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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
2
A flurry of relatives and friends visited in Monticello and nearby towns this weekend. Residents from Iowa City Maquoketa Des Moines Cedar Rapids Cascade Decorah Dubuque and Council Bluffs were hosted or traveled, with multiple family reunions and outings noted.
Mrs Mary Smith of Battle Creek Michigan returned home Friday after an extended visit at her brother George L Lovell's house. Bea Long and Laura Lewis visited Cedar Rapids for a picnic dinner at Miss Lewis sister Mrs Thays Manwiller's home. Mr and Mrs John H Perrine with Paul Smith Barbara and Jack of Anamosa headed to northern Minnesota for a week's vacation. Mr and Mrs M J Hogan and Mary and Bertha Locher traveled Tuesday to Waterloo to visit Mr and Mrs James McAleer Mary Locher stayed for a week.
Mr and Mrs Delbert Edwards and family of Clinton visited Will First and family with Even Lise First joining for a two week stay. Henry Clifford and three children from Kansas City Missouri stayed with Rev and Mrs George Woodall on Tuesday and Wednesday during a fishing trip to northern Wisconsin.
Mr and Mrs Lynfred Hauss and daughter Lynette spent Tuesday in Waterloo with Mrs Hauss nieces Marilyn Jean and Roberta Sohner who stayed two weeks. Mrs Daisy Toben left Sunday for Cedar Rapids for two weeks visiting her daughter Willis Mastin family and sister A E Robinson in Oskaloosa before returning. Mr and Mrs Gwen Cornwell of Brasstown NC vacationed a month with Mrs Jennie Rohn and Eldon Rohn in Cedar Rapids and returned home Sunday.
Miss Mabel Heisey a Cedar Rapids teacher stays with the Newton Deischer family as her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Heisey from New Philadelphia Ohio plan a two week visit. Mr and Mrs P J Morley and son Dick of Omaha visited the Liddys while en route to Chicago to settle there. Judge J E Heiserman C A Coxsee C F Shimanek and George Buol joined a Burlington trip for a Republican judicial convention. William Rickels of Albuquerque arrived with Mae Schneider and daughter Jean for a two week stay with relatives here.
Maurice Cook of Shawano visits relatives and returns with Mrs. Cook and son Jimmie after a trip prompted by the illness and death of Mrs. Cook’s grandmother Mrs. A G Rodman in Monticello. Henry Uffelman and wife of Platteville visit the Deischer family. Mrs. Uffelman stays to care for her ill mother while Henry returns home.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Paton and their six children from Madison Wisconsin visited relatives this Sunday. Mr Paton and the sons returned home Sunday evening while Mrs Paton and the daughters stayed for a longer visit, with Darline and Charline among the daughters.
Mrs. Anna Gerdes and her family hosted a Sunday picnic dinner with out of town guests including Mrs. Pauline Doyle and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon McCrea of Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Hank Siebels and family and Dorothy Porter of Amber, and Carl Eiben of Monticello.
Mr and Mrs Elmer E Hicks traveled Thursday to Des Moines and stayed until Saturday visiting their nephew and wife Mr and Mrs Leyland Skelley They returned home Saturday with Mrs Ernest Skelley the visitors mother who had spent a week with them
Miss Virginia Clark of Monticello tours the RCA Building observation roof atop Rockefeller Center in New York on July 17, among one of the world’s highest vantage points. The complex hosts fourteen buildings drawing half a million visitors yearly. Fred Matheson and relatives from Hopkinton Council Bluffs Hastings and Hastings Minn spent last weekend together. it was the first meeting in 43 years between Fred Matheson and his sister.
Mrs Elmer Hubbard moved by ambulance to her mother's home for extended care with relatives in California and Iowa. She shows slight improvement after months of illness. Friends are glad by the recovery. Mr Donald Sutherland and others visited Cedar Rapids to meet Melvin Grant and his newborn son Roger. former Monticello residents Mr Cpene and Mrs Cornelius Steck noted.
Mr and Mrs C A Coxsee depart with children Antonette Bill and George for a ten day trip visiting Hastings Nebraska two days then via the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota en route home stopping in Windom Minnesota with Emerson Tull and family. Additional guests included Elmer Hicks Merle Shanks and Roy Hicks. Shanks noted as a mathematics professor and Tull a Monticello post office inspector.
Arnold Thalacker serves as pastor at Castle Grove Lutheran Church. English worship begins at 10 45 with Sunday school at 9 45 each Sunday.
Sacred Heart Church lists Mass times Sundays 8 and 10 Holy days 6 15 to 9 weekdays 7 Confessions Saturday 3 30 and 7 Sunday mornings 7 30 St Joseph Prairieburg pastor Rev Stephen J Kucera Masses Sundays 7 30 and 9 30 with English sermon Confessions Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning Presbyterian pastor Rev Wm Grossheim announces Sunday school 10 worship 11 sermon The God of the Lost from Luke 15 Evening service 7 30 no C E delegates Dorothy Finson Wilma Grossheim Margaret Mader Artie Rathbun Deloris Bohlken will lead the special service
Congregational Church led by Samuel Gutensohn holds church school at 10 worship at 11 with sermon Why the Church. Working Band meets next Wednesday 24 at 6 o'clock with Mrs L A Iverson. Last service before vacation month. St Matthew s Lutheran Church H L Adix pastor 9 Sunday school German services 10 Divine English Mrs T J Gerdes hosts Ladies Aid Wednesday July 21. Methodist church George Woodall minister next Sunday 9 Epworth League at 6 45 The Proper Time To Pray will be the morning sermon topic.
Epworth League plans a Lake McBride gathering for Sunday August 4 with St. John’s Ev Lutheran Church led by Pastor Paul Gutknecht. Confirmation and holy communion follow a 10 o’clock English service, after Sunday school at 9 30, no service at Trinity.
The Evangelical and Reformed Church announces Sunday order: Church school 9:30 a.m. Morning worship in English at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Armin H Tendick presents the message "All Is Well" inviting parishioners to reflect on whether all is well.
Pastor F H Kehren leads Sunday school at 9 00 a m and Bible class with confirmation and holy communion at 10 00 a m. English chief service at 11 30 a m, plus Holy Communion administration. July 25 examination for adult class at 7 30 p m at the school house. Ladies Aid 1 15 p m Thursday choir rehearsal 7 45 p m parsonage. Luther League social with Anamosa park at 7 15 p m. All Luther Leaguers urged to attend. Choir to sing two anthems in confirmation service.
Mr and Mrs Carl Schneider Olga and Paul Mrs Louise Schmei ter Monticello and Helen Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Neman Moore enjoyed a motor trip to Guttenberg last Sunday. They joined Mr and Mrs Ulrich Schilt and family Mr and Mrs Peter Bauman and family and Mr and Mrs Edwin Stiffiler for a picnic dinner at noon. Mr and Mrs Jake Bahl of Du-
Sunday gatherings at the Oliver Kiburz farm hosted Mr and Mrs Len Hein for Mr Heins birth anniversary. Guests included Ruth Schneiter Lucille Yossi Harold Schneiter Roland Buol and others. Visitors came from Monticello Dubuque Chicago Keboygan and Castle Grove with several dinners and church trips reported.
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