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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
4
Center Junction organizes a Cub Scout pack. Den Mothers Ellen Pickens and Ina Nelson selected. Robert Miller leads setup with slides of activities. The Boy Scouts meet on school grounds. Participants plan Red Cross swimming classes at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids.
The Wyoming Horse Show association and Wyoming Commercial Club set August 28 and 29 for their annual celebration and show with Kids day on the first afternoon and a new flower and needlework exhibit by local women’s clubs on the second day. The event also features the horse show on the second day and a community flower exhibit. The engagement includes Miss Ethel Prusia’s wedding to Carroll Rockwell, with the ceremony performed in the Lutheran church and family ties to Wyoming and Davenport. The article also notes Legion auxiliary officers elected and the 84th birthday of Mrs. S. H. Brainard, plus the Bender family reunion on the J. M. French farm near Wyoming.
A roadside commemorative tablet was erected near the site to honor a person or event. The marker marks a historical moment and stands as a lasting tribute to local memory and heritage.
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