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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
5
The May term of the Jones county district court at Anamosa will open Monday May 17 with no juries called. Judge John T. Moffit will preside. Many new law and equity cases have been filed, including damages, appeals, adoptions, foreclosures, divorces, and injunctions. Cases triable to a jury will move to the September term.
Mrs. John F. Moore of Cedar Rapids renews her subscription to The Express and recalls reading the paper as far back as she can remember. She notes it has been in her home for fifty seven years and says she would be lost without it.
The Monticello Alumni association will hold its annual meeting at 7 15 o clock in the library this Friday evening Members are urged to attend and participate to plan the alumni banquet and dance
Application blanks for renewing operators licenses will be available on and after May 17 per Dr. Robert OBrian. Blanks may be obtained at sheriffs offices county treasurers banks filling stations and other sites statewide. Drivers with no license stub can mail the application with 60 cent fee to receive a new license. Those with a detached stub must visit drivers license examiners on regular county trips and pass an exam to renew.
The Monticello Municipal band directed by Gene Byers will present a series of Thursday evening programs at the City park starting June 3. The concerts feature instrumental solos community sings novelty numbers and popular marches and overtures. Rex Rickiefs the business manager is exploring acoustical improvements to the band stand to enhance seating and parking drawing more local and surrounding residents to the park performances. The city council decision to locate concerts in the park supports local music lovers preference over street performances.
Lyle McMullen, public school band and orchestra director, is interviewing prospective instrumental pupils for a summer beginners program. Free lessons in June and July aim to start students in a band or orchestra, with sectional practices to follow. A display of instruments is planned at the school Thursday May 13 from 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 PM for parents. Instruments may be bought, rented, or financed. many used instruments are available in town.
Frank Royden of Scotch Grove won the Jones county board of supervisors decision to landscape the grounds around the new courthouse in Anamosa. The contract was awarded with details announced at a board meeting.
The Monticello high school music department staged The Gypsy Rover last Friday to a packed auditorium. Royal Rodman as Gypsy Rob and Elmeree Nichols as Lady Constance led strong performances, with standout solo work by Rodman and a lively gypsy camp cast. The girls chorus shone on They Say Girls Cant Keep Secrets and the Open Now Your Window solo by Rodman drew high praise. Kathleen Carlsen supplied complementary accompaniment.
The Monticello Express announces Mrs. Donald Harter formerly Alma Buol will write travel letters for readers during the coming year. She and her husband Var and son plan to attend the coronation in London then tour Switzerland before moving to Moscow Russia for a year. Both are University of Iowa graduates.
The Monticello public school's senior class stages Robert St Clair's mystery comedy Tiger House at the high school auditorium on Friday May 21. Set around Mystery Manor heirs and guests include Erma Lowrie Arthur Hale Oswald Kerins and others with a mix of romance and light humor framed by a central haunting plot.
Miss Ellen Yousse daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Yousse of Monticello wed David Foraker of Iowa City in a Cedar Rapids First Presbyterian parsonage ceremony conducted by Rev Little The couple's attendants were Miss Maye Cass and Richard Fitzpatrick The bride wore a gray suit with pink rosebud corsage and will remain in Monticello until month end The pair will reside in Iowa City after June first where Foraker works for Shell Gasoline Co
A weather observation station has opened on the Lavey farm at the Anamosa reformatory. A rain gauge and two temperature thermometers are installed to record daily maxima and minima. Later equipment will add a barometer and an hour indicator for the extreme temperatures.
Monticello public school pupils joined about 55 000 state students in the first round of annual academic tests. Top scorers in each subject advance to state finals in Iowa City on June 7 and 8.
At the Iowa State Press convention in Des Moines the Monticello Express earned first honorable mention for best special editions in towns over 1400. The Washington Democrat won first place. centennial issues and calendar-paper book form were noted. Express editors praised back shop staff for mechanical quality and offered remaining centennial editions. New officers were elected: Fred W. Wolfe president, W. K. Rogers vice president, Howard Ellis treasurer, S. E. Tennant recording secretary. directors include A. Crabbe and John Moist with continuing members L. S. Barnes H. W. Barnes Fred W. Hill James McCutcheon.
Monticello friends learned of the death of Mrs. George Inglis in Stayton Oregon after a diabetes illness. Burial was held in Stayton. Survived by husband a physician and three children Ward Inglis Mabel Rindhart Ruth Baker all residents of Oregon.
Mrs Riess Stuhler was re elected President of the local P T A at the last regular meeting of the year. New officers for the year include Mrs S G Gutensohn as vice president Mrs C M Luett as secretary and Miss Mary Stoddard as treasurer. Patrolmen Martin and Hallgren of the Iowa State Highway Patrol gave a Safety First program with highway rules and accident causes using slides. Refreshments were provided by a committee led by Mrs R L Strasburg.
Bob Spooner of Cornell College Mount Vernon freshman track squad leaped 20 feet 11 4 inches to take first in the broad jump at a triangular meet against Coe and L.T.C. last Saturday in Cedar Rapids. Varsity trackmen failed to win any firsts.
Prof C Woody Thompson of the State University of Iowa told the Des Moines Economic Club the new Iowa homestead tax relief act is discriminatory against urban property owners. He argued urban levies are higher than rural ones, so relief will mainly aid rural communities and Des Moines would see little benefit. He favored refunds based on taxes due rather than assessed valuations and warned that revenue could be whittled away within a few years.
Eloise Sutherland of Center Junction participates in Veishea at Iowa State College. She has rehearsed with the HMS Pinafore cast for three performances and joins the campus open house for parents at the Presbyterian church on May 16. She belongs to YWCA, Home Economics club, glee club and choir, and serves as a Presbyterian deaconess.
Flax growers in Jones county may purchase government owned flax seed stored in Minneapolis for seed purposes in quantities as small as 125 bushels. The thoroughly cleaned government inspected seed is sold at less than cost to stimulate larger flax acreage. Inquiries should go to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation in Minneapolis.
The Motor Vehicle Department’s summary shows 818 accidents in March with 24 deaths and 591 injuries. Nine pedestrians died and 123 were injured, with 1,273 vehicles involved. Most deaths occurred to ages 15 to 24, peak crashes at 7 to 8 p.m., and Fridays see the most accidents.
Only 17 days remain for eligible Jones county homeowners to apply for the Homestead Tax exemption. About 1,090 to 1,200 eligible taxpayers have not yet filed, with rules clarifying qualification and signatures required. Applications may be filed at the auditor’s office. two home owners must sign each form.
The 1937 Iowa motor vehicle act adds eight changes effective July 4. They include compulsory dimming of lights within 500 feet of another vehicle, pedestrians on the left side of the road, city zone control of highway speed limits, increased urban speed limits from 15 to 20 mph, truck speed limits rising from 35 to 49 mph, raising the minimum driver age from 15 to 16 with school permit exceptions, a two day jail penalty for license suspension violations, and juvenile cases sent to district court. The act does not fix a universal passenger car speed limit nor alter the bus 45 mph limit.
Miss Minnie Huibregtse sister of Ed Huibregtse of Monticello addressed the Rotary Club at the Monday meeting. She a five year India missionary discussed Black Magic and its grip on educated people noting many events can be explained by common sense.
Margaret Macaulay, daughter of Rev and Mrs W J Macaulay of Monticello, helped plan the annual Cornell tea after the May music festival concert at Mount Vernon. The home economics department previously sponsored the event, but this year male hosts occupied Merner hall while Cornell women chose apricot and yellow color schemes in feudal oak reception rooms. Up to 500 guests including out of town festival attendees and Cornell faculty attended. Miss Macaulay is a Cornell senior.
The Sacred Heart School of Music theme recital features pupils including Clara Rink Paul Behrends Marguerite Fothergill Lucile Huibregtse Vincent Wroblewski Roxie Yeoman and Anastasia McLees. The Sisters of St Francis music department presents pieces such as Peasant Dance Now is the Month of Maying and An Afternoon in May. Continued on page 5.
Mark W McDermott 58 of Dubuque died Sunday of a heart attack at Seventeenth and Main. Right Rev Monsignor J d Hanley longtime St Patrick s rector in Dubuque died Tuesday afternoon at 82 83 on Wednesday after 18 months of ill health. Hanley named Domestic Prelate in 1932. Police search identifies a decapitated man killed by a Milwaukee freight train in Davenport. He may be James O Donnell 28 a transient arrested Saturday for intoxication. Witness Edwin Correll 31 of Dubuque testifies at inquest.
The unexpected death of Menno Moenk age 38 occurred at his farm home in Hardscrabble this morning about 8 o clock. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Henry Moenk of Monticello and was born near Langworthy. He belonged to St Peter and Pan Lutheran church in Castle Grove township.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Sarah Ely Skelley 87 a Monticello resident for 75 years. She died at 5:45 a.m. Thursday after a stroke. Born in Pennsylvania March 15 1850 she moved to Waukebec and later Monticello. Survived by five sons including James D. Skelley and William H. Skelley, plus 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. buried in Oakwood cemetery.
A Dubuque dispatch reports Archbishop Francis Joseph Beckman will ordain five men to the priesthood in Dubuque on May 22. The ordinands are Robert McDonald Eagle Grove, Bernard G. Collins Fairbank, Edmund J. Becker Dyerville, Joseph B. Dougherty Worthington, and Joseph Al Schemmel Worthington. Each will serve the Archdiocese of Dubuque after ordination.
The state comptroller issued a warrant for 248000 to the Town emergency relief administration to supplement counties short of funds for reef costs. May needs total 453000. counties can provide 119000 plus 86900 unspent March state funds.
Millie Kalsem a former Monticello teacher now chief executive dietitian leads a new efficiency program at Cook County Hospital aimed at cutting costs while improving nourishment. She plans standard recipes for all dishes and uses milk in bread to save money while ensuring patients receive adequate meals. A perpetual inventory will track all drug purchases to curb waste.
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