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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1938
Page
2
Local residents share visits and gatherings across Cedar Rapids Farley Monticello and surrounding areas. People noted include Mrs. George Maire Mrs. Margaret Kiburz Miss Janet Hazard and many other familiar names visiting relatives and attending Easter events.
Multiple brief social items record Easter visits and family gatherings in Monticello and surrounding towns. Individuals named include Schunk, Cunningham, Kiburz, Zimmerman, Skelley, Hicks, Shover, Eberhart, Hotchkiss, Prult, Heizerman, Hogan, Weller, Akers, and others. Mentions of hospital workers, student nurses, a new birth, and local ads for Stuhler's groceries and Mother's Best flour appear among the notices.
Miss Dorothy Stemm visits Monticello friends on Easter as tours include Mr. and Mrs. Wade Long and family. The Vic Chambers home on South Sycamore sold to I M Rodman for 1800 with possession June 1. Several area residents host and visit relatives over Easter weekend and in coming weeks.
Hazel Brazelton, a Decorah public schools teacher, took a week's vacation and Easter Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. O W Brazelton. Mr Brazelton has been an invalid for many months in his home.
Mr and Mrs George Goodreé concluded a five week journey visiting kin in Kerrville and San Antonio Texas Albuquerque and Belen New Mexico Fort Riley Kansas and Des Moines Iowa Description notes a domestic travel itinerary without further events.
The Charles Luett family spent Easter week in Des Moines with friends Mrs. Luett and daughters Mary Lou and Marjorie. Bobby Luett vacationed at his grandparents home in Baldwin. Charles Luett visited Chicago for the week.
Has It Back WwW. B. Cunningham of near Corn ing, Adams county, again wears an engraved solid gold band ring. He bought the ring 57 years ago and wore it constantly for 15 or 16 years. Then 41 years ago he lost it while unloading corn fodder near his barn. He starched in the spring after the fodder was cleaned up but never found the ring and gave it up for lost years ago. Now that piece of ground is used as a garden plot. When Cunningham's son, Theo, spaded it up this spring he turned up the ring, as bright as when it was new.
Mrs. Ernest Landsman of Emmetsburg in Palo Alto county reports success with a home winter tomato experiment. After Christmas she planted a slip in a jar, protected from cold and sunlit, the plant grew four feet tall with blossoms and tomatoes. A large red tomato was shared at a family dinner.
Mrs H F Mann accompanied her son Junior to Iowa City last Friday for examination at Children's Hospital. He returned home Tuesday but will go back soon for treatment.
Mrs Sadie Newall youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Shelton Hickman pioneer Bowens Prairie residents died April 12 at her home in Tucson Arizona. Hickmans remembered by older Monticello settlers. Mrs William J Macaulay remains patient at St Luke s hospital Cedar Rapids in severe arthritis pain needing sedatives. She marks a birth anniversary tomorrow April 22 and Monticello friends plan letters of encouragement. Mr and Mrs A B Grimes and Mr and Mrs C A Coxsee visited Sunday.
Hot Kitty Henry Mauss of near Milford, Dickinson County, heard a cat cries while driving to town. He checked the car and finally lifted the radiator hood to find the feline dancing on the hot motor, unhurt.
John Skeels aged 86 died Sunday from injuries after being struck by a car last Tuesday while crossing Main Street in Anamosa. Funeral services were held at Antioch Church. The article notes corn production figures of 2,760,000,000 bushels annually.
Jack Stuhler spent his vacation week visiting his grandmother Mrs. John Haley in Madison Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs F Stewart Stuhler were Easter Sunday guests of relatives in Madison. Jack returned home with his parents Sunday evening.
Mrs Luther Howland and her son Carl and daughter Eunice with Mrs Grant Stambaugh spent last Thursday visiting in Cedar Rapids with Gladys Howland. Eunice stayed a few days more for a visit with her sister Gladys.
Mr and Mrs J R Barron and daughters Helen Annie and Kathleen visited last year the home of J R Barrons brother W E F Barron in Spencer and the home of Mr and Mrs William Barron in Alvord to spend time with relatives.
Mrs. Greg Tobin visited Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Fields in Davenport. The gathering marked a 25 year reunion with friends formerly from Wyoming, including Mrs. Tobin who was once Mrs. Ernest Gardner.
A sensational note announces a feature on a man nicknamed the Human Mole who allegedly dug for three decades, revealing odd physical endurance and mystery. The item promotes The American Weekly magazine bundled with the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
Mr and Mrs W F Yeoman and daughter Roxy Ann spent last week visiting relatives in Algona at the home of George Yeoman and family They also visited a nephew and family Mr and Mrs George Yeoman Jr at Corwith before returning home
Mrs Cecil Goettsch Mrs Ralph Bone and Mrs Lyle McMullen elected delegates left Wednesday morning for Iowa City where the League of Women Voters convenes. Also attending were Mrs Lee Byerly Mrs Thomas Redmond Mrs Eva Orcutt and daughter Edith Mr and Mrs Leland Collins and daughter Mildred and Collins' relatives Dick Topping and John of Waterloo.
Others from area colleges joined Easter visitors in Monticello. Mary Schoon and Hilda Balster of the University of Dubuque, John Hay of Iowa State College at Ames, Roberta Clark and Frances Steck of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, and Margaret McDonald with Mary Ellen Wismeier of State Teachers College at Cedar Falls were listed among the returning students.
Relatives in Monticello report Mrs Irma Fagan left the hospital Sunday and is convalescing in a private home near the hospital. She has many local friends and plans to visit her sisters in Minneapolis when able to travel.
Relatives from Monticello gathered Friday afternoon for Ed Harris funeral services in Manchester. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ed Eilers, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Eilers, Barney Eilers, Mr. and Mrs. Will Wenger, Mrs. Alva Eilers and son Clarence, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kromminga, Ada Kromminga and son Fred, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kromminga.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Doxsee left noon for Des Moines to attend sessions of the Iowa Press association convention. They were joined by Claire Mills editor of The Ans a Mose Journal from Anamosa. They plan to spend Sunday with Mrs. Doxsee's mother and sister at Eagle Grove before returning home.
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