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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1945

Page

6

Miss Earlene Battles Weds Donald Buckner in Center Junction

Miss Earlene Battles daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Battles Center Junction and Donald Buckner son of Mr and Mrs M E Buckner Monticello were married at 7 pm Wednesday Feb 21 in Center Junction Methodist church. The ceremony featured a double ring rite with Nuptial music and a three tier cake. The couple will reside in Monticello.

Center Junction Earlene Battles Earl Battles Donald Buckner M. E. Buckner Monticello E. G. Steinman Truman Stanton Charles Morris Kermit Kuhns Donald Ketelsen Norman Norton Serbousek

Will Hillers Are Honored at Monticello Housewarming

A crowd of old neighbors and friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Will Hillers new Monticello home for a Thursday afternoon housewarming with a pot luck dinner and social mingling. The snippet notes several local movements and visits, including Sgt. Howard McLaughlin leaving for Los Angeles and Cpl. Kenneth Hosford’s anniversary cablegram from the Alsace sector.

Castle Grove Will Hiller Monticello Andrew Watt Chicago Mr. Brainard Lyness Ryan Marion Balster Kenosha Wis Austin Spahr D. E. Kehoe Howard McLaughlin Los Angeles Try Rem Briggs & Stratton Adv Kenneth Hosford Alsace Lawrence Hahn Cedar Rapids W. R. Cartano Ladies Aid Society the Presbyterian Church George Bohlken Richland Lyle Hosford Olin R. Howie Jr Camp Gordon O. R. Howie W. D. McLaughlin R. O. McColm Morley Stanley Bess Warker S. M. Hosford

Mountain Country Slovakia Describes Rural Landscape

Mountain Country Slovakia is described as a hill and mountain region with about two and a half million inhabitants. It contrasts with western industrialized areas of Czechoslovakia, being mainly farms, forests, and grazing lands.

Slovakia

Coal powers industry and homes across the United States

The article states coal provides 55 percent of U.S. mechanical energy and electricity, fuels 95 percent of railroad locomotives, heats four of seven homes, and is essential in steel production. It frames coal as vital to the national economy.

United States

Scotch Grove Farm Bureau Meeting and Local Notes

Scotch Grove hosts hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Freese draw good attendance despite bad roads. Talks cover the 1945 AAA program and grub control demos by Paul E. Paulsen and Arthur Husmann. Also notes: several Guard service exams, local deaths, teaching changes, hospital recoveries, and family moves ongoing in the community.

Scotch Grove Edwin Freese Farm Bureau R. D. Sanford Paul E. Paulsen Arthur Husmann Jefferson Barracks Vernon Lange John Reuter Minnie Husmann Timber Harm J. Dirks McDonald Hospital Clarence Marvin Blohn Waterloo John Otten L. R. Himebaugh George Kuehl Cedar Rapids Edwin Helgens Emil. Paulsen Paul Paulsen Dubuque Vernon Helgens Edwin Hedden

Richland Dinner Party Hosts Honor Joyce Wismeier

Richland Center residents hosted a dinner party at the Wismeiers to honor Joyce Wismeier on her birthday. Guests included Gladys Korman from Dubuque, Charles Baumler from Potosi, Henry and Mrs Wismeier, and other local family members and Cedar Rapids visitors. Paul Schneiter and LaVern Buol traveled to Jefferson Barracks for medical examinations with accompanying friends.

Dee Don Serbousek Dee Serbousek Alan Serbousek Harry Chase John Gray Will Hansen Grey Dreibelbis Jack McAleer A. D. Serbousek Judy Italy Albert Schroeder Scotch Grove Center Junction Schroeder Paul Ferguson Hollyce Chase Chicago Dillon Mead Will Mead Keesler Field Mead Europe Ray Bohler Raymond Bailey Letts Bohler Oakville Onslow Onslow High School Kleineck Otten Snyder Franz Charbonneaux Gon. Franz, Jr Vis Richland Center Gladys Korman Dubuque Charles Baumler Potosi Wis Carl Hein Hein Henry Wismeier Wismeier Joyce William Hoffman Marjorie Max Wismeier Margaret Wismeier Helen Rosain Cedar Rapids Paul Schneiter LaVern Buol Jefferson Barracks Anamosa Melvin Hein Edna Buol Rhinehart Siebels Raymond Buol Bernard Loren Jimmy Mrs Robert Buol

Sand Spring 4 H Girls Meet on Feb 17

The Sand Spring 4 H Club met at E H Cox home with six members and two guests. Phyllis Cox led the meeting. talks covered hair care and wool pressing, with Donna Jeanne Cox on a wool pressing demo and Phyllis Cox on a My Feedback Apron. Games and lunch followed. next meeting set for March 17.

E. H. Cox Phyllis Cox Barbara Lang Dorothy Behrends Donna Jeanne Cox Edward Cox Tulsa Oklo Mare Lahey Italy M. L. DeVore Rockford, Il Ralph Lahey Mary Sue DeVore Connie DeVore L. E. DeVore Cedar Rapids Connie

Onslow's 103-year-old Lydia Lyon laid to rest

Funeral services for Lydia Spencer Lyon 103 longtime Onslow resident were held at Onslow Presbyterian Church with Rev. Frank Schroeder officiating. Burial followed at South Mineral Cemetery. Surviving are a daughter Harriet Lamey a son George Lyon a grandson and a granddaughter with two great grandchildren.

Onslow Lydia Lyon Onslow Presbyterian Church Frank Schroeder Wilson Briggs Mary Clare Jansen Jesus C. R. Smith George F. French George Paulsen C. M. Holst C. A. Reade W. K. Kennedy Alva Streeper Monticello Anamosa Lisbon Cedar Rapids South Mineral Lydia Spencer Lyon Oberlin Ohio Roderick Harriet Adams Spencer Lydia James Melvin Iowa Spencerville Lyon Joseph B. Lyon Harriet Lyon Lamey George Spencer Lyon John Max Lamey Clear Lake Arthur Barlow James Arthur Barlow John Spencer Barlow Presbyterian Church

Dinner card games award winners noted in local page

After dinner games at five tables prizes went to Leslie Babcock Mrs Tom Lathrop Charles Blough and John Jansen. A Wyoming O E S meeting attended by a guest from Onslow. Center Junction moves announced for George Dirks. Various local visits and dinners referenced including Paulsen Blough and Luckstedt households.

Charles Blough Clifford Balster U. S. Army Elias Anderson Wyoming George Paulsen Marvin Nissen Robert Roberta M. P. Paulsen Main Street Louisa Warren Otto Gerjets Anamosa Leo Brady Olin Raymond Luckstedt

Real Estate Transfers Key to Henry Hults and Nelsons

Real estate transfers include Cyrus Lamb to Reuben C and Irma Nelson joint tenants for a deed of one dollar and land description in section 6 83 3 west Henry Hults and Mary to Charles J Bready for twelve thousand dollars with detailed parcel bounds and public road references in the same area. The document lists multiple conveyances with specific compass bearings and boundary lines along former George Smith holdings and adjacent tracts.

Cyrus Lamb Reuben C Irma Nelson Public Road George Smith Smith

Property conveyances and land descriptions in section notices

The fragment lists several real estate transfers and deeds. Louis LeRoy Ireland and Esther M to L. C. and Mary Westphal as joint tenants with a deed noted. John E. Bateman transfers to Ida B. Bateman with love and affection. The text references an exception parcel of one acre in section 19 and Bradstreet's addition lot details.

Louis LeRoy Ireland Esther M L. C Mary Westphal John E. Bateman Grantee Ida B. Bateman East Bradstreet’s Add Monticello

Rat Control Becomes Community Concern in Dense Districts

Rat control is a community issue as rats move between farms and urban areas. The article notes that even rural districts see rats traveling across borders, highlighting the need for coordinated measures.

Important Feed Hay Drives Dairy Ration Palatability

Important Feed Hay, the most important feed in the dairy ration, varies more in feeding value and in palatability than any other feed commonly used in dairy cattle feeding.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mutual Comany Center Junction Mutual Telephone Association N. C. Holst John Husman Fred Brokens Ben Heiken Frank Dawes Frank Himebaugh Cliff McDonald Gray Raymond Batchelder Ray Price Army France George Dirks McNeilly Evelyn Rae Earl Batchelder Central City Harm Dirks Herbert Cox Ed. Cox Sand Spring Walter Seiler Charlotte High School Frank ‘Himebaugh Ruth Will Hillers Scotch Grove Farm Bureau Express New York Hunter, Walton & CO Chambers St N.Y Herta Gutzeit Army Nurse Corps Camp Carson Herman Gutzeit Colo R. J. Kleineck Ed Kleineck P. H. Paulsen C. W. Orr Bill Brady Baldwin Marvin Thompson Chris Levien Rochester Minn Ad. Ladies Guild Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild D. J. Wasson Christian Service Guild Five Hundred Valentine Federal Depow Insurance Corporation Long's Specials Long's Dept. Store McNeill’s Hardware Monticello Monument Co Monticello, Iowa A. J. Emmerich SZ Furniture Fashions Mr. Devaney Geo. Washington Chinaware Devaney & Sons Furniture and Undertaking Cascade Devaneys
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