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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1924

Page

7

Local Social Notes Highlight Iowa City Visitors and Visits

Iowa City residents and guests are listed with numerous visits and travels. Entries include Miss Sue McMahan and Mrs A Locher visiting relatives in Dubuque and Lisbon, plus Mr and Mrs J Pelley in Cedar Rapids and Chicago weekend trips. Other items feature 4 H Helsey visiting Dubuque with son Dr David Helsey, MacNeill's Hardware in Des Moines, and prosaic sales at Kay's.

Mrs. J. Pelley Cedar Rapids Hans Aebi John Hoult Alva Siebels Harry Heisey The State University At Iowa City

Monticello News Notes and Local Events

Monticello reports a busy page with bake sale and bazaar plans, school staff movements, and visits by residents to Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Anamosa. Local figures include Mrs Harriet Coughlin and Elmer Kurt taking new agency roles, plus a flood of visits, travels and community notices across Iowa towns.

Elmer Kurt Nash Automobile Cedar Valley Nash Co Cedar Rapids

County Dog Tax Deadlines Bring Sheriff Sale Threat

The article notes a due date for county dog taxes under a law from the Thirty-ninth general assembly. Non payment may subject the owner's property to sheriff sale, as with delinquent general taxes, a change from past practice of combining dog tax with other year taxes.

Thirty-ninth General Assembly

Monticello Falls to Anamosa on Armistice Day

Monticello high school football lost 13 to 3 to Anamosa in a hard fought Armistice Day game. Louis Zubler kicked the first score, and Anamosa added a touchdown and extra point before halftime. Monticello threatened in the final quarter with forward passes from their own 20 to the 30 yard line but could not reach the end zone.

Monticello Anamosa Louis Zubler Olin Smith- Spring-Holmes Lyceum Elias Day Chicago School of Dramatic Art Ellen Shew Rockford Mahannah Whitford Wilcox Schmidt Knapp Ganfield Parry Sheets Des Moines Philamathean Literary Society Ruth Cropp Gladys Shelley Miss Hoy Robert Rickless Bessie Hughes Miss Palmer Miss Sauve Anna Lietiemann

Fire destroys Ford garage at Anamosa and 25 cars

A Sunday evening blaze at the Ford garage in Anamosa destroyed the building and 25 automobiles. Estimated loss is $30,000. The fire started when a worker drilling a leaking gasoline tank caused an explosion, hampering rescue by Monticello fire crews. One employee, Huggins, was overcome by smoke but saved. the building housed multiple insured vehicles.

Ford Anamosa Jack Wuggins L. W. Russell Huggins Monticello Ristine George Lawrence Offee The Express Russell Alamosa

California to Los Angeles Sleeper Route by Chicago Milwaukee Line

The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway will run a tourist sleeping car from Calmar Fayette Strawberry Point Hopkinton Monticello Anamosa Cedar Rapids and intermediate points to Los Angeles via Kansas City and Southern routes leaving weekly on listed dates November 18 25 December 2 9 16 26 30 January 6 18 20. For full information consult local ticket agents. The Mount Vernon Cornell College science building contract was awarded to Loomis Bros Cedar Rapids. The L shaped three story structure with a north facing long side will be 126 feet by 74 feet on the east, features a meteorological tower, tile roof with Bedford trimmings and terrazzo floors and corridors.

Chicago, Milwaukee Mount Vernon Cornell College Loomis Bros Cedar Rapids The College Marion Law

Miss Esther Hoag Leaves Jackson for China YWCA Post

Miss Esther Hoag, longtime Jackson Michigan YWCA financial secretary, sails from Seattle aboard the President Jefferson on Sunday November 16 to take the National Financial Secretary post at the YWCA China office. Her parents Mr and Mrs J G Hong visiting say she will stay five years. Her prior posts included Chicago Denver and Sioux City with 12 years in YWCA work and broad praise for her leadership and financial skills.

Alicia Clark Robert Clark FF. D. Sutherland Scotch Grove Township Paul Warner Mercer County Pennsylvania Jackson County Iowa Wayne Township Jones County Scotch Grove Blanche Sutherland Center Junction R. P. Clark W. B. Clark Mary Norris Hivick Minnesota Wayne Presbyterian Church Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Clark Andrew Davidson Cedar Rapids Henry Monticello William George O. Long Hugh McCarroll Daniel's Park Presbyterian Church Esther M. Hong J. G. Hong Lert Shanghai China United States Hoag Jackson, Michigan Michigan Chicago Denver Sioux City Miss Hoag Sarah B. Norman Y's Jackson Seattle Jefferson

Maquoketa Camp Fire Elects Dorothy Hance Fire Maker

The Maquoketa Camp Fire held a ceremony on November 12 naming Dorothy Hance as Fire Maker. Three volunteers will sell Salvation Army tags Saturday evening before Thanksgiving and the group plans to mend and donate toys to Iowa City Children's Hospital along with a new mama doll. They will sing carols and host a Mothers' meeting banquet in coming days.

Monticello Salvation Army Dubuque Maquoketa Dorothy Hance Children’s Hospital Iowa City Camp Fire

Septic Tanks Save Lives Highlight Cedar Rapids Call

In Cedar Rapids Iowa crews emphasize the life saving role of septic tanks in 2011 as communities prepare for emergencies and public health precautions. Residents are urged to maintain systems to prevent contamination and protect water sources.

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