Old Fashioned Political Rally Draws Monticello Crowd
A Tuesday night rally in the Monticello public school auditorium sponsored by the Jones County Republican Central committee featured William Schilling of Northfield Minnesota as the main speaker. Schilling, farmer and president of the Twin Cities Milk Producers association, urged backing for Republicans arguing New Deal waste and higher taxes.
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Minnesota
London
Schilling
Twin Cities Milk Producers Association
Democratic Ads Not O. K.d By Express
The Express prints Democratic political ads without publisher approval. Advertisements are treated like any merchant ad and are not sanctioned by the paper. County Chairman E A Grimwood noted the Democratic Central Committee page and questioned Roosevelt’s connections to Tugwell and Frankfurter amid alleged pink tinge.
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the Express
O. K
The
Express
Democratic Central Committee
E. A. Grimwood
Roosevelt
Tugwell
Frankfurter
Fifth Generation Line Submissions From Mrs Van Buren
Mrs Eda Van Buren of Bethany Oklahoma sends two more five generation lines to The Express. Readers urged to submit additional fifth or sixth generation entries naming individuals such as A A Cramer A W Cramer Eda Cramer Van Buren Helen Van Buren Spahr Rupert Austin Spahr and S H Smith Orpah Smith John Van Buren Donna Lee Van Buren.
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Eda van Buren
Bethany
Okla
The
Express
van Buren
A. K. Cramer
A. W. Cramer
Eda Cramer van Buren
Helen van Buren Spahr
Rupert Austin Spahr
Lne
S. H. Smith
Orpah Smith Cramer
John van Buren
Donna Lee van Buren
Death Calls Mrs Fred Egger Last Sunday
Mrs. Fred Egger died Sunday at her Sand Spring home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Reformed church in Monticello with Rev. Armin Tendick officiating. Dema Brisco Egger, born December 24 1882 in Exeter Missouri, was married to Fred Egger on July 11 1906 and then moved to Tulsa before settling in Sand Spring. She leaves husband two children Edwin of St Louis and Helen of Des Moines two grandchildren and three sisters Mrs Ralph Eldson Mrs W Brady and Mrs Ora Drinkwater.
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Fred Egger
Sand Spring
Reformed Church
Monticello
Armin Tendick
Dema Brisco Egger
Exeter
J. B. Brisco
Tulsa
Oklo
Mire
Egger
Edwin
St. Louis
Helen
Morton
Des Moines
Ralph Eldson
Los Angeles
Calif
W. Brady
Ochelata
Okla
Mia
Ora Drinkwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Ten Men Compete In Jones County Husking Contest
Ten men selected to compete in the fifth annual Jones County corn husking contest set for 10 am at the Shafer Allen farm in Madison township five and a half miles west of Wyoming on highway 117. Contenders include Carleton Armstrong Ralph C Becker Joe Ladehoff John Mortensen Conrad Monck Willie Peterson Frank Remington Melvin Steffens and Howard Becker with Louis Zimmerman as the alternate. veteran husker Joe Ladehoff noted for three wins and 1935 second place, and John Mortensen a 1935 third place return as top entrants.
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Harry Newman
Jones County
Shafer-Allen Farm
Madison Township
Wyoming
Highway 117
Carleton Armstrong
Martelie
Howard Becker
Oxford Junction
Ralph C. Becker
Mechanicsville
Harvey Grover
Joe Ladchoff
Center Junction
John P. Mortensen
Anamosa
Conrad Monck
Monticello
Willie Peterson
Frank Remington
Martello
Melvin Steffens
Louis Zimmerman
Joe Ladehoff
John Mortensen
Farm Bureau
Benton County
Evening Wedding At Wayne Zion Church
Miss Hermina Cordes daughter of Mrs. Herman Cordes Cass township married Eugene Wink son of Mr and Mrs Archie Wink Anamosa last Friday Oct 25 at 7 30 p m Rev Willis officiated with Mrs Ida Pillard at the piano Attendants were Eva Zimmerman and John Cordes About 100 relatives attended The couple will reside in Cass township They were honored at a wedding dance in Zimmermans hall Friday night
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Cass Township
Wink
Zimmerman’s Hall
Dean Nordman Suffers Leg Fracture in Pony Accident
Dean Nordman son of Mr and Mrs George Nordman sustained fractures to both bones in his lower right leg after a pony slipped and fell in a pasture. The Monticello Sacred Heart School sophomore crawled 80 rods to safety, was found by his father, and treated at McDonald hospital with plans to return to school on crutches.
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Dean Nordman
George Nordman
Monticello Sacred Heart School
Dean
McDonald
Roland Goudy to Manage New Cafe in Marion
Marion businessman Roland K. Goudy takes over Jim's Cafe from Mr. and Mrs. James Wilkens. Goudy, previously with Hallwood Cafe in Marion for five years, will be assisted by his mother. The cafe opened under new management last Friday.
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Jim’s
James Wilkens
Roland K. Goudy
Marion
Goudy
Hallwood
Forget-me-nots sale to aid disabled veterans drive
On October 31 the Monticello Auxiliary No. 1683 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will again sell the forget-me-not. The proceeds fund National rehabilitation service for disabled veterans and dependents. Florence Metzenberg leads the drive with auxiliary members and past members assisting.
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Monticello
Florence Metzenberg
Jones Schoolmasters Club Elects Officers
The Jones County Schoolmasters held their first meeting of the year in Wyoming on October 21. Supt Dick Beall Center Junction was elected president with Supt Phillips Morley as vice president and Miss Nellie V Morey reelected secretary. The group discussed the one act play contest at Monticello in December and the music festival planned for May at Anamosa. Basketball tournaments were split with girls at Center Junction and boys at Monticello. The next meeting will be in Monticello in November with Go To School demonstrations.
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Jones County
Wyoming
Morse
Dick Beall
Center Junction
Supt
Phillips
Morley
Nelle V. Morey
Monticello
Anamosa
Olin
Missionary Cowboy to Speak at Monticello Presby Church
The Rev. Ralph J. Hall of Albuquerque known as the missionary cowboy will speak at the Monticello Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning November 1. Hall works with the Presbyterian Board of National Missions across Alaska to the West Indies, focusing on New Mexico ranchers and cowboys. Pastor William J. Grossheim leads the Monticello church.
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Ralph J. Hall
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Presbyterian Church of
Emil Yossi Reenlists At Fort Des Moines
Emil Yossi of Monticello reenlists October 22 for the 14th cavalry stationed at Fort Des Moines. He is a brother of John Yossi of Monticello. Yossi previously discharged from the 13th cavalry at Fort Riley Kansas July 1 1936 after three years of service at Fort Riley.
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Emil Yossi
Monticello
14Th Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Yossi
John Yossi
13Th Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kansas
Ater
Fortley
Election Nov 3rd Voters Choose Republican Ticket
Publication lists Republican candidates for federal and state offices for the November 3 election. It names United States senator L. J. Dickinson and Berry F. Halle n for vacancy, governor George A. Wilson, lieutenant governor W. C. Edson, secretary of state Mrs Henry Wood, auditor Frank M. Hanson, treasurer Frank L Williams, attorney general Harold E Davidson, agriculture secretary C A Benson, railroad commissioner George L McCaughan, and supreme court judges E G Albert W L Bliss T G Garfield. District and county posts include Charles Penningroth, George Miller, Harry Holcomb, LeRoy G Dirks, Harlan H Shumaker, A Ray Fairbanks, Lee M Sherrill, Bess E Sherman, J E Heiserman, A W Harold, and supervisors William J Bailey Herman Helgens and H J Mayberry.
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Alfred M. Landon
Frank Knox
United States
L. J. Dickinson
Berry F. Halden
George A. Wilson
W. C. Edson
Henry Wood
Frank M. Hanson
Frank L. Williams
Harold E. Davidson
Olin
C. A. Benson
Geo. L. McCaughan
Supreme Court
E. G. Albert
W. L. Bliss
T. G. Garfield
Republican Party
Congress
Charles Penningroth
George Miller
Wyoming
Harry Holcomb
Martelle
Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Miller
Harry Holton
AAA
Jones County
Bess E. Sherman
Herman Helgens
H. J. Mayberry
Anamosa
Richard F. Mitchell
Ed A. Sager
Carl B. Stger
Jacobsen
U. S
H. D. Miller
Thomas Stimpson
Geo. F. Specht
T. E. McNamara
Lee Byerly
Henry Eichhorn
Noble C. Mershon
James L. Cave
J. J. Hayes
Pat Callaghan
F. C. Cramer
Tom George
Board of Supervisors
Democratic Ballot For General Election Tuesday Votes
The general election ballot lists national and state candidates led by Roosevelt for president and Garn er for vice president with U S senators Kraschel and Gillette among others. It includes governor Kraschel and a slate of statewide officers plus district county figures such as Jacobsen for U S representative and Specht for auditor.
Be Careful How You Vote Now General Election Advice
The notice explains voters should mark the circle next to their main party ticket on the November 3 ballot and then fill squares to vote split tickets if desired. It lists nine tickets Democratic Republican Farm-Labor Communist Prohibition Socialist Socialist Labor Union and Independent and stresses marking the circle first before selecting individual candidates.
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Jones County
Former Local Pastor To Stay At Iowa Falls
Rev. C. E. Cushman of Iowa Falls, formerly of our Congregational church, will remain as pastor there after tendering resignation. The church unanimously refused to accept his resignation and has added Rev. John L. Kemp of Rowan to assist with youth and services during December to February while Cushman and his wife visit their children in three states.
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C. E. Cushman
Iowa Falls
Congregational Church
Cushman
John L. Kemp
Rowan
Nine Tickets on Jones County Official Ballot
The official ballot for Jones County lists nine tickets Democratic Republican Farm-Labor Communist Prohibition Socialist Socialist-Labor Union and Independent. Most voters will choose between the two main tickets and ignore others. Instructions advise following circles or seeking election officer guidance.
Red Cross Workers Gather for Roll Call Luncheon
Local Red Cross head Mrs. Ralph Bone outlined the upcoming roll call from November 11 to Thanksgiving Day at a Maples Inn luncheon. Monticello ranked 16th in state last year for memberships while district captains plan community drives and a junior poster contest engages public school pupils.
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Red Cross
Maples Inn
Ralph Bone
Monticello
Chester Condit
Cass
Herman Helgens
Emma Hanken
Wayne
Will Hiller
Wilbur Cartano
Castle Grove
W. B. Clark
R. A. Naylor
Scotch Grove
W. F. Hintz
John Shover
Lovell
Alva Streeper
Clay
Harriet Stanton
Cascade
Will Balsiger
Washington
J. E. Heiserman
J. H. Fraser
Milton Thoeni
Riess Stuhler
Lyle McMullen
Miss Nagle
John McDonald Hospital
D. P. Sutherland
Monticello State Bank
Bone
Food Scarcity Brings Coyote Into The Open
Tobias Folkers reports a coyote about the size of a large cat seen in Herman Helgens lot last Sunday. Such sightings are read as sign of scarce natural food and possible approaching bad weather.
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Tobias Folkers
J H Stingley Pioneer Dies At Olin
Jacob Henry Stingley 85 longtime Jones county pioneer died. Funeral held at the Olin Methodist church with Rev. O J Felter officiating. Born Feb 25 1851 at Walnut Grove he married Fidelia Hammond in 1872. Survived by four children Sadie Mershon Elbert Delbert of Olin and Nellie Edelman of Davenport.
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Jacob Henry Stingley
Jones County
Olin
O. J. Felter
Mr. Stingley
Walnut Grove
Fidelia Hammond
Sadie Mershon
Elbert
Delbert
Nellie Edelman
Davenport
Prominent Man Of County Dies
R. M. Peet of Anamosa Jones county farmer and former Iowa legislator died Monday. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the family home with Rev. David Beggs officiating and burial in Wilcox cemetery. Survived by wife six daughters two sons and nine grandchildren.
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R. M. Peet
Anamosa
Jones County
Iowa
David Beggs
Wilcox Cemetery
Mr. Peet
Peet
Gideon Peet
Melvin Peet
James M
Dallas Peet
Carrie Belle Carbee
General Assemblies
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Wilcox Cemetery Association
W. F. McCarty
Ames
Meda Bowdish
Twenty Persons Sort Sweet Corn At Factory
Eighteen women and two men under supervisor Carl Hudson sort seed corn at the J LeRoy Farmer Canning factory building. The work is done for a new Monticello sub station opened by the National Hybrid Seed company of Anamosa.
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Carl Hudson
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Factory
Monticello
National Hybrid Seed Company of
Anamosa
Local Hospital Names New Superintendent and Staff
Miss Ruth E. Johnson of Peoria Illinois will become superintendent of John McDonald hospital replacing Miss Jean Nagel who resigned after five years in the role. Also proposed is Marie Ford of Stone City to assume duties of Lillian Lunsmann Rickels with a November 1 start date. Helen Fitzsimmons of Monticello starts as day nurse.
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Ruth E. Johnson
R. N
Peoria
Ill
John McDonald Hospital
Jean Nagel
Miss Johnson
Methodist Hospital
Englewood Hospital
Chicago
Chicago Hospital
W. C. Ritchie and Company
Monmouth
N. Marie Ford
Stone City
Oelwein Hospital
Lillian Lunsmann
Rickels
Miss Ford
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Helen Fitzsimmons
Monticello
Mrs John Matthias Dies at 98 in Readlyn
Funeral services were held for Mrs. John Matthias 98 at Readlyn. Her daughter Mrs Henry Steege of Monticello noted. Steege family ties trace Franklin company link. Mrs Matthias reportedly has 366 living descendants. She is survived by ten of her thirteen children, 78 grandchildren, 237 great grandchildren, and 41 great great grandchildren.
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John Matthias
Henry Steege
Monticello
Readlyn
Steege
Franklin Company
Matthias
United States
Express Want Ad Sells 106 Leghorn Hens
Mrs. Lou Oltman reports inserting a 2 cent Express want ad in The Express. One insertion sold 106 White Leghorn hens and prompted her to say the ads cost little but produce much.
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Lou Oltman
The
Express
Citizenship School by Monticello League of Women Voters
The two day program sponsored by the Monticello League of Women Voters focused on government relations trade agreements and social security. Guests included state and local LWV leaders with talks on foreign policy child welfare and social security and a luncheon at Maples Inn followed by a buffet supper hosted by Mrs John Matthiessen.
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Monticello
Lyle McMullen
G. S. Martin
A. Miller
Homer Cherrington
Iowa City
Jacob van der Zee
The
University of Town
Luella Kennedy
Dale McConnell
Isms
Harriet Cunningham
Anamosa
George Haskel
Haskel
League of Women Voters
Maples Inn
A. E. Hunt
State League of Women Voters
J. Downing
Des Moines
B. Payne
D. F. String
Caroline Buttes
Grinnell
C. E. Wherry
Wyoming
L. Nelson
A. M
Matthiessen Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy at John McDonald Hospital
Swede Matthiessen a yard man for St. Anthony and Dakota Lumber and Coal company underwent an emergency appendectomy at John McDonald Hospital last Friday. His condition is reported as satisfactory.
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Clark
Thieves break into L. W. Lovell's garage
Thieves broke into L. W. Lovell's garage last Saturday night and ransacked two cars. A purse with small change was stolen from one vehicle and a clock from the other, which was later found smashed on the sidewalk. The act was believed to be the work of amateurs.
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L. W. Lovell
Jones County Aerial Photos Arrive Soon
R J Paustian assistant supervising engineer in charge of aerial photography in Iowa says photo enlargements for parts of Jones county will reach the county soil conservation committee by the middle of next week. Delays arose as images failed to meet government standards and had to be revised before acceptance.
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R. J. Paustian
Iowa
Jones County Soil Conservation Committee
Jones County
Paustian
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Eugene Wink
Roland Goudy
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Presby
LeRoy G. Dirks
Dirks
Soil Conservation
Harlan H. Shumaker
A. Ray Fairbanks
Lee M. Sherrill
GOV
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Clyde L. Herring
Guy Mark Gillette
N. G. Kraschel
John K. Valentine
Alex Miller
Co. W. Storms
Leo J. Wegman
John H. Mitchell
Thomas L. Curran
Mike P. Conway
J. H. Stingley
Iowa Legislature
Express Want Ad
Clark Matthiessen
McDonald Hospital
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