Wedding of Velma Scho Field and John Sanford
Velma Scho Field and John Sanford were married Tuesday evening December 28 at St Matthew's Lutheran Church. Rev Henry L Adix officiated, with Lorene Zimmerman playing the wedding march and Lori Zimmerman and Lester Zimmerman as attendants. A wedding dinner followed at the bride's brother's home. The couple will reside on a farm near Prairieburg after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Schofield
John ‘Sanford
Kate ® Duls
Monticello
St.Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Henry L. Adix
Lorene Zimmerman
Lohengrin
Raymond Buol
Lester Zimmerman
Lester Schofield
Sanford
Monticello High School
Jones and Linn
Iowan Teachers College
Cedar
Prairieburg
K. C. Hall
Zimmerman’s Hall
Christmas Pageant Hosts Share Yuletide Evening
Rev and Mrs Armin H Tendick hosted young people after a Christmas pageant in the parsonage. Yuletide decorations and candlelight created a festive atmosphere. The group played seasonal games, enjoyed refreshments, and sang carols around the Christmas tree, departing with joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armin H. Tendick
Christmas Dinner and Parties Across Monticello Area
Mrs. J C Adams hosts Christmas dinner while Otto Ot tumwa bride Mrs Howard McLaughlin attends an afternoon tea at A J H McNeill home. Guests include Mr and Mrs William D McLaughlin and Mrs John Milligan from Los Angeles. The article details multiple family gatherings with extensive guest lists and a white elephant gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McLaughlin
Gues
Noble
Howard McLaughlin
Ottumwa
Mrs. J. C. Adams
Saintly Stambaugh Family Christmas Tea
Mr and Mrs Grant Stambaugh hosted a Christmas dinner with all children and grandchildren. Attendees included Ernest and Betty Jean Stambaugh of Chicago, D R Webb of Oakdale, Pat Stambaugh of Sarees Will, Waterloo Stam baugh, Luther Howland family of Monticello, and Gladys Howland of Cedar Rapids. The Campfire group, led by Mrs Lyle McMullen, caroled then enjoyed games and refreshments at Kathleen Hogan’s, after a circuit of visits. Additional holiday gatherings featured M J Hogan hosting a family dinner with Illinois and Hopkinton guests, plus August Rickless and daughter Mary Lucile of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerd Null
William Hinrichs
Geraldine
Cedar Rapids
and le Moore
Dale
Marvin
Lester Null
Onslow
Clarence Hinrichs
Jean
Henry Hinrichs
Raymond
Betty
Amber
Elmer Hinrichs
Joann
Center Junction
Frank Divokey
Stanley
Oxford Junction
Leonard Fluckiger
LaVonne
Alva Hinrichs
Monticello
Elmer Osterkamp
Roberta Clark
Loraine Hein
Loraine
Fred Hein
Lucile Bohlken
Shirley Hoag
Kathleen Carlsen
Ruth Hein
Hilda Balster
Louis Bohlken
Tommy Eden
Colin Thomas Jr
Glenn Lambert
Harold Yeoman
Carlton Landis
Loyal Rittmer
John Lyons
Milton Langer
R. J. Langer
Howard McLaughlin
Ottumwa
John Duncan Milligan
Mary Stickford
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Louise Stuhler
Jean Hogan
Maxine Redmond
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Paul Locher
Benjamin Roberts
Robert C. Locher
Muskegon
Mich
John J. Locher Jr
James McLaughlin
Hampton
Robert P. Hogan
Iowa City
Herman Harms
Henry G. Harms
Donald
Emil C. Harms
Janice
Donna
Paul O. Harms
Virginia
Manchester
Celena
Minnie
Mayme
Anna Mardoff
Abe Allamand
Martin Neff
James
Gerald
Calamus
R. E. Myers
Dick and Jerry
Louisiana
Lawrence Allamand
Anamosa
Lester Schofield
Luc
Rudy Winkler
Marcus Maire
Carl Winkler
Irvin Rhatigan
Jimmy Joe
C. C. Accola
Des Moines
Accola
Ray Adams
Grant Stambaugh
Ernest Stambaugh
Betty Jean
Chicago
D. R. Webb
Oakdale
Pat Stambaugh
Will Stambaugh
Waterloo
Luther Howland
Eunice
Paul
Gladys Howland
Lyle McMullen
Kathleen Hogan
M. J. Hogan
John White
Mr. White
Dewayne Thompson
Peggy
Hopkinton
August Rickless
Mary Lucile
Christmas Dinner Reunion At Cartano Household
Richard A. Cartano hosted a pleasant Christmas dinner at his home on Christmas Day as all his children and grandchildren gathered for a family reunion. Guests included Wilbur Cartano and family, Richard and David, Carol, Byron Abel and Dick, George Freshwater and family, Nancy, Jack, and more relations from Monti cello and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Cartano
Wilbur Cartano
Richard
David
Carol
Byron Abel
Monticello
George Freshwater
Nancy
Jack
Washington
Bridge Luncheon Hosts Delta Delt Members
Mrs Clarence Matthiessen hosted a Monday dessert luncheon for Delta Delt bridge club members at her home at one o clock. Progressive contract bridge followed with Mrs Ray Echternacht winning the high score. Guest Mrs Ben Cotton attended. Miss Ruth Howie gave an afternoon tea for Castle Grove friends on Tuesday introducing Mrs Howard McLaughlin of Ottumwa, a recent bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Dozen Club
Harry Hoag
Jolly Dozen
Leslie Reade
Clarence Matthiessen
Delta Delt
Ruth Howie
Castle Grove
Howard McLaughlin
Ottumwa
Childhood Resolutions Debated at White House Conference
A diverse group of educators and scientists, gathered about eight years ago at a White House conference, proposed a permanent set of New Year resolutions for childhood. The effort aimed to guide policy and practice across schools and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
New Year Goals for Childhood from the Understanding Iowa Conference
Parents outlined The Children's Charter with nineteen aims covering health, security, education, and citizenship. Key pillars include secure homes, health protections, safe environments, and inclusive education for all children, including the handicapped. The article urges parents and teachers to assess yearly progress in these four areas and plan for the next year.
Record Iowa finds record hoard of grasshopper eggs
Iowa researchers report unprecedented fall discovery of grasshopper eggs across multiple counties. The surge suggests a unusually high potential hatching season, with implications for crops and pest management strategies statewide.
Monticello's Eligible Bachelors (By One Who Knows)
A Monticello column playfully lists local bachelors aboard the New Year ship as prospects for brides. It names Hugh Lambert Clarence Egger Ray Marugg Ray Coyle Cliff Shepard Curty Moncrief Si Locher Francis Shimanek Elden Brashaw Norm Clark Milton Langer Clyde Tilton Arthur Thoeni Bud Hauss Burt McLaughlin Don Serbousek Jake Rohr Herbert Sampson Harold McVay Keith Dickey Earl VanVoltenburg Mason Adameson and Hartley Wilkinson among others, with playful notes on their traits and requests for dowries or suitable matches. The piece humorously urges girls to seek out “dark horses” and consider various romantically inclined candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alden
Monticello
Casanova
Cliff Shepard
Clark Brothers’ Tire and Battery
Cliff
Clift
Curty Moncrief
Clark Gable
Curty
Si Locher
Francis Shimanek
Oxford Junction
Elden Brashaw
Norm Clark
Milton Langer
Spotty
Clyde Tilton
Arthur Thoeni
Bud Hauss
Burt McLaughlin
Bud
Burton
Don Serbousek
Gerald
Jake) Rohr
Hospital
Delhi
Herbert Sampson
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Liver Kidney Bowels Cleansing
An advertisement claims headaches coated tongue sour stomach no appetite bad breath pimples and clogged bowels are nature signals. It promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy to remove the cause and purge the liver kidneys and bowels with Palmer's Drug Store selling it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Hollister
Palmer’s
Church schedules and events across Prairieburg and nearby towns
A condensed list of church services, Sunday schools, and special events for Prairieburg, Hopkinton, and surrounding communities. It includes service times for Prairieburg’s St. Josephs, Hopkinton’s St. Johns, Congregational, Presbyterian, Methodist, Reformed, Castle Grove, and St Johns Ev Lutheran churches with pastors names, occasional meeting notices, and New Year observances.
St Matthew's Lutheran Church New Year Services
New Year church events at St Matthew's Lutheran Church include a New Year's Eve 7:30 p.m. German service followed by a basement social and an English devotion at midnight. Sunday January 2 features 9:45 Sunday school and 10:45 English worship with a council meeting after. Treasurer to close 1937 books. late contributions not in printed report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
J. Willins
Sylvester
Ladies' Aid and Brotherhood
Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Ladies’ Aid
Anrninal
Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Arnold Thalacker
St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Ger
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
John McDonald Hospital Notes For Past Week
Admissions include Wilbur Coxsee Nettie Jones Henry Schone John Larkens N C Talmadze Russell Jamieson John Van Buren Michael Lauser Phoebe Hiller. Births to Hinrichs Hosch Heiken. Discharges include Mrs Musgrove and baby Sam Hoffman Celester Rubner Otto Powlishta Richard LeClerc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Wilbur Coxsee
Mrs. Nettie Jones
Henry Schone
John Larkens
N. C. Talmadze
Russell Jamieson
John van Buren
Michael Lauser
Phoebe Hiller
J. H. Hinrichs
Joseph Hosch
Henry Heiken
Musgrove
Sam Hoffman
Celester Rubner
Otto Powlishta
Richard LeClerc
Wilbur Doxsee Undergoes Appendectomy
Wilbur Doxsee eldest son of Mr and Mrs C A Doxsee lies in John McDonald hospital after an emergency appendicitis operation performed Friday morning He fell ill early that morning and the appendix was removed The family hopes he may go home in a week His Christmas Day dinner was limited to liquids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Doxsee
C. A. Doxsee
John McDonald Hospital
Heeren-Mr Heeren and Mrs Rath Wed in Manchester
George Heeren of Wayne township and Mrs Martha Rath of Manchester were married by Rev Adix on December 21 in Manchester. A dance honored the couple with relatives from Monticello and nearby areas. they planned a Christmas visit in Sioux City before settling on the Wayne township farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adix
Tor
Lutheran Church of
Manchester
George Heeren
Wayne Township
Martha Rath
Monticello
Heeren
John Woellert
Mr. Heeren
Sioux City
Sioux City, Where They Planned To Spend Christmas With Mrs. Heeren
Albert
Dessert Utensils Favored For Young Brides
Dessert knives and forks are noted as more practical for the young bride than full dinner size pieces. The remark highlights a shift toward simpler place settings in domestic practice.
If Your Silver Service Is Too Bright
If your silver service is too bright take it to your jeweler and have a dull finish put on it.
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Matthew’s Church
Schofield-Sanford
Mrs
Ed Ellers
Florence Noble
Cincinnati, Ohio
W. D. McLaughlin
Mary Esther
Elizabeth
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Ohio
Helen Louise McLaughlin
Clarence Eberhart
Ed Effers
Eilers
Glen Eilers
Frank
Frank Jr
Merle Eilers
Betty Ann
Central City
Johnny Beck
Waubeek
Rudolph Aebi
Ernest Aebi
Hammond, Ind
Gertrude Aebi
Washington, D. C
Elmer Aebi
Cleveland
L. Olson
Warren
Denison
H. K. Spurrier
W. Shipe
Helen
Frederic Steffen
Dubuque
Herman Harms Home
Arnold Hanken
Hazel Eby
the Monte
Hanken
Goudy
Mrs. Abe Allam
Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Rickels
Herman Rickels
Henry Rickels
Irma
John Rickels
Gladys
Henry
Herman
Howard
George Rickels
Louis
Evalena
LaVerne
Rex
Glen
Carl Freese
Lena
Gerd Coden
Elda
Robert
Scotch Grove
Mrs. Ray Adams
James C. Adams
Mrs. M. J. Hogan
Richard Cartano
John Boss
Harve Benson
Ronald
Luray
Alfred Ross
Coggan
Herman Egger
Iowa
Hugh Lambert
Clarence
Brute) Egger
Monti Hi
Farmers’ Creamery Company
Amos and
Andy
Ray Marugg
Ray Coyle
Conoco
Shepard
Harold, McVay
Keith Dickey
Earl van Voltenburg
Stuhter
Keith
Rubinoff
Van
Mason Adameson
Hartley Wilkinson
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Stephen J. Kucera
St. John’s Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Ladies Aid
Luther League
St. John's
American Lutheran Church
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Christian Endeavor
Robert Maire
Methodist Church
George Woodall
Epworth League
Advice and Information
A.J.H. McNeill
Blue Willow Inn
R. H. Balster
GEO
Sir Venka
Otto Steuri
Berdina Harms
Louis Buresh Concertina
Princess
Canae Testis
Choma
Dickaon
Edward Norris
Otto Kruger
Hobart Bosworth
Ralph Ince
Marion Shilling
Wm. Collier Jr
Dolores del Rio
Geo. Sanders
Peter Lorre
Alcatraz Island
Handy Andy
Heidi
the Great
Garrick
Caspers Cafe
Mason
City Globe-Gazette
Japan
Floyd's Bakery
Red Comb Poultry Feeds
Jones County Produce Co
E. J. Farley
Jones County
T. E. McNamara
RED Clover Coal
Hoag Duster CO
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