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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1955

Page

2

Garden Club Has June Meeting

CENTER JUNCTION The June meeting of the Garden club was held at the home of Mrs Edith Hinrichsen Saturday afternoon after a sack lunch. The program included a brief business session a book review Flowers of Legend by Vernon Quinn read by Myrtle Himebaugh and poems The Wild Rose and Love Planted a Rose read by Mrs Ruth Stanton. Eleven members and two guests attended with various local visitors noted throughout the piece.

Center Junction Garden Club Edith Hinrichsen Vernon Quinn Myrtle Himebaugh Marietta Stanton Ruth Stanton Freda Ketelsen Des Moines Herman Petersens Henry Johnson Albert Lea Munn Don Ketelsen Fredda Ketelsen Ruth Glenn Steven Richard Langs Monticello

Semester Ends as Students Return Home

June story notes Iowa State teachers college graduates Nancy Jo Holub Betty Bahnsen and Onalee James returning home first week of June. James to work at C and D Drive Inn. Wallace family gathering May 29. Gerd Dirks improving after illness. John and Jane Wallace had tonsil surgeries June 2 at St Luke's Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Fred Lazare to assist as Wyoming news correspondent June 4 to August 10. Mrs. Raymond Keller attending Summer School at SUI. Latare to field calls 1 p.m. and pass to Keller. phone 130. Everett Walden and Raymond Keller to attend SUT summer session June 4 to August 10. Band Boosters picnic June 12 at Monticello fairgrounds. Granddaughter Kay Buchholz graduation at Amps Iowa. to attend Iowa State College next year. Mrs. Hazel Heasty McIlvain attended Wyoming alumni banquet May 27.

Wyoming Nancy Jo Holub Betty Bahnsen Onalee James Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Miss James C. and D. Drive Albert Wallace Wallace Willingsburg Gerd Dirks John Jane Wallace St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Fred Lazare Raymond Keller SUI Keller Latare Everett Walden Sut Monticello Fairgrounds Wyoming Band Louis Buchholtz Kay Buchholz Amps Iowa Kay Walter Bucnholtz Iowa State College Hazel Heasty McIlvain William Thomson

Lovell No 9 District Picnic Set for June 19

Notice announces Lovell No 9 district picnic to be held at Monticello City Park on Sunday June 19 with rain or shine.

Lovell No. 9 Monticello City Park

Funeral notices detail Woodard and Elwood obituaries

Charles Woodard died May 29 and funeral services were held June 1 in Rock Island. Mrs. Cecil Wherry learned of the death of her sister Mrs. Robert M. Elwood, 88, on June 3 near Seattle. Surviving Elwood are her sister Mia Wherry, three children and four grandchildren. Elwood burial occurred in Everett Cemetery. Attendees at Mrs Emma Berry’s funeral in Cedar Rapids included Mia Louis Sampson and George.

Everett Robert Elwood Seattle Wash Mia Louis Sampson George Emma Berry Cedar Rapids Beary

4-H Election Highlights and 4-H Style Show

The event lists 4-H club officers and attendees with 100 percent club participation. A registration team led by Jackson Wise and Mrs. Louis Schladetzky organized the gathering for Hale Wapsie Wanderers and companion clubs. Forty 4-H models, chosen from two best groomed girls per club, presented the afternoon style show titled Groomed the 4-H Way.

Barbara Benhart Judith Black Adice Larken Janet Zimmerman Sharon Mayberry Margaret Davis Margaret. Shumaker Karen Abbott Virginia Lawrence Cura Geassfield Ruth Ann Heiken Jennifer Schneider Carol Robertson Jackson Wise @wls Louis Schladetzky Olin Hale Wapsie Wanderers Prairie Hill Be Natural Wayne Willing Workers Clubs Cass Corner Chums Jackson Wise Owls Madison Merry Maids Oxford Happy Hustlers Wyoming Polly Pigtails Madison Jolly Janes

County Group Skit Readers and Society Figures Highlighted

Hale Wapsie Wan derers staged a skit with readers Mary Holmes Kathleen Brady and main roles played by Phyllis Wood and Sharon Brodersen. The Prairie Pals offered a dance routine and "Takes Two to Tango" entertained. Annual county group meeting named Cyrulee Benhart mistress of ceremonies with officer elections and multiple motorists cited for infractions including Harold Polance, Derald Snow, and Earl Luensman among others.

Hale Wapsie Wanderers Mary Holmes Kathleen Brady Phyllis Wood Sharon Brodersen Diane Woolison Sarah Brodersen Alice Butterfield Janet Holmes Dolores Strong Carmen Robertson Donna Woods Carol Robertson Linda Hawley Joyce Burgess Prairie Pals Carol Vacek Wyoming Polly Pigtails Cyrulee Benhart Oxford Wuppy Hustlers Glenda Guhl Olin Ship Aljuy Lynda ¥Olkers Marjorie Jamison

Thirteen Appear In Police Court Summary

Thirteen appeared in police court this past week. Maurice Cashman of Monticello was found not guilty after being cited for careless driving. Doyle Day of Monticello was sentenced to ten days in jail for intoxication. Shimanek, Robert DeWald, Alphonse Lambert, and Theodosia Pulver of Monticello faced fines for improper parking stop sign violations and related costs.

Jaid Maurice Cashman Monticello Doyle Day Eda Ai Shimanek Robert DeWald

Monticello Neighbors Dinner Guests Visit

Mrs Jack Reeks and children of Huntsville Alabama spent the weekend with the Jack Bucks at their home. Anita Barrett of Cedar Rapids and Donald Lumpa of New City were Sunday dinner guests in the Paul Lumpa home.

Jack Reeks Huntsville, N Jack Bucks Anita Barrett Cedar. Rapids Donald*Lumpa Jews City Paul Lumpa Ome

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