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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1930

Page

3

Hopkinton Hosts Two Weddings of Local Notables

Miss Bernice Ferguson and Donald H Wilson wed at Covenanter church in Hopkinton with a large ceremony and luncheon. Helen Jean MacAllister and Howard Chandler Reeder also married on the J D MacAllister lawn, with a two course luncheon and reception, as friends and relatives from multiple towns attended.

Hopkinton Bernice Ferguson Donald Howard Wilson Helen MacAlister Honard Chandler Reeder Hopkinton High School Lenox Junior College Covenanter Gertrude Reeve R. P. Joseph Eleanor MacDonald W. J. Kirkwood Mesdames Finlay Edgewood A. B. Grimes Monticello Lohengrin Duane Wilson Dubnane Howard Reeder Des Moines Milo Johnston Harold Johnston Janet Pierce Beaver Falls Georgian Miner Alice Patterson Ruth Dunlap Peach Paul Ferguson Helen MacAllister B. M. Ferguson Mendelsohn Miss Reeve Wilson Geneva College Russell I. T. Wilson Lenox College Ames Theta Chi U. S. Engineers Mississippi River Keokuk Harriet Coughlan F. E. Stimson Florence Noble June Meyer Nettie Hormel Ricketts Chicago Jennie Ferguson Atlantic City N. J W. O. Ferguson Denison Kansas Robert Patterson Morning Sun Ruth Garvin Lafayette Indiana J. D. MacAlister Helen Jean MacAllister Howard Chandler Reeder H. M. Reeve Lohengrinn Roberts Presbyterian Church E. C. Reeve Clearfield Guy Tardell John Rossiter H. D. Wilson Grace Walker Amherst Ohio Ruth Sensbach York Betty MacAllister Harry Swinburne, Jr Delhi Catherine Denison Och Harriet Livingston Laura Wheeless Helen Wheeless Janaan Chapel Mary Elizabeth Gearhart Ruth Johnson Donna Davidson Una Bacon Rebecca Reeve Reed

Center Junction Calves Win Prizes At Anamosa Fair

Center Junction boys led by Marvin Blohm and Leonard Serbousek earned top honors as their Hereford and calf placed highly in the Anamosa District Fair. Lyman Thompson won first plate with a Short horn. Robert Serbousek earned fourth in the same class amid about 27 calves entered. The Madison Merry Maidens booth took third prize with two jars of fruit to be shown at the state fair. Peerless Rebekah Lodge No. 562 installed officers at Mrs. Alzine Tomlinson home with Mrs. Powers and Mrs. Hoffman of Anamosa assisting. A social aftermath featured bridge games and visits by guests from Seattle and Anamosa followed by a Wyoming birthday picnic for S. L. Davis and friends.

Center Junction Anamosa Marvin Blohm Leonard Serbousek Lyman Thompson Robert Serbousek Madison Merry Maidens

Castle Grove Area News Roundup in Iowa Township

Local notes report visits to hospitals in Iowa City and Dubuque, farm updates on threshing and plowing, and remodeling at homes. 4-H team Frieda Balster and Leona Behrends won at Anamosa fair earning a trip to the state fair. Community events include a fall work reorganizing meeting and various visits among townships and families.

Alphonse Soppe Iowa City Soppe Harm Gerdes Strawberry Point Gerdes Grace Willms Locher John, Jr Robert Monticello Otto Hubbard Frances Hubbard G. J. van Buren Lester Fairbanks Minnesota J. H. Specht Will M Lubben Eagle Point Park Dubuque M. Hosford Progressive Farmers Club South Fork Township James Littlefield Sand Springs A. EB. Laude John van Buren Union Township Hosford Kenneth Harris Milton Robinson Masonville Pruit Bros Langworthy Castle Grove Frieda Balster Leona Behrends A. A. Kromminga E. F. Burr Allie D. McLaughlin Sarah B. Hosford J. W. Hoult Pauline Ommen Richland

Amber Chautauqua ends after four day session

Amber's four day chautauqua closed last Tuesday night with satisfactory entertainments and fair attendance though the 1931 contract was not renewed due to many absentees during a busy season. Locals and visitors share weekend visits and small gatherings across Monticello Center Junction and Cedar Rapids areas.

Amber Carl Husman Elwin Null Monticello Hazel Frost Wyoming James Gray Howard Cook Angie White Will Cook Yellowstone Park Points Colorado Ed Duncan Charles Moses Edwin Bethurum H. B. Stingley Center Junction Cedar Rapids Leona Preston Phil Daly Cedar Rapides Mrs Bernell Dress

Lennox Torrid Zone Furnace boosts heat with moist air

When air holds more humidity less heat is needed for comfort, reducing fuel use. The Torrid Zone furnace includes a built in humidifier with doubled evaporation area, efficient fire pot, and oversized radiator. It works with coal coke ignite wood gas or oil and is built to outlast several ordinary furnaces. Made by the Lennox Furnace Company in Syracuse Marshalltown and Toronto.

Sahara Desert Lennox Furnace Company Syracuse N. Y Marshalltown Iowa Toronto Canada

Local Social Notes From Anamosa Area

This week’s social roundup mentions Anna Husman visiting Elizbeth Robertson in Anamosa, Will Fehr taking vacation with relatives at Prairieburg, and Will Miles of Colorado visiting old friends near Center Junction. Delca Yount returned from Muscatine after medical care, with Mrs. Hayes of Morley calling on Zimm erman and Younthomes. Midland district opened with Miss Margie Humphal teaching, as Cedar Rapids visitors stopped at the Eden home.

Dakota Anna Husman Elizabeth Robertson Anamosa Will Fehr Jack Husman Prairieburg Wil Miles Colorado Miles Center Junction Delca Yount Muscatine Will Hayes Morley Herman Zim Merman Delco Yount Midland Margie Humphal Will Hildergaard Cedar Rapids Carl Eden

Endless Chain of Cars and Roads Critique

Davenport Times argues that increasing automobile purchases raise gas usage and taxes while funding road improvements. The piece claims better roads spur more car purchases, creating a self reinforcing loop that worsens traffic and costs.

Davenport Endess

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