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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1936
Page
6
A long list of visitors and residents' updates shows Gene Byers and others in town for business, music lessons, and social visits. Families welcome new babies and celebrate anniversaries while many travel to Chicago or Vancouver for work and family reasons.
Cyrus Irwin 69 a guard at the Anamosa reformatory died at home after a short illness. Funeral services were held with burial at Buckhorn cemetery. Various Monticello residents including Lucile Holub Ann Simmons visiting relatives Anna Holub and family, and others engaged in social events. The issue notes school closures due to road blockages, a wedding in Omaha, and local appointments and visits. Washington’s birthday bank closure announced and births and relocations listed.
Severe cold last week caused many freezeups as plumbers thawed pipes and dealt with water system damage. Mrs. George Guyan, visiting East St. Louis, saw a sun porch radiator burst and a furnace casting break, leaving her home heated by hot air only with limited other damage.
H M Carpenter led the NRA discussion before the men’s topic club last Monday evening. Next Monday Dr J M Redmond will lead a discussion on Socialized Medicine with guests including Homer T King and his high school debate team working on the topic.
A crowded social page details Clover Leaf club host Mrs Henry Behrends and multiple groups meeting at various homes for sewing, visiting, and plate luncheons. Bridge clubs highlight high scores with Miss Janet Hazard and Mrs M J Hogan among winners. A Ladies Aid tea at St Matthew’s Lutheran and a League of Women Voters talk complete the afternoon.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Reformed church met at the parsonage last Wednesday for its regular session. President led the business meeting with devotionals by Rev. Armin Tendick. Refreshments were served at 4 30 by the committee including Mrs Lorenz Allam and others.
Lorraine Hein notes activities in multiple classes. B division seventh graders prepare a Friday valentine party while the high school band joins the first annual state music teachers conference in Town City. Debaters travel to Cedar Falls for the state district tournament and won last year’s finals.
The C M St Paul and Pacific railroad suffered severe blockage on the Calmar branch from Cedar Rapids to Monticello. A double header with a snow plow and thirty men was stranded two miles south of Oneida from Sunday to Monday after being buried under a twelve foot drift. Crew and passengers endured periods without food before a relief engine with the snow plow freed them. The line was to be pushed through to Oneida, with heavy snow still hindering the route toward Calmar and Milwaukee service from Cedar Rapids delayed.
Mrs. Evelyn Tobey of New York City told Farm and Home Week visitors at Iowa State College that every woman should use lipstick but warned against pasty, overdone cosmetics. She urged natural face painting instead of artificial “wallpaper” designs.
A compact list of upcoming services across churches including Methodist Episcopal Church, Wayne Zion Lutheran, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran, St. Joseph's Catholic, Castle Grove Lutheran, Center Junction M. E., Hopkinton St. John's, St. Matthew's, Congregational, Reformed, and Presbyterian. It notes service times, Sunday school, Epworth/Young People groups, confirmations, English language masses, and planned events such as bake sales and a Father and Son banquet.
Notes from the past recount events in Monticello and area. A 19 year old Mrs. Brundage died of diphtheria after moving from Waterloo to Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Alloway marked their fiftieth anniversary. E G Hicks joined the city council. A W Steiner underwent hernia surgery in Rochester. William Greenster and Mabel Kness wed in Manchester. Several local deaths include Mrs. Innes Mrs. Carmichael and Capt. F S Dunham formerly of Monticello. Old curiosities note hat rental in the 18th century and Napoleon reportedly owning a dairy bath.
Mr and Mrs Niles Meltesen occupy an apartment in Mrs Lizzie Schmidt's home. Mr Meltesen works in George Stablers clothing department.
Dr. Phillips Elliot of the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn will address the Sunday Evening club next Sunday at 8:30. The service will be broadcast by WGN.
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