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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
6
Hopkinton alumni of Lenox College will hold their annual reunion and dinner picnic at the First Presbyterian church on Saturday, June 23 at 12 noon. Classes ending in 1 and 6 will be honored. Mrs. E. A. Dunlap serves as secretary-treasurer.
Donald Mesch who recently enlisted in the navy was honored at a picnic supper and farewell party by St. John’s Luther league Friday evening at the home of Miss Velma Gienapp. He will report for duty at Great Lakes Illinois June 15.
Reverend and Mrs. Grupp accept invitations to serve as instructors and counselors at the Dubuque Presbytery high school institute to be held in Dubuque from June 11 to 17. Camp sessions will be on the University of Dubuque campus with about 200 youths from Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Dubuque Presbyterials expected to attend.
The closing program of St John's Lutheran vacation Bible school and picnic dinner was held Sunday at Memorial Park. Members of the congregation and their families attended.
Robert Hart son of Mr and Mrs William Hart received a BSME at Iowa State College Ames during exercises on Saturday morning June 9 He completed engineering studies and accepted a position with Connolly Corporation publishers Crawfordsville Ind He will start June 18
A Chase family reunion gathered Sunday at the John Loop residence in Hopkinton. Attendees included Elmer Schrader and spouse of Galvania, Russell Eldred and spouse of Anamosa, Arlo Brady and family of Onslow, Rex Brady of Onslow, Lee Way, Vance Daker and family of Edgewood, and Rance and Galen Brady with Mrs. Harry Chase of Center.
The item lists names from Letts and Lake City including Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bailey and family, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Ferguson and family, and Mr. and Mrs. John Loop and Bill.
Miss Franc Earhart recently entered Bethany nursing home in Dubuque and has been confined to Finley Hospital for a week as a pneumonia patient. She received oxygen until Monday and is reported to be improving. If no complications arise she may return to Bethany by week’s end.
Mrs Charles Reggentine traveled with Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson to Grand Island Nebraska staying with the L R Anderson family and visited John Cashen in Lincoln. Dr and Mrs Paul Ferguson hosted in Lake City and attended the Chase family reunion. Mr and Mrs David Martin and Jean Cedar Rapids visited P R Wheeless and Campbell Hooper homes while Minnie Hooper joined them from Cedar Rapids. Mrs Al Kelchen and Betty plus Mrs Robert Kelchen attended a Dorothy Vanourney shower at Immaculate Conception hall Castle Grove.
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Bill Behrends of Monticello and guests Mae Roseberry of Cedar Ridge Colorado and Mary Alice Aegerter of Des Moines. Doran Flannagan bought two buildings east of Pat s grocery for remodel into storage space. Jess Huggins attended the Len Aldrich family reunion in Monticello honoring Aldred Aldrich visiting from Waterville SD. Hazel Eberhart of New Hartford stayed with C G Wallace while Wallace recovers from surgery. Roxanne Mussmann returns from Town Wesleyan College and will help at Citizens State Bank during vacation. Relatives learned Monday of Peter Smith 86 of Frederick SD who recently suffered a stroke. brothers Hiller Smith Worthington and Shomp Smith were noted.
A LETTTER OF social visits recounts Rev. Alfred Nickles of Colorado Springs honored by Lenox alumni at the Fletcher Aitchison home in Cascade with guests including E A Dunlap H M Reeve and Nellie Campbell. Nickles, 1912 Lenox graduate, once led Davenport church and Chicago seminary. he now serves as supply pastor in Mason City. Earlier, Rev F E Allen attended Geneva college graduation in Beaver Falls PA with relatives nearby.
Jones County boys 4-H Builders skit featuring 32 members on clothes selection grooming and manners was included in the State Boys 4-H Short Course program in Ames. Leader G A Lineweaver scouted the act at the June 1 county meeting and 17 members planned to attend the state event with Helen Tucker and Joe E Legg guiding the delegation.
A gasoline engine stolen from the Bill Allen farm near Churdan was recovered in a culvert north of the town. The motor, taken last August, was found still in good condition.
Tony Troester of Clayton suffered seven broken ribs when a Brown Swiss bull weighing 1660 pounds charged as he attempted to load it. A stanchion protected him enough to save his life.
Walter Rabe of Belle Plaine is cited by the weather bureau for ten years of service as a volunteer weather observer. He collects data as a hobby alongside his mail delivery work.
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