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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
4
During a Hardin county high school game at Iowa Falls the ball was punted into tall grass beyond the end zone. A figure was seen fleeing into the bleachers and a search began before a janitor kicked the ball out from the weeds where it had remained.
Community notices recount a Carroll county tale of a tomato growing on a peanut bush with witnesses watching the grafted fruit ripen. Also recounted are a rare 82 year old Bible owned by Mrs. Coulter, a two year old Dedham boy’s car accident, and town quints the Duroc Jersey pigs.
A Odessa area farmer G J Freese of Odebolt showcases a self built weed mower powered by a washing machine motor designed to cut along fences and in corners and to handle tall lawn grass. Other notes include a Shenandoah U turn tale and a Gulf of Mexico shark catch near Galveston by C D Klein of Alden.
August Luth in Northwood Worth County reports apple blossoms on a branch he picked from his tree. He suspects the Wolf River variety but is not certain and notes the blossoms were abundant. The sight was observed on October 1 in northern Iowa.
A tree in the area blooms unusually in October though fruit ripening is not expected. The tree produced its typical summer harvest despite the late flowering.
Residents near Arbor Lake report thousands of dead fish along the banks and in a rivulet from a spring as waste from a canning factory is blamed. Ducks fed on the carcasses and hundreds of birds later appeared sick along the shores. Clarence Sooter found Iowa's tiny pigmy shrew near Lake Okoboji and sent it to Iowa State College for study.
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Ries of Livermore Humboldt county marked their 64th wedding anniversary. He is 86 and she 83. Retired farmers they remain hale and hearty and did all their own garden work this year.
A wild buck deer has been seen on the Jay Duncan farm near Sutherland in O'Brien county. A collie dog chased the deer but kept a safe distance and the creature did not mind the watchers nearby.
Perry Rockhold of Lineville Wayne county reported a theft by his wife Mrs. Rockford and their son who hid $25 in waste paper. The box was burned after he found it, and the money disappeared with the ashes.
Cedar Falls Mayor C N McHugh recently heard a speeding case involving Lucia Raggman of Clayton County. Police officer Bill Camarata escorted the music teacher to the mayor after she claimed she was memorizing a song when stopped.
Mrs M A Garcis of Marcus in Cherokee county feels odd this fall as neighbors’ children head to school. For 35 years she sent one or more children to school each morning. Five of her children and three grandchildren have graduated.
Beef patties wrapped in bacon are browned then finished in a low oven with bananas cooked alongside. Peel bananas and lemon juice are added for a tangy finish as the meat nears doneness.
Davenport Times argues prohibitive meat prices expose the folly of restricting production due to weather. The piece credits the AAA grain program for preventing larger stock withholding and says meat shortages this year are largely man made because feed crop curtailment worsened the situation.
In a Dubuque Telegraph-Herald opinion some readers argue that Japan Mussolini and Hitler sign treaties yet ignore them. The piece criticizes Britain and France for appeasement and suggests firmer measures are needed to curb such powers.
A Mason City Globe-Gazette note argues against court packing by presenting a photo comparison of Hugo L. Black and Charles Evans Hughes. It mentions the sextant as a tool for measuring angular distance via reflection.
Solon and Iowa City boosters urged the state highway commission to pave highway No. 261 from Iowa City to Solon in 1938. The Linn county segment was excluded. The Old Dubuque Military Road will see concrete paving north of Iowa City, with right of way surveys and preparations beginning immediately.
Mario Heinz sits at the center of a death sentence upheld by the state supreme court for the slaying of six year old David Peter Fox. Governor Kraschel could commute to life, while Heinz faces possible execution as family factions divide over clemency. If carried out, he would be the fourth resident of Dubuque county executed. The report also recounts the Kentucky rifle’s origins in Lancaster and York counties and its link to early American frontier exploits.
Belmont Park New York society girl Miss Lacey Saunders is pictured wearing a robin's egg blue crepe hat shaped like a rose. The draped design sits atop her head with chic flair as she showcases a fashionable accessory.
The article notes the typical American consumes about 65.3 gallons of milk and 17.8 pounds of butter annually, plus 4.3 pounds of cheese and 2.77 gallons of ice cream, while European nations lead in milk and cheese consumption per person.
Stories claim humans reached extraordinary heights across cultures. Records list known tall individuals from ancient and more recent times, including Og of Bashan and various giants measured from about 92 to 112 inches, illustrating how extreme statures have fascinated observers.
The notice advertises the sale of the sloop King Solomon of about 100 tons with guns tackle and apparel at Stephen Maynard's wharf New York. It lists a house lot once named the Baptist Meeting house a enslaved woman and boy household items marble pieces riding chairs 16 000 shingles elephant teeth spirits and various tools. Purchases to be arranged with Thomas Noble and Joseph Scott in New York.
The Columbus Cathedral in Cathedral Square Havana stood at the foot of Empedrado Street and served as a center of religious ceremonies under Spanish rule. It housed what were said to be Columbus remains moved to Seville after Cuba’s end of rule, with lingering claims that true Columbus relics lie in Santo Domingo and that the interred ones may be those of Diego Columbus.
A Danish bookseller discovered a Bible with Luther manuscript notes and marginal remarks by Melanchthon and other German Reformation figures. The text mentions Luther and his era, with linguistic distortions and garbled phrases throughout.
A miniature bronze bucket with handle and stirring rod, found in a Stargard castle grave near Bargensdorf, hung as a necklace ornament. Berlin analysis showed partly burned frankincense in the matrix, suggesting the censer was used during the funeral and worn by the deceased.
Ruins of a 2500 year old fire-worship temple near Beku reveal concealed channels in tower beacons and altars fed by earth fissures, evidencing ancient gas fitting. A modern refinery now stands beside the temple, highlighting the contrast between old and new uses of oil and gas.
An official of a coal company in Scranton recalls the old Mother Goose theory to explain stray mules wandering from the yard. Amateur organizer Buffalo Bill gathered a crowd to round up 12 mules, which returned home dragging their tails as predicted.
The parent society was founded in England in 1875 and established in Lowell Massachusetts in 1877 to develop character and provide friendship for girls of all ages races and creeds through a flexible program of recreation service work and worship adapted to community needs.
The Yangtze basin and its tributaries in southern China include about 12 000 miles of navigable waterways. The extensive system connects regions and supports transport across the basin.
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