Monticello and Anamosa Clash On Armistice Day Gridiron
Monticello and Anamosa meet for Armistice Day with Monti holding a five two record while Anamosa stands three wins two losses and one tie. The winner will take second place in the conference and the loser falls to fourth. The long standing rivalry features fast backfields for both teams with past clashes noted from 1932 to 1934. Fans are urged to attend and support the Monti eleven at Anamosa field.
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Monti High Eleven
Prison City
Monti
Monti Minotaurs
Anamosa
Tipton
Monticello
U. High
Monti High
Black and Red
Kenny Cox
Lew Cox
Junie Hobert
Cork
Annual Beef Producers Banquet Set for December 8
The Jones County Beef Producers association will hold its annual banquet Wednesday December 8 at 6 30 PM in the Monticello public school gymnasium. R C Pollock manager of the National Livestock and Meat Producing association will be the speaker. A large crowd from Jones and nearby counties is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Beef Producers’ Association
Monticello Public School
R. C. Pollock
National Livestock and Meat Producing Association
Jones
Fire Claims About 400 Chicks in Wyoming Brooder
About 400 nine week old chicks died in a brooder house fire at the E. L. Millsap residence in Wyoming. Millsap had moved the stove outside during cleaning when smoke filled the shed. Live soot likely sparked the blaze and a stiff wind spread the flames. loss covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Millsap
Wyoming
Millsap
Three Local Fatal and Injury Crashes Reported
A Cedar Rapids car crash last Friday left Mrs. Frank Meyer with a possible skull fracture after her husband’s car collided with Dr. L. L. Snopek of Dyersville. Mrs. Snopek sustained bruises. Ernest Green, 60, formerly of Hopkinton, was killed in Wisconsin after stepping into the path of a car from a bus, leaving his family and town in mourning. Forrest Groat, 30, of Cedar Rapids, was killed when a buzz saw blade struck him in the head while he aided a wood project with neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Frank Meyer
L. L. Snopek
Dyersville
St. Luke's Hospital
Snopek
Ernest Green
Hopkinton
West Prairie
Wisconsin
Green
Forrest Groat
Death of Chris Bronneman Ends Local Family Reunion
Chris Bronneman died suddenly last Friday from a heart attack induced by indigestion after a heavy church supper. He was 62, born on the Lovell township Bronneman homestead, married to Anna Rickless of Monticello, survived by six children and several siblings. A son from South Dakota brought his body to Harold for burial. funeral services were held at the Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Bronneman
William Luck
Mr. Bronneman
Reformed Church
South Dakota
Harold
Lutheran Church
Bronneman
Luck
Lovell Township
Anna Rickless
Monticello
Clarabelle Harris
Carl
Raymond
William
Glenn
Albert
Gottlieb Bronneman
Fred
Fall City
Washington
John
California
Samuel
Buck Creek
David Entz
Waterloo
Fred Bronneman
Chris
Wyoming Pioneer Nelson Reade Celebrates 95th Birthday
Nelson Reade, a Wyoming pioneer born in Indiana and raised in Iowa, marked his 95th birthday. Civil War veteran, Home Guards member, former town councilor, and longtime CCCF lodge and Methodist church member, lives with four children and enjoys daily gardening with spring prep underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Nelson Reade
Indiana
Iowa
Reade
Co. K
Twenty-fourth
Iowa Regiment
Home Guards
Sam Reade
Monticello
1.C.C.F. Lodge
Methodist Church
Edith Marshall
Jessie Arnold
Clarence A
Onslow
Bessie Dawes
Center Junction
C. A. Reade
Scout Slants Highlight Scout Meeting Attendance
A record attendance of 36 scouts at the Monday night meeting under Scoutmaster Kenneth Fuller. Charles Ross was named quartermaster for equipment. patrols organized and Morse code signaling practiced using flashlights at the fair grounds. Harold Yeoman’s patrol excelled in signaling. A hike is planned soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Fuller
Charles Ross
Fair Grounds
Harold Yeoman
High Winds Cause Glass to Fall on Cafe Awning
Strong winds Monday afternoon sent a pane of glass from an upstairs Perrine Building window onto Caspers cafe awning, tearing a large hole and shattering on the sidewalk. An unidentified bystander was nearby but unharmed as debris rained down amid early spring weather chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrine
Caspers
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers and Donations for Thanksgiving
The Red Cross urges support with a one dollar membership unit and gratefully accepts larger gifts. It plans to provide hot lunches to underprivileged children during the winter months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
Methodists Celebrate Day of Fellowship
The local Methodist church held a Day of Fellowship to acquaint members with world wide church activities. The program covered missionary work, Deaconess and Women’s Foreign Missionary Society efforts, a world mission panel, a World Peace presentation, temperance notes, an American Bible Society play, and music by local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodall
H. E. Deischer
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Dorothy Rolls
Mrs. Huibregtse
Ben Long
Gail Huibregtse
Presbyterian Church Remodeling Nears Completion
The Presbyterian church underwent nine weeks of remodeling led by Will Netcott with the building committee and trustees aiding. Total cost including decorating reaches 7500 dollars as tower lines, roof lines, and brickwork were redesigned and repointed.
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the Express
Wm. J. Grossheim
Presbyterian Church
Will Netcott
W. H. Shaffer
A. P. Lambert
Walter Eby
Roy Morey
Forrest Ely
Olin Howie
Paul Guyan
Louis Ehrisman
Center Junction Man to Show at International Stock Expo
Center Junction resident Stanley H. Moncrief to exhibit in Shorthorn cattle classes at the 38th Chicago International Live Stock Exposition running November 27 to December 4. Show secretary-manager B H Heide says advance entries of livestock and crops are the heaviest in the exposition’s history with exhibitors from many states and Canadian provinces. The International Grain and Hay Show will feature entries from Australia and the Americas in the world crops competition.
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Jones County
Chicago
Stanley H. Moncrief
Center Junction
B. H. Heide
Canada
Australia
South America
Union of South America
Burglaries Hit Cascade Farm and Nearby Towns
Onslow County sheriffs investigated two burglaries last week. At the Frank Kean farm southeast of Cascade about 100 roosters and pullets were stolen after the residents were at home. The Jordan Grocery at Onslow lost groceries and supplies around 30 dollars through a rear-door entry. The Monmouth post office, seven miles east of Onslow, was also reported entered the same night.
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Henry Eichhorn
Roy Cooley
Frank Kean
Cascade
Kean
Jordan
Onslow
Monmouth
Ons- Bms
John McDonald Hospital Notes of Past Week
List of patients admitted to John McDonald Hospital during the week includes Mrs. Steve McDonnell Wesley Hutton Mrs Herman Welter Mrs William Null Carl Broneman William Baumgarten Mrs William Rickels Mrs Thomas Jensen Mrs Ray Recker and babies born to William Null Rickels and Recker. Discharges include Richard Griffith Joan Schneider Mrs Steve McDonnell William Baumgarten Mrs Louis Dreibelbis and baby of Center Junction Mrs Ray Turnis and baby of Bernard William McCurdy.
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John McDonald Hospital
Steve McDonnell
Wesley Hutton
Herman Welter
William Null
Carl Broneman
William Baumgarten
William Rickels
Thomas Jensen
Ray Recker
Richard Griffith
Joan Schneider
Louis Dreibelbis
Center Junction
Ray Turnis
Bernard
William McCurdy
Reconstruction of church buildings and facilities under way
The church is undergoing major repairs including brick wall reinforcement with eighteen tons of steel and new wiring to reduce fire hazards. Damage to mortar since 1902 has required relaying brickwork in upper sections. Sunday school and services moved to the high school and basement, with plans to return to normal in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Underwriters
Hybrid Corn Co Exhibit At National Husking Contest
The National Hybrid Corn company of Anamosa displayed exhibits at the national corn husking contest in Marshall Missouri last Friday. I C Musgrove Frank Livingston Dean Mallicoat and J H Perrine of Monticello coordinated the display under canvas on a near 100 acre tract five miles from town. About 90 000 people attended the event. Paul N Smith president and Mrs Smith were present.
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National Hybrid Corn Company
Anamosa
Marshall
Missouri
I. C. Musgrove
Frank Livingston
Dean Mallicoat
J. H. Perrine
Monticello
Paul N. Smith
National Hybrid Corn Company of
Anamosa Teen Hurt in Highway Wreck While Hitchhiking
Robert Ireland, 15, of Anamosa was injured Saturday on highway 161 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City while hitchhiking from the Iowa Minnesota game. He rode in a car that stopped and sparked a four car crash. At St Luke's hospital doctors said his injuries were not serious and he continued home. Also Iowa cow testing associations reported 107 herds averaging over 400 pounds of butterfat per cow last year.
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Robert Ireland
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Iowa
Early Mailing Of Christmas Gifts
Dr. M F Hogan postmaster urges early mailing of Christmas parcels. Details include optimal sending dates from New York to England France Germany Ireland December 15 Scotland December 13 Russia December 8 and Pacific coast routes with China December 4 Japan December 11 Hawaii December 11 and a Siam shipment possibly delayed to November 20.
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Siam
Pacific Coast
New York
England
France
Germany
Ireland
Scotland
Russia
China
Japan
Hawaii
Special Speaker At The Schoolmasters Meeting
Lloyd Oakland, instructor in public school music and Cornell college orchestra conductor, will speak to the Jones County Schoolmasters Club at Monticello High School on Wednesday evening November 17. He will discuss organizing high school instrumental and vocal music and answer questions afterward. Oakland directs Cornell's department of public school music and trains future music teachers. He has directed the Cornell band since joining the faculty last fall and now conducts the orchestra. A 1930 Cornell graduate, he taught in Arlington South Carolina Angola Indiana and Great Falls Montana before returning to campus and holds a master of music from Northwestern University.
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Lloyd Oakland
Cornell College
Jones County
Monticello
Oakland
Cornell
Arlington
S. C
Angola
Ind
Great Falls
Mont
Northwestern University
Voelker Gave Organ Recital at St Matthew’s
Frank L Voelker blind organist of Station WMT Cedar Rapids presented an organ recital Sunday evening at St Matthew’s Lutheran church Monticello before a large crowd. A notable program included Voelker’s own piece At Evening repeated by request. He shares his love of music and offers appearances on WMT each morning at 10 o’clock from the Paramount theater organ.
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Frank L. Voelker
WMT
Cedar, Rapids
St Matthew's Lutheran Church
Voelker
Adix
Monticello
Paramount Theater
Maquoketa Rural Electric Co-Op Plans New Substation
The Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric Cooperative will build a substation 400 feet north of the existing Maquoketa municipal plant. A Montgomery paper misnamed Monticello as the site. Manager Edgar D. Beach says no development in Monticello until Rural Electrification administration allotments arrive. work there likely won’t start before next summer.
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Maquoketa Valley
Monticello
Fire Station Coal Blaze Narrowly Contained
A Sunday incident at the city fire station saw spontaneous combustion in a coal bin produce fumes. Firefighters moved burning coal out in two trucks with continuous crew changes to prevent a possible explosion. No major damage occurred as smoldering coal was removed.
Fire destroys farm home near Anamosa
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the farm home of Jim Porter three miles south of Anamosa Monday. The blaze started on the porch roof though the house had no fire that day. The loss is partly covered by insurance.
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Jim Porter
Anamosa
Four Marriage Licenses Issued This Week
County Clerk Lee Byerly issued four marriage licenses in the past week. Clayton Garnett, 29, Onslow, to marry Helen McBride, 21, Sigourney. Sam G. Modica, 25, Freeport, Illinois, to marry Vivian Wichman, 19, Freeport, Illinois. Harold McBride, 23, Sigourney, to marry Velma Fisher, 24, What Cheer. John Gross, 27, to marry Neta Workman, 27, Cedar Rapids.
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Lee Byerly
Clayton Garnett
Onslow
Helen McBride
Sigourney
Sam G. Modica
Freeport
Ill
Vivian Wichman
Harold McBride
Velma Fisher
What Cheer
John Gross
Neta Workman
Cedar Rapids
Burns Lodge 173 Initiates New Member
A special communication of Burns Lodge A F and A M held in the Masonic temple last week raised Herbert Sampson to the degree of Master Mason. Mr. Sampson works at Baty Grocery. The evening ended with refreshments.
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Burns Lodge
Masonic Temple
Herbert Sampson
Sampson
Baty
Schreiner Chapter O E S Plans Special Meeting
Schreiner Chapter No 226 O E S will meet tomorrow evening November 12 at 8 oclock on call of the Worthy Matron Mrs John Perrine Initiatory work will be performed for two candidates Following the ritual the committee will serve refreshments in the Masonic temple dining room Members are urged to attend
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John Perrine
Schreiner Chapter
O.E.S
Masonic Temple
Schreiner
Young Boy Injured After Pony Fall
Mr and Mrs Bernard Bradys seven year old son fell from a pony this week and fractured his elbow. The accident occurred as he rode the pony. He is reported to be recovering.
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Bernard Brady
Rev George O Long Dies After Eight and Half Years at Dell Rapids
The Rev George O Long pastor of the Presbyterian church at Dell Rapids South Dakota died October 21 after a brief illness. He served eight and a half years at Dell Rapids and had just returned from a 1026 mile trip to attend a Presbyterian synod and the Grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Funeral services were held October 25 with Rev Hugh B Jones officiating. He had previously led churches at Center Junction and Scotch Grove before moving to Dell Rapids in 1929. The community mourns a kind and helpful minister who was widely loved.
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George O. Long
Presbyterian Church
Dell Rapids
South Dakota
Long
Order of the Eastern Star
Hugh B. Jones
First Presbyterian of
Sioux Falls
Jasper
Minnesota
Center Junction
Scotch Grove
Sentences for Topping and Taylor in Anamesa Court
William A. Topping, 34, Amber, pled guilty to illegal liquor possession and received 90 days in jail after a 2 a.m. bootlegging arrest on October 31. Edward Taylor, 15, San Jose, pled guilty to auto theft and was sent to Eldora training school until age 21 for a 1935 Chevrolet theft in Anamosa. He had just been released from jail when detained in Oxford Junction after driving 600 miles in the stolen car attempting to sell a radio.
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William A. Topping
Amber
F. O. Ellison
Anamesa
Topping
Edward Taylor
San Jose
California
Anamosa
Eldora Training School
Oxford Junction
Eichhorn
al Hodeval
Rotary Club Hears Fine Talk On Agriculture
The Monticello Rotary Club held two meetings in two weeks. District Governor Bill Brandon of Davenport spoke on Rotary subjects and met with committee chairs to outline the year. H. M. Carpenter delivered the first of three talks on The Agricultural Situation.
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Monticello
Anamosa Hosts Bi Hat Cabaret With Visiting Clubs
The Anamosa Business and Professional Women's club hosted guests from Monticello Cedar Rapids and Maquoketa for a Bi Hat Cabaret evening. About twenty members attended as Cedar Rapids talent performed a floor show dancing and singing. Nellie V. Morey introduced living pictures of new members before dancing and refreshments.
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Anamosa Business and
F Professional
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
T'O
Nellie V. Morey
Christmas Seal Sale Plans Discussed by Jones Co. Committe
The Jones county Christmas seal sale committee met in Anamosa at the Gillen hotel for a 1 PM luncheon on November 5. County chairman Mrs. T. E. Watters led the business session with Miss Pfeiffer of Des Moines as guest speaker. Plans for the 1937 sale were announced and local programs reviewed. Monticello attendees included Mrs. John Perrine Mrs. R. G. Stuhler and Mrs. Walstead Carpenter.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Gillen Hotel
T. E. Watters
Monticello
John Perrine
R. G. Stuhler
Walstead Carpenter
Des Moines honors Arch B Grimes as state superintendent leader
Arch B Grimes was elected president of the Iowa State Teachers convention superintendents division in Des Moines last week, succeeding D J Kelly of Tipton. The statewide section includes all Iowa superintendents, marking a distinct honor for Grimes who had served on the advisory board. Meretricello’s own district trumpets statewide recognition through its superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch B. Grimes
Des Moines
D. J. Kelly
Tipton
Grimes
Iowa
Merniticello
DeMolay Initiates Paul Bender in Cedar Rapids Event
George Washington chapter of DeMolay initiated Paul Bender with degree work by Legion of Honor members from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Cedar Rapids members Ralph Michel Marion Stanley Moore Ben Padensky Basil Waddington Fred Witousek and Curtis Moncrief of Monticello participated. Guests from Marion included John Stewart and Louis Harlan. The group planned the fall conclave in Cedar Falls on Nov 13 and enjoyed a meal at Gondy’s cafe after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Order of DeMolay
Paul Bender
Legion of Honor
Order of de Molay
Ralph Michel
Marion
Stanley Moore
Ben Padensky
Basil Waddington
Fred Witousek
Cedar Rapids
Curtis Moncrief
Monticello
John Stewart
Louis Harlan
Cedar Falls
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C. Bronneman
Son
Dean Morey
Nsaos
United States
Presbyterian Parish
International
Cascade, Onslow
First Presbyterian Church OF
Hybrid Corn Co
Anamosa Boy
M. F. Hogan
Frank Voelker
Rural Electric Co-Op
Burns Lodge No. 173
Presbyterian
Goldman
Albers
Fillmore
S. G. Gutensohn
Harriet Brindley
George Woodall
America
Monticello Veterans of
Oakwood Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Nancy Adamson
Adamson
Taylor
Amber Man
Taylor Boy
Ligera Training School
Rotary Club
B.P.W. Club
Jones Co
Supt
DeMolay
Cenfer
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