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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1931

Page

3

Scotch Grove School Program Delights Busy Tuesday Evening

Crowded district No. 4 schoolhouse enjoyed an annual program and supper with drills music and a farce. Miss Edna Wessels performed pieces while Miss Thelma Gregory and the pupils earned praise for a successful event aiding school equipment including a purchased piano.

Presbyterian Ladies Work Band Dinner and Play at Center Junction

Center Junction presbyterian dinner and supper in church basement on Thursday December 3 with meals at 25 cents and a 10 cent admission for an evening program. A one act play Too Much of a Good Thing stars Evelyn Himebaugh Ethel Dreibelbis Wyona Kleineck Pauline Serbousek Pauline Holm Marjorie Ahraken Edward Bethurum Harry Alyea Lymann Thompson plus musical numbers.

Presbyterian Ladies Evelyn Himebaugh Ethel Dreibelbis Wynona Kleineck Pauline Serbousek Pauline Holm Marjorie Ahraken Edward Bethurum Harry Alyea Lymann Thompson Dwaine Moses Charles Alyea Edna Wessels Guess Who Victor T. J. Miller Odette Keen Maquoketa Paul Smith Augusta Helen Chamberlain Anamosa George McDonald Scott McDonald BE. F. Kleineck Selma Prahm Miles Ellen McDonald Cotton Blossom Singers Piney Woods Mississip Scotch Grove Joan Ketelsen William Prull Cedar Rants Packing Company Ketelsen Prull Chester P. H. Shipley Juanita Savanna 0. C Clarence Bethurum Jackie Exline Ed Bethurum J. F. Livingstone B. A. Woodworth Earl Mallicoat Dran Wyoming John Alexander Ray Wiley Springville Iowa City Pauline Prahm University Robbie John Himebauch Winifred Phyllis T. E. Stanton

Thanksgiving social visits around Monticello area

Numerous local residents and guests visited family and friends across Cedar Rapids Monticello Olin Wyoming Wyoming areas during Thanksgiving weekend. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson Isabel Himebauch Margaret Thompson John Ketelsen Loma Livinestone Lucille Livinestone and others with meals, travel and hospital or funeral attendances noted.

Dren John Seehusen Luella Cedar Rapids Stanton John Lette Rance Brady Martelle Elmer Schrader William Alexander A. Alvea Fred Preas Mayme Carrie Frank Preas Clinton Margaret Thompson Hammond Ind John Thompson Isabel Frank Himebauch Helen Sundar Emlers F. EB. Livingstone W. A. Stingley Charles Tvert Monticello Dar Dwaine Moses Lyman Thompson P. Riemesk Wynona Arthur Glick Olin Peter Prahm Rauchter Selma Hopkinton H. DeShaw Oxford Junction Paul Smith Legion and Auxiliary Wyoming A. Welding Chicago Joseph Lang Ann Ehrisman William Ketelsen Babe Springville A. J. Flockhart Anamosa John Ketelsen George McDonald Maquoketa Ellen McDonald C. H. Nelson F. L. Serbousek Moline Will Serbousek John Hinrichs Maurine Stingley Fred Brokens H. J. Dirks George Frank Husman Thelma Augusta Norris Iowa City Walter Norris University Hospital Ben Helken Paul N. Smith Jones County Farm Bureau

Onslow Ritenour Attends Aged Aunt Funeral In Stockton

Onslow William Ritenour and Arthur Noyes traveled to Stockton Illinois last Monday for the funeral of an elderly aunt. The Onslow Savings Bank bought a health bond for the second year in a row. Cotton Blossom Singers gave a church concert Wednesday evening to a fair audience. Thanksgiving gatherings and local events, including dances and dinners across Wyoming Center Junction and Onslow, are noted along with a minor accident involving Paul Ritenour, who was treated in Monticello after a horses incident.

William Ritenour Arthur Noyes Stockton Ritenour Onslow Savings Bank Cotton Blossom Singers James Kennedy Francis Morehead Audrey Dwaine Monticello George Paulsen Joan Lezion Post Wyoming Opera House Center Junction Onslow Henry Koon Jessie McMaster F. K. Barnes Billie Martha Astruman Club Dayie Lyons Co. R. Smith Ann Paulsen Carrie McKinstry Edna Orr Roxie Bullock Etta Kennedy Ruby Morehead Glatha Willison The Missionary Society Lydia Lyons James

Thanksgiving News from Monticello and Surrounding Areas

Local society notes recount family gatherings and visits across Monticello, Wyoming, and Marshalltown. Thanksgiving brings relatives together including the Schmalfeldts and Hodges, while church services and a junior choir recital mark the weekend.

Amber Cletus Boland Improves After Fogbound Collision

Amber Cletus Boland, hospitalized in Oelwein from a head on crash in dense fog a week ago Sunday evening, is reported improving and expected to return home soon. He had spent the day with relatives at Wauconda and was driving south when two Oelwein men headed north collided. all were taken to the hospital.

Cletus Boland Oelwein Mr. Boland Wauconda Roscoe Lincoln Arthur Lincoln Wyoming Wayne Lutheran Church Genevieve Streeter Penn College Oskaloosa J. W. Streeter Clifford Knorr Maquoketa Claude Knorr Severan Bergerson Richard Hazelton Hans Kofoed Mary Thuman Will Helgens Anna Folken Monticello John Husman Antioch Vern Serb Ed Meister Iowa City Julia Toenjes Cedar Rapids Amber Shipping Association Chicago Henry Meier

Oyster Supper Gathered Friends at Local Homes

A long list of attendees attended oyster suppers and social visits at the homes of Gray Cray and others in Center Junction Monticello and nearby towns. The community enjoyed games and cards as groups from Antioch Presby terian and Wayne Lutheran held events and fundraisers. An eighteen member men’s brotherhood formed at the Antioch church with a talk by Rev. McCullough. The Wayne Lutheran bazaar and supper supported the Lutheran orphan care in Waverly. Farmers planned to attend the Monticello farm bureau meeting at the high school.

Zirkelbach Lee Cream George Harms Fred Otten Miss Wilkens Amber Mr. Harms Jones Eloise Kuhns Harvey Helers Lester Zimmerman George Folkerts Miss Kuhins Mayer Farm Bureau Montixelio W .R. Gark M. M. Similar Wal Secrett Perm Stewart M. M . Sincair Seated Grove Sunshine Girls Jeader W. B. Clark Rall Marie Helgens Pauline Shickley Esther Sinclair Constance Naylor Verna Loomis Jhome Carol Naylor Geneva Loomis Wilma Kuhns Lois Kuhns Dorothy Otten Janes Gray Fred Cray Francis Meier Ananiona J. Burlingmeier Tran Cray Geone Andrews Howard James Gray Phil Alley Fust Ora Andrews Center Junction George Andrews Julia Toentes Cedar Rapids August Toentes Carl Gordes Langworthy George Verron Otto Otten Mary Thuman Herman Herren Monticello Antioch Presbyterian Church McCullough Westminster Presbyterian Church Wayne Lutheran Wayne Lutheran School Waverly Monticello High School

Castle Grove Holds Program and Farm Bureau Meeting

The Castle Grove schoolhouse near district No. 2 filled Wednesday with a program by students and Mrs. Bridge McCusker, followed by a plate supper funding school supplies. The farm bureau meeting Friday drew few due to bad roads. Max Wortman discussed tax allocations and farm savings.

District No. 2 Bridge McCusker Castle Grove Farm Bureau Jones County

Crooning Preferred Outshines Money in Modern Markets

A shift in entertainment value has crooning eclipsing money as the more profitable path. Industry observers note singer appeal and radio play drive higher returns than traditional finance talk.

Local Families Observe Anniversaries and Thanksgiving Events

Langworthy Atv and Mrs Carl Gerdes plus Mr and Mrs Gerhardt Ommen celebrated their anniversaries on Friday evening November 27 with card games and oyster stew. Several families gathered for Thanksgiving including Mr and Mrs J H Batchelder and relatives from Peoria and Sand Spring. Arlene Ann Arduser was baptized at Monticello German Reformed Church Rev Tendick officiating. Henry J Rickels and Langworthy Shipping moved stock by rail. Verna Stutt celebrated tenth birthday with friends and a party hosted by Mrs Herman Stutt. No school Monday for staff workshop at Monticello. Elsa Prull and Pearl Batchelder attended.

Howard James McLaughlin Coe College Cedar Rapids John van Buren Union Township Glenn Bancroft Monticello George Specht Ruth van Buren Cornell College Mount Vernon Mark Rodman Clarence Hosford J. E. Ahlrichs Rock Rapids A. E. Laude G. H. Gerdes Emmetsburg Jacobs Ladies’ Aid Society The Presbyterian Church Harry Fairbanks Cass Township W. D. McLaughlin Ruth Howie Pauline Cramer Elizabeth Mary McLaughlin Cc. H. Thompson Watertown Olin R. Howie Castle Grove Township Merle Knight Ray Snells Marion Henry Gerjets John Gerjets Raymond Luckstedt Anamosa Atv Carl Gerdes Gerhardt Ommen Eb Prull Louis Tapken Onslow J. H. Batchelder Tandy Peoria John Batchelder W. J. Brandt and Son Ilinois Hans Heyen John Heyen Henry J. Rickels Langworthy Shipping Association Herman Stutt Verna Robert Dorothy Phyllis Heyen Wilma Gertrude Elsa Prult Gilbert Ireland Dolores Maxine Elnora Donald Poppe Dorothy Mae Merle Aldrich Freda Selma Stutt Mary Peterson Center Junction Esther Prull Teachers’ Institute Elsa Prull Pearl Batchelder

Brookhart’s Ties Stir Debate Over Chicago Politics

Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Iowans recall Big Bill’s Chicago record and question why Brookhart aligned with the discredited exponent of political jazz and pomposity, linking the matter to the city’s bankruptcy history.

Verne Marshall The Cedar Rapids Gazette

Des Moines Merchants Announce Unprecedented Low Prices

Madchester Preas and Des Moines merchants unite in a buy now drive claiming merchandise prices will be lower than any in twenty years. Readers are urged to scan ads to seize the chance, as bargains may not return in a shopper's lifetime.

Madchester Preas Des Moines Iowa

Where Bone Is Needed atchison Globe headline pun

A humorous item notes a man needing bone grafts for his back while joking about excess bone in his head, reflecting light local wit in the Atchison Globe.

Udga Tablets Promise End to Ten Years of Stomach Pain

San Francisco resident Leon Peters claims Udga Tablets would have saved a decade of agony from gastritis and indigestion. The advertisement touts Udga for hyperacidity and sour stomach with a satisfaction guarantee or money back at Palmer's Drug Store 106 First Street.

San Francisco Calif Leon Peters Faro &J

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