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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
7
The April Royal Neighbor birthday party took place Wednesday afternoon at the I.O.O.F. hall with good attendance. A social hour followed, then refreshments served by Mrs. Agnes Conley and Mrs. Mayme Kiburz, whose birthdays were observed in April.
A string of social events fills the page including a Sunday 12 o'clock dinner at the Monte cafe hosted by Mr and Mrs Harold Wilcox with eighteen guests. Women of the Evangelical and Reformed church meet at Mrs Otto Kucera’s for a Youth and Changing World program. A farewell party for Mrs Henry Furino is hosted by the Stutt family with pinochle and refreshments. Mrs Harrison Lubben hosts a luncheon for her card club and Rep and Mrs C F Shimanek host a Sunday dinner for fourteen with guests from nearby towns. The Garden club meets at Mrs E H Huibregtse’s home to discuss soybeans and recipes with a May basket exchange.
Thursday evening the Business and Professional Women's club gathered for its April meeting with a 6:30 dinner by the V F W auxiliary. Betty Merrill read to the group and Betty Fettkether directed two soloists from Monticello public schools. New officers named for the coming year include Mary Coxsee as president and Mildred Meyer as treasurer.
A dairy farm plan recommends at least one maternity stall and one calf pen capable of housing four calves on every farm where replacements are raised. The guidance focuses on improving calf care and welfare in early life stages.
Mr and Mrs John Fehners observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a family dinner at their Castle Grove township home on West First street. Relatives and neighbors arrived with food baskets as sev eral guests attended including attendants from their 25 years ago. A later note mentions Pvt Dale A Lange honored at dinner with grandparents and relatives present. St Matthew's Ladies Aid met at Luther hall with host Mrs Henry Ohe Sr hosting and serving refreshments.
The document notes daily sulphite pulp production around 10 000 tons and offers agricultural guidance on mixing plant food with soil before sowing. It includes a 1944 report of Monticello State Bank Iowa detailing assets liabilities capital and management attestations with notary certification.
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