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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1953

Page

9

Gas Transport Wrecked Sunday In Anamosa

A loaded gasoline truck crashed on Anamosa west end Sunday evening, no injuries, no fire. Harold Holting of Cuba City said he tried to avoid a car and slid 300 feet into the Jack Fahey yard. Traffic blocked 6:45 pm to 12:30 am. gasoline pumped into a another truck from Dubuque. Two people slightly hurt and two cars damaged in a second head on near the Farm Bureau building. Art Bull of Dubuque and Ruth Krugh of Hopkinton treated and released.

Anamosa Harold Holting Cuba City Wisc Jack Fahey Dubuque Jones County Farm Bureau Art Bull Ruth Krugh Hopkinton Lewis Dreibelbis Bull Miss Krugh

Degree Team Captaincy and Trustee Election Update

The report notes the degree team captaincy and installation ceremonies set for January 25 with press correspondent Tresa Rohr. Hazel Reade is elected a new trustee for three years replacing Bonnie Meade. The next regular meeting is January 11 with a brief business session and a public card party for the March of Dimes fundraiser.

Tresa Rohr Hazel Reade Bonnie Meade

Legion Auxiliary Closes Year With Record Coffee Strip Drive

The American Legion Auxiliary reports a year end milestone collecting 7 335 coffee strips for a $733 50 refund to aid Christmas gifts for orphans homes and hospitals. Members including Juniors volunteered to send favors to Dubuque hospitals and celebrate with a Sunday Christmas party in Legion rooms.

American’ Legion Auxiliary Auxiliary Dubuqie Legion

Agnes Sauser Rites At Waterloo

Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Seery Sauser of Waterloo were held at St. John Catholic Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery Cascade. Born February 17 1875 at Temple Hill near Cascade she married Daniel J Seery in 1895 who died in 1927. she remarried John Lauser who died in 1930. Surviving are six children, one brother, 30 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Donald Prull Fabian McDermott Richard Prull Joseph McDermott Harry Prull and Daniel Seery.

Agnes Seery Sauser Waterloo St. John’s Catholic Church Calvary Cemetery Cascade Agnes Ann Conway Temple Hill Daniel J. Seery John Lauser Henry Prult Monticello Ronald Seery E. A. McDermott John E. Seery Evelyn Gilbert Walter Cole Richard Conway Dubuque Lauser St. John’s Catholic Church of Hurley Funeral Home

Pythians Close Year With Party

The Pythian Sisters of Monticello held their year end gathering Monday night a 6 30 potluck Christmas dinner followed by a gift exchange program and business meeting with officer elections. Elected were Most Excellent Chief Fannie Milroy Excellent Senior Mae Landis Excellent Junior Minnie Rickels Manager Hilda Podhaski Secretary Hazel Deischer Treasurer Freda Mortensen Protector Edna Yeoman Guard Lana Pickett Past Chief Florence Bleadorn Installing officer Sister Addie Ireland with Lula Cass.

Pythian Sisters of Monticello Fannie Milroy Mae Landis Minnie Rickels Hilda Podhaski Hazel Deischer Freda Mortensen Edna Yeoman Lana Pickett Florence Bleadorn Addie Ireland Lula Cass

Dear Santa Letter From Duane Kromminga

A child writer named Duane Kromminga asks Santa for gifts including a bow and arrow a sled a red wagon a toy camera and several toy animals and a toy barn along with an apple in a simple holiday note.

Santa Duane Kromminga

Christmas church notices and holiday greetings in Geary area

A long notice lists Sunday church services and Christmas program details for multiple churches including St. Peter and Paul Lutheran, Sacred Heart Catholic, Wayne Zion Evangelical, First Presbyterian, Peniel, Congregational, Scotch Grove, St. Luke's Methodist, and others. It also includes reader letters to Santa with many children naming gifts they wish for Christmas. Items cover caroling, rehearsals, confirmations, and holiday sermons along with family birthday acknowledgments and local social notes.

SS. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church Paul Kenyon Luther Leaguers Sacred Heart Catholic Church Eugene P. Lorenz Thomas Rhomberg Wayne Zion Ev. Lutheran Church F. H. Kehren Hospital First Presbyterian Church W. Russell Hunter Peniel Presbyterian Church Reba Smith Rev. Smith Congregational Church Charles Ellett Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Charles Hendricks St. Luke’s Methodist Church Robert V. Gildner

Harmony Eight Club social notes and weekend visits

Harmony Eight Club met Monday at the latter’s home with two tables of bridge after dinner. L D Barrack received a birthday gift and a gift exchange was held. Guests included Mrs Karl Keyes. Nearby hosts hosted Sunday calls and dinners for neighbors and relatives from Cedar Rapids Iowa City Muscatine and Indiana while others planned a three week trip to Inglewood California.

Louise Good Christe Good H. L. Good Christe Adelmna Mose Lamont Ralph Wilson C.A. Coxsee Harmony L. D. Barrack Karl Keyes H. L. Good Home Hugo Meineke Michal Cedar Rapids Bernard Rittmanic Kathy Muscatine Elizabeth Freese Rittmani Indiana

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