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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1940

Page

7

Ada Mildred Wilcox to Marry Raymond McKee at Monticello

Announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of Ada Mildred Wilcox daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Wilcox Monticello to Raymond McKee son of Mr and Mrs W E McKee Montezuma. The couple plan a April 27 wedding at the Wilcox home after Ada’s studies and work in Washington D C.

Edwin Wilcox Monticello Ada Mildred Wilcox Raymond McKee W. E. McKee Montezuma McKee Montezuma High School Iowa State College Ames

Birthday Party for Mary Jane Aitchison Dances at Farm Home

Mary Jane Aitchison daughter of Mr and Mrs Claire Aitchison celebrates her sixteenth birthday at a farm home three miles northeast of Monti cello. Edwin Kleitsch dances with her as fifty guests enjoy music by the Freeze Swing orchestra of Hopkinton led by Leslie Freeze Buster Lux Don Morton and Paul Gillilan.

Mary Jane Aitchison Claire Aitchison Edwin Kleitsch Monticello Freeze Swing Orchestra Hopkinton Leslie Freeze Buster Lux Don Morton Paul Gillilan

Worthington Monticello couples wed in December church rites

Weddings at St. Pauls Worthington and Sacred Heart Monticello marked by the unions of Marcella Leibold and George White and Kathleen Tschantz and William Ferring. Attendants included Mary Margaret Leibold and Leon White. Post ceremony events and future homes on local farms noted. Additional social events included a shower for Vera Steffy and a birthday club gathering hosted by Mrs. Edwin Wilcox.

St. Paul’s Church Worthington Marcella Leibold George White Monticello J. H. Schulmoeller Mary Margaret Leibold Leon White Mrs. White Kathleen Tschantz John Tschantz William Ferring F. W. Ferring Sacred Heart Church A. L. Lorenz Edith Ferring Gerald Locher Miss Ferring F.W. Ferring Ferring Monticello High School Mr. Ferring

Congregational Spring Thank Offering Luncheon Held

The Women’s Missionary society held a spring luncheon at Mrs. Harriet Coughlan’s home with 24 attendees. A short business meeting followed a play titled The Enchanted Basket performed by Marjorie Thomas Helen Gutensohn Sylvia Gutensohn and Mrs Colin G. Thomas. An out of town guest came from Columbia Mo and another from Anamosa.

Women’s Missionary Society of the Congregational Church Harriet Coughlan Marjorie Thomas Helen Gutensohn Sylvia Gutensohn Colin G. Thomas George Wilkens Cora Brockhaus Caroline Schoenhut

Maye Cass Honored at Sunday Shower

Mrs. Ray Prult hosted a home shower for sister Maye Cass who will marry this evening. Guests played games and enjoyed refreshments after the afternoon gathering.

Maye Cass Ray Prult Maye

Local Ministers Elect Officers At County Meeting

The Jones County Ministerial association met at Center Junction Methodist church with Rev. R. C. Scott hosting. Rev. Knight was elected president and Rev. Scott vice president, Miss Mary Lohr secretary. A panel discussed The Church and Its Relation to the Military Service and several new communicants were welcomed at Easter. Model airplane building interests noted and a $300000 REA allotment will fund about 350 miles of line in four counties starting July 1.

Jones County George Woodall Monticello Knight Forest Chapel R. C. Scott Wyoming Mary Lohr

Hiller Couple Mark 36th Wedding Anniversary at Home

Mr and Mrs Will Hiller of Castle Grove township hosted a Friday gathering to celebrate their 36th wedding anniversary. A large group, including 12 guests who attended their 1905 wedding, joined in with refreshments and floral decor. Rev W F E Van Buren, officiant of the 1905 ceremony and Friday guest of honor, attended alongside relatives Mrs Eda Van Buren of Tipton and other friends.

Leonard Sackett Leonard Ellis John Kirby Hopkinton M. D. Sackett Monti Will Hiller Castle Grove Township Hiller Elsie Cramer Helms Whates A. W. Cramer W. FE. van Buren Methodist Monticello van Buren Eda van Buren Tipton

Echternacht City Officials Through the Years

Charles Ireland of Anamosa heads the delegates panel as Echternacht recalls city leadership. The mayor since 1920 was Dr. A M Maurice with councilmen C E Bates I M Rodman Isaac Schneider G P Rockstad and C L Van Meter. The clerk’s office moved from library basement to schools then to city hall and Veterans of Foreign Wars building before the community center.

A. M. Maurice C. E. Bates I. M. Rodman Isaac Schneider G. P. Rockstad C. L. van Meter First Street Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Ray

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