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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1931

Page

3

Scotch Grove Becomes Scene for Fourth of July Family Reunion

The Eby family of Cedar Rapids hosted a large Fourth of July gathering at the mill with many relatives present. Attendees included most Eby children and spouses, grandchildren, and several local and out of town guests from Ames, Monticello, Anamosa, Los Angeles, Davenport, and Cedar Rapids. The event featured picnics, water sports, and a later ice cream table, along with church activities and a farm bureau meeting planned for July 14.

B. W. Eby Cedar Rapids Mrs. Eby Frances van Antwerp Davenport Beulah Los Angeles Thelma Gregory Iowa City Lewis Wright Scotch Grove Ames L. E. Hutton Merle Monticello Sinclair County Farm Bureau Anamosa Farm Bureau Presbyterian Church Des Moines Representative van Buren Constance Naylor Verna Loomis Dorothy Otten Geraldine Wright Eloise Kuhns Wilma Kuhns Alfrieda Husman Jo Royden Roberta Clark Selena Otten Marcella Otten W. B. Clark Townsend John Schone Walter Eby Sylvan Bixby Edgewood Royden Oscar Miller Center Junction Grace Peet Peet R. P. Clark Wilma Roberta Darline Wisconsin Gerd Hanken H. J. Dirks Mr. Hanken Mr. Dirks, Sr Winifred A. C. Robbie Phyllis Robbie H. M. Hill Zont Doris A. Alyen Robert Livingstone Peter Prahm Charles Alyen Independence Kent Moats Clarence Hinrichs George Plueger John Hinrichs Merle Pangburn Pangburn O. M. Miller Sons Eby's Mill Irving Eilers Lovell Township C. H. Nelson H. J. Smith Genevieve Onslow C.C. Livingstone Wanda J. W. Livingstone Lucille Sadie Scha Jessie Arnold Wyoming Frank Dawes C. C. Livingstone Wanda Livingstone Lottie Wells Texas J. M. Livingstone

Hopkinton News Briefs July 1931 Local Notes

Hopkinton community items cover Fourth of July quiets, visitors, and local gatherings. Paul Green returns from tonsil surgery in Anamosa. Irwin Kouba considers opening an implement store. Births noted for June 25 and July 1. Local deaths include Mrs. Anna Applegate of Welser Idaho. Hospital updates, travel to Chicago and Cedar Falls, and various relatives visiting Hopkinton homes.

Hopkinton Paul Green Anamosa Paul Billings Irwin Kouba Verdigre Neb Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church Esther Agnew Melrose Nodoa Hainan Chris Paul Melrose Margaret Melrose Mary H. Taylor Ruth Herrington Gertrude Reeve Eleanor Marolf Mary Elizabeth Gearhart Rachel Stanger Walter Kurth Charles Fieldmann J. M. Johnston Selma Alabama Lincoln Nebraska Raymond Wallace Monticello Earlville Berkeley Smith Cedar Rapids Chicago Clarke DeShaw A. B. Soule George Herrington William Kenney West Union J. H. Cline Dean Morton Minburn Pred Egger Sand Springs Lottie Johnson Applegate Erma Bradle Portia Main Cedar Falls John Bolin Arizona Bolin Frank Butler Dora Morgan James Fairley Marion Homer Brooks Mount Vernon William Tom Edgar Fayette Don Johnston Coe College Eleanor MacDonald Grinnell Tris Statler Muscatine Laura Wheeless Earl DeShaw St. Louis DeShaw J. S. Ricketts B. M. Ferguson W. J. Kirkwood Pau Johnston Leslie Himebaugh A. P. Himebaugh C. A. Kellerton C. A. Gearhart J. R. Kirkwood Wendell Henry LeClerc Archie LeClerc Manchester Archie LeClerc and Bertha Kirkwood M. H. Whitney Pierre M. D Dubuque Zwingle Relaves Donald MacAllister Des Moines J. H. MacAllister Ruth Dunlap Morrison Miss Butler Sioux City South Hopkinton Julia Ricketts Cynthia San Diego Calif Jamie Ricketts MacAllister Kennedy Mercy Hospital E. W. Roberts Phoenix Aris Minnie Zeuch George William Meyers Hardin County Waupaca Wis William Bradke Mr. Bradke Germany France Bradke Everyon

Amber Grant and Gerald Kruse wed at Nashua Little Brown Church

Amber Miss Marian Grant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Grant and Gerald Kruse of Hale were married Monday June 22 at the Little Brown church in Nashua. Honeymooned at the Dells Wisconsin. Bride taught at Hale school three years and they will reside in Hale. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Monti Messer and Mr and Mrs Westly Mahachek of Cedar Rapids at Otto Danneman and Ed Duncan homes.

Ruth Nelson Little Brown Church Nashua Will Serbousek Irene Moline F. L. Serbousek Henry Seehusen, Jr Monticello Jim Smith L. R. Pashong Patty Lou Des Moines J. F. Livingstone Anamosa Park 8. N. Smith Mary Stuart James Douglas Ames John Alexander Dean Springville E. F. Burr Castle Grove Township J. N. Smith Clinton Troxle Mayme Carrie California Presbyterian Ladies Elmer Andrews Alan Serbousek F. L. Himebaugh Thelma Frank Husman McDonald Hospital Wesley Hanken Presbyterian Church Selma Prahm Camp Huaga Pauline Charles Dawes Ossen Wis Lorna Livingstone Tfowa City Phyllis Morecrost Cedar Rapids J. W. Livingstone Peter Prahm Beulah Holm Maquoketa Otto Godskesen U. S Marian Grant John Grant Gerald Kruse Hale Dells Wisconsin Hale School Monti Messer Westly Mahachek Otto Danneman Ed Duncan Will Michels Charles Gray Albert Hawkins Chester Hawkins James Gray Harry Courtright McGovern Betty Cletus Boland

Community Notes Include Visits and Summer Activities

Local families hosted dinners and gatherings this week in Viols and Oxford Junction. The Young People's Sunday School held a Friday party at Genevieve Streeter's with thirty attendees and plans for a July 10 event. Amber Presbyterian Church hosts a vacation Bible school with about thirty scholars.

Louis Eileen Genevieve Streeter Vacaion Bible School Amber Presbyterian Church Julia Toenjes Cedar Rapida A. Toenjes Reuben Dress Monticello Bernell Dress Otto Danneman Will Zimmerman Adolph Messer Oxford Junction Otto Otten Carl Gerdes Langworthy Louis Helgens Scotch Grove Alva Gerdes Bernice Schaffer Anna Behrends Jack Huaman Anamosa Roscoe Lincoln Henry Dirks

Cascade Mourns Widow Mrs. Joseph Liebold

Cascade community mourns the death of Veronica Kurt Liebold at John McDonald hospital Monticello at 9 30 am Sunday after a battle with high blood pressure She leaves husband Joseph Liebold and parents Peter and Mary Kurt with seven brothers and three sisters among survivors Funeral services were held at St Marys church with a large turnout.

Joseph Liebold John McDonald Hospital Monticello Peter Kurt St. Mary’s School St. Mary's Church J. B. Albers Rosary Society John Joseph Clarence Leo Urban Raymond Lawrence Cascade Mary John Liebold Cnsscade Anna John Luther Fillmore Margaret Helen Cathryn Ambrose Assett Leona Leo Till Joseph Hoach John Welter William Knapper Carl Kurt Fred Kurt St. Mary’s Cemetery Father Albers

US Forces Open Door to Sleeping Japan in 19th Century

A terse historic note recalls how United States naval pressure cracked the isolation of Japan in the 1850s, forcing modernization and opening trade. The event reshaped regional power dynamics and sparked rapid reforms in Japanese governance and economy.

United States Japan

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Paul Schuetz Henry Hanken J. B. Hanken Olin B. D. Heiken O. O. Watson Baldwin Nashville Albert Heiken C. A. Burmeister Gert Hanken H. H. Seehusen George Seehusen Freda Austin, Minn Mra. Pashong Jackson County Dorothy McDonald Sateen Circle Bargains Circle Lonsdale Comforter Batts Ricklefs’ Dry Goods Store Amber Charles Rabenberg Fred Kingsley Consolidated Church Rabenberg Kingsley Spring Valley Mary Beatty David Beatty James Hill Samuel Boulder Cole David Alice Thomas Kingsley George Cowan Edward Burrichter William S Burrichter George Craft William Burrichter Frances Corbin Cascade Protestant Cemetery
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