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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1938

Page

6

Buckmaster Faces Law Degree Day and Primary Vote

Robert R. Buckmaster of Dunkerton Black Hawk county set June 6 as a pivotal day with commencement at the State University of Iowa where he will receive his law degree and the first political contest in which he seeks the democratic nomination for Black Hawk county attorney. Mrs Mary Schippers 63 suffered a severe accident at her farm near Oskaloosa washing machine wringer ripped scalp. doctors grafted the torn scalp at an Oskaloosa hospital and she has a fair chance to regain normal appearance.

Robert R. Buckmaster Dunkerton Black Hawk County State University of Iowa Buckmaster University Law School Mary Schippers Oeley Marion County

Gripping Iowa Farm Life and a Daring Rescue

A rural household near Alburnett, Linn county runs a dairy farm and milk route with 120 milk cans daily while Mrs Ledvina handles heavy lifting and repairs. A Wright county man near Dows suffers severe burns after a fuel oil fire explodes. In Story county a four year old girl falls into a cistern but is pulled from the water by neighbor O H Gearhart who keeps her above water until help arrives.

Charles Ledvina Alburnett Linn County Ledvina Nora Neale Collins Story County Willam Neale O. H. Gearhart

Man Kanto man suffers severe thumb injury at park slide

W D Ritter of Mankato Minnesota was at Harriman Park in Franklin County with his family when his young daughter climbed the slide. While sliding down together he lost balance and was caught on the side of the structure cutting his thumb severely. Amputation may be required.

W. D. Ritter Mankato Minn Hampton Franklin County Ritter Harriman Park

Corn shelling crew avert fire at Moon farm near Meéltonville

A corn-shelling crew at Mrs. Sylvia Moon’s farm near Meéltonville Worth county quickly moved a tractor away from burning husks and chased sparks blown by a strong wind to extinguish them preventing a serious fire.

Night spot becomes church in Ot tumwa Iowa

In Ot tumwa Wapello County a roadhouse known as Hickory Grove has been converted into the Church of the Open Bible with Rev Charles M Leaming as pastor He plans a summer camp meeting and a climactic service will burn the 1938 beer permit from the former venue Bill Groff of Blairston Benton County starts a cane chair business after watching his mother practice caning chairs and now takes on neighbors’ work with a growing clientele

Ottumwa Wapello Hickory Grove Open Bible Charles M. Leaming Bill Groff Blairstown Benton County Bill Ben Groff Farm Bureau Home Project

Memorial Day services set in Scotch Grove church

Memorial day activities will be observed at the Presbyterian church next Monday May 30 at 2 PM with singing devotionals readings and a procession to the cemetery. The Scotch Grove concert band provides music and local veterans are invited to attend to honor fallen servicemen. School and community members participate in parades lectures and patriotic observations.

Presbyterian Church Alyea Roscoe Easterly Lincoln Gettysburg Imogene Moats Edward Snell Alice May Clark Planders Field Mary Ann Otten Woodall Monticello Scotch Grove American Legion Grand Army Flanders Field Bernard Cass W. B. Clark R. A. Naylor Dubuque County Cascade Philip Cass Patricia Wilcox Arend Balster Melva Clark Ames Lee Streets Pete Paulsen N. OC Holst C. M. Holst Mr. Reid B. M. Fagan Fagan Monticello High School Jean Royden Leslie Balster Maynard Kuhns Clara Balster L. B. Callahan Moline Kitty Callahan Safety Council Balster Highway Patrol Robert Brough Dows Wallace A. Brough Afton Wallace Brough Kenneth Broughs Ben Husman Ethel Courtney Center Junction Abbott Alice Clark Harvey Townsend Women’s Community Club Everett Stickley Stephen Foster Clark Wilma Kuhns Foster Zirkelbach Mabel Schrader Chiang Kai-Shek Dwayne Stickley Clifford Batchelder Cass Presbyterian Aid Society W. E. Carson D. O. Sinclair Naylor Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls W. &. Carson Presbyterian Sunday School Charles Henrichs McDonald Hospital Fred Lange Lightfoot Onslow Fred

World Clock Tells Time Anywhere makers and names

A list of names and places appears in a long OCR fragment noting firms and individuals such as World Clock Tells Time Anywhere maker J. D. Smith, Harlan Tallman, Tallman Ward F. Lewis, Walter Nanke, Phena Baker, and many other residents and associates across multiple locales including Rome No. 6 and Scotch Grove. A petition with bond attached signed by Harlan Russell et al. to go

J. D. Smith Harlan W. Tallman John Tallman W. E. Tallman Sammie Weaver J._H. Willison Rome Phena Baker B. H. Barnhizer Jeanie Ward F. Lewis Walter Nanke ELM Une Benhart Sulsner BB Peter Alen Willam_ Burke Jerry Callaghan Fatrick C. Callaghan Henry Collins Leo Coohey William B. Crawford John W. Duffy John Margon John Mortensen W. BE. McDonald James McGrane Anna T. MccLees Raymond R. McMahon Francis J. McNally M. B. McQuillen Henry Menster Maggie Moran Herman Morrison William O'Connell Mrs. Mar: Pierce N. J. Bollinger Leo Skahill Orval Skahill Jacob A. Smith N. J Smith David Stanton William J. Stanton Albert Stickley Thomas F. Supple Peter J. Takes Herbert Timp Hugo Weber Frank Wolfe Way 9 Wm. Bohlken D. K. Brady Herman D. Brockhohn John Henry Brokens Mrs K. A. Callahan H. H. Carson W. B. Clark Frank Dawes Kate Dirks LeRoy G. Dirks J. M. Eby W. S. Eby Frank Ellwood B. M. Fagan Christina M. Folkerts Fred Miami Nanking Prof Hirsh Yankelwite

Firehouse Fire Destructive Blaze Totals 12000

A garage in Orient Adair county burned as firemen could not reach the apparatus. The fire truck inside the garage, a nearby grocery store, and the structure suffered total damage of 12000 dollars.

Orient Adair County

Thrill of a Lifetime at the Monte Theatre

The Monte Theatre runs through today featuring Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in technicolor plus the co feature Gaiety Girls and The Jury’s Secret with Kent Taylor Fay Wray and Nan Gray. Broadway style attractions at the Princess and a long list of regional showings continue into midweek with Judge Hardy films, Gene Autry, and Walking Down Broadway among others.

Walt Disney Kent Taylor Fay Wray Nan

Supervisors Proceedings Read List of Local Residents

The Greenfield township records list numerous residents and families including Hempy, Stearns, Thimmes, Robinson, Freemen, Levsen, Powelka, Rohwedder, Rowell, Van Sickle and many others. The compiled roster appears in the continuation of the Supervisors Proceedings on page 2.

Greenfield White Oak John J. Butler E. J BE. L. Hempy Geo. I. Hempy Raymond A. Stearns Leo Thimmes Tro L. Hempy Nettie Hempy Lewis Kohl Ralph Kuntz McPherson Brog Clarence B. Peet Karl G. Peet Grove Peat Otis Siver Jesse Ballou Thos. Blahnek Chapman May Ll. Chatterton Gladys Coleman Chas. W. Collins John Coull Isilza Cruise W.H. Cruise Nellie Curley Dethmann Bros C. H. Freeeman Lee Freeman Amanda Hammer Claus Hansen Otto H. Helmold Frank Hensk Mrs. Etta Hoffman Ruby V. Hotz Arthur L. Houstman Luther Inglis Lumis Ingwersen W. E. Jones Hans Ketelgen H. Elwood Kirkpatrick Jr Oward Kirkpatrick Ick Koch Fritz Kruse Honky Kruse Mre Anna

Road description in Greenfield township reaches board action

A road in Greenfield township is described with measurements in sections and quarters, running east for 160 rods and north for 40 rods to termination. The board considered the matter, and Supervisor Holst moved with Supervisor Mayberry to authorize the auditor to proceed under chapter 237.

Greenfield Township Holst Mayberry

Town Board Adjourns Meeting to May 17 1938

The Codes of Town report shows the motion carried and the board adjourned to May 17 1938. Geo F Specht serves as Auditor and Herman Helgens is noted as airman.

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