Here And There In Nearby News Overview
Mrs. Alice Young of Brandon since 1853. Cornell college at Mt. Vernon holds 82nd commencement June 1 2 3. Delaware county April truck and auto sales total. John Lawless wins $8 000 judgment in Dubuque against Town Public Service for injuries from power line. Oliver G Schrup indicted for assault with intent to injure and drunken driving. Bonds set at $2 000. Schrup allegedly shot at and around a car in Dubuque.
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Alice Young
Brandon
Buchanan County
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Delaware County
John Lawless
Dubuque
Town Public Service Company
United States District Court
Oliver G. Schrup
Schrup
Dubuque County
Fred Loes
Cascade
Center Junction Wedding Ties Moats to Clark in Center Junction
Miss Wilma Moats daughter of Mr and Mrs George Moats and Donald Clark youngest son of Mr and Mrs Charles Clark of Sand Spring wed last Wednesday at 11 30 in the home of the bride s sister Mrs Eva Hanken Center Junction The ceremony used a single ring service read by Rev A Alyea with music by Esther Sinclair The couple will reside on the groom s family farm near Sand Spring Friends extend best wishes for a long and happy married life.
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Wilma Moats
George Moats
Donald Clark
Charles Clark
Sand Spring
Eva Hanken
Center Junction
A. Alyea
Lyle Thompson
Esther Sinclair
Lohengrin
Catherine Thompson
Naomi
Catherine Hanken
Mr. Clark
Reece Moats
Judge Rules in Oxford Junction Bank Stock Case
Judge John T. Moffit dismissed the suit brought by Bates Supt. of Banking against Rose Wosoba over 20 shares of bank stock. The case arose from a 1924 stock bequest to Wosoba, held in the George A. Wosoba estate, with the estate unsettled and no transfer made. The court ruled equities favor the defendant and taxed costs to the plaintiff.
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Anamosa Eureka
John T. Moffit
Jones County
Ve. Bates
Oxford Junction Savings Bank
Rose Wosoba
George A. Wosoba
George Wosoba
C. J. Cash
J. C. France
J. E. Remley
C. F. Shimanek
Senator Parker of Independence Voted Right
Senator George Parker of Independence traveled on a business trip to Anamosa, representing the Delaware Buchanan district in the Iowa Senate at Des Moines. Known for steady work rather than displays, the record shows he consistently backed the sound side on major questions.
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George Parker
Independence
Monticello
Anamosa
Delaware-Buchanan
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Parker
Death Of Center Junction Resident
William R. Eldred aged 67 died at McDonald hospital Mon ticello after a week as a resident there. Born near Oxford Junction January 31, 1868 he spent most of his life in Wyoming area and recently lived with his sister in Center Junction. Survived by two brothers Everett and Harry, sister Belle Watson, plus nephews and nieces. Funeral at Harrington Wyoming with Rev S V Williams. burial Oxford Junction cemetery.
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William R. Eldred
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Enos
Ellen Eldred
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Center Junction
O. O. Watson
Everett
Alliance
Nebraska
Harry
Davenport
Belle Watson
Edgar
Stanley Eldred
Victor Eldred
Glen Watson
Waterloo
Eunice Rhine
Leola Heeren
Harrington Funeral Home
Church School Institute Planned at Local Congregational Church
A county institute for church school workers will be at the Congregational church on Friday May 24. Sponsored by the Jones County Council of Religious Education the event seeks wide church school worker representation with a full program from 9:15 registration to 4:00 adjournment including devotions by Rev. D M Beggs and Rev A Algea and sessions on membership meaning, recreation, staff improvement and scheduling.
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Jones County Council of Religious Education
D. M. Beggs
A. Algea
S. G. Gutensohn
Walter Hutton
Des Moines
Jessie McMaster
Harriet Cunningham
Congregational Church
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Three Monticello Boys Build Replica of Fort Dearborn
John W. Hay Fred W. Bone and Slim Hearn crafted a to scale model of Fort Dearborn from twigs, showing inner and outer stockades four block houses bunk houses officers quarters a magazine and other buildings. The exhibit drew attention in Rickless Dry Goods window last week and highlights the original fort site in Chicago history.
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Fort Dearborn
Chicago
Monticello
John W. Hay
Fred W. Bone
Monticello Stays Cool To Chain Letter Game
The Monticello fringe of the chain letter craze created little excitement last week. Printed forms were available for names and locals helped boost calls to action. Most sensational returns were false, with imagineered profits tied to distant towns, while the real opportunists were those who started the scheme.
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Monticello
Department of
Jim
Farley
Barnum
DeMolay to Install New Appointive Officers
George Washington Chapter of DeMolay will install newly appointed officers at the next regular meeting Thursday May 23 Master councilor Ray Hodgson senor councilor Clark Matthiessen junior councilor Robert Spooner senior deacon Loren Cramer junior deacon Roy Rickless senior steward Stewart Hoag junior steward Dick Hoag marshal George Fraser chaplain George Bridges standard bearer Ed Scherrer scrine Clarence Hearn preceptors Bill Hobart John Hiller Verdie Richardson Fred Bone Wyland Bone Gordon York Rex Hodson
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George Washington
DeMolay
Ray Hodgson
Clark Matthiessen
Robert Spooner
Loren Cramer
Roy Rickless
Stewart Hoag
Dick Hoag
George Fraser
George Bridges
Ed Scherrer
Clarence Hearn
Bill Hobart
John Hiller
Verdie Richardson
Fred Bone
Wyland Bone
Gordon York
Rex Hodson
Anamosa Relief Captain Takes Fort Madison Deputy Warden Post
Eugene Mahoney, acting relief captain at Anamosa, was appointed Tuesday as deputy warden at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison.
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Anamosa
Fort Madison
Eugene Mahoney
State Penitentiary
Novel Ways Of Proving Age And Identity In Pension Hearings
Iowa Old Age Assistance commission investigators documented remarkable methods applicants used to prove age and identity for pension eligibility. Examples include tattooed birth dates on a man’s back from naval service, a woman proven as a Revolutionary era descendant, and relatives confirming family links through witness stories and distant records. A Des Moines man traced kin and uncovered a brother’s life history, leading to a confirmed reunion.
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Iowa
Andersonville
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Des Moines
A. L. Urick
Hicks To The Front In Broadcasting Game
George F Hicks son of Dr Archie Hicks of Tacoma has risen in broadcasting. NBC will use him for the Normandie liner broadcasts sailing Havre May 28 and docking New York June 3. Hicks and wife Ann Thir will visit London and Paris before returning to the U S. His family and stadium classmates follow his NBC career with pride.
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George Hicks
Archie Hicks
Tacoma
Washington
Messrs
Elmer
Ed Hicks
Normandie
Havre
France
New York City
National Broadcasting Company
George F. Hicks
Archie F. Hicks
No. Prospect Street
NBC
London
Paris
U. S
Hicks
Jane
The
Family Welfare Association
Douglas
Stadium
U. of W
Monticello Club Offers Low Junior Membership Rates
The Monticello golf and country club board approved a $5 summer junior membership for ages 16 to 21 whose parents are nonmembers. Pro Hartenberger will advise on memberships as golf tournaments with Anamosa Manchester and Mount Vernon are set, plus home events with prizes.
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Monticello
Pat Jarrett
Hartenberger
Anamosa
Manchester
Mount Vernon
Portrait Corner Spotlight on Local Character and Milestones
The article profiles a longtime First Street figure famed for thrill ing and comic escapades in Monticello history over thirty years. Known as an enthusiastic baseball participant he once covered third base in catcher's regalia. He has a powerful bass voice and bass horn skill, began at age thirteen as a timer, and built kettles and tubs. He also worked at Diamond Creamery and on a New York state road crew. Generous and entertaining with strong build, he defies approaching sixties. Last week's portrait: Clarence Matthiessen of Matthiessen Auto and Supply Co.
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Monticello
Diamond Creamery
New York State
Clarence Matthiessen
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company
Local Church Services and Schedules Across Several Parishes
Wayne Zion Lutheran Castle Grove Lutheran St Joseph s Prairieburg St John s Evangelical Lutheran St Matthew s Lutheran St John s Hopkinton Center Junction M E Church Epworth League and other parish listings outline service times Sunday schools and activities for May including German and English services and notices of time changes and meetings. Strong church community notices list pastors and service hours with welcoming notes.
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Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Rev. G. Wolf
The
Luther League
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Alva Zimmerman
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hopkinton
J. A. Pannhuk
Ladies’ Aid
St. John's
American Lutheran Church
Sunday Church Services and Events Around Town
Local churches list their Sunday schedules with morning worship at 11 and school activities at 10. J Macaulay and Junior and Senior Leagues host a picnic and devotional with Olin visitors. Other churches note sermons on life and faith, with May and June services, conferences, and a mock trial at the high school.
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J. Macaulay
Olin
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Christian Endeavor
Ladies Visit In Monticello Home During Weekend
Bellevue readers report Gail Patterson and Henrietta Schell traveled to Monticello Saturday to visit Ed Hulbregtse who remains bedridden after January car accident. Patterson family from Monmouth and Palma Mohrenhoff joined the visit. Patterson's kin also accompanied to Anamosa to see relatives.
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Bellevue
Gail Patterson
Henrietta Schell
Monticello
Ed Hulbregtse
Miss Patterson
Monmouth
Hulbregtse
Miss Palma Mohrenhoff
Anamosa
Omission of Relatives in Peters Like Family Notice
A correction notes the omission of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Chapman from last week’s list of surviving relatives of Peter Melvin Like. Mrs. Chapman was Like’s sister.
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Lst
Peter Melvin Like
Albert Chapman
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D. O. Sinclair
Oxford Junction Bank
Senator
Ft. Dearborn
Country Club
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
J. Willis
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Prairieburg
Stephen J. Kucera
St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Trinity
Center Junction M. E
W. Williams
Vera Moats
Epworth League
Endeavor
Mary Leech
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wim
Clarence Lund
Legion
Star Meat Market
Opera House
Will Marshall
Big D
Shellane Gas Cooking School
Gladys Ertz
Stuhlers
Grocery Department
Patton
Pittsburgh
NISA
Popeye Club
Ken Maynard
Tombstone Canyon
Randolph Scott
Village Tale
Lic
George Raft
Yowsah
Adolph Zukor
Ben Bernie
HARMS
Grace Bradley
Iris Adrian
Paramount News
Todd
Kelly
Bank Nite
Times Square
Red Dog
Monticello Opera House
Miss Erts
Olilo
R.H. Bassier Farm
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