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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1956
Page
2
Center Junction Woman's Christian Service Guild meets at the church at 7 30 p m Thursday December 13 with Mrs Allen Serbousek and Mrs Norman Martens in charge of the Christmas program and Mrs Jack Stingley leading the devotionals Hostesses will be Mrs Daisy Chase and Mrs Tru man Stanton.
The couples card club met Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Herman Hagen. High score for the men went to Far tin Burrichter and for the women to Lilian Husman. Long for the men and women went to Wilkite Behrends and Lena Burrichter. Refreshments were served at the close.
Glen B Adams and Pfc John W Steen met in Yokohama while Art Bohiken returned from Frankfurt. Monticello football players earned conference honors, camp fire officers were elected, and a Thanksgiving program was staged. Local thieves plunder milk bottles, a True Blues club formed, and various residents faced health and civic updates.
In Monticello, Nancy Oltmann’s fifth birthday was celebrated with supper guests at the Alarvin Oltmann home, including Gilbert Hearn, John Olman and Eleanor, with additional visitors from Cedar Rapids and Cascade. Other recent gatherings featured Dr. Ehresman’s birthday dinner at Wendy Oaks, visits by the Schwendingers, and a Wednesday dinner at H A Hoag’s home with multiple local and Cedar Rapids guests.
At a Wayne township trustees meeting the need to clear brush from the road through the Bigley place and Wooster grove was discussed. The write up urges action before the mail carrier reports to the Post Office department, noting that more than wind is required to improve the road. Supervisor Matthiessen had been umpiring the matter as a result of a dispute.
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