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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1957
Page
1
A column jests about calendars and busy living while promoting a fictional Do Nothing Week. It notes National Smile Peanut and Kraut weeks, Tea and See week, and highlights the public hearing on asphalt road surfacing funded with federal money in Jones County.
Castle Grove SS Peter and Paul Lutheran Missionary Society met at the parsonage January 17. Hostesses Mrs Paul Kenyon and Mrs Ambrose Schlarmann assisted. Officers installed include President Mrs Max Specht and Vice President Mrs George Seehusen.
A birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Seehusen Saturday evening honoring Mrs. Seehusen Ella Rickels Chris Hanken and Gary Kromminga. Guests included numerous Krommingas Rickels Stadtmueller Siebels and Brady families with card games and prizes awarded to Susan Stadtmueller and Raymond Kromminga high and Mrs Siebels and Fernando Kromminga low.
A Sunday to Tuesday window shows multiple local visits and hospital stays. Fred Kromminga and Freda visited Elmer Tiedeman in Iowa Lutheran hospital Des Moines after a Thursday auto accident, with other injured from Cedar Rapids released to go home. Various relatives and friends from Cedar Rapids Monticello Dysart and Epworth stopped by homes in the period.
Cass Iowa notes report the 500 club gathering at the Roy Folkerts home on Sunday evening with Frank Pillard and Mrs Carl Cordes winning high prizes and Carl Poppe and Mrs Louis Zimm erman low. Traveling prize went to Galen Brainard. A hostess lunch closed the evening and other local social updates follow.
Langworthy-Miss Judith Bohiken and Jimmy Euol enrolled in seventh grade for the second semester at Monticello public school. Five beginners enrolled at Langworthy with Miss Hila Rickels teaching. names include Diana Hinz Linda Husman Deborah Eiben Diana Arduser and Danny Oltmanns. A dairy banquet at Anamosa drew Langworthy creamery board members and patrons.
Twenty eight 4-H boys and leaders learned about fire extinguishers in sub zero weather at their bi monthly leaders meeting. Builders 4 H members plan weekend camping at the state 4 H camp in March.
Jeannie Carson headlines a half hour Hey Jeanie program saluting Camp Fire girls of the nation. Channel 2 airs Saturday evening February 2 with Camp Fire girls leaders and sponsors listed as interested parties.
Center Junction residents attended the funeral of Andrew Hansen who lived in Center Junction about 34 years ago. Attendees included Hans Hinrichsen and family, Frank Norris and son Lewis, and Russell Norris, among others. The event followed a series of local visits and community activities including a Pinochle club gathering, a Men’s Club ham supper, and remarks by 4-H leader C C Lang at a banquet.
Four Jones County 4-H leaders will attend recognition day at Iowa State College Ames today. Led by Mrs. Maxine Hunt, the group includes Mrs. Merle Meeks Greenfield Good Luck Mrs. Carl Poppe Castile Grove Fortune Finders Dick Smith Fairview Thunderbolts and Dick Hartwig Jackson Beavers. The event, funded by the Iowa Chain Store Council Inc, aims to give leaders insight into factors guiding youth decisions and actions with speakers from extension staff college sociologists and youth leaders.
John W. McNamara of Anamosa reports 1956 H and H savings bonds investments in Jones county reached 1,279,559 dollars, 87 percent of goal. Purchases are praised given savings competition and farm marketing issues. county residents can be proud of the record. Quotas were exceeded in 62 Iowa counties, 20 before December 1.
The 1956 purchases of savings bonds and quota attainment show Linn County with $7,541,656 at 100 percent, Delaware with $977,959 at 106 percent, and Dubuque with $4,085,057 at 100 percent.
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