Monticello Merchant Wade Long Dies After Friday Passing
Wade E. Long, proprietor of Longs Department Store in Monticello, died Friday evening leaving a legacy of service to customers and strong community ties. He was a Rotary Club member and patron of the Eastern Star, with deep involvement in Masonic circles. The town observed funeral hours with businesses closing in his honor.
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Wade E. Long
Monticello
Wade Long
Long
Mr. Long
Wheat for Europe or Livestock? A Iowa Farmer Debate
A public debate sparked by Iowa farmers pictures contrasts sending 400 to 550 million bushels of wheat abroad with feeding livestock at home. Wallace's Farmer urges prioritizing hungry Europeans while weighing corn supply, hog and poultry needs, and potential price effects on both markets. Readers are urged to weigh Europe’s needs against American food security.
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Middlewest
Iowa
Europe
America
Wallace
United States
By the Way Monticello and Vanity at the Auction Barn
Monticello townsfolk recall auctioneer Joe Herard as he poses for photos at the Monticello sales barn while planning a double price for a portrait. The Philomonte publishes a rare four page edition amid local nostalgia and memorials for Wade Long, with County Attorney Shimanek in a playful firecracker incident at a Fall Roundup party. The Jaycees announce a talk by the University of Iowa athletics chief on campus plans and Iowa sports future.
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Joe Herard
Monticello
Jones County
Joe
Bill
Eddie Cantor
Monticello Men Plan Flying Club
A group in Monticello plans to form a flying club at Gartner airport to jointly buy an aircraft and learn to fly at a lower cost. Shares are transferable. officers listed include Ed Cox president and Alvin Bleadorn vice president. Interested individuals should contact the listed officers or Ed Gartner at the airport. The final meeting was held yesterday at the airport.
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Monticello
Gartner
Ed Cox
Alvin Bleadorn
Jack Pierson
Henry Harris
Dave Duckler
Ed Gartner
Explosion at Newell post office injures staff
The furnace boiler blast knocked postmaster D N Layman unconscious under his desk while a clerk and a customer were knocked to the floor but not seriously hurt. The incident disrupts the Newell office and prompts investigation.
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Newell
D. N. Layman
Castle Grove Farms Builds and Local Activity Report
Castle Grove Farms notes fall improvements across the township including a house addition for W A Bohren, a chapel chimney, new concrete floors, roofing and electric work on Hosford and other properties. residents attend Farm Bureau events in Wyoming and visits to Monticello, Cedar Rapids, and Anamosa. beavers build a dam on Silver Creek, cutting trees on Hosford and Hahn farms. multiple families relocate, host visitors, and prepare for the Allan Fairbanks sale on October 27.
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Castle Grove
W. A. Bohren
Harken
Peniel Chapel
John H. Husman
Cletus Goodken
O. R. Howie
R. O. McColm
Hosford Farm
Harry Miller
Iowa City
W. A. Hogan
Delay Bros
Cummings Bros
Harold Deischer
Delmar King
Farm Bureau
Wyoming
Hosford
Max Specht
Fred Heiken
W. R. Cartano
James McLaughlin
Hawks
Ilinois
Lyle Hosford
Stanley
John Warner
Monticello
Anamosa
Ralph Billings
C. G. Thomas
Bonnie Gearhart
Cedar Rapids
Wayne and
Glen
O. J. Rogers
Bert King
Wayne
Glen and Boyd
Brady
Lill and
Dave Brady
Scotch Grove
Lawrence Hahn
Faith Services and Schedules Across Local Churches
A roundup of church activities includes Sacred Heart Catholic Masses at 8 and 10 a.m. and Holy Day services, St Matthew's Lutheran Reformation festival plans, Presbyterian worship with Acts 9:6 study, and Luther League events. Also listed are Castle Grove Lutheran Communion, St John’s activities, Wayne Zion Reformation service, and Methodist, Congregational, and Evangelical congregations with service times and event notes.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Eugene P. Lorenz
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Anamosa
Presbyterian Church
William J. Grossheim
Westminster Fellowship
Castle Grove Lutheran Church
H. A. Diers
Luther League
Olin League
St. John’s Lutheran Church
R. P. Young
Wayne Zion Ev. Lutheran Church
F. H. Kehren
Reformatory
Luther
John C. Bunce
Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa
Ladies Aid Society
Methodist Church
Oswald Sandbach
Methodist
Congregational Church
Roy V. Porter
The
Evangelical and Reformed Church
A. Mast
Women's Guild
E. and R
Manilla Man Jumps 1941 Car Across Nishnabotna River
Ward Sebern with H. H. Conrad and Donald Thomson leaped a 1941 car across the Nishnabotna river near Manilla. They escaped with minor injuries after crossing a washed bridge area that had no warning obstruction.
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Ward Sebern
Manilla
Nishnabotna River
H. H. Conrad
Donald Thomson
Nishnabotna
Sebern
Model T Ford Still Young After Decades In Service
The 1911 Ford Model T owned by Bill Corbin of Monticello remains operable after many adventures. Its original owner Harrison Corbin bought it from Ford in Detroit for about 700 dollars and logged early trips to California and Panama. The car endured heat explosions and sea voyages, yet Bill restored it to running order and uses it for local drives.
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Ford
Bill Corbin
Harrison Corbin
Bill
Detroit
William Corbin
Monticello
Mexico
Panama
Henry Ford
California
Lincoln Highway
Bill Leech
Center Junction
Ford Garage
Rocky Mountains
Los Angeles
Will Rogers
Mr. Skitch
San Francisco
Harrison
New York
Panama Canal
West Coast
Tom Warner
The Red Car's Modern Nostalgia on the Road
Bill, a 21 year old Ames mechanical engineering student, preserves a 1911 red car with two gas and oil tanks, three pedals, and a Bosch magneto. The car, once modernized in 1919, headlines tires and oil woes, but promises future journeys next summer after winter retirement in Monticello.
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Bill
Montgomery Ward
Army Engineers
Rhine River
Germany
Iowa State College
Ames
Monticello
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Philomonte
Henry
C. F. Shimanek
Country Club
Tom Eden
Shimanek
University of Iowa
Leslie Myers
Pamela
Timothy Davenport
W. H. Winch
Idle Not Club
E. J. Schnier
Allan
Iowa Hawks
Monticello Public School
Waucon
Castle Grove Farms
RCA Victor
REM Electrical Service
Don Skelley
Monty Cafe
R. A. Miller
Earlville
Clarence Shaffer
Shaffer
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