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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
7
Janne Rogers and Herbert Green wed in a Cascade ceremony held July 30 at St. Martin's church. The couple, both Cascade natives, celebrate with a noon reception for 400 guests at the Legion pavilion before beginning their new life in Cascade.
The Presbyterian Industrial Society met July 26 in the church basement. Hostesses were Mrs. Eichhorn Mrs. Willman and Mrs. Mohr. They reviewed Knight of the Kingdom about Dr William Wanless. A food sale is planned for August 13 at Ade's Meat Market starting 10 AM. An August 15 tea is set at Memorial hall 2 to 4 PM during the centennial. Three members attend leadership training at Coe College July 25. The summer offering goes to Miraj Medical Center in India.
Delbert J. Anders and Robert H. Ohe of Monticello are among 240 reserve commodores in the Navy at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Presented July 15 by Rear Admiral E. B. Forrester, the rank makes them junior to rear admirals. Training continues with four seaman recruit companies as their status remains largely ceremonial. The recruits note rank carries few privileges despite the title.
Monticello residents hosted J. J. Moynihan of Chicago last week at the A. J. H. Mc Neill home. Mrs. Elizabeth Bender traveled with her grandchildren Larry and Sharon Scott to Ree Heights South Carolina to visit her brother and family, the Fred Schlemmes.
Jean Ann Bell daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Bell and Gene Arnold Seehusen son of Mr and Mrs H F Seehusen wed at St Pauls Episcopal Church Council Bluffs in a 4 PM ceremony on Saturday July 30. The bride wore a white lace gown with a chapel train and silk illusion veil. Attendants included maid of honor Janice Wymore and bridesmaids Jane Seehusen Patricia Bell with best man James L Seehusen. A reception followed at Hotel Chieftain. The couple will reside in Jesup after a brief honeymoon. Mrs Seehusen to teach in Jesup and Mr Seehusen to attend Iowa State Teachers College.
Wilcox Hatchery invites local farmers to Aug 4 excursion to Honegger Field Days at Forrest Florida. Harold Wilcox notes the event marks a major expansion of the Honegger research program with a 200 acre experimental farm showcasing hormone fed poultry, ruminant bacteria on slides, beef cattle supplements, pig and turkey projects, and a large barbeque in a prefabricated poultry house complex.
Oxford Junction couple Mr and Mrs Gus Toerber plan a Florida Bahamas West Indies Canal Zone and South America tour starting August 12. They expect to be away several weeks and previously visited Southern Europe Africa and the Holy Land. In South America they will visit the Peruvian Andes Quito Ecuador and Lima Peru.
Jones County 40 and 8 holds installation of officers at the July 24 meeting in Oxford Junction. Officers for the coming year include Wayne Simmerman, Frank Williams, Stanley Peters, Otto Pland, Henry Derga, William Dunlop, Max Meadow, W. Legh Pearson, W. W. Bronson, Tom Powell, C. F. Shimanek, L. M. Dreibelbis, Irving Hansen, Lee Stowers, Al Snyder, and Ed Jansen.
Surplus foods will be distributed to needy families in Jones County at the courthouse in Anamosa on Tuesday August 2 starting at 9 a.m. Mrs Earl Rummell county social worker, announced the third such distribution this year.
The director reports foods such as ter, cheese, shortening, lima beans, rice and dry milk were to be distributed though quantities were not yet certified by Harlan Keller in Des Moines. Commodities will be allocated based on need and family size. In June the second distribution served 507 persons.
Three 1956 budgets for Jones county the assessor education and extension council were approved after no objections at public hearings. The assessor budget runs 20720 dollars the board of education budget is 12983.99 dollars and the extension council budget totals 17500 dollars. The actions were approved Friday and Thursday with no public opposition.
A brief entry states Mamie Eisenhower born in Boone Iowa on November 14 1896 highlighting her as wife of the President.
Mildred Deischer of Salem Oregon and Elizabeth Windsor of Ames visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. McColm on July 24. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. William Kaiser of Dubuque and Emma Stadtmueller. The group spent several days there during the week.
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