Trip to Spain Offers Break From Classes at French School
Nancy Perkins from Monticello writes from Grenoble about a spontaneous hitchhiking trip to Spain with Jenny and Barbro. They explore Playa de Arc on the Costa Brava near Barcelona, meet friendly locals, attend a bullfight, and stay in a cheap apartment while learning basic Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Nancy Perkins
Lyman Perkins
Monticello
University of
Grenoblois
Barbro
Jenny
France
Barcelona
Costa Brava
Playa de Arc
Grenoble
Buenosdias
Gracias
Book Benefit Bazaar for Roche Memorial Library Set
The Roche Memorial library hosts a book benefit bazaar on Wednesday June 12 and Saturday June 15 from 9 am to 9 pm to fund children's books for summer reading. Everyone is invited to contribute useful articles and support this fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Roche Memorial Library
American Legion Auxiliary
George McCalmant
Will Hurst
Ada Willman
Clare Westphal
Herman Rathje
Archur Felker
Louis Dusanek
Lafayette Bahnsen
Henry Buck
Pete von Sprecken
Helen Bahnsen
Ernest Reitz
Lucille Heeren
Earl Mayberry
Jim Buchanan
Elsie Bender
Kalamazoo
Mich
Old Settlers
Stevensville
Susan Buchanan
Coe College
Iowa City
Community Visitors and Hospital Notes Recap
Langworthy Gerd Prull returned home Monday from John McDonald hospital after a several day stay. Numerous visits occurred at the homes of Dirks, Oltman, Arduser, and other residents as families and friends gathered for birthdays and social visits across Monticello and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Buol
Ralph Oxford
Neosho
Don Arduser
Louis Shaffer
Ray Poppe
George J. Smith
Arduser
Hubert Polten
Cedar Rapids
Roger Oltman
Polten
Mrs. Olman
Lynda
Brenda Smith
Fayette
Ruth Iliff
Carl Gerdes
John McDonald Hospital
Montcello
Louis Schafer
George Schafer
Monticello
George Jo Smith
Dave Zimmerman
Jim Schafer
William J. Otman, Jr
Loran Dirks
Michael
Bob Goodyear
Denise
Worthington
Charles Guilford
Jerald Haas
Art Riedel
Richard Riedel
Marchie Ann
Laura Englehart
Gerd Prull
Emil Riedel
Memorial Day Weekend Gatherings Highlight Ames Area Social
Visiting and local friends adjourned to the Bates home for an impromptu get together with refreshments. Memorial Day guests included Mrs. Anne Smith Shelley and Pixley Smith among others. Bible schools at local churches enrolled many, with staff lists and weekend programs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Dale Larsen
Ames
Indiana
Pixley Smith
Orange
Texas
Zior American Lutheran Church
Ed Eick
Sharon Brunscheen
Sandra Moenk
Linda Johnson
Carole Johnson
Gail Eichhorn
Carol Knake
Luanne Bahnsen
Herman Brunscheen
Jean von Sprecken
Donna Benning
Karen Rexstad
Carol Denniston
Linda Tjaden
Jean Hurst
Luther Ahrens
Herb Husmen
Kenneth Bruscheen
Robert Ahrens
Wyoming Presbyterian Church
Robert Orris
Merle Aldrich
Marcia Eichhorn
Eileen Dusanek
Lois Eichhorn
Esther Inglis
Earl Mayberry
Sue Kouba
Mary Inglis
Methodist Church
Lee Davidson
Jean Hodgdon
Charlotte Preissler
Anne Tasker
Immaculate Conception First Communion Preps in Sand Springs
Local notes list first communion participants Arnold Feldman Stephen Feldman James Green Julie Reiter Lois Welter at Immaculate Conception with solemn communicants Sharon Brankan Jane Trumm and Terry Bell. Social visits span Worthington Sterling Wayne Center Waubeek Monticello Elkader Prescott and Monticello area with weddings and family gatherings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Springs
Immaculate Concept
Arnold Feldman
Stephen Feldman
James Green
Julie Reiter
Lois Welter
Sharon Brankan
Jane Trumm
Terry Bell
George Turnis
John L. Krammer
Worthington
James McGovern
Elmer Heeren
Virgil Burns
Heeren
Sterling, Ill
Victor Lamont
Russell Yankovic
Hopkinton
John Batchelder
Earl Batchelder
Waubeek
Pat Grant
Dorrance L. Chap
Don
Kathy
Rosemary Smith
Daniel Hasler
Monticello
Charles Martin
Hillside Farm
Stanley, Forrest
Eloise Martin
William Kirby
Dorrance Chapman
Local Notes From Hopkinton Iowa Madison County Community
Mr and Mrs T Lyle Joseph and Mary of Hopkinton attended the Pittsburg wedding of Sandra German and Ralph E Joseph and returned June 4 Isabelle Joseph of Sterling College visited Washington and joined her parents for the Hopwood wedding trip Vacation church school closed with 95 students attending Open house at Presbyterian church Mr and Mrs C B Johnson celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary June 3 with a lawn dinner party at east Main Street Their children James and Peggy visited from out of town Jane Gibbs is noted as a bride of the month kitchen shower hosted by Mrs Johnston and Mary Joseph 25 guests served
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
T. Lyle Joseph
Mary
Pittsburg
Sandra German
Ralph E. Joseph
Isabelle Joseph
Sterling College
Sterling
Kaw
Washington, D. C
Hopwood
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
C. B. Johnson
East Main Street
James
Newberry College
Newberry
S. C
Peggy
Wayland Academy
Beaver Dam
Wis
Johnson
Gilbert
Iowa State College
Jane Cross
Bowling Green State University
Ohio
North Baltimore
Swift and Co
Cleveland
Earl
Oelwein
Miss Gibbs
John Neve
Vinton
Dubuque
Harlan Johnston
David Kenny
John Minert
James Johnston
Presbyterian
Wyoming
Ben Eilsen
Susan
Emnona
Minn
Lloyd Burdick
William Krueger
Tripoli
D. R. Krueger
James Littlefield, Jr
University of Iowa
B. M. Ferguson
LaGrange
Beaver Falls
Reformed Presbyterian Synod
Robert McCracken
Marion
Speer
Glenwood
Miss Gibbs to Wed at Dubuque This Saturday
Miss Gibbs and John Neve of Vinton plan marriage in Dubuque on Saturday June 15. The item also lists visits and travels of local residents, church groups, and moves within Hopkinton and nearby towns.
Buck Creek Fair Date Set With Supper And Programs
Buck Creek announces its annual fair will be held on Tuesday August 13 with a supper in the evening and afternoon programs. Mrs Henry Wilson entertaining at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Creek
Henry Wilson
Monticello Holds Series of Milestone Parties
A flurry of celebrations marked key milestones in Monticello Iowa. Intimate dinners and open gatherings honored birthday milestones for Wilson Dighton Keith Hall and the 41st anniversary of Harold and Mrs File. Guests included Hoffman Moulton and Wilson families plus friends in local clubs and at the Wendy Oaks club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lowa
Wilson
Roy Dighton
Ben Keith
John Hall
Harold File
Keith
Tom Wilson
Ivan Wilson
Gary
Robert Hoffman
Roberta Moulton
Bogota
Columbia
South America
Gene Moulton
Archie Beitz
Hoffmans
Beitz’s
Mesdames Hoffman
Floyd Sheppard
Sadie Milroy Henry Wilson
John Ratcliff
Ruby Richardson
Bert Thompson
Fred Zimmerman
Victor Wilson
Floyd Wilson
John Saunders
Maurice Thompson
Wendy Oaks
Eliza Preussner
Manchester
Ira Wilson
Delmar
Henry Zylstra
Cedar Rapids
Clelland Moulton
Grundy Center
Caryl Ross
Florence Bacon
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Insurance Service Center
Mether- Copley Agency
Nee Romer
James Willman
Odd Fellows Hall
Naydene Allen
Essex
Gaylord Willman
Joyce Dodd Queen
Olin
Lost Nation
Richard
Carolyn) Seeley
Anamosa
Robert
Judith) Burmahl
Marian
Orlyn
Jeral Nelson
Ray
Robert Ricklefs
Roy Nelson
orthwestern Bell Telephone Company + Service
Jane Gibbs
Mrs. Johnston
Mary Joseph
Dale Thomas
Dennis Coleman
Janice Rahe
Prairiemoon Ballroom
Walter Johnston
Mechanicsville
Junior Witte
Cartano
W. F. Lamont
Martin Hammerand
California
Geo. Walmutt
Nancy Peet
Anaheim
Calif
Harold Walmutt
Monticello Park
Edward Drake
Drake
Candice
Japan
Betty Behrends
Henry Behrends
Emma Smith
Robert Burns
Steve
Janet
Gilbert Ireland
Gamble
Ireland
Milwaukee
Lewis Ireland
Manchester High School
Don Cruise
Walter McCorkle
Independence
Walter Richardson
Dolley
PRESS
Archie Beltz
Vic Wilson
Clarke Thompson
Kathryn
Bernice
Berna
City Cafe
Reva Hadorn
Dee Ann
Goodland
Kan
Frank West
Jimmy
Duane Dighton
Coggon
Dighton
Hadorn
Wests
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Rula
Wears Inc
Ping
Iowa’ Electric Lights Power Company Br
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