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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1939

Page

7

Club News Highlights From April Meetings And Wedding

The 94 Club met at Mrs. B C Roberts home with president presiding and a November program. The 600 Club gathered at Mrs. Henry Helms’s home, played five hundred at two tables, and awarded prizes to Mrs. Henry Che Mrs. Ralph Lambert and Mrs. Harvey Harford, plus a plate luncheon. A Rainbow assembly instruction school is planned April 20 at the Masonic temple with Eastern Stars and Masons invited. Miss Edna Reuter and John Stahlberg Jr. were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church Wayne Township with Esther Reuter and Lyle Tobiason as attendants. Edna wore white satin with veil.

600 Henry Helms Henry Che Ralph Lambert Harvey Harford Henry Schrader Masonic Temple Rainbow Assembly Ethel Ballard West Union Eastern Stars Edna Reuter John Reuter John Stahlberg, Jr John Stahlberg St. John’s Lutheran Church Wayne Township Paul T. Gutknecht Esther Reuter Lyle Tobiason

Bride Promenade and Club Bridge Evening Highlights

A wedding reception at the bride’s home followed the ceremony with plans to reside on a Scotch Grove farm. Vera Steffy hosted the Dizzy Dozen at Goudy’s tea room, awarding prizes to Hazel Eby Helen Heiken and Mrs. Raymond Eby. Mary Burrichter and Jean Liddy hosted a dessert luncheon with contract bridge and prizes for Mrs. Walter Brainerd Jean Hogan and Miss Burrichter. Guests included Mrs. Ernest Kula and Miss Hogan.

Vera Steffy Dizzy Dozen Miss Vera Steffy Goudy Hazel Eby Helen Heiken Raymond Eby Mary Burrichter Jean Liddy Walter Brainerd Jean Hogan Miss Burrichter Ernest Kula Miss Hogan

Women’s clubs host meetings and card games in town

The League of Women Voters met at Mrs. O B York’s home with Mrs. Lee Byerly presiding and a program on Government and Foreign Policy by Mrs. Donald Sutherland and Mrs. E H Huibregtse followed by discussion. Neighborhood Club luncheon featured contract bridge with prizes to Mrs. Hogan and Mrs. Reade. An evening five hundred party at the Egger home awarded prizes to Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and Alfred Ross, with out of town guests listed from Cogan. Friday Club met at Mrs. Henry M Carpenter’s home for a regular afternoon session led by the president.

B. C Roberts F Thie A. Evi Was Gutense League of Women Voters O. B. York Lee Byerly Donald Sutherland E. H. Huibregtse Matt Muller M. J. Hogan Leslie Reade George Maire William First Herman Egger Forrest Johnston Alfred Ross Johnston Esther Henderson Walter Rath Coggan Henry M. Carpenter A.C.E. Bridge Club Harry Rodman Will First Sadie Podhaski Bernice Rodman Chicago Heights Delta Dek Bridge Club Carl. Hodson Charles Luett Cecil Goettsch Luett

Local club officers elected as meeting closes

The annual business meeting elected Mrs. Arthur Skelley as president Mrs. C G Thomas as vice president and Mrs Halstead Cantor as secretary for the coming year The program was read by Mrs J E Heiserman A birthday party honored Billy Thomas on his 14th birthday with a dinner and movie Guests included George Coxsee James Mann Dick Abel Robert Balster Billy Stuhler Jack Stuhler Bud McNeill Miss Maxine Johnson Glenn Pflughaupt and others A wedding occurred at the bride's parents home with Rev Lloyd Dutro presiding The couple is from near Anamosa and Central City with the bride a 1985 Anamosa graduate teaching in Jones County schools

Billy’ Thomas Billys Billy George Coxsee James Mann Dick Abel Robert Balster Billy Stuhler Jack Stuhler Bud McNeill Maxine Johnson C. A. Johnson Anamosa Glenn Pflughaupt Central City Lloyd Dutro Olin Louise McGolm Betty Angus Morley Elza Kirk Alburnett Anamosa High School Jones County

Wedding and shower details from Prescott to Anamosa list

The narrative covers a Prescott Wisconsin bride and North Dakota groom wedding with attendees Mr. and Mrs Paul Bohiken and families, plus a postnuptial shower for Ernest Benedict and wife at Mrs Grace Benedict's Cass township home with 128 guests. Out of town guests include numerous Anamosa and Cedar Rapids residents. land auction notice follows for Charles Mathes with a 70 acre public highway exclusion.

Ernest Benedict Grace Benedict Cass Township Benedict W. S. Darrow Anita William Haffey Amanda Fish Marian Elmer Olson Mildred Merle. Ulirick Cedar Rapids Daniel Rogers Central City Leo Payne Carlos Payne Hopkinton J. A. Colton Reuben Morley J. G. Taft Joe Barkwell Fred Lang Jr Marguerite Klinefelter Bill Norton Mdwris Biggert Rolland Ellison George Florence Ida Darrow Gay McConaughy Jim Darrow Jutt Darrow Charles Parmenter Mark Antwerp Anamosa

Seen From Uptown guest columnists reviewed

Five guest writers Delmar Rodabaugh Mary Burrichter Milton Langer Supt. A B Grimes and Ken Fuller contributed to Seen from Uptown. The columnists offered humorous and pointed sketches on town life, politics and education, and readers are urged to appreciate their entertaining minutes.

Delmar Rodabaugh Mary Burrichter Germany Anytown A. B. Grimes Boss Tweed Bill Thompson London Ken Fuller Walter Winchell Jimmy Fidler United States Uptown

Unusual March Photo Wins Monticello Prize

William Roller wins a one dollar prize for a March Monticello Express unusual picture featuring a dog kissing a lamb on his farm west of Monticello. Second place shows a carrot formed like a heart grown by Mrs Henry G Rickels.

Monticello William Roller Henry G. Rickels Scotch Grove John Rickels Jones County Fair John Hay Cedar Rapids Peter Meyer George Schoon Galen Hein Henry Monticello C. A. Palmer Monticello Express The Express

Pouring Floor for New Post Office Underway

Workmen started pouring the basement floor for the new post office. Foreman Art Stenlund expects completion by tomorrow night. Wahpeton Plumbing and Heating crews installed pipes and sewer connections. Wall pouring to begin next week.

Art Stenlund Wahpeton Plumbing and Heating Company Wahpeton N. C

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