Scotch Grove Hosts Early Mail Rush And Christmas Meals
Scotch Grove posts back to normal mail flow by December 22 after 2000 Farm ers Seed and Service greeting cards prompted early sending. Local happenings include Presbyterian Ladies Aid January 4 meeting and numerous Christmas dinners with neighbors in Scotch Grove Olin Center Junction Monticello and Colesburg.
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Scotch Grove
Farmer’s Seed and Service Company
Ervin Plueger
Plueger
Private Manternach Assigned to Army Unit in Germany
Pvt James E Manternach son of Mrs George Manternach route 2 Monticello recently was assigned to the 8711th army unit in Germany. He serves as a driver in the transportation section after entering service in June 1955 and completing basic training at Camp Chaffee Ark. He was last stationed at Fort Benning Ga.
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James E. Manternach
George Manternach
Monticello
Germany
Manternach
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Fort Benning
Monticello Families Share Christmas Visits
Kathleen Barron of Washington D C spends holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Barron in Monticello. Josephine Meyer of Council Bluffs and Helen Meyer of Des Moines enjoy family time at their father J F Meyer’s home. Don Serbousek of Anamosa joins Mr and Mrs Walter Zubler for Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Barron
Washington, D. C
Mrs
Joe Barron
Josephine Meyer
Council Bluffs
Helen Meyer
Des Moines
J. F. Meyer
Don Serbousek
Anamosa
Walter Zubler
Onslow Women Suffer Injuries From Falls and Stroke
Mrs Dena Antons fell down cellar stairs at her Onslow home sustaining injuries while preparing for a gathering. Mrs Toni Holst is at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids after a stroke at her country home.
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Toni Holst
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Hicks Recovers After Tuesday Fall At Home
Mrs. W. A. Hicks is recovering from injuries sustained in a bad fall at her home Tuesday noon. Local medical staff report she is stable and receiving treatment.
Christmas Party Hostess for 500 Club
Mrs. Louise Guezell hosted a Christmas party for 500 club members on Tuesday December 20. A noon cooperative dinner was served, cards were played and gifts exchanged.
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Louise Guezell
500 Club
Christmas gatherings fill Cedar Falls area homes
A long list of local families hosted or visited relatives for holiday celebrations. Cedar Falls residents Mr. and Mrs. Larry Paulsen welcomed guests, while the Claytonian club hosted a Christmas party at Mrs. James Moran's home. Various friends and family from nearby towns joined dinners, gifts, and games, including visitors from Ottumwa, Van Horne, Birmingham, and Olin. A television set was given as a Christmas gift to Rev. and Mrs. Tjaden by Onslow and Wyoming congregations.
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Larry Paulsen
Cedar Falls
Mabel Paulsen
Claytonian Club
James Moran
Eugene McEimeel
Jerald Alden
Gary Holst
Garry
Pat Foulks
Camp Carson
Colo
Clarence Foulks
Dale Orr
Rockford
Francis Orr
Fred Bramer
Otto Hendrix
Kay
Claude Barker
Emeline
Neal Paulsen
Elmer Hinrichs
Jack Moran
Ottumwa
Lonnie Ripperton
van Horne
Jerry Hoenshel
Birmingham
Harry Moore
Lilly Divokey
Oxford Junction
Mabel Fluckiger
Monticello
Wesley Kleineck
Navy
Victor Kleineck
Onslow
Wyoming
Tjaden
Christmas visits across Iowa families in 1940s era
Recurring lists show McDonald visitors in Dubuque and numerous Christmas meals at homes of Paulsen Hinrichs Jansen and other relatives across Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Anamosa Wyoming Monticello Muscatine and Center Junction with extended family gatherings and gift exchanges.
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Ned
Nick
John Paulsen
Tina
Eugene Hanken
Mary
Cindy
Julie
Sara Paulsen
Emil Paulsen
Marvin Hanwardsen
James Kennedy
W. K. Kennedy
Anamosa
William Walters
Wyoming
Terry Swennsen
Cedar Rapids
Harry Paulsen
Daryl
Mary Karen
Linda
Nellie Jansen
Edward
Tobias Hanken
Monticello
Ernie Buresh
Swisher
Warren Sonneman
Muscatine
George Paulsen
Clarence Huston
Ronald Hanna
Roger
Kenneth
Harold Huston
Center Junction
Weekend visitors from Cedar Rapids and Dubuque
Mr and Mrs Henry Schrader hosted Mrs Margaret Koehn of Cedar Rapids and Doris Schrader of Dubuque for a weekend. Mr and Mrs L W Lovell visited their daughter Mrs Miriam Neff in Keokuk for the Christmas weekend.
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Henry Schrader
Margaret Koehn
Cedar Rapids
Doris Schrader
Dubuque
Mrs. L. W. Lovell
Mrs
Miriam Neff
Keokuk
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Worthington Memorial Hall
Irv Behr
His
Rythum Boys
Worthington
Esther Sinclair
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Ed Zirkelbach
Paulsens
Paulsen
John Petersen
Olin
Leslie Balster
Balster
Gladys McNeilly
John
Spain
Presbyterian Church
W. B. Clark
Donald Grom
Howard
Gary
Phillip
Jack Naylor
Janice
Patricia
Debra
Edwin Helgens
F. D. Sutherland
Lillie Brady
Arlo Brady
William B. Henrichs
Ray Wright
Dolores Oltmans
R. H. Oltmans
Chicago
Robert Menkemeller
Minneapolis
Minn
John Wright
Joan Wright
R.N
California
B.P
Riteway Feed Service
Happy New
Harold Gottleaber
Ray Leytem
Jones County Farm Service
Anamosa, Iowa
Monticello, Iowa
Pvt
James Manternach
Dena Antons
500
Russell Orr
Nancy Orr
Jack
Farmers Mutual Co-Op
George Hoult
Mgr
Langworthy
Alva Zimmerman
Iowa
THE
Monticello State Bank
Paul Hearn
Gilbert Hearn
Roger Hearn
Jones County Oil CO
Joe McAleer
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