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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1955
Page
7
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Onslow Lodge A F and A M installed officers on Tuesday evening January 3 with Carroll Smola as Worthy Master and Dillon Hall elected trustee. Other officers named include Ed Juilfs senior warden James Lindsey junior warden Neal Paulsen senior deacon Lee Haring junior deacon Kenneth Leggett junior steward Paul Waggoner. Families and friends traveled from Loveland Colorado and nearby towns for ceremonies and social events as community notes recount travels and visits.
Mrs. John Wacker named one of two outstanding girls 4-H leaders at a training in Anamosa. She leads Prairie Hill Be Natural and Prairie Pals clubs since 1951 with help from co leaders. The award includes a trip to Ames later this month.
Sunday dinners and gatherings mark New Year celebrations with multiple families from Amber Center Junction Monti cello Dubuque Cascade Austin Minn and Ames visiting relatives. Notables include the Danneman Cartano Rickels Kromminga Seehusen Byers and Weber families. Carol Cartano flew home to Los Angeles after Christmas with her parents.
Mrs Don F Glick Ana mosa announces the approaching marriage of her daughter Judith Weighels to Gerald J Weers of Scotch Grove. The ceremony is planned for Sunday February 6 at Wayne Zion Lutheran church. Weighels is a 1954 Anamosa High School graduate who attended Cedar Rapids Business College and works for LeFebvre Corp in Cedar Rapids. Weers farms near Scotch Grove.
Mrs Luella Acker owner of Lou's Cafe on First and Sycamore hosted an open house with free coffee and doughnuts and ice cream for children. The report also notes a 1955 county farm bureau financial certification detailing 7000 dollars received from Jones County for extension program use and 4704.35 contributed by the Farm Bureau for educational activities.
Merlyn operates the restaurant business in the Lambert building once Fluckiger's Cafe. The Ackers from Aplington run this new venture. Mrs. Acker launches offering homemade doughnuts cookies pies and rolls with short orders and plate lunches planned.
John D. Smith, long time Hopkinton resident, died Thursday after a lingering illness. Services were held at St. Luke's Church in Hopkinton with burial there. Born August 22, 1860 near Cascade, he moved to Hopkinton as a boy, married Lydia Gray May 1, 1884, and lived on farms near Earlville and Hopkinton where Mrs. Smith died in 1941.
Mrs. H. G. Prull wife of the late H. G. Prull died suddenly Saturday after a severe heart attack. The body is at Goettsch Funeral Home in Monticello and funeral arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will appear in the next Express.
The Monticello Iowa city clerk announces a public hearing on January 24 1955 at 7 30 p m in the community building council room to review proposed plans specifications and contract forms for a city well improvement. Objections may be filed by any interested person. Robert P Schuetz city clerk.
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