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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1946

Page

3

Public School Set To Open September 2

Monticello’s public school will open Monday September 2 with grade seven through 12 registration starting August. Seniors register Monday juniors Tuesday sophomores Wednesday and freshmen Thursday and Friday. Kindergarten pupils report at opening. first through sixth to be housed in combined rooms due to class size. Country pupils may register any time. town pupils follow the schedule.

Monticello Boyd Shannon Shannon

Visitors from Omaha Stay With Mrs Henry Ohe Sr

Mr and Mrs Bernard Ohe and daughter Linda and Mary Ann Hawk of Omaha are visiting this week in the home of Mrs Henry Ohe Sr.

Bernard Ohe Linda Mary Ann Hawk Omaha Henry Ohe

Local social notes list visitors and travels

The column records a string of visits and trips across towns and states. It lists individuals and families from Hitaga, Palmer, Dubuque, Earlville, Des Moines, Boone, Muscatine, Wyoming, Vinton, Columbia Missouri, Los Angeles and Waterloo visiting relatives or hosting guests during the week. Activities include weeklong camps, conventions, and family gatherings.

Weekend social notes from Iowa communities

Mrs. Dick Lee of Iowa City visited sister Mrs. Rose Hines over the weekend. The Weidman children returned to Ottumwa after visiting grandparents. Mrs. Hollar represented the state president at a Jones county Odd Fellows and Rebekahs meeting in Wyoming. Mrs. Deischer stayed in Madison with college friends. Willard Yeoman and Cedar Rapids guests with the Warren Kesters. Lillian Ireland of Anamosa visited with sister Mrs. Harry Matthiessen. Mrs. Kenneth Myers and son Bobby visited Cedar Rapids relatives, with Mr. Myers joining at the Kay home. Alice Howie returned from Colorado. Dr. and Mrs. Lyman Perkins and Nancy visited Monticello. Mrs. Edwin Miller and Mrs. Norman Lund visited Center Junction. Donna Lee Johnston accompanied them home.

Charles Podhaski Jeff Howard Weidman Ottumwa Weidman James Hollar Fred Aldrich Jones County Council of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Wyoming Hollar Mae E. Burbank Kenneth Myers Bobby Cedar Rapids Edwin Miller Norman Lund Center Junction E. H. Cox Donna Lee Johnston

Social News From Dundee and Vicinity

Mrs. Herman Ohe and Dennis plus Mr and Mrs Douglas Christiansen and Terry of Dundee hosted Mrs. Henry Ohe Sr and the James Morrissey family. Bertha Collins and son Lester left for Palmyra Missouri and other southern points. Alva Hinrichs family visit includes Peoria Galesburg and Chicago. Donald Maire family returned to Aurora after a weekend with the Charles Rolls. Georganne visited grandparents last week. Robert Mullen and son Joe visit Madrid relatives. Byron Abel reports his wife’s Des Moines summer school and husband’s leg amputation recovery and future artificial limb fitting. Mrs. Ben Greene of Evanston visiting local relatives. former stenographer in Ex press office and J W Doxsee law office.

Herman Ohe Dennis Douglas Christiansen and Terry Dundee Henry Ohe James Morrissey Bertha Collins Lester Palmyra Donald Maire Georganne Aurora Charles Rolls Byron Abel Des Moines Drake University Ben Greene Florence Livingstone Evanston Express J. W. Doxsee

Local News Notes on Visits and Teaching Positions

Mr. and Mrs. Will Netcott of Maquoketa spent Saturday at the Harold Dunn home. Miss Ruth Roberts, who has stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Grassfield in Englewood Colorado, returned home last week and will teach in Marion public schools starting in September.

Alice Howie Colorado Will Netcott Maquoketa Harold Dunn Ruth Roberts Norman Grassfield Englewood Colo Miss Roberts Marion

Mrs Cox and Family Stay With Traver Homes Near Ryan

Mrs Edward Cox and family spent several days visiting Howard Traver and Donald Traver homes near Ryan. They also saw relatives in and near Manchester during the stay.

Edward Cox Howard Traver Donald Traver Ryan Manchester

Cox Family Holiday Visit at Earlville

Mrs E H Cox and family join Mrs Blanche Moser and Faye Kauffman for a Sunday gathering with Mrs Herbert Cox and kin in Earlville.

E. H. Cox Blanche Moser Faye Kauffman Herbert Cox Earlville

Hargraves and kin visit relatives across states

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hargrave of New Sharon are guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hargrave this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dunn visited relatives in South Sioux City Nebraska and Ray Timmer and family in Sioux Falls South Dakota. William Thompson of Dubuque and Jud Nichols visited the Nichols family in Linneus Missouri for the first part of the period.

H. J. Hargrave New Sharon Glenn Hargrave Mr. Hargrave Harold Dunn Lyle Adams John Nelson South Sioux City Neb Ray Timmer Sioux Falls S. D William Thompson Dubuque Jud Nichols V. S. Nichols Linneus Missouri

Local residents report visits and family gatherings

Mr and Mrs Siegfried Guyan returned from a vacation in Milwaukee and Michigan where Mrs Guyan had summer classes. Mrs Guyan is a junior high English teacher in Monticello. Mr and Mrs Roy Taylor spent Tuesday in Anamosa at Ray Carrolls for granddaughter Kathleen Jane s first birthday anniversary. Mary Lou Adams visited relatives in Marion before returning Monday.

Siegfried Guyan Milwaukee Wis Points Michigan Roy Taylor Ray Carroll Anamosa Kathleen Jane Mary Lou Adams Mrs. Merle Knight Marion

Local social notes record visits and trips

Mr and Mrs Howard Kirkwood and children Sharon and Barton were guests in the Ray Adams home Sunday. E H Huibregtse Glen Gerdes and Gail Huibregtse left Saturday for a vacation visit at Estes Park Colo joining relatives there. Mrs C R Stephen was called to Osage for a sister's serious illness. Arch Edwards and three daughters spent Sunday and Monday with friends at Leon. Monticello residents attended a White Sox Detroit game in Chicago last Sunday including Ray Eby and son Billy Spike Hanken and Galen Smith.

Mrs Howard Kirkwood Sharon and Barton Ray Adams E. H. Huibregtse Glen Gerdes Gail Huibregtse Estes Park Colo Arch Edwards Leon Monticello Chicago Ray Eby Billy Spike Hanken Galen Smith

Winners Plan Texas Visit After West Coast Trip

Mr and Mrs L A Winner and grandson Gerry Winner of Olympia Washington stayed with Mr and Mrs Jud Nichols last Tuesday. He once lived in Monticello and left in 1912 for the west coast visiting here again in 1936. The trio travels by car to Texas to see relatives before returning home.

L. A. Winner Gerry Winner Olympia Wash Jud Nichols Winner Monticello West Coast

Mrs Rhatigan Family Heads to Des Moines Visit

Mrs I I Rhatigan and her sons Jimmy and Tommy left Wednesday morning for Des Moines to spend the rest of the week with Dr and Mrs C C Accola.

I. I. Rhatigan and Sons Jimmy Tommy Des Moines C. C. Accola

Local residents visit over weekend and extended family ties

Sunday visitors gather across towns as the Locher, Hogan, Merfeld, Hicks and Peterman families host relatives in Des Moines Dubuque and Waterloo. Dale Dean Peterman 18 Monticello has volunteered for retention in the United States Navy until July 1947

Dale Dean Peterman Frank Peterman Monticello United States Navy Pensacola Florida

Navy Chaplain Dean Morey on Terminal Leave in Iowa Visit

Rev. and Mrs. Dean Morey are guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy D. Morey while Dean, a United States Navy chaplain, is on terminal leave. He recently came to Iowa from San Pedro California where he had been stationed as a navy chaplain.

Dean Morey LeRoy D. Morey Dean United States Navy Iowa San Pedro Calif Navy

Monticello Gossip: Local travelers and visitors noted

Mrs. Otto Otten returned from a two week trip to Denver Estes Park and Cheyenne with Edward and Herbert Cox driving for F F A boys from Monticello. Misses Lois Myrtle and Carrie Cowan plus Mrs. Locher visited Mrs. Mabel Corbin, while Miss Frances Bone vacationed at Clear Lake with four teachers from Boone. Chauncey Robinsons left for Chicago for a few days then will return Sunday.

Otto Otten Denver Estes Park Colo Cheyenne Wyo Lois Myrtle Carrie Cowan Cedar Rapids Mrs. Locher Dubuque Mabel Corbin Frances Bone Clear Lake Boone Public Schools

Dick Staar Guest at Dr. Swift Home Kansas City

Dick Staar of Kansas City is a guest in the home of Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Swift.

Dick Staar Kansas City Mrs. L. J. Swift

Wahl couple to visit relatives in Stillwater Minnesota

Mr and Mrs Ernest Wahl left Monday for Stillwater Minnesota to visit his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Charles Dedek Miss Anna Valanta visited last weekend at the home of her sister Mrs Elizabeth Eagen in Cedar Rapids

Ernest Wahl Stillwater, Minn Charles Dedek Anna Valanta Elizabeth Eagen Cedar Rapids

Joanne Stiffler Celebrates First Birthday Sunday

Joanne Stiffler daughter of Mr and Mrs John Stiffler celebrated her first birthday with a Sunday party at home. Guests included great grandmother Mrs G F Paulsen and many relatives. Doris Jean Zumbach of Coggan visited for the afternoon and remained for a longer stay.

Joanne Stiffler John Stiffler Joanne G. F. Paulsen Martin Burrichter Emma Bauman William George Hoult Robert Appleby Carol Zumbach Coggon Stiffler Edward Zumbach Doris Jean Coggan

Oregon Visitors Honored At Allamand Home Sunday

Mr and Mrs Abe Allamand hosted a Sunday dinner for visiting Mr and Mrs Karl Allamand and relatives from Waterloo Camanche Anamosa Iowa City Monticello and Gordon Richards Waterloo. Karl and his wife of Gresham Oregon left Wednesday to visit Lost Nation and Camanche and will return home Friday.

Abe Allamand Karl Allamand Lester Schofield Lucille Waterloo Martin Neff Clarence Allamand Camanche Lawrence Allamand Anamosa Richard Myers Jerry Iowa City Lorenz Allamand Monticello Gordon Richards Gresham Oregon Lost Nation

Doxsee Brothers Return From Cornell Summer Work

George C. Doxsee returns to Monticello after completing summer courses at Cornell College Mount Vernon. He plans to resume studies there in September for a pre medical continuation. Bill Doxsee also finished at Mount Vernon and will join Monticello next week to assist on the Express during the fair week.

George C. Doxsee Monticello Cornell College Mount Vernon Bill Doxsee Express

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