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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1954
Page
4
Social notes list visits and holiday activities from crews in Anamosa Waterloo Dubuque Independence Strawberry Point Geneseo Monticello Iowa City Ottumwa Janesville and Omaha. Couples and families hosted or traveled with relatives, marking July Fourth picnics and milestone anniversaries while others recover from a car crash and host out-of-town guests.
Mrs Hester Sinclair was a recent visitor in the homes of her nephews at St Paul and Excelsior Minnesota.
Lennox Comfort Coach, a large touring educational unit, will visit Monticello on Friday July 26. Arranged by Kuriger Bros. it features motion picture equipment a talking robot surgeon character and a prize plan offering free prizes. A Comfort Clinic will answer heating and air conditioning questions and the coach will tour the city in front of Kuriger’s store.
Center Junction introduces Leonard's D X Station serving town since June 26. A Grand Opening is planned after road work through town is finished. Nearby families and residents attended 4th of July activities and visits spanned Cedar Rapids Des Moines Cody Wyoming and Collins Nevada. Local roadwork includes main street culvert completion and reduced machine noise at the switchboard.
A local man will entrain for military service this Sunday and is to be sent to Fort Bliss Texas. John Crave will attend. Rev Charles Hendricks in official capacity attends Presbyterian church in Ames during the first four days of the coming week. Upon return he and Mrs Hendricks will begin a two week vacation with their little son. Communion service on Sunday July 1.
New trial order issued by District Judge Charles Penningroth after Ada and Earl Achey cross petition. Penningroth had denied the divorce on March 10 and set July 14 for the new hearing. The case stems from a JAN 21 1954 filing and involves the Acheys in Anamosa Iowa.
A Scotch Grove reader thanks the editor for judging their father as Father of the Year, noting surprise since they hid the ballot from him. They say he was chosen from 400 entries. The letter is signed by Art Rickels’s children and mentions Cedar Rapids visitors Raymond Donovan and Mr. and Mrs. John Leonard at the Louis Leonard home during the Fourth of July weekend.
Jones County 4-H plans a two day camp at Monticello Boy Scout Camp on August 5 and 6 for active 4-H members aged 14 and older. The program offers swimming crafts conservation nature study and meals with limited slots to two campers per club. Joe Legg and county officers assist Parsons while Helen Tucker and Erma Eggimann oversee kitchen operations.
William Wenger enjoyed a birthday surprise on Thursday evening July 8 at his residence. Relatives and friends including Mrs. Gertrude Clark Mrs. Walter Heath Mr and Mrs Alva Eilers Mrs Hazel Reade and Mr and Mrs Clarence Eilers attended with baskets. Cards visiting and a late supper followed.
Mrs Theodosia Pulver accompanies her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Page Carlson Jane and Michael of Soldier on a two weeks trip touring the East.
Mrs. Frank Walker Mrs. L V Drexler and Mrs Irving Hintz attended the Synodical of the Presbyterian church at Ames in the Memorial Union on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Willard Yeoman and Mrs Rus sell Griffith attended Wednesday and Thursday. Rev and Mrs Russell Hunter attended the meeting all kept note.
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