan
Margaret Guyan
George E. Guyan
Spencer
Roy W. Guyan
Litchfield
Christine McKee
Old Age Pensions Increase in Jones County
Mrs. Nellie Rummell states the state department has approved 109 new pensions in Jones county, bringing the total to 242 recipients. The aged residents gain a regular income for security.
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Jones County
Nellie Rummell
Ala
State Department
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Wirst
Mrs. O. Topping
Ray Clark
Henry Harms
Lew Hutton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fair Association
L. BE. Hoag
S. E. Locher
Monticello Bay
U. S. Navy
P.T.A
Fashions of the Hour
Frances Bone
W. H. Nelson
Retail Dry Goods Association of Iowa
Nelson
Alice Howie
Pauline Cramer
Kent
Chas. Schipman
de SonPman
Stern
Mintsticello
South Sycamore Street
Joel Starks
Y. B. Wilson
Pasadena
Calif
C. T. Ingham
Wayne, Ned
Elva Buffington
Superior
Benjamin
Marion
Central City
Springville
Coggon
Excellent
Bellevue
Edgewood
Good
Benjamin Franklin
Dundee
Delhi
Road
France
F. W. Fenner
Independence Sunday
Cooking
Cooking School
Gunow
Monticello Express
Soil Conservation Committees
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