Sailor Straw Hat Craze Drives Market Spark
In Monticello a barbershop quartet the Royal Montis sparked a fashion surge for old fashioned sailor type straw hats. Demand ripples to the New York Stock Exchange as collectors seek the style once worn by Granddad and Dad. Gene Lawrence, Ray Adams, Bill Marsh, and Joe Erler hunt basements and attics for hats to pair with yellow ties and red vests.
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United States
New York Stock Exchange
Granddad
Dad
Monticello
The
Royal Montis
Gene Lawrence
Feed Ray Adams
Bill Marsh
Joe Erler
Monticello Express is Monticello weekly paper
The Monticello Express is the official Monticello and Jones county newspaper established July 10 1865. It is published each Monday and Thursday and mailed as second class matters from Monticello Iowa under March 3 1852 act. It is a member of the Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. Subscription rates are 4.50 in several Iowa counties and 5.50 elsewhere in the United States.
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Monticello
Jones County
Iowa
Monticello Express
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Newspaper Advertising Service, Inc
Chicago
Iowa Press Advertising Service
Des Moines
Jones
Clinton
Cedar
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson and Linn Counties
The
United States
Velvet voiced thrushes seek hats and pipes for a musical act
The text ridicules a singing group chasing props and long hats via a classifieds ad in the Express. It mocks their insistence on borrowed gear and a Sherlock Holmes look with bent pipes as they perform Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. The piece ends with a quip about people with many relatives having few friends.
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the Express
St Matthew Church Ladies Aid Holds Two April Meetings
The St Matthew Ladies Aid met twice in April with 33 members attending the April 6 session. They opened with song scripture and prayer and planned remodeling the kitchen. A sewing meeting on April 16 produced bandages and mission sewing for New Guinea.
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St. Matthew Church Ladies Aid
St. Matthew
Women's Guild
Anna Gerdes
Victor Mowery
E. H. Prull
Easy-to-Read Express Want Ads Offer Value
Classified readers are offered three issues for the price of two in a promotional express ad package. The deal targets buyers seeking affordable listings and sellers aiming for wider exposure across multiple issues.
Inside An' Out: Free Thinkers And The Need To Choose Sides
A reflective pieceции on democracy and bias argues that people must choose sides in politics and religion. It notes the trouble with overconfident dogma and praises free thought while questioning how to live with conflicting views. It cites humorous maxims from sources like Squatting Heffer and stresses learning to love neighbors.
Luck and luckier anglers at Baileys Ford catfishing tale
A narratorial account recalls springtime catfishing exploits with a streak of 20 catches, drifting at Bailey's Ford, where luck repeatedly outweighs skill. The storyteller notes missed hits, automatic hook sets while asleep, and a companion Paul Smyth verifying the feats.
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Allus
Monticello Couple Visit Ben Jurgensen Family
Monticello residents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Overman and their Maquoketa family were Sunday evening callers at the Ben Jurgensen home.
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Monticello
Lloyd Overman
Maquoketa
Ben Jurgensen
Onslow Teachers Sign New Contracts
Onslow faculty members signed contracts to return in the fall led by Walter Wagner superintendent and Ruth Heisey Mabel Gearhart Heideman Mildred Streeper Mate Harrs Jerry Hoenshel. Plans are pending for additions to the list.
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Onslow
Walter Wagner
Ruth Heisey
Mabel Gearhart
Heideman
Mildred Streeper
Mate Harrs
Jerry Hoenshel
Astrict Court
Anamosa
Dillon Hall
Frank Conley
Elsie Callahan
Elva Hall
Myrtle Chesley
Petersen
Storm Lake
Fort Dodge
Billy Callahan
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Local Social Notes Include House Upgrades Guests and Meetings
Mr and Mrs Jens Jensen improved their home with new siding and a new roof. Mr and Mrs Walter Sampler, Jane and Joyce of Port Byron IL were Sunday guests in the Harry Paulsen home. Judy Paulsen attended a birthday party for Caroline Monk at Monti cello Wednesday evening. Free doughnuts and coffee were served Tuesday at the Big Bill feed store here. The Blazing Star circle held a meeting here Monday evening. Masonic members from the surrounding area were present, their officers conducting the ceremonies. Mr and Mrs Wilford Wherry and Douglas, and Mrs Florence Wherry.
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Jens Jensen
Walter Sampler
Jane and
Joyce
Port Byron
Harry Paulsen
Judy Paulsen
Caroline Monk
Monticello
Big Bill Feed
Blazing Star Circle
Wilford Wherry
Douglas
Florence
Wherry
Newlyweds Host Birthday Supper In Maquoketa
Sunday evening guests gathered in the Dick Wherry homes at Maquoketa for a birthday celebration hosted by a social hostess. Orville and the newlywed Mr. and Mrs. King shared treats and a charivari with neighbors Monday night. Altrurian club members attended the district convention at Olin Tuesday. Karl Landsteiner earned the 1930 Nobel Prize for discovering the four main blood types.
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Dick Wherry
Maquoketa
Orville King
Haze Reade
Pauline
Karl Landsteiner
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Major Cooper Bishop
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Fraser Spence
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Carl Egger
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Carl Wenger
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