Social clubs host mixed events at local halls
Leona Eten and Ed Stiffler led a miscella neous shower as guests of honor. Presbyterian Ladies Aid held a Christmas luncheon with toy donations for welfare. Pinochle and bridge games awarded prizes to members. League of Women Voters, Thursday club, and ACE club met for programs, gifts, and social desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Eten
Ed Stiffler
Neir Weddin
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Welfare League
T. M. Redmond
J. R. Barron
Annabelle Minnis
Velma Schneiter
Miss Minnis
Mabel McVay
Henry Helms
St. John’s Ladies Aid
Ford Stadtmueller
John Null
William Null
Arnold Jacobs
H. W. Jacobs
H. F. Mann
State Men Examine Co Auditor Books in Des Moines Visit
Two state examiner from Des Moines inspect the County Auditor George Specht office. John Haig of Muscatine and assistant C R Grantham of Belle Plaine will stay in the courthouse until year end. County officers attended Cedar Rapids convention while Specht and assistants prep the tax list due December 31 for January 1 1940 taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Auditor
Des Moines
George Specht
John Haig
Muscatine
C. R. Grantham
Belle Plaine
Court House
Henry Eichhorn
Warren Rees
Waltzing Mice Show Hunds Balance Defect
A mouse waltzes due to a defect in the labyrinth of the inner ear that disrupts balance and spatial orientation, causing unsteady movement and odd waltz-like steps.
Gift ideas by shopper analysis for Christmas presents
A shopper advises on choosing gifts by considering the recipient's personality and needs. Practical items like perfume jewelry or a bed jacket mix with hobby or sports themed gifts, ranging from luxury to useful desk sets, with guidance to tailor to each relation and to follow sales staff advice.
Anamosa Woman Buried Monday
Mrs. Mattie E. Grafft Fegan died at Anamosa after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Anamosa Methodist church, with Rev. J. K. Delahooke officiating, and burial followed in Riverside cemetery. She was born Nov. 13, 1865 in Olin. survived by her husband Joseph G. Fegan and four children including John of Monticello and George of Anamosa, with two sisters and a brother loy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fegan
Monticello
Joseph G. Fegan
Anamosa
Methodist
J. K. Delahooke
Riverside Cemetery
Mattie E. Grafft
Olin
George Graft
John
Bernice Tirley
Indiana
George
Dora Spenpler
Cedar Rapids
Eva Winther
Osage
Dolly Carter
California
Dedication Message from PWA Leader to Monticello Engineers
Public Works Administration official Captain Radford congratulates Monticello on the completion of a $61,280 sewage disposal plant and a $61,746 municipal building. He notes the 65 percent local financing, 44,000 man hours on site, 110,000 man hours in production, and the broader impact of PWA programs on national recovery and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Administration No. 4
R. A. Radford
Omaha
Public Works Administration
Monticello
PWA
United States
Davenport
Lee R. Beals
Ray Echternacht
Radford
Wayne Zion Choir Presents Sacred Cantata Ruth
Wayne Lutheran Choir and Wayne Zion Ev. Lutheran choir invite the public to a Sacred Cantata titled Ruth at the church Sunday evening at 7 45 o clock. Admission is free. The performance lasts about one hour and sixteen minutes. Soloists include Naomi contralto Johanna Kehren Ruth mezzo soprano Mrs Herman Helgens Orpah soprano Ruth Bennen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Zion Ev. Lutheran Choir
Ruth
Naomi
Johanna Kehren
Herman Helgens
Orpah
Ruth Bennen
Vanderham Rites Held For Platte Farmer 72
Carl Vanderham 72 a retired farmer died in his sleep at a mile west of Platte South Dakota on October 9 1939 He had lived in Platte since 1910 retired ten years ago after an farming accident Funeral services were at the Lutheran church in Platte He was born in Germany came to Iowa then settled near Monticello He married Katherine Louise Null June 24 1888 Five children four sons Louis in New York City and Emma at home and six grandchildren survive with siblings Theo dore David Henry John and sister Mrs Anna Degan all of Hawarden Iowa and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Monticello
Carl Vanderham
Platte
South Dakota
Mr. Vanderham
Germany
St. John’s Tv
John
Omaha
Neb
Anna Degan
Hawarden
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Oddfellows Halls
Presbyterian
Mrs. Ray Adame
Ray Adame
Goods’s
Grant Ejler
Adams
League of Women Voters
Langer
B. J. Langer
Roy Moore
Louise Field
B. J. Bone
Walter Brainerd
J. A. Thompson
Childress
James Maurice
Ross Baty
Jean Liddy
Brainerd
Hemboon
John Shover
Virginia Schneider
Ann Malnar
A.C.E. Bridge Club
Frank Podhaski
Aft
Ernoon
Lloyd Clark
Wade Long
J.H. Perrine
Mrs
Grant Eiler
Oliver Harford
Five Hundred
Goudy’s
Charles Ritchie
William Thompson
Henry Ohe
Harvey Harford
Claude Appleby
Ralph Lambert
Ike Schneider
Gree
Co. Auditor’s
Vihar
Smartwear
Oerboz
Idreft
Ae Scy Cw
Long’s Dept. Store
Arel
Ra Cai
Stan Laurel - Oliver
Tex Fletcher
Walter Wanger
Rwanger
Yond
Loretta Young
Id Niven
Virginia Weidler
Gene Renolds
Little Angel
Dick Tracy
Dumas
Man IN the Iron Mask
Pate Hayward
Wayne Lutheran Choir
Carl Vanderhan
Platte, S. D
Monarch
Yacht Club
Texas
Marvelous
Stuhlers Groc
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