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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
2
Monticello fetes the holiday season with a brilliant First Street canopy and decorated homes and shops. Readers are urged to tour the residence districts to view lavish displays, including Cecil Goettsch’s funeral home.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to buy U S Defense Bonds and Stamps to fund ships planes and guns. Citizens are asked to contribute through $25 $50 $100 and larger bonds, emphasizing every hour counts and urging immediate action.
Former's family members and relatives from Chicago Cedar Rapids Newton Lisbon and London plan Christmas Day visits. Mr. and Mrs M F Hogan host dinner with their children Robert Jean and Mr. and Mrs Dillon Franks. Florence Dreyer visits from London will spend the holiday with her parents in town. Mrs H S Richardson and granddaughter Miriam Lovell depart for Palm Beach Florida with Lovell returning to the University of Iowa after vacation.
Mrs. Albert J. Stuhler and Mrs. Jennie Emmona travel to Rodman to visit relatives. Mrs. Will Albern visits in Manchester. Ruth Richardson, a teacher, spends holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Richardson. Mrs. J W Schweiter leaves John McDonald hospital for home, aided by daughter Seraphine from Michigan. Franah Schneider vacationing in Monticello. Ed Wenger returns from University hospital Iowa City to home for Christmas with son Clemma Wenger of Marshalltown also visiting.
Mr and Mrs John Schweitzer left their long time farm to move on Monday to Cedar Rapids where the husband found employment.
Sherman pled not guilty to a charge of illegal possession of intoxicating liquor and sale to minors and was bound over to the January grand jury. He was held on a $2,000 bond in Jones county jail after federal agents allegedly found three pints of Illinois liquor during a raid ten days earlier. Mrs Newton Parrott visited her sister and brother in law, Mr and Mrs Harry Bricker at Coggon last Thursday.
Mr and Mrs J H Perrine will host their daughter and Mr and Mrs Paul Smith of Anamosa for a family Christmas dinner. The Smiths will also serve as hosts at the gathering.
Mr and Mrs Rex Rickless and daughter Josephine visited Muscatine on Sunday for a family outing with friends.
Miss Luella Oltman and Miss Pauline Capolis of Minneapolis are visiting their parents, Mrs. Lou Oltman. Pvt. Fred Hanken, home on furlough, left this week to return to his unit.
Nurse Miss Rosella Siebels of South Shore Hospital in Chicago spends Christmas visiting her mother Mrs Ina Siebels.
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