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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1936
Page
7
U Nameit Bridge Club enjoyed a country club picnic and theatre party Monday evening. Hostess Mrs Harriet Coughlan honored out of town guests Mrs Ter Brainard of Northhampton and Miss Marjorie Van Deusen of New York City. A birthday theatre party followed with gifts and treats.
Miss Bernice Rodman and Yola Rodman were honored at a joint birthday dinner hosted by the Rodman family in Springville with fourteen guests at one table. Out of town visitors included Mrs. Bringard of Detroit and James Laude of Rockford.
The fifth in a series of afternoon bridge and domino events at the Country Club on Tuesday featured mid summer garden flowers as decorations. Mrs. Albert Stuhler won high bridge score and Mrs. L. J. Swift won dominoes, with four thirty refreshment served by hostesses led by Mrs. Charles Luett. Out of town guests included Mrs. Roy Lang of Boston and Mrs. Raymond Thomas of Boston plus Mrs. Ted Brainard of Northhampton.
Josephine Ricklefs entertained Mary Frances Howell and a circle of young friends with a five o'clock picnic supper at her home followed by a theatre party at the Princess and Monte theatres. The guest list included Ruth Roberts Wanda Podhnski Miriam Lovell Frances Bone Jean Royden and Gretchen Rolfe among others at the event.
In Carroll County residents recall Puggy the small dog that rides with A F Owen the mail truck driver guarding the mail during station stops. A Benton County quarry crew near Garrison fight snowballs amid last winter remnants in August as 1936 weather swings wildly.
Cc J Matthiessen returns from Davenport region Chevrolet dealers meeting honoring W Holler. Holler outlines 1936 sales plans as the group celebrates a seven month record in new and used car sales, with regional officers and managers noted for support.
Twenty five years ago a severe thunderstorm struck Monticello area causing a house fire when lightning hit electric wires. George Clausen heroically stopped a runaway wagon, later honored as a supreme court nominee. The town rebuilt walks and welcomed new teachers while churches planned events and service schedules.
St John Evangelical Lutheran Paul Gutknecht pastor Sunday August 16 Sunday School 9 30 English service 10 15 Trinity English 8 30 St Matthew Lutheran H L Adix pastor 9 30 Sunday School 10 30 Divine worship English Mrs Meta Behrends hostess Ladies Aid Thursday Aug 20 St Joseph Catholic Prairieburg Rev Stephen J Kucera pastor Masses Sundays 7 00 9 00 Confessions Saturday afternoons Mass weekdays 7 00 Castle Grove Lutheran Arnold Thalacker pastor Ladies Aid with Miss Anna Helken Friday German language services Sunday
Miss Mildred Pierce, now back at missionary work for the Methodist Episcopal Church in India, sends a letter via Mrs. Joel Starks describing travel aboard a second class ship, arrival at Port Said, Egypt, and passage through the Suez Canal. She notes land nearby and reflects on the voyage.
The writer reflects on sea travel from England to Bombay via the Red Sea and Indian Ocean describing pleasant Atlantic sailing and rough Bay of Biscay conditions. They note a train from Kantara, Albuquerque memories, and a lingering Indian address at Jidato M. E. School in Pakaur.
Byron G. Allen of the Iowa old age assistance commission reports Jones County paid 10,530 in per capita tax in 1936 while recipients have received 19,838 in aid this year. Tax payments reached 975,151 by June 30 with an estimated 300,000 collected since then, totaling about 1,274,151. In 1935 the aid total was 1,826,966.15.
The note describes an uplift of roughly twelve thousand dollars above the amount currently paid. It estimates the new total and suggests implications for budgeting and funding expectations.
County Recorder Frank Larsen of Denison Crawford county books a new mortgage on a two ring circus valued with its animals and equipment. The filing adds to a list of chattel mortgages exceeding one million dollars across tombstones and other property.
Mrs Joseph Burri of near Cresco Howard county went to summon men for dinner when the dinner bell broke its fastenings from the tower and struck her in the eye head causing a deep gash.
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