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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
4
Biographies profile Edgar A Hubbard Nellie White Hubbard and William Bunce Allen, longtime Monticello residents, detailing their births in Massachusetts and England, marriages in Leicester and England, migrations to Iowa and Kansas, church music roles, and long life together.
The Monticello Post and Auxiliary No. 1683 held their annual officer installation after the regular meeting on November 11. Edith Helms received a past president’s pin, Florence Metzenberg was honored with an auxiliary ring, and Anne Ellers’ historian role was noted as omitted in an earlier list. A corsage and department officer gifts were given, a student program featured Emil Prull and Velma Tobias on stage with multiple acts, and war-time community singing closed the evening.
An article recounts the Duck Town Tennessee setting for the old love song and poem When You and I Were Young Maggie. It notes George W. Johnson meeting Maggie Harris near a creaking mill by Spring Creek and the Hiwassee River, later inspiring the poem and its musical setting by A. Tatterfield.
The article notes that hotel or inn definitions differ by country. It cites Enghind and Vortusuese in detailing varying occupancy, room counts, and cleanliness expectations for travelers, including minimum bed numbers and staff duties for proper dress and cleanliness.
The article explains that March served as the first month for early Christians. It notes varied dating across regions and eras, with many monasteries and churches using different reckonings. Adoption of the new style calendar spread unevenly, influenced by Dionysian Easter calculations and local customs. It also briefly mentions birds reacting to light changes.
Dr Walter L Bierring Iowa health commissioner warns against using nicknames on birth certificates to avoid identity issues. Coroner Cyrus W Davis warns drivers to consider danger from Cupid on highways alongside drunks and sleepy drivers. Glen Schmidt warns farmers to tie dogs near the corn and notes thieves can net 200 dollars per truck load of corn. Kraschel election viewed as misfortune by many in Iowa and may embolden underworld.
The speaker expresses cautious optimism about the nation in four years with a Congress free of rebellion. The New Deal is expected to prove itself and guide actions for the next presidential election. The comment frames confidence in future policy direction.
A columnist reminds readers that elections signal a direction rather than final outcomes. The piece argues any chosen path will be imperfect, and the vote merely records a guess about a less rocky road ahead.
A Jefferson Herald column argues voters easily handle scratch tickets and warns against underestimating their political savvy. The piece asserts citizens understand the mechanics of ballots and should be trusted to cast informed choices.
Eight day Preaching Mission by Reformed Congregational Presbyterian and Methodist churches draws earnest worshipers. Chicago broadcasts feature Bishop James E. Freeman and Dr. E. Stanley Jones on WGN at 12 35 noon Thursday and Friday, urging devout Christian living against secularism.
The Philadelphia Record reports western Siberka peasants claim a mysterious stranger resembling Czar Alexander Toof Russie has appeared after his supposed resignation. The tale contrasts with official accounts that he died while never abdicating, and notes his early reforms including serf emancipation in Palle provinces.
The piece traces how bridesmaids evolved from protective kin in ancient wars to modern supporters. It notes terms like groomsmen and best man and how roles shifted from defense to ceremonial function in weddings.
An old note outlines five African terms for theft with distinct everyday meanings. It explains words for stealing what is not one’s own and for taking, getting, stealing, and plundering.
The marriage of Viola Hogan of Monticello Iowa to Paul G Gutknecht of Monticello was held at St John s Evangelical Lutheran church Lewiston Idaho on July 25 1936 The ceremony was conducted by the bridegroom s father Rev Paul Gutknecht with maid of honor Elsa Ruth Gutknecht The couple plan to reside in Lewiston where the groom has taken a position with the Washington Idaho Power company and the bride has accepted a hospital post after nursing training in Des Moines Iowa
The piece traces goose domestication to ancient Europe, noting sacred status in Egypt four thousand years ago, Roman fattening for food, and references in Sanskrit and Luxor tombs. It mentions Celts spreading goose farming, Viking tales in Sogne Fjord, and Norse myths amid rugged Norway terrain and deep ravines.
The fragment discusses Joseph Hopkinson and the misattribution of the song Hail Columbia to correct origin. It notes Hopkinson, Philadelphia jurist born 1770, wrote the piece for an organist named Fox and claimed connection to a march by a New York musician, with references to The President’s March and related titles.
A fragment explains foolscap paper as broad sheets watermarked with a 1 or 17 inch width and named for a fool’s dip. One account says parliament ordered the term mark during the Cromwellian era after monarchy was overthrown to mock royal paper monopolies.
Land area called nag Mivita by locals meaning place of feht Inge. It has long served as a warground of native and colonial forces including Portuguese and Aruba, a pirate and ivory trade hotspot, and a major center of the African slave trade.
Joseph A. Kuriger, 54, veteran projectionist in Jackson Mississippi, died after a theater projection room fire. He refused to leave his post as flames threatened the Is trione theater, succumbing at the Jackson Infirmary Friday October 30. His daughter in law, Mrs B C Wright, was in the theater and accompanied him to the hospital.
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