Local Items and Weekend Visits in Monticello Area
Local briefs list visits and social calls across Cedar Rapids Cascade Cascade Junction and Monticello. Residents including Mr. and Mrs. Milton Thoeni Mrs. John Breen Dr. Earl H. DeShaw Miss Bernice Rasmussen and many others are noted visiting relatives friends or staying with hosts in towns such as Cascade Monticello and Dubuque during holidays and weekends.
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Milton Thoeni
Cedar Rapids
Earl H. DeShaw
Center Junction
Local Social News From Marion and Surrounding Towns
Mrs. Will Morse visits Marion for two weeks staying with daughter Mrs. Will Lutz. Clyde Lutz returns home after two weeks with grandmother Mrs. Morse. Various visits: Leo Locher and son Cedar Rapids with James McAleer Lisbon at Muller home. Andrew Korslund Thor and Otis Korslund Du buque with Doxsee family. Mrs. Lottie Marugg family dinner in Dubuque. DAR meeting attended by several ladies at Anamosa. Balster and Cook attend farm machinery convention in Des Moines. Charles E. Bates seeks hospital treatment at McDonald hospital. Albert Hutton and daughter Helen return from Kansas trip. Carl Dehner joins from Cascade. Royal Neighbors to meet Jan 12 with officers installed. white dresses requested. Mrs. Wheeler and daughter Harriet Scotland SD and Mrs. Dumont Anamosa visit Clark sisters. Cedar Rapids trip home. Funeral for George Thomas near Anamosa after New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hutton
Helen
Moran
Kansas
Des Moines
Carl Dehner
Cascade
Family Dinner Hostess Lists Local Guests for New Year
Mrs. Wilhelm Behrends entertained at her home for New Year’s Day. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Andy Smith and family of Delhi, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Behrends and family of Sand Spring, Mr. and Mrs. Will Balsiger and family, and Eda and Edna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm Behrends
Andy Smith
Delhi
W. H. Behrends
Sand Spring
Will Balsiger
Eda
Edna
Livingstones and relatives join New Year visit at Cramer home
Mr and Mrs John Livingstone with daughters Lucille and Lorna visits the Fred Cramer home on New Year’s Day. Also present were Mr and Mrs C C Livingstone with daughters Wanda and Roberta of Center Junction and Mr and Mrs A W McDonald with son Donald and daughter Eleanor of Hopkinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Livingstone
Lucille
Lorna
C. C. Livingstone
Wanda
Roberta
Center Junction
A. W. McDonald
Donald
Eleanor
Hopkinton
Fred Cramer
Birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Bridenthal
News announces the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Bridenthal of Kansas City. Mrs. Bridenthal was formerly Miss Eva Brazelton. The family includes four sons and two daughters. The newest child has been christened Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin Bridenthal
Kansas City
Mrs Hayward Undergoes Surgery in Rochester Minnesota
Mrs. Charles Hayward underwent a serious operation in Rochester Minnesota on Saturday December 26. Her husband Mr. Hayward remained with her for a week and has since returned to Monticello reporting her condition favorable and likely home within three to four weeks. Also visiting Memshelia relatives are Mrs. and Mrs. G W Eiben of Milford Nebraska. Mr. Eiben, employed by a Nebraska road construction company, recently suffered a serious accident injuring his right arm when a truck backfired. The arm was immobilized for four weeks and is healing, with hopes of returning to work in the spring. the company carries compensation insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hayward
Rochester
Minnesota
G. W. Eiben
Milford
Maebraaka
Memshelia
Eiben
Nebraaza
Mr. Eiben
Berkeley Smith’s Plane Burned At Cedar Rapids
Berkeley Smith’s airplane, a Christmas gift from his uncle, burned completely at the Cedar Rapids airport. He needed one more flying hour to qualify for a 1932 pilot’s license and was warming the engine when a backfire seems to have started the blaze. An adjacent plane was saved from damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Berkeley Smith
Cedar Rapids
Berkeley
Terra Firma
Society And Club News Recaps Local Hosts And Gatherings
Benene and Cornelius Steck hosted a New Year watch party with friends and dominoes. Alpha Delphian chapter members met at Mrs Albert McNeill s home for a talk on Iowa schools led by Minnie Rettig. The 9-29 club shared bridge games at Forest Hearns home with high scores noted. A dancing party by Miss Helen Louise Stuhler marked the holidays for younger guests. Miss Winifred Neilly hosted the 9-29 bridge club with three-table play and scores. P E O chapter FP met at Mrs C A Doxsee s home for a Millay poetry program led by Mrs Will McLaughlin. Mrs W W Stickford hosted a Monday bridge luncheon for twelve with Mrs Harry Stuhler and Mrs A M Maurice among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Steck
Albert McNeill
Alpha Delphian Chapter
Ervin E. Reed
Iowa
Minnie Rettig
Helen Louise Stuhler
C. A. Doxsee
L. W. Lovell
Will McLaughlin
Edna St. Vincent Millay
W. W. Stickford
Monday Bridge Club
Harry Stuhler
A. M. Maurice
Metzenberg Celebrate Tenth Wedding Anniversary at Home
Mr and Mrs Jake Metzenberg hosted friends Monday evening for their tenth wedding anniversary. Five hundred was played at three tables before refreshments. The couple received a number of gifts from their guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Metzenberg
Mrs. Metzenberg
Monticello OES Chapter to Install Officers and Initiate
Schreiner chapter No 226 Order of the Eastern Star Monticello will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Masonic Temple next Tuesday evening January 12. New officers will be installed and a candidate will be initiated. All members are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Schreiner
Order of the Eastern Star
Monticello
Masonic Temple
Manor hosts New Year family dinner at Cascade home
Mr and Mrs Norbert Manternach hosted a New Year’s Day family dinner for more than twenty five relatives at their Cascade countryside home. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Muller Mr and Mrs Matt Muller Miss Kathryn Young Monticello Philip Manternach and family and Mr and Mrs Joe Manternach and family. Afternoon was spent playing games and visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Manternach
George Muller
Matt Muller
Kathryn Young
Monticello
Philip Manternach
Joe Manternach
Cascade
New Year Family Dinners Host Couples Share Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Harold Deischer hosted a New Year’s day dinner at their country home with two tables for twenty and a long guest list including Mrs A W Cramer and the Delscher, Hiller and Van Buren families. Mr and Mrs W G Schoon hosted at their home for fifteen with George Schoon Arthur Adix and others. The Maire home held a Sunday family dinner for eighteen at a single large table with Olin Howle Marcus Maire Ray Adams and their families as guests and after dinner visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Deischer
Deischer
A.W. Cramer
Delscher
J. A. Delscher
Forrest Delscher
Will Hiller
George van Buren
Harry Maire
Olin Howle
Marcus Maire
Ray Adams
Will Marshall Hosts New Year Dinner for Daughter and New Son
Mr and Mrs Will Marshall entertained a family dinner at their home on New Year day honoring their daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs Edward Lang The Lang couple recently married and had returned New Year Eve from Chicago where they were on a wedding trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Marshall
Edward Lang
Chicago
Community social roundup with multiple gatherings
Eight guests shared a birthday party for Dean Nordman at his sister’s home with games and sweet peas. Hi-Low bridge club entertained at Mrs. James Howie’s with two guests and prizes. A wedding anniversary dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Tuetken gathered relatives at their home. New Year dinner for the Locher family honored four nephews. Teachers Brazelton and Wilson were guests at a six thirty dinner hosted by Mrs. Sutherland with bridge, high and traveling prizes awarded. Irene Robertson, daughter of Mrs. James Robertson, married Fred Miller in Fulton Illinois and plans to live in Oklahoma City after January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Howie
Louis Barrack
Merle Cass
Cornelius Steck
Will Shaffer
Mary
Bertha Locher
Simon
John, Jr
Robert
Paul Locher
John J. Locher
Lillian Margaret Locher
Locher
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Indiana
Donald Sutherland
Hazel Brazelton
Nelle Wilson
Bridge
E. J. Farley
La-Vetta Perrine
Miss Brazelton
Decorah
Miss Wilson
Manchester
James Robertson
Monticello
Irene
Iowa City
Fred Miller
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Fulton
Illinois
Cc. M. Pennis
Miller
Bell Telephone Company
Spector
Waterloo
Wyle
Town City
Sunday School Officers Elected at Reformed Church
The Reformed church Sunday school teachers and officers met at Mrs. Lorenz Allamand’s home for a 1932 officer election. Rev. Armin Tendick became superintendent, George Burrichter secretary, and Mrs. Armin Tendick treasurer. A Surprise party honored Mrs. Allamand on her birthday with a plated luncheon and cake.
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the Reformed Church
Lorenz Allamand
Armin Tendick
George Burrichter
Allamand
Presbyterian Missionary Society Meeting Delivers Persia Program
The Woman's Missionary society met last Wednesday at Mrs. Ralph Bone's home for a joint session with the Castle Grove church group. Cedar Rapids officers Mrs. L W Dunlap and Miss Pearl Bulkley attended. Mrs. John Matthiessen led devotionals. Mrs. Ed Wenger and Mrs. Matthiessen directed the program on Persia. Tea followed at a lace-covered table hosted by Mrs. Will Adams with Mrs. Ed Wenger at the tea table. Twenty-five members and several guests were present.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Ralph Bone
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church of
Castle Grove
Cedar Rapids
L. W. Dunlap
Pearl Bulkley
John Matthiessen
Ed Wenger
Matthiessen
Persia
Will Adams
Party Held By Redmonds Before College Departure
A high-spirited holiday gathering hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Redmond at their home featured Catherine Redmond and siblings Ralph and James as hosts for a pre college sendoff to Iowa City. Bridge at four tables produced top scores for Virginia Schneider and J. E. Heismeman. A buffet luncheon followed served by Mrs. Redmond with help from her daughter Maxine, with guests including Janet McNeil Margaret Maurice Mildred Helen Pulver Ruth Marion Hayes Virginia Schneider and James Maurice Larry Robertson Royal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Redmond
Catherine
Ralph
James
Iowa City
Virginia Schneider
J. E. Heiserman
Maxine
Janet McNeil
Margaret Maurice
Mildred
Helen Pulver
Ruth
Marion Hayes
Messrs
James Maurice
Larry Robertson
Royal
Wed At Zion Lutheran Wayne Township Miss Elsie Antons Marries Rhinehard Dirks
The ceremony took place yesterday at 11 00 AM in Zion's Lutheran church Wayne township with Rev J Willms officiating. Miss Caroline Antons bridesmaid and Benjamin Dirks best man attended the couple who will reside on a Langworthy area farm. The reception followed with a four course dinner at the Antons home Center Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Antons
Gerd Antons
Center Junction
Rhinehard Dirks
Gerd Dirks
Langworthy
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
J. Willms
Caroline Antons
Benjamin Dirks
Lohengrin
Ida Harms
Anamosa
Antons
Dirks
Mrs Jennie Glover Dies in Long Beach After Eleven Years
Mrs Jennie Glover a cousin of W L Rosa died at her Long Beach California home 421 Cedar avenue following a residence of eleven years She was born in Pennsylvania a member of First Methodist church and of the Order of Eastern Star at Arlington Nebraska Two sons survive A L Glover of Long Beach and G L Glover of Arlington Neb The funeral was conducted by Rev Richard N Merrice of the First Methodist church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Glover
W. L. Rosa
Long Beach
California
Monticello
Peak
Rosa
Richard N. Merrice
First Methodist Church
Glover
Pennsylvania
Order of Eastern Star
Arlington
Neb
A. L. Glover
G. L. Glover
Arlington, Neb
Cedar Avenue
Poor Food Set Before Early French Monarchs
The article recalls France’s early bad cookery under monarchs from Charlemagne to Francis I and credits Gonthier d Andernach as the founder of French gastronomy. It notes his work in ten years producing nine ragents, thirtyone sauces and twentyone soups.
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France
Gregory of Tours
Anthony Clyne
Boston Transcript
Charlemagne
Philipne Te Rel
Francis I
Gonthier d
Gonthier
Descartes
Tempting Dog Appetite Savors Old Remedy Hint
A Brockton Enterprise item recounts a convalescent dog refusing food until an old-timer suggests smoked herring as an appetizer. The dog eats the fish and gradually regains appetite over several days, validating the method despite its age.
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Relis H
Brockton
Endowed St Mary’s Bells Keep Timely Rhythm in Leicestershire
In Melton Mowbray Leicestershire the 12th century St Mary’s Church bells toll for curfew and monthly date each evening. A tale says 800 years ago a lost hunter followed the bells to safety and funded an endowment to ring perpetually.
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St. Mary's
Melton
Mowbray
Leicestershire
Fneland
Farence
Robert Burne and Jean Ar mour Marriage Details
The text outlines Burns and Jean Ar mour’s marriage in 1788 after a secret irregular union. It notes her father’s anger, destruction of a documenting paper, and Burns’s private acknowledgment in April 1788 followed by a legal ceremony at Gavin Hamilton's house on August 8 and a subsequent church acknowledgment two days later.
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Burns
Jean Armour
Gavin Hamilton
Beautiful Flanders The Bells Of Bruges And Ghent
The article praises Flanders highlighting Bruges and Ghent with their Flemish architecture and belfries as world shrines. It notes Carillon concerts in Bruges Ghent Malines Tournai and other places while praising flower bulb fields of Ghent and their harmony with Dutch landscapes.
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Bruges
Ghent
Malines
Tournai
Holland
Beggar with rent plea exposed by judge in Washington
The New Yorker narrator meets a man with a baby asking for help in a public square. A Capital judge declines, citing a community chest. Moments later the same man is seen in a taxicab with his wife and two children heading home, leaving the scene.
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Washington
New York Sun
Asia Minor Inhabitants First to Breed Mules Says Pathfinder
Path finder Magazine suggests peoples of Mysia Paphlagonia and Cappadocia in Asia Minor were among the first to breed mules. Homeric tradition supports early mule production, while ancient Greeks and Romans bred many. Leviticus forbids breeding mules among Jews, yet some histories show widespread mule use and possible Bible translation variances.
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Mysia
Paphlagonia
Capadocia
Asia Minor
Palestine
Pathfinder Magazine
U S Claims to Pacific Islands Expansions in 19th Century
The text details Wake Island acquisition in 1898 after the Spanish American War and cession by Spain under the Paris treaty. Midway is linked to the Hawaiian group under Hawaiian jurisdiction. It notes discovery by Cant Brooks aboard Gambler on July 6 1859 and possession in 1867. Baker Island possession in 1831 by American Michael Baker who first discovered it in 1882. Howland Island discovery credited to George K Netcher in 1842 and possession in 1857.
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Wake Island
United States
Spain
Paris
Midway Islands
Cant. A. C. Brooks
Reynolds
U. S
Lackawanna
Baker Island
Michael Baker
Howland Island
George K Netcher
Energy in Electricity Form of Motion Causes Heat or Work
The bureau of standards defines electricity as a form of motion. When electricity is used the energy is released as heat or work in another form.
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Bureau of Standards
Copper In Safe Construction Slows Torch Cutting
In safe design a copper plate is sometimes sandwiched between materials. Copper conducts heat rapidly, drawing heat away from the cutting arc and hindering or delaying torch work on the safe.
Howdy Gan Greeting Noted in Rural Exchange
In the Kansas City Times snippet Gap Johnson of Ruinpus Ridge greets an acquaintance and remarks on family progress. He notes decent advance with their bhigger scratching and that tick picking is nearly over for the year.
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Gan
Newt
Gap Johnson
Ruinpus Ridge
Kansas City Times
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Keyes
John Breen
J. W. Hoult
Chestnut Street
Charles Podhaski
Lininger Suburban
Bernice Rasmussen
Delmar
Mrs. Oliver Harford
Clinton
William Corbin and Son
Dubuque
New Year's Day
Pearl Levien
Viola
Ben Smith
Johannah
Tuesaday
Anne Sahli
Clara Kaufman
Detroit
Mich
James McAleer
Lisbon
J. J. Locher
Lew Stary
Mrs. One Hubbard
Castile Grove Township
Siegfried Gruenstein
George Guyan
Pauline Oltman
Edgewood
C. L. Jacobs
Edna Balsiger
Chris Balsiger
John H. Perrine
S. G. Franks
Wyoming
Betty Hogan
Neal Hayden
Frank Hayden
Maxwell
Charles Butler
Fred Matthiessen
Clarence Cline
Mechanicsville
Clarence Matthiessen
Jean Marie
Betty Becker
J. W.nen
Milwaukee
Elmer Orcutt
Delia Meilly
Eileen
Cerar Rapids
Misa LaVetha Perrine
Paul Lenin
Henrietta Webter
Certar Rapids
Clarence Brown
O. E. York
Braselton & McLaughlin
Lloyd Folkerts
John E. Folkerts
Alfred Ross
Cog- Bon
John Ross, Sr
John Arduser
Kathryn Lang
J. L. Arduser
Joan Barrack
Siebert Harms
Strawberry Point
Zimmerman
Hubert Metcalf
Will Shelley
Nelson
Spicer, Minn
Vinton
Carl Schneider
Eskimo Club
Will Morse
Marion
Will Lutz
Clyde Lutz
Qinceman
Adv
Leo Locher
Andrew Korslund
Thor
Otis Korslund
Doxsee
Lottie Marugg
Lena
Raymond
Harold
Stena Schweitzer
Lucile
Seraphine Schweitzer
C. J. Buol
Francis Shaw
Daughters of the American Revolution
O. M. Miller
Robert H. Balster
Maurice Cook
Farm Machinery Men
Mr. Balster
Charles E. Bates
McDonald Hospital
Mr. Bates
Frank Wheeler
Harriet
Scotland
John Dumont
Carrie Clark
Dumont
John Hubbard
Ernest Carpenter
Otto Hubbard
Mrs. Hubbard
George Thomas
Forest Chapel
Mr. Thomas
Benene
Forest Hearn
Lynn Howie
Winifred Neilly
Ruth Hayes
Schreiner Chapter
Mrs
W. G. Schoon
George Schoon
Arthur Adix
Henry Kray
Carl Winkler
Ernest Allen
Charles Eby
Dean Nordman
George Nordman
Lynn Howle
William Tuetken
A. G. Hanken
Henry Tuetken
Clara
Richard
A. B. Flockhart
Lucile Rickels
Scotch Grove
Will Lang
Sand Springs
Locher Brothers
Irene Robertson
Woman's Missionary Society of Presbyterian Church
Ralph Redmond
Elsie Antony
Robert Burne
Islands
New American
Josie Williams
Princess Theatre
Monticello, Is
Pan
Aconia
Kellogg's Corn
G. N
Rickless’ Dry Goods Store
McCormick-Deering Farm Machine
International Motor Truck
McCormick-Deering Farm Equipment Headquarters
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