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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1939

Page

2

Local Residents Visit Family and Friends Across Towns

Local notices list Don Maire Lavetta Perrine and others visiting relatives in Cedar Rapids Manchester Gulfport Miss Lake City Minn Coffeyville Kan and Olin Iowa. Several couples and individuals are noted visiting relatives or hosting guests at homes during the week and weekend.

Lavetta Perrine Cedar Rapids

Social notes from Monticello area visits and travels

Pasadena visitor Mrs Ella Petcina spent time with sister Miss Janet Hazard. Several locals hosted relatives and friends from Des Moines, Webster City, Chicago Heights, Gibson City, Victor, and Cedar Rapids visiting over weekends and Sundays. A Grinnell Institute event and a Cubs Dodgers doubleheader were also noted.

Ella Petcina Pasadena Calif Janet Hazard William Shaffer Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Dodgers Ed Arnold Cedar Rapids

Monticello Social Notes Highlight Family Visits

Monticello residents report extended visits and travel as George L Lovell joins sister Mrs. Mar Smith from Battle Creek Michigan and Loretta McDonough RN visits from Town City. relatives host Betty Clark Cedar Rapids and Laura Lewis Manchester assist at Long’s department store in Monte.

George L. Lovell Mar Smith Battle Creek Mich Laura Lewis Manchester Monticeo Long’s Mrs. Long

Local Residents Visit Relatives and Attend Gatherings

Mrs. Laura Koop and daughter Laura visit Washington correspondents of Hicks Azer Carlson and others in Monticello and Central City. Raymond Denkhoff of Des Moines plus a group tour Anamosa hostel. families from Onida and Washington host relatives while planning summer visits in Chicago and Washington.

Theodosia Pulver Howard Azer Chicago Heights Laura Koop Laura Washington, D. C Koop Elmer FE. Hicks Ill Page Carlson Jane Soldier Hannah Britt Raymond Denkhoff Des Moines T. F. Denkhoff A. M. Maurice

Mrs Cook and son Jimmie Jett travel to Shawano Wis

Mrs. Maurice Cook and son Jimmie Jett travel to Shawano Wisconsin after two weeks visiting Monti cello relatives. Mrs. Cook's grandmother Mrs. A G Rodman accompanies them to live there. Wilbur Woodhams and two Harvard classmates visited J W Doxsee's home. They travel from Cambridge to Redwood City California. Two boys finished first year law and one in medicine.

Maurice Cook Jimmie Jett Shawano Wis Monticello Cook A. G. Rodman Wilbur Woodhams Harvard University Cambridge Mass J. W. Doxsee Woodhams Mr. Doxsee Redwood City Calif College of Medicine

Families take summer trips to New York and beyond

Mr and Mrs Wade Long and Bea plan a World’s Fair vacation in New York City with Rotary sessions in Cleveland Everett and Maurice Montgomery bakers visit Vin ton relatives Everett Montgomery Jr returns with them for part of summer Lavetta Hullie Edward and Eugene Vifian visit Monticello from Byers Colo for a month with grandfather Barney Kilers Esther Hoag of Los Angeles returns to work after vacation with family Ernest Landis Marilyn travel to Vallejo Calif and Yellowstone Park with relatives Robert Ricklefs from San Rafael headmaster visits Monticello then to New York for the World’s Fair Don Harter of Peekskill welcome daughter Susan newborn with second child in family Glen Clark and sons Robert and Myron from Aberdeen stop in Monticello after Ames graduation sessions.

Wade Long Bea Richard Long New York City Mr. Long Rotary Cleveland Lavetta Hullie Edward Eugene Vifian Byers Colo Barney Kilers Monticello Charles Vifian Ernest. Landis Marilyn Vallejo Calif Mr. Landis Earl Landis Greeley Washington Yellowstone National Park Robert Ricklefs San Rafael Emma Ricklefs Rex August Ricklefs Robert San Rafael Military Academy Glen Clark Myron Aberdeen S. D Lloyd Clark Clark Ames

Neighborhood club picnic at city park ends with bridge

Members of the Neighborhood club enjoyed a city park picnic Tuesday evening. Losers honored winners with a contract bridge game at two tables at Mrs. Matt Muller's home. Mrs. Leslie Reade won the high score prize. Guests included Mrs. Harry Hoag Mrs. M. J. Hogan Mrs. Eliza Thoeni and Mrs. Lorenz Allaman. Hostesses were Odhaski Mrs. Reade and Muller.

City Park Matt Muller Leslie Reade Harry Hoag M. J. Hogan Eliza Thoeni Lorenz Allaman Odhaski Reade

Local church schedule and services across several congregations

Sacred Heart Catholic Church lists Mass times Sundays 8 and 9 Holy days 6 15 to 9 and weekdays 7 Confessions Saturdays 3 30 and 7 Presbyterian Church notes pastor W J Grossheim Sunday school 9 30 worship 10 30 sermon Gravestones texts 2 Chronicles 21 20 and 1 Kings 14 18 Christian Endeavor 6 45 Congregational Church minister Samuel G Gutensohn Children’s Day service 10 Worship 11 The Working Band meets with Mrs Ben Roberts next Wednesday 3 00 St Matthew’s Lutheran Hedix pastor German communion 9 00 and 9 30 Sundays end for Lutheran service

Sacred Heart Catholic Church A. L. Lorenz Presbyterian Church Wm. J. Grossheim Congregational Church Samuel G. Gutensohn Ben Roberts St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church Hedix

Church Announcements For Sunday Services

Local churches publish next Sundays schedule with English German services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Mission festival and Children’s Day activities include special programs at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. dinners, park events, and an ice cream social tonight band concert. Church notices list pastors and times for Cass and Reformed and Methodist congregations.

Wayne Zion Ey Lutheran Church Bulletin

Wayne Zion Ey Lutheran church announces no Sunday worship this week due to interior decoration. Sunday school and Bible class at 9:00 a.m. June 22 Thursday choir rehearsal at 8 p.m. July Luther League committee meets at the schoolhouse 7:00 p.m. June 29 Ladies Aid meets 1:15 p.m. Members asked to attend and invite friends. June 26 Monday through Friday 8:00 to 11:45 a.m.

Wayne Zion Ey Lutheran Church F. H. Kehren Wayne Luther League Ladies Aid Friends of the Aid

Summer church events include picnic and services at two Lutherans

Our fourth week of vacation Bible school ends with Monticello Park picnic on Sunday July 2 amid potluck dinner and games. Castle Grove Lutheran Church notes English services at 10 45 and Sunday school at 9 45 with Luther League June 29, Ella Rickels speaking on Amana Society. St John s Lutheran plans three Sunday services German at 10 30 English at 2 30 and a reunion service at 8 00 for 15 years of Pastor Gutknecht s ministry.

Ladies’ Aid Monticello Park Castle Grove Lutheran Church Arnold Thalacker Luther League Ella Rickels Amana Society St. John’s Lutheran Church Paul T. Gutknecht John Rickels Atkins W. Schuetz Beecher, III Gutknecht St. John’s St. John's

Church to Hold Sunday Service and Free Fellowship Lunch

The service will be led by the present pastor. Dinner will follow in the church basement after the morning service with no charge. An invitation is extended to friends and neighbors to attend on Sunday.

Cass Congregational Church B. T. Schwab Cass

St Johns Church Celebrates Historic Milestones and Growth

The St John s congregation charted growth from its joint ministerial system begun in 1873 to a booming church life. Rev Oetjen and later Rev Von Strahe led the parish through school use, construction, and a 50th anniversary organ dedication. The 20th century brought a modern parsonage, renovations, and a strong Walther League youth program.

Oetjen Zion’s Oeetjen St. John’s Wisconsin Concordia Theological Seminary W. H. L. Schuetz Johnsontown Schuetz Stefrantegete Baia He . Kettl Srsbeant Ladies Aid

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