Justice Freed Mrs Pierce On Murder Charge
Mrs Mary Pierce widow of Charles E Pierce of Washington township Jones county Iowa was discharged after a preliminary examination in Anamosa for murder of her husband last October. The state offered a signed statement from her son Charles Jr but the court found no evidence implicating her and released her to return home. The defense presented no evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pierce
Charles E. Pierce
Washington Township
Jones County
George C. Lawrence
Anamosa
Mr. Pierce
Bertling
Charles
Lawrence
Marvin Levsen
Doxsee
Helserman
Judge Clark Upholds Debtors Relief Law
Judge A B Clark in Cedar County affirms Iowa debtors relief law extending foreclosure redemption to March 1 1935. He grants possession to defendants and indicates rent amount to be set if not agreed. Case involves Oscar Wills et al versus Agnes Brennan et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar County
A. B. Clark
Oscar Wills
Agnes Brennan
Clark
Traffic Talk Before Rotary Club Highlights Truck Issues
Merle Cass chaired the Monticello Rotary program last Monday evening. G I Creswick of the Dubuque Traffic Association spoke on traffic problems focusing on truck operation. Cass noted paying over 1900 in taxes on two truck lines, a figure set to double with expanded trucking services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Cass
Monticello
Sprains Ankle After Contact With High Line Wire
Angus Graham of Ryan was treated at a Cedar Rapids hospital May 16 for a sprained right ankle after contacting a live wire on a high line near Ryan. He was released the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus Graham
Ryan
Cedar Rapids
Graham
Liquor Seizure Near Monti Cello Involves DuBuque Man
Federal agent Raymond Withrow of Dubuque, 28, was charged with illegal transportation of liquor after a tractor trailer with Johnson county plates carried 1190 gallons of hard liquor near Monti Cello last Sunday. The truck appeared to hold beer empties masking the large liquor load. Withrow was arraigned before a U S commissioner in Linn county and bail set at 2000 which he did not furnish. Cedar Rapids Equor operators were expected to receive a portion of the liquor, the rest headed to Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymund Withrow
Dubuque
Johnson County
Withrow
Linn
United States
Cedar Rapids
Class Of 1933 Presents Dickens Era Play This May
The senior class will stage The Streets of New York or Poverty Is No Crime tomorrow night May 26 in the public school auditorium. The 1837 1857 crisis drama by Dion Boucicault features period costumes and speeches, with Ruth Burnstedt guiding student actors and ensemble interludes by the Stock Company Harmony Trio and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dion Boucicault
Ruth Burnstedt
Monticello
MissBrnstedt
State University
Lucy
Nassau Street
New York City
Captain Fairweather
Willard Yeoman
Gideon Bloodgood
James Rickless
Badger
Junior Burris
James
Myric Shover
Paul
Phillip Maurice
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Bloodgood Butler
Harmony Trio
Ruth Jacobs
Pauline Oltman
Miriam Fairbanks
Hazel Houston
Ruth Webster
Ted Koop Promoted to New York City Editor
Theodore Koop, longtime Associated Press reporter in Washington, D C, is advanced to night city editor in the AP New York office. He has shown rapid advancement and leads a staff that includes Pulitzer winner Francis Jamieson, famed for Lindbergh coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Koop
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
New York
Ted
Francis Jamieson
Student Donates Blood to Fund Graduation Suit
Ed Thompson a Marshalltown high school star learned H L Harris of Beaman Grundy county needed a transfusion. After a blood test, a perfect match and transfusion settled the money problem for Thompson to buy a graduation suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Thompson
Marshalltown
Marshall County
Thompson
H. L. Harris
Beaman
Grundy County
Golf Tourney Proved To Be An Interesting Event
The country club opened with a 9:00 am blind bogey event where Ralph Bone posted a 90 gross and 72 net while Gene Byers had 71 net and Ben Cotton tied for second with 73. Bill Laude led with 80 gross and Ben Roberts 81, Bud Hauss tied for low net at 65. Twenty-two players competed for balls as plans move to next Sunday’s 9 am handicap event and a 2 pm Decoration Day nine hole rotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bone
Gene Byers
Ben Cotton
Bill Laude
Ben Roberts
Bud Hauss
Don Young
Carl] Hodson
T. M. Redmond
Riess Stuhler
Memorial Day Mass at St. Joseph’s Cemetery Prairieburg
Memorial day services will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Prairieburg on Tuesday May 30 at 9 30 am under special permission of Archbishop Beckman. Sacrifice of the Mass will be celebrated outside with Father Kucera and Father Keffeler preaching. The American Legion from Coggon will assist and mass will be the first since 1920. In case of rain the ceremonies move to the Prairieburg church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
Prairieburg
Beckman
Father Kucera
Father Keffeler
Watkins
St. Joseph's Choir
American Legion
Coggon
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Poppy Day Observed by Monticello Groups
Monticello will observe Poppy Day next Saturday May 27 with buddy poppy sales by American Legion and VFW auxiliaries. Proceeds fund relief for disabled and needy veterans. poppies made in government hospitals by veterans. Camp Fire unit led by Mrs. Earl H. DeShaw aids sale. posters in Lovell Building window on First Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy
Monticello
American Legion
Earl H. DeShaw
Lovell
First Street
Doctors And Lawyers To Close Offices At 5 P M
Monticello attorneys and doctors will close offices daily at 5 p m from June 1 to November 1 with Saturdays excepted. On Saturdays offices close at 5 but doctors remain open Saturday evening. Those named include C G Thomas T M Redmond E H DeShaw J H Fraser Coxsee Coxsee Heiserman J J Locher C F Shimanek and George R Dennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
C. G. Thomas
T. M. Redmond
E. H. DeShaw
J. H. Fraser
Coxsee
Coxsee & Heiserman
J. J. Loch
Mrs. Margaret Eberhart Celebrates 88th Birthday
Mrs. Margaret Eberhart quietly marked her eighty eighth birthday at home last Sunday amid tender care from her housemate Mrs. Elizabeth Fothergill and Mrs. D. P. Young of this city. The 88 year old has not been in best health recently but remains able to visit with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Eberhart
Eighth Grade Graduation at Monticello June 16
The Jones County rural schools hold their annual eighth grade graduation in Monticello on Friday June 16. A class of 8 will graduate with Miss Nellie V. Morey county superintendent securing J J Locher as speaker. A detailed program appears next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Nellie V. Morey
J. J. Locher
Monticello High School to Hold 58th Commencement
The Monticello high school will hold its 58th commencement in the school auditorium on Thursday at 8 pm. Dr. Harry Gage of Coe College Cedar Rapids will deliver the address. Diplomas will be presented by F. E. Stimson and A. B. Grimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Harry Gage
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Mendelssohn
G. Gutensohn
Tschaikowsky
Harry Morehouse Gage
Iowa
A. B. Grimes
F. E. Stimson
Board of Education
Armin H. Tendick
Sermon by Rev. Roy V. Porter for class of '33
The annual class sermon for the class of 1933 will be delivered by Rev. Roy V. Porter, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at that church. The service occurs Sunday evening, May 28, with graduates and faculty in reserved front seats and a program including an organ prelude and hymns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Sacred Heart Church
Herman Burkert
Agnes Cashen
Doris Fagan
Clara Flack
Mary Minnis
Maxine Redmond
Helen Louise Stuhler
The
Sacred Heart
Veni Creator
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Open House Exhibit Showcases Pupil Projects
School exhibit night highlights varied student work from first to fifth grades. Displays include seasonal art, tepees and bows from Indian studies, poems and illustrations, water color progress, health posters, and a “bad language cemetery.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Field
Wynken
Blynken
Nod
Japan
May 1908 Monticello happenings and school salaries
The Monticello Express month of May 1908 items list elected teachers and salaries, including Mary I Jarman as principal and Aida Whiting at $60. The piece notes declines and raises, retirements, fatalities, marriages, storms, and local incidents such as damages from a destructive storm and windmill losses nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
the Express
D X Parade Showcases New Diamond Lubricating Fuel
A Saturday parade through Monticello by Mid-Continent Petroleum employees displayed the Diamond Product D X Lubricating Motor Fuel. The gaily decorated truck led the procession with band music and loudspeaker announcements praising D X as successor to Gasoline. Vehicles from Madsen Motor Co. featured a new V-8 Sedan and light pickup. Local manager Harry W. Treland said D X has gained popularity and sales at Diamond Stations rose as much as 50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Monticello
D-X
Madsen Motor Co
Harry W. Treland
Ady
Tom J. White Appointed Assistant State Superintendent of Printing
Tom J. White of Jefferson and former publisher of the Jones County Times has been named assistant state superintendent of printing by the state printing board. He has accepted the post and begun duties while also running a job shop in Jefferson Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom J. White
Jefferson
Jones County Times
State Printing Board
White
Town
Manchester Man Ralph Hilton Found Dead In Moorhead
Ralph Hilton aged 32 a laborer from Manchester Iowa is believed to have hanged himself with a rubber hose May 18 while detained in the Moorhead Minnesota police station after seeking lodging for the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hilton
Manchester
Iowa
Moorhead
Minn
Ten Jones County Reforestation Recruits depart for Fort Des Moines
Ten men from Jones County left Cedar Rapids for Fort Des Moines to take preliminary exams for forestry training. If accepted they proceed to a two week prep camp before assignment to a forestry camp. list includes Bemrose, Grimm, Countryman, Milsap, Fitzsimmons, Oeschger, Hotz, Matejka, Stingley, Michels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Federal
Cedar Rapids
Fort Des Moines
Anamosa
William Bemrose
Marion Grimm
Wyoming
Warren Countryman
Frank Milsap
Monticello
Edward Fitzsimons
Arnold Oeschger
Olin
Melvin Hotz
Here And There In Nearby News Highlights May Marriages And Local Deaths
Marriage announcements include Marietta Lyon and Henry Carstensen wed in Anamosa on May 6 and Trene Kirkpatrick to Duane Dighton at the bride’s home on May 17. A Dubuque man Adolph Bumcartner, 42, found dead beside a railway track, likely struck by a box car. Buck Creek farm home loss from Strawberry Point storm. James Cavanaugh, 80, longtime Ryan resident, died after months of illness. Abbie Probasco resigns as Jennings Seminary principal to join Cornell College staff. Abbie Probasco had degrees from Upper Town and studied in Nanking and Northwestern. Toddville youths Lewis Waterbury 25 and Elza Bowers 17 confessed to robbing Mrs Tda Filling. Robbery left Mrs Filling bound and robbed of $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Lyon
Olin
Henry Carstensen
Oxford Junction
Anamosa
Adolph J. Bumcartner
Dubuque
Trene Kirkpatrick
Coggan
Duane R. Dighton
Hopkinton
Cavanaugh
Delhi
Delaware County
Abbie Probasco
Jennings Seminary
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Methodist Church
Miss Probasco
Upper Town University
University of Nanking
Northwestern University
Lewis Waterbury
Elza Bowers
Toddville
Tda Filling
Linn County
Memorial Day Observance Set for Oakwood Cemetery Tuesday
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars plan a May 27 wreath ceremony at Soldiers' Memorial park and Oakwood Cemetery with a 10 30 a m service. Ex service men Boy Scouts and students join a 915 a m assemble and a parade to the cemetery for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers’ Memorial Park
Oakwood Cemetery
America
Hartley Wilkinson
S. G. Gutensohn
Monticello
Ruth DeBoest Graduates From Dana High School
Miss Ruth DeBoest the 16 year old granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Lehman of Monticello and daughter of Joe De Boest of Dana graduated from Dana high school last Friday evening. She has an unbroken attendance record and high scholarship standing. Dr and Mrs A P Lambert visited the DeBoest home and were guests of Dr and Mrs P E Gibson in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth DeBoest
Fred Lehman
Monticello
Joe DeBoest
Dana
Dana High School
Miss DeBoest
A. P. Lambert
DeBoest
P. E. Gibson
Des Moines
Clifford B. Paul Dies Suddenly in Anamosa
Anamosa attorney Clifford B. Paul died suddenly at his home early Monday morning May 22. A former Jones County attorney for four terms and ex state representative, he had a long public service record including education roles and a leadership position with the Town Association of County Attorneys. He is survived by Virginia Cheshire Paul, a son James, a sister and two brothers. Funeral services were held at the First Congregational Church with Masonic burial at Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Mary I. Jarman
Mrs. Bolton
Aurora 8. Wiley
Helen A. Paine
Aida Whiting
Mary Locher
Nellie K. Lane
Nellie Wales
Harriet L. Smith
Florence Heffner
John E. Foster
Miss Wiley
Lake City
Minn
John D. Livingstone
Wallace
Idaho
Monticello
Alexander Livingstone
Peniesteas
Sand Springs
Lettie Ahlers
South Dakota
Ed Rice
Lydia H. Wood
Shell Rock
A. F. Bort
Sand Spring
Deadwood City
George Chandler
Prairieburg
Manchester
Frank McNamara
A. A. Clark
John Holler
Ferring
Paul Black
Castle Grove
James A. Voorhees
Texas
Arnold Egger
John Greenster
Rooklyn
Washington
Jessie R. Stopfer
O. B. Rundle
Jessie Rundle
Frederick Grassmeyer
Germany
America
Paul Buol
Randolph
Neb
Fred Kempf
Ponca
Oklahoma
Leonard Hein
Mary Allen
Barbara Allen
Richland Township
T. R. Balear
Clifford B. Paul
Anamosa
Paul
Eastern Tews
Jones County
Town Association of
General Assembly
Mr. Paul
John and
Isabella Wherry Paul
Onslow
Wyoming High School
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Cozgon
B. H. Miller
College of Law
University of Town
Phi Delta Phi
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Town
Miller
Virginia Cheshire Paul
James Paul
Coe College
Mary Paul
Cedar Rapids
John D. Paul
Harold Paul
Port Madison
Republican Party
Masonic Lodge
Schreiners
First Congregational Church
David Beggs
Lara Hanna
Jones and Linn
Masonic Fraternity
Riverside Cemetery
June Is The Month To See The World's Fair
The article urges visiting the World’s Fair in June to avoid crowds and heat. It notes daily crowds of about 350,000 and peak attendance in July through September, with reservations urged at The Monticello Express office to secure Beacon City travel for the week desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon City
Monticello
Royal Neighbors Attend District Convention
Twenty five members of the local Royal Neighbor camp traveled to Mechanicsville Tuesday morning for Cedar Rapids district convention. More than three hundred from Cedar Rapids Town City Oxford Junction Wyoming Anamosa and Monticello attended. Grace McCurley of Des Moines supreme manager Grace Bedford district deputy and Carrie Thomas district deputy were present. The local camp performed initiatory work. The meeting was in the high school auditorium with a noon banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbor
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Royal Neighbors
Town City
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Anamosa
Monticello
Grace McCurley
Des Moines
Grace Bedford
Carrie Thomas
Independence Faces Monticello in Circuit Thriller Sunday
Independence hosts Monticello in a Sunday game at 2 30 p m. The new member aims for a strong season with a solid ball club and a thriller expected if locals are right. Admission is 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Independence
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Mrs. Pierce
Rotary Club
Ted Koop
Fans of
the Country Club
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Mabel Cathryn Bartlett
Margaret Emmaline Behrends
Pauline Wilhelmina Berlin
June Lee Bollinger
Roland George Buel
Chaney LeRoy Burris
Pauline Venessa Cooper
Berkeley Hosford Curtis
Keith Richard Dickey
Miriam Mae Fairbanks
Pauline Matilda Farley
Lorna Ann Gerdes
Winnon Harford
Helen Gertrude Harris
Emelyn Elizabeth Hoffman
Hazel Eleanor Houston
Ruth Eugenia Howie
Ruth Margaret Jacobs
Elizabeth Harriet Kay
Inez Hilda Kiburz
Elda Helen Martinsen
Phillip Melette Maurice
Anne Elizabeth McLaughlin
Margaret Dixon McNeill
Violet Rose Meyer
Fern la Rue Milroy
Edna Wilhelmina Peters
William Fredrich Henry Peters
James Seymour Ricklefs
Benjamin Hugh Roberts
Winifred Elliott Rohr
Helen Eloise Rolls
LeRoy William Schoon
Eldora E. Semmert
Myrie Vincent Shover
Mary Lou Stickford
George Robert Stott
Russell Gerry Suter
Alfred Logan Wenger
Willard Fredrick Yeoman
Dorothy Elizabeth Barlow
Ione J Opal Benesh
Marie Annabelle Helgens
Pauline Marie Oltman
Velma Maxine Schofield
Pauline E. Stickley
Express
Sacred Hart School
A. L. Lorenz
Virgin Mary
Lorraine Hein
Helen Ann Lahey
Catherine Rose McCrea
Maxine Nordmann
Catherine O'Rourke
Donald Schlimmer
Loras Stoll
David Winans
Helen Wroblewski
Pictured Rocks
Mary Jane McKeever
Lorraine Aitchison
Joan Miller
Marjorie O'Rourke
Marian Stoll
William Stuhler
Raymond Clark James Schneider
Earl Oswald
Arnold
Santa
V. F. W. Post
Catherine Renk
Americanization Committee
Royal
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