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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1935
Page
2
Monticello residents sent and received visitors from Dubuque Anamosa and Cedar Rapids. The column notes theater ads bake sales and social visits including Mrs Parrott and Mr Courtright along with a list of local and visiting families and a bank news item about England brewing beer without a license.
Last Friday an assembly discussed the basketball tournament held Thursday to Saturday. The program featured a band opening, Mary Jane Stewart singing two numbers, a top log presentation by Jeanette Lubben, and talks by Captain Ferring, Clark Matthiessen, and Merten. The event closed with Monti Hi.
Numerous society notes document meetings at homes of Mrs. Carl Hodson and Mrs. Clarence Matthiessen, including the Needle Work Club and Alpha Delphian, with sewing sessions, programs, and refreshments. Events cover a League of Women Voters officers, valentines gatherings, dinner parties, bridge and games, and a surprise shower for a bride and groom.
High school basketball results show Miss Clara Palmer as second high scorer and Mrs. William Shaffer receiving consolation. Post game refreshments were served at Valentine decorated tables. The Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society held an all day meeting at Mrs. Ben Cotton's home with a book review on The Orientals in America led by Mrs. E. J. Farley.
Mr and Mrs Ray Adams visited D Steindler in Iowa City to seek treatment for Adams arm and hand which have been unusable since an accident over seven months ago. Local note mentions Ross Baty store window improvement for fresh vegetables and public commendation.
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