Memorial Day Observance Scheduled with Procession and Services
Ex service men are urged to meet at Memorial park Thursday May 30 at 9am to form a procession to Oakwood cemetery for the annual Memorial Day services beginning at 10am. The program includes band selections, invocations, a memorial address by Edward Heiserman, a reading of General Logan's Memorial Day Order, and Veterans of Foreign Wars rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Park
Oakwood Cemetery
Monticello Band
W. J. Macaulay
Death claims Sixteen Year Old Charles Dempsey
Charles Edward Dempsey 16 died Tuesday at 1 20 AM at his mother’s home on South Maple Street after years of invalidism. He had been treated at University hospital Iowa City and lived in Monticello and Jones County since 1926. Funeral Mass 9 AM Sacred Heart Church Rev A L Lorenz officiating. Burial Immaculate Conception Cemetery Castle Grove. Survived by his mother Elizabeth and sisters Viola Chapman Coggan and Marie Lucille Georgene Kathleen Dempsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Dempsey
South Maple Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
John E. Dempsey
Elizabeth Dempsey
Monticclio
Delaware County
Jones County
Sacred Heart Church
A. L. Lorenz
Immaculate Conception
Castle Grove
Viola Chapman
Coggan
Marie
Lucille
Georgene
Kathleen Dempsey
Memorial Services at Congregational Church
Ex servicemen and families invited to a memorial service at the Congregational church at 11 a.m. Sunday May 26 led by Rev. Samuel G. Gutensohn pastor and Monticello Post No. 1683 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary. Assemble at Memorial park at 10:30 a.m. and proceed in a body to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Echternacht
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Memorial Park
Business And Professional Women's Club chairmen named
Isabel Meyer president for 1935 1936 announced committees with chairmen for research Mary Coxsee membership Caroline Heiken education Georgia Linter emblem Martha Meyer legislation Bertha Locher international relations Sophia Lambert public relations Minnie Rickless magazine Recene Ashton finance Adelaide Gray transportation Madge Shaffer health Dorothy Stemm program Clara Palmer publicity Ann Miller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Meyer
Business and Professional Women's Club
Mary Coxsee
Caroline Heiken
Georgia Linter
Martha Meyer
Bertha Locher
Sophia Lambert
Minnie Rickless
Recene Ashton
Adelaide Gray
Madge Shaffer
Dorothy Stemm
Clara Palmer
Ann Miller
Old Age Pension Funds Short of Needs in Jones County
More than 400 residents in Jones County applied for old age pensions. Only about 70 could be helped with current funds, with tax revenue allowing up to 140. A potential $1 million from sales tax could extend aid to 50–60 more, leaving ~200 hopefuls unmet and forcing the county board to choose recipients. Up to May 15, $8,316 had been paid by 11,743 citizens, about 35.41 percent. Citizens urged to pay the $2 tax.
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Jones County
Mrs. Anna Loetscher Balsiger Dies After Stroke
Mrs. Anna Loetscher Balsiger aged resident of this city died suddenly at her North Sycamore street home Friday morning after a paralytic stroke. She was born in St Antonin Switzerland in 1853 and immigrated to the United States in 1867. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Evangelical and Reformed church with Rev. Armin Tendick officiating. burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery. She was survived by numerous children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Loetscher Balsiger
North Sycamore Street
Balsiger
Switzerland
Tate Tobias
Elizabeth Loetscher
St. Antonian
Dubuque
Castle Grove Township
Jones County
Christian Balsiger
John Balsiger
Hettinger
North Dakota
Chris Balsiger
Monticello
Elizabeth Egger
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Fred Balsiger
John Arduser
John Binggell
Hartford
Paul Balsiger
Portland
Oregon
Andrew Balsiger
Boise
Idaho
Wilard Caldwell
Samuel Semmert
William Balsiger
Emil Balsiger
Wentworth
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Armin Tendick
Oakwood
Fairview Farmer Suffers Serious Head Injury
Ray Stivers, Fairview township farmer, sustained a severe head fracture last Thursday while coupling a wagon to a tractor. He slipped and struck his head on a tractor wheel lug and was taken to Anamosa hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stivers
Fairview
Anamosa Hospital
Rev Tendick to Attend Ursinus Classis Sessions
Rev Tendick will attend Ursinus Classis sessions in Marengo from Wednesday evening, preach Thursday evening, and return for services here next Sunday. Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. and the English worship service at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tendick
Ursinus Classis
Marengo
Latest Entries Made By Judge Ellison In Court
Record of district court calendar entries from the May term detailing numerous law and equity actions. Defendants in several cases are given ten days to plead, receivers authorized to manage assets, rents collected, and mortgage or property actions. Divorces granted, foreclosures entered, guardianships continued or discharged, and final reports approved with bonds and notices set.
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Ellison
Law and Equity
George Siebels
J. C. Bender
Frank E. Eiler
Maynard Belknap
D. W. Bates
Banking Et al
Niles & Watters Savings Bank
Federal Farm Corporation
Tobias Folkers
G. H. Wenneskamp
Anna Wennekamp
Monticello State Bank
Prudential Insurance Company of America
George Norton
Allie M. Norton
E. W. McNamara
Carl Johnson
John Wolfe
Elizabeth Wolfe
John G. Schneider
Verena Gundlach
Fern Walshire
Lawrence Walshire
W. BE. Lamey
Edna Wassonecni
Citizens Savings Bank of
Olin
Bernard Finn
Anna Oltmans
T. J. George
Myles Waggoner
Fritz Guhl
Hans Rohwedder
Glenn Lynch
Lisle H. Arduser
Henri B. Neunaber
Executrix
John E. Dempsey
E. P. Lorenzen
Rose Moreland
Charles Kosteckna
Virginia
Wesley
Neomi
Catherine
David Haiken
S. G. Thompson
Guardian
Frank Clampitt
P. T. A. Monthly Meeting Set for May 28
The Prarent Teachers' association holds its regular monthly meeting in the public school music room next Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. A fine program has been arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prarent Teachers' Association
Tomato Plants Available From Canning Company
Manager C. C. Hodson reports tomato plants may now be ordered from the cannery. Growers may deliver tomatoes to the factory and receive a good return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canning Company
C. C. Hodson
Focal Factory
July 4 Farm Bureau Picnic Set for Monticello Park
Arrangements completed for the annual Farm Bureau picnic in Monticello city park on July 4. A state speaker will deliver an agricultural address, with music, a stage program of Jones county acts, kittenball and a later baseball game, rides, and an evening dance. Admission 15 cents for nonmembers, free for children under twelve. members and families receive free tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Monticello
Fred G. Matthiessen
B. D. Heiken
Ray Embree
W. B. Meeks
Anamosa
Jones County
WHO
Floral Hall
Carl R. Smith
Jones County Fair Association
Park Farm Bureau
Matthiessen
Smith
The
Express
New Fires Senior Class Comedy Presented Tomorrow
The 1935 seniors present New Fires a lively comedy by Charlies Burdette in a Missouri Ozarks setting. Cast includes Lucinda Andrews Philomena Lawrence and Stephen Santry with a plot of a family trapped by an ultimatum and forced to work for meals. Performances May 24 and 25 with 15 and 35 cent admission.
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Charlies Burdette
Georgia Linter
Lucinda Andrews
Philomena Lawrence
Sid Sperry
Roy Rickless
Suzanne Toler
Frances Steck
Jerry
Clark Matthiessen
Stephen Santry
George Fraser
Billy
Wayne Jones
Phyllis
Jean Ann Liddy
Ann
Eloise Kuhns
Olive
Helen Holst
Eve
Ada Egger
Robert Spooner
Lynn Gray
John Hiller
Mary Marshall
Mary Jane Stewart
Missouri Ozarks
Stephen
Chicago
Monticello wins with double squeeze in Sunday baseball
Monticello defeats Alburnett 3 to 1 in the first home game as five runs come in the fifth inning. Reed Bartlett and Kreeb spearhead the rally with a bunt and timely hits while pitcher Bartlett shuts out the visitors until the ninth. Dyersville tops Anamosa 4-3 and Cascade 7-3 over Coggan as league play opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Alburnett
City Park
Monti
Smith
Kreeb
Reed Bartlett
Matthiessen
Bartlett
Monticello Delegates Represent B P W State Convention
The B P W state convention met in Des Moines at Hotel Fort Des Moines May 17 18 and 19. Monticello sent delegates Isabelle Meyer Mildred Ivers on Bertha Locher and Madge Shaffer with state president Mrs. Goldie Worth presiding and key notes on equal rights and opportunity. The event featured speakers Paul Cunningham Miss Charl Williams and an exhibit of club cards and a French costume from the International Relations program. State officers Blanche Maytag Blythe Benneth Doris Smith Jessie Young and Helen Irwin were installed at Younker's tea room Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Monticello
Isabelle Meyer
Mildred Iverson
Bertha Locher
Madge Shaffer
Goldie Worth
Centerville
Worth
Paul Cunningham
Charl Williams
Washington, D. C
Younker
Blanche Maytag
Newton
Blythe Benneth
Davenport
Doris Smith
Iowa City
Jessie Young
Shenandoah
Helen Irwin
Rotary Club Welcomes Fred Hopkins as Special Speaker
Fred Hopkins editor of the Daily News of Fostoria Ohio spoke at Monticello Rotary Club at Maples Inn Monday night. He was sent from Rotary International in Chicago and focused his remarks on promoting the Rotary program. He addressed several nearby clubs during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hopkins
Daily News
Fostoria
Ohio
Monticello
Express Published One Day Early Next Week
The Express announces an advance publication day next week due to Memorial Day. Office staff will take a one day vacation and readers should send advertisements and news items one day earlier than usual.
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Express
The
Graduates Entertained At The Club Monte
Juniors staged a May 18 banquet at the Masonic temple to broadcast from Club Monte. Twenty four guests joined about ninety for a three course dinner, with a four microphone setup at the center of the speakers table and a toast program by Marion McVay Herbert Adix and others. Gene Byers orchestra provided music for dancing after the toasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club Monte
Masonic Temple
Ster
Marion McVay
Herbert Adix
Mary Jane Stewart
Orvin Yeoman
Mr. Shannon
George Fraser
Royden
Gene Byers
Sinclair Service Station Has New Operator
Clark Brothers who run a tire and battery shop in Monticello have added a new department. They have taken over the Sinclair service station across from their shop on First street. See their display ad on page 6 of this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Brothers
Monticello
Sinclair
First Street
The
Express
Reverend Grossheim Attends Presbyterian Assembly in Cincinnati
Rev. William J. Grossheim pastor of the First Presbyterian Church attends the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati Ohio. He is a Cedar Rapids presbytery delegate and will stay ten days visiting his father and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Grossheim
First Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati
Ohio
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Grossheim
Cedar Rapids
Boy Scout Group Seeks Local Contributions and Support
Monticello Boy Scout Committee issues an appeal to residents to back the Scouting program amid waning interest and funds. The notice urges attendance at Friday meetings, talks of sending boys to Alicia Scout Camp, and outlines how envelopes will collect donations on May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticelo
Boy Scout Committee
Jones County
Monticello
Scouts of
Soldiers’ Memorial
Alicia
Red Cross
Boy Scouts of America
Congress
United States
Boys of America
Country Club Opens on Decoration Day with Golf Tourney
The Monticello country club opens Decoration Day afternoon with a lecture and exhibition by pro Bob Hartenberger at one o clock on the first tee. A golf tournament follows at 1 30 in various flights, including a beginners flight. Evening events include a 6 30 dinner, dancing, and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Country Club
Bob Hartenberger
Martelle Filly Brings Good Price In Recent Sale
A chestnut serres filly, 101% months old with silver mane and tail, sold by F. J. Shotwell for $125. The sale reflects strong demand for Martelle stock and highlights favorable prices for young race prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martelle
Serres
F. J. Shotwell
Jones County Real Estate Brokers Listed with State Licenses
Jones County reports 12 licensed real estate brokers under the state roster released in Des Moines. Since the 1980 license law for brokers and salesmen, 2,079 brokers and 383 salesmen have been licensed with total restitutions and settlements worth 50 420.42 dollars. Monticello brokers include R. J. Bone F P 10 M Laughlin Wm H Null W F Tuetken OC N C Miles W Starry. Wyoming area brokers include W O Shaffer W G Wherry. Anamosa brokers include Henry Batley Co W Blood A M Doyle Maurice Fay. These men handle real estate sales in the county.
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Jones County
Des Moines
Inn
Monticello
Anre
R. J. Bone
M.laughlin
Wm. H. Null
W. FE. Tuetken
Oun
C. M. Miles
W. Starry
Wyoming
W. OO. Shaffer
W. G. Wherry
Anamosna
Henry Batley
Co. W
Reva White Named Acting Postmaster at Olin
Reva M. White has been appointed acting postmaster at Olin by the post office department. George Miller and wife of Dyersville welcome the first triplets, two boys and a girl, born in Dyersville this year. Bert LeClerc of Ryan survived a bull attack on the Willian Staff farm. he sustained spine and body injuries. Edwin and Fran Thomas, sons of near Aurington, drown near Nus dam after a boat capsized. dam was dynamited to recover bodies. Leo Gaffney, 41, dies at his farm west of Ryan. funeral at Monti Catholic Church with Msgr. Coury officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reva M. White
Olin
Post Office Department
George Miller
Dyersville
Saurday
Bert LeClerc
Ryan
Willian
LeClerc
Edwin Thomas
Fran Thomas
Ariington
Nus Dam
Leo Gaffney
Walter
Prank
Masonville
Anna Gaffney
Monti
Thomas Coury
Dubuque
Gaffney
County Officers To Receive Back Pay After Court Ruling
Supreme court overrules May 1983 pay cuts for county officials. All officers employed then will be reimbursed the difference. Checks are drawn for unconstitutional salary reductions. Jones County officers total expected to receive about seven thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Jones County
Hogs Highest Since October 1930
Chicago market reports last Tuesday show choice fat hogs selling for 10 per hundred pounds. With processing tax the cost reached 12.95, the May high in over nine years. The note prompts farmers but delays for next turnoffs until fall while housewives face meat market prices.
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Chicago
School Faculty Is Completed For Year 35 36
All next year’s teachers have signed contracts reducing total staff to twenty three. The 7.4 percent salary rise from 1904 35 and 48.3 percent drop from 1928 29 frame the budget. New hires include A B Grimes superintendent and Rex Moore coach from Southern Illinois Teachers college. Lyle McMullen will lead orchestra and band in the junior high. Eloise Miller and Ina Cruise join as teachers along with four new hires to fill vacancies.
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A. B. Grimes
Boyd Shannon
Martha Meyer
Frank Walker
Amney Wood
Roy Moore
Earl Holt
Lyle McMullen
Opal Porter
Harry Berg
Emnett Grote
Clara Palmer
Homer King
Georgian Linter
John Brindley
Ann Miller
Goldie Berryhill
Dorothy Stenun
Regent Ashton
Mildred Iverson
Adelaide Day
Eloise Miller
Jon Cruise
Stout
Wallis
Newton
Merton
Rex Moore
Southern Illinois Teachers Coolere
Bob Moore
Town State University
Sumner
Teenois
McMullen
Decorah
Luther College
McClusky
North Dakota
Harry Miller
Olin
Ina Cruise
Co Ralls
Hedlyk
Calamus
Ainsworth
Clarence
Cruise
Monticello
Mrs. O. R. Ricker Dies in California
News reached this week of the death of Mrs. Rufus Ricker at San Jose California in the home of her daughter Flora. She had been an invalid for years with diabetes and had a leg removed in hope of curing the disease. Her husband Mr. Ricker died seven years ago. Former Monticello residents, the couple are survived by Flora of San Jose Rufus of New Orleans Myrtle Bilanche of Nebraska and Merritt of White Sulphur Springs Mont.
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Rufus Ricker
San Jose
California
Flora
Ricker O
Ricker
Monticello
Californa
Cal
Rufus
New Orans
Myrtle
Bilanche
Nebraska
Merritt
White Sulphur Springs
Mont
Marriage of Anna Zache and R C Hartenberger in Mount Vernon
Anna Margaret Zache of Mount Vernon married Robert C. Hartenberger of Monticello in a simple Sunday ceremony at the bride’s home. The couple will live at the Monticello Country Club house and Mr Hartenberger becomes club professional with greens and clubhouse duties. The same notice reports Cass township school No. 6 choosing Pratt Brothers of Langworthy to erect a new school building at a bid of $2.0 thousand with Willms Amber submitting the next bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Zache
Vernon Bride
R.C. Hartenberger
Pratt Bros
Anna Margaret Zache
W. F. Zache
Mount Vernon
Robert C. Hartenberger
Monticello
C. F. Stratton
Central City
E. C. Bergmann
Binghampton
New York
Hartenberger
Cornell College
Thalian
Girls’ Glee Club
Col
Mont Vernon
OFE
Mount Vernon High School
Manchester
Monticello Country Club
Cass Town
Schoous
Cess
Preal Brothers
Langworthy
Vhe
Willms
Amber
J. Stanaway
Anamosa
Louis Barrack
Mrs Schoonover Buried Here May Twenty Eight
Announcement states Mrs Edna Schoonover to be buried in Oakwood cemetery near Monticello. Funeral at 2 p m in the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev R V Porter officiating. She died in California and was reported in these columns weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Schoonover
Monticello
Methodist Episcopal
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Poppy Sale
Alta Patterson
Camp Fire
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Honor L. Clark
Mabel Jarrett
Congregational Church
Business and Professional Women’s Club
OLD Age
Fairview Two
Farmer
Hintos
Santry
Missouri
McNeil
Etzel Dee
Krecb
Baddeker
B. Bartlett
Cascade Triumph
Muquoketa
Cascad
Coggon
Oxford Junction
Cascade
Cogron
Oxford
Teague
Alburnett Ak
B.P.W
Rotary Club
Sinclair Service Station
Boy Scout
Omaha
Illinois
Pueblo
New Jersey
Scouts
Tts
Jones County List OF Realty Brokers
Witil State License
O. R. Ricker
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