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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
2
Cedar Rapids residents and nearby towns are noted with weekend visits and family gatherings. Families from Monticello, Clinton, Muscatine, and Maywood appear in social notes as relatives travel and hosts welcome guests. Names include Kay, McMullen, McLaughlin, Redmond, Hogan, Sutherland, Schweitzer, and Stuhler among others.
Special ham demonstration set for Saturday April 8 at Suter’s Food Market. Local residents with visits and events include Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maire of Cedar Rapids guests of Mrs. George Maire, Eldon Rohn visiting his mother Mrs. William Rohn, and Miss Vivian Bancroft visiting her parents. Army of small social items moves through Monticello and area. Easter orders urged for Armour’s Star and Wil’s ham products.
Illinois county superintendents toured Iowa rural schools to review a remedial reading program. The plan, developed by Mr. Bennett since 1987, emphasizes comprehension organization memory and locating information using procedures tied to Readers' Guide maps and graphs. Jones county ranked well on October Iowa silent reading tests with May tests to follow.
Miss Morey said delegates visit aimed to explore new course of study and possible incorporation of Iowa methods. Illinois superintendents praised local teachers and noted students’ constant activity, but were surprised by Jones county one room teachers’ salaries being 20 to 30 dollars a month lower than those in Illinois counties. The group dined at Gillenhotel Anamosa then held a lengthy conference with visiting superintendents W F Grotts Karl Kerstein Kenneth Greer Russell Rendelman Justus Gibson C H Hammack R M Ring Paul Chance and Oschar Schmidt.
A. O. Lambert, formerly of Janesville Wisconsin, becomes proprietor of the restaurant formerly run by Clarence Griffith. Lambert has past experience in the restaurant business and previously operated the restaurant now managed by Carl Caspers. Griffith joins Henderson Gas and Appliance Co of Monticello in the Shel lane gas and appliance venture.
An Easter sunrise devotional service will be held at the Methodist church on Easter Sunday at 6 30 am under Epworth League auspices. Special Easter music and singing accompany an address by L E Tull. All are invited to begin Easter day with worship.
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