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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
6
Local items promote Christmas purchases at McNeill's Hardware with ads for gift cards candy and electrical goods. Mentions J Kay at a Cedar Rapids Shriner convention and several visits among area residents with prices on radiator alcohol and used car deals.
The item list centers on hardware and household goods at McNeill's Hardware, with ads for lamps and sleds, and multiple Cedar Rapids visitors and Thanksgiving gatherings. References to Chevrolets, auto supplies, and local families blend with holiday shopping notes and regional travel.
A long list of Thanksgiving visitors from Monticello, Anamosa, Marion, and nearby towns visits relatives in Davenport, Iowa. Shoppers find bargain prices at local stores including lamps under a dollar and electric appliances. Numerous residents from Iowa State College students and local families share holiday time across several households.
Wayne Zion Lutheran led by J Willis offers English service at 10 30 with Sunday school at 9 30. Prairieburg Protestant under G Wolf holds worship at 1 30 with all ages Sunday school immediately after the service each Sunday afternoon.
Local congregations list service times and events across St. Joseph's Prairieburg Sacred Heart Castle Grove St. Matthew's and other churches. Bible classes Christmas rehearsals cantatas and sibling meetings are scheduled with dates from early December.
J. J. Hayes and his daughters Ruth Kathleen and Margaret spent Sunday in Washington with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Snyder. Mrs. Snyder was formerly Helen Hayes and the Wojcukutis family, who have been visiting in Mrs. Wojcukutis' parents home for a month, departed last week for Canton Ohio to visit relatives before returning to Boston.
Miss June Meyer second grade teacher at Monticello public school returned to work Monday after three weeks at John McDonald hospital and last attended classes Thursday. Mrs. Grant Stambaugh and her son Pat drove to Oakdale last Saturday and joined Dr. and Mrs. D R Webb for a weekend visit at the Webb family home in St Louis.
Mrs Henry Boner was the guest of honor at a birthday dinner party hosted by her daughter Mrs Merle Ellers at the country home last Sunday All her children attended to help celebrate her birth anniversary and she received several birthday gifts.
Mrs. Thomas George and her daughter Lucille spent Thanksgiving week in Burlington with Mrs. George’s mother Mrs. Minton and her son Tim a Burlington junior college student. Mrs. George returned home Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Walter Muller announce the birth of a baby daughter at John McDonald hospital on Wednesday November 23. This is their second child, with a first son already in the family. Mrs Muller was born Veda Podhaski.
Raymond Taylor mourns after a thief stole his white rabbit the night before Thanksgiving, leaving nine unborn orphans. Raymond and his boyfriends attempted to save the kits with a medicine dropper, but the newborn rabbits died within days.
The piece lists that twenty three of the fifty six men who signed the Declaration of Independence had attended college. It also records Thanksgiving visits by Walter Hubbard and family to Ernest Landis in Cedar Rapids and a weekend trip by Bert Hubbard. E E Reed and daughters Alfreda and Alice traveled to Cresco to visit Rev William Mitchell. Miss Alice teaches in Mediapolis public schools and spent time with her mother.
Roy and Mrs Porter with daughter Margaret and friend Miss Margaret Harvey of Westfield Indiana drove to Oskaloosa on Sunday afternoon. Miss Porter and Miss Harvey, students at Penn College in Oskaloosa, spent Thanksgiving holidays with Miss Porter's parents.
Miss Kate Maurice left John Mc Donald hospital last Wednesday afternoon and now recuperates at home under nurse Myrtle Dreibelbis. She was one of five injured returning from a trip to Spillville on October 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burrichter with daughter Esther and son Gilbert of Lost Nation spent last Saturday visiting relatives in Monticello.
The Danish flag features a large white cross on a red field and is noted as the oldest unchanged national banner in existence.
Mr and Mrs James Lahey Bob McAleer Miss Melissa Glynn Mrs Joe Meyer and daughters Isabel and Mildred were guests at a birthday dinner in the home of Mrs Laheys daughter Mrs Clifford Flaherty at Fairfax last Sunday.
The report shows county agents are active in 72 Tennessee counties, indicating broad reach across the state. It highlights substantial coverage in both rural and urban areas, reflecting the program’s nationwide expansion within Tennessee.
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