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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1937

Page

4

Monticello Triumphs 12 0 Over Maquoketa In Open

Monticello Cyclones defeated Maquoketa 12 to 0 in a penalty plagued season opener. Vic Richardson starred as fullback with key plunges, while Chuck Field punted well and Monticello capitalized on turnovers amid a rough, fumble filled contest.

Monti Cyclones Maquoketa High School Monti High Maquoketa Monti Vic Rittmer Chuck Field Vic Richardson Jamieson Eine Goodall Kuhns Smith Steiner F . Crawford Behrends Jenkins Yeoman Bevans Stutt Maiolie Bone LE Rosenberg Richardson Pete Romer McIntyre Rittmer Barrows Nagel LHB J. Barrows Weidenbacker Dubuque Ecob Jinasman Coffman Marion Monticello Gerdes Yeoman Rodman Bone Pruit Steiner E. Schoon Bender Richardson Mzcata Monticello

Roy Overly Injured While Handling Silo Cutter

Roy Overly former Hornsweay Center Junction was badly injured last Monday by an odd incident with a silo cutter. His little and index fingers were mangled. he was taken to a physician and Mercy hospital in Anamosa for treatment. Amputation risk possible if infection occurs. Vernon Null assisted and was unaware of the accident until Overly showed him his hand.

Roy Overly Hornsweay Center Mercy Hospital Anamosa Overly Vernon Null Floyd Chatterton Null

Rural Electric Co Op Hires Men To Start Work

The Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric cooperative project is underway after the Anamosa reemployment office received over 260 applications. Out of these, 150 men were hired after recent physical examinations. Marshall Electric of Marshalltown holds the construction contract.

Rural Electric Co-Op Maquoketa Valley

Equity Docket Listing Frequent Civil Actions

A long list of civil cases including guardianship petitions, divorces, foreclosures, partitions, and deeds of quieting title from multiple plaintiffs and defendants. Notable parties include D. W. Bates as receiver, city officials, homeowners groups, and various trustees and estates. The docket also records notices of appeals and landlord's attachments.

Joseph Streng Mary Streng John Hein Emil Meijer Barnadeen Meier Charles T. McQuillen Admr John R. McQuillen Richard J. McLaughlin Lucille McLaughlin Nora Ehlers Emil Ehlers Ethel Betzer Dora Belle Allen Laura Emerson Gilbert Emerson Home Owners Loan Corporation of Washington, D. C S. F. Reade James J. Yanda Ludwig Yanda Freda Behrends McDonald Ray McDonald L. H. Lowry Co. W. Metcalf City of Anamos William Gidorf Cascade State Bank of Cascade Joseph H. Dehner D. W. Bates F. H. Bailey Sadie Starks Mose Starks Raymond L. Harrington Edna Harrington Leonard Boos Mary Boos Ida M. Ramsey Lottie Porter Martelle Iowa Rena D. Hubbell John W. McNamara Mayor Mary L. Dutton

Interesting Events Of Iowa News From J W Jarnagin

Iowa Falls residents report a nocturnal buzzing noise traced to a mating male kaza ard, a rare insect. W F Dyke finds fossil bones near Sidney, including a large dorsal vertebra of an American bison and a giant bar femur with a fracture. Bagdad’s Edmund Nouri arrives at Cornell College to study English literature and geology. Corning farmers discuss a plant called devil's claws, once common on Iowa prairies.

Iowa Falls Hardin County W. F. Dyke Sidney Fremont County Smithsonian Institute Washington, D.C Barnes Bagdad Cornell College Mount Vernon Linn County Edmund Nouri Iraq Traq Cornell Corning Adams County Henry Fleharty Towa Prairies

Odd Plant Blossoms Revealed as Horned Seed Pod Specimen

A plant initially resembling a pumpkin grew a four foot stalk and later produced clusters of orchid pink and cream flowers. Seed pods with long horns appeared. Fleharty found only two pods near a spring.

Fleharty

Sioux City patrol brings show to girl in street

Elsie Walton of Manson Calhoun county lay in a cast for years and longed to see the Sioux City white horse patrol at the Calhoun county fair. After a night show, the patrol brought several snow white trick horses to her home and performed in the street under automobile headlights for her.

Elsie Walton Manson Calhoun County Elsie Sioux City White Horse Patrol

Sleepant Transient Narrowly Spared by Fast Train

Martin Sharpe of Wisconsin lay sleeping on the main line at Davenport Scott county as a fast train approached the engineer shouted and emergency brakes brought the train to a stop inches from the sleeping man. He received a suspended sentence for intoxication.

Martin Sharpe Wisconsin Davenport Scott County Sharpe

Quiet Farm Picnic Sparks Cat Birth in Iowa

A calm picnic at Walter Buss farm near Red Oak, Montgomery county, led to a rare sight as a cat gave birth in a dark fireplace while picnickers doused the fire to free the mother and three kittens. Nearby, Charles Osborn of Correc­tionville seeks relief from 17 years of hiccups in New York with Robert Ripley funding treatment and a potential radio appearance.

Walter Buss Red Oak Montgomery County Charles Osborn Correctionville Woodbury County New York Robert Ripley Osborn Ripley

Community Fragments Highlight Local Collectors and Large Families

The piece notes Mrs. Gertrude Myers of Cedar Rapids as a local collector, with beer steins mainly German in origin. It also profiles the P. M. Leinen family near Harlan boasting 21 children and a large reunion. Twin births appear at Bernard Losee home, and Ed Stover moves with 160 Osceola county fair ribbons.

Gertrude Myers Cedar, Rapids Linn County Liyers P. M. Leinen Harlan Shelby County Leinens Bernard Losee Rockford Floyd County Ed Stover Sibley Osceola County

Matthiessens Mark Golden Wedding in Monticello

The Matthiessen family observed their golden wedding in Monticello where the couple settled in 1918 after moving from a Sand Springs farm. They own a residence bought from Smith Hall and Mr. Matthiessen remains active in carpentry. The couple has four sons Fred G. Matthiessen Cedar Rapids William J. Matthiessen Clarence John Matthiessen and Paul Matthiessen who died in an auto accident. They have four grandchildren and numerous siblings with relatives visiting from California New Mexico Texas and Washington D C to join the celebration.

Sand Springs Monticello Smith Hall Matthiessen Presbyterian Church Fred G. Matthiessen Cedar Rapids Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company Jones County Fair Association William J. Matthiessen Clarence John Matthiessen Paul Matthiessen Frederick Matthiessen John Matthiessen George Matthiessen Viola Will Adams Gene Himehaugh Oelwein Antone Peter Frank Garry Hans Matthiessen Emma Hurst Marie Prader Jane Matthiessen

Manchester Man Disappears From Home

Police notified Friday of Frank Stanley missing from Anamosa after his wife said he was last seen September 4. He is 25, 6 feet tall, 140 pounds with brown eyes and black hair, driving a 1927 Star sedan, license 53 3454.

Manchester Frank Stanley Anamosa Stanley

For Sale and Rent Classified Snippet

For sale Bpity pups in Monticello. Aspen enamel range. purebred Holstein bull nine months old. For rent 242 acre farm one mile north of Cass Cone ler Alabama. rooms and bath with papered walls. Contact names and partial phone text shown.

ASPEN Cass Coneler Ala Thomas, Anwmnosn

For Sale Tomatoes and Grapes at Local Nursery

Grove Nursery advertises self pick tomatoes at 25c per bushel and grapes at 2c per pound with open Sundays. Contact via phone 60 F 14 Scotch Grove.

Grove Nursery

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