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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1932
Page
6
Monticello residents see a flurry of ads and notices from McNeill Hardware Dev on Millinery and other local shops. Items include hardware bargains footwear and dairy pails plus services from optometrist Karl Keyes and Lininger cleaning.
The Monticello area reports several obituaries and notices including the death of W. E. Trimble a Buchanan county farmer who shot himself last Monday. Henry Miller 87 of Vinton was killed by a Rock Island train. Multiple civic and social notices include visits, family births, political activity around Glenn McLaughlin's candidacy for county attorney, and local business ads from Madsen Motor Company and Zummerman Radio Shop.
Mrs. Anna Reichart died after a weeklong illness at 11 am last Saturday at her daughter Mrs. Edward McBride's home in Monticello. Born February 4 1649 in Cascade she married Adam Reichart January 1 1871 and lived in Sand Spring before her 1907 death. Survived by four children including Mrs. Lawrence Smith and Leonard Reichart, she led St. Elizabeth Society at Sacred Heart church and received last rites. A solemn requiem mass was held at Sacred Heart with Rev A G Drexler presiding.
Friday morning the M club sponsored an excellent program with Miriam Fairbanks winning county honors at Anamosa and Edna Schoon and Edna Siebels in a duet. The week also featured a basketball cup celebration, a Cedar Falls Platteville college debate, a Philomathean program on George Washington, a seventh grade Lincoln birthday party, eighth grade near victory in the Jones county tournament, and classroom projects including Tacoma Washington correspondence and curtain making by Mrs Meyer’s class. Ruth Roberts contracts scarlet fever while Lisa Herrmann returns to Ohio and Junior DeWitt visits Grinnell.
Chapter FP P E O met at Mrs Frank Stimson home for a regular meeting with refreshments. Lizzie Behrends hosted U and I club with needlework and a two course luncheon. Hei Schoon celebrated a birthday with relatives and card games. Friday bridge club hosted by Mrs Frederick Stuhler with a noon luncheon and twelve guests. Hi Low bridge club hosted by Mrs William First with high score and traveling prize. Dr and Mrs Asa Lambert hosted a five table bridge party with high score by Dr and Mrs T T Hoxsey. Selma Prahm of Wyoming was an out of town guest. Traveling prizes awarded to Mrs Hodson and Thomas Hamilton. Charles Luett and Siegfried Guyan won traveling prizes at another bridge event. Evening buffet luncheon followed by bridg e and prizes at Mrs Stimson home.
Mrs. John J. Locher hosted the Alpha Delphian at her home for a regular meeting on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ed Huibregtse presented Susan Gaspel's prize play Alison's House. Members shared Iowa related items during roll call and refreshments were served.
Miss Amney Wood and Miss Clara Mae Pillmore hosted a six o clock Maples Inn dinner for twenty three members of the cause fatal harm Kare bridge club. Dorothy Stemm led high scores. Mrs. Fred Kellum hosted the Tarry Awhile club with five hundred at three tables and high score by Mrs. Jack Studer. Additional guests included Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Eagan, Mrs. Lambert, Mrs. Gerdes, Mrs. Schoon and Mrs. Hartman. Mrs. T. J. Gerdes hosted five hundred at her home with high score by Lizzie Sharp and a Valentine era luncheon. Mrs. Merle Terhune of Wyoming attended as an out of town guest. The Women's Working Band of the Congregational church held a birthday themed luncheon at Mrs. Harriet Coughlan’s home for 36 members with a cherry tree centerpiece and Martha and George dolls on the table.
Last week in Jones county district court Judge F O Ellison fined F White and the Iowa Novelty company $100 and costs for placing a slot machine in a Wyoming pool hall. The court ordered the machine destroyed.
Community gatherings highlight luncheons, program led by Mrs. Imogene Stuhler, and readings on February born figures. Royal mix of birthday celebrations for Mrs. J A Voorhees, a wedding between Emma Bartels and Otto Schneiter is noted, with travels to Morris Fay farm and Monticello connections. Multiple missionary society meetings and hostesses are named, along with a range of local participants.
A birthday party for a guest of honor featured crystal and silver table décor with sweet pea bowls and an afternoon of visiting. The event also celebrated the fortieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Will Adams. Mrs Adams is the guest’s sister. Harry Matthiessen, a nephew, observed his birth anniversary among attendees. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs George Matthiessen of Viola.
The Monticello public library will mark George Washington's birth anniversary next Monday February 22 with a display of antiques from the Washington era or later. Citizens may loan items with a short history of their origin and arrival at the donor, and must contact Miss Florence Noble to arrange submissions by February 20.
The following jurors are ordered to report for jury service March 7 in multiple towns including Monticello Anamosa Center Junction Wyoming Cascade Amber Oxford Junction Onslow Martelle Olin Mechanicsville Stone City and more. Names listed include J M Alcorn Irvin Bebee Joe Chaloupka Adolf Eggers Arnold Egger Irving Eilers Joe Ferring Mrs Oliver Harford G B Hein Clarence Johnson and others.
Collier's Weekly reports that investment in American sports equipment has climbed to about four billion dollars, reflecting growing participation and consumer spending on athletic gear nationwide.
The article surveys Chinese cuisine noting cooked bamboo shoots bird nests in soup sharks fins and beche de mer a sea slug species as prized delicacies.
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