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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
2
Local residents report visits from relatives and friends in towns including Obhrein Hopkinson Wyoming and Dubuque. Several guests and travelers are noted along with hospital transfers and upcoming events at Caspers cafe and the Castle Grove Farm Bureau meeting.
A jumble of names describes Sunday visits in Darienport and Cedar Rapids. Residents like Mr and Mrs Albi Thomas endo and Miss Maxime Ree are noted with summers away, while others attend May fetes and church events.
Company reports investing in Odora Doce Drop Warcrode cabinets to protect clothing and woolens from moths. Prices listed at 81.0 for the chest and 255 for the cabinet. An outlay noted amid various personal travel details and family movements across Cedar Rapids Monticello and Des Moines.
In Bremer county near Waverly partners held an informal contest to find the largest egg. Edward Kahle reportedly found the winning egg on his farm measuring over 2% inches long and diameter and weighing 5% ounces.
The Monticello Public Library highlights The Yearling for vivid Florida setting and Jody's coming of age, Dry Guillotine for prison camp drama, and R. P. D. by C. Emart about farming and social observations. Historical romance selections include The Dark Rose and Toinet te with other titles by Kerr Corby and Boileau.
Public notice states that individuals may be subject to a fine imposed by the park authority for violations. The document outlines enforcement potential and the need to comply with park rules and regulations.
Industries at the Anamosa state reformatory reported a profit of 34548 dollars over ten months, while Fort Madison penitentiary industries cleared 77440 dollars in the same period.
Prof Fred Lazell of the University of Iowa resigns from the school of journalism after a long tenure since 1924. He plans to devote himself to mature study and writing while recovering from injuries sustained in a City test in October at his son Pred Lazell Jr's Des Moines home. He formerly edited the Cedar Rapids Republican.
Marvin Clark a 23 year old robber sentenced in 1935 escaped from the state reformatory at Anamosa near 7 am Saturday morning with outside aid suspected by the sheriff's office. Clark is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, slender build, and was nearing parole eligibility.
Public health notice warns rural workers campers and dog owners about Rocky Mountain spotted fever from engorged dog ticks. It notes who is at risk how ticks spread the disease the progression symptoms and that a blood test at the Iowa State Health Lab helps confirm the illness.
Standard Oil Company of Indiana raises the number of papers carrying its spring and summer 1933 ads from 1596 to 1746, aided by Wesley I. Nunn. The Monticello Express and other papers with total circulation 14 million join as Standard promotes gasoline, oil, and services through 2700+ dealers across 13 Midwest states. May opening ads feature clean rest rooms and summer recreation imagery, highlighting low cost per mile and enduring performance of Standard Red Crown.
The excerpt notes teens’ reading interest peaks earlier and warns of poorly chosen crowd influences from ages around fourteen. It cites a boy’s shift toward sensational stories after reading Stevenson’s Treasure Island and praises a father’s guidance in cultivating better reading choices.
A remark on teen reading preferences contrasts boys seeking adventure and danger with girls preferring home life stories. The note cites Gene Stratton Porter as suitable and warns against romance or mature fiction, urging guardians to guide sixteen year olds’ choices.
Hazel Harper Harris writes a poetic sequence in This Week Magazine. The piece envisions apple trees on a hill bearing messages of wisdom and goodwill to passers-by, linking seasons to patience, generosity, and bravery in bold black script.
Records show multiple quitclaim and joint tenancy transfers. Grace M Ripperton Porter to Effie Garien. Elsie Streeper and Roy. Hazel Orr and Clarence W. John Young. Max Hamilton and Clara. Mil dred Harms and Harm. Ted Hamilton and Dorothy. Al Hamilton and Edna as survivors. Kellum to L D Burrack and Helen as joint tenants. U S A to John Hodgdon patent for sections east and west. dated 1866 and 1856 respectively.
A sequence of all caps scattered deeds and transfers in Anamosa and surrounding areas shows parcels sold or mortgaged to various buyers including Herry Miller and Mary Niles as joint tenants, and others like Thomas Kostachek and Arthur Albert. Several properties involve life estates, variances, and reconfigurations of blocks and streets with nominal sums and valuable considerations recorded.
A historical land description lists parcels in Midland and Strawberry Hill near Anamosa, including 18 acres and a wider section bounded by a military road and Dubuque street. It also notes a portion of land in block 16 and block 40 with street exceptions and a nominal price.
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