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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1929

Page

3

Center Junction to Open School Year with Staff

Center Junction schools plan opening Monday September 2 for registration and start of classes Wednesday September 4 while teachers attend Monticello institute. Vanderstoop serves as administrator with Dubuque native Hazel Buree as principal, Mildred Riepe teaches Latin seventh and eighth grades, Inner Moats leads athletics, and regular faculty includes Mrs R D Sanford and Mrs Ethel Courtney.

Center Junction Monticello Vanderstoop Hazel Buree Dubuque Mildred Riepe Sperry R. D. Sanford Ethel Courtney Harley Bul- Bren Rembrandt Towa Gladys Wilcox Pueblo Colorado Wilma Wilcox Mary Leech Anamasa Winifred Robble Stanwood Margaret Norris Mechanicsville Anne McDonald Wyoming Selma Prahm Rockwell Ellen McDonald Maquoketa Wilma Craig Scotch Grove Center School Jones County Des Moines J. W. Livingstone Lucille C. H. Nelson Ruth Frank Dawes Mary H. G. Manuel H. H. Seehusen H. J. Dirks Leroy George L. A. Dreibelbis Stanley Moncrief Ben Schrader Sam Moncrief Fox Harry Schnaele J. N. Smith the Loyals Mrs. Smith Winifred Robbie Dorothy McDonald Irene Coder Dorothy Dreibelbis Pauline Burmeister Phyllis Robbie Pauline Prahm Iyega Eby Presbyterian Church Cedar Falls Wellsburg Iowa Christian Endeavor Society Nelson Lyle Thompson Calvary Joe Wintz Wintz Troy Mills E. F. Kleineck Wynona Frank Preston Cedar Rapids Mary Eleanor Waterloo P. S. Walters Fanny

Social notes from Richland Center and Monticello area

Richland Center and surrounding towns report a flurry of visitors and gatherings. Many families including Schofields Blackmores and Yossis visit relatives, attend weddings and funerals, and partake in community fairs and church events across Monticello, Dubuque, Hopkinton, and Cascade.

Harvest Home Picnic Ends Hopkinton Gathering

A Hopkinton community notices harvest home picnic closes a week of events. Local Covenanter Young People’s Union held its 37th Iowa convention with leaders and members attending from Hopkinton Morning Sun and Sharon. Various residents visited relatives and attended school events, with multiple confirmations of travel to Waterloo Des Moines and Cedar Falls.

Mary Zeitch Henry Gibbs Strawberry Point Franc Maude Earhart Illinois Iowa Covenanter Young People’s Union Samuel Greer R. J. G. McKnight Pittsburgh Patterson Morning Sun William Edgar Hopkinton Robert Patterson Alice Hutcheson Sharon Grace Allen Mildred McClure Winona Lake Indiana Julia Ricketts Ann Arbor Mich Erma Bradle Cedar Falls B. M. Ferguson Bernice Billy and Paul McGregor Clay Keith Cedar Rapids Minnie Zeuch Helen Egger Howard Zeuch Washington Township Miss Egger Leon Probst Mason City Vance Stead S. N. Bixby Kirkwood Robert Kirkwood Wichita Kansas Mr. Kirkwood Herman Stoddard Canada Dubuque E. A. Kirkwood J. R. Kirkwood Anna Kirkwood Will Petrie D. ©. Oehler

Hopkinton July Fourth Celebration Plans in McNeill Grove

Sept 3 events in McNeill grove include parade from business district to grounds led by Hopkinton Municipal band. Band concert from 12 to 1, Methodist church dinner, address by U S representative T J B Robinson, 2:30 baseball game Manchester and Earlville, 25 cent admission.

McNeill Grove Hopkinton W. B. Cox Dubuque H. M. Reeve Buck Creek Sand Spring Billy Parcell Bowery Royal Serenaders Prof. Young Marshall Neil W. J. Wheeler Phillips Columbus Styra Trower Burton Oelwein F. M. Wheeler C. A. Westcott Council Bluffs Edward Swanson Frank Glanz Ernest Winnebag

Local letters, travel notices, and community updates from Castle Grove

Items arrive by mail with requests for signed letters by Monday. The McLaughlins plan Cincinnati visits at Harold Bedell’s home. Che and Hoag head to St Paul for VFW encampment. Caspers and Hahn vacation in northern Minnesota. District No. 3 opens September 4 with Miss Mabel Kehoe new teacher. Roberta Livingstone visits Pauline Cramer. Huttons enjoy the state fair. Many attend Amber Lutheran synod jubilee. Ver Nimont family and two daughters travel with Margaret.

M. J. McNeilly Castle Grove E. F. Burr Pauline Carol Eldon Monticello Gladys Wilcox Epworth Pueblo Colorado Wilma Wilcox Gerd Antons Elmer Hinrichs Kenyon Luverne Minnesota S. W. Clark Sheldon Jefferson Ames Iowa Anne McDonald Iowa City University Fred Preas Carrie Mayme Des Moines Henry Heeren Barbara Jean McDonald Hospital O. O. Watson Monmouth Augusta Norris Margaret Cedar Rapids Lucille Norris Ellen McDonald Omaha Nebraska E. F. Kleineck Wynona Fred Carson C. A. Burmeister Burmeister Schloeman Central City Scott McDonald Don Maquoketa Peter Prahm Stone City Selma Prahm Camp Stony Ridge Pityer Prairieburg Louis Brosh Shippers’ Association Roy Ireland John Ketelsen Chicago Lester Schofield Blue Heaven John Yossi Casper Friedli MM. D. Sackett Sand Spring H. Blackmore Verleen Tingley John Hein John Hein, Sr., Who Will Visit At the Home of Mr. Hein's Sister, Mrs. Kiburz Martha Buol Gertrude Schweitzer Margaret Buol Dubuqué Clara Heiken Lillian Allamand Helen Rohr Eloise Gardner Mabel Flock Amber Robert Buol Dubuque Buol Leberman Sheboygan Wisconsin Len Buol John Schweitzer Roy Sackett M. D. Sackett Minnie James Dorothy Sackett Ina Winch Hopkinton Fairchild Amos Sackett Kate Bardill Martin Buol Long Beach California Hally Blackmore Howard, Jr Paul Guyan Fred W. Hein Henry L. Wismeier Carl N. Hein Melvin Galen Hein Oliver Kiburz George LeVan Gladys Davis Fritz Marugg Merle LeVan Edward Carlton Laningham Buck Creek Marugg Bert Clark Sam Clark Lois Mae Monticcello Emma Yossi Monroe Cap Jake Lang Paul Balear Clemson Forest Ely Cascade Carrie Frandsen Will Frandsen Forest City Glenn Brookins Helen Ladehoff C. R. Schofield Wayne Gerd Rickels Henry Case Waverly H. L. Wismeier Leonard Mary Ellen Margaret Wismeier Henry Marks Lancaster Adolph Zacher Medford Rieke Rieken Prescott Fred Dickman Frederick Martha Lost Nation Emil Burrichter Will Burrichter O. B. Crane Wis Esther Zimmerman Hesford Anna Hanken John Hasler Mary Kehoe The Express W. D. McLaughlin Elizabeth Mary Esther Cincinnati Ohio Harold Bedell Henry Che St. Paul Hoag Carl Caspers Alva Hahn Mabel Kehoe Roberta Livingstone Center Junction Pauline Cramer Albert Hutton Helen Lutheran Synod C. B. Vernimont

Monticello Area Social News and Local Death Notice

Onslow Streeper and Mrs. Lydia Lyons attended Frank Shimerda’s funeral in Oxford Junction. Emma Sokol Shimerda’s widowhood is noted, while Vera Paul and others plan teaching work in Athens and Kentucky. Many locals visited, traveled to Cedar Rapids, Monticello fair, and Field Day. a store sale ends, and a bus trip from New York to Cedar Rapids is referenced.

B. W. Streeper Lydia Lyons Frank Shimerda Oxford Junction Bess Rowe Moline Frank Rowe Cedar Rapids Onslow Monticello Fair B. Hicks B. F. Walters Ralph Brown New York City J. R. Kennedy New York Harold Roy Bullock Missouri Leslie Babcock Hall Stanley Johnson Rock Island Nettie Albery Ballou George Franks Quinn Los Angeles Franks Jones County Monticello George Fields Davenport A. K. McMaster Jessie Edith Wright Vermont Wilfred al Sticktey Harry Babcock Silvis al Babcock Francis Fitzgerald Kansas City Sam McCarty James Smith Clinton Ed Kerr Lee Sterling Isabel Flett South Bend Indiana Harold Norton Des Moines Norton Will Knight Tom McMaster Robert Charles Riceville Tom Lucy McMaster George French Fred Martins Henry George

Local visitors attend Onslow Field Day activities

Mrs. William Reade and other relatives visit in Onslow while Rolland Ramey joins Onslow Savings as assistant cashier. The event features a ball game with Amber winning, races, a Cascade victory over Oxford Junction 12 to 8, band concerts, and an Odd Fellows hall dance with street stalls and concessions.

Stone William Reade Rolland Ramey Onslow Savings Bank Niles & Watters Bank Anamosa Madeline Paul Florence Jean Buckner Joseph Wasson F. K. Barnes E. L. Anderson Wyoming Eva Burson Fulda Minn Carrie Mackrill James Kennedy Dorothy Hale Waukon Henry Koon John Perrine Franks George Franks Los Angeles California S. G. Hutton West Ed Franks Lisbon Arthur McMaster Ruth Joe Helfrich Davenport Irma Hartman Arlington Will Lamey P. Palmer S. Graham Cedar Rapids Onslow Amber Main Street Cascade Oxford Junction Odd Fellows Hall

Degrees Awarded at Iowa State Commencement

About ninety students received degrees at Iowa State College on August 27 marking the end of the second session. The slate included 42 master of science degrees 48 bachelor of science degrees and two doctor of philosophy degrees. Of the bachelor degrees 24 were awarded in home economics.

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