Heiserman To Preside Over Court Session
The November term of the Jones county district court will convene in Anamosa next Monday with Hon. J. E. Heiserman as presiding judge. No grand jury work. the petit jury starts Monday, November 27 at 10 o clock. Defaults will be called November 21 at 4:30 in the court room. Equity and law cases will be scheduled for the rest of the term. There are three new law cases and 16 new equity cases, about half of which are divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Anamosa
J. E. Heiserman
Grand Jury
Maude Lint
Clarence Allamand
Nordman Sisters
Charles Zoller
William Kyne
W. J. Powers
T. J. Powers
New Equity
Merle A. Hall
James H. Gower
Maggie Leslie
Susan Leslie
Stella H. Snyder
Raymond Lichlyter
Mattie Thompson
Frank Cook
Bertha Remley
Alvie LaBarge
L. C. Coon
Herman E. Coon
Rosa Lee Bowden
Harvey M. Bowden
Neil Mullen
Augusta Mullen
Daisy Miller
Reitz Miller
Lorraine Wooder
Georgie Wooder
Anna M. Denkhoff
Theodore F. Denkhoff
Jones County
Iowa
Burton Peet
Virginia Clark
Norman E. Clark
Bernice Flrat
A. First
William Wilker
John T. Lamey
A Gabbert
Charles Gabbert
Fordou Office site accepted for new Anamosa post office
The United States government formally accepted the South Ford street site in Anamosa for a new post office. The purchase totaled 10 000 dollars and three buildings on the property will be moved or razed. Postmaster Charles Cash favors a gable style similar to the Anamoga public library or Methodist church to harmonize with the nearby two story city memorial building and its clock tower.
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South Ford Street
Anamosa
United States
Anamoga Public
Methodist Church
Charles Cash
Oregon
City Memorial
Death of E. E. Stevens in Grundy Center
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevens and daughters Mary Belle and Bonnie were summoned to Grundy Center last Monday due to the death of Charles Stevens' father E. E. Stevens. The funeral was held yesterday at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stevens
Mary Belle
Bonnie
Grundy Center
Publisher's Rites Largely Attended
Funeral services for J. W. Doxsee longtime Monticello Express publisher were held in the Methodist church with full attendance. Attendees included judge and bar association members, Burns Lodge A F and A M officials, and Doxsee family. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery beside his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Doxsee
Monticello Express
Friends
Doxsee
Jones County Bar Association
18Th Judicial District
Burns Lodge
A. F
A. M
Mr. Doxsee
L. W. Lovell
A. M. Maurice
A. B. Grimes
L. J. Swift
R. H. Rickless
F. E. Stimson
Legal Profession
Monticello
J. J. Locher
S. E. Locher
C. F. Shimanek
Eldon Brashaw
Oakwood Cemetery
Coxsee
Burns Lodge No
Ben C. Roberts
Frank’ Royden
Rex. Rickless
Lyle:McMullen
Pleyers
Lodge
Indian Night at Presbyterian Church program details
The Presbyterian church hosts the third Nationalities Night on Sunday evening November 19 designated Indian Night. Guests from Dubuque University include Walter Sobeloff an Alaskan Indian who speaks fluently and Lena Fights and Robert Gillespie Sioux tribe members. Marian Shake and Ed Dirks who assisted Dr Dirk Lay on the Sioux reservation will share experiences. A 5 30 p m supper follows for Sunday school teachers. all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirk Lay
Sioux Reservation
25 CCC Buildings Are Completed at Monticello Camp
Civil Conservation Corps projects near Monticello finished 25 buildings this week with Ottumwa camp material arriving for transfer later this month. Over 150 boys are expected to join by November 25, with first reports delaying start from November 1 to later dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Civil Conservation Corps
Monticello
Clark Wilton
Childress Motor Company Owner to Return After Pneumonia
Ray Childress, proprietor of the Childress Motor Company, has been ill for three weeks with pneumonia. He was in the hospital two weeks and must stay home another week before resuming trips and full duties. Friends report steady progress and a slow, steady recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Childress
Childress
Mary Lou Adams Injured in Crash
Mary Lou Adams sustained injuries in a traffic collision on First Avenue while driving east and slowing for a car ahead. Police report unclear details due to damaged text but indicate Adams was involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Adams
Aris
Yi Ad - Mar Een
Ceda
Min
Armistice Day Program Draws Large Monticello Crowd
William Cassady dies Wednesday after months of illness. Funeral from home Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. William J. Grossheim of First Presbyterian Monticello presiding. Burial at Oakwood. Born June 1876 in Monticello, Cassady worked with his stone mason father. Married Mary Goes in 1907. four children born, two died early. Survived by wife, daughter Margaret Millsap of Aberdeen and granddaughter Jean Millsap. one brother Charles predeceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Cassidy
Mary Goes
Cascade
Duluth
Minn
Chicago
Ill
Mr. Cassady
Charles
Margaret Millsap
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Jean Millsap
Monticello Boy Becomes Idaho Editor At Dubois Paper
A Clark County Enterprise Banner clipping notes T. E. Ted Hanawalt as editor and H. A. Harn as publisher of the Dubois Idaho weekly. The piece recalls Hanawalt’s Monticello roots and earlier work including military service and time in California journalism. It also mentions his family’s local roles and the fatal pole accident involving his father at a Monticello utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Enterprise Banner
Dubois
Idaho
T. E
Ted) Hanawalt
H. A. Harn
Ted
Monticello
Monticello Express
United States Army
California
Hanawalt
Jones County Telephone Company
Regional Supervisor Outlines Directed Study Plan
Des Moines supervisor H. K. Bennett addressed Anamosa high school officials and teachers on a plan for directed study through work type reading at a regional meeting. He spoke to school superintendents principals and high school teachers last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Bennett
Des Moines
Anamosa High School
New Cars Arrive With Widespread Enthusiasm
A wave of new vehicles debuts as sales expectations rise. Dealers report strong interest in eight fresh models, praising styling, efficiency, and pricing amid a competitive market.
Monticello Observes Armistice Day in High School Auditorium
Monticello held Armistice Day ceremonies at the high school with a flag raising on the new post office grounds, a performance by the public school band, and prayers by Rev. Gutensohn and Rev. Tendick. Major George Woodall spoke to a large audience as the American Legion posted a firing volley and taps closed the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Helms
L. E. Tuli
Helms
Lyle McMullen
Tthe High School
Express
Monticello
A. L. Lorenz
Sacred Heart Church
L. E. Tull
M. F. Hogan
Henry W. Helms
Samuel Gutensohn
Armin Tendick
F. H. Kehren
Zion Lutheran Church of
Wayne Township
George Woodall
United States Army
Monticello American Legion
Frank Kehoe Dies in Dubuque at St Anthony's Home
Frank Kehoe died unexpectedly at St Anthony's Home in Dubuque on Tuesday morning after winters there for years. He was 72, never married, and survived by a brother Nicholas of Epworth, a nephew Father William Holub of Epworth, and a niece Mrs John Feldman of Hopkinton. The funeral is set for 9:30 Friday at Immaculate Conception Church Castle Grove with burial nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankehoe
St. Anthony's
Dubuque
Monticello
Mr. Kehoe
Immaculate Conception Church
Castle Grove Township
J. J. Hennessey
Kehoe
William Kehoe
Nicholas Kehoe
Epworth
William Holub Epworth
John Feldman
Hopkinton
Accidental Shooting Injures Lynana Ehlers at Hunt
Lynana Ehlers, nephew of Mrs. C. A. Peevete, Reinbeck, was accidentally shot while hunting. He was taken to a local hospital after the incident in the afternoon. The accident occurred as he sat in the bearer seat when a firearm discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Peevete
Lynana Ehlers
Reinbeck
Siebet
Jung
Waee
Scattergood Refugee to Speak Here Tuesday
Scattergood Colony member Kurt Shaffer will speak at Monticello High School auditorium next Tuesday November 21 during evening classes. He will discuss International Relations with the topic Germany as it is today and conditions in Europe. Shaffer, once a statistician for Germany and Austria, taught international affairs at the state university in Iowa City. The free lecture is expected to draw a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Shaffer
Scattergood Colony
West Branch
Monticello
Germany
Europe
Shaffer
Austria
Bigland
Commerce
State University
Iowa City
Monticello Forms Community Club To Boost City
A Monticello group of Rotarians and business leaders formed the Monticello Community club with aims to promote the city. Directors named include W. L. McCurdy and H. P. Schrader. Committees cover decorations closing hours and event planning. Nearly $100 was raised from $2 dues, with Ross Baty presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
W. L. McCurdy
H. P. Schrader
R. G. Stuhler
Ralph Lambert
Cecil Goettsch
Alva Zimmerman
Don Mouw
A. J
Ross Baty
Frances Bone Leads Frances Shimer Trip to Chicago Lights
Frances Bone of Monticello will join more than forty Frances Shimer College students on a weekend trip to Chicago. They will tour the Art Institute paintings exhibition, the Hall of Man at the Field Museum, attend Katherine Cornell’s No Time For Comedy, dine at Ricardo's, and visit the Memorial Chapel, Oriental Institute, and International House before returning. The trip continues a series arranged by the college this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Bone
Monticello
Frances Shimer College
Mount Carroll
Ill
Chicago
Frances
Art Institute
Field Museum
Katherine Cornell
Harris Theater
Miss Cornell
Ricardo
Near North Side
Memorial Chapel
University of Chicago
Oriental Institute
International House
Frances Shimer
Castle Grove Farmer Injured by Picker
William Delay of Castle Grove township was taken to Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Thursday afternoon with severe lacerations to his left thumb after his hand was caught in a corn picker on his farm near Monticello. He remained hospitalized the next day for medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Delay
Castle Grove Township
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
County Supervisor Bailey Ill at Mercy Hospital
Supervisor Bailey III, William Bailey, chairman of the county board, is reported ill and hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bailey
County Supervisors
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Stores Close Early for Thanksgiving Week Observance
Monticello follows state holiday on November 30 with Thanksgiving focus. Bank and post office close on November 27 and 28, with limited mail delivery morning of the 28th. Stores open usual hours while on November 28 groceries close at 10 AM. The Express prints on Wednesdays and ads should be ready a day earlier. correspondents must submit by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Woman Sought for Forgery In Anamosa Check Scheme
Sheriff Henry Wiehhorn sought a woman this week alleged to forged two $10.80 checks using Mrs. Alfred Remley and Mrs. Charles Metcalf names. The counterfeit signatures appeared as Harriet La Rue on checks presented at Martelle and Clarence banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wiehhorn
Alfred Remley
Charles Metcalf
Anamosa
Harriet la Rue
Martelle and
Clarence Banks
Hodoval Promoted To Infantry Major
Alvin E. Hodoval of Oxford Junction rises from captain to major in the army infantry reserve and is named executive officer of the first battalion 349th infantry with headquarters at Cedar Rapids. Lieut. Col. Thomas Tracey of Manchester commands the battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin E. Hodoval
Oxford Junction
American Legion
Army Infantry Reserve
349Th Infantry
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Tracey
Manchester
Monticello Junior Class Plans Big Hearted Herbert Comedy
The Monticello high school junior class stages the three act comedy Big Hearted Herbert this Friday at 8 p m directed by Miss Marjorie James with Stan Schrader in the lead. A panel discussion on guiding the reading of the child occurs Thursday in the junior high assembly room as part of a Mon ticello PTA meeting chaired by Mrs E H Huibregtse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello P.T.A
Ann Malnar
E. H. Huibregtse
Grace Searles
Ann Miller
Herbert
Marjorie James
Stan Schrader
Herbert Kalness
Gloria Babb
Sophie Kerr
Anna Steele Richardson
Biltmore Theatre
New York
New York Herald-Tribune
Biltmore
Kalness
Robert Kalness
Royal Landis
Elizabeth Kalness
Martha
Arline Balster
Herbert Kalness, Jr
Bob Liddy
Alice Kalness
Janann
Irma Rohr Has Art Exhibit
Miss Irma Rohr teacher at Emerson Hough elementary in Newton public schools held a one woman show during National Art Week. She exhibited eight charcoal and watercolor canvases to warm praise and earlier her charcoal Still Life won acclaim at Ohio State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Rohr
George Sutherland
Emerson Hough
Newton
Newton Woman’s Club
Miss Rohr
Monticello Men’s Forum discusses sharecropping issues
James Heiser led a discussion on the sharecropping situation in the southern United States at a Monticello Men’s Forum meeting held at the Franklin Equipment Company office. Eleven men attended. Rev. Arnold Thalacker will speak on European war issues at the next meeting on November 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Heiser
United States
Monticello
Franklin Equipment Company
Arnold Thalacker
Rural Youth Group Meeting Tonight in Jones County
The Jones County Rural Youth association will meet tonight at the community building of the court. Jacqueline Kinler will lead group singing and William Reade will discuss current events. Mrs Max Specht will speak on everyday civics and Don Mouw will talk. recreation is led by Weaver Baskerville and Don Meeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Rural Youth Association
Courtno
Jacqueline Kinler
Acqueline Kinler
William Reade
Max Specht
Clivette
Don Mouw
Weaver Baskerville
Don Meeks
Small Fire Breaks Out at Schoon House
A small roof fire broke out at 10 30 Sunday morning at the home of John Schoon. Dr. M F Hogan discovered it as he drove by and the two men put it out in a few minutes. An unknown caller prompted the fire department to respond and the chimney sparked the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schoon
M. F. Hogan
Nab Olin Man After Uttering False Check
Ray Cole of Olin was arrested in Cedar Rapids after a chase from a potato market and pled guilty to uttering a false check. He received change on a five dollar check after buying four dollars worth of groceries and was sentenced to thirty days in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cole
Olin
Cedar Rapids
Cole
District DeMolay Conclave to Convene in Monticello
The Northeast Iowa District Conclave of the Order of DeMolay will be held in Monticello on Saturday November 18 with seven chapters attending and at least 150 delegates. The day includes invocation, business sessions, luncheon, a banquet, public chevalier degree, dance, and the crowning of a king and queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Order of DeMolay
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Waterloo
Decorah
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Osage
Masonic Fraternity
Masonic Temple
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Monticello Congregational Church
Karl M. Keyes
Roy Moore
George Woodall
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
de Molay
William H. Shaffer
de- Molay
Curtis Moncrief
Legion of Honor
A. B. Grimes
T.B. Survey For Jones County
Arrangements have been completed for an intensive search for unsuspected tuberculosis cases in Jones County. Dr. J. H. Fraser and Dr. Charles K. McCarthy announce a continuing annual program. The Jones county Christmas seal committee and the Iowa Tuberculosis Association fund half the program with the state department of health matching the other half. The work will examine individuals exposed to tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
J. H. Fraser
Jones County Medical Society
Charles K. McCarthy
State Department of Health
Town Tuberculosis Association
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
McCarthy
Editor Claire Mills Found With Wrist Slashed
Claire Mills 36 former editor of the Anamosa Journal and current Cedar Rapids Gazette sports writer was found unconscious in his car at 5 p.m. Tuesday with a deep wrist wound and a razor blade on the seat. He was rushed to Mercy hospital and listed in good condition. Mills, not married, was discovered near Mrs Elizabeth Earl’s home after the car stopped around 4 p.m. An ambulance crew gave a blood transfusion Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Mills
Anamosa Journal
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Mercy Hospital
Mills
Elizabeth Earl
Thirty-eighth Street
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Heiserman
Fordou
Anamosa Fed. Bldg
Chas. Stevens
Reverend Coe
Presbyterian Church
Wapello
Lyle J. Deffenbaugh
William Hi. Bnaack
Amonia
Ecreati
X. Ray Childress
William Cassidy
Woodall
Frank Kehoe
Scattergood
Castle Grove
Frank W. Starks
Frank Wesley Starks
Werson
Old Rugged Cross
Lord Is
Yola Rodman
Lucille Huibregtse
Kk. H. Huibregtse
Starks
Alfred W
Martha J. Starks
Minnie Howe
Stone City
Sturgis
Mr. Starks
Harry
Istmer
Donald Dentler
Rochelle, Hj
Helen Starks
Donald Dean Starks
W. L. McNarlan
Byron, Ill
Joel Starks
Fred Starks
Oklahoma
Bailey Ili
Hodoval
Newton Art Center
Men’s Forum
Linfred Hauss
Jack
John Peschong
Pelly
Schoon House
Masonic Hall
T.B
Fraser
T. RB
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