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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1956
Page
8
The Ladies Aid Society of 5S Peter and Paul Lutheran Church met in the church parlors Friday afternoon July 6 with Mrs. George Heiken as hostess. Seventeen members attended as Rev. Paul Kenyon gave a talk on the Sermon On The Mount.
Jones County Farm Bureau members met at the Anamosa office to review activities for eight Castle Grove host families and their Berkshire County guests, as the 4-H program year unfolds from July 18 to 26.
Joseph Hurlburt Lubben Norman Mercier and Vincent Donovan attended a birthday celebration at Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kromminga's home on a Tuesday evening. A large group of friends and families joined the event including the Hanken Landis Harms Poppe Harms Stadtmueller Kromminga and Siebels households. The group later enjoyed a Delhi picnic on July 4 with numerous relatives and neighbors in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Cartano were in Chicago and socialized with friends in Lake Villa Waukegan IN and Union Grove Wis while Mr and Mrs George Seehusen attended an ice cream social nearby.
Local residents held picnics and gatherings at Anamosa park and various homes. Numerous families including Stadtmuellers Seehusens and Rickels shared meals and attended farewell events for Mrs. Andrews who moved to Hawaii. Velma Reth and Margaret Weber vacationed in Colorado with a stop in Denver.
Sunday visitors to Mrs. Trene Alyea included Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Eggers Elkader Mr and Mrs John Gray and daughter Center Junction and Mrs Harold Eggers Anamosa Arizona visitors Mr and Mrs Don Henrickson and children San Pueblo Ariz overnight in the E E Glenn home Recent travelers to Mrs Clara Shankland and Mrs Hubert Shankland homes were Mrs Art Shankland and Mr and Mrs Roy Dienler Harrisburg Pa Mr and Mrs Phillip Donovan and Brandson Johnny Hansen and Mrs Ruth Carter and daughter Memphis Tenn visited the Heatons Thursday Mrs Donavan and Mrs Carter are Heatons nieces Mrs Herman Boysen of San Diego Calif is visiting H W Taylor E R Easterly left Friday to Peetz Colo for a month long stay Mr and Mrs Michael Swenson left Saturday for extended trip visiting Lane Isabel N D Napoleon N D joined by Mr and Mrs H J Klatt Clarence then on to near Prince Albert Sas Katchewan Canada fishing Swensons plan Yellowstone and Boulder Colo to visit son Lowell Swenson and family
Onslow The Youth Fellowship group sponsors an ice cream social set for Saturday July 21 in the town park with a rain site in the Community Room. Mr and Mrs George Wessels attended a Little League baseball game in Waterloo Wednesday evening. The Wyoming American Legion sponsors the league. Wyoming won a recent tournament.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Moore have returned from a fishing trip to northern Wisconsin, ending a quiet excursion along area lakes.
Mr and Mrs LeRoy Meade and their children of Miles City Montana arrived Monday evening for a two day visit in the Howard Green and Leslie Meade homes.
Numerous summer trips and weekend visits are listed including Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jansen and daughters Jerilyn and Joan leaving for northern Minnesota. Guests include families from Long Beach California Polk City Norway and Toledo. A hospital return and a summer school attendee are also mentioned with several local visitations to Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Council Bluffs.
Monticello Garden club members joined Olin and Tipton clubs as guests of Mechanicsville Garden club for Guests day on June 28 at Mrs. Davidson home. The program featured accordion solos, poems and readings, a garden tour, and refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Earl Keegan and family attended a farewell picnic in Independence Iowa for Mrs Bert Long who is leaving for Germany by plane Tuesday. Wotich of the of Administrator State of Iowa Jones county notices. The undersigned has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Mary Hanken.
Sealed bids for the yearly coal and oil supply for Central High School and Carpenter Elementary, Monticello, Iowa, are due by 8 p.m. August 13, 1956. Bids cover 300 tons of treated coal and 30,000 gallons No 2 fuel oil with delivery to school tanks. State preference applies. prices tied to wholesale Journal of Commerce.
The Extension Council of Jones County Iowa will hold a budget hearing August 1 1956 at 8 00 pm at the County Extension Office Anamosa Tax payers may speak for or against the 1957 expenditure estimate of 17500 dollars for the fiscal year beginning January 1 1957 Secretary Mrs George B Brown outlines the proposed budget with no entries for education agricultural extension or other categories totaling 17500 dollars.
Notice to interested parties that final report and discharge of guardian Don M. Serbousek for Eliza A. Serbousek deceased has been filed in Jones County District Court. July 28 1956 is fixed as the final hearing date at Anamosa Iowa with rights to appear and file exceptions. Clerk UL Pearson and deputy Gertrude Folkerts oversee the proceeding.
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