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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1933
Page
6
Local notices list pruning saws and pruning shears at McNeill's Hardware, coal buys at Eclipse East Side Yard, and sales from Karl Keyes jeweler and J W Hoult watches. Residents visit relatives in Clinton Minneapolis Dubuque Oxford Junction Cedar Rapids and Cascade with multiple names and towns.
Cedar Rapids visitors. Iowa City basketball games. Manchester and Hopkinton guests. faculty and student movements. coal sale and hardware ads. several family visits. bids for used cars. new birth at John McDonald hospital. funeral notices and obituary details. infant death in Cass township. local church funeral arrangement.
The O E 8 closes a March 8 meeting with a short program while members host benefit bridge parties and dances. Eastern Star, Camp Fire groups, and Sacred Heart circle host gatherings with dinners, prizes, and socialize at homes, halls, and churches.
Mrs Harry Maire entertained the Neighborhood club at her home last Friday night in honor of Mrs Edward Podhaski birthday anniversary A handsome gift was presented by club members Bridge was played at two tables with Mrs Harry Hoag winning high score and Mrs M J Hogan taking the traveling prize Refreshments were served at the close of the games The Misses Lyla Sill Recene Ashton and Margaret Kaste hosted a six oclock Maple Inn dinner for Kill Kare club last Thursday evening
The club hosted at Mrs. Roberts home with five bridge tables. June Meyer led the high score and Vera Mattocks won the traveling prize. Guests included Mrs. Roberts Lora Hous and ven Pulver and Mrs. R. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Maire entertained about sixty friends at their country home with dancing and five hundred. Mrs. Muller led ladies high score Olin Howie men high. Consolation prizes went to Mrs. Grant Etters and Mr. Bauriger. Refreshments followed late. Mrs. Hans Kettlitz hosts Neighborhood Reading and Sewing club Monday with Life of Franklin D Roosevelt by his mother.
Miss Katherine Gerdes hosted twenty four local children at her Castle Grove district No. 3 home last Saturday as a farewell event for Bell and Robert Siebels who are moving away this week. The afternoon featured games and refreshments. Mr and Mrs Arthur Adix hosted a dinner for Dr and Mrs C C Accola of Alleman guests at the Rudy Winkler home with five hundred played and Winkler scoring low. Lizzie Behnken and Henry Brokens wed Monday at six at Behnken home Rev J Willis officiating. Gerd Behnken attended. a wedding supper followed for relatives. The couple will reside on Brokens farm.
Mr and Mrs Alva Zimmerman entertained the couple's parents Mr and Mrs J B Zimmerman with a surprise 35th wedding anniversary party in Zim mer mans hall Friday. About one hundred friends attended for dancing cards and visiting with midnight lunch. The Zimmermans have lived in Monticello since their marriage thirty five years ago.
Mr and Mrs John Husman hosted a gathering for their daughter with a number of friends in attendance. The event reflected a warm family gathering with neighbors and acquaintances joining the celebration.
At an evening gathering on Thursday at their home in honor of Miss Leona's sixteenth birthday, thirty five friends enjoyed a five hundred card game. Mrs Glen Howie led the ladies with the high score while John Husman topped the men. Leona received many handsome gifts and lunch was served at midnight.
Lawrence Wilken of Langworthy married Miss Berdena Lurkens daughter of Mrs G L Lurkens of Kenyon Minnesota at the bride’s mother home in Kenyon Attendants included Mayeda Wilken George Folkerts and the bride’s sister and brother A dance at the American Legion hall followed the ceremony The couple will reside on a farm near Langworthy
Mr and Mrs Riess Stuhler hosted a seven o clock dinner and bridge party. The dining room featured silver and white decor with lavender sweet peas centerpiece. Twelve covers were laid and three bridge tables were played. Stewart Stuhler and Mrs Stuhler led the scoring with top honors for the couple and the ladies respectively.
Mrs. Henry Carpenter entertained the Working Band of the Congregational church at her home last Wednesday afternoon. Thirty five members and one guest Miss Libbie Theeni attended. Mrs. Roberts presided. After the business meeting the group enjoyed tea and cakes decorated with small flags in patriotic colors served by the host and committee.
Mrs Elna Rohwedder of Olin led a district twelfth order of the Eastern Star instruction event held Tuesday afternoon and evening. Schreiner chapter officers hosted a noon luncheon at Maples Inn and the afternoon featured initiatory work demonstrated for critique and guidance.
Cornelius Steck leads a gathering in chapter rooms with nearly a hundred attendees including out of town guests. Visiting officers from multiple chapters are introduced and honored before conferring degrees and sharing talks. The report also lists out of town guests, local events, and a Lent service announcement at Sacred Heart church.
Ralph Reichart of Des Moines spent last Monday in the Len Reichart home.
Mr and Mrs Forrest Hearn and their son Don were Sunday visitors at Independence.
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