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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1954
Page
7
Harmony Eight members hosted Mrs. C. A. Doxsee at the Shannon home on Monday evening for a 6:30 dinner. The group presented a birthday gift to the honoree and played bridge at two tables after dinner with Mrs. Ralph Wilson High and guest Mrs. Earl Griffith.
Mrs. Elmer Jacobs hosted a Tuesday evening card party to honor her husband Elmer on his birthday. Pinochle was r played across three tables with Mrs LaVern Nagel and Willis Harms winning high and Mrs Willis Harms and La Vern Nagel low. Guests included numerous family friends and the Roy Millers. Marilyn Miller, University of Iowa student, returned home for Easter with the Millers. Mrs Sam Reyner and her children visited the Hoffmans in Iowa City.
The Rev. August K. Stenzel of St. John’s Lutheran Church will join six other Lutheran ministers to deliver one of the seven last phrases of Christ. The Avon Theatre in Dubuque hosts the program from 12:15 to 3 p.m. Friday. Stenzel topics titled It Is Finished. The other speakers are Rev. Theodore Hinck DeWitt Rev. George Koch Grand Mound Rev. William Reitz Guttenberg Rev. Theodore Rottman Delaware Rev. August Mommens McGregor and Rev. Frank Schultz of Dubuque.
Mrs Will Hillar hosted the Neighborhood Pinochle club on Tuesday evening. Mrs Alva Zimmerman won High. Guest Fern Bringard from Detroit Michigan attended. Light refreshments followed the card game.
Mrs. Orvin Yeoman presided over a Friday Club meeting at Mrs. Robert Savage’s home on April 9 with 15 members. New officers were elected: Mrs. Richard Long president, Mrs. Arthur Shelley vice president, Mrs. William Stuhler secretary treasurer. Invitations extended for the 67th Anniversary Tea on April 23.
The 94 Club with 15 members met at the home of Mrs. B. C. Roberts on Friday afternoon April 9. Mrs. Ralph Bone reviewed the book The Silver Chalice. Mrs. Ralph Wilson read a poem Chalice. Callers Monday included Mrs. Maude Joseph Smith of Hopkinton and Mrs. Glen Pepton of Manchester at Mrs. Will Hiller’s home.
Sarah Vernon daughter of Mr and Mrs F D Vernon won a superior rating in Mozart in the State Federation Music Contest at Mt Mercy college Cedar Rapids. The award earns a gold certificate and a chance to reach the national contest next year. She has ten superior ratings overall and recently won first in the state high school preliminary at Anamosa. She will compete in the state finals at Newton April 30. She is a member of the difficult class at Mt Mercy.
Lee Allen chairman and Russell Jamieson vice chairman of the Jones county ASC have been busy checking corn in CCC bins. A composite sample is taken at each bin site and measurements made for quantity calculations.
Fourteen ladies from Sacred Heart church attended the Deanery meeting of the A C C W at Dyersville on Wednesday afternoon. Monticello participants included Mrs. George Harris Mrs. Ernest Schneir Mrs. Rudolph Flack Mrs. John Lambert Mrs. A J Stoll Mrs. Clarence Stutt Mrs I H Schneiter Mrs. Leo Kane Mrs. Joe Barron Mrs L T White Mrs John Wolf Mrs Charles Tuttle Mrs Elizabeth Judgens Mrs John Crowley Mr and Mrs Darrell Blayney and children Keith Karen and Kathy attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mrs Blayney s parents Mr and Mrs William Thompson at Stanwood on April 11.
Mr and Mrs A J Schlarmann hosted a Sunday gathering to honor their daughter Julie Schlarmann who was confirmed at Castle Grove Lutheran Church Sponsors included Henry L Moenk Onslow Dean Denniston family Lewis Moenk and family Wyoming Bill Prull and son Martelle Keith McCarty and son Anamosa Charles Che and Brenda Clarence Ray Prull and family Mrs H G Prull Ben Prull James Doris Bartels Beverly and Robert Che Afternoon visitors included Richard Moenk Jean Behrens Helen Behrens Marcia Moenk Of Alburnett.
Marian Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs George Allen Jr of Monti cello was surprised Sunday afternoon when friends and relatives gathered to celebrate her 12th birthday. Ice cream cake games and gifts followed the gathering with numerous attendees. Some guests could not attend including cousins Carol Sackett Hopkinton and Karen Allen Onslow. Debra Beardsley and Ed Cox hosted Sunday supper guests from Cedar Rapids.
Mr and Mrs Henry Rink were Sunday dinner guests in the Carl Himebaugh home. Mr and Mrs Thomas Faust were Sunday evening guests in the Joe Chesney home in Zwingle.
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