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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1954
Page
7
Local stamp collectors may obtain first day trip cancellations via the new highway post office. Four cancellations will be issued on Cedar Rapids Decorah and Cedar Rapids La Crosse routes with trips labeled accordingly. Send prepared covers to the designated postmasters by June 14 1954.
Miss Mariann Luckstedt daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Luckstedt graduated from St Luke's School of Nursing on Monday June 7 Ceremonies were held at St Paul's Methodist Church Cedar Rapids Attendees included numerous local families from Cedar Rapids Monticello Onslow Wyoming Anamosa and Olin with relatives listed among guests
Mrs Martha Cropp 67 died after a long illness. Services were Monday at 2 pm in Dubuque with burial at Epworth. Born January 1 1887 in Broken Bow Nebraska she lived in Monticello 45 years and belonged to Royal Neighbor Lodge 553. She is survived by four sisters and two brothers.
The Young People of St. John's Lutheran church will attend the annual Spring Rally at Sherrill with Rev. and Mrs. August K. Stenzel. Attendees include Carol Benson Ron Eden Mary Egger John Hacke Billy Hacke Beverly Hanken Irene Hanken Walter Hanken Dixie Hanken Richard Hanssen Alice Jacobs Mary Plueger Helen Postel Ruth Postel Betty Reuter Dean Rickels Bonita Schoon Ronny Stahlberg Allen Stenzel Edna Zimmerman Joanne Zimmermann and Max Dirks. Mrs. E G Hicks is a patient at John McDonald hospital. Mr. and Mrs. L E Hutton spent the weekend in the Merle Hutton home in Dodgeville Wisconsin.
Mr and Mrs L James Hughes announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Vaneta to Charles Luce son of Mr and Mrs J F Luce of Zion Illinois The wedding is set for August 22 at Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Vaneta a Scotch Grove native and Monticello High School graduate has worked in Monticello and now is a sophomore at the University of Dubuque
Mrs L T Gaylord of Upper Montclair New Jersey visited the Eberhart home and called on friends in Monticello in the homes of Reuel McColm W D McLaughlin and J H Fraser. She traveled to Kansas City then Ames to join her daughter Mrs George Newsome of Paris France for the ISU class of 50th anniversary celebration before returning east.
The Order of Rainbow Girls No. 56 held Friendship Night at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday June 2 with 78 guests from Dubuque Maquoketa Mt. Vernon and Monticello Masons and Eastern Stars attended Mary Ann Buol and Julie Eilers were initiated Sarah Vernon led entertainment for the Monticello order Refreshments were provided by Eastern Star members Mr and Mrs LaVern Eilers and David visited the Lerch family in Rock Island Ill over the weekend
Contracts were let to low bidders for summer remodeling of the public school building including a large conversion of the old industrial arts room into a kindergarten and first grade space. Leigh Clark Construction Co. won the general contract with Staner and Reynolds handling plumbing and First Electrical Service the electrical work. A new entrance and stairwell will be added and a new floor installed replacing a battered surface. Built in cupboards and upgraded lighting will be installed according to engineers specifications.
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. Dunn and Moncrief submitted the low bids to paint summer work including two new grade rooms, the gymnasium, and exterior trim on three sides of the building. Monday the school board canvassed last Thursday's 250000 dollar bond election and certified the results. The board will wait for an land option survey before purchasing. options on about four acres owned by Eugene Wink and Claude Fothergill cover the block between Sixth and Seventh streets on North Gill Street and extend west about 320 feet.
Mr and Mrs Celsus Kremer of Cascade announce the engagement of their daughter Ann to Richard Noonan son of Mr and Mrs Walter Noonan Coggan. The wedding is set for 9 30 oclock Saturday June 24 at St Martin s Church Cascade. Rex Hodgson and family visited the Schneiders in Cascade during a Chicago bound trip from Dexter.
Three events are listed for the Monticello Gun Club including a euchre party last night a Friday night trap shoot at 7 p m and a stag night scheduled for Monday June 21 at 7 p m Virgil Hunt and F S Stuhler attended a management conference in Minneapolis June 6.
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