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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1958

Page

3

Vera Bacon and Melvin Stadtmueller Laneat Wed in Hopkinton Church

Vera Bacon daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Bacon of Hopkinton and Melvin J Stadtmueller son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Stadtmueller of Monticello exchanged vows at Hopkinton Presbyterian Church with Rev RK Grupp officiating. A reception for 250 followed at the Hopkinton community hall. They will reside in Monticello after a trip to Sioux City.

Hopkinton Hopkinton Presbyterian Church Vera Janian Bacon Harvey Bacon Melvin J. Stadtmueller Clarence Stadtmueller Montivello RK. Grupp Melvin Blanchard Don D. Smith Yashiened Alencon Phil Himebaugh Alfred Melchert Janice Himsbaugh David Melchert Paul Stadtmueller Bernard Buol Phil Himsbaugh Susan Stadtmueller Buck Creek High

Francis Kroulik Dies in Missouri

Francis H. Kroulik 72 of Kansas City Missouri died recently at St Joseph hospital after six weeks as a patient in Oxford Junction. Funeral services were held at St Johns Catholic church with burial in Mount Olivet cemetery. Surviving are a sister Mrs Marie Lucas and brothers August Rudolph Adolph and George. He was born in Oxford Junction and taught in Oxford Mills schools. He served in World War I and later managed hospitals in Kansas City then headed a greenhouse. He spoke Czechoslovakian and worked at the consulate city.

Oxford Junction Francis H. Kroulik Kansas City St. Joseph Hospital St. John's Catholic Church Mount Olivet Cemetery Kroulik John Kroulik State University of Iowa Northwestern University Oxford Mills

Unaliyi Horizon Club Plans Banquet

The Unaliyi Horizon club met Monday evening at Mrs. Albert McNeill’s home with eight members present. Bridge was played and guest Mrs. Denna Hamilton attended. Plans were made for the future father-daughter Camp Fire banquet. Refreshments were served.

Unaliyi Horizon Club Albert McNeill Denna Hamilton

Sunday Pinochle Club Prize Winners Named

The Sunday Night Pinochle Club met with Mr and Mrs Ray Marolf for six o clock supper. Prizes were awarded to high score Mrs Larry Goodyear low score Mrs Carroll Podhaski and traveling prize to Clarence Stoneking.

Ray Marolf Larry Goodyear Carroll Podhaski Clarence Stoneking

P.E.O. Sisterhood Read Chapter By-Laws at Meeting

The P E O Sisterhood held a Feb 18 meeting at Mrs Rex Rickless home where president Mrs Robert Mullen reported on chapter activities. Mrs Raymond WB Adams read the chapter by laws and standing rules as Mrs J H Huibregtse shared poems and noted four famous women poets with the next gathering set for officer election and installation.

P.E.O. Sisterhood Robert Mullen Rex Rickless Raymond WB. Adams J. H. Huibregtse

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Johnston Funeral in Hopkinton

Funeral services for Elizabeth S. Johnston 86 were held at Hopkinton Methodist Church. Burial followed in Silver Creek cemetery. She died Tuesday in Willard Hospital Manchester after months of illness. Surviving are two daughters and one son. three sons preceded her. She lived in Silver Creek Coggon and Hopkinton and was active in church and Birthday club.

Hopkinton Elizabeth S. Johnston Coggon Silver Creek Hopkinton Methodist Church Dick Watkins William and Isabelle Carruthers Swindell Ryan Henry H. Johnston Mr. Johnston Marian

Center Junction Guild and Woman's Club Meet Next Week

Center Junction circles plan gatherings with Feb 25 and Feb 26 meetings at local homes. The Woman's Club program titled Federation Then and Federation Now features several speakers, with county officers as guests and honoring past presidents and charter members. Seals drive raises $37.50 from 51 letters sent, 26 replies averaging $1.43 each, up $7 from last year.

Woman's Club Center Junction Jack Stingley

Birthday Dinner Honors Lillie Leggett

Mr and Mrs John Leggett and family honored Mrs Lillie Leggett with a birthday dinner Sunday She is 86 years old this week Mrs Alice Taylor Reuben Leggett Mae Cruise of Cedar Rapids and Elmer Manning attended Many friends called Tuesday to wish her well

John Leggett

ISC Specialist To Be Speaker At Olin Mar 6

The Olin Parent-Teacher group invites county educators to a friendship night with Mrs. Buena Mock, an Iowa State College specialist, as guest speaker. The event is Wednesday March 6 at 8 o'clock in the Olin school house. Invitations have gone to county superintendents.

ISC Olin Mar Olin Buena Mockmore Iowa

Langworthy Community Happenings and Celebrations

Langworthy and area residents share events from February including a 24th wedding anniversary celebration at the Harm Bunting home attended by Marie Prull Riedel and John Reuter. Valentine parties were held by Langworthy Wayne No. 2 and No. 3 pupils with their teacher and guests Jill Wilken and John Harris. George Poppe returned from John McDonald Hospital after a ten day stay. A wedding anniversary gathering at the John Coden home was followed by the wedding of Mrs. Jacobs’ brother John Hacke to Barbara Ann Click at Ada Oklahoma First Methodist Church. District council meeting attendees traveled to Makouketu with Rev. Siefkes as speaker. Mrs. Adolf Dierks returned home after leg infection confinement. Visitors included Galan Covington and family Coggan, and Donald Zirtzman and Keith at Manchester. The Sunshine club met at Mrs. Jack Buol’s home with all members present.

Langworthy School Wayne No. 2 Wayne No. 3 Jill Wilken John Harris George Poppe John McDonald Hospital Monticello John Coden George Schafer G. A. Omen Jack Buol Cynthia Jimmie Elmer Jacobs Kehren Allen Siebels Raymond Poppe Louis Schafer Edmund Wilken Maquouketu First Lutheran Church Siefkes Adolf Dierks Galan Covington Coggan J. L

Rebekah Lodge Holds Regular Meeting at Oddfellows Hall

Rebekah lodge met in regular session at the Oddfellows hall on February 19. Noble Grand Lucile Balsiger conducted the meeting. Instructor Pearl Claus led the program. Lunch was served by Verona Landis Blanche Landis and Mary Joset Mor Mae.

Rebekah Lodge Oddfellows Hall Noble Lucile Balsiger Pearl Claus Verona Landis Blanche Landis Mary Joset Mor Mae

Homemakers Club Party and Local News Roundup

Onslow Clay community items include the Clay Happy Homemakers party on Feb 12 with a cooperative supper and prizes to Mrs. C W Orr Mrs Jack Heeren Harm Harms and Jack Heeren. Memorials and visits noted among local families and a Patriotism program at Spencerville Home Neighbors club.

Camp Fire Group Documents Monticello Buildings

The We-to-ma-chick Camp Fire Group met at Mary Copley's home on February 6. Members photographed Monticello buildings on February 8 to send overseas and viewed the images at Marilyn Holmes's home on February 13 after a supper.

Mary Copley Elton Copley Monticello Marilyn Holmes Elmer Holmes

Monticello and Anamosa Doctors Attend UI Refresher Course

Dr. Robert W. Myers and Dr. Earl H. DeShaw of Monticello and Dr. John L. Bailey of Anamosa attended a four day refresher course at the State University of Iowa medical center. The program covered internal medicine surgery obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics with lectures demonstrations and panels led by 44 faculty members.

Robert W. Myers Earl H. DeShaw Monticello John L. Bailey Anamosa State University of Iowa Medical Center College of Medicine

McCabe Cleaners Expands to Monticello Three Days

McCabe Cleaners will offer cleaning service in Monticello three days a week. Owner Joseph McCabe announced the new schedule with pickups on Monday Wednesday and Saturday each week. Caroline's Hat Shop of Dyergville serves as the local agent.

McCabe Cleaners Monticello Joseph McCabe McCabe's Caroline's Hat’ Shop Dyergville

Monticello Iowa Seeks Concrete Street Improvements Plan

Notice invites sealed proposals by the City Clerk for concrete curb and gutter and storm sewer storm sewers on Locust Grand First Sycamore Cedar South Burroughs Oak and Cherry streets in Monticello Iowa. Proposals due March 1 1958 with a public hearing to follow at 7 30 pm in City Hall.

City of Monticello Iowa Locust Street Oak Street First Street Washington Street Main Street C. M St. P. and P. Railroad Grand Street Maple Street South Street Sycamore Street Cedar Street C. M. St. P. and P. Railroad Burroughs Street Varvel Elm Street Hy Sid Bank Tone Scott City of Monticello Tuwe

Monticello City Seeks Bids for Street Improvements 1958

The city proposes street upgrades on Walnut YYourth Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Lovell Gin Chestnut and AMY streets plus Ridgeview and Southhaven roads in Morrinole and Hillcrest Place. Bids due March 10 1958 with payment by special assessments aided by bonds and city funds. work must start within 15 days and finish by August 15 1958.

Walnut _street Washington Street Buckeye Street Chestnut Street C. M. St. & and P. Railroad Fourth Street Cedar Street Maple Street Fifth Street Gill Street Sixth Street West City Seventh Street West City Limits Eighth Street Farwell Street Lovell Street Gin Street Amy Morrinole Addition Hillcrest Place Township 86 Vanourny Ridgeview Road Inehaven Drive Southhaven Drive Cdde of Iowa Hachbidder General

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Vera Bacon Melvin Stadtmueller Hopkinton Church Mrs. Melvin Stadtmueller Francis Kroulik Missouri Rex Schrader H. Elvin Erdahl North Cedar Street E. W. Brashaw Baty Locher, Locher & Strittmatter Attorneys-at-Law Locher Phone 99 Insurance Service Louie Hanken Scotch Grove C. R. Hosford D.D.S Town Electric Los Pm J. H. Devaney Cascade Ulrick General Insurance Life General George H. Harms Baty - Hoffman Insurance Agency Monticello, Iowa Chester A. Condit Optometrists Alvin K. Jones Optometrist Arthur G. Riedel Langworthy Monticello Monument CO Mrs. Johnston Mrs. Dwaine Moses The Presbyterian Guild Jennie Parker Ray Naylor Gladys McNeilly Truman Stanton Don Ketelsen Robert von Spreecken Lillie Leggett By Gilbert ARN Oil and Tire CO N. Cedar Mrs. Buena Mockmore Clay W. V. Somerville St. Luke's Hospital Cedac Rapids Somerville Ford Lynch Paul Lynch Carroll Bickford Fred Bramer Florence Wherry Fannie Hicks Ernest Horton Nettie Alberry Esther Hall Carson Maquoketa Iowa City Paul Klein Robert Jordan Clinton Harold Jordan Henry Christensen de Ridder Jens Jensen Neal John Paulsen Durant Hervey DeWees Cedar Rapids John E. Paulsen Guitenberg Vic Kleineck Lyman Thompson Eddie Wyoming Robert Coggins Guttenberg M. P. Paulsen University of Iowa Kleineck R. J. Kleineck Dillon Stickley Anna Peterson Lonnie Ripperton Homestead Ripperton Amana Refrigerator Company Sara Paulsen Linda Paulsen Ricky Lynn Arthur Becker Spencerville Tin Flues U. of Iowa Farm Bureau Insurance Services Harland Hetzler West First St. Monticello Farm Liability Ray’s Ray Fluckiger Kent HI Cal Golden
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