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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1940
Page
5
The Community Club announces a Wednesday Santa parade and a nationwide Christmas seal campaign to fund tuberculosis fight efforts. Seals are mailed to households with return envelopes and options to request more or return unsold sheets. The drive aims to reduce tuberculosis danger and bring health hope to sufferers.
Mrs. Matilda Balsiger announces a plan to collect idle books for redistribution at Christmas to needy families and shut ins. Jack Sprat Stores and local grocers will collect books with a 50 000 book Iowa goal, delivering to Legion Auxiliary points for statewide distribution to hospitals and homes.
A G Bauder aged 65 a Cedar Rapids real estate operator died suddenly Sunday at about 5 pm while walking near his home. Born May 16 1875 in Elgin Iowa he earlier practiced law in Monticello with M W Herrick. He moved to Cedar Rapids three years ago focusing on probate work linked to his real estate business. He was a Methodist and Mason and leaves three sisters and two brothers. Burial services were held in Anamosa Wednesday.
Norman Baker and two assistants once running a can cer core operation in Eureka Springs Ark had sentences upheld by the U S circuit court in St Louis Baker got four years and a four thousand dollar fine Statler of Monticello was given one year and one day in prison and had served in a hospital advisory role
Charles Koleski of Waukesha Wisconsin and Adelyn Rostagno of Lor etta Michigan met trouble and happiness in Anamosa last week. A highway patrolman arrested them for running a stop sign and Justice R D McIntyre reduced the fine from five to three dollars and helped them obtain a marriage license. He then performed the marriage service in the clerk’s office.
In Jones county during the first six weeks of the 1940 41 school session three schools Cass Township School No 7 Rich land Township School No 3 and Mineral Valley School posted unbroken records of no tardiness or absence. Additional schools reported zero tardies including Cass Township Nos 6 and 7 Castle Grove Nos 3 6 and 8 Fairview Nos 2 and 5 Hale Nos 1 3 and 6 Richland Nos 3 5 6 and 7 Scotch Grove Nos 2 6 and 7 Wayne Nos 4 5 6 7 8 Clay Mineral Valley Pleasant Hill Sutton Greenfield White Oak Jackson Pleasant Hill Lovell Nos 1 2 and 7 Madison Center Village Oxford Nos 1 2 3 5 6 and 7 Wyoming Spencerville.
Monticello public school staged Bertil Elsmiths Rumpelstiltskin in the high school auditorium Tuesday night. Sylvia Gutensohn starred as the Miller's Daughter with James Seehusen as the King and Dayton Yousse as Rumpelstiltskin. The operetta featured standout costumes by Miss Rena Kosters and stage effects by Miss Marjorie James, with a large cast and ornate pages townsfolk and gnomes.
The county committee of the women’s educational program of soil conservation met Friday in Monticello to hear Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson of Des Moines. She urged the program to serve all and keep agriculture on a sound basis. Carl Smith spoke on the cotton surplus mattress project for low income families, and Ray Sanford discussed the blue stamp plan use in Jones county. The meeting was led by Mrs. Don L. Wherry, with members listed from Anamosa, Monticello, Onslow, Lisbon, Wyoming, Oxford Junction, Morley, Cascade, Scotch Grove and Wyanoming.
Orris Randolph of the CCC spoke at the Farm Forum in the high school auditorium on planning a soil program for my farm. A slide show traced progress of local demonstration farms under soil experts. The event opened with music at 7 45 and light refreshments were served. The advisory council announced a talk by James Jamson on December 30 about findings from 20 years experience with the Farm Business Association records.
Monticello merchants plan a December 4 parade led by Santa Claus and his reindeer at 10 a.m. A guard of honor of fourteen floats includes a dancing horse, Indians, Cossacks, a calliope, a dog team and an Eskimo mores. Snow may appear in town for the Christmas event. Santa will arrive by sleigh if snow allows, otherwise wheels. A live Eskimo with malamute puppies and dog team is also featured with music from a sound track and calliope.
Mrs. Paul Muller earned national recognition for fine needlework at the Jones County Fair. Her work will represent the locality in an American exhibit in New York City this week. Scotch Grove Farm Bureau plans a December 3 meeting, second postponement. Lovell 4-H girls will run the program and host lunch.
Funeral services were held for Joseph H Cline 74 of Marion owner of Marion Spring Water and former contractor. His wife Maude Shafer of Monticello survives with three daughters and a son. Local families welcome new baby Richard Ronald born November 24 in Yale weighing eight pounds ten ounces. Several Monticello residents visited relatives in Iowa City and Perry.
Dairy expert Floyd Arnold will meet with county dairymen for a day-long session starting at 10 30 am and ending at 3 pm at the community center in the Genee county area. The agenda covers herd management and production value, with emphasis on preventing losses and improving efficiency.
LeRoy Farmer who ran the Monticello canning factory last year was elected vice-president of the Iowa Nebraska Canners association at its Dex Moines meeting. He has long been identified with the canning industry.
The Jones County Fair board re elected H W Stubler as president after a stockholders meeting Monday night November 18. H M Carpenter and J A Maurice were re elected vice president and treasurer respectively with J H Rodman continuing as secretary. W R Zubler resigned and Ross Baty was elected to the board, which added M T Stott M F Hogan C D Shaffer J J Locher H W Stuhler Jr C A McLaughlin R C Lambert H S Odman A J Stuhler J A Maurice C J Matthiessen M A Wortman and Ross Baty. C Grafft was not named due to the Farm Bureau president automatically joining the board. No annual election for the Bureau yet. Next year’s fair concessions and speed superintendents were not named but expected soon. last year’s superintendents were W Rubler concessions and C D Shaffer Milton Stott speed.
Edward Leslie Luck 30 was the first man examined for the army in Monticello. Call number 141 and inspection order No 8 identify him as a son of Mrs William Luck of Hardscrabble in Le Grove township. He says he is ready to serve a year in the army.
Cattle movements into and out of Monticello rise this week with Ed Reiter sending four cars from Kilgore Nebraska and George Jernach, Lawrence Burl four cars from Dighton Kansas each, plus George Kurt three cars from Dighton. Outbound shipments include Bud Bros two cars to Chicago, Kearney Bros one car to Chicago, George Kurt one car to Chicago, Lawrence Burlage one car to Chicago, Chris Reiter one car to Chicago and Farmers Mutual Creamery butter car to New York. Mrs Mary Jasterman visited in Fremont.
Ross Baty announced that Monticello’s new bowling facilities should be complete or near completion by December 165. The building is rapidly finishing to house four alleys, though only three may be built. League bowling is planned with arrangements pending.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Snyder 34 were held at 2 p.m. at Iver son funeral home with Rev. William Grossheim presiding. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery. She died Sunday night at John McDonald hospital after a residence in Monticello since last August. She was born February 16 1906 on a Hopkinton farm and taught in Everly schools after graduating Lenox college. Survived by son Donald 7 and siblings Vernon Good Harvey Good and Mrs Walter Smit. numerous relatives attended from Cedar Rapids Preston Carlyle Belle Plaine and Cedar Rapids.
Dr L J Swift superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school and the church staff will attend a Davenport district meeting of Sunday school workers at Clarence Sunday afternoon in the Methodist church. Dr Lindhorst director of religious education will preside and direct the program with new ideas to improve Sunday school work across Iowa.
Jones County farmers will receive invitations as the Farm Bureau plans a drive starting December 5 to enroll 600 members. The effort follows a December 4 booster dinner at Anamosa Church with speakers W. B. Hamilton and Howard Masteller.
Alvin Klinkhammer of Stanwood sued the German Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Monticello in Linn County District Court for 600 dollars alleging two 1937 fires near Prairieburg and Mechanicsville. After a Friday through Monday trial the defense won on a directed verdict as plaintiff's testimony failed to prove losses. The insurer was represented by Coxsee and Heiserman of Monticello.
Dr Samuel Garvin of the University of Dubuque will address the Presbyterian church Sunday evening. He has spoken in Monticello on several occasions and has always been well received. The public is cordially invited to attend.
Uncle Tom and Chloe opener for the Monticello season presented by the Methodist Church in the High School auditorium drew a record audience. Roy Moore directed the three and a half hour G. L. Aiken dramatization with standout performances by Dorothy Dwelle and Marjorie James.
Mrs Mary Scherrer longtime Monticello resident died November 23 after a year of declining health. Funeral services were held November 26 at Iverson funeral home with Rev William J Grossheim officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery. She was born January 21 1864 near Garnaville Clayton county and married Louis Scherrer May 12 1881 at Manchester. Survived by Joseph Scherrer Monticello Ella Turner Quasqueton ten grandchildren one great grandchild and brother John Helm Oelwein. She joined the Presbyterian church December 13 1896.
Firefighters were summoned to Dr. George Albery’s veterinary office in Monticello after straw in the back room ignited from hot ashes. The fire was extinguished quickly with no damage reported. Thanksgiving guests at the Doxsee home included Antonette Doxsee, Marcella Kouba, and students from Cornell College and Iowa State University, with other local visits and travels noted.
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