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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1936
Page
5
The official canvass shows little change from unofficial figures as party lines broke nationwide. Democrats led by Mrs. Miller and Herring faded in county tallies, while Republicans edged ahead in several county races and judges. The totals reveal a volatile election with broad shifts across state and local offices.
In Lovell township three ballots were cast for justice of the peace with no nominees. T Shover Irving Hintz and W Behrends each received one vote. F L Berlin Republican won township clerk with 163 votes, unopposed. N E Clark Republican elected assessor with 171 votes, unopposed. Leland Crim received a single complimentary write-in vote.
Tamiala Camp Fire Girls led by Mrs. Lyle McMullen prepared Red Cross publicity displays in McNeill's Hardware Smart Wear Shop and Rick Jefs Dry Goods as part of the annual Roll Call campaign support.
J. A. Thompson was raised to Master Mason at a local Masonic lodge meeting last Friday. Members of the Northwestern Bell Telephone degree team, in compliment to Thompson, performed the work with team members present from Decorah Elkader Oelwein Dubuque Waterloo Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Des Moines and more including J H Rickels H E Hoffman and others.
Monticello edged Anamosa 6 to 0 before about 1 000 fans in a hard fought game. Ken ny Cox sparked the decisive drive with a 50 yard interception setup and a series of line charges, a key pass from Lew Cox to Hobert for the touchdown, and standout defense from Schoon Eden Cox and Richardson as ten seniors closed their high school careers.
Republican candidates swept the Delaware County ticket on Tuesday with district results showing H. E. Morrow 4468 to 3586 for state representative and Roy Welterlen 5126 to 3296 for county auditor. Unopposed races included A. L. Clark for treasurer and Burton Clark for clerk.
The November term of the Jones county district court begins November 23 with a light docket. Only fourteen new cases filed since September. Filing deadline near. Last minute additions expected. Divorces and foreclosures dominate the docket already filed.
Local and rural Red Cross volunteers began a drive on Armistice Day to reach 350 new and renewed memberships. The campaign runs through Thanksgiving Day.
Amateur Junior class production praised for natural acting and near professional quality. Harriet Brindley praised as coach. Palmer and Lush played by Burdena Behrends and Vernon Steiner. Betty Thomas as Poppy Faire shone, with strong turns by Jo McNeill and Roy Moore. Chuck Field drew the evening together with his lead performance.
The local Red Cross chapter announced three awards in the poster contest for fourth to sixth graders. Bill Thomas, sixth grade, won first for a poster on the international scope of the Red Cross. Duane Yousse, fifth grade, took second. Roxie Anne Yeoman, fourth grade, earned honorable mention. Judges were Mrs Ralph Bone Mrs E H DeShaw and Mrs J E Heiserman. Winning posters are on display in Rickless Dry Goods store window.
Harry Schneider purchased the McDaniels place a bungalow and an acre near Monticello for seven hundred dollars. He plans to raise chickens and engage in truck gardening on the property.
A rat attacked 17 month old Char lene Grace Winans biting her hands and face. The child, daughter of Mr and Mrs T F Winans, was moved from the bed after crying and taken to Iowa City for treatment for rat bite fever. The condition is serious but not critical.
A minor accident on the Beerys journey to Dallas slowed Mr. and Mrs. W A Beery on the first day. Insecurely fastened wheel bolts wore threads and caused the trailer wheel to detach near Langworthy. The trailer sustained limited damage.
Monticello was represented at the joint installation of officers of the Leo A. Schwindt Post and Auxiliary No. 508 in Dubuque. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jarrett and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Helms attended, with Honor L. Clark, Mrs. Clark, department senior vice president, installing the Auxiliary. Department Commander Ernest R. Crane of Des Moines officiated for the Post.
Mrs J M White, 84, one of Monticello's oldest continuous residents, recalls early river journeys for groceries, wool washing by the river, sheep farming, and candle dipping. She shares picnics, dances, spelling schools, and Christmas gatherings, plus travel by train or car and a lifelong Republican voting pattern.
The League of Women Voters sponsors an International History class to meet Mondays at 4 pm in Mr. Fuller's history room. First meeting is Monday Nov 16. Open to the public. The course covers tariffs, collective security, and U S foreign policy as a non belligerent nation. Discussion includes the Pact of Paris the Permanent Court of International Justice and the League of Nations.
Mrs. Emma Radamaker a 53 year old Guttenberg resident died suddenly of a heart attack last Friday. She was born February 27 1883 in Guttenberg and mother of ten children nine of whom survive including Mrs. Mildred Worm New London and Mrs. Grace McMullen Dubuque among others Realto Cloyce Kenneth and Adel Radamaker of Guttenberg. Four sisters and a brother also survive all named.
Ben H. Roberts of Monticello joins 149 Iowa State College senior engineers on a study tour departing Ames on Sunday November 8. The group will inspect Chicago and Milwaukee plants including steel works plumbing firms oil refineries farm machinery and the Merchandise Mart. The visit aims to aid class work and job prospects for next spring.
Official returns from 98 of 99 counties show Democrat N G Kraschel leading Republican George A Wilson by 2233 votes. Kraschel's win awaits the January canvass by the Town legislature and county boards before becoming official. Wilson says he will review the totals before deciding on a challenge.
Application for 1937 chauffeurs licenses can be made after November 16, says L E Wallace, Iowa State Motor Vehicle department. 1936 licenses with intact stubs will be renewed if the vision test is passed and the applicant is not disabled. lost stubs or suspended licenses require a new examination. It is a law violation to employ unlicensed chauffeurs. Apply at the county seat state driver's license examiner. check examination dates at the sheriff's office.
Miss Ruth Jump of Cass No. 7 school near Anamosa won $300 second prize in a national highway safety contest. She has eleven years in rural teaching and is in a modern Cass school building. Her summer travel as a Metropolitan Supply Company representative boosted her safety interest. Student Robert Lee Lincoln won Iowa’s state contest.
Louis Peltier former Monticello resident died Saturday morning November seven at a Dubuque hospital funeral services were held Tuesday at Egrehof Home for Funerals burial in Oakwood cemetery Monticello He was born September 17 1847 in St Joseph Missouri enlisted as a drummer boy in the Union army and served at Shiloh Lookout Mountain and Sherman’s march to the sea He was captured at Gunston Ga and spent three months in Libbyville prison discharge June 30 1865 He later farmed with J S Hall hardware and Hall Manufacturing then moved to Dubuque after his wife’s 1918 death He was survived by two daughters and four grandchildren served by United Brethren church Hyde Clark Post D A R and Women’s Relief Corps No 37
In Monticello township republicans Ray Echternacht and C F Shim anek were elected justices of the peace. Echternacht totals 787 votes and Shimanek 752 from three wards. Republicans W H Null and H B Tedrow won as constables with totals 776 and 713 respectively. Democrat H H Schoon totaled 521 and lost.
Representatives from the state department of the commission for the blind will visit Monticello this week to sell goods made by adult blind workers in Tawa under the supervision of the local blind commissioner. Twenty salesmen canvass the state year round. Proceeds aid the blind of the state. Goods include baskets brooms wash rags and other items.
Funeral services were held for Roger Lewis a Manchester photographer who died Thursday of pneumonia. Rev Thomas P Shaffer of the Methodist Church officiated Lewis born January 2 1894 in Manchester attended Manchester school and Iowa State College at Ames before WWI.
The Farmers' Mutual creamery kept cream prices stable in October. Sweet cream sold at 38c for No. 1 87c and No. 2 36c, with the same rates for both halves of the month.
Reports from the county seat describe an energetic election judge in one precinct who allegedly marked crosses on a Democratic county attorney candidate’s line while voting Republican straight ballots. County Attorney Larsen is investigating to determine a course of action. The crosses were placed opposite James Cave, the Democratic candidate for county attorney, and the incident aimed to influence the result in favor of the Republican winner by a strong margin.
Conductor Elmer E. Shook died Monday at about 2 15 p m while checking bills at the Milwaukee road station here He had long served as passenger conductor on the freight between here and Davenport and was about to return to Davenport when the heart attack struck The company doctor declared him dead and the body was moved to Hayes Funeral parlors for transfer to Davenport
Monticello's Centennial prompts reflection on Iowa residents leaving for other states and fields. Since 1870 Iowa has lost many natives while others migrate in. economic development and rural opportunity may retain Iowans, though postwar shifts pushed people to cities.
A Farm Bureau office gathering in Anamosa reviewed past year work and reorganized townships for training school centers. Mrs. Ray Stivers was elected secretary for 1937, replacing Mrs. Delbert Smith. Extension agent Miss Cessna to conduct nutrition lesson December 1-4.
P. V. Neuzil of the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association cites menacing hog cholera outbreaks across Eastern Iowa last week. Jones county includes Anamosa and Martelle with cases, alongside Delaware and Cedar counties reporting infections.
J J Hayes was elected county coroner to succeed himself in the November general election. The Express accidentally omitted his name from the initial list of Monticello men elected, an error attributed to rush in election news reporting.
The state voters approved striking Section 33 from the constitution removing the state census every ten years. Unofficial counts from about half the counties show the amendment passing to save costs as the federal census suffices. The measure, proposed in 1933 and sent to ballot in 1935, awaits full certification. Jones County results noted.
The Business and Professional Women's club met at Maples Inn on Tuesday evening November 10 with Bethel Merrill Harriet Brindley and Alvina Kirchner in charge of the education committee. Pethel Merrill spoke on Parliamentary Law and Martha Meyer demonstrated it. Mrs. J. B. Heiserman read parts of the play Porgy. Laura Lewis was elected a new member. Katharine Maurice of Bel Air Maryland Clara Palmer and Mrs. J. E. Neiserman were guests for the evening.
Jackson County voters delivered a complete Democratic landslide with all elected officials from the party. Governor Clyde L. Herring led individual votes for senator with 5,425, while L. J. Dickinson received 3,515. Roosevelt tallied 4,712 and Landon 3,575.
Hopkinton farmer James Littlefield died Tuesday afternoon at McDonald Hospital from a pulmonary embolism. He spent 51 years in the Hopkinton area and served as a Presbyterian elder. He is survived by his widow and four children, James, Margaret, Ruth, and Robert. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church.
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