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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
2
A column of short items reports ice cream socials at city park on June 16 and bake sales at Kay's and Zimmermans. It notes visits by O R Howie in Moline, Kathleen Oxsley in Marion, Clara Melcher in Cedar Rapids, and many others including Ben Roberts Jr in Ames and Adele Rodemaker in Guttenberg. Major L W Lovell attends Iowa Masons in Waterloo while several families travel for races, graduations, and summer visits.
Local residents and visitors share weekends with relatives from Iowa City Ames and Chicago. Trips include Spirit Lake fishing with the Hoult and Clark families and travels to Minneapolis and Ames for visits and college plans.
Warden Bill Frazier describes Monticello Rotary Club visit detailing reforms at Anamosa men’s reformatory. He notes population decline from 1461 to 1071, shift to state shops, self sufficiency in food and goods, extensive farming, animal husbandry, and on site industries with 961 honor prisoners and 43 under punishment.
Mrs J H Perrine and Lavetta spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs George Waite in Anamosa Lavetta stayed with Mr and Mrs Paul N Smith Clemma Wenger traveled to Rochester Minn with her mother Mrs Ed Wenger Mrs Wenger improving Clara attended Frances Jones and Harold Schultz wedding at Iowa City Miss Jones former physical trainer at local school Josephine and Kathleen Winans arrived to spend summer with parents in Winans home They had attended Mount St Rose Academy in Dubuque Fred Bohlken family and Mrs Frank Wright visited Wilma Mae Wright at the county farm Wilma recovering from recent operation Royal Neighbors lodge members left for district convention in Iowa City via Delhi school bus Margaret Balster Irene Heiken returned from New York City visit to sister Frieda Balster Balster to Iowa City for summer school Mrs L W Lovell and daughter Miriam travel to Omaha then Lincoln to visit Gladys G Smits Kenneth Hosford and Paul Hier of Manchester spent Sunday with Fred Zimmerman family Ronnie Hosford returns home with grandparents Raymond Denkhof and son Raymond visit Dr and Mrs A M Maurice in Monticello J H Harms and Marion announce birth of daughter Janice Helen at University Hospital Iowa City weighing 8 1 2 pounds first child Allen Fairbanks bought Morley store building from E Hunter for 400 and stock of goods Atty Charles Butler and Mrs Butler visit Monticello from Cedar Rapids Mrs Fred Matthiessen accompanies them They plan to move to Monticello Mrs Butler and Mrs Matthiessen attended. Thirty four members of the Ladies Aid and Lutheran church attended the first annual Dubuque district convention of the Women’s Missionary Federation in Strawberry Point with speakers and a noon banquet.
Mr and Mrs C C Hodson returned home Sunday with their son Rex who spent the last year at Iowa State college. They visited Mrs Mary Boots in Dexter and W A Hodson in Earlham. Nearby guests included Mr and Mrs Dick Haak and children from Chicago and Mr and Mrs Adolph Peters and daughter Gerda and Mr and Mrs Herman Greg from Evanston. J W Coxsee and family attended the Iowa State alumni reunion at Ames, where Doxsee joined the 61st class reunion since 1877. Mrs Jennie Rohn hosted guests including Horace Alden Miller formerly of Cornell Mount Vernon and her son Eldon of Cedar Rapids. A son was born Sunday evening in Cedar Rapids to a hitchhiker named Lucille Murray from Tulsa. The woman sought aid from Denver Hog Serum Co on the west side and was found by company employees in agony with no relatives.
The text describes compact condensing units with no belts or external moving parts, oil sealed inside, positive lubrication, submerged bearing surfaces, and high refrigerating capacity. It highlights Freon safety, airtight sealed construction, vibration reduction via springs, and unloader on compressor to reduce starting current. Stainless steel evaporator resists rust and leaks, with silver solder connections to prevent leaks.
The Castle Grove township Lutheran church will close its three week Vacation Bible School Friday with a program at 10 a.m. followed by kittenball games and a picnic. Fifty four pupils studied under Mrs. J E Ahlrich Hilda Balster Wilma Spurrack Esther Lubben Loretta Thalacker and Rev A Thalacker.
Female homemakers share seasonal strawberry and pineapple jam ideas. Simple, preserve worthy blends ideal for Sundays and other special gatherings.
Step by step method for making fresh pineapple jam with Certo including chopping fruit, boiling to a rolling boil, adding Certo, skimming, and sealing in 6 oz jars. Mentions variations with strawberry and pineapple, yields about nine to eleven jars, and notes Certo costs. Contains some garbled text about efficiency and natural flavor.
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