Opening of Soft Ball Season With Debuts and Inaugural Events
The six league teams begin play next week with DeMolays vs Franklin and Shomont Milkmen vs Firemen on Monday May 27 at 7 p.m. The Farmers League debuts with North vs West on Wednesday May 29. Midgets vs Stahlers and Franklin’s vs Firemen follow Thursday May 30. Franklin’s replaces Oilers, led by Jake Rohr, mainly Franklin Equipment staff. J. J. Looner will speak, Mayor McLaughlin to throw first ball, weather noted as a factor for a large crowd.
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Franklin
Shomont Milkmen
Stanlers
Franklin Crew
Farmers’ League
DeMolay
Franklin's
Shomont
Firemen
North
West ‘Farmers’ League
Midgets
Stahlers
Oilers
Franklin Equipment Company
Jake Rohr
Sacred Heart Pupils Present A School Recital
Sacred Heart school music department staged a Tuesday evening recital in the school auditorium featuring 34 numbers. Performers included Kathleen Adams, Dolores Yossi, Ruth Adams, Dale Adams, Mary Jane Aitchison, and many others with the Sacred Heart Orchestra and piano and violin selections from Liszt to Chopin among the pieces listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Kern
Loeb-Evans
Sacred Heart Orchestra
Lorraine Aitchison
Thomas
Tone Picture
Kath-leen Adams
Oesten
Janet Schemmel
Dale Adams
Dolores Yossi
Pacth
Gall Huibreetse
Lucille Huibreg
Tse
Knecht Ruprecht
Schumann Rhythm Orchestra
Catherine Loches
Lillian Locher
Granada
Buenos
Bruech
Wayne Center School Makes Fine Records
Miss Hazel Eby wrapped up a successful year at Wayne Center with a picnic at the city park on May 19. Nine pupils achieved excellent records, seven had perfect attendance despite illness and cold weather, and eighth graders Evalena Rickels and Bernice Tobiason posted averages above 90 percent on state exams. Eby will not teach next year and Gerhard Gutknecht will succeed her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Eby
Wayne Center
Miss Eby
Bernice Tobiason
Alice Stutt
Irvin Stutt
Betty Hoult
George Tobiason
Clifford Helgens
LaVern
School Notes From The Public Schools
George Fraser gave an interesting talk to the English literature class last Monday. He showed pictures of Sir Walter Scott and Shakespeare homes. Mr Merten’s classes carry on a kittenball tournament and the eighth to eleventh grade pre register for next year’s schedules. The 7th grade science class took a field trip to learn plant propagation. Manual training builds trellises and lawn ornaments while finishing semester projects for Friday’s exhibition. Normal training lab work follows state tests last Thursday and Friday. Juniors plan a June results reveal. 7th graders plan a weekend picnic. Algebra students handed in assignments on time for the first time this year. The last G A A meeting closes with a farewell banquet for seniors next Monday May 27 in the gym. Mert’s athletes had pictures taken last Friday.
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George Fraser
Sir Walter Scott
Shakespeare
George
Merten
Shannon
Walker
Brindley
Mert
School Finishes Third Booklet Program and Spelling Honors
First and second grades finish their third booklets this week while studying with a third party. Marion Endsley repeats a 100 in spelling for the third week. Several students, including Gail Huibreetse and Bernard Kenner, earned 100s in a 100 word spelling review. Betty Brokaw returns after an absence, and Rebecca Grimes' team leads outside reading. Sixth graders study rock samples and earth history, while practicing arithmetic and reviewing a science unit with a movie on star distances and Earth's formation.
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Marion Endsley
Lou Smith
Donna Tarbox
Earl Boots
Gail Huibreetse
Lois Rhoda Barrack
Bernard Kenner
Jean Bender
Elaine Havlichek
Betty Brokaw
Rebecca Grimes
Thrift and Savings Bank
Harry Boots
Vanita
Miss Berryhill
Earth
Life of Farmhand Crushed by Tractor Near Oxford Junction
Loren Collins a 20 year old farmhand died when a tractor tipped on a hillside at the Peter Bahnsen farm between Wyoming and Oxford Junction. He was plowing when the machine rolled and trapped him. Witnesses were his brother and Mr Bahnsen. Collins survived by his parents six mules four brothers and sisters. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church in Oxford Junction.
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Loren Collins
Peter Bahnsen
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Collins
Bahnsen
Charles Collins
Here
Myrtle Heffren
Grand Meadow
Minn
Neva
Ivan
Melvin
Minnesota
Feuling Democratic Chief Pleads Guilty to Election Violation
Des Moines Democratic state central committee chairman Feuling pleaded guilty to a violation of election laws. He was fined 500 dollars by Judge Russell Jordan after an indictment alleging failure to report 1100 dollars in contributions to the Democratic Campaign Fund. Feuling said the plea reflected a technical violation amid heavy duties and business duties.
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Des Moines
BJ. Fewling
Democratic State Central Committee
Russell Jordan Feuling
Democratic CaMpaiin Fund
Feuling
Fettling
New Hampton
Shows Qualifications School Boards Prefer
Iowa schools weigh teacher traits in a survey by the Iowa Institutional Teachers' Placement Association. Two per cent would hire teachers who drink, 85 per cent prefer non smokers, 91 per cent would hire dancers though 20 per cent avoid dancing, 97 per cent accept cards while 32 per cent avoid ecards. Married women face 78 per cent rejection and 62 per cent prefer married men. Qualifications emphasize ages 20 to 40, likability, tact, sociability, community fit, conservative cosmetics, neat dress, and spending half weekends in districts.
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Iowa
Iowa Institutional Teachers
Sunday SchoolInstitute to Convene at Congregational Church
A county wide Church School Institute will be held at the Congregational church tomorrow May 24 with sessions from 9 45 a m to 4 p m A noon picnic will be served Rev D M Beggs Anamosa leads devotional Walter Hutton Des Moines attends Delegations come from Martelle Morley Olin Onslow Wyoming Anamosa and Monticello Represented churches include Methodist Episcopal Presbyterian Congregational Baptist and United Brethren.
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Congregational Church
Jones County Council of Religious Education
D. M. Beggs
Anamosa
Walter Hutton
Des Moines
Martelle
Morley
Olin
Onslow
Wyoming
Monticello
Presbyterian
Congregational
Baptist
United Brethren
Farmer Replaces Alfalfa With Canary Grass Near Oxford Junction
Anton Kula, a farmer near Oxford Junction, plans to switch alfalfa acreage to Reed's canary grass, a drought and flood tolerant “miracle grass” first seeded in 1929 from Washington. He has planted many acres on the Wapsie bottoms, though seed is hard to obtain due to birds and staggered ripening.
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Anton Kula
Oxford Junction
Kula
State of
Washington
Trap Shots Shine At Monticello Gun Club Meet
Box score shows nine shooters at Monticello Gun Club south of the city on Thursday May 16. Tally list includes T R Bohlken 98 H Langewien 28 J Bohlken 25 P Schuetz 45 Bud Hauss 45 C Hodson 25 Jim Maurice 20 S Schuetz 45 A M Maurice 28 with scores printed beside each name.
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Monticello
Broke T. R. Bohlken
H. Langewien
John Bohlken
Paul Schuetz
Bud Hauss
Carl Hodson
Jim Maurice A
Sam Schuetz
A. M. Maurice
Local Creamery pays 37 cents for April butterfat
The Monticello Farmers' Mutual creamery paid 37 cents a pound for butterfat in the second half of April, 9 cents more than a year ago when 28 cents per pound was recorded for the same period.
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Monticello
Wheat and feed prices noted in freight car listing
A freight car listing shows prices for wheat feed at 2.15 dollars per ton and meal per 100 pounds, with references to white salt in a fine towel sack and a black lay mash.
Rehabilitation Aid Expands Across Iowa Counties
Jones county reports two citizens receiving assistance from the Iowa Rehabilitation corporation a government agency placing approved applicants on farms with a start toward self support Linn county Cedar county and Jackson county also show participants with two two and one respectively as part of the program to foster independence.
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Jones County
Iowa Rehabilitation Corporation
Linn County
Cedar County
Jackson County
LOST BROWN POCKETBOOK REPORTED ON FIRST STREET
A brown pocketbook with change was lost Saturday night on First Street. Return to Rickless Dry Goods Store. Also boys and girls under 16 may place ads at 5c for first and 3c for each subsequent insertion. Probate notice issued by Jones County District Court for Anna Balsiger. See Byerly, clerk.
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Rickless
L-Pd
Public Auction of Monticello Property in Jones County Iowa
By special execution from Jones County District Court a sale of real estate is set for June 22, 1935 at 9 am in front of Anamosa courthouse. The property, Lot 13 14 and 15 in Houser subdivision Varvel addition, Monticello, belongs to Verena Gundlach et al. The action seeks 3645.90 dollars plus 103.68 costs. Henry Eichhorn Sheriff announces the sale with redemption rights.
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
John G. Schneider
Verena Gundlach
Charles Schneider
Benjamin Schneider
Ann Schneider
Helen Kohl
Paul Kohl
Grace Goarcke
Charlie Goarcke
Edith Schneider
Iva Schneider
Ruth
Houser
Varvel
Monticello
Towa
Verena /Gundlach
Anamosa
Henry Eichhorn
Coxsee
Coxsee and Heiserman
Poppy Day Set In Monticello By American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion auxiliary in Monticello will lead the annual poppy sale next Saturday. Committee chairman is John Ross and the event will be held on the coming Saturday.
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American Legion
Monticello
John Ross
FOR SALE Plant stock and farm goods ads
Classified notices list cabbage and tomato plants for sale by Mrs. Howard Delscher and Mrs. Newton Parrott, Holstein bulls by Fred Shover, light housekeeping rooms for rent by Mrs. Eliza Meadow, native lumber and wood by Amber Savings Bank and Adolph Schoon, Buff Orpington hatching eggs and potatoes by Mrs. John Yossi, late potatoes for seed by Fitzsimons Bros, and hybrid seed corn by J. R. McNeilly with pricing and contact details.
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Amber Savings Bank
Adolph Schoon, Amber
Buff Orpington
John Yossi
Monticello
For Sale Short Horn Bulls and Gulbransen Player Plane
Registered short horn bulls listed for sale by M. Brainard & Son of Route 1 Anamosa Iowa. Also for sale a Gulbransen player piano with rolls in fine condition from Mrs Alfred Meier contact telephone 297.
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M. Brainard & Son
Route 1
Anamosa
Iowa
Gulbransen
Alfred Meier
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Sacred Heart Music
Wayne Center School
Fred Bone
Beulah
the Express
Anna Balsiger
Byerly
J. J. Locher
Nanted
R. J. McNeill
Howard Delscher
Fred Shover
Newton Parrott
Wisconsin
Harm Dirks
Center Junction
Lillie Matthiessen
John Buol
Eliza Meadow
South Maple
Fitzsimons Bros
Renk Bros. Shoe Shop
Carl H. Dirks
Langworthy
J. R. McNeilly
Henry J. Rickless
Farmers’ Grain Company
Scotch Grove
A. G. Bohlken
F. H. Otten
Monticello Express
John Deere
Farmers Implement Co
Mainstreet
Anderson
Ind
McKay Nursery Company
Madison
Helmer
C.M & St. Paul Freight
Cass
Stan Stanley
Garden Worthington
Fay Roberts
von Elkins Silver
Royal Gold Laundry
Graham
Sunkist
Tae Tees
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Iyane
Bsaecaer
Firat Ave
Cedar Rapids
Bishop
Middle West
John Hiller
Herman Stutt
WIAZ
Johnedeere
Bupane Gas
ROPER
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