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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
3
Monticello residents held Christmas dinners and gatherings across many homes marking the first peacetime observance in years. A long list details where families met including Hargraves Swartzendruber Hinrichs Balster Redmond and many others, with guests from Cedar Rapids Onslow Des Moines and Sterling reflecting a broad community turnout.
Miss Lillian Locher of Iowa City spent Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J J Locher. Miss Mary Kane of Waterloo visited with her parents Mr. and Mrs Leo Kane. Miss Maxine Redmond of Chicago was a weekend guest of her parents Dr and Mrs T M Redmond. Miss Josephine Meyer the Council Bluffs teacher and Miss Helen Meyer of Oelwein spent holidays with their father J F Meyer. Mr and Mrs John White of Chicago were Christmas guests of his parents Mr and Mrs M J Hogan. Bertha Locher visited Cedar Rapids for Christmas with Mr and Mrs Dean Curpy. Mr and Mrs John Dougherty of Waterloo were Christmas guests of their daughter and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ferring. Mr and Mrs Ralph Billines of Camp Grant I visited Anton Wroblewski. Sket 8e Francis Shimanek visited his wife and son over the weekend. he is stationed at Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot. Cpl Frederick H Shover has a new address at 93 Bomb Group Clovis Army Air Field Clovis New Mexico. Dr and Mrs C C Accola of Des Moines arrived to spend Christmas with Mrs Accola's parents Mr and Mrs Rudie Winkler. Mrs John Schweitzer left for Chicago to reside with her daughter Miss Seraphine Schweitzer.
In 1945 Jones county sportsmen bought 271 fishing 302 hunting 728 combination 9 non resident fishing 193 trapping licenses totaling 2072.50 in fees. Trapping tags numbered 4230, up from 2995 in 1944 with total fees 2029.90. Mrs. Fred Shadley and son visited relatives in Ottumwa over Christmas.
Public notice states the undersigned have on this day been named by the preparatory mreyed and are executors for the estate. The document lists the attorney for the estate and sets forth the authority of the executors to administer assets and settle claims. The notice is a formal step in probate proceedings.
Mrs. Guy Savage Spencer arrived this week to spend New Year’s Day with her son and daughter-in-law Dr and Mrs Robert Savage. Mr and Mrs E J Davis and family were Christmas guests at the home of Mr Davis’ brother Floyd E Davis in Hopkinton.
Sacred Heart Eugene Lorenz pastor schedule 8 and 10 masses weekdays 7 15 confessions Saturday 8 30 and 7 15 Sunday mornings 7 80 St Matthew Lutheran H L Adix pastor services 9 45 first 40 45 second church council after second service Presbyterian Wm J Grossheim pastor Sunday school 10 am morning worship 11 am West Westminster Fellowship 7 pm First Congregational Homer E Oslrymple minister morning worship 9 50 Sunday school 10 30 St John Lutheran R P Young pastor Divine worship 10 30 next Sunday Sunday school 9 30 Monday December 31 communion 7 50 New Year s Day Divine worship 10 am Young People society Jan 2 8 pm Ladies Aid Jan 3 2 pm Lester Rickels home topic see Christian Parent Dec issue Lutheran Hour 11 30 am Sunday over WMT 2 pm over KDTH Methodist Virgil C Grant minister Sunday school 10 am morning worship 11 am
All members and friends are invited to a candle light communion Sunday 7 30 to 8 30 in the Evangelical and Reformed Church with Pastor A Mast. Church school at 10 a m Divine worship 11 a m. Ladies Aid meeting Wednesday Jan 2. Castle Grove Lutheran Church holds New Year Eve watch party with Ladies Aid to meet.
A Prairieburg notice announces a home service for Marg Fiehey on Friday January 4 at 8 p.m. Local readers are invited to attend at her residence.
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