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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1953

Page

3

Wyoming club hosts festive Band Boosters fun night

A capacity crowd filled the Eichhorn home gymnasium for a December 12 community event featuring skits and musical acts from local groups. Proceeds of about 275 dollars funded new percussion instruments for the band plus a luncheon hosted by Pleasant Ridge club members.

Wyoming American Legion American Legion Auxiliary Golden Opportunity Sth Jack Eichhorn O.J. Bowman Pleasant Ridge Club Eichhorn Lyle Perkins Frank Pealer George Fishwild

South Fork Social Roster From Weekend Visits

South Fork residents hosted and visited across several homes from Friday through Sunday. Among attendees were Robert and Arnold Turnis at the New Mellory monastery, Matt Holub of Monticello visiting Tom Wilgenbusch, and extended dinners and suppers for families including the Offerman, Duffy, Felton, Soppe, Becker, Mohr, Gadient, Finlay, Pitman, Mohrs, Wieneke, Murray, and Turnis households. Local events included the Loras College Band in Dubuque and a baptism attended by Merle DeShaw sponsors. a birthday gathering honored Blount and Wilfred Kenny family members in Coggan and Cascade communities.

Nick Wilgenbusch Farley Richard Edward Harvey Hakenson Walter Johnson, Jr al Kelchen Louis Billmeyer Fred Stevens Frank Shockemochle Cascade Florian Becker Gilbert Recker Birk Lowther Fletcher Dunlap Clarence Smith Ray Murray Bill Reardon Dubuque Howard DeShaw Harold Mohr Junior DeShaw Steve DeShaw Bert DeShaw Maxine Smith Marilyn Thompson Gilbert Digman Dyersville Frank Digman Billy Uhlenkamp Louis Sperfslage Prairieburg Reynold Becker Walter Gudenhauf Ryan Lawrence Kray Monticello William Dirks Cletus Goedken Carrie Miller Emil Feldman Cletus Feldman Gilbert Nehl James George Turnis John L. Kramer Worthington Tom Wilgenbusch Ray McGraw Greeley South Fork Robert Arnold Turnis K. C New Mellory Matt Holub Orville Offerman William Duffy Joe Felton Ed Felton Robert Soppe Black Hawk Til Ervin Becker Harold Faber Donald Mohr Coggan Hans Mohr John Gadient Cyril White John Finlay County Farm Bureau Planning Board Committee Manchester Fred Egger Albert Pitman Don Wilson George Herington Alice Clarence Hageman Bert Dighton John Tibbits Ralph Hageman Bud Freeze Bill Herington Beatrice Bert Freeze Tom Hirtz

Canton Happenings Note Local Visits And Health Updates

Earl Bickford has recovered from surgery and rests at his daughter’s home in Maquoketa. Rex Yardem undergoes an appendectomy and is convalescing in the Maquoketa hospital. Several local residents visit relatives in Davenport and Maquoketa, with shared social events and a golden wedding anniversary noted for Mr. and Mrs. Earnie Fuller.

Canton Earl Bickford Jackson County Hospital Johnnie Earls Maquokela Garry Houston Willard Clark Ozark Harlie Mark Bickford Ernest Davenport Rex Yardem Maquoketa Hospital Clarence Howell Baldwin Antone Beranek Oxford Junction Tom Bearinger Bear Frank Reyner Emeline Earnie Fuller Leroy Bickford Galen Allen Lloyd Hamond Bellevue Mary Hamond

Local Guests and Family Visits Noted in Community Listings

Darrel Houston and family were guests at the Bob Benischek home near Oxford Junction. Mrs. Clarence Howell spent Sunday afternoon with her mother Mrs. Tom Bearinger. Say you saw it please in the Express.

Inger Maquoketa Charles Porter Bud Douglas Clarence Howell Frank Reyner Florence Bickford David Wayne Edwards Ing Bellevue Darrel Houston Oxford Junction Bob Benischek Tom Bearinger

L Y P S Meet At Dr Lambert Home For Pot Luck

The L Y P S gathered at Dr Asa Lambert’s residence Wednesday evening for a 6:30 pot luck dinner. Cards provided entertainment with prizes awarded to Mrs Asa Lambert for high among ladies, Charlie Lambert for high among men, and Mr Lambert for low.

Neighborhood Marvin Jacobs Milton Harms Larry Rieken Vernon Helgens Dr. Asa Lambert Asa Lambert Charlie Lambert Low Mr. Lambert

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