Golden wedding anniversary celebrated by Wyoming couple
At the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Von Sprecken last Tuesday, 114 guests from Onslow Center Junction Kalmazoo Mich Toronto Maquoketa Cedar Rapids Monticello Oxford Junction Luzerne Martello Van Horne and Wyoming signed the guest book. They also received 90 cards and many bouquets and gifts.
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Wyoming
Gus von Sprecken
Onslow
Center Junction
Kalamazoo
Mich
Toronto
Can
Maquoketa
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Oxford Junction
Luzerne
Martello
van Horne
Lutheran Brotherhood
Andrew J. Boe
Schick General Hospital
Clinton
Wyoming School
Schick Hospital
George Dusanek, Jr
Ann
Pfc
Ervin Hansen
B. J. Hansen
Fort George Wright
Spokane
Wash
Wyoming High School
Cedar Rapids Business College
Soil Conservation Office
Hansen
Meinhardt Thomsen
Industrial Society of the Presbyterian Church
Thomas Broderson
Willy Thomsen
John Wilson
Earl Waggy
Lester French
Robert Fishwild
Lucile Regenwether
Routh Mallicoat
Mallicoat
Otto Blume
Bingo
James Nowachek
Fred Petersen
Louis Kouba
Midland Homemakers Club
Nowachek
Red Cross
Donald Brunscheen
Klaude Dick
Monmouth
W.S.C.S
The
Methodist Church
New Parish Priest Arrives at Sand Spring
The Immaculate Conception parish welcomed Father Becker at a Sunday evening gathering. He arrived from New Vienna last Tuesday to take on Sand Spring duties with Stone City as a mission.
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Sand Spring
Alfred Egger
Edward Cox
Monticello
Fred McLaughlin
William Welter
Herman Welter
Armed Forces
Funeral Held For McQuillen In Cascade
Funeral services for James McQuillen were held at St Martin's church after a morning Mass. He died from injuries after a collision while returning home from Monticello. He was born in Cascade on May 31 1921 and was survived by his parents three sisters and a brother. Burial was in Calvary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
James McQuillen
St. Martin’s Church
M. J. Farrelly
Calvary
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Harry McQuillen
St. Martin’s High School
Arlene
Grace Ann
Rose Marie
Patrick
Louis Dandl
Louis Thomas
Joseph William
Joe Featherstone
Michael Paul
Paul Dahlem
Richard Hanken Buys Registered Holstein Richard J. Hanken buys a Holstein Friesian bull
Richard J. Hanken, Monticello, recently bought a registered Holstein Friesian bull from the herd of the State sanatorium at Oakdale, Ia, per a report from the secretary of the Holstein Friesian Association of America in Brattleboro, Vt. Try Rem Electrical Service for pressure switches and controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hanken
Richard J. Hanken
Monticello
Oakdale
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Rem
Center Junction High School Pupils Stage Mystery Play
Center Junction High School presents One Horrible Night a three act mystery by Eugene Hay ford in the school auditorium Friday March 9. Cast includes Duke Massey Dee Serbousek Lew Gridley Harvey Townsend and others coached by Mrs. Mary Ellen Morris. Mariners Club and local groups hold meetings amid church and civic notes.
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Center Junction
Eugene Hayford
Duke Massey
Dee Serbousek
Lew Gridley
Harvey Townsend
Frank Williams
Don Serbousek
John Peterson
Henry Townsend
Barry Hopkins
Joe Stanton
Rufus Spencer
John Brokens
Helen Massey
Duke
Jo Ann Hinrichs
Betty Windsor
Benita Hinrichsen
Carita Stowe
Mary Ann Otten
Edith Peterson
Kathleen Paulsen
Dixie Reynolds
Ruth Andrews
Abby Spencer
Rufus
Jean Zendén
Mary Ellen Morris
Castle Grove Farm Hand Dies
Castle Grove area reports Howard Arnold, 62, collapsed and died while chores at Francis Miller farm last Friday. He hailed from Dubuque and was longtime Miller employee.
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Castle Grove Farm
Castle Grove
Howard Arnold
Francis Miller
Miller
Dubuque
Donovan
R. H. George
Albert Hutton
John McDonald
Lutheran Ladies Aid Meets at Stadtmueller Home
The Lutheran Ladies Aid society gathered at Mrs. Henry Stadtmueller’s home with good attendance despite weather. Other notes mention visits and relocations, including Charity Thompson’s Hopkinton stay with her daughter, Robert Steiner’s return to Great Lakes Naval Training, and Lt. Olin R. Howie Jr.’s overseas departure after a home visit.
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Norman Lund
Sharon Kay
Forest City
Lund
Cox Feed
Dean
David
Donald Cox
Earlville
Hyde
John Alexander
Springville
Frank Himebaugh
Mr. Alexander
Alexander
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Henry Stadtmueller
Charity Thompson
Hopkinton
W. R. Cartano
Great Lakes
Robert Steiner
Great Lakes Naval Training School
Carl Steiner
Olin R. Howie, Jr
Augusta
John Messerli
Olin R. Howie Jr
Addison
Marion
George D. Ricklefs
Delaware
Mr. Cummings
Anamosa
Ricklefs
Mayme Henry
Peter McAleer
Rochester
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Col. Roe
G. H. Herzberger
Howard Day
Martin Botkin
Dusanek-Hansen
Blaude Dick
Orlie Dawes
L. M. Koch
Sue Myers
Kenneth MacDonald
Lee
Gwen Romer
Luther League
Elmer Dodge
Pfe
Cleon V. Dodge
47Th Infantry
Germany
Pvt
John Jones
Paul Jones
Parris Island
S. C
Clarence Yock
Fort Sill
Okla
Gerd Dirks
Clarence
Yock
Cpl
John Smeltzer
Russell Eugene
Mercy Hospital
Cpl. Smeltzer
J. W. Morse
Frank Tasker
Frank Henderson
Tasker
M. H. Morse
Neal Tasker
Morse
Nelson Brownell
Town City
Maude Beckwith Grimm
Tarkio
W. J. Beckwith
Melvin Wilsler
Lamont
Wilsler
Holzinger
Main Street
Art Luke
Luke
George Fishwild
St. Luke’s Hospital
Elsie Bender
Western Teachers College
Roy Bender
Peck
Hattie Dieckman
Jane Inglis
Hurst
R. J. Larson
Lester Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Camp Gordon Johnston
Fla
Ben Fedderson
Louise Bramer
Leonard Brammerle
Delmar
F. L. Harrington
Chicago
Lester Barron
Watkins Department Store
Rickless’ Dry Goods Store
Monticello, Iowa
McQuillen
Louis Dandls
Ensign Dand
Agnes Dandl
Great Lakes Naval Center
A. L. Morrison
Sadie Beatty
St. Mary's Church
Leander Conley
O.F.M
Center Junction High School
Mariners Club
Lyle
Leona Thompson
Albert Schroeder
Ray
Alberta Bohler
Herbert
Mildred Cox
Boyd
Thelma Christensen
L.B.C
Manse
Presbyterian Church
J. N. Smith
Stuart N. Smith
Ames
Vera Kempf
Bourne
Paul Smith
Gladys McNeilly
Norton
Norman
Glen Andrews
Ora Andrews
Farragut
Seattle
Presbyterian Christian Service Guild
J. M. Moses
Paine Moses
YT. E. Stanton
Harry Chase
John Gray
Marietta Stanton
Grace Thompson
Myrtle Himebaugh
Ed Duncan
C. H. Nelson
Irving Eilers
Joe Mead
Biloxi
Miss
Blohm
Marvin Blohm
50Th Engineers
Philippines
Norman Martens
Fred Blohm
Camp White
Ore
Fort Ord
Calif
Aleutians
Marshall Islands
Leyte
Selena Otten
Waterloo
Don
Dee
Alan Serbousek
Jefferson Barracks
Keesler Field
Center Junction High
Joe Soper
Paul Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Walter Seiler
Charlotte
Frank Whimebaugh
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Patrick Casey
Manchester
Casey
Doris Nelson
Cedar Falls
John Ejsehhorn
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Peniel Church
Bessie Harken
Henry Staltmueller
E. J. Schnier
George A. Rickels
O. R. Howie
Monticeo Garden Club
Kate Maurice
Simmons
Frank L. Lawrence
J. M. Simmons
Buffalo Township
Harvey Heiken
Lyle Hosford
Monticello Monument Co
Iowa
A. J. Emmerich
Scott Co
Jarsa
Red Beans
Dixiana
NAVY
Long’s Dept. Store
Harry Maire
Lost Nation
Mr. Devaney
Devaney’s
Devaney & Sons Furniture and Undertaking
McNeill’s Hardware
Watkins Store
Stuhler
Drews
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