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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1929

Page

13

Drake University Band Plans Major European Tour

Drake university’s group of nearly 100 players to tour Europe next summer, July 7 to August 18, 43 days, at $466 per person including rail and pullman from Des Moines to Montreal. Itinerary covers France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Belgium and England. Irving H. Grossman says third cabin will be onboard on some ships.

State University Town City Drake University Des Moines Montreal France Switzerland Germany Holland Belgium England Irving H. Grossman Atlantic

Large Orchard Loaded with Apples Near Mitchellville

The Apple Groves Orchard owned by Prof. Charles N. Kinney and run by Robert M. Clark south of Mitchellville is heavy with apples. Last year yielded 14,000 bushels. this year will be immense though possibly less. Grapes also abound on the premises drawing crowds to view the show place.

Apple Groves Mitchellville Charles N. Kinney Robert M. Clark Town Idaho Washington

Country Life Week Set With Iowa State Conference

The American Country Life association will hold its 12th annual conference at Iowa State College in Ames from October 17 to 20. Gov. Hammill asks farm groups schools and clubs to promote coordinated action highlighting rural development and conservation. A 23 year old man was swindled $550 by gypsies at the Adair county fair in Greenfield who fled in a car with Illinois plates. The Thompson brothers gypsies face three indictments in West Union after fleecing a farmer near Oelwein of 10 450 has been jailed in Hackensack New Jersey.

Country Life American Country Life Association Iowa State College Ames John Hammill Chambers of Commerce Adair County Greenfield Oelwein West Union Hackensack New Jersey Iowa State Fire Prevention Association Creston Vinton Harlan Ottumwa Carroll Des Moines Stanley 8. Brown Travelers WHO Bankers Life KFNF Shenandoah WOC Davenport Armour & Company Swift & Company Don Wherry Wortman Extension Department Farm Bureau Anamosa Neil Tasker Reginald Morse Ivetta Bramer Harriet Peck C. O. Overly Pealer Elias Anderson Wyoming Armstrong Mahannah McKilraith Cedar Rapids Manuel Manley Goodrick Lawrence Goodrick Althea Goodrick Brandon M. E. Parsonage Patton Raymond Joseph Morton Grantsville Wis Mesdames W. C. Lux Marshall Nell Jay R. Boots J. J. Duniap P. R Worthington John Turnis South Fork Township St. Paul Black Hills South Dakota Nebraska Turnis South Fork Emily Orr Edmund Orr Dubuque A. B. Soule Methodist Church Hopkinton Oneida Earlville College W. F. Garvin Billy Clark Hall Marybelle Brincy W. C. Bradle Erma Manchester Co. R. Patterson Bucyrus Ohio Pat Paul Johnston Farmersburg Alice Johnston Allen B. M. Ferguson T. J. Joseph Wyman Reformed Presbyterian Church Russell Preston Ethel Dreibelbis Center Junction Lenox Wilma Kirkwood E. A. Kirkwood Miss Kirkwood Lime Springs Arch LeClerc J. R. Kirkwood Esther Moats Edward Bethurum Lyle Thompson David Roberts S. G. Thompson Edith Tibbitts Igo Ugo Club A. T. Wheeless Duane Thompson Chetek Charity Thompson Thompson

Drake schedule lights up with night games this season

A Drake football schedule lists all home games at night under electric illumination. The opener was against Simpson college, with subsequent games slated for October 4 Oklahoma A M at Drake stadium, October 12 Washington in St. Louis, October 19 Missouri in Columbia, October 26 Grinnell at Drake stadium homecoming, November 2 Creighton at Drake stadium, November 9 Notre Dame at Soldier Field, Chicago, November 16 Iowa State at Ames, and November 23 Temple in Philadelphia.

Drake Simpson College Okla Drake Stadium Washington St. Louis Missouri Columbia Grinnell Creighton Ight Notre Dame Soldier Field Chicago Tiowa State Ames Temple Philadelphia

Memorial for Abbie Gardner Sharp Dedicated at Redfield

A memorial honoring Abbie Gardner Sharp, captive in the Spirit Lake massacre, was unveiled at Redfield South Dakota. The native boulder monument bears a bronze plate with an inscription marking her rescue near Redfield after years of hardship. A brief local note also mentions visitors Roy G. Miller and a western trip to Colorado and Yellowstone Park with an unusual injury.

Robert Yellowstone Abbie Gardner Sharp Spirit Lake Redfield 5. D South Dakota Yellowstone Park Roy G. Miller Riverside Washington County Robert Kelfer Earl Yeggy Colorado

Iowa consolidated boys prefer farming after graduation

Agnes Samuelson states that more than half of 1,087 enrolled boys chose farming as their preferred vocation after high school. The survey logs 650 in farming, with other top choices including engineering 122 and business 79. Among girls 11.8 percent favored farm work, while teaching 610 and farming 163 were leading picks.

Consolidated School Iowa Agnes Samuelson State Superintendent of Public Instruction States

New Auto License Plates Being Distributed

The 1930 plates feature a blue background with white letters and easy readability. About 850000 plates are produced at the Anamosa reformatory and distributed alphabetically to Iowa’s 99 counties, per secretary of state Ed Smith.

Anamosa Iowa Ed Smith

Private Banks Face Liquidation Under Iowa Law

The Bank of Merrill and the Security Bank of Hinton are treated as private debts under Iowa law. Administrators cannot incur new deposits or loans. the banks are to liquidate. The Iowa Humane Society official notes dog licensing affects ownership and property rights. Fire prevention week plans expand with inspections and statewide programs. The Iowa State University band will reach 125 players, the largest in its history.

Merrill Plymouth County Frank Hoese Hoese Bank of Merrill B. F. Butler Iowa Dc. M. Young Des Moines Iowa Humane Society Bonniwell Philadelphia State University of Iowa O. E. Doren

Mount Ayr Bank Named Executor in Dolan Estate

Judge Homer A Fuller in Mount Ayr district court names Mount Ayr State Bank as executor of the Edward Dolan estate. Income benefits a sister and grand niece in Ireland, then to Skin and Cancer Hospital and Mater Hospital in Dublin. Estate valued at $200000 includes government bonds land in Decatur county and real estate mortgages.

Homer A. Fuller Mount Ayr

Storm Lake Canning Factory Reports Record Business

According to Philip G. Jarnagin of Storm Lake the local canning factory achieved a record level of business in the period reported reflecting strong demand and high activity at the plant.

Storm Lake Philip G. Jarnagin

Corn Pack Details From Buena Vista County Plant

The report lists 2,835,825 cases of corn from 1,051 acres contracted by 90 farmers in Buena Vista County. Total tonnage reached 3,531 with about $48,000 paid for the corn. Evergreen corn sold at $9 per ton, Country Gentleman at $11, and Golden Bantam at $14. The plant employed 174 workers with a $2,000 payroll for the run. W. O. Gard earned the top check of $2,286.27 for corn from 48 acres. Fred Delbridge hauled the largest load at 14,820 pounds. Sixty-five barrels of salt and 900 bags of sugar were used in the syrup.

Buena Vista W. O. Gard Fred Delbridge

Wyoming community notices and social calendar

A Wyoming weekly column covers Mrs. T H McGowan travelogue in Germany Switzerland Holland and Italy at the Woman's Progressive club event. Church farewells for Rev A B Soule and family, a wedding at Anamosa involving Hulda Demoss and Chauncey Robinson, local harvest shipments, civic appointments, medical updates, doughnut day fundraiser, and multiple social and school notices across Wyoming including club meetings, visits, and upcoming extension programs.

T. H. McGowan Woman’s Progressive Club Cecil Wherry McGowan Germany Switzerland Holland Italy United States Hattie Lamey Jennie Hutton Onslow William Shuttleworth George Shimerda Oxford Sibley Frank Shimerda Junction Wherry Methodist Church A. B. Soule Soules Hopkinton Anamosa D. M. Beggs Elma Holub Wyoming Renk Eilers Monticello Robinson Bramer A. D. Schoff Fred Webben Schoff William Wilker Ben McGuire Ruth Heasty Kitty Heasty Mercy Hospital Ruth Ladies’ Aid Society M. E. Church Lyle Jenkins Hayden Peter Fredrickson Edward Schenk Bottomstone Davidson F. Clark Cedar Rapids Schenk Clare Westphal John Hansen Hansen E. L. Millsap Town City Poultry Deasers James Inglis J. W. Waite Leon Carroll Evelyn Delmar T. H. McMaster Riceville Ella Eisentrager Lynd, Minn Janet Robertson Marie Wherry Cullen Nashville Tenn W. G. Wherry The Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Sam Thompson Center Junction Wyoming Township Farm Bureau Henry Bramer Thompson Cooperative Livestock Shipping Associations of Jones County

Hopkinton People and a Sunday Car Crash Near Delhi

Hopkinton residents Dr C G Brown Calvin Duke W W Myers and E J Johnson suffered injuries when the Ford driven by Brown left No 113 two miles north of Delhi, rolled three times and landed in a field. Johnson Duke and Myers received cuts. Brown required twenty four stitches for facial neck and head injuries.

C. G. Brown Calvin Duke W. W. Myers E. J. Johnson Hopkinton Dr. Brown Delhi No. 113 Johnson State Banking Department Duke Myers Manchester Dyersville RE. W. Roberts James Gallitin Thompson Bell A. H. Kerr Cedar Presbytery John Sarah Williamson Elkton Kentucky Mary Hardy Parthena Williamson Nashville Illinois Sarah Livingston Isabella Livingstone Church of Scotland Clarinda Davis M. E. Church Thomas Williamson A. A. Lord Rockville Willis P. Lord Isabella Livingston Andrew Lord Isaac Smith John Williamson D. C. Mackintosh Merritt Harmon Frank Chalmers McKean Spokane Washington Daniel Russell Rutgers Church

Prairieburg residents mourn and celebrate local events

Prairieburg notices recount the death of Ami Randall after a long illness with services at the Walmart home and burial at Sprineville. The item also notes travels of H B R Flockhart to Minneapolis, auto dealer meeting in Des Moines, Marion visits by C C Tharp and John and Frank Lawrence, fishing trips for Wes J Holub and William Hill, and gatherings with George Holub, I G Truesdell, and the Schoonovers. A fiftieth birthday celebration for Mr. Butschi near town drew about 150 neighbors for dancing, refreshment, and well wishes.

Ami Randall Walmart Sprineville H. BR. Flockhart Minneapolis George Mott Prairieburg Coggon Des Moines C. C. Tharp Marion John Frank Lawrence Wes J. Holub William Hill Minnesota George Holub Millston Wis Glenn Richards I. G. Truesdell Joseph Smith Coggan Amy Schoonover Cedar Rapids L. A. Schoonover Fred Butschi Butschi James Smith Louis

Anamosa Couples Wed In Local Churches

Cecil L. Carstens and Faye I. Atwood of Anamosa united in marriage at Maquoketa M E church parsonage with Rev. E G Hunt officiating. Harriet Fay Johnson wed Jesse Hanson at Nashua Little Brown church. Johnson teaches in On school and is an Anamosa graduate. Hanson is a farmer from near Wyoming.

Cecil L. Carstens Faye I. Atwood Atyamosa M. E. Church Maquoketa E. G. Hunt Merle Atwood Anamosa Carsten Harriet Fay Johnson Jesse Hanson Little Brown Nashua W. H. Johnson Purdue University Hanson Chris Hanson Wyoming

Mulgrew Construction finishes bridge approach grading near Wapsipinicon

Mulgrew Construction completed grading on the Wapsipinicon bridge approaches using multiple machines. One unit went to Maquoketa for a similar project, others loaded for Milwaukee and Dubuque factories. Finishing touches planned this week as crews smooth grades. Also reports a December wreck near Henry Poppe farm involving Everett Anderburg and George Moenck, with no serious injuries.

Mulgrew Construction Company Wap~ Sipinicon Bridge Maquoketa Milwaukee Dubuque Mulgrew Company Everett Anderburg Henry Poppe George Moenck Jin Passing Anderbura Provind Anderburg Charles Andre

Six Iowa Men Hold Million Dollar Life Policies

Six Iowa men each carry life insurance policies of more than one million dollars. J. W. Bettendorf of Bettendorf holds 1.6 million. A. T. Annis of Council Bluffs 1.2 million. Benjamin J. Palmer of Davenport and Carl Weeks of Des Moines 1.064 million. Elmer W. Maytag of Newton 1.0 million. H. C. Kaht of Davenport 1.0 million.

Iowa J. W. Bettendorf Bettendorf Annis Council Bluffs Benjamin J. Palmer Davenport Carl Weeks Des Moines Elmer WH. Maytag Newton H.C. Kaht Gavenport

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J. W. Jarnagin Hawkeye State Milo Hilton Supreme Court Marshalltown Hilton Polk County Towa Falls Bakery Iowa Falls Red Ball Mason City Decker Packing Plant Waterloo Iowa Packing Company of Swift People Ireland L. Smith Anamosa Eureka Firestone Ford Dealership Childress Motor Co Langworthy
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