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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
2
Local list of Halloween events at Level No. 1 and Frog Hollow school with free lunch and a home talent play. Numerous visits by residents to and from Manchester Ames Dubuque Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Milwaukee. farmers John Deere dealers meeting in Waterloo. many family guests and weekend trips noted.
Miss Kate Perley departs after a month with Monticello friends to spend winter in Hammond Louisiana with her aunt Mrs. Fred Penniman. En route she will call on relatives in Little Sioux Iowa and Minneapolis Minnesota. Mrs John Matthiessen and four sisters with a niece travel to Washington DC to visit sister Mrs F C Loughridge. The car party includes Mrs Ben E Little Oelwein Mrs H E Sanborn Fairbank Mrs E C Parker Des Moines and Mrs J A Hier and daughter Ruth Miles City Montana.
Mrs Wade Long and Lucille Huibregtse attended the grand chapter officers school in Ottumwa last Saturday. They joined the banquet at 6:30 and oversaw initiatory work as 19 Ottumwa girls were welcomed into the order. FOR SALE Hampshire Red and Buff Orpington pullets laying eggs at reasonable prices Scotch Grove Nursery phone 60-F-14.
Monticello friends offer sympathy as Mrs Hannah Roberts dies in Pasadena California on October 16 after long illness. She leaves sons Ben C Roberts John H Roberts and four daughters and will be laid to rest in Albia Iowa beside her husband with funeral services in Albia.
L. E. Tull, a former Rhodesia missionary, will give an illustrated lecture next Sunday at 7 30 PM at the Methodist church. He will show pictures he took in Rhodesia and lead listeners through the region as part of a public service by the Epworth League youth group. A service installing new officers for the year will also be held.
Licenses to wed were issued during the last week to George W. Shoop 28 Chicago and Dorothy Iden 24 diantheue Leo Pearson Anamosa and Mrs Alma Lockhart Anamosa.
The treasurer's office at the courthouse recorded new car registrations: John Hasler of Monticello with a Ford. Rev. H. F. Hein of Olin with a Ply mouth. Helen Jansen of Oxford Junction with a Ford. Keith R. Dickey of Monticello with a Ford. National Hybrid Corn Co. of Anamosa with a Ford. Behrends Bros. of Monticello with a Ford.
Mr and Mrs William Shaffer returned from a western motor trip visiting Los Angeles Yosemite and several national landmarks. They saw a record 107 degree day in California and 5.62 inches of rain in one day. They toured South Dakota Yellowstone Salt Lake City Carson City and Albuquerque and noted toll free bridges outside Iowa. Iowa remains their favorite state.
Thomas D Crawford 70 died October 9 in Battle Creek Iowa. Born in Scotland he came to the United States in 1875 with his parents and lived in Cascade Monticello Ida County and Battle Creek. Survived by brother Alexander and 23 nieces and nephews with affiliations to Magonic Lodge and Abu Bekr Shrine Sioux City.
A jury in Anamosa district court verdict for defendant Vince Lasack Jr or Irvin Hansen vs Oxford Junction parties. Plaintiff sought damages of 327.45 for an auto accident near Oxford Junction on August 28 1938. Defendant’s counsel was E W Brashaw.
Aiba traced thefts by a group calling themselves Pony Express through Iowa last week. They stole a Buick in Pennsylvania, then drove it to Iowa City where a second Buick was taken and moved to Belle Plaine. A third Buick went to Marshalltown, then an Oldsmobile was taken in Marshalltown and not heard from. Nothing here should be read as an Oldsmobile ad.
Nyle W. Jones, 58, longtime manager of the Iowa State Employment Service for Johnson Cedar Iowa and Tama counties, died of a heart attack at his Iowa City office. He is survived by wife one son and two daughters. a former Monticello resident, he was a 1905 law graduate and Hawkeye football captain in 1904. He helped organize the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the state university in 1903.
The Second district meeting of the Department of Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary will be held in Clinton on Sunday October 22. The Post meeting is set for Clinton county post rooms and the auxiliary gathering at the Moose hall at 2 30 p m. Officials hope Monticello will have the largest attendance again.
Regional PWA director R A Radford of Omaha announces Erwin G Holbrook will direct all unfinished PWA projects in northeast Iowa in addition to his southeast territory. The assignment covers Cedar Rapids Monticello and Anamosa projects.
Word arrived of the death of George Green a longtime engineer on the Monti cello Davenport run of the C. M. St. P. P. railroad He resided in Monticello for most of that period His death occurred in Davenport Further life details will be published next week
The former Monroe Hardware building in Anamosa is being torn down to make way for a new Anamosa 5 and 10 cent store. Carrol Blood's grocery across the street is slated for completion next week.
The narrative details the dam’s 118 arches and 4 649 foot span with 15 turbines and 135 000 kilowatts capacity plus potential extra generators. It describes boat locks, public tours, and Mt Pleasant Iowa Wesleyan College gifts from PEO. It then tours Hannibal Missouri with Mark Twain landmarks and a stay at the Mark Twain hotel.
The article recounts a stop at Mexico Massachusetts to tour the Missouri Military Academy, noting its 50th anniversary. Col. Charles R. Stribling heads the institution with modern facilities, disciplined cadet living, and a curriculum comparable to a city high school. A later piece will cover Jefferson City.
Ends today with Edward G Robinson in Blackmail. Also shows Three Sons featuring Edward Ellis William Gargan and Kent Taylor. Friday and Saturday features Spoilers of the Range with Iris Meredith and a parade of Western action. Sunday Monday offers Bing Crosby in a star turn with classic songs and The Star Maker. Tuesday brings the weekly Henry Darling comedy.
The page lists film showings featuring Jackie Cooper and Betty Field in What a Life with John Howard and Lionel Stander. Also scheduled are Honeymoon in Bali with Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Allan Jones and Helen Broderick. Gene Autry stars in Colorado Sunset with Smiley Burnett and June Storey.
At The Princess theater Thursday through Tuesday features include Hard Rock Harrigan with George O'Brien and Irene Hervey. Friday and Saturday showcase Winner Take All with Tony Martin Gloria Stuart and Slim Summerville. John Wayne stars in Riders of Destiny and Indianapolis Speedway features eight real auto racers. News is Made at Night closes the run.
An evangelist and former railroad engineer travels nationwide for meetings. He performs on musical saw and piano accordion and composes music. A token is given on the first night. The Back To the Bible series runs October 29 with topics including The Old Fashioned Home and What Are You Willing to Do.
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