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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1937

Page

6

Jones County Board Extends Courthouse Completion to Sept 1 1937

The Jones county board of supervisors meeting in Anamosa on Aug 16 1937 extended the courthouse completion date from July 16 1937 to September 1 1937 subject to Public Works administration approval. They also approved accepting work from Trussbilt Company and Montgomery Elevator Company upon architect approval and authorized payments. The board directed bids for coal for the courthouse and county home and approved several contract changes with a total added amount of 109.13 dollars.

Anamosa Iowa Board of Supervisors Jones County H. J. Mayberry Holst Shimerda Helgens Bailey Jones County Court House Public Works Administration Mayberry Spervisor Trussbilt Company Dougher, Rich & Woodburn Montgomery Elevator Company Metcalf Electric Company Franklin County Law Lyon C. C. Larsen and Sons, General Contractors C. C. Larsen & Sons General Carstens Brothers Holst and Mayberry Shaw Huber Main Streets Foley Anamecia Byram G. H. Walworth Court House Holst, Smmerda Anamosa Lumber Company Eclipse Lumber Company Center Junction Lumber Company Center Junction M. C. Ingwersen Onslow Co. M. Miles Olin J. R. Ramey Ed Folkers August Hartwig Norris Luckstead F. K. Berlin E. O. Johnson Howard Brady Bud Suter Albert Stickly Lumir Holub Fred Graham Scotch Grove Township John H. Peck Raymond Schley Richard Darrow Greenfield Township Wm. E. Moore Lovell Township Lee Sanford Jackson Township G. L. Buel Bowen Prairie Pauly

Jones County Board Advances New Court House Move

Jones County supervisors approve moving county offices to the new Jones County Court House on August 23 1937 and adopt resolutions to relocate and widen a Greenfield township road. The board also awards coal contracts for the county home and court house and discusses budget, exemptions, and various claims.

Ledger of county expenses and purchases listed

A dense OCR ledgers-style summary documents numerous entries for supplies textbooks labor rent and medical care. It names individuals such as H. H. Schoon Edwin Vaughn and J. H. Welch along with organizations like Transo Envelope Co Wyoming Journal and Anamosa Journal reflecting a municipal or county accounting run. The page details varied items including provisions, clothing, fuel, medical aid, and official fees with multiple line items and monetary amounts.

H. H. Schoon Charles Scribner's Sons Roy Snell Ethel Soper Transo Envelope Co Mfg. Co Edwin Vaughn J. H. Welch Printing Co Derry & Williams Wyoming Journal Anamosa Journal Choris Fagan Kay Ferring Mabel Fisher M. F. Hogan Jenkins-Fergemann Co N. W. Bell Telephone Co Glenn Russell E. J. Bowen City Water Dept J. W. McNamara W. H. Proctor Riedel Grocery H. H. Rumple Shomont Dairy F. B. Sigworth South Mineral Cemetery Association Geo. Stuhler’s Sons Co C. G. Thomas Volk’s Grocery Orin E. Maine B. G. Milner World Book Co Pearl Ritter Matt Parrott & Sons Co Lee Byerly Commission of Cartessnes Commission of Insanity Geo. C. Lawrence H. Eichhorn Beam & Miller John Benn Ray D. Blakesley C. J. Cash Clara. Chaplin H. F. Dearborn Walter Holub House of Good Shepherd Hurst Grocery Co Iowa Electric Co Towa Lefebvre Corp Mercy Hospital C. M. Miles Kate Morse F. D. McLaughlin McNamara’s John McDonald Hospital Marjorie Noonan Alva C. Edwards Vadena Finney R. Fishwild & Son Gildner & Hanson E. W. Gordon Lillian Stingley Swartzell’s Macmillan Co Monticello Express Nellie V. Morey Morris Sanford R. D. Cooley Fleeta McMurrin Niles Theater E. F. Rohwedder Scott Hardware Co Relief Commission Loomis Monticello State Bank Francois Grocery W. W. Hanken Clothing Co Geo. Stuhler's Sons Co Pro- Tyler & Downing University Hospitals Weighels Model Westphal Dvovisions Co P. A. Whear Will Williams Zion Office L. R. Bobst Carl V. Bock Burt Cummings Warren DeMoss Wm. Green Charles Hay John Holmes Howard Ireland T. W. Hunter John Kuntzweiler Jerome Lusson Ralph Meade W. A. Mott Jr Emil Pillard Donald Seeley Weeds Weers H. C. Metcalf & Co Anamosa Eureka Anamosa Lumber Co Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co F. C. Althen Men's Reformatory Rock Virgil Miller L. C. Mizaur Kate Morris P. Paulsen Jr Allen Siebels A. Strawman Leon Taylor Albert Vacek Ray Wink American Hospital Supply Corp Will Bohler Inbor Cc. F. Boller C. M. & St. Paul Railroad Roscoe Easterly Keys Farmers Grain Co Farmers’ Mutual Cooperative Creamery Ass'n J. H. Praser Charles Gray W. Hawken Eee Co M. Holst Towa Electric Co Towa State Penitentiary Sup

How to Photograph Household Pets and Wild Animals

An advice piece on snapshooting animals from household pets to zoo subjects. It covers patience as essential, choosing light and background, shutter speeds around 1/25 second for moving subjects, open lens, and using color sensitive film for rich detail. It notes that squirrels and birds require more patience and distance, and recommends shooting through bars at zoos when possible.

Zoo

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