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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1934
Page
2
A montage of brief notices from Monticello area residents. Gene Byers and others listed with short trips, visits, and social engagements. Mentions include Miss Mildred Meyer in Anamosa, Harry Lang in Omaha, James McNamara in Anamosa, and many Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Cascade, and Janesville connections. Regular services and local ads appear for optometrist Karl M Keyes and eye strain remedies.
Mrs. Riess Stuhler hosted the Friday club with a program on Elizabeth the Queen and a Lynn Fontanne paper. Fortnightly bridge, Delta Dek, Weekly and Hi Low clubs met for progressive auction or contract bridge with high scores and traveling prizes noted. Birthdays and family dinners marked the week, with Toby Hanken's surprise birthday and several local weddings and engagements referenced.
Monticello residents Mr Han sel and his family plan to move to Sher lane Apt 839 Sheridan Road Chicago after March 10. The note lists their education backgrounds and future address.
Mrs Elna Rohwedder received a corsage at a Monticello chapter meeting presided by Mrs Belle Timmins. Talks came from Anamosa Hopkinton officers while Miss Caroline Schoenhut presented a gift. Out of town guests joined the event from Anamosa Marion and Clinton. Mrs Marcus Maire hosted Calleen Maire fifth birthday party with games prizes and a Jack Horner pie delight for 15 guests.
Mr and Mrs Gerd Null learned of the death of Frank Null in Can ton South Carolina. Mrs Nicholas Kehoe is seriously ill with arthritis at her home with some improvement noted. Mr and Mrs F H Buxton John T Thomson and Cedric Van Kirk of Wheatland visited Mr and Mrs W F Rohn last Friday. Mrs Buxton extended a two week visit. others returned home. Mrs Buxton is a sister of Mrs Roh1.
Miss Mildred Deischer a domestic science instructor in Arlington public schools spent last weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Deischer. A fire at John Buol home wood shed was confined with minor damage. Chris Elben visited his daughter Mrs. Charles Cords at Elkader and returned with Mrs. Elben. J J Locher and daughter Lillian Margaret attended an inter university debate at Iowa City last Friday where their son John Jr. a Notre Dame law student participated.
Emil Levsen formerly of the Cleveland Indians visited Monticello last Wednesday. The note recalls his major league career and local interest centers on his appearance and reminiscences.
Mrs. Cook Nellie Sullivan of Monticello is widowed with four children after her husband, a Cedar Rapids post office clerk for 15 years and World War I veteran, died. Mrs. Will Shelley traveled to Winton for her daughter Mrs. Carl Schneider’s illness as Mr. Skelley and others visited in Vinton.
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