St Johns Lutheran Church Centennial History Summary
The St John’s Lutheran Church of Wayne Center begun in 1860s and later split with Zion Lutheran, saw leaders including J J Oetjen and Friedrich von Strohe, joined Missouri Synod in 1880, rebuilt and remodeled through 1950s, with centennial marker dedicated in 1963 and about 300 communicants by 1964. The record lists long pastorates and key constructions, parsonage changes, school use, and outreach through Trinity Johns town.
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Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
St. John’s
Zion Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church of
Wayne Center
Traub
Sand Hill
Zion
J. J. Oetjen
C. C. Mardoff
Iowa Synod
Oetjen
Wisconsin
Concordia Theological Seminary
St. Louis
Missouri
Friedrich von Strohe
Collinsville
Illinois
von Stohe
Missouri Synod
Chris, Scheer
Henry Heeren
Henry Hanken
W.H.L. Schuetz
von Strohe
Johnsontown
Trinity
Schuetz
Beecher
Inois
Paul T. Gutknecht
Niagara Falls
New York
Kettler
Delaware
Ladies Aid
International Walther League
Ladies’ Aid
Lutheran Women's Missionary League
Tezivine
Henry E. Jacobs
John Rickels
Rufus Young
Altmeyer
Secreneado
Robert Oswaldee
Lorenz Traub
H. L. Schuetz
Paul Gutknecht
Ccesesee
Rufus P. Young
August Stenzel
Carl C. Gutekunst
Sseseee
Fink Promoted to Extension Associate in Jones County
Varlyn Fink of the Jones County extension service has been promoted to extension associate. Joe Legg, extension director, announced the promotion this week. Fink will continue the 4-H program work and assist with adult programs, based on proven competence and ability to handle more responsibilities. A 1959 Iowa State graduate, Fink came to Jones County in 1962 after serving in the Army and earlier work with Butler County extension at Allison. He is a Maynard native.
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Varlyn Fink
Jones County Extension Service
Joe Legg
Fink
Legg
Iowa State University
Ames
Jones County
Butler County Extension Service
Allison
Maynard
Centennial Celebration At St John’s Church Monticello
Centennial observance includes services with Rev C C Gutekunst St John’s pastor since 1959 plus organist Mrs Marvin Jacobs. Anniversary dinner noon at Youth Center Monticello with tickets at door. Robert Patten toast master. Centennial band leads singing, confirmation roll call, oldest member recognized. Brief talks by visiting pastors. Social, historical display, booklet on 100 year church history.
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Mary Egger
Monticello
Marvin Jacobs
Scotch Grove
C. C. Gutekunst
Robert Patten
St. John’s
Police Court Docket Summary From Mason City Page
From the official docket of Judge M. E. McCrabb traffic tickets and penalties were issued. Names include Bernice Bader James Schneider William Tuel Melvin Brazen Farley John Green Otis Anderson and others with fines ranging from 1 to 25 dollars plus costs.
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M. E. McCrabb
Bernice Bader
James Richard Schneider
William Joseph Tuel
Melvin Charles Brazen
Farley
John Green
Cascade
Otis L. Anderson
Allen Alferts
Hershel Craig
John L. Bowers
Raymond Ricklefs
Bender
Barbecue drives community event with supplies and fun
The report details purchases of a tractor mower dishes and silverware and ball equipment plus a new picnic shelter and lights and backstop at the field. It notes large food and drink totals from the barbecue including 195 pounds of beef 185 pounds of ham 40 gallons beans 75 pounds chips 1000 ice cream cups cupcakes creamery and center jet coffee donations and 162 dance tickets sold.
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Amber Creamery
Langworthy Creamery
Center Jet
Buck Creek Fair Brings Community Activity and Baseball
The Buck Creek Fair features an array of ushers, officials, and volunteers including Herman Dolley Ray Saunders Paul Green and Norman Miles. A Candy scramble rolling pin throw and shoe kick entertain families while children compete in softball throw broad jump and foot races. The Classy Lassies Rockies face Buck Creek Professional Bombers in a baseball game with managers and players named among local residents.
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Don’t
Herman Dolley
Ray Saunders
Paul Green
Harold Nelson
Raymond Porter
Gene Moulton
Dan Flannagan
Ivan Wilson
Merritt Haigh
John Ratcliff
Bob Drumbarger
Norman Miles
Bill Gearhart
Gene Bacon
Floyd
Ralph Wilson
Clarke Thompson
John Fay
Jay Flannagan
Lassies Rockies
Buck Creek
Gene Thompson
Graden Blount
Rodney Wilson
Roy Willams
John Saunders
Freeman Smith
Gordon Keith
Everett Beitz
John Walden
Norman Appleby
John King
Monticello Teacher Receives Degree After 17 Summers
Emil Prull of Monticello earned a bachelor's in elementary education from the State University of Iowa after 17 years of summer school. He began college in 1947, attended Coe College until 1960, and spent most summers in summer session. Prull taught 25 years, including rural Monticello area schools, with a four-year World War II service gap.
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Emil Prull
Monticello
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Daily Iowan
Prull
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
SUI
Midland Schools To Open August 31
Midland Community school district says classes begin all four attendance centers on Monday August 31. Students attend full day and hot lunch is served from opening day. High school registration in Wyoming set for August with freshmen August 10 sophomores August 11 juniors August 12 seniors August 13. Attendance center assignments and district notices will be mailed to families. A faculty meeting is scheduled for Friday August 28 at 9 a.m. in the high school library.
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Wyoming
Midland
Tire explosion injures Monticello station attendant
Roger Thompson of Monticello received a broken hand and a minor facial cut when a tire blew off the rim at Jake's Standard Station around 9 15 p m Monday. He was taken to John McDonald hospital and released after treatment. The blast shattered two fluorescent bulbs and two large door panes. Thompson, an attendant, was repairing the tire at the time.
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Roger Thompson
Monticello
Jake's
John McDonald Hospital
Thompson
Two Cars Damaged In Collision in Monticello
Monday at 2 55 p m a two car collision occurred at S Main and E Oak in Monticello Wisconsin. Paul M Kuriger driving a 1964 Dodge suffered 200 damage to the left rear door and fender while Howard Green driving a 1961 Ford sustained 150 damage to the left front fender. Green was charged with failure to yield.
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Main
Oak Streets
Monticello
Paul M
Kuriger
Aconto
Wis
Main Street
Howard Green
Onslow
Dodge
Green
Ford
Cars Damaged in Thursday Collision Near Second and Farley
Two cars sustained damage in a Thursday collision at 3 30 p m near Second and Farley streets. John Hasler Route 1 Coggan backed into Second street while Lawanda Fae Ahlrich Monti cello traveled west on Second. Hasler’s left rear damage was about 25 dollars. Ahlrich’s right side damage estimate was not given.
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Second
Farley Streets
John Hasler
Route 1
Coggan
Second Street
Lawanda Fae Ahlrich
Monticello
Hasler
Ahlrich
Peoples Gas Launches Convert to Natural Gas Campaign
Peoples Natural Gas Co Monti cello begins a convert to natural gas campaign from August 1 to October 1 offering a $20 gift coupon with purchase of a gas heating system redeemable at any Monti cello store. A free home heating survey and estimate are offered by manager Harold Tenhoff. See ad on page B-3.
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Peoples Natural Gas Co
Monticello
Harold Tenhoff
Funeral services for Charles H. Person
Charles H. Person longtime Monticello resident died July 29 at John McDonald hospital. Born March 20 1872 near Grundy Center he lived in Grundy county then Sibley Tyler and Cedar Falls before settling Monticello and Onslow nursing home. He never married and is survived by one sister Mrs Myrtie Morrow Cedar Rapids. parents and siblings preceded him in death. Funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. at Goettsch Funeral Home with Rev Howard Eldrenkamp officiating. burial in Sibley cemetery.
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Charles H. Person
Monticello
Goettsch
Howard Eldrenkamp
Sibley Cemetery
Mr. Person
John McDonald Hospital
Grundy Center
Ephraim and
Eliza Smith Person
Grundy County
Bramer and Hinrichs families host summer reunions on July 26
Onslow and Anamosa hosted reunions with attendees from multiple Iowa towns. The Bramer family gathering at Maquoketa included Fred Bramer and Marvin Snyder clans. Hinrichs reunion at Wapsipinicon State Park in Anamosa drew numerous Hinrichs, Moore, Bodkin, Petrick, Lund, and related families.
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Onslow
Fred Bramer
Marvin Snyder
Bramer
Maquoketa
Hinrichs
Wapsipinicon
Anamosa
John Hinrichs
Alfred Moore
Carol
Debbie
Jack Bodkin
Rhonda
Olin
Edward Petrick
James
Michael
Vernon
Melvin Husmann
Becky
Monticellos
Roger Smith
Mechanicsville
Lonnie Hendrickson
Chris Lund
Vinton
Russ Lund
Newhall
Thomas Gutzelt
Dillon Stickley
Herman Gutzeit
Floyd Chatterton
Edwin Reid
Wisconsin
J. M. Hanna
John Lehr
Lodi
Wis
Lehr
Oxfordville
Dells
Wilfred Streeper
San Diego
Calif
Elsie Streeper
Monticello
Harold Jordan
M. J. Lund
Guttenberg
Camp Waubeek
Tom Smith
Larry Dietiker
Greg Snyder
Tom Snyder
Emmett Smith
Greg
Paul Dietiker
Jeff
John Snyder
Weekend Socials and Visits Span Cedar Falls to Hopkinton
A lengthy report lists numerous social visits and weekend guests across Cedar Falls Dike Manchester Nashua Hopkinton and surrounding areas. Families such as Schnit tjer Wheeless Michael OConnel Holdridge Harbach Brandt Swinburne Morris Vesey and Gaddie are noted hosting and visiting relatives friends and neighbors during the period. The note also mentions a pair of church program events in Marion and St. Johns Guild meetings.
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Cathy Kaiser
Manchester
Ben Helms
Lori Holdridge
Keith Holdridge
Clinton
D. M. Holdridge
Ray Lanning
Ethel Miller
George Hodgkin
Marie Bacon
Buck Creek
Bacon
Henry Lahr
St. Luke’s Church
Hopkinton
Lynne Beyer
Eldon Beyer
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
Herman Harbach
Bruce
Mark Sands
John Brandt
Tom Strohme
Mark
Strohmes
Terry Harbach
Wilbur Harbach
John Sands
Fred Hoffman
Walker
Kenneth Doty
Cindy
Lawrence Minert
Independence
Archie Scott
Marion
Belle Scott
Shellsburg
Morris
Tom Oehler
Bill Oehler
W. R. Jones
Pendroy
Mont
Don Shaw
Harry Michael
Charles Vesey
Henry Vesey
Bolin
H. O. Bartlett
Dubuque
Jerry Bartlett
Mark Bartlett
Vern Bartletts
Oxford Junction Priest Celebrates 70 Years of Ordination
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Gregor aged 94, retired four years ago as Sacred Heart pastor in Oxford Junction, marked his 70th ordination anniversary on July 29. Born in Austria, he was ordained July 29, 1894 in Brunn Bavaria and later served the parish for nearly 30 years. He now resides in Anamosa and remains in good health.
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Msgr
Joseph Gregor
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Gregor
Anamosa
Austria
Brunn
Bavaria
Local priest Gregor leads parish from ordination to retirement
Msgr. Gregor began priestly work in native land until 1905 before arriving in the United States. He served as pastor of Clutter Chelsea and Little Turkey parishes from 1907 to 1931. In 1931 he became pastor of the local church and held that post until his retirement on August 31 1960.
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United States
Clutter
Chelsea
Little Turkey
Msgr
Gregor
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Gutknecht
Belding
Michigan
R. P. Young
Victor
Iowa
Johnstontown
St. John's Congregation
Young
Pastor Young
Stenzel
Hagerstown
Maryland
Storm Lake
George L
Kost
Martello
Henry J
Grace M
Rickless
Chevrolet
Louis M
Davis
Volkswagen
Herbert B
Twila R
Herren
Chrysler
Barbeque
Crafey
Wilfred Johnston
Salineville
Ohio
Johnston
Patty Harrison
Davenport
Don Hanna
Sibley
Hanna
Beaver Park
Clayton Garnett
Wisconsin Rapids
Orville King
Mike Klinkhammer
Stanwood
Jens Jensen
Preston
Henry McMillion
Wardlake
Mich
McMillon
Lee Williams
Paul Somerville
Cresco
M. F
Somerville
W.U
Beverly Stafford
Stafford
Russ Jamieson
University College of Cosmetology
Kenneth
David Walters
Mae Walters
Bill Walters
Frank Conley
William Mitchell
Waubeek
Russell Hall
Dillon
Elva Hall
M. Hyacinth
Sacred Heart High School
Dike
Delhi
Joe Schnittjer
A. R. Wheeless
Earl Cable
Carl Schnittjer
Clarence Reitz
Frank O’connel
Tom O'Connel
Lew Peter Sr
Don Preussner
Carruthers
Roy Emerson
Silver Creek
Carl Heims
Delbert Heims
Ben Heims
Eldon Heims
Hugh Phillips
Forrest Peacock
Rockford
Ill
Harold Benter
Oelwein
James Murray
Lamont
Murrays
Bruce Swinburne
Estherville
Henry Swinburne
Robert Gaddie
Dennis Vesey
Cinday
Cliff
Roland Price
Bill Blanchard
Lyle Flannagan
Billy
Gary
Blanchard
Tony Goedken
Vic Wilson
Ed Powers
Oxford
Monticello Express
Community Service
Midland High School
Bob Gray
Center Jct
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