Christmas Family Dinners Highlight Monticello Society News
Monticello society pages recounts Christmas day gatherings hosted by Mr and Mrs Wilbur Cartano and others. Family dinners for twenty four to twenty nine guests at multiple homes feature festive table decor, cards, bridge and auction games, and exchanges of gifts. Notable attendees include Mrs Mary Sanford, Vernon and Lucie Miller, and out of town relatives from Ames and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Cartano
Cartano
Monticello
Cavers
George Freshwaters
Nancy
Wansinston
Afr
James Howie
Paul Harms
Virginia Fay
Manchester
John Bateman
Fred McLaughlin
Burton
Anna Bort
Caroline Hicks
James Bort
Town State College
Ames
Mary Sanford
Elmer Anderson
Vernon
Lucie Miller
Greeley
Colo
Hom
Marines
Mead Santor
Wepkinton
Herr
Monticelo Hirh S
Urey
dGiannes
Sunt
A.B. Grimes
Bethel Merrill
Recene Ashton
Harry Berg
Women's Missionary Society of the Reformed Church
Armin Tendick
The
Missionary Society
Lorenz Allamand
George Ambuehl
Frank Schneiter
Marvin Bartlett
Henry Adams
Fred Matthiessen
John Matthiessen
Ray Adams
Will Adams
Clarence L. van Meter
Augusta Bliss
Clara Koop
Christ
Mary
Joseph
Stublers
Russell Stubler
Barbara
Chicago
Mary Elizabeth Stutner
Moline
Mass Helen Louise Stubler
Nortianepton
Mass
South College
Birthday Party Reflections At Kiburgs Home
A Wayne township birthday gathering honored Kathuve with relatives from Monticello and out of town guests including Mrs. Eva Hall Coker. The setting featured pink and white decor, candles, and a buffet supper for twenty as memories of the nineties were shared and gifts were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atv
Bert Kiburgz
Wayne Township
Kathuve
Hee Baouis
Anie
Plut-Banks
Barnes
Eva Hall Coker
Ottumwa
Aladdin lamp draw and band charm Monticello crowd
A large gathering at the Arend Balster stores featured an Aladdin lamp drawing, treats, a late German band, a Santa Claus, and Christmas ponds. Attendees from Monticello and surrounding towns included Gerald Atriehs, Carl Pinro, and many neighbors. Cards provided adult diversion. Mrs Bramer and Mr Strevis won high scores in women’s and men’s categories, with Carl Zimmerman taking the traveling prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lanscorthy
dana + ROC
Gerald Atriehs
Carl Pin Ro
Fovon
Montivece Tiaree
Sian Wits
Sabine
Mos
Ern Eee
Jimmie Parieen
Fritz Loha
J T. Warne
Glen Latehout
Onslow
Air
John Schone
Dar'sne Bor
Canter Junction
Taze Perkins
Cecil Af Hate
Carl Zimmerman
Lee
Fred Bramer
Lee Strevis
Belated Santa Letters From Horchow Children 1935
A collection of Christmas wishes from Horchow area children written to Santa Claus through teacher Anna McQuillen. The notes, dated December 1935, request toys, dolls, a wagon, a choo choo train, animals, candy, nuts, books, and clothing as gifts for various children in Cascade Scotch Grove and Des Moines regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna McQuillen
Horchow
Petoyeydoows
Heine St. Nick Alen
Cascade
Iowa
Santa
Tam
Rose Mary
Allen
Tommy Strang
Phyllis
Santa Claus
Jean Meadon
Interesting Events Of Iowa News From TW Jarnagin
A long OCR tale of scattered Iowa notes includes a loyal collie waiting on a farm near Oakley for a return that never comes, musk rats in Green Slough drawing trappers, train misdirections around Schleswig, corn thefts near Keystone, traffic sign woes in Owasa, a secretary’s wildlife tale from Avery Island, and a string of rural curiosities from Ruthven to Onawa and Ames reflecting daily life, crime, weather, and local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley
Taras County
Tate
Fea Bealeston
Eagleston
Kevleston
Emmanuel Beals
Green Slough
Ruthven
Palo Alto
Iowa
Man’s long Aurelia shop tenure ends with eagle find
A local man who moved to Aurelia, bought a shop after two years of work, and has run it for 46 years also runs a dairy as a sideline for 44 years. In Montgomery county near Red Oak, Scott Pim reported missing chickens, suspected a fox, set a steel trap, and found a large American eagle the next day. The young eagle weighed four pounds and spanned 52 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Nelson
Audubon
Audubon County
Harold Thiesen
Lowa
Robert Stevenson
Blue Lake
Onawa
Monona County
Middlewest
Aurelia
Scott Pim
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Barbering Heritage in Independence Man
Napoleon Blondin of Independence Buchanan county upholds a family barbering lineage dating back to Paris. He began at sixteen and now at sixty five remains skilled with steady hands and keen eyes. He claims nine years of continuous practice could earn a world record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Blondin
Independence
Buchanan County
Paris
France
Blondin
Campaign highlights gains in life saving fight against tuberculosis
Iowa Tuberculosis association and cooperating groups announce progress in reducing deaths from TB. Jones county residents are urged to keep up vigilance as TB remains the leading killer of people aged 15 to 45, with Christmas seals aiding the effort and a call for continued support in 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Towans
Iowa
Kammeier
Classified Ads Hop Between Jobs Goods and Livestock
Multiple short notices advertise a Rawleigh route request in Freeport Illinois, a 26-3 Iowa builders booklet request, sale of dry oak wood and green oak blocks, and a horse mule sale with exchange offer. Includes contact numbers for Green Gable Builders Onawa Iowa, Scotch Grove Nursery Iowa, and W H McDaniel near Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Gable Builders
Onawa
Iowa
Scotch Grove Nursery
Scotch Grove
Towa
Card of Thanks for Samuel Wenger funeral
The Wenger family expresses appreciation for floral offerings and help during the funeral of the late Samuel Wenger. Mr and Mrs John Wenger extend thanks to friends for support. A separate notice promotes Diamond Service Station antifreeze offering and mentions Harry Matthiessen as manager on Highway 161.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonda
Pocahontas County
Herson
Samuel T. Herson
Harry
Samuel Wenger
John Wenger
Harry Matthiessen
Highway 161
Card of Thanks for Legion Auxiliary Flower Gift
We appreciate the flowering plant presented by the American Legion auxiliary and desire to express our thanks, Mrs. Ahlke Tobiason and Tobias Tobiason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Ahlke Tobiason
Tobias Tobiason
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
Christies
Bent Thompson
William Thomson
Taboos
Yuna
Mores Mtrenkere
Batrh Lambe
Walter Zubier
Claude Appleby
Hi-Low Bridge Club
Mrs. Cass
Merle Cass
Carl Hotson
Arthur Marlson
Women's Missionary Society of Reformed Church
Mrs. Henry Adams
Mrs. Bliss
Miss Koop
Bert Kibura
Sani Tam
Max Meadow
Scotch Grove, Tow
Desember VT
Touma
Jimmy McGovern
Richard Zeadaw
With Love
Jane Ann Strang
Paddy
Grace Ann McQuillen
Iowa News
Jarnagin
Muskrat Center
Schleswig
Crawford County
H.l Reimer
FP. D. Reinking
Arnold Mosler
Kiron
Spud
Sehleswit
Jenabl Spieswig
Montesuma
Powesnick
Soupa Puehkhrgest
N. W. Underwood
Christian Wee
Underwood
Rudy Niebes
Keystone
Benton County
Niebes
Niebel
Owasa
Hardin County
R. B. Bacon
H. E. Youde
Spencer
Clay
Okoboy Lake
Recentis
United Sites Priest Survey
Rhostrom
Cne Gand
Elas McAhenny
Avery Island
Louisiana
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Thomas Lloyd
Lloyd
Fred Menning
Hampton
Franklin County
John Winter
Sumner
Bremer County
Beardmore
Menning
Winter
Pioneer Blacksmith
August Carlberg
Cherokee County
Carlberg
Sweden
Boone River
Goldfield
Wright County
R. W. Skinner
State Conservation Commission
W. W. Aitken
Monster
Pioneer
FE. L. Maxwell
Sac City
Sac County
Matt Keefe
Keefe
Maxwell
Iowa Falls
E. L. Wilson
Jefferson
Greene County
California
Wilson
Des Moines
John Clark
Chariton
Lucas County
Clark
Story County
Jack Smith
Smith
Whitten
Gratious Bakker
John Bakker
Gratious
Eagle
Wennlick
Tirst 3Rd Street
Dimension
Poste
Rod. McNeill
Fred Shover
Dure Sheesa Immune
Jana
Hampshire
Farrow
McDowald
Ryan Exchange
Sworch Grove
L. G. Streets
Duroc
Steve Petersen
Will Dirks
Center Junction
Farmers’ Grain Company
Baty
Rawleigh
Rawleigh, Dept
Freeport
Rockford
I-11
W. H. McDaniel
K. C
Brown Beauty Coffee
BRU
Charles Kay
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
F. C. Matthiessen
C. J. Matthiessen
C. J.matthiessen
G. Matthiessen
Mia
MGM
Allan N Jones
Zasu
Ben
Psat
Jimmie Jackson —and
Jane Foreman
Ann’s Cafe
MOMS
Farmers Grain Company
Grove
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