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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1931

Page

8

Cascade Socials Honor P J Herard On Birthday

Cascade residents hosted a party for P J Herard marking his Vist birthday with a dinner and prize giving. Guests included Mr and Mrs Stephen Green Jr and the Herard family. five hundred was the diversion won by Mr Herard who is renowned as an auctioneer and longtime Cascade resident.

Stephen Green, Jr P. J. Herard Mr. Herard Stephen Green Clarence Tegeler Dyersville Cascade Oelwein Chemical Company Joseph Herard Joseph C. Herard Joey Frank Whiting Marie Whiting Anita Whiti

Three-Letter Word Puzzle From The Children’s Corner

Vocabulary puzzle asks for three letter words to fill a sign board with clues like mature having eaten male human being great noise and last of anything. Answers discuss lobster red color change cooking notes volume of volcanoes sea-mew sea gull and a sea gull’s cry with playful examples and questions for young readers.

Fender

Local Theatre Delays Show After Saturday Storm

Friday night performance of Her Step-Husband drew a fair crowd and was well received. An electrical storm forced postponement of the second show to Wednesday. Residents and visitors, including Mrs. Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. Michels, and others, were noted at various visits and gatherings across town.

Jackson farm bureau meeting and community program at Antioch

The Jackson farm bureau met at Antioch church last Thursday with a community program by the Jackson Center group. A committee was appointed to select township topics for the 1932 program to be announced next meeting.

Jackson Farm Bureau Antioch Church Jackson Center Farm Bureau James Green Anamosa Will Hays Will Benadom Grace Porter Roy Russell Henry Wehling Selena Mardorf John Gray Jim Gray Paul Moore West Branch Antioch Presbyterian Church Marvin Kruse Hale John Grant Lee Voorhies Antioch Michael Madin Detroit Kathryn Lynch Tom Rooney Mary Halligan Dubuque Anna Steele Marion Mike Martin Edwin Daly Parkersburg P. B. Daly Siebels Brothers Will Zimmerman Ohio Minnesota Hattie Thuman Mary Thuman Center Junction High School Presbyterian Church G. Vander Stoep Clifford Knorr Lois Ann Maquoketa Eva Hall Nashville Eugene Batley Adolph Dirks Ed Harms Herman Cass Center the Presbyterian Church

Estate acreage sale at Amber details 37 acres

The Jacob Schoon estate near Amber offered at public sale on Saturday afternoon. Thirty six acres sold to Will Schoon at 93 dollars per acre and one acre to George Schoon. Will Eggers purchased a new bungalow on the tract. P. B. Daly served as referee.

Anamosa Antioch Joyce Preston Center Junction Leone Preston George Harms Louis Hagen Ben Herren North English Mike Martin Stone City Fred Otten Scotch Grove Casper Husman Monticello Lena Englehart Jacob Schoon Amber Will Schoon George Schoon Will Eggers P. B. Daly

Social notices and community gatherings in Jesup district

A series of social visits, dinners, and club activities across Jesup and nearby towns are reported. Guests include Nellie Crocker Ashton, Mr and Mrs George Davis, Mr and Mrs Delbert McVay, and others visiting from Larchwood Monticello Hastings Cas­cade Elkader and Manchester. Local Embroidery Club, Ladies Aid, and Farm Bureau meetings are noted with details of hosts, attendees, and topics.

Marielle Kaufman Dale Jones Elkader Will Baum Famiy Earlville John Arnold Ray Chaplin Leese Anamosa Clinton Chaplin John G. Bohliken Bill John Meyers Hastings Minn J. L. Batchelder Dave Wilson Dyersville Herbert Cox Manchester Embroidery Club Jay Boots Hopkinton C. R. Gearhart Stanley Bright Mildred Johnson Frank Johnson Miss Johnson Casper Arduser Ladies’ Aid Society Society John Steiner John Smith Rudolph Aebl Adele Bartlett Anna Youssi Farm Bureau Ray E. Chaplin Ernest Wahl

Community Socials and Family Gatherings in Richland Center

Richland Center residents joined in multiple visits and gatherings. Kathryn Lang and Mrs Brownell of Hopkinton attended at George Hein Jr. home. Derflingers of Cedar Rapids planned to move to Long Beach California. John Hein Sr was surprised for his 81st birthday with family from Richland Monticello and nearby farms in attendance.

Kathryn Lang Brownell Hopkinton George Hein, Jr Irving Hintz Monticello Richland Township Don Derflinger Cedar Rapids Oliver Kiburz Long Beach Cal John Schweitzer Will Balsiger John Yossi H. L. Wismeier Galen Hein Ladies’ Aid Society German Reformed Church Casper Arduser Sand Spring Walter Naomi Handel Edward Farmer Martha Alderson Clara Farmer Naomi Wolfe Strawberry Point Joe Kiburz John Hein Carl N. Hein Will Hoffman Henry L. Wismeier Ga Jen Hein Richland Linda Kiburz Adam Hein George W. Hein Chris Hartman Leroy Clark

Local Notes From Monticello And Surrounding Areas

Castle Grove Lem Postel was taken to John McDonald hospital in Monticello last Thursday for strangulated hernia surgery and is recovering well. Willie Behrends and A. E. Laude visited Center Junction on Friday to view corn on the experiment plot. Miss Florence Black, teaching in Durango, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs A M Black. Mr and Mrs C A McLaughlin left Friday for Kansas City for a short visit with relatives. M Hosford returned from Chicago Friday after attending meetings of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the city series White Sox Cubs game. Harry Fairbanks of Cass was a...

Lem Postel John McDonald Hospital Monticello Willie Behrends A. E. Laude Center Junction Florence Black Durango A. M. Black C. A. McLaughlin Kansas City M. Hosford Chicago National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies White Sox Cubs Harry Fairbanks Cass

Clothing project meeting in Lovell area discusses time saving equipment

Mrs A A Kromminga Mrs Geo Rickels and Miss Anna Heiken joined an all day meeting hosted by Mrs Irving Hintz in Lovell township last Friday. Miss Hazel Bown extension service specialist led leaders from Scotch Grove Richland Lovell and Castle Grove townships through four year clothing project focusing on time saving equipment pressing and workbox equipment with follow up meetings planned.

Castle Grove A. A. Kromminga Geo. Rickels Anna Heiken Irving Hintz Lovell Township Hazel Bown Scotch Grove Richland Lovell

Homer Smith Takes Louis Bernier From Clive Farm Hold

Homer Smith storekeeper at the reformatory left for Seattle to return Louis Bernier a former prisoner who escaped from the Clive farm near Des Moines in June Bernier is being held in Seattle awaiting Smith who often makes return trips with his man. The Wilder family moves into Rainbow Inn south of town with Frank Wilder in charge of the station and business Wilder formerly with Neale Helvey Stock company. Joseph Snyder born September 5 1847 in Burk's Garden West Virginia died October 5 1931 in Anamosa aged 84. survived by daughter Rose Ernst and several grandchildren. his two marriages produced five then four children.

Homer Smith Reformatory Seattle Wash Louis Bernier Clive Farm Des Moines Wilder Neale Helvey Stock Company Anamosa Joseph Snyder Jacob Snyder Burk's Garden West Virginia Henry Ernst Kanawa Iowa Mississippi River Muscatine Emma Rhatigan Rose William Emory Charles John Mr. Snyder Anna van Voltenburg Roy Abraham Isaac Sarah Monticello Rose Ernst Moses Starks

Platform Dilemma of a United Malcontent Party

A Minnesota journal observes that merging multiple malcontents into a single political party would require as many platforms as there are malcontents, highlighting the challenge of unifying diverse grievances into coherent policy.

Minneaplis Journal

Costly safeguards for gangsters over victims in Boston

The Boston Transcript laments the high spending on legal protections for gangsters while neglecting the safety of law abiding victims, criticizing resource allocation and policy focus.

Boston Transcript

Real estate transfers filed in Jones county week ending Oct 10

Deeds show many transfers with names such as Messerli Tobiason Thompson Lincoln Burlingham Stambaugh Hanken Norris Jansen Lawson Barker Stingley and Heldiman. Properties range across sections in 6 86 2 21 5 3 24 83 2 85 3 84 4 and 83 3 with prices from 1.00 to 50000.00 and include multiple tracts west of Fremont road and river areas in Wyoming Olin Maquoketa and Center Junction.

Jones County Joe Edward Messerli Fred Messerli Michael R. Tobiason Tobias Folkers John S. Thompson W. K. Smith Buffalo Creek George A. Thomas Rollin G. Thomas Dorothy K. Thomas Wiz Geo. A. Thomas Emily Thomas Laura Curry Ella Hartman McEvoy Reed Main Street Wyoming Grant Stambaugh Albert Rigby Old Military Road Elwil Null Wilhelmina Hanken Prull Bros Wdcom Mary Clark Norris John W. Hutton Maquoketa River John Jansen Emil H. Jansen Wis Amy Dice Alice Heldiman Pein Center Junction

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St. Mary's Church J. B. Albers St. Mary’s Church Herman Joseph Bridget Sweeney West Cascade Kathryn Supple John Orr Annie Halligan Miss Sweeney George McQuillen Frank McDermott Thomas Moran Margaret Roche Eugene Sheckels Paul Becker Henry Moran Jacob Lees St. Martin’s Church Thomas Rooney E. J. Kean George Patterson William Tallman Raymond Bisenius Walter Hunter R. J. Finn American Legion St. Martin's Cemetery Father Rooney James Colling Anton Strong East Cascade High School Cascade Theater Barbara Dietiker Emil Dietiker Whalen. Mich Switzerland J. O'Donnell Mercy Hospital Father Hehir County Clare Ireland Toronto Canada Columbia College St. Paul Seminary St. Paul John Ireland Hehir St. Raphael's Cathedral St. Peter's Church Clermont St. Patrick's Church J. P. Eardley Martin Hehir Buffalo N. Y Mary Agnes Nazareth Home South Hampton Africa Della Hehir John Hehir Temple Hill Francis J. Beckman J. J. Breitbach Patrick Melloy Belmont P. McNamara Lycurgus J. J. Hehir W. J. Torpy Clarion J. W. Casey C. R. Baneet D. B. Peters William Collins Waverly B. J. Lenihan A. Lorenz August Vojacek Lacordaire the Children’s Corner Mautre Bucy Julius Michels Jane Hanna Dolores Hanna Peterson Smith Charles Rowe Rowe Floyd Chatterton Leonard McKinstry Ernest McKinstry Ray Greiser Marshalltown R. Greiser Ladies of the Missionary Society F. Kankel Lost Nation Astruman Club Ethel Koon Ioway Jessie McMaster Ruth Bramer Ella Orr Earl McLaughlin Victor Schneider G. Hutton Henry Monk Roy Miller Marvin Hanwardson Zona Wolfe Baldwin School Martha Easler R. Chatterton George Lyons Harriet Lamey FP. K. Barnes O. E Belle Johnson Anamona Miss Moyer Rev Frett Henry Koon Olin Pickner K. Kennedy Arthur Noyes Richland Center The Anamosa Eureka Dr. Erickson Palmer Maracaine Oves Ash Ohnargo Transit Bidg Boston Masa Woodland Farm Martelle Anamosa Fair W. B. Meeks Iona Col Walt Challis A. C. Burnell Express Poland Independence R. F. French Independence, Iowa W. J. Murphy Mason City Bert Hopkins Independence, Clark—Farmers’ Staite Bank General Electric Iowa Electric CO Monticello Division
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