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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1938
Page
7
Multiple bridge and knitting gatherings described with hostesses Mrs. Hamilton and others. Attendees included Miss Janet, Mrs. Thomas Hamilton, Mrs. Henry Carpenter, and many guests. Prizes labeled high score and traveling prizes noted. meals included desserts and plate lunches.
Family dinner near Hopkinton honored B E First on his 82nd birthday with children and grandchildren from Monticello attending. Gifts were presented to the guest of honor as the gathering continued with family fellowship. The article also notes a Neighborhood Club surprise birthday party for Miss Florence Hoag hosted by Mrs. M J Hogan and Mrs. Harry Hoag with contract bridge and prize winners.
The Hi Lo bridge club met at the home of Mrs. Donald Sutherland with contract bridge as the afternoon’s game. Mrs John Shover won the high score and guest Mrs W E Corbin attended. A farewell party honored Kathleen Hoag with gifts and a scrap-book presented.
Members of Mrs. Donald Sutherlands Sunday school class hosted a Tuesday evening party at her home with games and late refreshments. A farewell for Mr. and Mrs. August Dirks and Mayeda Wilken preceded their move to a Kasper farm near Monticello. Schreiner chapter No. 226 OES held a district instruction at Center Point with officers from Anamosa and Hopkinton, a dinner at Goudys, and a Masonic temple ritual led by Worthy Matron Chloe Skelley.
Friday morning at 11 oclock Amy Harris daughter of Mr and Mrs Marri from Yarme Anstis Grove township wed Louis E Ulferts son of Mr and Mrs John Alferts of Cass township The Rev Arnold Thabacker officiated using the double ring ceremony Emil Prull cousin of the groom played Lohengrin’s march A song by the congregation followed Brides maid and best man were Margaret Alferts and Henry G Harms Ushers John Janssen and Alvin Ortgies.
The bride wore a white rayonaisette princess gown with white kid slippers and a head veil of white net and roses, a gold heart locket, and carried Briar cliff roses and ferns. Bridesmaid dressed in peach embroidered net with white kid sandals and pink carnation bouquet. The event included a wedding dinner at the bride’s parents home and a dance at Zimmerman's hall. Mr. and Mrs. Alferts will reside on a Castle Grove farm. a prior shower and dance for Miss Harms and Mr. Alferts occurred Friday evening.
The Armstrong Hall of Fine Arts at Cornell college will open March 18 and 19 with exhibitions for public inspection. An Iowa artists show will provide ten works for consideration in New York’s All States Art Exhibit in June. A Benton lecture closes the opening weekend, highlighting the college event.
A guidance column advises busy homemakers to plan ahead by choosing a large roast lasting several days. Readily reheated leftovers become croquettes or meals by adding sauces, with options like beef wrapped around gherkins or seasoned with gravy. Carrots, potatoes, and peas complement the dish.
Leslie Reade was injured when his car slid on a slushy Richland township road and rolled into a ditch. The crash occurred on a steep hill. minor cuts and scratches were the only injuries and the vehicle was badly wrecked.
The Creston News-Advertiser notes that high expenses are a strong reason to avoid war. It cites a January 1 1937 figure of 43 400 automobile dealers in the United States as part of the economic context.
Iowa State College extension director R K Bliss notes the 1938 AAA farm program extends conservation efforts from prior years and adds methods to dampen fluctuations in corn markets and livestock production. The plan includes marketing quotas, acreage allotments, payments for good farming, and loan options for corn held under seal when prices and supplies trigger.
A petty thief took a sheepskin coat from the Diamond Bros truck cab while the driver unloaded merchandise in an alley near the Diamond Bros store. Police were notified of the theft.
Miss Betty Thomas eldest daughter of Dr and Mrs C G Thomas underwent an appendectomy at McDonald hospital yesterday afternoon. She survived well and will soon receive visitors. Dorothy Finson also had an appendicitis operation at the hospital yesterday. The Kew Gardens near London cover 288 acres and are England's principal botanical gardens.
The schedule lists Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed churches with pastors and service times. Highlights include Epworth League at 6:45 pm, Lent theme sermons, confirmation class all day Saturday, and German language services at Castle Grove. Clergy: George Wood all, Samuel G Gutensohn, Wm. J. Grossheim, Paul T. Gutknecht, Arnold Thalacker, J. Willins, Armin H Tendick.
George Tobin 52, longtime manager of Worthington Oil, died at Mercy hospital Dubuque Friday after a two day illness. He previously ran a mercantile business and leaves a wife and four children. The Ladies' Aid meets next Wednesday at Mrs. Chas. C. Schneiter Jr.'s home as Lent approaches.
On Ash Wednesday evening at 9 o clock over WMT the Methodist church presents its second annual radio broadcast. The program features Jeanette MacDonald singing, Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes delivering an address, Arthur Compton speaking, and Bruce Barton giving a lecture based on The Man Nobody Knows.
Donald Duhme, eight, of Maquoketa was severely burned when his clothing ignited from a bonfire his oil thrown fuel. Charlies D Wilson, 76, longtime University of Town faculty member in Iowa City, died at home after a heart attack. he led the German department for 42 years before retiring in 1930.
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