Iowa Traveler Survives Storm While Returning Home
A Monticello to Hopkinton road trip through heavy rain, lightning, and flooding ended with a near breakdown of the car. The author recounts steering through flooded highways, a toppled crash scene, and a final engine restart before reaching dry ground. The piece shifts to a book notice about Verne A. Wheeless’s Where the Meadow Lark Calls and a reflection on military ratings and a quip from William Feather on weekend sleep.
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Monticello
Iowa
Canal Street
Main Street
Delaware
Verne A. Wheeless
Cogg
Hopkinton
Pageant Press
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Waterloo
Bass Fishing Oddity Baffles Manchester Anglers
A fisher recounts a frustrating Fourth of July outing in Manchester where 156 would be anglers failed to catch bass, except for a single catfish and a surprising early bite from a bass on a homemade spoon. The day after, efforts yielded no hits in a different spot despite prior success with Pflugar tandem spinner.
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Maquoketa
Manchester
Monticello Guests Share Holiday Dinner at Dickman Home
Sunday dinner guests at the Melvin Dickman home included Mr and Mrs Neman Moore of Monticello and Mr and Mrs Albert Dickman with Mr and Mrs Earl Dickman plus Florence Glenda from Lost Nation Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Paul Gassman of Cedar Rapids who stayed with Pauls mother Mrs Gerhard Freese over the weekend.
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Melvin Dickman
Neman Moore
Monticello
Albert Dickman
Earl Dickman
Florence and Glenda
Paul Gassman
Cedar Rapids
Gerhard Freese
Peace and Principles Echo In Daily Remarks
A fragmented quotation set offers reflections on conservation, civility, government, faith, and religion. Attributed voices touch on birds protection, social manners, and a disdain for coercive systems, quoting a conservationist and Voltaire among other hints of public discourse.
South Fork Family Reunion Potluck Dinner at Jaeger Home
A long list of South Fork residents gathered at Celester Jaeger's home for a potluck and family reunion. Attendees included Rev. Leo O Connell and many Gudenkaufs Jaeger Burkle Feltes Lahr Jasper and other relatives from Dyersville Monticello Edgewood Manchester and neighboring towns. Several visitors and family members travel from Worthington Marion Farley Norbert Werner Walter Lux and more. Community events followed with Jubilee attendance and other weekend visits.
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South Fork
Celester Jaeger
Leo O'Connell
Leo Gudenkauf
Ryan
Vernon Gudenkauf
Coggon
Henry Jaeger
Edgewood
Leon Burkle
Harriet Winker
Leander Burkle
Dyersville
Tony Feldman
Margaret Clark
Laverne Hass
Manchester
John Feltes
LaVerne Gudenhauf
Joyce Smith
Joe Budde
Louise
Melrose
Minn
Potluck Dinner Guests Reported Around Area
Mr and Mrs John Rogers and family hosted a potluck dinner Sunday with Ralph Kurt. Mr and Mrs Tom Wilgenbusch and family were Monday supper guests at the Russell Guthrie home. Gerald Becker and family visited Elmer Willembring at Farley. Bill Kramer of Coggan visited George Turnis. Joe Trenkamp and family were Sunday dinner guests at George Otterman in Luana with Leo McGill of Luana and Joe McGill of Dubuque also attending.
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Albert Leytem
Dean’ Elenz
Manchester
Frank Helms
Lizz Jurgens
Monticello
Frank Jasper
Frank Griffin
Dyersville
Lawrence Kurt
Cascade
Ervin Becker
Janice Ries
Sharon Gadient
Matt Melchert
Alfred Melchert
Monticello Hospital
Richard Thompson
Craig
Harold File Home
Leo. Ament
Sister Mary Donald
Dubuque
Immaculate Conception
Fletcher Dunlap
Birk Lowthers
Bud McGovern
Monticetto
Raymond Stevenson
Farmington
Farmington,Mich
Walter Johnsons
Plainfield
Emil Leibold
Aurora
Joe Gorius
Anamosa
Dick Kroes
Racine
Wis
Larry Jasper
Clarence Hageman
John Gadient
Pete Kelchen
Greeley
Cletus Burkle
Walter Newman
Prairieburg
Vincent Leibold
Frank Heims
Florian
Becker
Tom Hirtz
Glen Grief
Mannie Wendling
Independence
John Rogers
Ida Grief
Worthington
Lambert
Ed Fass
John Sands
John
Art ‘Melchert and Sons
Arnold Lukan
Colesburg
Bernadette Jasper
Janet Gadlient
Rogers
Ralph Kurt
Tom Wilgenbusch
Russell Guthrie
Gerald’ Becker
Elmer Willembring
Farley
Bill Kramer
Coggan
George Turnis
Joe Trenkamp
George Otterman
Luana
Leo McGill
Joe McGill
Center Junction Visit Sunday With Mrs Chase
Sunday visitors gathered at Center Junction to spend time with Mrs. Daisy Chase. Attendees included Dr and Mrs Paul Ferguson and children Bobby and Kathy of Lake City, Mr and Mrs Raymond Bailey and family of Letts, and Mr and Mrs John Loop with Billy of Hopkinton. The group planned a motor trip to Denver Cody and Yellowstone with Mrs Chase joining the Fergusons.
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Yellowstone Park
Carl Johnson
Maquoketa
Norman Johnson
LaVerne Plueger
Scotch Grove
Ray Pluegers
Virgil Barclay
Lloyd Barclay
Wilton Junction
Mike Calloway
Geraldine
Deaths and visits noted in Maquoketa area social column
Mrs Dwain Moses learns her mother Mrs Edward Podlak of Maquoketa died in a gas explosion. Pvt George Herbert Barnts of Fort Sill visits relatives during furlough. Local families host and visit relatives including the Darts, Barclays, Britcher and Slach. Funeral attendees for Henry Brunscheen at Wyoming Lutheran and hospital updates for Leonard Calloway are listed.
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Don Ketelsen
Dwain Moses Friday
Edward Podlak
Maquoketa
Pvt
George Herbert Barnts
Fort Sill
Okla
Phil Darts
Jerry. Trimble
Wilton Junction
Virgil Barclay
Henry Britcher
Olin
Verna Slach
Solon
Henry Brunscheen
Wyoming Lutheran Church
Harm
Dirks
August Schrader
Wes Tolf
Mitchell Winchip
John Moehl
Hans Hinrichsen
John Hinrichs
Mike Calloway
Leonard Calloway
Roscoe Sinca’s car rolls into farm pond near Lamont
Roscoe Sinca attempted to wash a car on a farm west of Lamont. The vehicle began to roll downhill and rolled into a farm pond, vanishing from sight.
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Lamont
Roscoe Sinca
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