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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
4
Des Moines officials announced Helgens Bros will enter 11 Poland China swine in the national Livestock Show opening August 23 at the Iowa Centennial State Fair. Nearly 6,500 head entered. about 20 states represented. over 100000 dollars in prizes. Judging runs August 23 to 29 with public access.
Three youths from Hopkinton and Monticello died when their car plunged off a 30 foot embankment into the Maquoketa river near the Hartwick bridge south of Delhi early Monday. Kenneth Lange 16 and Helen Lange 14 of Hopkinton and Audrey Behrends 17 of Monticello were submerged. Robert Dirks 18 escaped by climbing out a window and reaching a tree. The car was fully submerged in 15 feet of water.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McGlade hosted Larry King who left Sunday for North English after a three week visit with his uncle R. V. W. Reggentine and family. Mrs. Effie Marshall of Manchester visited Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Irish last Thursday and Friday. Miss Mae Dunlap of Grand Rapids is spending time in Hopkinton visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. Nancy Tibbitts is staying with son Thomas Tibbitts and family in Urbana where Thomas will be superintendent of schools next year.
David Wortman of Anamosa captured the grand champion baby beef at the All-Iowa Fair in Cedar Rapids for Eastern Iowa District 4-H. The Angus animal weighed 1010 pounds and was purchased as a call from Henry Tobiason. Jones County entries included Neil Paulsen and Kermit Dirks with top placements in Angus and shorthorn divisions.
Lovell Happy Helpers 4-H Club and families spent three days at Lower Palisades near Mount Vernon. They arrived July 21 for a picnic, stayed through July 24, and traveled home in a truck. The cabin was near Cedar River falls. Members organized into small committees to cook meals. The group swam, boated, hiked, and fished together.
A reception honored the new Presbyterian minister Fred Koschmann and his family with a supper and a musical program led by local groups. The event featured vocal solos, rhythm band numbers, choir performances, and a pound shower gift presentation. Additional items include club picnics, visits, 4-H activities, and local social notices across Scotch Grove and Monticello communities.
Mr. and Mrs. Rickless plan a trip to Denver Colorado. Harold Conley Adolph Bohken and George Bohiken began a river boat trip toward Magnoketa. Miss Kay Ahriken of Chilocco Oklahoma visited her sister Mrs J M Lange over the weekend.
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