Ethel Koon of Onslow Features In National Magazine
Ethel Koon of Onslow has an article printed in Country Home titled Tools for Young Minds. The piece reflects her writing alongside her home life and mentions her career in education from northern Iowa through Minnesota and North Dakota, including roles as superintendent and principal. She is married to Walter Koon and mother of three.
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Ethel’Koon
Onslow
Ethel Nicholson Koon
Iowa
Lombard College
Minnesota
North Dakota
Tools for Young Minds by Ethel Nicholson Koon
A rural education advocate argues textbooks should be updated often despite cost. She compares old vs modern arithmetic dictionary entries and history with farming stories to show how current texts teach practical daily skills and sustain learning. A crime note ends with Lloyd Hays's ten-day jail term for petty larceny after a gas theft attempt.
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George II
England
Spain
Prince Charles Edward
Jetha Tull
Kings
Peeple
Lloyd Hays
Dexter
Dallas County
Local Socials Include Surprise Picnic and Card Evening
Rhinehart Doden and family and several couples attended a surprise picnic for Mr Haven. Mrs Everett Nichol hosted a 500 club evening with three tables and high score by Mrs William Thompson. Presbyterian Women met at Mrs Edwin Wilcox to discuss West Indies with Mrs Leslie Reade presenting. refreshments by the hostesses.
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Everett Nichol
500
William Thompson
Marie Schatz
Mabel McVay
Randall
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Edwin Wilcox
J. C. Bender
West Indies
Leslie Reade
Community notices reflect social gatherings and anniversaries
The Friday through Sunday social calendar includes a missionary society meeting at Mrs. George Ambuehl’s home with readings by Mrs. Cap Arduser and a study report by Mrs. Armin Tendick, plus a birthday party for Mrs. Leonard Durst and a 65th birthday surprise for her. A Stimson couple hosts a 35th wedding anniversary at the Monticello country club with guests from Delhi. Jean Echternacht marks her 13th birthday with a cottage party and porch dinner with friends Jackie, Betty, and Mary. The Working Band of the Congregational church meets at Mrs. Henry Carpenter’s home, with garden tours and a 4:30 tea, drawing 35 members and out-of-town guests from Baldwin and Texas.
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Ambroie Kelly
The
Missionary Society of the Reformed Church
George Ambuehl
Cap Arduser
Armin Tendick
Alfred Egger
Marvin Bartlett
L. Allamand
Will Hintz
Frank Stimson
Monticello
Delhi
George White
J. Holden
Wintenberg
C. A. Palmer
Betty
Gwen Bentz
Sarah Clough
Stimson
Leonard Durst
Leo Staner
Cascade
Mildred
Sand Spring
John Prull
Prull
Linden Avenue
Adolph Dierks
Abe Prull
Gerd Prull
Heinrich Prull
Ellert Prull
Henry Prull
Arthur Riedel
Thomas Aldrich
Lisa Hermann
Toledo
Ohio
Congregational Church
Henry Carpenter
Halstead Carpenter
Carpenter
D. P. Young
J. E. Helserman
John Fraser
Jean Echternacht
Ray Echternacht
Echternacht
Betty Lou Podhaski
Betty Lou Patterson
Eloie Timmins
Mary Lou Lugh
Audrey Ann Podhaski
Charles Podhaski
Grothes
Wanda Podhaski
Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Mission Festival of the Reformed Church
Baxter
Fort Wayne
Newton hosts birthday party and Monticello wedding noted
Newton visitors join Audrey Podhaski for a ninth birthday party with treasure hunt and cake. Monticello couple Miss Dempsey and Raymond Kreeb wed in a Sacred Heart church ceremony with a three course dinner and city park dance to follow.
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Marie Dempsey
E. Dempsey
Monticello
Raymond Kreeb
William Kreeb
Sacred Heart Church
A.L. Lorenz
Leo Chapman
Lucille Dempsey
Madeline Koppess
Floral Hall
Kreeb
Eclipse Lumber Company
Churches and services in several towns
Local church notices list service times and events for Wayne Zion, Castle Grove, St John’s Evangelical, Congregational, Center Junction, Prairieburg, Hopkinton, St John’s Catholic, St Matthew’s, Presbyterian, Reformed, and other churches. Activities include sermons, Sunday schools, Epworth Leagues, Ladies Aid meetings, bake sales, and a train mishap tale from Breda.
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Center Junction M. E
S. V. Williams
Vera Monts
Epworth League
Endeavor
Hopkinton
St. John's Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Ladies Aid
Luther League
St. John's
American Lutheran Church
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
H. Davgs
la Porte City
Zimmerman Store
Bonds Bring $24 600 to Monticello in a Week
Nearly 60 percent of veterans who received Adjusted Service Bonds through the Monticello post office have cashed the bonds, totaling about 24 600 dollars in the past week. Postmaster Mark F Hogan notes the higher 3 percent interest and says most bondholders plan to cash, clearing up distribution work.
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Monticello
Mark F. Hogan
Wno
Fight Then Fine Debate Hits City Streets
Mayor Fred McLaughlin sentenced five men for disturbing the peace after a spate of street fights. Ed Luck and Menno Monk faced fines of 20 dollars plus 2.50 in costs each, with Monk eventually paying 45 dollars after covering both fines. A separate Labor Department survey notes service stations as major auto repair facilities behind private garages in 1935.
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Fred McLaughlin
Fhve
Ed Luck
Menno Monk
Luck
Monk
U. S. Department of Labor
Monticello humor and ads mix in local paper
A neighborhood issue filled with light jokes and local ads. The page promotes paints insulation Mule Hide roofing and fence products, notes a joke exchange about a missing bottle of Scotch, and urges readers to seek estimates for Balsam Wool Blanket installation.
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