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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1961
Page
9
Mr and Mrs Henry Heiken of Scotch Grove announce the marriage of Ruth Ann Heiken to Timothy Thomas Conporan son of Mr and Mrs Frank Conporan of Marion. The ceremony is set for 8 p m Saturday January 28 at St Pauls Lutheran Church Marion.
The first general meeting established the American Lutheran Church Women merging Ladies Aid and Women’s Guild at St Matthew’s Lutheran Church. Four circles set monthly meeting schedules with officers elected for the executive board and each circle. surrounding clubs and ladies’ groups are noted with meetings and programs.
Monticello residents share family visits from California to Iowa City. The Delphians and Eastern Star members hold meetings with officers and committees named. Merlin Rupp is hospitalized at John McDonald for a third time. Frank Williams and others hosted visits in Coggan and Monticello. The Zonta Camp Fire group elected Nancy Shimanek as president and prepared centerpieces for an annual dinner.
Janet Ann Werner daughter of Mr and Mrs William Werner of Hopkinton and David James Mescher son of Mr and Mrs Henry J Mescher of Dyersville have announced their forthcoming marriage. The bride is a St Luke's school of practical nursing graduate and has worked at Memorial hospital in Manchester. Mescher will graduate in January from Midland Linotype school at Charles City. The wedding is set for Saturday January 28 at Immaculate Conception church in Sand Springs.
Virginia Becker was guest of honor at a bridal shower Sunday afternoon at her home. Hostesses included Mrs. Kenny Becker and Mrs. Ray Marbach. Attendees listed from Cascade and surrounding towns, with plans for her Feb. 2 wedding to William Uhlenkamp of Coggon at St. Luke's church Hopkinton.
The Monticello Garden Club will hold its regular meeting Tuesday January 24 at 2 p.m. in room 2 of the Monticello Community Building replacing the home gathering. The program, Fire Side Gardening, follows a roll call on My Favorite Seed Catalogue with committee members Cartano Vernon and Freese. Hostesses include Eiler Oltman Behrends and Howie. special feature will show Hawaiian pictures by Mrs. Alva.
Bill Stuhler of Stuhler's Clothing in Monticello was named state director of the Iowa Retail Clothiers Association at the association's Des Moines convention last week. The announcement appeared in Express Wanteds Pull Best.
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