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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1940

Page

7

Anniversary celebrations and club gatherings fill Monticello notices

Excerpts describe multiple anniversaries with 36th and 25th milestones, prizes awarded to local residents, and a luncheon purse. Social events include bridge and contract games at Goudy's tea room, Rainbow Girls dinner, a League of Women Voters meeting, and a birthday cake event for February birthdays.

X. Ray Childress Goudy’s Tea Room Contract Club Ross Baty Childress Cecil Goettsch T. E. Hamilton George Timmins Goudy Supt A. B. Grimes Emil Klumpar Ins Cruise Bethel Merrill

Rainbow Assembly initiates two members at Masonic Temple

The Rainbow Girls held a regular meeting last Thursday at the Masonic Temple and welcomed Betty Clark and Edith Turpin as new initiates after a pot luck supper.

Rainbow Assembly Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple Betty Clark Edith Turpin Assembly

Monti to Meet Manchester in First Contest

Monticello is scheduled to play Manchester in the sectional tournament first game on February 29. If Monticello wins they would face Dubuque in the Class A bracket while Yen-class B games include Buck Creek Hopkinton and other teams. The schedule runs Wednesday through Saturday with Monticello Manchester set for the Class A final.

Monticello Manchester Manhawks Dubuque Delhi Jones County Buck Creek Hopkinton Saturara Earlville Epworth Farley Greeley Colesburg Earlville-Epworth Dundee Farley-Greeley Oneida Peosia

Local Church Schedules and Lenten Services Listed

Sacred Heart Parish led by Rev. A L Lorenz posts Masses on Sundays 8 to 10 and Holy days 6 15 to 9. St Matthew Lutheran led by H L Adix holds 9 45 Sunday school and 10 45 Lent services. St John Ev Lutheran under Paul T Gutknecht has 10 30 English service and 7 30 Lent service on Feb 21. Congregational Church under Samuel G Gutensohn has 10 for church school and 11 worship with sermon Jesus and Ourselves. Pilgrim Fellowship meets 6. Community Lenten services every Wednesday at 7 30. Presbyterian Church led by W J Grossheim lists 10 Sunday school, 11 morning worship A Woman's Dream, Christian Endeavor 6 45, evening service 8. The note mentions no service at Trinity and a planned social gathering by the committees.

Sacred‘Heart Catholic Church A. L. Lorenz St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church H. L. Adix St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church Paul T. Gutknecht Trinity Congregational Church Samuel G. Gutensohn Jesus Pilgrim Fellowship Coughlan Presbyterian Church J. Grossheim Christian Endeavor Methodist Church George Woodall Epworth League Queen Esther Reformed Church Armin H. Tendick Woman's Missionary Society Wayne Zion

Sacred concert and Lenten services across Monticello churches

The University of Dubuque choir under Dr. Noel J. Logan will give a sacred concert noted as well received by Monticello music lovers. Local churches Woodall Methodist, Armin Tendick Reformed, Wayne Zion Lutheran invite parishioners to Sunday school at 10, worship at 11, and midweek Lenten services at 7:30. Young people and luncheon events also announced.

University of Dubuque Noel J. Logan Monticello

Suffrage Leader Miss Schain Heads International Delegations

Miss Schain, active since Geneva 1926, has served as a U S delegate to the women's peace and disarmament committee in 1931 and led the American delegation to the Istanbul congress in 1935. She attended the Pan Pacific Women's association in Vancouver 1937 and has traveled extensively in the Near East and Europe.

Near East Persia Iraq Turkey Buenos Aires South America

Equal Rights Bill Backed At Sunday Meeting

A Sunday meeting reaffirmed the group’s stand endorsing passage of the equal rights bill to place women on equal footing with men in job competition both politically and otherwise. The Monticello club will host all District 6 clubs on April 7. District 6 cities with Business and Professional Women's clubs include Anamosa Cedar Rapids Clinton Davenport DeWitt Town City Maquoketa and Muscatine.

Monticello Anamosa Cedar Rapids Clinton Davenport DeWitt Town City Maquoketa Muscatine

Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa

The district court in Jones County Iowa will hear final proof for the will of Samuel K Thompson filed February 7 1940 and open for probate March 9 1940 at 10 oclock AM. All interested parties may appear and contest admission to probate. E W Brashaw attorney. Clerk W T Pearson. Deputy Wilza Thoent.

State of Iowa Jones County Ss. District Court Samuel KK. Thompson W. T. Prarson Towa Wilza_‘Thoent E. W. Brashaw

Notice of Appraisement Time for Iowa Estate

In Jones County Iowa Probate No 6274 the District Court sets a time and place for appraisement in the estate of Charles Scherrer deceased. Named recipients include W C G Bagley treasurer states Andrew Carmichael Margaret Carmichael Pearl Scherrer trustee for Nina Miller Harris and others with multiple addresses listed in Monticello East St Louis Cleveland Louisville and Portland.

Nina Miller Harris Monticello Iowa Florence Durley Juanita Place Beeleville Minois Charles Scherrer North 24Th Street East St. Louis Ilinois Haward Scherrer Missourie Avenue Tinois Mamie Lindquist Raymont Blvd University Heights Cleveland Ohio Edith Placek Broadmenade Road Louisville Kentucky Clara Chinkle Ash Street Portland Oregon Frank Scherrer A. State Street Nell Urban Audubon Place Illinois Sacred Heart Parish St. Louis German Reform Church Town St. Mathew’'s Evangelical Lutheran Church Towa Congregational Church Method

Inheritance Tax Appraisers to Value Monticello Estate

The duly appointed appraisers for Jones County Iowa will, at 9:00 a m on March 2 1940 in the Clerk s Office Anamosa, appraise the real and personal property of the estate of the decedent taxed for inheritance. Interested parties may appear to be heard regarding the appraisal. Locher Locher attorneys for the estate.

Charles Scherrer Winthrop Town Anamosa Jones Iowa

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