Miss Dorothy Miles Weds Corbitt In Cedar Rapids Ceremony
Miss Dorothy Miles of Iowa City married Mr. Corbitt in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at the Church of the Brethren in Cedar Rapids with Rev. Barnhart officiating. Guests included immediate families and the couple plans to reside in Iowa City. The bride wore beige and parisard crepe with gardenia corsage. A reception followed at the Montrose Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Miles
Iowa City
Royal
Corbitt
Church of the Brethren
Cedar Rapids
L. Barnhart
C. A. Hruska
Montrose
Sid Miles
Town City
Monticello
W. M. Corbitt
Monticello High School
Bridge party yields prizes at Hodson home
After a supper, guests gathered at Mr and Mrs Carl Hodson's home for progressive auction bridge across six tables. Prizes for high scores went to Miss Geraldine Roberts Mrs Lyle McMullen and GBupt Grimes. Committee members were Miss Marie Kurtz Miss Huldah Peet Miss Ruth Walter and Miss Grace Searles.
Locher–Diener wedding linked Dubuque and Lancaster
Lorraine Locher daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Locher of Dubuque and former Monticello residents married Leo J Diener son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Diener of Dubuque in Lancaster Missouri on Wednesday March 23 They will reside in Dubuque where Diener is sales manager for the Home Supply Company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Locher
Harry Locher
Dubuque
Monticello
Leo J. Diener
Joseph Diener
Lancaster
Fortnightly Bridge Club closes season with dessert luncheon
Mrs. George Timmins and guests hosted at Mrs Timmins home on Thursday for a dessert luncheon at one o'clock. Members played contract bridge at one table with Mrs. Siegfried Guyan achieving the high score. This marked the final game of the Fortnightly club season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Byerly
Lyle McMullen
Delta Dek Bridge Club
Clarence Matthiessen
Clarence” Matthiessen
John Shover
Frederick P. Stuhler
F. Stewart Stuhler
Janet Hazard
Edward Podhaski
Fred Hein
Henry Helms
Fred J. Kay
R. G. Stuhler
Halstead Carpenter
B. C. Roberts
George Timmins
Siegfried Guyan
William Eb, Corbin
J. E. Heiserman
Timmins
Local Ladies Host Bridge Tea and Social Gatherings
Mrs. Ross Baty and guests hosted a Saturday 5:30 bridge tea at Baty home with pussy willow decor and tall tapers. Prizes were won by Mrs. Arch B. Grimes, Mrs. Joseph R. Barron, and Mrs. Walter Brainard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Baty
William Corbin
William Tuetken
Dinner party honors Echternacht sixtieth anniversary
Mr and Mrs Henry Che hosted a Tuesday dinner at 6 30 pm in honor of Mr and Mrs Ray Echternacht and daughter Jean celebrating their six teenth wedding anniversary. A surprise 8 pm gathering featured progressive pinochle with prizes won by Mrs Henry Helms and Harry Hoag. Midnight plate lunch followed a presentation gift to the guests of honor. The guest list included Mr and Mrs Olin Howie of Castle Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hanken
Chicago
Henry Hagen
Doris
Dean
Gerke Hanken
Paul
Beverly
Jake Metzenberg
Henry Che
Goudy
Ray Echternacht
Jean
Echternacht
Henry Helms
Harry Hoag
Olin Howie
Castle Grove Town
Dizzy Dozen Card Club Hosts Contract Bridge Evening
Miss Lena Marugg hosted the Dizzy Dozen card club at Goudy’s tea room with guests from Richland township Anamosa Monticello and local residents. Three tables played contract bridge. Emma Helken won high score and Emma Hanken won the traveling prize. A plate luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Muller
Harry Hoag
Leslie Reade
Lena Marugg
Goudy
Dizzy Dozen
Emma Helken
Emma Hanken
Jennie Strasburg
Isabel Meyer
Schreiner chapter of Eastern Star meets in Masonic temple
The Schreiner chapter Order of Eastern Star held its regular monthly meeting at the Masonic temple with Matron Chloe Shelley presiding. Freda Egger was elected and installed as treasurer, followed by a social dining room gathering at a long Easter-themed table.
Holy Week Services Across Local Churches
The article lists mass schedules and Holy Week services for Sacred Heart Lutheran and Evangelical churches, St. John's Ev Lutheran with Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday rites, Trinity not holding services, Presbyterian and St Matthew's noting times and sermon topics, and Congregational Church with school and worship times. It mentions pastors A L Lorenz Paul T Gutknecht Wm J Grossheim H L Adix Samuel G Gutensohn and notes Palm Sunday April 10 and Good Friday April 15 with German communion at St Matthew's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
A. L.lorenz
St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Trinity
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Peter
Christian Endeavor
Harrison Bohlken
Judas
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Congregational Church
Samuel G. Gutensohn
The Problem of Evil and Holy Week Services
Good Friday services set for 2:00 PM at the church with special Holy Week events. Reformed Church led by Pastor Armin H Tendick invites public worship. confirms 11 members on confirmation Sunday. Methodist Church led by Pastor George Woodall lists sermons, baptisms for children, and Holy Week Sacrament services on April 14 and Good Friday April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Ladies’ Aid
Methodist Church
George Woodall
Jesus
April 1918 Events In Monticello County
The Monticello Express lists April 1918 events including Fred Aldrich’s hospital visits for rheumatism, Great Lakes Naval band concert in Monticello, a $680000 third series liberty bond quota for Jones County, Nellie V. Morey elected county superintendent on the sixth ballot, Lois Cowan’s salary increase as Anamosa teacher, Proctor Wilkens Paul Maire and Herman Schneider entering a government motor school, the death of Michael Schoenherr age 91 from Switzerland, Bertha Rigby’s death in DeSmet followed by burial in Monticello Oakwood, a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tobiason, John Ross learning of his father’s death in Switzerland, and Mitchell Northrop serving in World War I as an ambulance corps member.
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Monticello
Nellie V. Morey
Aberdeen
S. C
Anamosa
Lois Cowan
Proctor Wilkens
Paul Maire
Herman Schneider
Michael Schoenherr
United States
Switzerland
Bertha Rigby
DeSmet
Oakwood Cemetery
Wayne Township
South Dakota
Henry Tobiason
Wayn Township
John Ross
Mitchell Northrop
Charles J. Northrop
Monticello News Involving Marriages And Local Deaths
Irene Overing wed Cor poral Martin J. Mahan of Des Moines. Arend Poppe and Eliza Behrends wed at St John s church. Jacob Houser dies aged 84 after decades in Monticello. Mrs F S Dunham dies in Elgin. E G Drury funeral by Rev A P Walton. Hall Manufacturing to move plant to Cedar Rapids. Ahab DeWitt dies at Monticello home after long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arend Poppe
Scotch Grove
Eliza Behrends
Lovell Township
St. John's Lutheran Church
Jacob
Houser
Monticello
F. S. Dunham
Elgin
Frederick P. Stahler
Oakwood Cemetery
E. G. Drury
A. P. Walton
The
Presbyterian Church
Hall Manufacturing Company
Cedar Rapids
Ahab DeWitt
Seven Year Lily Owned by Eagle Grove Resident
Mrs. Harry Wasem of Eagle Grove Wright county owns a rare lily that blooms once every seven years and requires no soil or water. The plant stands about 34 inches tall with an eight inch flower and a pictil 18 inches tall along its center. Brought to the U S by a missionary from India long ago, it has passed through several owners and bloomed only twice while in Mrs. Wasem's care during the past 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wasem
Eagle Grove
Wright County
India
Wasem
Burning Well Sparks Fear for Olson and Weinbrandt
A well on the Andrew And wick farm near Manilla Crawford County caught fire during dipping. At 58 feet workers Oscar Olson and Albert Weinbrandt smelled gas and feared poisonous fumes common to wells as flames spread briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Olson
Albert Weinbrandt
Manilla
Crawford County
Andrew Andwick
Gas blaze injures two men in accidental ignition
A match lit by two workers ignited a natural gas deposit and caused a blaze that rose above their heads and burned for hours. Neither man sustained serious injuries.
Cedar Rapids man buried under coal survives cave‑in
L F Lodge of Cedar Rapids Linn county was buried under five tons of coal while shoveling a bin. The slide swept him in and trapped him for two hours before rescuers freed his head. He was not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lodge
Diamond recovered from underworld theft case in Carroll
Mrs Ted Larson of Gowrie Webster county reported a $125 diamond lost in December 1936 after two men fled her home. A confessed suspect said the ring was dropped in the street. A hobo later dictated a location and she paid $2 to learn the diamond’s return in Carroll where it was found in a new setting but recognizable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Larson
Gowrie
Webster County
Unpleasant Car Fire Surprise In Arcadia Garage
H F Schroeder and his son found smoke stained windows and badly burnt rear seat cushions in their car at their Arcadia home garage. They believe oxygen shortage smothered the flames and kept the vehicle from total destruction, leaving the fire’s start a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Schroeder
Arcadia
Carroll County
Boy's kite snags in 6000 volt line causing outages
A boy's kite high in a March wind tangled in a 6000 volt power line in Clinton, Clinton County. The short circuit burned the cable and dropped the kite. the lad escaped serious injury as current did not follow the string, but about six homes lost power for over an hour while linemen repaired the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Clinton County
Bankers Group Meeting At Monticello May 5
A group of bankers from fourteen counties will gather in Monticello Thursday, May 5, with an expected attendance of three to four hundred bankers. The event honors Monticello to host a large delegation, and a detailed program will be released closer to the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
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Royal Corbett, Sun
F. L. Jarrett
Harry Doyle
Mrs
Henry Ohe Jr
Clover Leaf Club
Mrs. Lee Byerly
Hi-Lo Bridge Club
Ladies' Aid Society of
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Luther Hall
Anna Mardorf
F. P. Stuhler
Neighborhood Bridge Club
Muller
Tim George
Knitting
Knitting Club
R. G. Suter
Ray Codling
Center Junction
James Maurice
Ralph Bone
Carol Ann Harford
Barbara
Donald Schneider
Janet Fluckiger
Marty Schneider
Teddy
Noel Henderson
Marline Bartlett
Marvin Schneider
Mildred Arduser
Publo School
Folren
Kay
Mrs. Timmins
Mrs. Baty
Mrs. Corbin
Mrs. Tuetken
Swift
L. J. Swift
Methodist Episcopal Church
L. F. Balster
H. B. Tedrow
Fred Matheson
Leslie Bright
Lavonne Fluckiger
Lavonne
Patty Podhaski
Sylvia Gutensohn
Ann Thoeni
Bertha Mae Minnis
Beverly Beeks
June Marie Lambert
Marilyn Landis
Marileigh Clark
Margery Hoffman
Margery Luett
Catherine Hanken
Althea Fluckiger
Princess
Charlie Chan
Monte Carlo
Sosh Ballew
Sergeant Murphy
Rottald Regan
Mary Maguire
Walter Winchell
Simone Simon Ben Bernie
Bert Lehr
Joan Davis
Richland
Grant. Eilers
William J. Jarrett
Oliver Harford
Dissy Dozen Card Club
Schreiner
C. E
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
the Express
RINSO
America
Good Housekeeping Institute
Irene Overing
W. A. Overing Jr
Hettinger
N. D
Martin J. Mahan
Des Moines
Underworld
Bankers Group
Kansas
Johnson
Dick-A-Doo
Sala
Satuday
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Tiger
Rel Zoin
Penn
Pennsylvania
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Gamble
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Packet
Plymouth
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Poe
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