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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1934
Page
6
Local items report visits among Cascade Stone City Center Junction and Storm Lake residents. Several notices mention phone ads from McNeill's Hardware and Suter Market. Many social visits occur in Des Moines Cedar Rapids Storm Lake and Vinton with friends and relatives.
Classified notes show Madsen Motor Company advertising late model used cars and specials before the Fourth of July. Local residents visit relatives, attend meetings, and join church events as June activities wind down.
The Friday club gathered at Mrs. Frederick P. Stuhler’s home for readings and a Maxwell Anderson sketch followed by the play Both Your Houses. Later Mrs. Agnes Gearhart hosted a group for an evening of progressive auction bridge with prizes awarded to Mrs. Harry Hoag and Miss Bernice Rodman.
The Women’s Working band of the Congregational church held its regular monthly meeting yesterday at the home of Mrs. Milton E Thoent. A social hour and refreshments followed the business session with hostesses Mrs Anna Bort Mrs C G Thomas Mrs Halstead Carpenter and Mrs William Heideman assisting.
The Ladies' Aid society of St Matthew's Ev Lutheran church met last week Wednesday in Luther Hall for its regular monthly gathering. Mrs Henry L Adix hosted with refreshments served by her daughter Lydia. Out of town guests included Rev B E Senst and his daughter Eloise and son Harold from Ryan.
Mrs Byron Abel hosted the Delta Dek bridge club Monday afternoon with progressive auction bridge. Mrs Carl Hodson led in high score and Mrs Lincoln Thoeni won the traveling prize. Guests included Mrs L D Barrack and Mrs Lincoln Thoeni, with refreshments served at quarter tables after the games.
The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church held a regular monthly social and meeting with a hostess group led by Mrs. Maurice Cook. A birthday celebration for Mary Irene Fahrni's fourth year drew fifty guests with a noon picnic and gifts. The Women’s Missionary Society of the Reformed church met at Mrs. John Meyer’s country home with a devotional from Mrs. Tendick and duets by Rev. and Irma Tendick. A Country Club bridge party attracted forty members and guests, with Mrs. James Carter of Cincinnati and Mrs. R. Lovell of Battle Creek among out of town attendees, followed by refreshments. Mayme Minnie Lena Harms hosted a Sunday dinner for out-of-town relatives from Solon, Manchester, Cedar Rapids, Cascade, and Monticello. Ruth Rickels and Otto Gerjets were married at Zion Lutheran Church in Wayne township in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev. J. Willms.
Eliza Gerjeta served as maid of honor and Donald Rickers as best man at the wedding. A luncheon followed at the bride's parents' home. The bride wore rose faille crepe with pink rose bouquet and a picture hat. The bridesmaid wore green polka dot organdie with a snapdragon bouquet. A city park floral hall dance featured Wayne Knights of Harmony. The Gerrets will reside on the groom's Cere farm in Castle Grove township.
Miss Jayne Shover entertained twenty four guests at her country home on Tuesday evening honoring Mrs William Stickford Jr the former Mary Elizabeth Jones of Iowa City Progressive auction bridge was the main diversion High scores went to Miss Lois Lockhart and consolation to Miss Izora Bancroft Refreshments followed at decorative quarter tables with Fourth of July emblems Favors of small fire crackers bore a welcome message to Bobby Jones Stickford Guests included Miss Kathryn Dacey Fort Worth Texas Miss Lois Lochart Tuckwood Iowa and Mrs Walter Buchele St Paul Minnesota
Miss Martha Balcar of Cedar Rapids hosted Miss Frances Coyle for a weekend visit. Betty Kay returned from a Cedar Rapids trip with Coe College friends. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. John Parezik and Mrs. William Graef of Iowa City, who spent Sunday with various residents. Mrs. Charles Jones left June 27 for a three month visit with her son in Seattle. Mrs. W. K. Hodgson came back from Sabula after a week with her parents. Riess Stuhler heads to St. Louis to buy shoes for George Stuhler's Sons. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cartano and family from Wadsworth Illinois visited Monticello and Hopkinton before returning home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Norman Newton assisted at a past matrons luncheon in Olin on Tuesday. Guests last Sunday included Mrs. Albert Zajicek and son Billy of Chicago and Mrs. L. J. Haskins of Lancaster Illinois at Horace Edwards home. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Groom of Warren Illinois visited Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Swift. the Groomes are Swift's aunt and uncle. Lucile George leaves for Minoqua Wisconsin to lead at Clearwater camp for two months. James Laude of Rockford visits before departing for Columbia University in New York to pursue a masters degree. Dr. Lawrence Locher of Farley underwent an emergency appendectomy at Mercy hospital Dubuque and is recovering well. The group including Conrad Young and others from Omaha, Denver and elsewhere traveled Thursday to Delafield Wisconsin."
Mr and Mrs Clifford Cunningham and daughter of St Paul Minn return home tomorrow after visiting Mrs Dora Cunningham. Methodist Episcopal church members and families enjoyed a pot luck supper at the city park last night with an inspirational address by Miss Harriet Cunningham of Anamosa.
Mr and Mrs Henry Worm of New London Wisconsin visited the J L Bader home last week. The Bader couple with Henry and Arnold Bader took them to Guttenberg Sunday to visit Mrs Worms mother.
Mr and Mrs G H Clark of Marion were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence McLaughlin Barbara their daughter returned home with them after visiting at the McLaughlin residence
Astronomers report Argon, one of the so called inert gases, constitutes a fraction of one percent of the Earth's atmosphere.
Mr and Mrs Rex Ricklefs and daughter Josephine along with Paul Hanssen Mrs Emil Ricklefs and son James traveled to Iowa City Monday evening to hear the all state orchestra and chorus where Roy Ricklefs 18 a member. Elon Rafferty of Osceola dined with Mr and Mrs Pred Kay Tuesday night. Rafferty and Kay were longtime friends who had not met for 25 years and Rafferty attended the homecoming.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Cook with Mrs A Rodman head to Decorah where Mrs Rodman will stay two weeks visiting her daughter Mrs Phil Schlatter and her granddaughter in St Paul before returning home.
Vic Chambers left today for Kingston New York for a six week visit staying with his brother Thomas Chambers on a farm near the city. He was born near Kingston and last visited his boyhood home four years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Sherwood of Courtland New York called on Monticello friends yesterday afternoon on their way to a new home in Shanghai China. Mrs Sherwood is the granddaughter of the late Mrs William Putnam and was Miss Jane Jordan before marriage. Queen Victoria began Hindustani study after age 75, noted as one of the world’s most intricate languages.
Sealed bids will be received at the office of the county auditor in Anamosa until 1 38 pm July 2 1934 for grading and incidental work on 7 7 miles of county trunk roads involving about 114 000 cubic yards of class 2 excavation. E G Henningsen County Engineer.
On and after June 18 the office will accept applications and renewals every Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm at the national reemployment office in the court house Anamosa James L. Eastridge and officials.
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