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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
3
Scotch Grove Presbyterian choir plans a Christmas cantata at the church on Thursday at 7 30 PM. The program features choir songs, children’s pieces, and two reels of movies for kids.
Delphian club members enjoyed a Christmas luncheon Friday at Mrs. C. J. Matthiessen’s home with hostesses Mrs. J. J. Locher Mrs. L. D. Barrack Mrs. W. E. Long Mrs E. H. Huibregtse and Mrs. J. R. Barron. Gift exchange followed and a Christmas program was presented. Presbyterian Women Hold Circle Meetings Christmas observances were held by all three circles of the Women’s Fellowship at the church with circle one led by Mrs. Ida Cass and devotions led by Mrs. L. V. Drexler who read the Christmas letter.
The BB Bridge club and husbands gathered at Poplar Heights for their annual Christmas dinner party and four tables of contract bridge. High scorers were Mr. and Mrs. Max McCrabb, Mrs. Lyman C. Perkins, and Robert Mullen.
In the proceedings Mrs. M. J. Cass Mrs. Minnie Butler and Mrs. James Howie won scoring honors during the evening event.
William Ferguson assumes editor and publisher duties effective December 6 replacing William H. Hart who moves to a sales post with J W Butler Paper. E T Landis of Monticello joins as printing office foreman, bringing prior leadership roles at Anamosa Journal and Monticello Express.
A funeral assistor was killed while helping at a funeral service. Police investigate the incident and identify possible motives and suspects as details emerge.
Undertaker David Sons was called from the services at Riceville to learn that his 14 month old daughter Sue Ellen had been accidentally strangled in her high chair.
The Arthur P. O'Rourke unit No. 209 of the American Legion Auxiliary reports sending 350 coffee bands and strips. Proceeds fund Christmas gifts for orphans at the Davenport Soldiers Home with candy and gifts also sent to a state veterans’ hospital collection. December 5 appears as a rough day in the record.
Pocketbook notes Russell Bergdale of Hawarden celebrates a triple birthday at his home. His wife and two children Barbara aged 3 and Larry aged 1 share the day with him. Nearby, Merlin Tinken is noted as 22 with Good Crop at Humboldt.
A farmer increased corn production to 10 000 bushels on 146 acres he rented last spring from his father. In Waukon rumors of ghost squirrels in the cemetery circulated until Harold Smith captured one, described as white-bodied with a red tail, last week.
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