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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1934
Page
5
The Wyoming column details church activities led by Rev G H Goodrick and others, homemaker club lessons, bridge games, youth talks, and parish social evenings. It notes local residents' birthdays, a mastoid surgery for Lucile Husmann, and a shipping problems talk by Jim Poole. A meadow fire, fire company actions, and cemetery association elections are also reported.
Numerous local residents and families from Anamosa Monticello Langworthy and surrounding towns shared visits gatherings and ceremonies over the past week. Highlights include a wedding dance at Zimmerman's hall in Monticello and Carl Zimmerman-related celebrations, hospital visits for John Kray and Elia Watt, and a serious car accident injuring Loren Hines with treatment at Mercy hospital Anamosa.
Barah Bills property shows near full occupancy in Wyoming. Dora Thomson and Ber nice Tompkins hosted the Diana Fret club for tea on Tuesday. The Hawthorne club met at Louise Herzberger’s home with piano solo by Maryann Wilker and readings by Marilyn Herzberger. Mrs Goodrick spoke on state institutions and Mrs Nona Thomsen on child training. The high school senior class under Miss Dykema began rehearsals for Nora Wake Up, with a cast including Helen Smith Althea Goodrick Erma Lincoln Mary Koch Irvin Sievers Orval Dawes Lloyd Ire land and Harris Strong.
Center Junction notes election of Maude Duncan as president and brief officers list. Dorothy Dreibelbis places first in elimination contest at Lenox junior college and advances to northeastern Iowa regional in Maquoketa April 20. High school honor rolls and attendance roster announced with names including Alyea Kleineck Dreibelbis Husman and others. Overnight guests and local club activities also recorded.
A crowded Camp Fire Girls reunion in Cedar Rapids drew over four hundred girls and counselors. Local church meetings begin next Sunday with the Cedar Rapids Business Men's gospel team leading services. A Monticello birth announced Chauncey Lee Dirks. Numerous visits, weddings, and neighborly gatherings are listed, including community members in Anamosa, Maquoketa, Scotch Grove, and Longmont Colorado.
Local residents hosted and visited relatives and neighbors over the weekend. Families from Monticello Amber Cascade Center Junction and Delhi were seen at homes of the Brights, Langs, Coxes, Stevenson, Welter, Bohlkens and others with trips to Elkader Moline and Onslow noted.
The brief item reports the death of Albert White Jr the infant son of Mr and Mrs Albert White. Details are incomplete but indicate a funeral or burial notice forthcoming in Cedar.
The annual congregational meeting at the chapel elected officers including trustees F C Cramer and Fred Harken and treasurers W F Hintz and W D McLaughlin. Reports from the church and Sunday school were presented. Nearby visits included J Smith of Coggan returning from Saskatchewan with hogs at nine dollars per hundred. Scarlet fever is reported at the Herman Hubbard home. A Californian inventor showcased air currents to remove rotting calyxes from fruit.
Monticello Iowa council met April 2 1934 in adjourned session with all members present. The clerk’s annual report was read approved and published. An appropriation ordinance for 1934 was read a first time and quickly adopted by vote. A resolution allowed and ordered paid numerous city claims including labor hauling gravel printing and gas and oil purchases.
Monticello Iowa April 2 1934 the council met and swore into office F D McLaughlin mayor Ray Echternacht city clerk. Echternacht is appointed city clerk and water superintendent for two years at 90 dollars per month. Bonds approved for Wm Rohn assessor Wm Schoon park commissioner Ray Echternacht clerk and water superintendent. Licenses issued for pool billiard and card tables and beer permits for four local firms for one year beginning April 1 1934. Meeting nights set for first Monday at 7 30 p m in Memorial building.
Monticello city council on April 2, 1934, in regular session, set two year terms starting April 1. Appointments included Roy Pearson as day marshal and street commissioner at 100 dollars monthly, William Null as night marshal at 80 dollars, Wm. E. Corbin as pumping engineer at 15 dollars, and C. J. Matthiessen as fire custodian and fire chief with Leigh Clark as assistant. Depository designated Monticello State Bank up to 40,000 dollars. Zack Graves named weed commissioner. Dr. T. M. Redmond named city health physician. Soldiers Memorial commission reappointed.
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