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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1956

Page

8

Picnic Dinner Honors 18th Anniversary at Buck Creek

Miss Jeanine Baldwin hosted a Sunday picnic dinner at the Baldwin home in Clarence for the 18th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Baldwin. Guests included Jim and Gene Thompson, Arden, Maurice and Gene Moulton, Janice, Donna, Chari, Greg, Freeman Smith Jr., Gordon, Alan Sill, Ivan Wilson, Gary, and Maynard. Mrs Archie Miles hosted the club gathering.

Buck Creek Jeanine Baldwin Roger Baldwin Clarence Jim Thompson Monticello Gene Thompson Arden Maurice Thompson Gene Moulton Janice Donna Chari Greg Freeman Smith, Jr Gordon Alan Sill Ivan Wilson Gary Maynard Manchester Shirley Gifford Dan Flannagan Eugene Flannagan Fanny Hogg Miles Home Johnny Janssen Art Janssen Stone City Kenneth Hosch Gudenhauf Monticello Park Lawrence Kurt Cascade Reynold Becker Kenny Hosch Sherry Larry Wilson Madonna Trenkamp James Snither Xavier Church Dyersville Farley Charley Bacon Vera Bacon Iowa City Maynard Thompson Lone Tree Jack Larson Marion Ira Wilson Delmar

Friendship Club Luncheon Noted Attendees

The Friendship club held a 1 o'clock luncheon Friday with Mesdames John Rat cliff Amos Richardson Grace Blount Lucy Beitz Caryl Ross Sadie Milroy Ronald Miles Merritt Haigh and guest Mrs Blanche Dunklebarger of Boone in attendance.

Friendship Club John Ratcliff Amos Richardson Grace Blount Lucy Beitz Caryl Ross Sadie Milroy Ronald Miles Merritt Haigh Blount Blanche Dunklebarger Boone

Cemetery Chooses Officers at Grove Creek Meeting

Grove Creek cemetery association elected officers in a Saturday night gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Clark Thompson. Freeman Smith Sr was named president with Henry Winch as secretary treasurer and Verne Neil as trustee alongside Clark Thompson and Herman Dolley.

Grove Creek Cemetery Clark Thompson Freeman Smith, Sr Henry Winch Verne Neil Herman Dolley

Family Night Friday at Church Highlights Holy Land Trip

Rev. and Mrs. Robert Grupp led a family night program on Friday at the church. Attendees viewed pictures from the Holy Land tour and discussed its significance.

Robert Grupp The Holy Land

Buck Creek Fair Scheduled for Third Tuesday in August

The Buck Creek fair will be held on the third Tuesday in August as in the past 45 years, while the W.S.C.S. meeting will move to Wednesday July 11 rather than the usual first week.

W.S.C.S Buck Creek Fair

Wedding Trip and Family Visits Across States

Mr and Mrs Orville Underwood and Lance visit his brother Maurice in Chickopee Falls Massachusetts. Worthman of Iowa City stays at their home during the absence. Saunders return from Mason City conference as Sill and Grade wed in Sheboygan Wisconsin. Briggs from Chino California visit Buck Creek area before returning via Waukon and Buck Creek.

Orville Underwood Lance Maurice Underwood Chickopee Falls Mass David Saunders Dick Sill Marge Grade Trinity Lutheran Church Sheboygan Wis Wilson Briggs Chino Calif John King Briggs Lavern Wilson Waukon Buck Creek

Manchester Area Social Highlights and Visits

Busy week with Mrs. Clell Moulton hosting a Wednesday supper for Mr. Moulton's birthday. Guests included Gene Moulton family and others. Numerous visits and reunions across Manchester, Delmar, Monticello, and Cascade featuring extended families, school events, and church activities.

New Books Enter Roche Library collections

Roche Memorial library gains adult title Spring 1956 Reader's Digest condensed books, a high school boys adventure Keith Arnold in Mining Engineering dedicated to Herbert Hoover, an intermediate humor collection A Treasure Chest of Humor for Boys and Girls, and a children’s book Ray and Stevie on a Corn Belt Farm by Joan Liffring Cedar Rapids photographer.

Woming Roche Memorial Library Keith Arnold Herbert Hoover Ray and Stevie Joan Liffring Cedar Rapids

Indus trial Organization Holds Wednesday Meeting

The Indus trial Organization met Wednesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church. Judy Duke Loretta Edwards and Sandra Eichhorn gave reports on their impressions from the senior high conference at the University of Dubuque. Mrs Albert Wallace spoke on Christ Is the Way. Hostesses served refreshments.

Presbyterian Church Judy Duke Loretta Edwards Sandra Eichhorn University of Dubuque Albert Wallace Christ Alex Inglis Clara Dusanek Millie McDonald

Visitors and picnic highlight Oxford Junction gathering

Overnight guests at the Robert Brodersen home included Mr and Mrs Tom Brady and son Tommy from Des Moines. Leota Wherry and A J Hansen from Waterloo visited Mrs Cecil Wherry. Genevieve Stark from Maryland traveled to Wyoming on business. Mary Inglis of Ames joined briefly before a European tour. The Ahrendsen picnic at Oxford Junction park drew 45 attendees from Onslow Wyoming Oxford Junction Anamosa and Cedar Rapids with a Rochester New York visitor grandson. The oldest attendee was Louise Petersen of Olin and the youngest Ricky Petersen of Wyoming.

Robert Brodersen Tom. Brady Tommy Des Moines Leota Wherry A. J. Hansen Waterloo Cecil Wherry Genevieve Stark Maryland Wyoming Mary Inglis Ames Oxford Junction Park Onslow Oxford Junction Anamosa Cedar Rapids Rochester N.Y

Monticello Residents Return from Western Trip

Monticello neighbors Mr and Mrs Ross Baty and son John have come back from a monthlong tour of the West Canada and Mexico Jeannie Scott and Susan Jones of St Louis spent two weeks visiting the grandparents Ray and Mrs Taylor in Monticello This probate notice concerns Will No 7439 filed June 21 1958 in Iowas Jones County District Court regarding Ben H Bohlkens last testament.

Ross Baty John West Canada Mexico Jeannie Scott Susan Jones St. Louis, Mo Ray Taylor State of Iowa Iones County Jones County Ben H. Bohlken Said County

Probate hearing set for Ben H. Bohlken will

On July 4, 1956 at 10:05 a.m. the court will hear final proof and probate of the last will and testament of Ben H. Bohlken deceased at the April term to be held. Interested parties may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Clerk L. Pearson and deputy Gertrude Folkerts note.

Ben H. Bohlken A.D BH W. Brashaw L. Pearson Jones County Towa Gertrude Folkerts biMs

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