End of Monticello cooking school marks final year
The 1939 cooking school sponsored by the Monticello Express and local supporters closes after a tenth annual run. Miss Charlotte Larson of Des Moines led the event with 650 on Wednesday, 50 Thursday, and a full crowd Friday. Prizes topped prior years, with Mrs. Bertha Sutherland winning daily draws and I. E. S. lamp awarded to Mrs. Henry W. Jacobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Charlotte Larson
Des Moines
Joann Howie
Lynn Howie
Imiaie Rhatigan
I. J. Rhatigan
Bertha Sutherland
I. E.S. Lamp
Henry W. Jacobs
Haxschooleo
The
Express
Monte Theater
Princess Theater
Monticello Greenhouses
Iowa Electric Company
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Iverson Furniture Store
Smartwear
Shomont Dairy
Stuhlers’ Ready-to- Wear
Colonial Baking Company
KC Baking Powder Company
Stuhlers’ Shoe Department
Stuhlers’ Grocery
Long
Henderson Gas and Appliance Company
Diamond Bros
Anna Valanta
Superior Permanent
Dennis Bros
Big D
Calvi n H. Stone Called By Death
Calvin H. Stone of Monticello died at John McDonald hospital Tuesday at 1 30 p m after ten days of illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p m today at Hayes parlors with Frank Walker Willard Yelman and organist Mrs Earl DeShaw. Rev William J Grossheim conducts and Oakwood cemetery burial follows. Stone born November 15 184 in North Hyde Park Vermont came west over fifty years ago and married Sara Ann Conley in Wyoming October 15 1884. They moved to Monticello in 1895. he worked 23 years as head machinist for Diamond Creamery then in plumbing heating and later for Franklin Barn Equipment before retirement. He leaves wife, daughter Ethyl M Studer, son Herbert deceased at age 8, and grandson Warren J Studer plus nieces and nephews. Mrs Stone died September 22 1934. He lived in a brick home near the old Diamond Creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin H. Stone
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
Hayes
Meadames Frank ‘Walker
Willard Yelman
Earl DeShaw
William J. Grossheim
Oakwood Cemetery
Stone
North Hyde Park
Vermont
Wyoming
Sara Ann Conley
Diamond Creamery Company
Leroy Clark, Sr
Franklin Barn Equipment Company
Ethyl M. Studer
Jack Studer
Herbert
Warren J. Studer
Masons in Iowa Plan Simultaneous Meeting Night Across State
Grand Master Realff Ottesen of Davenport calls 548 Iowa lodges to assemble Tuesday evening at 7 45 for a statewide simultaneous meeting. Ottesen will broadcast a 15 minute address on WHO at 9 30 with lodge sets to receive it as the final item. Raymond Marugg reports an extensive program and expected capacity attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Iowa
Realff. Ottesen
Davenport
Ottesen
Bruce Gates to Speak at Monticello Commencement
Bruce F. Gates of Waterloo will deliver the Monticello public schools class of 1939 commencement address titled The Power of Purpose. The ceremony is set for 8:00 PM on May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Gates
Bruce F. Gates
Waterloo
Monticello
Charles Fletcher Resigns as Manager of Implement Company
Charles Fletcher resigns as manager of Farmers Implement Company to run a farm in Muscatine. He has nine years with John Deere, began as a bookkeeper in 1930, then a salesman in 1931, and was promoted to manager on November 1, 1935. E F Hofer will succeed him as sales at Franklin County Hampton Implement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fletcher
Farmers Implement Company
Muscatine
Fletcher
John Deere
Franklin County Implement Company
Benton County Implement Company
Vinton
Fletchers
Cass couple marks 650th wedding anniversary on farm
Mr and Mrs Joseph J Walters of Cass township celebrated their 650th wedding anniversary with an open house after Sunday March 19. Born in Jones county, they spent fifty years of marriage on the same farm and are active Cass Congregational church members. They have six living children Joe Mary Nellie John Harriet Post and Cora Purcell. One son William died at Camp Dodge in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Walters
Cass Township
Walters
Jones County
Cass Congregational Church
Joe
Mary
Nellie
John
Harriet Post
Cora Purcell
William
Camp Dodge
Monticello Express Earns Honorable Mention In State Press Meet
At the annual Town Press Association convention in Des Moines last week the Monticello Express received honorable mention in the general excellence in towns under 2500 category. First went to Fayette County Union, with Toledo Chronicle second and Dallas County News third. Rock Rapids reporter also honored. Masters of editor and publisher awards awarded to Beck Centerville Grimes Osceola and Schneider Adel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Express
Town Press Association
Des Moines
Fayette County Union
Toledo Chronicle
Dallas County News
Rock Rapids
Ress
Je “Beck
Centerville
Osceoia
Scott Schneider
Adel
Salvation Army official slain near Des Moines
W L Lowe a Salvation Army finance officer from Des Moines was murdered Saturday afternoon after stopping to give a former boy Glen Kidwell a ride. Kidwell fired twice and Lowe died. Kidwell confessed and later pleaded not guilty. The case could carry death or life imprisonment. Lowe had spent years soliciting funds in Monticello and Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Lowe
Salvation Army
Des Moines
Glen Kidwell
Kidwell
Lowe
Ankney
Coffey
Monticello
Anamosa
Porter Sues Iowa Electric for Fire Loss Verdict
A Jones County district court jury awarded J. C. Porter 2000 for his destroyed Porter farm home and 800 for loss of furniture plus interest in the 5000 suit against Iowa Electric. Porter alleged negligence for not removing a broken limb over a high line that sparked the fire that damaged the home. Defense argued the limb lay on Porter's property so the utility had no right to cut it. Several witnesses testified for the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
J. C. Porter
Iowa Electric Company
Mr. Porter
Porter Farm
Porter
Donald Robinson
Will Robinson
Arthur Vanderbilt
Asa Robinson
Ed Wind
Pete Pazour
Russell Meade
E. J. Streuver
J. G. Taft
Claude Stroud
Harold McDaniel
C. W. Metcalf
Clark Re-Elected as Monticello Board President
Leigh Clark was re-elected president of the Monticello board of education at a meeting last week Monday. Riess Stuhler joined the board replacing Dr. O E York who did not seek candidacy. Clark was sworn in again as director along with the new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Clark
Monticello
Mrs Siegfried Guyan Wins Rinso Supply Contest
At a cooking school event Miss Larson oversaw a contest where participants wrote 50 word essays on Rinso. Five essays entered a box and a drawing selected Mrs. Siegfried Guyan as the winner. She received a carton of 24 Rinso boxes after the draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larson
Rinso
Siegfried Guyan
Guyan
Ringo
Piper-Brickley Case Heads to Jury in Anamosa
Final arguments unfold in district court as Piper seeks 7500 damages as administrator of Lawrence Piper's estate after a 1932 Illinois accident. Evidence spanned two days with nine witnesses. eight men and three women serve on the jury. Other cases set for the day include City National Bank v Glenn and several civil actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piper
Yankee Clipper’s Atlantic Flight Captain Harold Gray Sets Milestone
Captain Harold Gray commander of the Yankee Clipper travels from Baltimore via the Azores to Spain last Monday. A Monticello teacher’s brother and Elkader native, he becomes the first air pilot to reach Master of Ocean Flying Boats. Gray’s career spans Pan American Airways pioneer flights, aviation and marine credentials, and a family of five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gray
Baltimore
Azores
Spain
Adelaide Gray
Monticello
Guttenberg
Elkader
Bertha Gray
Gray
Pan American Airways
Manchester and Anamosa election results and local updates
Manchester voters approved a half mill band tax by 284 to 254. Shannon B. Charlton won the Manchester mayoralty as Howard Drew did not seek re election. Anamosa reelected Mayor George Beaman and the entire council with light opposition. Councilmen listed include Hector Bray J A Pearson Robert Ireland Kenneth Humpal Warren Lawrence and William Folkerts. Robert Deyo is treasurer and Alex Robertson assessor. Mrs Harold Kriebs wife of a DeWitt banker visited her husband in Des Moines jail where he awaits grand jury action on federal embezzlement charges after capture in Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Shannon B. Charlton
Howard Drew
Anamosa
George Beaman
Hector Bray
J. A. Pearson
Robert Ireland
Kenneth Humpal
Warren Lawrence
William Folkerts
Robert Deyo
Alex Robertson
Harold Kriebs
DeWitt, Towa
Polk County
Des Moines
Little Rock
Ark
Little ‘Rock
Will of S. B. King Probate In Linn County
The will of Stephen S. King who died February 5 west of Monticello was probated in Linn County last week. Sister Lucy K. Hogan receives life use of Coggan residence. nephews James Edwin and Philip McGuire are residuary legatees. Real estate bequests to William McDonell and Stephen A. McDonell. Rest to Ellen McGraw and James Edwin and Philip McGraw. Joseph M. T. Hogan named executor. Will made in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen
King
Monticello
Linn County
Lucy K. Hogan
Coggan
James
Edwin
Philip McGuire
William ¥. McDonell
Stephen A. McDonell
Ellen McGraw
Agnes Miller
Jetta McDonell
Michael
J. King
Philip McGraw
Joseph M. T. Hogan
Kind Words For the Monticello Express
A reader from Boone praises the Monticello Express asking what is wrong with the paper and stating lifelong readership since 1878. The note thanks Mrs Mirick for her kind expression and urges editors to continue producing the best possible weekly issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exress
W. A. Mirick
Boone
Mirick
Leonard Secures New Shipping Rates For Local Stock
Farmers can ship cattle and hogs to Chicago via the Chicago and Milwaukee depot at lower rates effective April 15. Through station agent M. B. Leonard the railroad won a 3.3 cent hog rate to Chicago and a 2.8 cent cattle rate with ICC consent. Current rates are 24 cents hogs and 29 cents cattle. The change matches Farley IC rails, boosting local business and cutting stock shipping costs to 61.50 for cattle and 54.45 for hogs per car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago and Milwaukee
M. B. Leonard
Monticello
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farley
Ilinois Central
Cascade
Review Board To Meet On Monday In Jones County
Boards of assessment in each taxing district in Jones county will meet Monday with assessors to discuss values of personal property. In Monticello the city council acting as the board meets with Assessor Gene Byers, with other councils following suit. Grievances may be presented to the official body, and the 1940 operating funds and millage will be set by the county auditor to compute 1939 taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of
Jones County
Monticello
Gene Byers
Marriage Licenses Issued in Jones County Last Week
Two couples received licenses in Jones County. Jesse Meade, 20, Anamosa wed Mary Wilhelm, 18, Cedar Rapids. Charles Richard Sewell, 26, Cedar Rapids married Emmaline Dorothy Abraham, 22, also of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Jesse Meade
Anamosa
Mary Wilhelm
Cedar Rapids
Charles Richard Sewell
Emmaline Dorothy Abraham
Sheriff Notices Delinquent Car Owners In County
Two hundred twenty seven car owners in the county received notices from Sheriff Henry Eichhorn warning that unpaid 1939 license fees, due January 1 with penalties starting March 1, may lead to seizure and sheriff sale. If a car is moved out of state or junked, the owner must file an affidavit. costs may be charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Eichhorn
Pouring of P. O. Footings Soon
Footings for the new post office will be poured soon and basement wall construction starts this week. Excavation finished in about three days by a large mechanical shovel. Wahpeton Plumbing and Heating of Wahpeton ND won the contract for plumbing and heating and workmen begin this week. About 15 men will be employed during the pour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahpeton Flumbing and Heating Company
Wahpeton, N. D
Leigh Clark Tours Akron on Goodyear Trip
Leigh Clark, partner in Clark Bros. Tire and Battery Shop, is among eight eastern Iowa and western Illinois dealers invited by Goodyear to tour Akron. The honor cites his sales record with Goodyear tires. He is expected to return Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Clark
Clark Bros. Tire and Battery
Goodyear Tire Company
Akron
Clark
Iowa
Ilinois
Mr. Clark
Goodyear Tires
Monticello Leads In Sub-District Music Ratings At Anamosa
Jones county schools won 15 first division ratings at the Anamosa sub-district music contest, with Monticello earning seven first division honors including solos by Glenn Gerdes Lucille Huibertse and Rodman and top groups. Anamosa led in several categories, while non-competing groups will enter the district contest on April 18 to 15. More than 50 schools from about 10 counties will vie for a chance at the state festival in Iowa City in May under director A B Grimes.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Monticello
Glenn Gerdes
Lucille Huibregtse
Yola
Rodman
Wilbur Coxsee
Doris Beard
Eleanor Hinz
Arthur Handel
Wyoming
Olin
John Tudor
Iowa City
A. B. Grimes
Charles City
Carroll
Huldah Peet
Lyle McMullen
Frank L. Hicks 88 dies at Sargent Nebraska
Former resident Frank L. Hicks died Monday at age 88 in Sargent Nebraska after a life spanning Bowen Prairie New Jersey Monticello Coleridge and Sargent. He worked as a pharmacist and druggist in New Jersey and Sargent. survivors include wife Ke and two sons Ray Roy along with nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren and six siblings. Burial was at Sargent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer E. Hicks
Frank L. Hicks
Sargent
Neb
Hicks
Bowen’s Prairie
Frank M. Hicks
Newark
New Jersey
Vina Weller
Monticello
Coleridge
Roy
Ray
E. Hicks
Grant Hicks
Arch Hicks
Tacoma
Wash
Laura Koop
Washington, D. C
Ophelia Penniman
Hammond
Barial
Opens New Jewelry Store Next to Bank
Charles Vyskocil formerly of Cedar Rapids opens a jewelry store in the building west of Monticello State Bank. He offers a full line of jewelry with a catalogue order option and display without obligation. He repairs watches clocks and small items and has 11 years in the business. His window attraction is a miniature cathedral crafted by himself. The newcomer is unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vyskocil
Cedar Rapids
Monticello State Bank
Vyskocil
Dog Tax Penalty Applies If Licenses Not Paid by April 1
County Auditor George F. Specht warns dog owners to buy licenses before April 1 to avoid penalties. By midweek 1135 tags issued, far below the usual 1600. Fees are 3 for females and 1 for males with a 1 penalty for delinquent payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Specht
McNeilly Qualifies for ISU Grain Judging Final
Maurice McNeilly of Center Junction earns a place among 24 Iowa State students proceeding to the final grain judging contest at Ames this spring. The high scoring individuals from seven farm crops laboratory sections qualify. McNeilly is a sophomore agronomy student at Iowa State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice McNeilly
Center Junction
Iowa State College
Ames
McNeilly
Iowa State
Six Babies Born In Hospital Last Week
Six births recorded at John McDonald hospital last week with parents listed plus birth dates. Lester Rickels of Scotch Grove welcomed a boy on March 17, Harry Hall and Rudolph Zimmerman of Monticello each had a boy on March 21. Lester Lairbanks of Anamosa and spouse welcomed a girl on March 20. Vincent Redmond of Monticello and spouse welcomed a boy on March 24. George Cramer of Coggon and spouse welcomed a girl on March 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Lester Rickels
Scotch Grove
Harry Hall
Monticello
Rudolph Zimmerman
Lester Lairbanks
Anamosa
Vincent Redmond
George Cramer
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Missa
Miriam Lovell
Ferry Hall
Lake Forest
Tih
L. W. Lovell
Sara Conley
Masonic ‘Meeting
Implement Company
Mrs. Walters
W.L. Lowe
Iowa Electric Co
Board of Education
Piper-Brickley
Brickley
Dixon
Milton Stott
Fred Rieniers
Henry Coyle
John Zamastil
Oxford Junction
Eugene Kohl
Mechanicsville
William Roller
Leo Manternach
B. M. Fagan
Onslow
W. F. Miller
J. D. Coleman
Leslie Reade
P. B. Daly
Th City National Bank
Glenn
Winch
Feldman
Altman
Landis
Wheelock
Zimmerman
Lehman
Taylor
Slouha
Jones
Uilding
McNeill Hardware Store
Atlantic
Ford Air Lines
Pan-American Airlines
Pass
S. B. King
Leonard
Anamosa High
Nebraska
M. McNeilly
L. E. Tull
Art Stenlund
M. F. Hogan
Doc
Stenlund
C. A. Coxsee
Tull
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