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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1930
Page
3
Center Junction Presbyterians hosted the Onslo society with a piano duet, talks on China, and souvenirs for attendees including Miss Hoag of Monticello on furlough. A family reunion at E R Young’s drew relatives from Hollywood to Ames and Illinois, with a long list of guests and a picnic at Thomas Park.
At the Great Jones County Fair from August 19 to 22 a trio of performers Harvey, Haney and Grayce will entertain. The black faced clown on trombone leads a riotous act followed by Haney and Grayce on trumpets. Their musical number is described as lively and energizing, with toe tapping and cheerful energy for the audience.
Wyoming holds its 75th anniversary August 5 and 6 with a homecoming and historical pageant featuring 150 local folk dramatizing early town history. Cedar Rapids delegates visit Tuesday ahead of programs, speeches, and a Mardi Gras dance closing the events.
The passage notes visitors and guests staying with local families and traveling from several states. People include Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Overly visiting Cedar Rapids, Ruth Alden visiting from Denver, a California delegation at the Briggs visit, and guests from Lincoln Missouri St. Louis Nashville Minneapolis and Kansas, with mentions of family reunions and long gaps since prior visits.
Hopkinton residents the week includes Bob Moore in Savanna visiting aunt Mary Zeuch. Cedar Rapids visits by MacAllisters and Landers families. Minnie Zeuch to Iowa City for university work. Local collision Monday near here with no injuries. Seven and a half pound boy born to George and wife. Monticello visitors include Mrs. Cramer and children. Reed family visits Iowa City. Bernadine Brock from Iowa City weekend at home. Wendt death mourned in Manchester. Newborns: Haigh boy and Turnis girl. Travel notes include Morning Run visit by W A Edgar, Vivian Dunlap returning from University of Minnesota teaching Duluth. Amy Craig from Pittsburgh visiting McConnell. Gearhart and Lewis Minnesota fishing trip. Roller family from Mitchell S D visiting Murray home. Kate Smith and Lela Morrow in Wyoming. Campbell family Chicago weekend visit. Thomas Edgar and sister Isabelle referenced.
The item lists visitors departing for R P C and A P conventions in Winona Lake Indiana and notes Rebecca and Rev E E Reeve from Clearfield PA. L B Fiedler is hospitalized in Anamosa for an arm infection. Dula party visits Battle Creek. The Har vest Home picnic August 12 features a Ryan vs Cascade ball game purse 150, airplane show Dan Hunter, merry go round, band concert, bowery dance, dinner, races and tug of war at McNeill grove with uncertain speaker status.
John Edward Supple aged 56 dies at 11 45 a m Tuesday July 29 after a lingering illness in West Cascade Iowa He was born June 6 1873 in Clay township Jones county Iowa He lived 36 years on the family farm later moved to Cascade in 1909 with his brother James A Supple to farms and blacksmithing He married Catherine McQuillen January 17 1896 in Dubuque Survived by wife three sisters and one brother Burial from St Martins Church with a requiem mass officiated by Rev T Supple His nephews and relatives attend the funeral and other Cascade notices share community remarks about his standing and loss
In a Monticello tribute, the writer recalls lifelong friendship with Mrs. Charles Bates who died yesterday morning. Four remaining friends from their childhood circle honor her memory as neighbors and former Sunday school classmates. Visitors from Lincoln Nebraska and Benedict Nebraska stay with relatives, reporting crop conditions here improved despite heat and drought.
Forty eight years after Charles Hutton left the neighborhood, visitors enjoy picnics and trips as heat eases to 72 degrees. Local events include 4-H Sunshine club meetings, county supervisor duties, and a rescheduled Women’s Community club meeting for August 13 with a Scotch Grove Sunshine program led by Wilma Kuhns and participants including Geneva Loomis Constance Naylor Eloise Kuhns and the Otten sisters.
Miss Kathleen Hughes tests yesterday for Des Moines to join the Wallaces' Farmer excursion to Yellowstone park. The eight day trip marks the paper's second annual sponsored outing. Also noted are visits by Mrs. Henry Rittmer and others and hospital resting news for Mrs. Henry Ladehoff.
Rawleigh Shoop of Morley was a business caller in the neighborhood on Tuesday of last week, and her condition is somewhat improved.
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