Monticello Football Opens Season With Narrow Loss to Manchester
Monticello high school football opened the season with a 6 to 0 defeat at Manchester. McIntosh scored in the final period for Manchester, while Monticello showed fighting spirit despite weak blocking and passing. Coach Merten moved Yeoman Seedorf and Hansen to backfield for a hoped boost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Manchester
McIntosh
Monti
JW Spacemanentersensen Schoon Baskerville
Eden Raat Bud Beerhart
Abe Reedorf Yeoman Nagel Roloff
Aneoner Ohe
Arnold Wenger Carrothers
Freyds Reynolds
Strathman
Heiserman
Matthiessen McIntosh
Wilson
Iowa
Lange
Harvard
Maquoketa Boy Killed When Tree Falls on Him
Harold McPherson aged 17 was instantly killed Monday afternoon near Maquoketa when a tree he was helping to fell fell on him. He fled the fence into the road as the tree began to topple. His skull neck and back were broken. He lived with his grandmother Mrs. Joe Heinman in Maquoketa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold McPherson
Maquoketa
Scott
Joe Heinman
Republicans Control The State Senate
The Benton Tama district held a special election last Tuesday naming Richard V. Lee a Republican winner with 6710 votes to 6172 for Democrat M W Hyland. The seat shift leaves the senate 26 Republicans to 24 Democrats, disappointing the governor who hoped for Democratic benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton-Tama
Richard V. Lee
M. W. Hyland
Senate
McDaniel Buys 30 Draft Horses For Market
W. H. McDaniel purchased thirty head of draft horses in and about Monticello for Silver & Son of Bangor Maine. Prices ranged from 105 to 190 dollars with weights up to about 1900 pounds. He has bought many horses in the Monticello area over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. McDaniel
Monticello
Silver & Son
Bangor
Maine
Fourteen State Banks Freed From Senate File 111
State banking records show fourteen banks released from senate file 111 in September. Notable banks include The United State Bank of Dyersville and the State Bank of Earlville as part of the release reported Monday.
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Senate
United State Bank
Dyersville
State Bank of
Earlville
Jones County Receives Additional October Relief Funds
An allotment of 2700 dollars is granted to the Jones County relief commission for October projects. The funds come from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation via the state. Also 2500 pounds of pork will be available for distribution to the needy, sourced from 320000 pounds produced under the agricultural adjustment program. The initial plan was to ship the pork to Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Relief Commission
Lora R. Houston
A. O. Jones
County Relief Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones County
Davenport
Mrs Stahlberg Dies After Ill Health and Heart Attack
Mrs. John Henry Stahlberg died Saturday at her home after a three and a half year illness and a recent heart attack. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 pm at the home and 1:30 pm at Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Rev J Willms officiating. She is survived by her husband J H Stahlberg, two children Marvin and Elda, two brothers Haydn Toblis Tobids son and two sisters Mrs John E Folkerts and Mrs Fred Helgens. She was born August 15 1696 in Wayne township and married August 15 1916. She was a longtime Zion Lutheran church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Stahlberg
Haydnnn Toblis
Tobidsson
John E. Folkerts
Fred Helgens
Stahlberg
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Mrs Barbara Allen Buried in Monticello Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs Barbara Eva Allen were held at the Presbyterian church in Monticello on Saturday at 2 PM. Rev Wm Grossheim led the rites with a quartet singing. She was born January 5 1854 in Richland township Jones county and died September 28 1933. Burial at Bowens Prairie Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Eva Allen
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Miriam Fairbanks
Iva Schneider
Will Rohn
W. Burris
Jesus
Allen
Adam
Barbara Hein
Barbara Eva Hein
Rithland Township
Jones County
Richland Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church of
Chris Balsiger
Louisa Fitzsimons
Matthew Allen
O. B. Crane
George Allen
John Hein, Jr
Leonard Hein
Sheis
Leonard Buol
Margaret Hein
Bowen's Prairie
Will Balsiger
Paul Guyan
Forrest Ely
Carl Hein
Henry Wismeier
Galen Hein
Sab Hee
Club Championship Final Set For 36 Holes
The Country Club championship tournament winds down with Gus Ricklefs already crowned B class champion after beating Ben Roberts. The remaining event is a 36 hole final between Bill Laude and Ralph Bone, who were tied after 18 holes last Sunday. The final 18 holes will likely be played this week.
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Gus Ricklefs
Ben Roberts
Bill Laude
Ralph Bone
Laude
Bone
Miss Chamberlain Weds Earl Pulver Sunday
Augusta Chamberlain daughter of Mr and Mrs Park Chamberlain of Anamosa married Earl R Pulver son of Mrs Jennie Pulver at the bride’s parents home last Sunday afternoon. The marriage ceremony was read by Judge Q Ellison. Mr Pulver is engaged in business at Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Chamberlain
Park Chamberlain
Anamosa
Earl R. Pulver
Jennie Pulver
Q. Ellison
Pulver
Statement On Jones County Relief Work
Jones County residents show strong support for the National Reemployment service. The Iowa program has built a regional office in Anamosa to coordinate public works opportunities funded by the Public Works appropriation and to compile lists of qualified unemployed for contractors on county projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Henningsen
National
Jones County
National Reemployment Service
National Reemployment Service For
Iowa
Court House
Anamosa
Baer
Automobile Crash Near Scotch Grove Last Night
A Bangor Maine man Joe Silver drove a car that was side swiped near Scotch Grove by a Model T Ford en route to a Monticello dance. Barney Silver, riding in the rear, suffered two fractured ribs and was treated by a physician. The Silver car had a bent wheel and damaged fender while the Ford lost a wheel. The Silvers were in Monticello buying horses for an eastern market. driver of the Model T is unnamed.
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Joe Silver
Bangor
Maine
Scotch Grove
Barney Silver
Monticello
Ford
Messrs
Silver
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows Hold Regional Meeting
The Jones county council of Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges held a regular meeting in the Legion hall last Thursday evening with more than one hundred members and families present. A program of music and readings preceded a cafeteria picnic supper. Members attended from Anamosa Center Junction and Onslow, along with local lodges.
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Jones County
Two Killed in Train Wreck Near Independence Iowa
Two Cherokee laborers age 17 and 23 were killed when 24 Illinois Central freight cars derailed two miles west of Independence Iowa at 2 30 am Tuesday. Railway damage estimated at 25000 dollars. Thirty five hogs and seven cattle died. Injured William Engmann suffered double leg fractures and Roy Kline a brain concussion. They were taken to a Waterloo hospital where they died later.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Illnois Central
Independence
William Engmann
Roy Kline
Waterloo
Was the Money Lost Stolen or Stolen in 1932 Bank Heist
A district court case centers on the $100,500 stolen from City National Bank in March 1932. Gus Flood recovered the money after a vigilante pursuit and sued the bank for $10,000. The Town code offered a finder’s reward of four tenths, but the bank’s attorney disputes entitlement.
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Canton
City National Bank
Gus Flood
B. AL. Miller
Questionnaires in NRA drive and other late news items
Nationwide canvass to assess recovery program results will survey every city and employer, with 3,000,000 forms delivered by the post office. Facts stay confidential and tabulations begin with states and major cities. Also reports on Dillon Read stock dealings and a West Chicago arrest over a letter to the White House.
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Recovery Administration
Washington, D. C
Monticello
NRA Recovery Act
Montcello
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Census Bureau
White House
Chicago
Clarence Sullivan
Lawrence Algreen
Dr Harry Kremers Resigns As Coe Dean
The Rev Dr Harry Kremers pastor of Peniel Presbyterian Castle Grove township resigns as dean of men and Bible professor at Coe College. He retired under the Carnegie foundation and will be inactive until January returning as part time Bible instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kremers
Peniel Presbyterian Church
Castle Grove Township
Coe College
New York City
Walter Vaughn
Kremers
Carnegie Foundation
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Leslie Reade Progress Report At Hospital
Leslie Reade who suffered a badly crushed leg last week is reported to be improving at the McDonald hospital. Attending physicians are hopeful they will be able to save his leg. He endured great pain during the first week in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Reade
McDonald Hospital
Jones County Assigns Men to Civilian Camps
Additional county allotments for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Iowa were announced yesterday. Jones County is allotted three new men to fill vacancies as new enrollments begin a six month period in the Iowa corps.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Towa
Iowa Corps
J Jones County
Items Of Occurrences Twenty Years Ago
Events from October 1913 in Monticello seen in The Monticello Express include pastor Roy V. Porter at the Upper Town conference and several births marriages and deaths. Notable items cover Miss Myra Cowan teaching in Wyoming, a wedding for Miss Mary Pond and Jerome C. McMahon, the thirtieth anniversary of the groom’s parents, Flora Pearl Campbell’s marriage to Hugh Campbell, and births to Tobias Bohlken and Rudolph Langer. Also recorded are the sale of the Preston hardware store and marriages of Elizabeth Hannan to James Darrow and Clayton A. Palmer to Bessie Tubbs with other obituaries and illnesses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Upper Town
Myra Cowan
Wyoming
Paul Jacobs
Tom Pender
Martin B. Kehoe
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Mary Pond
Jerome C. McMahon
D. BE. Pond
Flora Pearl Campbell
J. W. Campbell
Monticello
Hugh Campbell
Tobias Bohlken
Rudolph Langer
Mamie Sandhouse
John W. Rich
Garden City
Kansas
John Timpe
Fred Matthiessen
Margaret Cowan
Frances Corbin
Henry Vernimont
Lovell Township
N. G. W. Winner
Clayton A. Palmer
Bessie Tubbs
Maquoketa
Mission Institute Held At Presbyterian Church
Representatives from nine churches, numbering 51, attended the coaching institute for missions at the Presbyterian church. Mrs. James Killian presided, introducing Mrs. Marion Humphreys who coached and reviewed The Never Failing Light by James Franklin. A noon luncheon was served by the local society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
James Killian
Cedar Rapids
Marion Humphreys
Kansas City
Humphreys
Boards of Home and Foreign Missions
Board of Christian Education
James H. Franklin
Ed Wenger
Stove Circus Draws Crowds At Balster’s Store
Last Saturday afternoon 700 to 800 people attended a lunch at R. H. Balster's to view new stoves on display. Balster reports several stove sales and predicts strong post event demand. LaVerne Lambert won the large jig saw puzzle contest with five runners up named Veitch Zweifel Adams Rodman Behrends. An announcement about the store drawing appears in The Express advertising columns.
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R. H. Balster
the Express
Mr. Balster
Adv
NRA Blue Eagle Stork Visit Shocks Cascade Farmer
Frank J. Boyle of Cascade township Dubuque county reports a curious sight in his barnyard last Monday morning. Two sets of twin calves were seen feeding together, an unusual scene noted by the farmer who favors the NRA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Blue Eagle Stork
Cascade
Frank J. Boyle
Cascade Township
Dubuque County
Jones County collects over 100000 in three days
Taxpayers paid into County Treasurer Tom McNamara's office Thursday Friday and Saturday to avert a 0.75 percent monthly penalty starting October 1. The payments push 1932 levy total to about 530000, roughly 80 percent collected to date.
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Jones County
Tom McNamara
Jones County Grade Teachers Meet in Anamosa October 7
Jones county grade teachers will hold their first meeting of the year in Anamosa at the high school Saturday October 7. Miss Clara Wallace of the state department and Miss Penry Ritter of I. S. T. C Cedar Falls will conduct sessions. Attendees may earn credits for certificate renewal with morning program on reading and geography and afternoon summaries of language work and primary geography plans.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Clara Wallace
State Department of Public Instruction
Penry Ritter
Cedar Falls
Here And There In Nearby News
The State Bank of Enriville gains full authority to operate its banking business with Carl Laxson as president. Six months in Tama county jail were given to Robert J. Hazard for illegal transportation of alcohol. An epidemic of petty theft alarms farmers between Oneida and Greeley. A bank robbery attempt on First National at Oelwein injures Chambers and a bystander, but no cash is taken. Delaware district court docket includes two divorce actions and about 150 cases for the October term opening Monday Oct 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank of
Enriville
Senate
Liberty
Carl Laxson
Tama County
Robert J. Hazard
Tama
Derby
Fenton
Miles
Pisgah
George ©. Scott
Oneida
Greeley
Hopkinton
Co. D. Chambers
First National Bank
Oelwein
Chambers
Ernest Klatt
Delaware District Court
Burton Clark
A. B. Lovejoy
Clarence McCracken Praises Miss Jarman and Family
Clarence McCracken now county superintendent of schools in Appanoose county writes admiringly of Miss Jarman and her teaching at Monticello. He notes his children’s careers: Earl in Ames physics with a Minnesota fellowship, Ruth in mathematics at the University of the Philippines, Esther a former county agent and Ames graduate, and Billy Sloan still in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McCracken
Appanoose County
Monticello
Miss Jarman
McCracken
Earl
Ames
University of Minnesota
Ruth
University of Philippines At Manila
Esther
University of Pennsylvania
Billy Sloan
Clark Bros Building Repaired After Veneer Deterioration
The brick veneer building of Clark Bros on East First Street is being repaired this week. Bricks on two sides were taken down and a coat of stucco applied to prevent falling debris and protect passersby.
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Clark Bros
East First Street
Henry M. Carpenter Ill At Home With Pneumonia
Henry M. Carpenter president of the Monticello State Bank is ill at his home with bronchial pneumonia. He is under two nurses care and reports say the illness is progressing slowly but he hopes to recover soon.
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Henry M. Carpenter
Monticello State Bank
Golf Exhibition At Local Course Draws Crowds
Glenn Darrow and Kathleen Carey defeated Edith Estabrooks and Allen Turner in a 18 hole low ball exhibition at the Cedar Rapids country club after a 2:30 start. Justin Kehoe dominated the tournament portion with a 74 and multiple prizes while weather and slow greens hampered scoring. Don Young reported the day a success as winds and slick greens limited birdies.
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Glenn Darrow
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Kathleen Carey
Anamosa Star
Francis Wheeler
Bob Hogan
Ben Cotton
Milt Thoeni
Ping Ballard
Marion Country Club
Miss Estabrooks
Turner
Miss Carey
Darrow
Don Young
Carey Wn
Old-Timers Bring Back Ball Uniforms for One More Game
Monticello old-timers from the championship club return to the field to face Cub Bartletts Colts on Sunday October 8 at 2 pm in the local park. Notables include Lee Byerly Charles Byers Bill Podhask Frank Locher and more. Admission 25 or 15 cents.
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Monticello
Cub” Bartlett
Lee Byerly
Charles Byers
Bill Podhask
Frank Locher
Lee Bartlett
Charles Appleby
Lynn Hauss
George Specht
Justin Hayes
Carl Hodson
Byron Abel
John McKeever
Fred Endsley
Frank Ferring
George Bartlett
Pan Sehuely
Gump Ferring
J. E. Helserman
Morey
Null
Egger
Rhativan
R. Barlic
Zimmerman Address System at Belle Plaine Fair
Alva Zimmerman visited Belle Plaine yesterday to operate his public address system for a two day fair. He previously worked at Mechanicsville for a one day festival and the system drew popular attention, enhancing the day’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Zimmerman
Belle Plaine
Mr. Zimmerman
Mechanicsville
Forget-Me-Not Drive Proves Successful
The Forget-Me-Not drive sponsored by the Americanization committee of the VFW auxiliary last Saturday raised $10 more than any prior drive. Chairman Mrs. Jacob Metzenberg says the funds will aid disabled veterans of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. F. Ww
Jacob Metzenberg
Disabled Veterans of
Iowa
Iowa Football Scores From Last Week
Iowa college teams and opponents posted results with state institutions like Northwestern and Illinois facing Iowa foes. Notable scores include Iowa State College 18 over Denver 13 and Beloit 22 defeating Grinnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State University
Northwestern University
Evanston
Iowa State College
Denver University
Grinnell College
Michigan State
Cornell College
Iowa State
Monmouth, College
Iowa Wesleyan
University of Ilinois
Drake
Coe College
Luther
University of Dubuque
Beloit
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Senate
McDaniel
Wayne
Barbara Allen
Miss Chamberlain
Earl Pulver
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Dillon, Read & Co
United States and Foreign Securities Corporation
Orerationes Wallone
North Main Street
Kewanee
President Roosevelt
Arnold Mannan
Sullivan
State Hospital
Elgin
Corn State
Sioux City
Parker
de Chambrun
Capt
Miller
Des Moines
Clyde Herring
Howard Drach
Martello
Dr. Drach
Claude Peet
Mrs. French
Frances Drach
Mr. Trach
Gladys Drach
Ramon Grau San Martin
Havana
M. E
Methodist Church
Elizabeth Wallis
Earl Holtz
Monticello Public Schools
A. B. Grimes
Irene and
Maxine Macaulay
George Tracy
Mount Vernon
Tracy
Cesar Franck
Sergeeneeeeeeeseness
Demarest
Trene Macaulay
Qld
Rugged Cross
Pilgrim
Stranger Eee
Marston
Mrs. Grimes
Mr. Grimes
Gothique
Bived
Upea
Boellmann
Menuet
MacDowell Londonderry Air
Kohlmann
Horace Alden Miller
Earl Holtz Scherzo
George Tracy Brackett
Scc
Cccesesssseseareeee
Mascagni
Maxine Johnston Macaulay
Percy Fletcher
Coe
Mission Institute
Stove Circus
Zimmerman
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