Candidates To Vote For In The June Primary
Deadline set for filing on Saturday five o clock for the June second primary. Democratic and Republican nominees listed for county offices including clerk of the district court county auditor treasurer and supervisor plus coroner sheriff county attorney and county recorder with several township posts also showing candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Soper
Florence C. Althen
Warren Rees
Harry Holcomb
G. A. Peet
G. J. Hughes
B. W. Streeper
M. Hosford
E. M. Russell
Gerd Harms
W. F. Hintz
John Matthiessen
E. Beam
J. J. Hayes
Stout Estate Final Count Reveals 15.9 Million Value
The Dubuque estate of Frank D. Stout, a former lumberman and railroad investor, totaled 15,926,281. A final accounting filed in Chicago shows inheritance taxes of 662,000 and federal taxes of 161,000, plus 93,000 in federal income tax paid in the last year of his life. Stout helped found Standard Lumber Company and was long a Dubuque resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D .Stout
Monticello
Clara Wales
Charles E. Wales
Dubuque
Rudolph Desart
Chicago
Dubuquet
Stout
Distressing Accident East Of Manchester
A serious automobile collision two miles east of Manchester on Saturday night injures six. Mrs. Kleinjan has facial lacerations needing 37 stitches after being thrown through a windshield. Graces, Grace Kleinjan, broke her collar bone. Victims include Mr. Kleinjan, Harry Sands, Ed Sands, Neeman Moorer, and other Moorer passengers. The Kleinjans are Chicago residents. other injured are from Delia and the Manchester area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Kleinjan
Neeman Moorer
Moorer
Kleinians
Chicago
Delia
Another Big Egg Looms Up For Recognition
Mrs. H. F. Waggoner of Olin brought a whoppin big White Minorca hen s egg to The Express office last Monday. It weighs a shade over 4 ounces and measures about 7 1 4 inches long with mid circumference near 6 1 2 inches. It is the best formed of any eggs shown so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Waggoner
Olin
Flower Show At Jones County Fair Prompts Planting Guide
The Jones County Fair will again host a flower show after last August's exhibit. Residents are urged to plant a variety of flowers including zinnias snap dragons asters sweet peas roses gladiolas nasturtiums petunias pansies dahlias and fall blossoms. Prizes mirror last year's. The Express urges Monticello households to plant zinnias for attractive borders and easy care as a child friendly garden project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
The
Fair Association
the Express
Monticello
Commencement Honors and Local News Roundup
Approximately 225 graduating seniors and 75 undergraduates will receive prizes and honors at the state university June commencement. Henry Dunkel of Dyersville died Sunday after a long illness, survived by eight children in Dubuque and Delaware counties. Charlotte Trust & Savings Bank closed amid declining deposits and frozen assets, with capital of 40 000 dollars and deposits of 138 000 dollars. Two horses owned by C C Wood near Hale were killed by lightning. Wood and a hired man were slightly injured. A weekend auto crash on Magon City roads claimed Joseph Yee, a one run driver, in an apparent fatal incident. Frank Hall of Cedar Rapids was arrested in Davenport after a double highway 61 crash. his wife injured in a rear-end collision with Chris Hendrickson of Clinton, then a head-on with George Brown of Maqueta. J C Davis, alleged moonshiner of Dubuque County, was raided by eight federal agents on a southeast Dubuque farm. confiscated items include a 100 gallon cooker, 500 gallon condenser, 500 gallons of cracked corn mash, thirty 50 gallon barrels, two gallons moonshine, yeast and other items. Davis held on 1000 dollar bond, admitting operation since October 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University
Henry Dunkel
Dyersville
Dubuque
Delaware
Charlotte Trust & Savings Bank
C. C. Wood
Hale
Frank Hall
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Highway 61
Hall
Chris Hendrickson
Clinton
George Brown
Maqueeta
J. C. Davis
Dubuque County
Prohibition
Dubque
Davis
Funeral Services For Mrs G L Lovell Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. George L. Lovell will be held Sunday afternoon May 10 at 2 o clock in the family home on West First Street with Rev Roy V Porter of the Methodist Episcopal church officiating. George L Lovell and sister Mrs Mary Smith accompany the body from Los Angeles arriving Saturday. Mrs Lovell died in Los Angeles on Saturday March 15 while wintering there with her husband after private services were held there and the body placed in a receiving vault until spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Lovell
West First Street
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mary Smith
Los Angeles
California
Cow Testing Association Reorganized in Monticello
The Monticello Cow Testing Association met Monday evening May 5 to reorganize for another year. Officers elected include Glenn Orcutt president E F Burr secretary treasurer W D Mc Laughlin Adam Buol and William Balsiger directors with two vacancies for new members. Wyman Fulton hired as tester for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Cow Testing Association
Glenn Orcutt
E. F. Burr
W. D. McLaughlin
Adam Buol
William Balsiger
Wyman Fulton
Huge Twelve Foot Overalls Displayed At Stuhler's
George Stuhler's Sons showcased a twelve foot long pair of Lee overalls in front of the store last Saturday. The giant garment used 26 13 yards of denim and 578 yards of thread in its construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stuhler
Monticello Area Salts Stores and Town Notices From Past Month
Clell McLaughlin sold his Hawkeye drug store and bought one in West Union. Marriages include Jennie Glenn and Ernest Wright, Minnie Starks and Tom Carson, Mary Hagen and Carl Thumann. Two Monticello lumber yards sold to different buyers. Joe Duer buried after paralysis. Faculty listings for Monticello schools announced. Deaths include James McKeever, Margaret Sinkey, Jane Bowen, Mary Simmons, Herman Bodeker, Henry Rickels. A three month trip to Europe planned by Bidwell and Coxsee. Monticello high school commencement slated for June 2 with many graduates named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clell McLaughlin
Monticello
Hawkeye
West Union
Jennie B. Glenn
Scotch Grove
Ernest A. Wright
Center Junction
W. E. van Buren
Minnie Starks
Tom I. Carson
Mary Hagen
Henry Hagen
Carl S. Thumann
Augusta Helgens
Wayne Township
Montficello
Sarles Lumber Company
Central Lumber Company of
Dubuque
Eclipse Lumber Company
Minneapolis
Joe Duer
Elgin
Monticello Public Schools
J. E. Foster
Mary I. Jarman
Nancy G. Carroll
Mildred Bates
Lillian Lawrence
Margaret Dew
Dora Lichhardt
Nellie K. Lane
Mary Locher
Alda Whiting
Clara Ricklefs
May Coy
Lulu B. Mellinger
James McKeever
Gill Street
G. G. Schaeffer and Sons
Kansas City
Schaeffer
Frank Ferring
Kate Florine
Anamosa
Margaret Sinkey
John Russell
Onslow
Jane Bowen
Ewing
Nebraska
Sand Spring
Dea
Jessie Paweett
Agency
Henry Rickels
Michael McKeever
Anna O’neil
Sacred Heart
Messrs
Charlies Bidwell
J. W. Coxsee
Great Britain
Europe
Monticello High School
Maggie Potter
Edith Schneider
Maude Mirick
Libbie Thoent
Myrtle Hofacre
Ethel Smith
Hattie Lubben
Cleve Welch
Arthur Baker
John Mayberry
Minnie Barnts
Clara Noyes
Amelia Borgelt
Edith Rettig
Pansy Carter
Augusta Haeussier
Gertrude Thompson
Tom J. George
Dwight Smith
Doyt Rhodes
Will Wales
Raymond Baade
Millington Carpenter
Milly Albertson
Graduates Piano Recital At Sacred Heart School
Three Monticello youths presented a refined program on Friday May 2 at Sacred Heart School. Betty Denkhoff played Impromptu in A Flat Op 29, Bertha Mae Goldin performed Invitation to the Dance Op 65, and John Locher Jr offered Prelude in a Sharp Minor, with additional pieces by Dressler Alberti and Massenet. Mary Elizabeth Fothergill aided, and the four part song Gathering Flowers in May by Hart closed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Betty Denkhoff
Sacred Heart Church
Shubert
Betty
Bertha Mae Goldin
Weber
Goldin
Sacred Heart School of Music
Monticello Public High School
John Locher, Jr
Rachmaninoff
John
Dressler
Alberti
Massenet
Mary Elizabeth Fothergill
Hart
Hospital Day Observed Here May 12 With Open House
John McDonald Memorial hospital will observe National Hospital day next Monday May 12 from 2 to 5 pm. Visitors may tour the hospital learn its methods and see medical and surgical care. Babies born there will be weighed and examined. nonborn infants up to age two can attend free. Florence Nightingale's birthday is honored as hospitals showcase equipment staff and humanitarian work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Miss Flockhart
First Street
United States
Canada
Florence Nightingale
Angel
Scutari
New Books Now In Circulation At Library
Library lists new children's titles including David Blize of King's and A Tenderfoot with Peary. Other works feature Sunshine Farm, Sing Song poems, Cimarron, Sitka and Exile. The collection also highlights Shattering Health Superstitions and The Kramer Girls with the librarian offering assistance to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris
Helen
Meyer
Zoe
Sunshine Farm
Richard
Jean
Pocock
Doris
Rossetti
Christina
Fishbein
Morris
Paxson
F. L
Pacific Coast
Norwood
Robert
God
Christ
Willoughby
Barrett
Sitka
Alaska
Home Academic Meet at Monticello High School
The Monticello High School hosted its second annual Home Academic Meet with fourteen events across grades 9 to 12. Winners from each event advance to the district contest in Cedar Rapids on May 13, with class A and B divisions based on enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Cedar Rapids
University of Town
Monticello
Leonard Schoon
James Bort
Mabel Harper
Eugene Rodman
Milton Langer
Chas. Eby
Pauline Cooper
Dorothy Barlow
Mary Stickford
Ruth Howie
Stuart Curtis
Wilfred Schatz
Irene Burrichter
Keith Dickey
Margaret Porter
Janet McNeill
Curtis Moncrief
Howard McLaughlin
Emma Hughes
Hae Harper
Tim George
Irvin Rhatigan
Elaine Eilers
Alice Benedict
Raymond Helgens
Raymond Schoon
Emma Bartels
Olga Meier
Virginia Hearn
Bertha M. Goldin
Thelma van Voltenburg
Clarence Willms
Sylvia Olden
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Ruthstowie
Annual May Fete sets stage for spring pageant
May Fete unfolds tomorrow May 9 with a King Winter versus Spring myth and a long program of dances led by May Queen Mary Eileen. The event includes a nations procession, a crowning ceremony, and a school art sale raising funds for classroom pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Winter
Spring
Winter
Sam
Mary Eileen
Helen Starks
Vivian Smith
Italy
Ireland
England
Switzerland
Sweden
Germany
Denmark
Finland
Japan
France
Dunkirk
Scotland
Russia
Holland
Uncle Sam
Tim George
Dorothy Eden
Queen
Miss Ashton
Kathleen Carlsen
Velma Ohe
Mary Bohilken
Rachel Callahan
Miss Iverson
Master Hare
Janet McNeill
Emma Bartels
Bertha Mae Goldin
Emma Hughes
Thelma van Voltenburg
Olga Meier
Edna Siebels
Edith Winkler
Milton Langer
Eugene Rodman
Raymond Schoon
Mabel Harper
Mabel McVay
Lillian Slauson
Lorene Zimmerman
Richard Calkins
Harold McVay
Monticello Campaign Aims to Raise 500 for Camp Fire and Boy Scouts
Monticello residents are urged to raise 500 for Camp Fire and Boy Scout work this week. Last year funds supported the Boy Scouts with some aid to Camp Fire girls. Donors may give separate checks to each group. Mrs. Reed hopes to take Camp Fire girls to Clear Lake if funds permit. A 200 contribution is needed for Cedar Rapids area Boy Scout support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
Reed
Camp Fire Girls
Clear Lake
Cedar Rapids
Monticello Boy Earns Eagle Scout Rank
James Ricklefs of Monticello becomes the fourth local scout to attain the Eagle Scout rank at a court of honor held after a Boy Scout circus in Cedar Rapids. Other Monticello scouts with the honor include Billy Stickford Milton Langer and Albert E. Coe. The piece notes extensive merit badges and the boys’ achievements including building two 20 foot signal tripods and a high percentage of tests passed by Troop 49. Over 300 scouts attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ricklefs
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Shrine Temple
Billy Stickford
Milton Langer
Albert E. Coe
James
Jack Kay
Jones County
Howard Remley
Donald Crow
Anamoga
BE. E. Reed
Eugene Rodman
James Rickless
United States
Mun Whitford Named Head Coach at Iowa State Teachers
Mun Whitford, known as Mun, has assumed the head coach role at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. He has been acting as assistant coach since leaving Monticello years ago as Paul F. Bender takes a one year leave. Whitford began coaching at Tutor College in spring 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Whitford
Mun
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Monticello
Paul F. Bender
Man
Tutor College
Boy Dies at Hospital After Emergency Appendectomy
Stewart Glick the 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Glick of Olin died at McDonald hospital yesterday after an emergency operation for pus appendicitis. He is survived by his parents and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Glick
Arthur Glick
Olin
McDonald Hospital
Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Kansas Territory
Terrific winds on the edge of a tornado swept through the territory at 10 pm causing telephones and electric service outages south and west of Monticello. A Lisbon lumber shed was lifted onto railroad tracks, cutting lines and delaying a westbound train. Widespread farm damage followed near Ryan, Olin, and areas around Olins with barns wrecked, cattle and horses killed or injured, windmills damaged, and numerous buildings unroofed. Insurance losses were estimated. no figures stable across sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Nebraska
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Lisbon
Franks and Son
North Western
Franks
National Egg Week Highlighted by Rotary Talk
Lyle Callahan of Scotch Grove spoke to the Monticello Rotary last Monday about increasing egg use in diets and noted National Egg Week nationwide. Monticello Rotarians attended the Eleventh district conference in Marshalltown with delegate Reiss Stuhler and others. A world nations pageant featured sixty four young women including Virginia Ferring as a pirate carrying the Bermuda flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Callahan
Scotch Grove Township
Monticello
Virginia Ferring
Miss Ferring
Former Anamosa Man Dies At Sioux City
Richard Dott, 72, Sioux City attorney and former Anamosa mayor, died at home after a heart disease attack. Son of long-time Anamosa official Robert Dott, he studied law at Michigan University, practiced in Sioux City for 41 years, and owned a downtown business block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mr. Dott
Sioux City
Mr. Dott
Robert Dott
Anamosa
Dott
Richard
Michigan University
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Washington Township
Pat Callaghan
Dennis Delay
J. M. Lange, Jr
John W. Livingstone
Castle Grove Township
Louis Heiken
R. Fairview
J. G. Taft
Oxford
James L. Cave
D. Assessor
F. E. McClure
Frank D. Stout
G. L. Lovell
Cow Testing Association
Stuhler
Sacred Heart School
John McDonald
Children's Books
Deeping
Warwick
Ferber
Edna
Cimarron
Yancey Cravat
Oklahoma
Rinehart
M. R
Suckow
Ruth
Kramer
Williams
B. A
Touchstone
Edith Caterson
Monti High
Opera House
Louiise L. Thomas
Monticello High
National Athletic Scholarship Society of
Willie Stickford
Chuck Eby
Dante Reichart
Harry Matthiessen
Marion Balster
Philomathean Literary Society
Mary Starks
Marie Schatz
Margaret Eiler
Edna Schoon
Evelyn
Miriam Fairbanks
Mun” Whitford
Boy
Ryan and
Ryan
James Duggan
Duggan
Leazure McCormick Farm
McCormick
Louis Guhi
Alfred Barker
Springville
Fred Bailey
Charles Post
John Hobson
George Joyce
Whittier
Fred Lazare
Wyoming
Rotary
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