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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1940
Page
3
Manchester area residents share weekend visits with family and friends in Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Anamosa. Names include Hail Schoon Folkers Skelley Egger Long Locher Pet erine and McDonald family members plus travel mentions to Miami and Des Moines. Community events and eye care ads appear among personal notices and hospital updates.
Four couples received licenses to wed in Anamosa and nearby areas. The list includes Ada Sauer and드립니다 Marion Sauer, Onslow and Anna Jensen, Anamosa residents, and local residents with dates and partial names.
Doris Board daughter of Mr and Mrs LeRoy Board Worthington appeared at a Wednesday recital in Cornell College. Mist Oard a freshman majoring in music sang Ave Marie by Schubert. She was accompanied by Miss Nina Bogue.
Miss Betty, Dr. and Mrs. G Thomas, and Miss Josephine McNeill daughters of local families were honored at the University of Iowa. The group stayed with A C Gray and attended the Iowa Hawkeyes events amid university life notes. The report also mentions crop frosts in northern Florida and community visits from local residents and relatives.
Eight persons registered new cars at the treasurer's office in Anamosa during the week. Harlan Russell of Anamosa lists a Chevrolet while Carl H. Harms of Monticello registers a Chevrolet. Pac Paulsen of Onslow and Gilbert A. Hay of Anamosa register Chevrolets, Farmers' Implement Co. of Monticello lists a Chevrolet truck. National Hybrid Cornea of Anamosa registers a Ford with Ervin Wilkins, and W. W. Bronson of Wyoming registers a Chevrolet.
Paul Stainer of Cascade purchased the North Chestnut street house owned by Ed Wirth of Monticello, operator of the Wirth hotel. The Sehneider family now renting will vacate when Stainer moves in March 1. Wirth had bought the house last spring from Harold Harford.
Gov George Wilson spoke at Clinton where eight Monticello men joined local attendees. L A Iverson Harry Rodman J Matthiessen Francis Srimanek J E Heiserman E W Brashaw James Maurice Hartley Wilkinson and couples Herman Helgens Harm Dirks were present. Over 50 from Jones county joined a 600 strong gathering.
The men’s Topic Club held a six fifteen dinner in Goudy’s tea room last Tuesday evening. Fourteen members discussed the topic Are We Educating Too Many following the meal.
The Topic Club gathered with Boyd Shan Non leading a lively discussion. Members expressed strong interest and agreed the next meeting will be held February 26.
Local DeMolay basketball team travels to Waterloo to face the State Champion Tuesday night. Cedar Falls is set as the following Friday away game opponent with the locals again on the road.
A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Elmer O Shea of Cascade and two boys to Mr and Mrs Walter Connelly, also of Cascade, at the John McDonald hospital during the last week. Read Express want ads.
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