Cattle Shipments Reported to Union Stock Yards
Cattle shipments to the Union Stock Yards last week include P. N. Hosch Wilbur Caterano George Rickels George Manternach George Kurt Lewis Finn W. D. McLaughlin with one to three cars each. Dubuque Packing shipped two hog cars. Farmers Mutual Creamery sent one butter car to New York. Incoming cattle from Cody Nebraska Joe Hosch Jack Welter George Rickels Pete Hosch Hessville Kansas sent two cars to various buyers. Two divorces filed in Jones county district court. Miss Minnie Huibregtse spoke at Rotary and heads to Columbia University for a medical degree in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
P. N. Hosch
Wilbur Cartano
George Rickels
George Manternach
George Kurt
Lewis Finn
W. D. McLaughlin
Dubuque Packing Company
Dubuque
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
New York
Cody
Neb
Joe Hosch
Jack Welter
Pete Hosch
Hessville
Kan
Minnie Huibregtse
E. H. Huibregtse
Rotary
India
New York City
Columbia University
Marriage Licences and Births in Local District
Two marriage licenses issued by Leigh Pearson to Henry William Behrends age 22 of Scotch Grove and Irene Hasler age 17 of Anamosa and Paul Bearinger age 30 of Anamosa with Iola Milroy age 27 of Monticello. Three births recorded at John McDonald hospital include a daughter to Mr and Mrs J R Guthrie of Hopkinton on Sept 16 a son to Mr and Mrs Jack Maire on Sept 18 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Donald Mohr of Hopkinton. Lions club guests Roy Jacque and son Robert from the U S Navy hospital corps spoke on Southwest Pacific service. refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Pearson
District Court
Henry William Behrends
Scotch Grove
Irene Hasler
Anamosa
Paul Bearinger
Iola Milroy
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
J. R. Guthrie
Hopkinton
Jack Maire
Donald Mohr
Lions Club
Roy Jacque
Robert Jacque
Hospital Corps
U. S. Navy
Robert
Southwest Pacific
St Johns Church Plans V day Service
St Johns Lutheran church led by Pastor R P Young announces a special service of praise and thanksgiving to mark the end of the war in Europe. The church will open to members and all who wish to attend with worship scheduled for 8 pm if news arrives after 7 am and 10 am if before 7 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
R. P. Young
Europe
Avery
Monticello Man Among 13 Picked for Induction Tests
A Jones county Selective Service Board sends 13 men, including Willis Coden and Charles Shimanek from Monticello, to Fort Snelling for pre induction exams. Among totals are six towns Wyoming Anamosa Hopkinton Oxford Junction Onslow Martelle Scotch Grove and Monticello. Three new registrants Edwin Bud KohI Lisbon and Galen Robinson Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis Shimanek
Monticello
Jones County
Wyoming
Vincent Hayes Eilers
Albert William Boots
William Dale Betzenderfer
Anamosa
Henry Marvin Dirks
Hopkinton
Wallace Charles Nehl
Willis Fredrick Coden
Oxford Junction
George Rudolph Zimmerman
Joseph John Lasack
Onslow
Donald Harold Juilfs
LeRoy Bickford
Martello
Lloyd Matthew Aller
Scotch Grove
Delbert Colin Husmann
Jones County Selective Service Board
Edwin
Ivan S. Kohl
Lisbon
Galen B. Robinson
Soils Meeting Concludes Three Session Series
The final session of a trio of planning meetings with group 22 was held at the Robert Appleby home north of Monticello Wednesday evening. Cris H. Randolph of the district office reported. Members included Frank E. Stimson Reese Moats Ben Prult Ray Appleby Henry Adams and Dale Adams. The group, in cooperation with the Jones County Soil Conservation District, studied farm conservation surveys and fertilizer needs. Planned practices include pasture improvement grass establishment on sandy land hazel brush eradication contouring corn strip cropping field arrangement for supplementary pasture and clean ground hog pasture limestone and fertilizer programs and tile and surface drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Appleby
Monticello
Cris H. Randolph
Court House
Frank E. Stimson
Reese Moats
Ben Prult
Ray Appleby
Henry Adams
Dale Adams
Jones County
Merle Buckner Buys Out City Dairies
Merle Buckner contracts to purchase the Schmidt Dairy and the Shomont Dairy and merge milk operations under one plant. He plans a 40 by 75 feet hollow tile processing station on the Honeymead lot, moving the existing steel building to the rear for other uses. Transfer expected on or before January 1, 1948. Thomas Shover keeps his ice cream plant and Holstein herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Buckner
Schmidt Dairy
Shomont Dairy
Honeymead
Thomas Shover
War Chest Quota Set At 16000 In Jones County
Glenn W. McMichael of Monti cello named war chest chairman for the north half of Jones county. Mrs. C R. Smith of Onslow is county chair. The executive committee met at the court house to set plans for the coming year and kept the quota at 16000, same as last year. Township and town chairmen to be appointed later with similar quotas. Trivia Adix left Sunday for Avoca Minnesota to visit Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Adix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn W. McMichael
Monticello
Jones County
C R. Smith
Onslow
Court House
Jones County Sunday Schools Meet Friday
The Jones county Sunday schools convention will be held in Monticello at the Methodist church on Friday September 22. All churches in the county are invited to attend. Dr. Russell Cole president of Cornell college Mount Vernon will give the closing address with a full program of services conferences music and a youth panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Methodist Church
Resistanions
Russell Cole
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Rex Rathbun
Glenn McMichael
Great Jones County Fair Holds County Stag Party
The Great Jones County Fair association hosts a county wide stag party in floral hall on the fairgrounds on Oct. 11. Tickets are 50 cents with all proceeds to the USO war fund. Meat for sandwiches comes from the prize fat steer won by Clarence J. Matthiessen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great
Jones County Fair Association
Floral Hall
Fairgrounds
USO War Fund
Clarence J. Matthiessen
Stag
Monticello Express
Community Forum kicks off October 2 in Monticello
The fifth annual Community Forum begins October 2 with eleven meetings on Post War Adjustments in Monticello. Programs cover economics agriculture and homemaking and feature speakers from University of Iowa Ames and local experts. All events are free with banquet and details in later Express issues. Lt Governor Robert Blue appeared in Oxford Junction and met local Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Monticello
Harold Gunderson
Ames
Donald Eells
M.H.S
Russia
Prof. Quaife
Cris Randolph
Jones Co
Woody Thompson
U. of
Red Cross
Messerli Sells Implement Business To Eggers And Cox
Joseph Messerli selling his Oliver implement business to Alfred Eggers of Monticello and Ed Cox of Sand Spring. Messerli has operated in Monticello for a number of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messerli
Joseph Messerli
Oliver Machinery Line
Alfred Eggers
Monticello
Ed Cox
Sand Spring
Gerd Bodeker Dies Monday at 69 in Wayne Township
Gerd Bodeker 69 died unexpectedly at John McDonald hospital Monday evening after illness and a prior operation. Funeral at Zion Lutheran church Wayne township Friday at 11 with Rev. Kehren officiating. Burial at the church cemetery. Survived by wife Kate Brokens and several children.
Suspended Sentence For Martelle Man in Cedar Rapids Court
Arthur Stark aged 20 living near Martelle pleaded guilty to larceny in the daytime in Judge Hamiel's Cedar Rapids court. He received a $1 fine and a suspended six month jail term after being accused of stealing anti freeze solution fires and wrenches from a Lisbon gas station on July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Stark
Martelle
M. C. Hamiel
Cedar Rapids
Stark
Lisbon
Regional TB Meeting Held In Monticello On Sept 14
A regional meeting of the Christmas seal workers of the Iowa Tuberculosis Association convened in Monticello last Thursday Sept 14 with 53 attendees from Johnson Jones Dubuque Scott Linn and Delaware counties. State officers present included C W Kammerer Marguerite Pfeffer F M Davison Lenora Moyle and Kathryn Walter. Jones county chaired the Christmas seal drive with Mrs Irving Hintz elected chair and Mrs F E Stimson named local chair for the drive forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christmas Seal Workers
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Monticello
Johnson
Jones
Dubuque
Scott
Linn
Delaware
C. W. Kammerer
Marguerite Pfeffer
F. M. Davison
Lenora Moyle
Kathryn Walter
Des Moines
Jones County
Iowa
Matthiessen celebrates 87th birthday with family gathering
Barbara Matthiessen turned 87 on September 19 with a family dinner at her Monticello home. Daughters Minnie Butler Burt Horsch and Jennie MacFarlane hosted with relatives from Monticello and nearby areas and Mrs Eugene Himebaugh attended from Oelwein. Barbara, born September 19 1857 in Sandusky Ohio, is widowed since 1938. The couple moved to Carroll County Iowa and later settled in Monticello, where they lived before moving to West First Street 42 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Matthiessen
Minnie Butler
Monticello
Burt Horsch
Seattle
Wash
Jennie MacFarlane
Chicago
Ill
Matthiessen
Eugene Himebaugh
Oelwein
Sandusky
Ohio
Fred Matthiessen
Carroll County
Iowa
Curtis
West First Street
Butler
Ace Welding Works Moves to New Location
Ace Welding Works relocates across from Eclipse Lumber Yard to a new building built by owner Carl Straub. The shop is under roof and welding is in full swing as the Straubs invite the public to visit, with the couple living in Skelley apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ace Welding Works
Eclipse Lumber Yard
Carl Straub
Welding Works
Straub
Skelley
District Court Opens Monday in Jones County
The September term of the Jones county district court will convene in Anamosa on Monday Sept 25 with Hon Floyd Philbrick presiding. Assignments set for Tuesday Sept 26 at 1 30 p.m. New cases include civil actions, replevin and auto damages along with multiple divorces and foreclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Mrs. Dirks Services Planned for Friday at Zion Church
Funeral services for Mrs. D. J. Dirks will be held Friday at 2 30 p m at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church Wayne township Rev F H Kehren pastor will conduct the service with interment in Zion cemetery She was born September 5 1870 in Germany and lived in Wayne township 56 years She was married to D J Dirks February 28 1896 They had three children Henry Weers Lawrence Schaffer and Ernest Dirks All survive her husband died in 1941 She suffered a stroke six weeks ago and had been in poor health since The family notes her lifelong membership in Zion church Also in the same issue Mrs Joe Carrington of Oxford Junction sold 70 acres of farm and timber land on the north bank of the Wapsipinicon river west of Oxford Junction to Ray C Mowry for 1100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gert Bodecker
John McDonald Hospital
Zion Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
F. H. Kehren
Bodecker
Harm
Grace Bodecker
Wesamer
Ostfriesland
Germany
United States
Langworthy
Kate Brokens
John
Herman
Grace) Engelbart
Rhiney
Anna) Wessels
Clarence
Clara) Herren
Louie
Irene) Hagen
Amber
Margaret Broderson
Wyoming
Louis
Caroline) Rickels
Bodeker
D. J. Dirks
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Zion Cemetery
Dirks
Wubke Marie Foen
Zion Church
Henry Weers
Lawrence Schaffer
Ernest Dirks
Joe Carrington
Oxford Junction
Wapsipinicon River
Ray C. Mowry
Funeral for Lt Stanley Steiner Held in Monticello
The 19 year old aviator Lt Stanley Steiner was killed in a plane crash. His funeral was held at the Evangelical and Reformed church in Monticello with a guard of honor and flag ceremony. His body was recovered near Victoria Texas and brought to Monticello for burial. Steiner, born Sept 29 1924 near Hopkinton, was a graduate of Hopkinton High School and had wings and a commission from Victoria Texas March 12 1944. He is survived by his parents two sisters Ruth and Dorothy Mae and brother Vernon Steiner a navy chief petty officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Steiner
Arthur Steiner
Monticello
William A. Schleich
Goettsch
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Andrew. Mast
Wan
Armin. Tengick
Baxter Reformed
Chuygh
Mo Terment
Ar Canal
Steiner
Matagorda Bay
Victoria
Texas
Army
Stein
Vicctoria
Tex
John W. William
Foster Field
Hopkinton
Iowa State College
Air Corps
Kansas City
San Antonio
Greenville
Stanford
Matagorda Peninsula
Lt. Steiner
Ruth
Dorothy Mae
Vernon Steiner
Navy
South Pacific
San Pedro
Calif
Jones County Fair to Set 1945 Fat Steer Contest Rules
Great Jones County Fair association directors announce 1945 fat steer contest with entries capped at 80 on a first come basis. Entry fee is 10 dollars per steer, max two per feeder, judged by price, weights must be 1200 pounds or more and two years old. Auction follows judging. entries via Ross Baty's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great
Jones County
Ross Baty
Jones County Fair Association
Fair Association
Methodist Church Hosts Monticello School Teachers Dinner
The Monticello public school teachers their wives and families were guests of the Methodist church at a 6 30 dinner Tuesday evening. Rev Glenn W McMichael welcomed the faculty and Supt Boyd Shannon gave the response and introduced each member. The evening closed with games and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Methodist Church
Glenn W. McMichael
Supt
Boyd Shannon
Maude Stephenson Dies in Colorado
The Goettsch funeral home received a telegram Tuesday announcing the death of Mrs. Maude C. Stephenson in Denver Colorado. She formerly lived in Monticello. The body will arrive Saturday and the funeral is set for 3 o'clock at the Goettsch funeral home with Rev. Glenn McMichael officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood. She was a daughter of the late Louis Peltier and sister of Mrs. Blanche Correll of Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goettsch Funeral
Maude C. Stephenson
Denver
Colo
Monticello
Goettsch Funeral Home
Glenn McMichael
Oakwood
Children Gather Milkweed Pods for Life Jacket Floss
Rural Jones county students collect milkweed pods to stuff life saving jackets for aviators. Three schools Washington No. 1 Black Oak Richland No. 7 report 30 bags each under Rosalia O Connell Mildred Carstensen and Irma Hamil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Washington No. 1
Rosalia O'Connell
Black Oak
Mildred Carstensen
Richland No. 7
Irma Hamil
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Simmons
Mr and Mrs Ralph Simmons of Ryan welcomed a daughter on Saturday evening September 16. The newborn Kay Rose weighed eight pounds and joins the family as Simmons works for the merchant marine based in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Simmons
Ryan
Kay Rose
Simmons
Merchant Marine
New York
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New
Cewt
Jones County District Court
Della S. Breitbach
Melvin Breitbach
Cascade
Charles City
Rotary Club
St. John’s Church
Selective Service Board
Fort Snelling
Minn
Armed Services
Appleby’s
Adix
Avoca
Mrs
Herbert Adix
John Grimes
Republican Women of
Glenn Bancroft
Brak Olsen
U. of Iowa
Robert Speaker
D. Blue
Republican Committee
Warren J. Rees
Henry J. Mowrey
Robert Blue
Gerd Bodeker
Irving Hintz
Castle Grove Township
F. E. Stimson
Philbrick
New Law
Peter Achen
Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Louis Finn
C. J. Darsee
Virgil Miller
W. Fs
Dan Worden
New Equity
Emma M. Fall
Cecil H. Fall
Henry F. Benhart
Jeannette J. Benhart
Genevieve Baker
Royce Baker
Milo L. Koranda
Frances Koranda
Kenneth Humpal
Flossie Wolfe
Oliver Kiburz
Bert Kiburz
Grover Stroub
R. D. McIntyre
Pearl A. Conmey
Lawrence J. Conmey
Alice Straub
Frank Straub
Kathleen G. Hoag
Loyal K. Hoag
Helen Crawford
Kenneth Crawford
D. Dirks
PRR
Fair Ass'n
Maude Stephenson
Colorado
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