Monticello Granted New Federal Post Office Building
Monticello will receive a federally funded post office with a $72,000 building planned in the second district. Postmaster Mark F Hogan received a letter from Congressman W S Jacobsen confirming funds for site and construction, with several possible central locations discussed but no final site yet, while other towns in Iowa receive similar post office grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Government Post Office
Jacobsen
O. K
Mark F. Hogan
W. 8. Jacobsen
Clinton
Dr. Hogan
Secretary of Treasury
Monti- Cello
Jones County
Bettendorf
Mt. Vernon
Anamosa
Soldier’s Memorial
Maire
Iowa
Burlington
Eldora
Waukon
Mount Ayr
New Pastor Installed At St Luke's Hopkinton Parish
The Rev A J Forster was installed as resident pastor at St Luke's Catholic Church Hopkinton last Sunday night by the Right Rev Father Herbert of Dyersville. Other clergy present included Rev A Lorenz Monticello Rev L Derga Cedar Rapids Rev Halbach Dyersville Rev J Smith Manchester Rev J Schulmoeller Worthington Rev J J Breitbach Worthington. St Luke's has grown in 12 years from 11 families to a parish needing full time service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Forster
St. Luke’s Catholic
Father Herbert
Dyersville
A. Lorenz
Monticello
L. Derga
Cedar Rapids
Halbach
J. Smith
Manchester
J. Schulmoeller
J. J. Breitbach
Worthington
St. Luke’s Church
Hopkinton
Monticello High Faces Maquoketa In Opener At City Park
Monticello High starts football season tomorrow at City Park against Maquoketa Eleven. Monticello seeks revenge after two straight defeats as a larger home crowd expects an upset from the Cavemen led by Coach Johnny Johnson. The 4 pm kickoff features a probable lineup with Bone and Jamieson ends, Stutt and Kuhns tackles, Steiner and Gerdes or Yeoman guards, Behrends center, Richardson Field Nagel and Rittmer backfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High
Black and Red Warriors
Maquoketa
Monti
Johnny Johnson
Monticello
Bone
Jamieson
Stutt
Kuhns
Steiner
Gerdes
Yeoman
Behrends
Capt Richardson
Nagel
Rittmer
Gold Star Mothers Day Observed In Oxford Junction
Gold Star Mothers and VFW Post 1683 plan a memorial service at the Lutheran church in Oxford Junction for Josephine Wosoba. An Auxiliary marker will be placed at her grave. Later a picnic at the Meade home is planned with Effie Reyner and G A R guests attending. Transportation is arranged by Che and Jarrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Oxford Junction
Josephine Wosoba
Gold Star
Effie Reyner
Daniel J. Meade
Henry Che
William Jarrett
Nani
League Of Women Voters Open Fall Meeting At Congregational Church
The League of Women Voters held its first fall meeting at the Congregational church with a pot luck luncheon and guest tea. State president Mrs Gladys Nelson of Des Moines and national director Mrs Florence Bohrer of Bloomington Ill spoke, followed by a business session led by Mrs John H Fraser. Seventy five members and guests attended the tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Congregational Church
Gladys Nelson
Des Moines
Florence Bohrer
Bloomington
Ill
John H. Fraser
Nelson
Harriet Cunningham
Anamosa
Don Wherry
Wyoming
C. R. Smith
Duncan Wasson
Walter Koon
Onslow
Fraser
Illinois Senate
John Matthiessen
Miss Henrietta Bohiken Weds John H Eden in St John Lutheran
Miss Bohiken daughter of Scotch Grove residents married John H Eden son of Mrs Elsasser of Orange Calif at 7:30 Sunday in St John Lutheran. The ceremony included a single ring service, garden flowers, an organ prelude, and a reception at the bride’s parents’ country home. The couple will reside in Tipton after a two week honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Bohiken
J. D. Bohlken
Scotch Grove
John H. Eden
Peter Elsasser
Orange
Calif
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
New Court House Dedicated in Jones County
Jones county celebrated the dedication of its first modern court house a $200000 project aided by a PWA grant with Gov. Nels Kraschel as main speaker. The event drew nearly 3000 visitors and featured a 250 piece band, formal flag raising, and remarks recalling local legal history and the courthouse project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
PWA
Nels Kraschel
A. L. Lorenz
Sacred Heart Church
Monticello
Eagle Scouts
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps of
Anamosa
J. M. Parsons
Iowa Supreme Court
Frederick ©. Ellison
Supreme Court
Ruth Baty Weds Maurice Jones at Sigourney Parsonage
Ruth Baty and Maurice Jones of Sigourney married at the Methodist Episcopal church parsonage last Monday at high noon. Rev. William J. Macaulay officiated. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Baty. The couple will run the Allison Tribune, recently purchased from W. T. Davidson’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ruth Baty
Maurice Jones
Sigourney
Wm. J. Macaulay
Ross Baty
College of Journalism
University of Missouri At Columbia
Theta Sigma
Kappa Tau Alpha
FP. M. Baty
Baty- Bennett
Jones
M. A. H. Jones
Iowa City
School of Journalism
The
State University
Keokuk County
Allison Tribune
Allison
W. T. Davidson
Davidson
Local B P W Members Attend State Meeting
Monticello chapter of the Business and Professional Women attended the state board meeting at Hotel Ft Des Moines last Sunday. Delegates Mil dred Iverson Netla Hoffman Hazel Eby Caroline Heiken and Mrs Madge Shaffer participated. The morning session covered year ahead reports and plans. Helen Irwin, state president, reported on the Atlantic City national convention. Legislation was discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Mildred Iverson
Netla Hoffman
Hazel Eby
Caroline Heiken
Madge Shaffer
Helen Irwin
Atlantic City
Open Year's Work With Dinner for B P W
Monticello Business and Professional Women launched the year with a 6:30 dinner at Goudy's cafe. Miss Gladys Shelley spoke on Publicity and the B P W from the News Man's Angle, with project ideas and publicity growth insights. Reports were given by Miss Helen Heiken and Miss Mildred Iverson. Emma Heiken led the committee with Nella Hoffman assisting. Guests included Mrs. Jennie Strasburg and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Goudy
Fiat
Gladys Shelley
Helen Heiken
Mildred Iverson
Emma Heiken
Nella Hoffman
Jennie Strasburg
Huidah Peet
Rena Otten
Isabel Maire
Jo Atwater
Ruth Walter
Emma Stadtmueller
Marie Kurtz
Alice Goudy
Vera Steffe
Monticello Castle Grove Sunday School District to Meet
The Monticello Castle Grove district of Jones county Sunday schools will meet September 19 at 2 30 at the Congregational church. The program includes music devotionals by Rev William Grossheim and Rev Surf Gutensohn, talks on primary work and adult education, a vocal solo, a story, and a Benediction. The Jones county convention will assemble October 6 at Center Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello-Castle Grove
Jones County Sunday Schools
Congregational Church
William Grossheim
Monticello Presbyterian Church
F. P. Stuhler
Monticello
Byron Abel
Frank Walker
Mary Esther McLaughlin
G. Gutensohn
Monticello Congregational Church
Jones County
Center Junction
Iowa State Council of Christian Education
Monticello Castle Grove Group
Plan for School Meeting at Anamosa September 29
County Superintendent Nellie V. Morey announces a regional teachers institute to be held in the new courthouse at Anamosa on Wednesday September 29. All schools in Jackson Cedar and Jones counties will be closed for the day. Attending were Mr Bennett regional supervisor from the state department of public instruction County Superintendent Martin of Maquoketa and Miss Jane McCormick of Tipton who met with Morey to finalize plans for the demonstration center. A detailed program will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
F. O. Ellison
Anamosa
H. C. Ring
Cedar Rapids
John T. Moffit
Tipton
Charles J. Haas
Marion
J. E. Helserman
J. W. Coxsee
John Locher
Monticello
del Miller
W. H. Frazer
the Anamosa
Herbert
State Highway Commission
Lorenz
Felton
Glenn McLaughlin
Nellie V. Morey
Emily Thomas 82 Dies in Anamosa Funeral Held
Mrs Emily Thomas aged 82 died at her home in Anamosa on Tuesday Funeral services were conducted at Forrest Chapel this afternoon She was married to George Thomas of Langworthy and survived by three children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Thomas
Anamosa
Forrest Chapel
George Thomas
Langworthy
Reformatory Inmate Harry King Ends Life
Harry King a 38 year old inmate at the Anamosa reformatory died by his own action last Friday. A coroner jury ruled death by suicide in an inquest held in the warden's office. King once sentenced from Marion county in 1924 to life imprisonment later commuted to 35 years. He was employed in the machine shop making automobile numbers and vanished among construction material before being found suspended from a steam pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry King
Anamosa Reformatory
Reformatory
King
Harry C. White
Iowa Board of Control
Marion County
Texas
Local Couple Marry In Clarkston Washington
Mrs. Jake Gesse announces the marriage of her daughter Helen Harms to Clifford Hogan of Monticello. The ceremony was at sunrise last Saturday at St John s Evangelical Lutheran Clarkston with Rev E Kirst officiating. A wedding breakfast followed at the groom s sister s home for the wedding party and out of town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Gesse
Helen Harms
Clifford Hogan
Guy Hogan
Monticello
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Clarkston, Wash
E. Kirst
Althea Kirst
Clarkston
Edna Harms
Clark Matt
Kirst
Althea
Hogan
Franklin Boulevard Hospital
Chicago
Lewiston
Idaho
Washington Water Power Company
Wash
Adam Hein Celebrated On 84th Birthday At Maple Street
Adam Hein was surprised at his Maple Street home Saturday evening as his children and grandchildren gathered to honor his 84th birthday. The gathering included Edward Zirkelbach, Amy, Rosemary, John, Dean, Howard, Ruth Ann, Robbie, Paul Guyan, Harry, Lois, Norman Davidson, and Herman Bajasch. Everett Wilson of Magouketta attended as an out of town guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Hein
Maple Street
Edward Zirkelbach
Amy
Rosemary
John
Dean
Howard
Ruth Ann
Robbie
Paul Guyan
Harry
Lois
Norman Davidson
Herman Bajasch
Everett Wilson
Maguoketa
Pastor Macaulay Leaves Monticello for Conference
Rev. William J. Macaulay, pastor of the Monticello Methodist church for four years, has left for the Upper Iowa conference session in Waterloo. He indicated he will not return as pastor next year and plans to move to another charge. The Grace Methodist Church hosts the conference with Bishop Bromley Oxnam presiding. appointments will be read Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Macaulay
Methodist Episcopal Church
Upper Iowa
Methodist Church
Waterloo
Macaulay
Monticello
Grace Methodist Church
Frank A. Court
G. Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
Farm Compliance To Close By November 1
Compliance work progresses in six townships with first report checks complete and others due soon. Farmers seeking full soil building payments under the 1937 program must qualify by November 1 1937. Falls seeding or liming may occur until that date and late practices after the first check must be reported to receive credit. William T Stanton Jr named to spot check in ten eastern Iowa counties by the state committee, noted for past work on the corn hog and soil conservation programs in Jones County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Stanton, Jr
State Committee
Iowa
Des Moines
Stanton
Jones County
Martelle Man's Truck Stolen in Chicago
Lowell Kohl a Martelle trucker reported his International truck stolen from Halsted Street Chicago last Thursday morning. Floyd May had driven it to Chicago with livestock and coal for the return trip. The thief took only the new tires and fled as May paused for breakfast. The truck was partly insured against theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Kohl
Martelle
Halsted Street
Chicago
Floyd May
May
Ben Cotton Wins City Golf Championship
Ben Cotton defeated Ben C. Roberts to capture the city golf title after 36 holes at Monticello County Club. They were tied after the morning 18 holes, but Cotton pulled away in the afternoon to win four up with three to play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Cotton
Monticello Country Club
Ben C. Roberts
Cotton
Roberts
Jones County Homestead Refunds Total $95 642
Jones County homeowners will receive a collective $95 642 homestead refund for 1936 taxes with the second half due September 30. State official Louis E. Roddiwig announced the 1937 refunds totaling $11,375,131 funded by state sales and income taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Court House
Anamosa
Louis E. Roddiwig
Associated Press
Iowa
Roddiwig
Catherine Redmond Accepts Library Advancement
Miss Catherine Redmond, Monticello public library's librarian for three years, will resign October 1 and join Cedar Rapids public library. She will visit Cedar Rapids school libraries, assist in children's and adult departments, and fill the vacancy left by her departure. She studied at Notre Dame and the University of Iowa and earned library science credentials from Western Reserve University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Redmond
Monticello
South Bend
Ind
University of Iowa
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Golden Wedding Reception for Mr and Mrs Matthiessen
Mr and Mrs Jacob Matthiessen celebrate 50 years with an open house on Tuesday September 21. Friends are invited to call from 3 to 5 PM and again from 7 to 9 PM to share in the Golden Anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Matthiessen
150th Anniversary of Constitution Celebration Planned
A national and local effort marks the 150th anniversary of the U S Constitution. The Sesquicentennial Commission, appointed by Congress in 1935, will lead a nationwide celebration from September 17 1937 to April 30 1939 with cooperation from Monticello Auxiliary Americanization committee. Local committee members J E Heiserman E W Brashaw and L E Hoag will coordinate with the national body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Congress
United States
Senate
House
Sol Bloom
America
United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission
Americanization Committee
Monticello
Leaver Tred D. McLaughlin
J. E. Heiserman
E. W. Brashaw
L. E. Hoag
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Second District of
Hopkinton Parish
Oxford Junction Lutheran Church
Eugene Byers
Edna Siebels
Bond
Mgr. Byers
Lohengrin
Norma Jean Siefert
St. Paul, Minn
Flower Girl
Dorothy Eden
Viola Eckdahl
Mil
Lucille Iiken
Louis Bohlken
Tom Eden Ofee
George Shoupe
Mrs. Eden
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Maid of Honor
Miss Eden
Miss Eckdahl
New Court House
GOV
18Th Judicial District
Shaw Block
Ellison
Seymour
Lowden
McLaughlin
J. W. Doxsee
Doxsee
M. W. Herrick
Lan
P. F. Hopkins
Coxsee
Bremer County
Waverly
Cass County
Atlantic
Humboldt County
Kraschel
H. J. Mayberry
Louis Lorenzen
Olin
O. J. Felter
Indiana
New York
Illinois
Nebraska
Washington
Heath
Justice J. M. Parsons
Jones CO. Board OF Supervisors
Judge F. C. Ellison
Ruth
Baty
Bride
Rev
W. J. Macaulay
B.P.W
Castle Grove
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Jackson
Johnson
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Tama
Winneshiek
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