Annual Corn Husking Contests And Court Equity Assignments
Judge Charles J. Haas assigned equity cases for the Anamosa district court Monday and Tuesday with cases including Wilker vs Lamey and O dorf vs Monticello State Bank. Other actions report settlements in Wanda Bullock vs Coyle and Delores McMahon vs Rauch and Feldman, plus a quieting title suit by L. W. Lovell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Haas
Anamosa District Court
Wilker
Lamey
Odorf
Monticello State Bank
Ankney
Florence Curtis
Folkers
Siebels
Citizens State Bank of Wyoming
Sievers and
Wanda Bullock
Raymond Coyle
Permanent Football Field Dilemma Faces School Board
The school board seeks public ideas on creating a permanent year round football field with lights after two games’ profits surge. Locals suggest placing the field at the school grounds to share space for softball and tennis, but the site is 20 yards too short for end zones. Leasing another plot or relocating lights are considered to minimize cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
A. B. Grimes
Fairgrounds
Manent
The
Express
Died Thursday Monticello Man Richard Tuetken
Richard Frederick Tuetken died Thursday at John McDonald hospital after a two year illness. Funeral services were at St Matthew's Lutheran in Monticello, Rev. Henry L. Adix officiating. burial at Oakwood Cemetery. He was 30, married to Margaret Filer with three children. Survived by parents Henry and Anna Tuetken, siblings Will Lang, W. E. Tuetken, Paul Tuetken. preceded by brother George (1928).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Frederick Tuetken
John McDonald Hospital
Mr. Tuetken
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Henry L. Adix
Oakwood Cemetery
Tuetken
Monticello
Henry
Anna Hanken
Lovell Township
Margaret Filer
Phillip
Shirley
Janet
Will Lang
Spring
W. E. Tuetken
Paul
Milwaukee
Wis
George
Concrete foundation begun for Anamosa post office building
The new Anamosa post office foundation started this week with completion planned 240 days after September 12. The Viggo M. Jensen Co. of Albert Lea Minnesota received the $51,154 contract award for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Post
Viggo M. Jensen Co
Albert Lea
Minn
V F W Post 1683 Marks 10th Anniversary
Ninety eight members of Monti cello Post No 1683 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary attended a pot luck supper celebrating the local ladies group tenth anniversary. Mrs Henry Che the first president received a corsage from President Florence Carmichael. Past presidents in attendance included Mrs John Jacobs Mrs Ray Echternacht Elsie Meade Mrs Harrison Luhben Mrs F W Hein with two absent residents out of state. Barney Blair led a solo and the group sang God Bless America as pictures of department and national encampments were shown by Ted Long. Plans for Armistice Day observance were debated at the post meeting. Auxiliary reports covered district meetings at Dubuque. Mrs Hein was named aide to department hospital chairman Mae Lentz and will oversee securing cretonne pillow and bed stand covers for Knoxville and Des Moines hospitals and assist in hospital programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Barney Blair
Post Department
Ted Long
Clinton
Dubuque
Hein
Department
Mae Lentz
Cretonne
Knoxville
Des Moines
Mrs. Hein
Second Ward
Lovell Township
Third Ward
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Welfare League
F. W. Hein
Ray Echternacht
J. J. Locher
C. A. Palmer
Z. A. Graves
C. C. Hodson
B. W. Ament
J. G. Mardorf
Charles C. Byers
Augusta Farley
Rena Otten
T. J. Gerdes
G. O. P. Dinner Dance Set in Monticello Community Building
The Jones County Young Republican club plans a dinner dance on Thursday October 24 in the Monticello community building. About 450 attendees are expected. Fort Dodge speaker James Dolliver, ex state Legion commander, will address guests. The program includes music by Hal Foreman’s Cedar Rapids orchestra and performances by the Jones County Farm Bureau women’s chorus. Local Republicans will give short talks. Chairman Francis Shimanek leads the arrangements with Monticello and area committee members assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County Young Republican Club
James Dolliver
Fort Dodge
American Legion
Jones County Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
William Bissell
Wyoming
Hal Foreman
Orchestra
Cedar Rapids
Francis Shimanek
Elden — Brashaw
Francis Steck
Fern Bender
Fred Miles
Olin
Gail Peet
Martello
Charles Hanson
Louis Remley
Rowena Gordon
Charles Niles
Anamosa
James McLaughlin
Republican’s Club
Monticello Man Elected Head of Northeast Iowa Teachers Group
A Monticello educator, A. B. Grimes, was elected president of the Northeast district of the Iowa State Teachers Association at the group’s 44th annual convention in Dubuque. He succeeds Arthur Deamer with B. R. Roberts as vice president and R. C. Latham as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Grimes
Monticello
Center
Dubuque
Town State Teachers Association
P. C. Latham
Charles City
R. W. Johnson
Dubuque Senior High School
Carrie Hanson
East Waterloo
D. R. Roberts
West Union
Northeast Iowa Teachers Group
Iowa State Teachers Association
Teachast
Arthur Deamer
Cedar Rapids
B. R. Roberts
R. C. Latham
Grimes
Rice
Detroit
Mich
Pierre van Paassen
Bertia Harding
Northeast Iowa
Herring To Speak At Temple Hill Bazaar Rally
United States Senator Clyde L. Herring will address attendees at St. Peter's parish bazaar in Temple Hill Sunday afternoon. The talk is at 4 o clock followed by a chicken and ham dinner. Amusements include a school children's booth and apron booth. A free 9 30 movie sponsored by the state democratic club will be shown on the church lawn, with a midnight lunch to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Clyde
Elmer Lee and Scotch Bagpipers Visit Corpus Christi
Local note from Bill and Mrs. Beery of Corpus Christi thanks Elmer Lee and 14 musician bagpipers from Canada for goodwill concerts. Lee, a Powell River paper staffer, travels by plane and stage with kilts in orange and red. A photo shows Bill, Elmer with banners from Jones County Fair and the Beery family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Beery
Corpus Christi
Texas
Elmer Lee
Canada
Lee
Powell River Company
Bill
Elmer
Monticello
Jones County
Seattle
Mrs. Beery
Beery
Dr. Fred Puleston Dies in Florida. Former Physician
Dr. Fred Puleston a Monticello physician and writer on Africa died at his Daytona Beach home on October 7. Born in Manchester in 1862 he worked in Africa as a London trading firm representative and British vice consul in the Belgian Congo before moving to America in 1896 to study medicine at the University of Iowa. He practiced in Monticello for 17 years before settling in Daytona Beach where he continued his medical work lecturing and writing about Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Puleston
Monticello
Africa
Daytona Beach
Florida
Manchester
England
Puleston
London
Belgian Congo
America
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Schultz Bros
Cattle Shipments Light at Monticello This Week
Cattle shipments from and to Monticello were comparatively small this week per M D Leonard. Receipts include Lawrence Burlage four carloads, John Kurt Jy two, Pete Hosch one, and Chris Reiter three cattle carloads. Exports from Monticello show Fagan Bros two hogs carloads, George Manternach one cattle carload, and George Kurt three cattle carloads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
M. D. Leonard
Lawrence Burlage
John Kurt Jy
Pete Hosch
Chris Reiter
Fagan Bros
George Manternach
George Kurt
Church School Group To Meet In Jones County
The first executive meeting of the Jones county council of Christian Education for the new year was held in Wyoming Sunday afternoon with Rev J K Delahooke presiding. Rev F G Tyrrell of Center Junction is named superintendent. Plans call for a county leadership council and five consecutive Monday evenings in November in Anamosa. A finance committee and a youth conference liaison committee were appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Council of Christian Education
Wyoming
J. K. Delahooke
Anamosa
F. G. Tyrrell
Center Junction
Monticello’s Huibregtse Named to Cornell Orchestra
Lucille Huibregtse daughter of Mr and Mrs E H Huibregtse Monticello is named to the 1940 41 Cornell symphony orchestra A fall concert is set for November 5 with a possible spring tour through the middle west She is a Monticello high school graduate active in both band and orchestra and plans to major in music at Cornell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Huibrertse
E. H. Huibregtse
Monticello
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Miss Huibregtse
Monticello High School
Cornell
Wayne Zion Ladies Aid Chicken Supper and Bazaar
The Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran ladies aid hosts an annual chicken supper and bazaar this evening. Serving begins at five o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Ladies Aid
Monticello Registers 294 Men for National Draft
In Monticello and surrounding townships 294 young men registered for the nationwide defense conscription. Ward 1 recorded 83, Ward 2 87, Ward 3 84. Lovell 88, Castle Grove 89, Wayne 125. Cards were sent to County Auditor George Specht for draft board processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lovell Township
Castle Grove
Wayne
George Specht
Washington,d
Monticello Man Injured in Accident
R. H. Balster a Monticello businessman was injured in a midweek auto crash north of Oxford Junction. He reportedly dozed at around nine and left the road into a ditch. He suffered a bitten tongue fractured ribs and a bruised arm while his Plymouth car was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Balster
Monticello
Oxford Junction
Joe
Doris Board Joins Ty College Choir in Cornell
Doris Beard Board daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy F E Board Wor thington has been named a member of the Cornell college choir. The choir tours the central states during spring vacation and has broadcast many times over middle west stations. Beard, a Monticello high school graduate, plans to major in school music at Cornell.
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Doris Board
Leroy FE. Board
Worthington
Cornell College
Central States
Middle West
Miss Beard
Monticello High School
Cornel
BPW Represented At Cedar Rapids Meeting Monday
Monticello Business and Professional Women's club members Fern Bender Ruth Graves Caroline Heiken Bertha Locher Isabel and Mildred Meyer attended a Cedar Rapids dinner and inspirational program at the Roosevelt hotels by the Cedar Davids club Speakers included Mrs Alice Warsaw Iowa Federation president on Women at Work the Past and Miss Vivien Kellems president of Kellems Products New York City on Women are People Guests came from Anamosa DeWitt Davenport Maquoketa Marshalltown Grundy Center and Waterloo plus local civic group representatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Fern Bender
Ruth Graves
Caroline Heiken
Bertha Locher
Isabel
Mildred Meyer
Cedar Rapids
Roosevalt
Cedar-Davids
Alice Warsaw
Iowa Federation
Vivien Kellems
Kellems Products
New York City
Anamosa
DeWitt
Davenport
Maquoketa
Marshalltown
Grundy Center
Waterloo
Subscribership Swells as Monticello Area Adds 17 Express Readers
Seventeen new families join the Express in Monticello area boosting local readership. New subscribers include Monticello residents William Grover Carl Ftten Adolph Kernen Kirk Eden Karl Edwards Scotch Grove Manville Welch Walter Tuel Cascade firms Fagan Bros Rink Bros Kearney Bros Ed Greenwood McGrane Bros Anamosa John M McNamara Frank Machart Matt R Holub Hopkinton John Albany Sand Spring Louis Nachtman and others. The event features a corn picking contest with Frank Remington defending his title and Joe Ladehoff challenging, followed by a Morley band concert and community lunch. The field is described as uniform with 85 bushels per acre expected and over 100 volunteers on committees. The Jones County Farm Bureau sponsors the event led by Clarence Grafft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Monticello
William Grover
Carl Ftten
Adolph Kernen
Kirk Eden
Karl Edwards
Scotch Grove
Manville Welch
Walter Tu
Jones County Farm Bureau
Clarence Grafft
Olin
Cascade corn husking contest draws crowd near Monticello
Cascade Iowa hosts the Dubuque county corn husking championship at the Ray Kurt farm five miles northeast of Monticello on Highway 151. The 80 minute event begins at 10 with 12 contestants led by defending champion Milt Kintzle. Officials include Frank Meyers as starter and Aitchison as committee chair with 4-H agent Tom Gleson in charge of refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Ray Kurt
Dubuque
Whic
Peter Kurt
Monticello
A. F. Aitchison
Dubuque County
John Stecker
Mr. Meyers
Tom Gleson
4-H
Walter Hunter
John A. Hines
Plan County Meets At Cascade Martelle
The annual corn husking meets unfold Saturday at Cascade and Martelle as leading huskers test speed stamina and ability. Farmers and residents watch hundreds of pickers chase state and national recognition to represent their county at the district meet. The rural contest rewards vigor steadiness and endurance under strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Martelle
Jones County corn husking contest set for Saturday
Hundreds of residents gather at the Harry Newman farm two miles east of here for the ninth annual Jones County corn husking contest starting Saturday at 10 am. Sheriff Henry Eichhorn will fire the starting gun.
Directed verdict in Sutliff v Morrison case
District Judge Charles J. Haas granted a directed verdict in Anamosa last week in the Sutliff versus Morrison case, ruling in favor of Robert Morrison Inc. against Sutliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morrison, Inc
Charles J. Haas
Anamosa
Sutliff
Be Generous To Red Cross On Annual Roll Call Next Month
The Monticello Red Cross chapter urges wider support during the annual Roll Call from November 11 to 30 to fund expanded welfare services for service members and their families. Chapters will boost home service staff and field representatives, assist with illness, emergencies, and employment, and train more first aiders and home hygiene workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Monticello
Army
Navy
Ed Cross
Red Cross Nursing Reserve Corps
Willkie Supporters and Third Term Day Noted in Willkie Efforts
Republican servicemen in Jones county work for the Willkie ticket with Paul F. Smith as state secretary. Willkie Wilson bumper plates appear on cars. October 23 is set as no third term day as ex service members seek a large November 5 vote. Ladies from local groups travel to Waterloo for Methodist Womens Society sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Paul F. Smith
Astate
Willkie
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Bullock-Coyle
Roxy Bullock
Onslow
C. R. Smith
Marie Kula
Rudy Feldman
Delores McMahon
John McMahon
George Rauch
Rauch
Feldman
Presey Hanna
Foreman
Martha Buol
Richland
John Carstengen
Velma Dusanek
South Madison
W. D. Green
Stone City
Dale Heffiefinger
Rome
Garnet Heiken
Kenneth Holcomb
Greenfield
Louise Kellogg
Dora Remington
Jackson
Mike Shanney
George White
Iowa
Earl Grim
M. F. Carpenter
Charles F. Browne
W. Lovell
Scotch Grove Township
Joseph Gibson
Dick Tuetken
Pour Foundation For
Auxiliary
Plan County
Monti
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Mark H. Morse
Wyoming Women’s Relief Corps
C. L. Herring
Temple Hill
Lucille Huibregtse
Wayne Church
Ty College
BPW
Éorn
Frank Remington
Joe Ladehoff
Martello Busker
Clarence Willms
Walter Hoppe
Irvin Kintzle
Lester Beneschek
John Mortensen
Lorance Wilken
Langworthy
al Althoff
Herman J. Schmidt
Lisbon
Morley Band
Robert Deamer
Otto Danneman
Amber
Joe Ladehofte
Morrison
Helms
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Columbus
Henry Helms
California
Schoenhut’s
Noor
Ray Kiehternacht
Kp’s
Kc's
Ralph Lambert
Republican Service League
Mesdames H. Huibregtse
George Woodall
F. Balster
A. R B. Grimes
C. A. Coxsee
Santeretiee
New Womans Organization
Methodist Church
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