S. G. Franks Of Wyoming Dies Suddenly
S. G. Franks longtime Wyoming resident died at his home this morning after a paralysis stroke last Saturday. He was 74, born February 4, 1844 in Cascade area, survived by wife H. H. Litton and seven children Frances John Rhodes John Perrine Henrietta Franks and others. funeral Saturday at the family home with burial in Wyoming cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Franks
Ss. G. Franks
Wyoming
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Franks
John Perrine
Monticello
Jones County
Cascade
Ohio
M. M. Franks
Franks
H. H. Litton
John
Dillon
Frances
John Rhodes
Baldwin
John Noyes
Washington, D. C
Henrietta Franks
Miles Franks
Lisbon
Wyoming Cemetery
Death of Fred H. Holmes at state hospital
Fred H. Holmes formerly of Monticello died at the state hospital for epileptics last Monday September 5 after a cerebral hemorrhage twenty hours prior. Born November 27 1905 in Anamosa he had lived in Woodward since 1919 and near eight years there. He leaves a step mother and his mother is a patient at the same hospital. Funeral services were held yesterday at the Methodist Episcopal church conducted by Rev. Albert E. Coe with Oakwood cemetery burial.
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Fred H. Holmes
Monticello
State Hospital
Woodward
Benjamin Helmes
Anamosa
Independence
Methodist Episcopal Church
Albert E. Coe
Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery Receives Largest Legacy In Monticello History
The late Frank Sloan of Geneva Nebraska left Oakwood Cemetery Association $2000 the largest endowment to the Monticello cemetery. Other gifts include $500 from Alex Livingston and multiple smaller sums. The funds support a permanent endowment used for lot care and beautification.
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Frank Sloan
Geneva
Nebraska
Oakwood Cemetery Association
Monticello
Alex Livingston
Sloan
Oakwood
Super Service for Monticello and Vicinity
X Ray Childress owner of Childress Motor Company states the business aims to be an asset to Monticello by honest work and quick service. The firm emphasizes public service and a slogan We are here to serve you.
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Childress Motor Company
Bereny
Monticello
X. Ray Childress
Miss Caroline Hicks Visits Maine Relatives This Summer
Miss Caroline Hicks arrived for a visit with relatives and spent the summer on the Maine coast with Miss Catherine Perley at a cottage. She will travel to Colorado to visit her brother Dr. Gard Hicks after leaving Maine.
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Caroline Hicks
Maine
Catherine Perley
Colorado
Gard Hicks
Do You Know Answers and Pointers
This appears to be a prompt inviting readers to a quiz with 10 questions about literature history science and culture. It notes page 8 contains all answers if any question cannot be answered.
Wagner Appointed to Supreme Court Seat in Iowa
Henry T. Wagner of Sigourney named to fill vacancy from Judge Vermillion's death. He has served as district judge since 1918. Tributes to local veterans and civic figures appear alongside notes on creamery activity and Iowa agricultural research efforts.
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Henry T. Wagner
Sigourney
Supreme Court
Vermillion
Lorenzo W. Burt
McNally
Jones County
Hopkinton Creamery
Monticello Mutual Creamery Company
Wertzbaugher
West Branch
Massillon
Ohio
Christina Cole
Lincolnshire
England
Waddicks Move from Monticello to Cedar Rapids
Mr and Mrs L B Waddick relocate from Monticello to Cedar Rapids where they have rented a home and sublet a room to Terese Lux and her roommate Virginia Schneider. They previously lived in a house owned by C L Van Meter now sold to R P Clark of Scotch Grove. Waddick plans frequent Monticello visits this fall with several auction sales booked for October and November.
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Waddick
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Terese Lux
Virginia Schneider
Firemen Rescue Hopkinton Area. Monticello Helps
Monticello firemen responded promptly to Hopkinton last Friday with an automotive engine. Driver Clarence Matthiessen completed the run in 18 minutes. The Bottlgiore was nearly consumed but nearby buildings were saved, and Hopkinton residents expressed gratitude for the assistance.
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Monticello
Hopkinton
Clarence Matthiessen
Events Of Interest Twenty Five Years Ago In Monticello
A roundup of notable local happenings from 25 years ago includes births in Perry and Monticello, teaching posts in Renwick Redfield Des Moines and West Union, a railway accident in Langworthy that killed 8 year old Anna Monck, several marriages and anniversaries, school injuries, a new x ray machine in Dr. Mirick’s Monticello office, and the Jones County fair featuring Marvelous Marsh who later died from the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Gilroy
Alice Reed
Renwick
Charles H. Winner
Monticello
Perry
Mary Smith
Redfield
South Dakota
Henry Zimmerman
Roy Peterson
Coe College
Ike Suter
Anna Monck
Henry Monck
Langworthy Crossing
Langworthy
Grace Thoeni
Des Moines
Minor Lemen
W. M. Lemen
Epworth Seminary
Earl McCracken
Clarence McCracken
Bessie M. Billings
Reuben Schneider
Richland Township
Abe Schneider
Susan Smalley Langworthy
Edward Smalley
W. A. Langworthy
Dennis Liddy
Littleport
Iowa
Ireland
America
C. S. Barker
Montisello
Almira P. Moore
W. A. Mirick
William Bohlken
Scotch Grove Township
Bright
Jones County Fair
Marvelous Marsh
George Poppe
Town City
State University
G A. King, Jr
Fay Lovell
Parliannt
Minnesota
James P. Lane
Castle Grove Township
Omaha
Neb
Vina Duffin
B. B. Ryan
Clara
Carl Brazelton
Louis Hepp
Holstein
Heideman Couple Returns From European Tour
Mr and Mrs John Heideman have returned to their home at Sibley after visiting Mr and Mrs Dick Moenk. They recently completed an extensive European tour.
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John Heideman
Sibley
Dick Moenk
Heideman
Miss Theodosia Doolittle Heads to Des Moines
Miss Theodosia Doolittle of this city will depart this week for Des Moines to supervise violin piano and voice at Wilkinson Music shop a major state institution. She will study violin at Drake University during her Des Moines stay and recently broadcast a violin recital over Station WHO to enthusiastic listeners.
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Manchester
Theodosia Doolittle
Former Resident Injured In Automobile Accident
Mrs Ed Tawnie and Mrs Ed Lloyd of Sioux City and Hornick were seriously injured in a road collision near a puncture repair stop while en route to Winterset. Mrs Lloyd faces critical internal injuries and her 18 year old son was unconscious with severe bruising. The trio, plus three other children, were taken to Des Moines hospital. Mrs Neal, mother of both women, later remarried as Mrs Frank Cleveland.
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Ed Tawnie
Fern Neal
Sioux City
Ed Lloyd
Hazel Neal
Hornick
Tawnie
Winterset
C. H. Stockwell
Perry
Des Moines
Lloyd
Mesdames Tawnie
Fannie Neal
Frank Cleveland
Cleveland
Social uproar over Mrs Coolidge tea in Rapid City
Mrs Paul Bellamy head of a Rapid City women’s club secured Mrs Coolidge’s acceptance to a tea, triggering rival club tensions and social cliques. The Current Events club and Fortnightly club clashed over exclusivity as the White House advised no teas. The event ended with a peaceful pour and no rupture among guests.
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Paul Bellamy
Monticello
Lacey Doran
W. A. Doran
Rapid City
Coolidge
United Press
Main Street
Calvin Coolidge
Washington
Frank Hughes
Last Call to Register for Monticello Scout Troop I
Monticello urges eight eligible boys to register for Scout privileges and dues. Last year thirty six registered but many did no work. leaders prefer a smaller, active troop. Registration ends this week with next Monday evening as final chance to join on the first floor.
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Monticello
Dr L W Swift to Visit After Purchase of Meyer Practice
Dr L W Swift, who bought Dr George K Meyer’s practice last week, is due this week and will occupy his office tomorrow or the next day. He graduated from the American School of Osteopathy at Kirksville in 1909 and has since practiced successfully. He is married with two sons. one will graduate from the Kansas City School of Osteopathy in 1929, the other teaches music in Buffton Ohio. He is a Methodist and a Mason.
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England
Reds
London
Labor Party
Labor
Scotland
Sacco-Vanzetti
H. G. Wells
British Isles
United States
Queen Victoria
America
Rotary Club
Max Wortman
Anamosa
L. W. Swift
George K. Meyer
Swift
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Missouri
Kansas City School of
Vanity Beauty Shoppe Moves to Anamosa
The Vanity Beauty Shoppe relocated from Monticello to Anamosa under owners Mrs. Annie O Thomas and Mrs. Mildred Wooley. Mr Wooley holds the Willys Knight agency for Anamosa, reducing his driving. Located in Lenzen dry goods store, the pair moved from Maquoketa three years ago after steady patronage and satisfactory work.
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Vanity Beauty
Monticello
Anamosa
Annie O. Thomas
Mildred Wooley
Wooley
Willys-Knight Automobile
Lenzen Dry Goods
Thomas
Maquoketa
Ames Picnic Dinner at Monticello Park
Max Wortman the county agent invites all Ames graduates former and present Iowa State College students living in the county and their families to a 1 30 Sunday picnic at Monticello Park. Families should bring sandwiches and two dishes. coffee provided. If it rains dinner moves indoors.
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Max Wortman
Ames
Monticello Park
Iowa State College
College bound list highlights Monticello youths
A long list details Monticello and vicinity students who will depart this month for studies at multiple institutions including Iowa State College Ames, University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, Coe College Cedar Rapids, Des Moines University, and several others across the nation. The article also notes a forthcoming baseball game between Ryan and Cascade at Cascade’s Legion Park and a September 13 charity matchup in Manchester featuring Dubuque and Gilkerson's Colored Giants with admission set at 50 cents.
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Monticello
the Express
Towa State College
Ames
Margaret Maurice
Mildred Deischer
Stuart Lang
George Schweitzer
Carlton Anderson
William Jacobs
Walter Wilcox
Ethelwyn Wilcox
Ruth Cropp
Gladys Stickford
George Meyer
Lloyd Hutton
Elbert First
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Raymond Jacobs
Leyland Shelley
Ted Koop
Raymond Denkholl
Ralph Redmond
Chauncey Hookstra
Thomas Chambers
Edwin Lightfoot
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Clarence Rhatigan
LaVetta Berrie
In Mole
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Alice Reed
Helen Pulver
James Redmond
Cedar Rapids Business College
Cedar Rapids
Mabel Kehoe
Virginia Schneider
Mary Aebi
Glanys Hosford
Brown's Business College
Burlington
Leota Rogers
American Institute
Des Moines
Paul Meyer
St. Luke's Hospital
Dorothy Hance
Margaret Hennigar
Lutheran Hospital
Hampton
Selma Heeren
Edna Oltmans
Mercy Hospital
Kathryn Morse
Loretta McDonough
John McDonald Hospital
Theola King
St. Thomas Hospital
Marshalltown
Nella Davis
Ryan
Cascade
Legion Park
Iowa
Joyce
Manchester
Dubuque
Gilkerson
Colored Giants
Chicago
Delaware County
Enrollment Boom Hits Monticello Schools for 1927-28
Principal Specht leads Monticello public schools into the 1927 28 year starting September 4 with 283 students upstairs and 495 total, including 222 in the first six grades. New pupils include Kenneth Burris Nadine Kennedy and Marian Hayes. Football practice opens with 45 boys under Coach Finlay while Miss Wilcox directs orchestra and glee club preparations.
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Miss Jarman
Miss Specht
Kenneth Burris
Marion
Nadine Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
Marian Hayes
Freda Eileen
Monticello
Miss Sherwood
Moore
Paper Made From Straw Comes to Edmonton Plants
Canadian reports describe straw as a raw material for newsprint after harvest. Edmonton will host a plant to convert grain straw into paper with plans for nationwide mills. If ink removal from waste paper fails, straw may dominate future newspapers in demand and scale.
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Edmonton
Canada
New York
Express
Hillside Paper
Dubuque
Gib Hunt
Gib
Frank Alburty
Hillside Paper Mills
Monticello
Hillside
George Wood
Marcus Farwell
Lille
C. A. Whiting
Sioux City
Sacred Heart School Reopens With Record Enrollment
Sacred Heart School reopened last Monday with 152 pupils, the largest enrollment since opening six years ago, including 48 in the high school and 104 in the grades. Modern science and physics equipment will be added to the curriculum this year, with Sister Mary Vitalis replaced by Sister Mary Benita. High school seating was reorganized into a second floor assembly room with classes in nearby rooms. The Progressive Music Series adds weekly lesson and private practice. D. P. Young visited Toronto, his first return in over thirty years.
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Sacred Heart School
Mary Vitalis
Mary Benita
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederick H. Holmes
Fred Holmes
Monticello and Vicinity
Miss Hicks
House of Commons
Horace Greeley
Far North
Onslow Savings Bank
Melvin Spencer
N. C. Holst
O. C. Johnston
George Paulsen
Otto Hanwardsen
Howard Willison
T. B
O. ©. Johnston
O. R. Sweeney
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Edward A. Kimball
Sweeney
John H. Fraser
Mark F. Hogan
C. G. Thomas
Fraser
Great Britain
Wales
Kir Hardy
Lenoxshire
Perdulum
Doles
Revenue Department
Boy Scout
Vanity Shop
Beth Lightfoot
Donald Burrichter
D. P. Young
Toronto
Ontario
Mr. Young
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