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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1955
Page
7
One hundred three Monticello Public School students are listed on the honor roll for the second six weeks. The group includes 34 seniors, 23 freshmen, 28 sophomores, and 23 juniors, with 31 boys and 72 girls named.
Sharon Freese a University of Iowa student will return to Monticello Friday for the holidays.
Miss Janice R Lamp daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey J Lamp Sheffield Iowa will wed Robert D Arduser son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Arduser Monticello at 7 p m December 23 in the Evangelical and Reformed church here. Arduser is stationed at the Great Lakes naval training center. A prior item gave 1 p m time.
Evening events list Monticello high school activities this week including Future Homemakers and Camera clubs on Monday, basketball at DeWitt on Tuesday, freshman and senior Christmas parties at the Masonic Temple on Thursday and Friday, plus a 2:30 p.m. dismissal and 8:45 a.m. return on January 3. Principal Stead notes buses will run after the 2:00 p.m. program.
Mr and Mrs James S Ricklefs of San Carlos California were honored Thursday at a Poplar Heights party. The couple wed Sept 4 in San Carlos and he heads Rick Helicopters Inc with main facilities at San Francisco International Airport. Attendees included numerous Monticello and Anamosa guests plus Cedar Rapids and Iowa City residents.
The Merymyx Club gathered at Mrs. Clarence Rhatigans home on Thursday December 51 for two pinochle games. High honors went to Mrs Verne McCurdy and low to Mrs Floyd Kephart with Mrs Claude Appleby and Mrs Leonard Fluckiger as guests. Refreshments were served and a gift exchange followed. Robert Moncrief celebrated his 87th birthday at the home of Mr and Mrs Sam Moncrief receiving a cake from Mr and Mrs John D Dirks plus cards and presents.
The Wyoming P.T.A. will meet December 21 at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. Grades one through six will present the program. The school dismisses December 23 at 2 30 p.m. for the holidays. pupils return January 3.
Roche Memorial library receives holiday themed titles including Holiday Flower Arrangements and The FBI by Quentin Reynolds with an intro by J Edgar Hoover. The L E A bookmobile visited Wyoming, while staff plan purchases to avoid duplicates.
The W S C S met at the Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon December 14 with hostesses Mrs Richard Rohwedder Mrs Robert Somerville Mrs Earl Malli coat and Mrs Lyle Tompkins. Mrs Paul Levien presented the program We Would See Jesus Today and refreshments were served at the close by the hostesses.
The seventh grade class hosted a roller skating party at CeMar Acres on Wednesday evening December 15. Teacher Mrs. Luther Inglis led the class activities.
At Mrs. Gordon Hall on Monday evening December 12 the Progressive club arranged to pack beer boxes with materials due at Mrs. Adra Lane’s by December 22. Members collected funds to buy gifts for Wyoming nursing home patients and enjoyed Christmas games, story reading, a candlelighting service, and themed refreshments.
Personal notes report Mr. and Mrs. George Herzberger visiting their mothers Mrs. Clara Paulsen and Mrs. Mary Herzberger on Home Sunday December 11. Also listed are Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jackson and family from Kelerton visiting the C. A. First home. Mrs. Jackson is the former Vivian First.
The Worth while Homemakers club gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs Henry Marek on Wednesday December 14 for a pot luck dinner and Christmas party. Attendees included numerous couples and family members listed by name in attendance.
Mrs Clarence Stadtmueller led a brief meeting while Mrs John Wacker and others organized a children’s book club. Secret Sisters names were drawn, gifts exchanged, and a 10 cent kids gift exchange held. Church potluck and a family night featured Alaska film by Rev John Greeney.
The Altar and Rosary Society of St. Peter's Church in Temple Hill met Friday afternoon December 9 at 2 p.m. Twenty three members answered roll call with “What I Want Most for Christmas.” Eleven sewing circles were formed and a lunch was served.
A large Washington Township group joined Rev Robert J Saunders Joe Strang Raymond Pfeffer and many others at a Farm Service Company lunch and meeting in Monticello on Saturday. The article also notes a Washington Township Farm Bureau Christmas party with a pot luck dinner and gift exchanges.
Mary Taylor of Holy Cross spent the weekend with Annette Strang and the Joe Strang family. Miss Taylor is a classmate of Miss Strang's at Mercy School of Nursing in Dubuque. Sabina Finn visited Des Moines relatives. The Strangs hosted Andy Stoll Terry and Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMahon from Maquoketa. Joe Strang was in Chicago for a few days last week with cattle.
Henry Ed ward Onken of Anamosa posted a $1000 bond for five minor children to begin $20 weekly support starting December 19 after pleading guilty to child desertion. Earlier orders mandated $259 weekly support in 1952 after a divorce. Charles F. Lambert’s O M V I second offense case continued to January 18. An auction on January 9 at 2 p.m. will settle a $3,529.35 note plus interest for L Ray Larson due from Clover Leaf case, with Eastmans foreclosed for failing to appear.
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