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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
2
Local residents from Rock Rapids to Muscatine and Cedar Rapids are noted visiting relatives and friends in Manchester Chicago Dubuque Onawa Center Junction and Davenport during New Year and holidays. Names include Ray Timmer Kate Altman Sylvia Cooper Alma Behrends and Barbara Smith with many households hosting guests and relatives.
A long list of New Year visits centers on Prairieburg Scotch Grove and nearby towns. Families welcomed relatives and friends from towns including Clear Lake Cedar Rapids Rockford Monmouth Webster City Des Moines Dubuque and Gilmore City as well as local residents traveling for holidays.
A Monticello survey from October analyzed reading in grades one through six and at the high school. Results show varied summer reading with averages from 1.6 to 9 books per pupil, uneven library use, and unequal per-student hours spent in the public library, with girls reading far more than boys.
The article notes Hela Linda and Albert of Paris predicting topless swimsuits in 1940. It follows Linda at Malibu Beach to illustrate a swimsuit style, while discussing pupils reading habits and magazine lists in a high school reading survey.
Prairieburg and nearby communities publish church calendars with service times Confessions and Holy Day masses listed St John Lutheran Hopkinton and St Johns Ey Lutheran Church plan English and German services Ladies Aid and Luther League meeting dates shown St Matthew Lutheran and Castle Grove Lutheran announce Sunday school English services and annual meetings Various pastors include Rev Stephen Kucera J A Pannkuk Paul Gutknecht Wm Grossheim George Wood and Arnold Thalacker Also notes on Epworth League Burdena Behrends and Pilgrim Fellowship activities
The church schedules a Sunday ship meeting at 6:00 p m at the parsonage and a Wednesday 3:00 p m Missionary society gathering at Mrs Henry Carpenter’s home. The January 16 fellowship meeting follows morning services, with officer candidates listed and a Young People’s meeting planned at Will Burrichter’s.
Dr. R. G. Jacobs of Enid Oklahoma returned home last Saturday after a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Paul Jacobs. His sister Mrs G B Maupin of Los Angeles who accompanied him remained for a longer visit and will be remembered by Monticello friends as Pauline Jacobs before her marriage.
At the Shaffer home New Year weekend guests from Cedar Rapids included Marlow Medulan George Northrop and Billy Howard. Halstead Carpenter hosted last Thursday with nephew Jack Densmore Yale student New Haven Lorna Densmore Frances Shimer Mount Carroll Catherine Densmore Tripoli teacher and Jane Densmore Edgewood.
Mrs. Geraldine Reichart of Cedar Rapids, formerly a Monticello girl, serves as a floor nurse at John McDonald hospital this week assisting in patient care duties.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Zimmerman hosted a three course holiday dinner Monday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs W F and daughters Patricia and Mary and son Billy of Birmingham Mich Miss Edna Zimmerman Bloomfield Hills Mich Missoe Zimmerman Cedar Rapids Mrs Carl Zimmerman and children Joan and Mervin Scotch Grove Mr and Mrs Rudy Zimmerman Bernhard Harms and Loreng and Donald Zimmerman Lovell Township
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