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Scotch Grove Holiday Meeting and Local Church Activities
The Scotch Grove annual pre holiday meeting and luncheon were led by Mrs. Henry Hanssen with yearbooks distributed and a gift exchange. St. John's Lutheran youth group visited Anamosa for a pre holiday conference with Iowa men's reformatory inmates, then held a chili supper. Local UPW and Ladies Aid noted Christmas activities, Dec 1 and Dec 2. Donald Schrader family escaped injury in a December 13 car accident near home. car wrecked, occupants walked home in rain. Balsters hosted annual dinner for employees and workers at a Cedar Rapids restaurant. Center Junction Presbyterian Church will host Christmas Eve candlelighting on Dec 24. A children's Christmas program is planned for Dec 22 at the local church. Mrs. Henry Bartels visited Monticello.