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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1928
Page
2
A collage of local visits in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns includes Ray Echternacht and many residents in Cedar Rapids yesterday and last week. Monticello merchants highlight hardware promotions and new Curtis screens while noting Easter season shopping and house improvements.
Local notes report students and families visiting from towns including Cedar Rapids Toledo and Anamosa. Observations cover travel home Easter weeks new Buick gift purchases and health updates plus community events and road matters in Monticello and Earlville.
The Monticello public library annual report shows net increase of 100 volumes to 6752, 15 481 circulations, 307 open days, and 1369 borrower cards. New books listed include Skyward by Richard E Byrd, Marco Polo Travels, The Radio Amateur's Handbook, The Black Douglas, Nevada, and Flash the Lead Dog among others.
The troop plans a hike and flapjack contest with a successful two week old cooking contest noted. Sixteen scouts joined the hike to Dr Thomas wild wood glen enjoying a high rock dinner while Bud Suter and Phil Maurice earned second class cooking and fire making tests. The troop voted to collect five cents weekly dues to stay self supported, a rate many troops pay double.
The Express clarifies a twenty year old Monticello item saying Mrs. Margaret Kiburz did not die from spoiled tomatoes. She was seriously ill with ptomaine poisoning then and was en route to Austin Minnesota to visit her daughter Mrs. Alfred Moore after returning from Pasadena California where she spent the winter.
A special meeting of the Arthur P. O Rourke Post No 209 will be held at the Legion hall on Tuesday evening April 17. Vital post business will be transacted and a lunch will be served. Full attendance is desired.
Mrs Harold Mann and her son returned to Cedar Rapids last Friday after a two week stay with Mrs Margaret Stadtmueller. They were accompanied home by Mrs B Stadtmueller.
Mrs. C. E. Bates and Mrs. Kitty Sutherland visited Cedar Rapids to spend the day with friends and attend the Presbyterian churches annual women’s meeting at Kenwood Park. Mrs. Leonard Duckett also left this morning to join the same gathering.
Don Hunter of Hunter Aeroplane Co Cedar Rapids says the Monticello flight is postponed to Thursday April 19. He will be in Monticello from 3 PM to dark April 19 offering free rides to two businessmen on the field.
Vr. L. Hanssen secured the board of supervisors award last week to build eleven culverts and one I-beam bridge for 6416 dollars. Four bidders entered the field and Hanssen left for Ames to attend a state highway commission letting. The project includes new bridges south of the present paving on 161 and near Farmers' Creamery, widening the Stutt place bridge, and several culverts on No 161 road.
The '94 Club meeting planned for last Friday was postponed to tomorrow at the home of Mrs. George W. McNary. Mrs. Henry Ohe hosted a bridge party in Lowell Township with guests enjoying refreshments at the end. The Jolly Twelve Card Club met at Mrs. Lavina Sloan’s home with euchre and scores for Mrs. Ethel Studer and Mrs. Sadie Shirley.
The Congregational Church missionary society met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. C. A. Palmer hosting. Mrs. Wilkens reported on Child Legislation in Iowa. Two reviews covered Missions and Race Attitudes and Regular and Irregular Channels by Miss Janet Hazard and Mrs. Harriet Coughlan. Refreshments were served by the hostess with assistance from Mrs. Anna Thoeni and Miss Janet Hazard.
A group of about 50 intimate friends held a prenuptial shower for Miss Margaret Becker at the Sacred Heart school auditorium last Monday evening. Guests presented many useful gifts, and the party included bridge and 500 with Mrs. Alva Zimmerman high in 500 and Mrs. Victor Dautremont winning at bridge. Refreshments followed.
Miss Margaret Becker of Cascade marries John Breen of Monticello at Sacred Heart church yesterday morning at six. Rev George Hauck conducts mass. Witnesses are Regina Oswald and Herman Becker. The couple plans a brief Chicago trip after a breakfast at the bride’s parents home. Breen is a Monticello rural mail carrier.
Mrs John Matthiesen, chairwoman of the public health nursing committee in Jones County, notes no nurse has been selected for the county yet. Nursing activities are planned to begin September first, with many applications received but none meeting the committee’s exacting standards. The board of supervisors has voted a salary of 150 dollars per month.
Sacred Heart students return after Easter break to preparations for the junior-senior class melodrama For the Love of Johnny to be staged in the Sacred Heart auditorium Friday evening April 13 at 8 o clock. The three act play by Harry Hamilton centers on capital and labor issues and justice with comedy throughout. The announced cast lists Ethel Banks Mary Fluckiger Harriet Banks Dorothy Banks Dick Weyburn Jerry Banks and others with Donald Burrichter credited in the piece.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m English services at 10 30 a m Choir practice Friday evening at 30 The Undies Ald meet at Mrs Lizzie Behrends home April 18 at 2 00 p m St Peters choir from Dubuque will give a concert here April 22 at 8 00 p m R P Kuentzel pastor Sunday school 10 a m English service 11 a m Christian Endeavor 7 45 p m Woman s Missionary society meets at Mrs Marcus Maitre home Wednesday April 18 Bake and apron sale Saturday April 28 all invited
George W. McNary pastor announces Sunday April 18 services with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship and sermon at 11. Music includes Prelude Chant Poetique offertory Melody Dawes anthem and March Romaine postlude. Young People's Hour at 6:00 p.m. Fellowship Circle Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
The Methodist Episcopal Church led by Pastor Albert B. Coe holds morning worship at 11:00 with Epworth League at 6:30 and evening service at 7:30. The Presbyterian Church under Leonard Duckett lists Sunday April 15 services with sermons on The Law of Compensation and Christian Wealth, plus Christian Endeavor at 6:45 and evening worship at 7:30. The Cedar Rapids Presbytery meets April 17–18, with public invited to Tuesday 7:30 service.
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