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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1954

Page

6

Mrs. Mayberry Honored Sunday On Birthday

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zumbach Jr. hosted a Sunday birthday dinner for Mrs. H. J. Mayberry. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brackens and Linda and Doris from Monticello, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Atwood and Dale of Langworthy, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Allferts with Meta and Celena, Mrs. Walter Willis, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Siebels of Anamosa.

Buck Creek Louis Zumbach Jr H. J. Mayberry Henry Brackens Linda Doris Monticello Merle Atwood Dale Langworthy Emil Ai1ferts Meta Celena Walter Willis Allen Siebels Anamosa

Community Birthday Feasts and Visits Highlight Week

Local families held birthday dinners and gatherings Sunday and Sunday evening. Attendees included Pat Glen Lange Carl Dehner Albert Hutton and many Lange relatives along with the Flannagan Delays and Kehoes. Farm Loan Association events and 4 H club activities were noted, with visits from Chicago cattle travel and a Coe college tournament attendance. W S C S meet and cordial dinners were announced for the coming week.

Louis Lange Sr Pat Glen Lange Carl Dehner Albert Hutton Louis Lange Jr Paul Lange William Wennekamp Dale Lange Lawrence Alferts Eugene Flannagan Dick Bertling Merritt Haigh Bob Yearous Garnaville Ronald Miles Dan Flannagan Farm Loan Association Board Manchester JoAnn Delay Castle Grove Fortune Finders William Delay Chicago Marcus Kehoe Joseph Delay Jimmy Loras Kehoe Lester JoAnn Leo Billy Raymond Porter Elmer Zumbach Ryan Donald Tobi Theodore Frees Amber Francis Miller Coe College Janiece Darrell Marvin Stahlberg Monticello W.S.C.S Clarence Bacon Gene Thompson Rodney Wilson Wilson

Community notes and visits span Cedar Rapids to Dubuque

A long list of social visits, gatherings, and church events across Cedar Rapids, Manchester, Anamosa, Monticello, Dubuque, and surrounding towns. Attendees include Gene Moulton, Geraldine Beitz, Roberta Moulton, Mrs. Mussman, and many local families as they attend prayers, concerts, ball games, and hospital visits.

Cedar Rapids John Wilson Ralph L. J. Faris Spiritual Life Mission Packwood Iowa City Gene Clarence Thompson Paul Knudtsen Roberta Dorothy Moulton Omaha Neb Davenport Dubuque Geraldine Beitz William Beitz Lucy Beitz Caryl Ross Lynton Harnish Audrey Anamosa Clarence Wendt Manchester Ivan Wilson Red Cross E. W. Mussman Myron Zumbach Herman Dolley Donna Mae Dahms Amos Wood Jr Marilyn Keystone the Woods Orval Dahms Edward Olmstead Gene Moulton Gene Opfer Springville Central City John Saunders Michael Henry Aldrich Howard Haigh Charlie Bacon Gene Thompson Edith Washburn Alan Kaufman Coggan al Remling Clarence Bacon Coe College Gym Joann Flannagan Janet Max Nelson Everett Beitz Harold Nelson Gerald Scott Scott Sr University Hospital Marlene Chapman Ed Fratski Ray Saunders Vets Hospital Tom Wilson Ed Offerman Alfred Offerman Bill Stevens Louis Zumbach Jr LaVern Zumbach Diane Larry Archie Miles Ed Bacon Joe Hosch Johnny Janssen Harold Crowley Mary Supple Herman Welter Jr Mary Yankovic

Release warrants bond for Wilkens over illegal substances

Ferdus F Wilkens of Anamosa posted a 500 appearance bond after a Thursday arrest on charges involving liquor and drugs near an institution. The case drew statewide attention due to reports of alcohol benzedrine inhalators allegedly available to inmates at the state reformatory. Wilkens had faced a 1000 bond, later reduced to 500, pending a court hearing in Jones County.

Ferdus F. Wilkens Jones County Wilkens Anamosa

Elmer Lang Sees First Robin of the Year

Elmer Lang, a Monticello area resident, spotted his first robin of the season on a sunny morning signaling spring. The sighting comes as winter recedes and warmer days approach.

Elmer Lang Monticello

February Robins Inspire Local Hopes in Area Notes

In a brief town page, Nan Barron of Mechanicsville visits with her parents Mr and Mrs J R Barron. Mr and Mrs Russell Meade visit the David Price home in Marion. Mr and Mrs Robert Jefferson of Adel spend the weekend with the Frank Walker family.

Nan Barron Mechanicsville J. R. Barron Mrs. Russell Meade David Price Marion Robert Jefferson of Adel Frank Walker

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Mayberry Mrs. Louis Lang Kuriger Bros Iowa Colonia Devaney Funeral Home Cascade Chester A. Condit Margaret Ann Dufoe B. B. Peck R. N Milwaukee Alfred Lahey Lahey Henry Wilson Ira Wilson Delmar Jeanette Gary Maynard Harold File Richard Thompson Craig Lloyd Thompson Brad Lillibridge Gail Justin Supple Kathy Connie Pat Howard Lennox Glen Lange Lawrence Alforts Lange William Scheele Kenneth Sheppard Elmer Sheppard C. R. Hosford Westside Gail Thompson Cedar Falls Thompsons Harley Dighton Ralph Thompson Maurice Thompson Orville Underwood Vic Wilson Walter McCorkle Nancy Virginia Ivan Reld John Sill Alva Wilson Fred Eggiman John King Mary Pat Moulton Berniece Thompson Roy Dighton Charlies. Schaeffer George Baldwin Edgewood Johnny Wacker Ed Siebels Kenneth Maude Joseph Smith Clark Dighton Floyd Wilson Leon Beitz Youngstown Diana Gstown Kuriger Bros. Plumbing & Heating Monticello, Iowa Freese Motors Wilken Robert M. Peet Gretta C. Peet Mrs. Peet Nina Bartels Paul Bartels KCRI Monticello Society Robin Jones County Saddle Club Hi-Way Gardens Stanwood Altmge Procter & Gamble
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