Aged Resident Of Jones Co. Called by Death
John Martin Hein of Jones County died at his son Carl Hein’s home last Friday at 4 30 PM after weeks of illness. Born October 15 1850 in Ansbach Bavaria he immigrated with his parents as a child and helped settle Richland Township. He leaves eight children three sons John Jr Carl Galen and two daughters Mrs Margaret Wismeier and Mrs Effe Hoffman, a brother Adam Hein and sister Mrs Margaret Kiburz plus seventeen grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday at the First Presbyterian church Monticello with Rev William J Grossheim officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery with out of town relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Martin Hein
Carl Hein
My. Hein
Mr. Heln
Jones County
Richland Township
Richland Center
Mr. Hein
Leonard Hein
Ansbach
Bavaria
Germany
United States
Dubuque County
John Hein Jr
Lena Kiburz
John Hein
B. T. Balcar
Richland Presbyterian Church
Hein
Berniece
John Jr
Carl
Galen
Margaret Wismeier
Effe Hoffman
Adam Hein
Monticello
Margaret Kiburz
Tingley
Oakwood Cemetery
Lester McClure
Isaac Kiburz
Sacred Heart School Opens for 1936 Mooticello Parish
Sacred Heart School opened August 31 with a 100 percent enrollment. All eligible children attend, no increase from last year. Sister Lucentia moves to S C Academy UAE. Sister Marlene teaches seventh and eighth grade. Glee, Athletic, and Mission clubs planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lucentia
S. C. Academy
Uae
Marlene
Mrs. J. Lawrence Dies At Home of Daughter
Mrs. J O Lawrence 80 a former Monticello resident died September 10 1936 at her daughter Mabel Gilchrists home in Gables Michigan after an illness of a year and a half She was born April 8 1856 in Utica New York and moved here at age eight as Francesca Babbe Survived by three sisters four daughters sixteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral services were held September 13 at Iverson funeral parlors with Rev Samuel G Gutensohn in charge Burial was in Oakwood cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Lawrence
Monticello
Mabel Gilchrist
Gables
Michigan
Lawrence
Utica
N. Y
H. Babbe
Francesca Babbe
Wisconsin
Congregational Church
Augusta Acker
Los Banos
Calif
Matilda Rudolph
Washington, D. C
Amanda Hosford
Washington, D
Mail The Express To College Students
Monticello residents are urged to mail The Express to students and teachers away at college or across the United States. A nine month subscription costs 1.50 with no extra postage, ensuring home town news reaches readers weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Coumns
Montihello Express
Express
United States
Monticello Slogan Contest Winners Named
Monticello in Jones county will crown a slogan for two new Monticello signs. First prize goes to Isaac Schneider Jr for Industrial center of Jones county earning $3. Second Mildred Meyer wins 1.50 for The top place to shop. Third shared by Mrs Harry Schneider and Kathleen Hogan 1.00 each. Minnie Rettig earns 0.50 for In the heart of the corn belt. Contest drew 97 entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Electric Company
Isaac Schneider Jr
Mildred Meyer
Harry Schneider
Kathleen Hogan
Druggists Convene At Maples Inn Monday
Seventy druggists of the Eastern Iowan Druggists association met Monday evening at a 6 30 dinner at Maples Inn. F J Kay of Monticello opened the meeting and introduced Dr John Fraser who welcomed the visitors. The session featured talks by state president A J Allen of Sioux City and Walter Meade of Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowan Druggists’ Association
Maples Inn
F. J. Kay
Monticello
John Fraser
A. J. Allen
Sioux City
Walter Meade
Pharmacy Commission
Des Moines
John Carney
McKesson-Hartz
Rock Island, Ill
Carl Heinan
McKesson-Churchill
Cedar Rapids
E. L. DeVoe
Torbeett Drug Company
Dubuque
Williamb. Skinner
Anamosa
A. J. Ramsay
Lisbon
John Neufeld
Davenport
D. A. Allen
Waterloo
Anne Behrends Weds T. J. Gerdes in Quiet Lutheran Ceremony
Miss Anne Behrends daughter of Mrs Lizzie Behrends and T J Gerdes were married Sunday morning September 13 1936 at the Lutheran parsonage. Attendants were Miss Irma Adix and Mrs H L Adix. The couple will visit Omaha before settling in Monticello where Mr Gerdes will work at Iversons. Rev Henry L Adix officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Behrends
Lizzie Behrends
T. J. Gerdes
Lutheran Parsonage
Irma Adix
H. L. Adix
Lanigan
Omaha
Nebraska
Monticello
Gerdes
Iverson
Henry L. Adix
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
George Reid Dies at Home of Daughter in Ons low
Jones county friends learn with regret of the death of George Reid at his daughter Mrs Carl Stahlbergs home in Ons low on September 7 after a long illness. Born February 9 1858 to Samuel B Reid and Ann Ross Reid of Ireland he married Christina Duncanson in 1887 and Caroline Streets in 1894. Survived by four sons three daughters two sisters and six grandchildren, funeral conducted by Rev W P Nichols at Ons low Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
John George Reid
Carl Stahlberg
Mr. Reid
Samuel B. Reid
Ann Ross Reid
Ireland
Clay Township
Christina Duncanson
Caroline F. Streets
Samuel A. Reid
Indiana
Francis Reid
Cedar Rapids
Harry Reid
Minnesota
Frederick Reid
Glenwood
Marion Reid
Wisconsin
Frank Doty
Scotch Grove
Jaka Wolf
Rock Island
Martha Reid
W. P. Nichols
Wyoming
Presbyterian Church
Onslow
Reid
Major the Wunderkind Dog Delights Public Crowd
A five year old German Shepherd named Major entertains a street audience with a one man show. He counts, spells, identifies left and right, shakes hands, and selects a suit from a deck. Trained by Billie Watkins, Major tours with four dogs a cat a rabbit a raccoon and a fox to promote Ideal Dog Food by Wilson Company of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major
Major Hoople
Bilie Watkins
Wilson Company
Chicago
Lfo
Watkins
Rome
Georgia
Kitten Quintuplets Found In Tree At Manchester Farm
The Hamlett family near Manchester discovered five kittens born to Madam Manx atop a tree on Joseph Hamlett farm. The kittens were sought by the family before being found in a tree top nest and were moved to a ground habitat last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Madam Manx
Joseph Hamlett
Hamlett
Good Prices Paid For Jones County Farms
The Henry Otten farm of 120 acres two miles east of Amber sold to T. R. Bohiken for fourteen thousand five hundred dollars about 120 dollars per acre. An 83 acre farm near Center Junction sold to John Husman for 85 dollars per acre. In Linn county the Patten estate of 80 acres near Springville sold to Milo Lacock of Linn Grove for 100 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Otten
Amber
T. R. Bohiken
Center Junction
Frank Serbousek
John Husman
Linn County
Patten
Springville
Milo Lacock
Linn Grove
B P W Group Attends Marshalltown Fall Board Meeting
The B P W fall board meeting was held in Marshalltown on Sunday September 13. Attending local club members included Mildred Iverson Isabel Meyer Martha Meyer and Ann Miller. State president Jessie Young of Shenandoah presided as clubs from 35 towns represented the largest delegation ever. Reports were given by the State chairman with round table discussions led by Helen Irwin Dorothy Hamilton and Rosa Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Mildred Iverson
Isabel Meyer
Martha Meyer
Ann Miller
Jessie Young
Shenandoah
Helen Irwin
Doa Moines
Dorothy Hamilton
Rosa Cunningham
Mount Vernon Child Electrocuted At Pump
A five year old girl Donna Mae Whitman died after being electrocuted at an electric pump on the Cul lumber farm north of Mount Vernon. She went to fetch a drink for her sister Betty Jane. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. John Whitman two sisters Beverly Jean and Maurice and grandparents I. N. Whitman and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Mae
John Whitman
Mount Vernon
Cullumber Farm
Betty Jane
I. N. Whitman
Lisbon
Arthur Collins
Reverend Macaulay to Deliver Final Sermon Next Sunday
Rev Wm J Macaulay will preach his final sermon next Sunday September 20 before departing for the Upper Iowa conference at Marshalltown A large audience is expected to hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. "Macaulay
Marshalltown
Monticello Sets Centennial Celebration For October
Monticello plans a two day centennial celebration on October 14 and 15 with a parade of years a history display and a program of events. The effort organized by the Chamber of Commerce includes committees for parade decorations location publicity and law and order to ensure a civic observance honoring the town’s 100 year settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Varvel
William Clark
Scotch Grove School No.9 Wins Express Bird Book
The pupils of Scotch Grove School No.9 and teacher Miss Gertrude Rickels are pictured after winning The Express bird picture coloring contest last spring. The barn owl book was judged outstanding and was decorated with feathers from the winning owl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove School No
Express Bird Book
Scotch Grove
Gertrude Rickels
The
Express
Express Re
Special Speaker Delivers Talk to Monticello Rotary
Rev. Samuel G Gutensohn of Monticello Congregational Church spoke at Ma ples Inn on Monday evening addressing the negro question from Dr. Johnson's writings. He stated the negro may gain equal acceptance in the south. Rotary secretary W A Beery resigns after selling his business. William Shaffer chosen as new secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Monticello
W. A. Beery
Rotary Club
Beery
William Shaffer
County Republicans Plan Campaign Meeting at Center Junction
Republican candidates for county offices and for state senate and representative will meet with Jones county Republican committeemen and committeewomen at Center Junction Presbyterian church Friday September 18 at 6 30 p m A dinner will be served and campaign plans will be discussed and formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Center Junction Presbyterian Church
Death of Albert A. Clark of Anamosa
Albert Arthur Clark, long time Anamosa resident born November 30 1875 in England, died Sunday after a long illness. Survived by wife and four children Hazel Carlson Stanley J Harold and Charlotte Hoover. Funeral held Wednesday 2 30 p m at Congregational church with Masonic burial at Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Arthur Clark
Anamosa
Mr. Clark
England
Henry Clark
Hazel Carlson
Oak Park
Ill
Stanley J
la Grange
Harold
Charlotte Hoover
David Beggs
Congregational Church
Masonic Lodge
Riverside Cemetery
Milroy and Shaw Wed in Monticello Parish on Saturday
Fern LaRue Milroy daughter of Mrs Fannie Milroy and Clifford Edwin Shaw son of Monticello were married Saturday evening September 12 at the Methodist parsonage by Rev William J Macaulay. The bride, a 1933 Monticello graduate, wore a royal velvet ankle length gown. The groom is employed on the Thomas George farm and they will reside at Mrs Esther Fitzsimmons' home in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern LaRue Milroy
Fannie Milroy
Monticello
Clifford Edwin Shaw
William J. Macaulay
Princess Ines
Shaw
Thomas George
Esther Fitzsimmons
DeMolay Confers Twelve Degrees at Dubuque Dinner
More than one hundred DeMolay members and visiting Mnasons attended the 6330 dinner at the Masonic temple in Dubuque last evening to witness the conferring of the DeMolay decree on 12 candidates. The Dubuque drill team led by Lamar Miller conferred the degree on boys from Annamosa Hopkinton Cuba City Monticello and others while DeMolay mothers prepared the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Dubuque
Lamar Miller
William Hines
Max Wortman Jr
Annamosa
Main Hucker
Leslie Freeze
Hopkinton
Marshall Zweifel
Cuba City
Wis
James Keith
Kenneth Howie
Victor Richardson
Charles Field
Richard Naylor
John Meyer
Lyle Hosford
Monticello
Anamosa
Manchester
DeMolay
Reverend Efken and Gertrude Paulsen Tie the Knot at Zion Clinton
Reverend Fred Efken and Miss Gertrude Paulsen wed Monday at Zion Lutheran church in Clinton with Rev J Willms officiating. A four course dinner followed at Travel Inn. They plan to serve their first congregation in Tipton Kansas and Wartburg ties are noted with remarks by Prof E Rausch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Efken
Gertrude Paulsen
Zion Lutheran Church
Clinton
J. Willms
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Kruceger
Travel Inn
Adolph Dierks
Wayne Township
Tipton
Kansas
Eiken
Wayne
Wartburg
Dubuque
E. Rausch
Wartburg Seminary
Jd. Willms
Willms
John Lehmann
Central
Republicans sweep Maine election for congress and state offices
The Maine vote last Tuesday gave the entire Republican ticket a victory. Landon spoke in Portland before the election as Democrats claimed some gains, while Governor Lane warned against centralizing power in one man. Presidential electors were not chosen in this ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Landon
Portland
Shomont Collies Ship To Philippine Islands For Breeding
The Shomont kennels ship two white collies to Manila to The Elizalde company for breeding. The dogs travel from San Francisco by sea after a food supply replenishment, with attendants on board. Total freight and express charges amount to 170 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shomont Collies
Manila
Philippine Islands
Tom Shover
San Francisco
Calif
Elizalde Company
Shomont
Philippines
South America
Cuba
Porto Rico
China
Mrs W Reuter Honored At Birthday Dinner
A family birthday dinner honored Mrs William H G Reuter at the Reuter country home on Sunday September 13. Guests included Mr and Mrs Martin Geiken and family and Carl Dirksen of Castle Grove Mr and Mrs T F Tobiason and Dean of Atkins Mr and Mrs Carl Reuter and family Mr and Mrs Wiliam Ahlrichs and family Center Junction Eliwin Reuter Esther and Edna Reuter and John Stahlberg of Scotch Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. G. Reuter
Reuter Country Home
Center Junction
Eliwin Reuter
Esther and
Edna Reuter
John Stahlberg
Scotch Grove
Jones County Farms Photographed This Week
Jones County Soil Conservation's county committee and Robert Wallace announce aerial photography of the area to begin Wednesday September 16 weather permitting. Sixteen hundred producers have inspection cards. some misread September 5 as final date. Landlords and producers are urged to submit cards promptly to have farms measured. Final approval of soil depletion leases and yields was received this week at the county office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Soil Conservation Association
Robert Wallace
Wallace
Jones County
Langworthy Plans Full Day for Homecoming Celebration
Langworthy’s annual homecoming on Saturday September 19 offers a full day of events. A 7 pm kittenball game between F and K and Frog Hollow follows a 2 20 pm Langworthy home team baseball clash with Castile Grove. A band concert, concessions, tug of war, a merry go round, a noon speech by Thomas Stimpson, and a 9 pm Dyersville German band dance cap the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langworthy
Castile Grove
John Fechtmann
Lew Ortgies
Thomas Stimpson
Billy Lammers
Dyersville
Iowa Corn Crop Shows Increase From August Report
The September 11 crop report from the Iowa Department notes a rise in corn production since August 1. Iowa’s September 1 corn crop is estimated at 196.2 million bushels, with August forecasts at 185.3 million and 33 percent of normal growing conditions. Soybeans show reduced plantings and a 2.2 million bushel production outlook, while pasture remains at 21 percent of normal despite late rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Agriculture Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa
Crop Reporting Board
United States Department of Agriculture
Towa
Drouth
Brouth
Grasshoppers
New Reporter Joins Monticello Express as Local Reporter
Miss Polly Prahm of Center Janc tion, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Prahm, has accepted a position as local reporter on The Express. She graduated from the State University School of Journalism last June. Readers are asked to cooperate and call in items. notes will be promptly handled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Prahm
Center Janction
Peter Prahm
the Express
Miss Prahm
School of Journalism
the State University
Students Prepare for Fall College Attendance in Monticello Area
Monticello and surrounding communities report a large number of youths planning to enter colleges and schools this fall. The roster includes students bound for the University of Iowa Coe College Cornell College Wartburg College University of Notre Dame and many local junior colleges and hospitals for internships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello and
University of Iowa
Town City
Jo Royden
Keith Dickey
Margaret McNeill
Frederick Bone
Bud Suter
Robert Hogan
Maxine Redmond
Richard Hong
Gladys Skelley
Ray Ferring
Roy Rickless
Sam Schuetz
Gerald Schoon
Leonard Sc
Ruth Howie
Marian
Maxine Palmer
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Margaret Macaulay
Lucile George
Robert Spooner
Robert Smith
Smith’s College
Northampton
Mass
Helen Louise Stuhier
Stevens College
Columbia
Helen Holst
Lenox Junior College
Hopkinton
Mary Belle Collins
Mount Mercy Junior College
Cedar Rapids
Kathleen Hogan
Catherine Locher
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Uio
Elizabeth McLanaghlin
University of
May Family Receives Awards After Poultry Theft Case
J F May and Elwyn May receive two protective awards after Herbert Wilson’s poultry theft conviction. Farm Bureau board granted $50 and Wallace's Farmer Town Homestead bureau added $25. Wilson was sentenced to up to five years at Fort Madison Penitentiary. Rewards split between the Mays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. May
Jackson Township
Protective Associations
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Mr. May
Service Bureau
Wallace
Wis
Wilson
Herbert Wilson
Anamosa
Fort Madison
J. FP. May
Elwyn May
J. EF. Muay
Elwyn
J. P. May
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jones Co
Sacred Heart School
Fred Kay
George Reid
W. J. Macaulay
Arch Grimes
Jones County Fair Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gun Club
Rless Stuhler
Parent-Teachers Association
League of Women Voters
Business and Professional Women's Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
A. M. Maurice
J. E. Heiserman
E. Hoag
Ben Roberts
Clarence Matthiessen
Asa Lambert
Harry Rodman
E. T. Landis
Will Shaffer
L. R. Hoag
Fred Kang
Floyd West
E. W. Brashaw
L. E. Hong
Cently
Number 9
LaVern Schoon
Joan Bohlken
Donald Hagen
Helen Ahtrich
Milton Harms
Kenneth Ahtrich
Elaine Ahlrich
Henry Behrends
Evelyn Harms
Katherine Bohlken
A. A. Clark
Fern Milroy
C. E. Shaw
U. S
W. Reuter
Frog Hollow
Town Weather and Crop Bureau
Monticello Express
University of Chicago
Colin Thomas
State Teachers College
Moscow
Idaho
Elsa Ruth Gutknecht
Clinton Business College
Lucille Scheele
Gulf School For Girls
Biloxi
Shirley Hoag
St. Luke’s Hospital
Clare Adams
Olena Zimmerman
Doris Cotton
Pauline Oltman
Mercy Hospital
Kathryn Cox
Marcella O'Rourke
Kathleen Hayes
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital
Milwaukee
Emma Eilben
South Shore Hospital
Edna Peters
Lorna Gerdes
Franklin Boulevard Hospital
Helen Harms
Pauline Cooper
Wanda Cooper
Presbyterian Hospital
Miriam Fairbanks
St. Anne’s Hospital
Inez Kiburz
St. Margaret's Hospital
Kansas City
Ann Minnis
Paris Academy of Beauty Culture
Margaret Hayes
Mary Ellen Wismeier
Maxine
Wirth
Mont
J.F
Protective Assn
F. O. Ellison
Mays
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