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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1956
Page
9
Ed and Elizabeth Holub celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on February 15. The couple married in 1906 in Baldwin. They lived and farmed near Baldwin Monmouth and Wyoming before retiring to their Wyoming home. Open house is slated for February 12 with two sessions.
The Congregational church deacons and their wives were hosted at a casual dinner by Rev. and Mrs. Charles A. Ellett at the parsonage. A buffet was followed by colored slides shown by Rev. Ellett and Chester Condit with several couples in attendance.
Sacred Heart parish held a potluck supper in Newman Hall on Sunday Feb 5 with twelve tables decorated for each birth month. Birthday gifts were given to January through December honorees, followed by card party wins in euchre and pinochle and a door prize.
The Jones county board of supervisors has asked the State Highway Commission to approve improvements on 11 miles of county farm to market roads. Planned work includes draining grading and surfacing with state cost sharing. Projects would run this year from Morley south to the county line, Stone City road to the county line for 4.3 miles, and 3 miles on the Massillon road.
The Wahl herd of Ernest and Robert Wahl Monticello received a national honor roll certificate for high production. Their 1955 butterfat average was 454.3 pounds in Jones Dairy Herd Improvement Association No 2. The award honors herds on D H L A test with over 400 pounds butterfat, by the Purebred Dairy Cattle Council.
Mr and Mrs Joe Schroeder and Sharon of Guttenberg were Sunday guests in the J L Bader home.
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Onslow Hileen Paulsen daughter of M. P. Paulsen Center Junction and Paul Klein son of Alfred Klein Route 4 Iowa City united in marriage February 2 1956 at St Thomas chapel Iowa City Msgr Conway officiated Nuptial music by Joe Klein and Rose Klein Bridesmaids dresses aqua gown pink cap headpiece pink carnation bouquet Parents wore navy and cocoa brown dresses Reception at 1811 Muscatine Ave Iowa City Guests from Onslow Center Junction Monticello Essex Muscatine West Chester London Wyoming Center Point Swisher Cedar Rapids and other nearby towns The couple will reside at 1850 Muscatine Ave Iowa City.
Funeral services for Clarence M. Doxsee 94 former Monticello area resident were held Feb 3 in Redwood City California where he died Feb 1 at his home He led Redwood City civic affairs for 50 years and headed the San Mateo County Title Co He came to Jones County from Ohio as a child and studied at Ames class of 1883 He was brother to the late J W Doxsee and Mrs E B Reed and uncle to Mrs G C Bonwell Survived by four children
Rotarians heard Coach Bob Mullen discuss the Girls Athletic Union and the Boys High School Athletic Association. He outlined tourney plans for spring and assessed the relative strength of boys and girls teams in the region.
In Wayne the Zion Lutheran church hosted the February 7 wedding of Etta Luerkens Folkers of Owatonna Minnesota to Herman Harms of Albany New York. Rev. Frederick Kehren officiated with Patricia Folkers as bridesmaid and John Siebels as best man. The couple plans to live in Albany at 75 A Weis Road.
Services for Robert R. Mike Phelps 41 died suddenly at his Cedar Rapids home were held at Beatty Buerle Funeral Home at 3 30 p m Wednesday Feb 8 led by Rev Arthur Schult St James Methodist Church Burial followed in Linwood Cemetery Phelps a former Monti cello resident and Monticello Public School graduate moved to Cedar Rapids in 1935 He was a World War II veteran Survived by wife and three daughters Jane Roberta Michele and two sons William and Michael all of Cedar Rapids one sister Margaret Fayman and one brother L D Greenawald.
The Ples Club gathered February 3 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dale McDonald. Pinochle was played at three tables by couples including Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tuetken, Mr. and Mrs. George Hoff manman, Mr. and Mrs. Loras Kremer, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schneiter, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Picray.
Mrs Ray Tuetken and George Hoffman won high while Loras Kremer traveling and Mrs Harold Schneiter with Ray Tuetken were low. After card games the hosts served refreshments. Mr and Mrs Jerry Naylor hosted dinner guests Friday with Dale Ladehoff Ervin Plueger and Judy. The evening was spent playing bridge.
Rebekah Lodge No. 306 met at the Oddfellows hall with Addie Ireland presiding as noble grand. The charter was draped for Lola Clinton former Iowa Rebekah assembly president. Gwen Kuntz led the candlelight ceremony with assistances from Lucille Balsiger Blanche Landis Bernice Meier Shirley Drury and Verona Landis. A social hour followed with refreshments provided by Lucille Balsiger and Evelyn Blayney.
The St. John's Walther League of Monticello moved the sleigh riding party from Monday Feb 13 to Sunday Feb 12. The event at Clarence Willis farm includes refreshments after skating at Marion.
Funeral services for Charles W. Zimmer 70 will be held at 2 p.m. at Goettsch funeral home Anamosa with Rev H A James officiating. He died suddenly February 6 at his residence. Born October 10 1885 in Anamosa he was a rock and sand quarry operator and contractor. Surviving are his wife five grandchildren and one sister Myrtle Briggs of Milwaukee. A son Leo died in March 1953.
Mr and Mrs Guy Swartzell of Olin spent Sunday in the Norman J Newton home in a brief social note.
The Council of Monti Cello sets a 7 30 p m hearing on a zoning amendment to re classify west side Main street north of Canal street from Class A to Class C district The hearing is scheduled for March 5 1966 in the City Council chambers the notice to be given as required by law.
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