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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1935

Page

3

New Year Party Dispatches Among Monticello Socials

Mr and Mrs E J Farley hosted a New Year watch party with bridge and refreshments. Joe Lang and family celebrated 45 years of marriage at their Sand Spring home. Dicky Landis marked his eleventh birthday with a theater party and candy treats at the Princess theater. Various local families held New Year and birthday gatherings featuring bridge and pinochle games, refreshments, and family dinners across Monticello Cedar Rapids and Davenport connections.

Joe Lang Sand Spring Dicky Landis Ernest Landis Princess Theater Theodore Denkhoff Ted Denkhoff Davenport Ray Denkhoff Baby Chariton Donald Denkhoff Chicago Betty Denkhoff Bud A. J. Ricklefs A. U. Ricklefs Monticello R. U. Rick

Interesting Local Guests And Honest Work Featured

The item notes New Year visits at Mrs. Ed a Van Buren home with family gatherings. It also highlights Mrs. Prult's thirty fifth wedding anniversary party with pinochle and gifts, plus local acts of honesty in Waukon and Shell Rock about cherished relics and early chick hatchings.

Randall Courbat Shell Rock Butler County R. R. Roggensack Waukon Allamakee County Roggensack

Monticello High School Class of 1928 Reunion

Last Friday evening six members of the Monticello 1928 high school class gathered at Ann's cafe for a reunion. The event featured bridge, dancing, an oyster supper, and stories by attendees about life since graduation. Out of town guests included Mrs. Avelda Hanssen Coffin and husband, Mrs. Agusta Slemmer Melsha, Mrs. Beth Lightfoot Alcorn and husband, Melvin Dubbs, Henry Heyen, John Sanford, Claude Appleby and wife, Dale Greenawald and wife, and several others from Monticello.

Cpss Monticello High School Ann's Cafe Avelda Hanssen Coffin Ardmore S. D Agusta Slemmer Melsha Jefferson City Beth Lightfoot Alcorn Vinton Melvin Dubbs Marton Henry Heyen Langworthy John Sanford Scotch Grove Claude Appleby Dale Greenawald Marion Hayes Nella Hoffman Ruth Matthiessen Evelyn Eby

Monticello Players Win A Slow game in extra segments

Monticello defeated their opponent in a low scoring contest marked by 17 fouls slowing play. Captain Ferring scored eight and Matthiessen added 12 as the Monti five saw limited clear rhythm aside from a late third quarter spurt.

Merten Monti Ferring Matthiessen Black Larimer Tiiois

Cigaret Sparks Wreck With Uninjured Driver

In Sheldon O Brien county Melvin Molmen dropped a cigarette while driving and swerved off a country road plunging into an 8 foot embankment. A deep snowdrift kept him from injury with only the car frame bent.

Melvin Molmen Sheldon O'Brien County Molmen

Christmas tree light up high to foil vandals in Rock Rapids

Rock Rapids city workers mount Christmas trees on high light poles to prevent theft, replacing curbside displays that were stripped annually and caused heavy lighting costs. In other news a trailer home burned, destroying possessions but two coffee cans with saved money survived.

Rock Rapids Lyon County Charles Conway Conways Conway

Church Collects Pennies for Meals in November

A church tracked meals by placing a penny in a box for each meal eaten during November. The small fundraiser highlighted community needs and drew participation from members.

Turkeys Set Record at Wellman Hatchery Week Before Thanksgiving

Maplecrest turkey hatchery workers in Wellman Iowa dressed and shipped 25 000 birds to eastern markets on a special train. Wellman claims to be the turkey center of Iowa with 300 000 turkeys raised within 60 miles of the town.

Maplecrest Turkey Hatchery Wellman Washington County Iowa

Mancherster Farmer Preserves Hay In Barn For 25 Years

Peter Whitman of Manchester near Delaware County stores hay in his barn and keeps a ready feed supply. He notes that hay stored 25 years ago remains in excellent condition and usable for short-years.

Arthur Thompson Decorah Winneshiek County Thompson Pony Express Brompton Albia Monroe County Sam America Peter Whitman Manchester Delaware County Whitman

For Sale and Local Listings from Amber area

Classified notices include a 16 GA seven shot repeater with case from Dr A M Maurice, several used furniture items priced low at Helmers Upholstery, live poultry price requests from Farmers Grain Co Scotch Grove, portable mill service available, a five room rental at 312 South Maple in Mrs Eliza Meadow’s name, native lumber posts and cord wood from Amber Savings Bank or Adolph Schoon, and a 8 horsepower gasoline engine with optional wood sawing attachment by Henry Bartels.

Amber Savings Bank Adolph Schoon Amber

Jones County Fair stockholders meet January 14

The Jones County Fairs association will hold its regular stockholders meeting at the Matthiessen Auto & Supply office on Monday evening January 14 at 7 30 o’clock. Fred Matthiessen secretary reports for the meeting and attendance is urged. The session will review the secretary’s report and conduct business.

Jones County Fairs Association Fred Matthiessen Matthiessen Auto & Supply Company Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of Castle Grove Castle Grove Township M. Hosford

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