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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1945

Page

8

Card of Thanks and Public Admin Notices in Jones County

Card of thanks expresses gratitude to Mrs Laura Lacock and family for cards gifts and flowers during illness and after death. Public notices announce the appointment of Harry McQuillen as administrator of James McQuillen estate and executor EK Brashaw attorney. calls for claims and payments. Also an official call for a County Convention to elect a County Superintendent and three county Board of Education members in Jones County Iowa with district meeting details.

Laura Lacock Marvin Lacock Hester Sinclair Floyd Sinclair District Court of Jones County State of Iowa J. H. Zimmerman Anamosa A. D Anna. Zimmerman Lester Zimmerman Locher & Locher District Court Gerd Tholen Towa Paul T. Schuetz Warren J. Rees James McQuillen Harry McQuillen E. W. Brashaw Katherine G. Appleby Anumasa EK. Ow, Brashaw E. OW. Brashaw County Board of Education Code of Town Clay Sutton Greenfield White Oak Jackson Center Lovell Wyoming Pleasant Ridge Madison Oxford Geo. F. Specht

Onslow Hosts County Federated Clubs Meeting

The Jones County convention of Federated Clubs met Friday at Onslow Presbyterian Church with 153 members registered. Mrs. Ray Naylor presided. Mrs. Wilson Briggs welcomed guests and Mrs. Gladys McNeilly spoke for Center Junction. County chairmen elected included Mrs. Frank Miles and Mrs. Louis Schladetzky. A war stamps booth raised fifty three dollars. the senior class play The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come was staged at the high school with favorable notices.

Onslow Jones Federated Clubs Onslow Presbyterian Church Ray Naylor Scotch Grove Wilson Briggs Gladys McNeilly Center Jet Frank Miles Olin Louis, Schladetzky Wyoming L. A. Johnstone Springville Sarah Nott Marion Esther Hoag E. H. Huibregtse Franz Cohrt Monticello Dumbarton Younkers June Kross Marvin Hanwardsen Kingdom Come LeRoy Petersen Galen Waggoner Velma West Betty McLaughlin Paul Wilcox Rosemary Kleineck Harold Bonney Lila Bramer Mable Goardie Eleanor Kennedy John Snyder Dwila Bickford Lois Horton Ruth Ann Duncan W. K. Kennedy Briggs Newton Ireland Belle Howard D. D Calgary Presbyterian Church Riverside Calif D. J. Wasson P. H. Paulsen St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Fred Himes Cazenovia Wis Harry Moore Warren Floyd Chatterton Bridge Club Herman Gutzeit B. L. Wherry W. A. Hicks Leslie Babcock Lloyd Preston Gutzeit Kleineck Oxford Jct R. J. Kleineck Frank Schroeder Schroeder Dubuque Chas. Blough Richard Kingsmuth Arthur Deamer Wanda Petersen Mercy Hospital, Anamosa Will Mackrill Bryant Pvt William Allen Daven

Mummers Parade Origins and City Sponsorship

The Mummers parade began in Philadelphia in the 1860s as families dressed in disguises and paraded for merriment. By 1877 clubs like Silver Crown Golden Crown and Morning Star were active, prize incentives appeared, and the city formalized the event on Broad Street with prize funds. The first official parade occurred January 1, 1901.

Philadelphia Silver Crown Club Golden Crown Morning Star Broad Street

Bennett Home Fire Start Monday

H. S. Bennett woke to a brisk blaze near the chimney Monday night and quenched it before major damage. The record of social notes lists funerals, club meetings, and visitors from Monticello Cedar Rapids and Central City with several local events and hospital recoveries.

Funeral of Mrs C H Huntington in Cascade

Mrs Marcus Kehoe and siblings Gerald and Lorraine attended the funeral of their cousin Mrs C H Huntington at Cascade last Saturday. The Worth While club met April 11 at Mrs Hazel Deischer's home with ten members present. Loretta Specht gave a lesson on Meeting the Basic Needs of Children In War Time.

Marcus Kehoe Gerald Lorraine C. H. Huntington Cascade Worth While Club Hazel Deischer Loretta Specht

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