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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1937
Page
2
Local shoppers see sales at McNeill's Hardware with bake sales by Methodist ladies and kitchen sink bargains. Community members visit relatives in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns, with notices of meetings at Schreiner East ern Star and various weekend visits by Kettlitz, Hayes, and Scheele family members.
Mae Cass of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Merle Cass. Mr and Mrs Donald Hennesser of near Ryan welcomed a daughter born February 24. Burton McLaubehn and But Hauss returned from a two weeks trip south attending Mardi Gras in New Orleans and visiting Gulfport and Texas with relatives.
The report explains pearl formation begins only after an oyster reaches about three years. Foreign matter under the shell triggers nacre coating and pearl growth. Women divers harvest, shells are opened, a mother of pearl nucleus inserted, and oysters left up to seven years at Toba Japan culture stations for pearl production.
The readable fragments reference setters, a grey area with names like Nye and Wyre. Mentions of Canney Jet PS and Helios appear alongside scattered terms such as boo mnitcheants and TV patra. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or a coherent event.
The article explains varieties of corn grown in gar including sweet corn and popcorn as garden types and field corn as general crop use. It describes female flowers on the cob and tassels atop stalks, with pollen fertilizing silks enabling kernel development, noting kernel color ranges from white to nearly black.
Society members and club hostesses held afternoon luncheons and bridge games at several homes. Mrs F Stewart Stahler hosted a Friday gathering, with ceramic items and a Tuneh event noted, while Mrs Clarence Matthiessen hosted a Thursday lunch for the H Lo bridge club.
Delta Dek Bridge Club met with Mrs. Echternacht for a 1 30 luncheon followed by contract bridge. Mrs. Hodson led the game, with prizes won by Ralph Stras J A Thompson and Henry, as the host Eugene Adams hosted eight schoolmates for a 12th birthday supper at his home and accompanied them to town for the Mone theater.
Mrs Henry Carpenter hosted a Wednesday social for the Women’s Working Band at the Congregational church with Miss Janet Hazard presiding. Refreshments were served by the hostess and three assistants. Fred Kay hosted a George Washington supper party Sunday with red white and blue decorations and place cards. Taminala Camp Fire group met at Mrs Len’s home for a short meeting and planned an upcoming sale for Saturday. Mrs Rudy Winkler hosted a Women’s Missionary Society meeting at the Reformed church with devotional led by Mrs Armin Ten and a program from the study book. A lunch followed the meeting and remarks closed the afternoon.
Winifred Prull celebrated her nineteenth birthday Friday evening at her country home in Moe. The party featured games and refreshments and Winifred received many gifts. Guests included Maré Heims, Helen Proll, Hart Prull, Marie Pauler, Low Baum, Batner Cass, Catherne Winvs, Al Heiss, Emil Proll, Raymond Prodi, Razmond Peters, and Wile Maréart.
The Adams home hosted a large family birthday with 25 relatives on February 23 as Mrs. Adams recovers from a wrist fracture. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. George Matthiessen of Viola and Mrs. Ray Adams. The day featured a noon picnic, a one o’clock pinochle tournament with high scores by Mrs. Ohne and 2 Hein, and a four o’clock auction bridge event. The Presbyterian Church held a Father and Son Banquet with 165 attendees, a program of music and talks, and a welcome by toastmaster William Shafer. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Clark hosted a farewell party for neighbors moving to Onslow, with euchre games and prizes for high scores.
Mr and Mrs Wm Grassheim hosted at their home as Paul Grassheim son of Rev and Mrs Wm J Grassheim celebrated his fourth birthday with twelve guests from his Sunday school class. A story hour and games followed a picnic supper and birthday cake with four candles. Guests received favors and gifts for the celebrant.
A list of church services and meeting times for Methodist, Lutheran, Catholic, Congregational, Presbyterian, and other groups in Prairieburg Center Junction Hopkinton Castle Grove and surrounding areas. Includes service times, Sunday schools, leagues, catechism, and upcoming midweek or special services with some weather related note.
Warne Zion Lutheran and four other churches list schedules. Students William Kettlitz Mable Harper Merc Hutton Lucille Tschants and Mary Belle Collins will present original orations. Lutherans plan German service February 28 10:30 with Sunday school 9:30 confirm instruction Saturday and other events.
All schools that qualified for prizes in the playground equipment contest may pick up their awards by calling this office. If a teacher cannot attend, a note from a child may be sent. Larger prizes will be stored until spring weather allows installation. This week a picture of the first prize winner is published.
The article notes Eli Whitney did not amass wealth from the cotton gin but later profited from firearms manufacturing. It also states life insurance companies issued 115 million policies in the United States totaling nearly 100 billion dollars in face value.
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