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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1930

Page

2

Bakerite china features at McNeill's Hardware

Local items promote Bakerite china with bake in the oven and serve on the table slogans. Visitors include Miss Mary Locher in Dubuque and Miss Sibyl Hutton in Waterloo. Many townsfolk from Monticello Cedar Rapids Dubuque Iowa City and Delviers are noted guests and shoppers at McNeill's Hardware with others visiting relatives and friends.

McNeill's Hardware Bakerite

Monticello Area Social Notes Highlight Visits and Events

A whirlwind of visits and small town news fills Monticello and nearby. Numerous relatives travel between Waterloo Chicago Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Missouris towns while local shops advertise cookie and cracker sales and watch clock repair services. Labor day observance affects bank hours and residents plan weekend trips and family gatherings.

Social News From Monticello and Surroundings

A series of visits and travels across Iowa appear in Monticello society notes. Guests include Mrs Henry Becker and daughter Helen from Dubuque, Mr and Mrs Bert Watters on a California auto trip, and George L Lovell with granddaughter Mary Lovell visiting Kalamazoo relatives.

W. Ody Molly Olive Kuesel Dubuque Monticello A. J. Rickless Henry Becker Helen Henry Burvichter Esther Lost Nation George Pond Margaret Pond

Monticello Visitors Fill Week with Fair Attendance

A parade of Monticello residents and friends from nearby towns visited during the week around the Jones County Fair. Many travelers from St Joseph Manchester Ottawa Waterloo and Chicago enjoyed Monticello events and social visits while other locals traveled to Des Moines and Denver fairs.

Herman Eager St. Joseph, Mo Jones County Fair Monticello

Operator and announcer visits family this weekend in Shenandoah

Donald Thurrichter, an operator and part time announcer for Field's Nursery radio state n at Shenandoah, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Edward Burrichter. He returned to work Monday. Mr and Mrs Burrichter and daughter Mary drove him to Shenandoar by automobile.

Donald Thurrichter Nursery Radio Staten Shenandoah Edward Burrichter Burrichter Mary Shenandoar

Visits Connect Washington D C Monticello Friends

Mrs Amanda Hosford and daughter Helen of Washington DC and sister Mrs J O Lawrence of Gables Michigan visited Monticello with friends late last week and early this week Rev and Mrs W H Elges and daughter Martha visited R P Clark home also at the fair meeting old acquaintances Rev Elges formerly pastor of Scotch Grove church.

George W. McNary Patricia Little Falls Minn Monticello Ed Harms Herman Miller Manchester Andy Carmichael Amanda Hosford Helen Washington, D. C J. O. Lawrence Gables Mich W. H. Elges Martha R. P. Clark Rev. Elges Scotch Grove

Illness Strikes Local High School Sophomore

Keith Dickey son of Mrs. Bess Dickey is seriously ill at his grandfather George Keiths home with pneumonia after influenza. He is a sophomore at the local high school.

Keith Dickey Bess Dickey George Keith

Petitioned Truck Line Sparks Railroad Opposition

A petition seeks railroad commission permission to run a truck transportation line between here and Cedar Rapids. Railroad men oppose it and some businessmen reportedly refused to sign, fearing it could cut railway facilities and reduce local employment.

Railroad Commission Here Cedar Rapids

Used Pianos From Kimball to Kingsbury for Sale

One half carload of used pianos in excellent shape from makers including Kimball Story Clark Lyon Healy Cable Kingsbury and others priced 75 to 175 Frank Locher Music House Monticello. 82 Mr and Mrs Ber Ohe and Mr and Mrs Roy Morey start a weeklong car trip visiting Des Moines for the state fair and relatives in Correctionville.

Kimball Story & Clark Lyon & Healy Cable Kingsbury Frank Locher Music House Monticello Ber Ohe Roy Morey Des Moines Correctionville

Local social notes from Monticello to Waverly and Kenyon

Miss Helen Hosford of Washington DC and Miss Lois Cowan of Cedar Rapids joined Mrs. Ruth Metcalf of Anamosa for a Monday trip from Monticello to Waverly to visit Mr. and Mrs. Norman Grassfield. Also returning Friday were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harms and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gerd Antons, and Miss Velma Behrends from Kenyon Minnesota where they visited Mrs. Harms’ parents Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Lurkens.

Alma Behrends J. LeRoy Palmer Brokerage Company Cedar Rapids Monticello Helen Hosford Washington, D. C Lois Cowan Ruth Metcalf Anamosa Waverly Norman Grassfield Carl Harms Gerd Antons Velma Behrends Kenyon, Minn Harms Dirk Lurkens Ben Roberts Ruth Benjamin Roberts Grassfield

Local Socials Include Zimmerman Family Visits and Christenings

Miss Clara Zimmer mans beauty shop operator in Tipton spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Zimmerman. Her sister Miss Freda joined her for a week long visit. Families from Leland IL and Zumbrota MN traveled to visit relatives in central state towns. Richard Andreesen and Lorna Husmann were baptized at Wayne Lutheran Church.

Clara Zimmerman Tipton Fred Zimmerman Freda Zimmerman Richard Henry William Andreesen Henry Andreesen Wayne Lorna May Husmann Edward Husmann Cass Township

Reverend Gutensohn to Resume Pastoral Duties Next Sunday

Rev and Mrs Samuel Gutensohn and daughter return today from Gnadenhutten Ohio where they visited relatives and friends. Rev Gutensohn will resume his work as pastor of the First Congregational Church next Sunday morning.

Samuel G. Gutensohn Gnadenhutten Ohio

Miss Althea Bancroft Teaches Next Year in Illinois

Miss Althea Bancroft returns from Cedar Falls after twelve weeks at summer school and plans to teach in Maywood Illinois next year. A group including Mrs P A Kurt Ed Kurt Mrs William McAleer Marcus and Mrs Barbara Dondelinger with daughters Hilda and Mary enjoyed a Dickeyville Wisconsin grotto visit last Sunday.

Irma Rohr Cedar Falls George Sutherland Althea Bancroft Maywood Tiinois Dickeyville Wis P. A. Kurt Ed Kurt William McAleer Marcus Barbara Dondelinger Hilda Mary

Cleveland guest Will Linbarger visits relatives

Will Linbarger of Cleveland Ohio has stayed with his cousin Mrs Bert Hubbard and other relatives during the past week. He formerly lived in Monticello forty two years ago when employed at the H F Pierce grocery.

C. C. Accola of Maxwell Monticello Edith Winkler Will Linbarger Cleveland Ohio Bert Hubbard H. F. Pierce

Reichart kin visit Beloit and Janesville

Helen Gayle Reichart and Mary Margaret Faber returned home from Beloit Wisconsin where they visited their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs John Reichart They also called on Leonard Reichart in Janesville Wisconsin during the trip

Helen Gayle Reichart This City Mary Margaret Faber Cascade Beloit Wis John Reichart Leonard Reichart Janesville

Miss Wilcox Returns Home From Ames Summer School

Miss Ethelwyn Wilcox returns Tuesday from Town State College Ames where she attended summer school six weeks. She will leave Monday for Martello to teach home economics in the consolidated school.

Eva Sherwood Tipton F. E. Stimson Atlanta, Ga Spellman College Ethelwyn Wilcox Town State College Ames Martello Consolidated School

Mrs Oltman and Miss Heeren Attend Edna Oltman Graduation

Mrs Willam Oltman and Miss Selma Heeren traveled to Hampton on Monday to attend the graduation of Edna Oltman from the Lutheran hospital nurses training school. Mr and Mrs Fred Graham were also in attendance at these exercises.

Willam Oltman Selma Heeren Hampton Edna Oltman Nurses’ Training School The Lutheran Hospital Fred Graham

Milwaukee man returns home after summer visit

John Innes, guest of his aunt Mrs. Harriet Coughlan, returned to Milwaukee last Saturday. He rode home with Howard and James McLaughlin in their automobile, spending Sunday at the Innes home.

Loren Reichart Dyersville John Innes Harriet Coughlan Milwaukee Howard James McLaughlin Innes

Dubuque Brother Revisits Jones County Fair

John Brucks of Dubuque, brother of the late Jacob Brucks, visited Mrs. Dora Brucks last Friday for the first time in fifty years at the Jones County Fair. He noted the biggest changes in the fair were in the horse racing attractions. Brucks farms trucks on the Dubuque outskirts.

John Brucks Dubuque Jacob Brucks Dora Brucks Jones County Fair Brucks

Lovell 4-H Club Demonstrations On Table Setting And Canning

The Lovell Laboring Lassies 4-H club met at Garnet Eilers home. Margaret Behrends presented table arranging methods and demonstrations by Margaret Hanssen and Margaret Behrends on canning string beans. Refreshments were served by the hostess.

Lovell Laboring Lassies Garnet Eilers Margaret Behrends Margeret Hanssen

Local residents attend Des Moines state fair gathering

A large group from the Monticello area and surroundings attended a Sunday event near Des Moines. Names include Jack Seehusen Herman Petersen Clara Tuetken Lyle Thompson Will Gang and many others with families from Cedar Rapids Scotch Grove Richland and Castle Grove townships. Goldie Rink plans a Cedar Rapids visit for a week with Mr and Mrs Bentley.

Des Moines Jack Seehusen Herman Petersen Clara Tuetken Lyle Thompson Will Gang Kenneth Moats Henry M. Dirks John Henry Behrends A. M. Maurice Phillip Adelbert King Theola Lloyd King Mable Cooper Milos Tuttle Will Aldrich Henry Rink Monticello Ben Eby Cedar Rapids Walter Eby Scotch Grove Rudolph Ambuehl Dorothy Margaret Andrew Ambuehl Richland Township Carl Himebaugh Marvin

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