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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1953

Page

2

Winners Of Free Prizes In Saturday Final Christmas Drawing

The Monticello Christmas prize drawing drew its largest crowd to date with fifty winners. The list names prize recipients, their awards, and donating businesses including Monticello Implement and Truck, Edwards Dept. Store, Iowa Electric Light and Power Co, Mc Laughlin Motors, Faust Shelley, and more.

Monticello Greater Monticello S. M. Hosford C. G. Thomas Ben Thuman Matthi George Schoon Implement Co John Foster Chenille Edwards Dept Galen Hein Time Shop Joe Supple Handi Tool Franklin Equipment Mary Strang Faust Shelley Urban J. Besler Hopkinton Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Ernest Schafer Car Compass McLaughlin Motors Jack Robinson Florence Bebee Dewitt Drug L. K. Bronemann REM Electrical Service Ray Heideman Center Junction Staner & Reynolds Lucille Balsiger Art McCullough Monty Produce and Hatchery Larry Klein John Fegan Hargrave Cleaners Henry Wennekamp Prestolite Freese Motors Rudy Zimmerman Ed Vanourny John Yossi Jr Stuhler Darwin Anders Long's Tommy Barclay Chester Condit Joe Hunter Earl DeShaw Ray Tuetken McNeill Hardware Galen Harms Amber Castle Grove Mutual Insurance Co James Hasler Hearn Oil and Tire Joe Scherrer Western Auto Store Patty Jo Eile Shomont Ice Cream Co I. H. Schneider Monticello Express Elmer Hoover Ace Hardware M. J. Cass Tedrow Sweet Shop Eilert Prult Jr Monticello Super Valu Hilda Schneiter Faust Skelly Pearl Schneider Great Plains Lumber and Supply

Classified trade items and names list

H. G. Rickels of Scotch Grove trades $8 value at Fitkin Grocery. Mrs. K Schwendinger listed with a mechanical item at Schultz Bros. Melvin Peiffer exchanges $9 for a letter sweater at Shaffer Clothing and Shoes. Joe Catlett of Hopkinton reports 5 lbs of dog Ray Heideman of Center Junction lists 2 cans drain cleaner at Staner Reynolds.

H. G. Rickels Scotch Grove Fitkin Grocery K. Schwendinger Schultz Bros Melvin Peiffer Shaffer Joe Catlett Hopkinton Monticello Ray Heideman Center Junction Staner & Reynolds

Cascade Women's Club Christmas Party Highlights

The Cascade Women's Club held its annual Christmas party at Poplar Heights club with a 7 o'clock turkey dinner for husbands. Decorations were by Mrs. Leo Cooey Mrs. Joe Kearney and Mrs. Joe Zoller. A program led by Mrs. William Buel featured Monticello attorney A N Strittmatter sharing FBI experiences.

Cascade Women’s Club Poplar Heights Club Leo Cooey Joe Kearney Joe Zoller William Buel FBI Monticello A. N. Strittmatter

Emil Volkers 61 Dies After Long Illness in Iowa

Emil Volkers 61 died Sunday morning at Jones County Home near Scotch Grove after a long illness. Funeral held Wednesday at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. F. H. Kehren. burial in Zion cemetery. Born March 17 1892 in Oldenburg Germany he came to the United States in 1908 and lived on farms near Langworthy and Monticello. Survivors include brother Dietrich of Sauk Rapids Minn a sister in Germany and five nephews. Pallbearers listed. Mrs George Yelden of Delaware visited Paul Hearn’s Saturday.

Emil Volkers Jones County Scotch Grove Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church F. H. Kehren Zion Cemetery Frederich Emil Volkers Oldenburg Germany John D Anna Schneider Volkers United States Dietrich Langworthy Monticello Dietrich Volkers Sauk Rapids Minn Margaret Adolph Frank Fred Emil John Volkers William T. Rieke

Relatives From Distance Attend Lang Funeral

Relatives from a distance attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Lang. The attendees included Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Skelding of Galena Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Poeschel of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lang and family of Cuba City Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lang of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. John Ketelsen of Cedar Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Studer, Mrs. Earl Bellus of Marshalltown, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stockmann of St. Louis Missouri, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ritschard and Herman of New Florence Missouri, and Rose Schneider Frances Harford and Arnold Schneider of Manchester.

Mary Lang G. F. Skelding Galena Joe Poeschel Chicago Ed Lang Cuba City Wis Fred Lang Marion John Ketelsen Cedar Rapids Ben Studer Earl Bellus Marshalltown Milton Stockmann

Olin Youth Larceny Hearing Delayed to Friday

Douglas Brown of Olin had his petty larceny hearing postponed from Saturday to Friday before Justice of the Peace George Lawrence. Brown and Richard R. Luckstead faced charges for taking gasoline from Melvin Brimnscheen’s farm on December 2. Luckstead pleaded guilty and paid a 100 dollar fine.

Douglas Brown Olin George” "Lawrence. Brown Richard R. Luckstead Melvin Brimnscheen Luckstead

Blohms Remembered During Hospitalization

Fred Blohm recovered at home in Castle Grove after a heart attack and his step son Henry A. Caspers, injured in a farm accident, returned from John McDonald hospital. Neighbors and friends sent flowers, gifts, cards, and meals during their illnesses and hospitalization.

Fred Blohm Henry A. Caspers Castle Grove Township John McDonald Robert Holub Paul Brokaw Marvin Blohm Norman Martin Fred Kromminga Raymond Kromminga Fred Heiken Max Specht Marvin Thomsen Herman Reth Vince Simmons George Seehusen John, Wacker Edward, Siebels Paul Kenyon

Dinner guests at Richard Landis home Sunday evening

Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hanken and family, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Harms and Jennifer, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kromminga and Arthur.

Richard Landis Wesley Hanken Willis Harms Jennifer Ray Kromminga Arthur

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