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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
2
Local residents record a flood of visits and visits. Mary Burrichter Ann Malnar spent the weekend at Chi Zag. Numerous relatives and friends from Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Onslow Maquoketa and Monticello appear in social notes. Carriages, films, and eye care promotions add local color.
Social visits span Cedar Rapids Manchester Maquoketa Hopkinton and Clarence as families and friends travel. People include Mrs W J James Connie Roberta and Richard Chaplin Ruth Ambuehl Ruth Ann Hoag and several others visiting relatives and taking trips to Denver Des Moines San Francisco and Cal. Joe McCabe advertises two relocation per manent specials at Joe's Beauty Shop through August 1.
Mr and Mrs Robert Lyons and son Robert of Glendale Calif visited Monticello friends Friday. Lyons is brother of Mrs Ida Rickless of La Canada Calif a former Monticello and Center Junction resident. Mr and Mrs Stuart Lang of Oak Park IL visited in the home of his parents L H Lang. They were en route from a vacation in northern Minnesota. Mr and Mrs John Strosahl and son Stanford of Central City attended church at the Monticello Methodist Church last Sunday where Stanford the local preacher gave a brief talk.
Mrs. George Guyan came home Thursday after visiting her son George R. Guyan and family in Chicago. She was joined by her brother Siegfried Gruenstein who returned to his home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Northrop and children Virginia and Charles of Des Moines visited Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Northrop over the weekend, then headed home Sunday evening. Virginia stayed longer.
Mr and Mrs Gwen Cornwell of Brasstown North Carolina stayed with Mrs Jennie Rohn the mother of Mrs Cornwell. They left Friday for a weekend visit in Davenport. Mrs Rohn joined them to Wheatland and spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Frank Buxton.
Monticello residents hosted and visited relatives during a series of weekend gatherings. Notables included Mr. and Mrs. Hei Schoon, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hinrichs, and Laura Mae Lehman at the Mulford home in Hampton. Birth anniversaries were celebrated for Mrs. Roy Sackett and for Watson Brazelton, who marked his 78th year. Local figures shared travel plans to College Station Texas for pasture management training, and Associated Press writer Leyland Skelley from Des Moines spent a weekend with his mother Mrs. Ernest Skelley before returning to Des Moines.
In Cedar Rapids last week I covered the state amateur golf tournament. Mrs A B Grimes went to West Union Saturday and spent the weekend visiting relatives. Returning with her were Rebecca Janis Tommy and Nancy Grimes who had visited West Union Elgin and Randalia for two weeks. Also accompanying them to Monticello were their cousins Shirley Wayne and Donald Grimes of West Union who will visit the Grimes home for a time.
Miss Florence Noble of Chariton spent the weekend visiting her mother Mrs. E. J. Noble. Mrs. Noble returned home with her daughter Sunday afternoon and will spend two weeks visiting in Chariton. Miss Helen Louise McLaughlin accompanied them to Ottumwa where she will stay a week with Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Johnson before going to Chariton.
Mr and Mrs William H Knaack residents for several months move to Guthrie Center CCC camp. He served as assistant to the Monticello CCC company commander and she, a registered nurse, was at John McDonald hospital. Friends regret their departure as they left Wednesday for the new home.
Transfers show Frederick E. Miles to Walter Dickson and Ina Dickinson in Rome now Olin with $1. Mrs. Alfred Mallie and Alfred to Amos Clapper in Anamosa for 350. Esther Brady as admx to Amos Clapper for $1250. Several other deeds involve boxes and Porters, Cornes, and Boxwells in Martelle and Anamosa with nominal sums and life estate reservations, plus parcels in Center Junction Oxford Junction and Webster’s outlots.
Legal notices describe transfers, ex-purchasers, and mortgages across sections 17 and 20 in 86-3, totaling about 239 acres, with parcels including 2 acres 4 percent in a sw corner, 10 acres described by metes bounds, and numerous lot and subdivision conveyances. Assumed mortgage to Monticello State Bank, with nominal payments noted. several couples and individuals listed as grantors and grantees in Anamosa and West Cascade areas.
The record notes L. Heiserman as joint tenants not tenants in common with survivor in lots 1 and 2 block 10 Shaw subdivision of nw nw and govt lot 1 11-84-4 also known as Shaw's addition to Anamosa for $1.00 and other details.
July 5 to 11 report lists Harry W. Stuhler and Florence F wife Imogene Stuhler, Riess G. Stuhler and Alice K wife, Carolyn S. Carter and James H husband, Carl I Stuhler. Uncertain marital statuses given for several names.
Viva M and Jessie M Stuhler with attorney H W Stuhler transfer sw sections in Jones and Delaware counties to F Stewart Stuhler for $1 and other values. Lestus Kuhns guardian transfers to Grace Henrichs a deed costing 301.31 for Kuhns minors Celestia Mae Ker mit Greta Ruth Galen Arlene Kuhns.
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