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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1934
Page
2
A jumble of social notes reports Miss Theola Kingles visiting with friends in Coin Town on Sunday. Numerous locals including T J Magee from Dubuque and Dr Earl Reyes and families travel for visits and hospital stays across Monticello Carthage Marion Cedar Rapids and Milwaukee, with several relatives and classmates noted.
Mrs. Riess Stabler hosted a Friday luncheon for the Friday bridge club at her home with three tables of progressive contract bridge afterward. The Needlework club gathered Friday at Mrs Byron Abel’s for pieces of fancy work and refreshments, while Mrs Merle Cass led the Hi-Low bridge club with high score and traveling prize. A birthday event marked Mrs. Romering’s eleventh birth anniversary with dinner at Hallwood Inn and a large garden celebration for family and friends on Father’s Day weekend.
The record notes graduate details for Wernimont, who completed studies at Columbia College in Dubuque after attending Farley and Sacred Heart High School in Monticello, class of 1930. It mentions no data concerning AEs and includes reference to a Mrs Carniletic.
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church met at Miss Stella Lang’s home with devotionals led by Mrs. P. E. Stimson. Readings by Mrs. H. E. Deischer and Miss Mary Coxe, and remarks from Mrs. L. J. Swift followed. A social hour and refreshments ended the gathering. Frank Stimson and wife hosted a Tuesday picnic for their thirty third wedding anniversary at the city park with neighbors and friends from Delhi and Barville.
Audrey Ann Podhaski celebrated her birthday at home with family and friends, hosted by Mrs. Wanda Timmins and Mrs. Eloie Timmins. A double wedding ceremony followed for the bride’s sister and another relative, with music by Llera Helgens and George Rie, and a reception for about 40 guests at the Rieken home featuring pink and yellow decor and cakes.
The notice states bids will be received at Jones Vale until a specified day for a dredging and mine conduit project on 0 miles of county road. It lists E G Henningsen as County Engineer and mentions local residents and a picnic in Thomas' Park at Manou related to the event.
Mrs Ava Main leaves for a month in Whitestown Indiana visiting sister Mrs Leonard Clow en route to Chicago. Colin and John Thomas return from Shattuck Turlary academy Faribault Minnesota for summer vacation. Blanche Hunter recuperating after surgery at St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids. Epworth League presents The Helping Hand pageant despite rain. Clarence Brasha and wife return from wedding trip to Indiana and Chicago visiting friends in Anderson and the Century of Progress. J W Doxsee departs with brother C M Doxsee for Ohio relatives. C M Doxsee to attend sessions of the...
J W Coxsee and his nephew attend the Century of Progress exposition rights as part of a Congregational church meeting. Mrs J Q O McDaniel of Bentonville Ark visits her daughter Mrs George Timmins after traveling from Peoria Ill due to the drowning death of her 12 year old granddaughter. Distant relatives from Monticello join Phyllis Locher funeral in Dubuque with many Locher and Schneider family members present.
Bertha Locher Charles Locher and Albert Meyer with Mr and Mrs E G Hicks returned from Boohe after a week away with grandson Jimmie Hicks who studied at their home this year They called on Mr and Mrs Robert Maurice in Jefferson The Demmer sisters Veronica and Lidwina visited Mrs Will Walz and George Kelchen at University hospital Iowa City Also with them were Mrs George Kelchen and her children Alberta and Vincent James Ricklefs, son of Mr and Mrs Emil Ricklefs, has been...
A user connected with Leland Stanford waiver events attended in Palo Alto California and returned Saturday morning. The note mentions a person named Dibis Aaturday and references Rickiefs vn ent in unclear handwriting.
Dr and Mrs R E B Foreman and daughter Lenore visited relatives in Washington last Sunday. Merle Foreman who teaches at Nira returned home with them for her vacation. Mrs Foreman planned a week with her daughter Mrs Harold Fisher in Washington. Mr and Mrs A T Madsen traveled to Chicago last Sunday for the Century of Progress fair and a Ford dealer convention.
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