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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1929

Page

8

Wyoming Marriage Announcement and Local Notices

Wyoming announces the marriage of John Urban of Wyoming to Emma Sacorn of Oxford Junction on November 26 at the M B parsonage in Davenport. The couple plans to move to Cedar Rapids after March 1 where Urban will work as a car inspector for the Rock Island railroad. The page also notes local events including Elsie Bender speaking in Iowa City, W R C officers elected, Thimble Bee Christmas party, Hawthorne club meeting, a Wyoming basketball double header, and various social and community notices from surrounding towns.

John Urban Wyoming Emma Sacorn Henry Sacora Oxford Junction M. B Davenport Urban Cedar Rapids Emma Urban Rock Island Railroad Elsie Bender Egypt Pl Lambda Theta Iowa City Eva Brainard Clara Stephenson Harriet Tebo Minnie Tasker Mary Miller Mary Brown Kate Anderson Amelia Shaffer Hawthorne Club Jesse Koch Mary Koch Gladys Marshall Iowa Abbie Hanold Bess Streeter Aldrich Mary Elaine Case Martello Baldwin Ezra Jansen Olin George Luke Fred Bonnie Betty Dubois Neb Chris Anderson Rock Island Mina Truesdell Prairieburg R. L. Truesdell New York Ida Bramer Detroit M. E.church Elias Anderson C. B. Shaffer W. G. Wherry George Fiedler Evelyn Mcllraith Lonesome Road East Ridge Community Club Charles Saxon Henderson Bernice Tompkins Poole Charles Hug Lillian Roberts Inner Sentinel Pearl Rogers Outer Sentinel Sarah Fliat Stella Parr Lavica Adams Jones County Older Boys’ and Girls Routh Mallicoat Jesus Galilee O. G. Herbrecht Noble Living Walter Hutton Clara Kinefelter Morley

Lure of True Nobility Banquet Notes

M. W. McKinley of Oin presents The Lure of True Nobility by Rev. D. M. Regge of Anamosa. W. R. O. hosted a meal in Memorial hall at six. Monticello Presbyterian church school orchestra provided music. Emmett Stivers, Pauline Prahm and Pauline Burmeister sang. Manley Goodrick of Wyoming led as toastmaster with talks on Interference Tuning In Where on the Dial Stand By by Mary Strong Foy Onas Glen Brokaw and Mary Remley.

M. W. McKinley Oin D. M. Regge Anamosa Munta Monticello Mary &Trong Foy Onas Glen Brokaw Mary Remley

Amber Campbell Talks Evangelical Work at Presbyterian Church

Amber Rev Harry E B Campbell recently back from India gave a Sunday talk at the Presbyterian church detailing evangelical work life and customs of the people and his two years teaching at a Utah boys school. He noted a 12000 mile trip completed in 21 days, five days quicker than any prior run. He previously led the Antioch and Amber charge twelve years ago.

Harry EB. Campbell India Presbyterian Church Utah Campbell Amber Leone Preston Sont Junction High School Orla Bailey Elkader Lucy Bailey Eugene Bailey George Siebers August Toenjes Toenjes University Hospital John Dirks Olin Phil Bailey Grover Preston Fred Gray Lathrop James Krouse Francis Meier Stone City Harold Gray Center Junction Will Preston Frank Preston Grant Brickley Lloyd Robertson Jennie Belknap Anamosa Charles Gray Alma Andresen

Scotch Grove Community Fair Draws Big Crowd

A large turnout attended a Tuesday evening entertainment in Scotch Grove sponsored by the Presbyterian Ladies Aids and the Scotch Grove Community club. The fair featured exhibits, refreshment booths, fancy work, and amusements, with music by the Center Junction orchestra and performances by students from several local schools including No. 4 and No. 2, plus a play and a reading. A mysterious soloist entertained attendees as the event concluded.

Presbyterian Ladies Aids Scotch Grove Community Club Center Junction Slough Edwin Craig

Konjola Earns P. W. Maner’s High Praise

Mr. P. W. Maner of Muscatine reports gas stomach relief after two years of Pain. He says Konjola cured his headaches and restored appetite and sleep and that he feels better now than in three years. The medicine is sold at F. J. Kay's drug store in Monticello and by other towns' druggists.

Konjola P. W. Haher Pine Street Muscatine Kenjolh Monticello F. J. Kay

Opera night raises funds and promotes community culture

A dress rehearsal of varied gowns and an operatic song delighted attendees as committees thank supporters who aided the entertainment. A Dec 18 Scotch Grove Community club meeting with a noon picnic and gift exchange follows, plus an Iowa City radio series on Iowa pioneer history and the White Cross health seal sale in full swing.

Scotch Grove Community Club Mra. M F. B. Crag Harrison Loomis W. B. Clark Towa White Cross

School seals reach eager pupils in bags of belief

Bales of these seals are in the hands of the school children and should be well patronized.

Utterly Impossible: Moscow Regime Recognition Questioned

Sioux City Journal notes that US officials and Congress may accept that Washington should extend recognition to the Moscow government is unlikely. The piece cites a Washington satire plus a quip about baldness as a badge of success, reflecting a humorous tone.

Sioux City

No Additional Law Needed Spencer News Herald

The column mocks calls for a new stock market speculation law, arguing existing common sense suffices. It then mentions linoleum installation tips, stressing a smooth floor, careful cleaning with mild soap, and avoiding harsh powders or excessive water to preserve the surface.

Spencer News-Herald Bunk

We Never Worked Case in Arkansas Swindle

Sioux City Journal notes George B. Baker of Council Bluffs, 37, was taken to Arkansas to answer a charge of using the mails to defraud. He boasted of never having held a honest day’s work. He allegedly answered a mother's ad for her missing son and swindled $150 from her to secure his return home. Unc le Sam may find a way to impose honest labor.

Sioux City Journal George B. Baker Council Bluffs Arkansas Sam Baker

Investigation Sparks Washington Lobby Busi ness Debate

The Leesburg Commercial notes that the investigation into the lobby business in Washington reveals a wide range of issues, including the capacity to pass both the doe and the buck, signaling broader concerns about influence and integrity in political dealings.

Washington Doe Leesburg

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Scotch Grove P. W. Maner Dad McCormick-Deering R. H. Balster Monticello, Iowa Rickless’ Dry Goods Store George Albery W. Doxsee E, A. Doxey Doxsee Atorneys Law Lovell J. L. Statler Gibson L. J. Swift Osteopathic Calla Burrichter Building Hidea Cedar Rapids Ren, Co Grandma Burrichter’s Schaeffer Candy Samoset and Johnson’s Popular Pharmacy McKesson Service Drug Store
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