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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1956

Page

3

South Fork Carr ie Miller Hosts Dubuque Visitors

Sunday visitors in the Carrie Miller home include Al Hildabrand and children from Dubuque and Agnes Miller of Hopkinton. Weekend guests in the Reynolds Becker home are Gilbert Becker and Debbie from Fort Leonard Wood, with Vernon Becker at Sunday dinner. The group also notes visits among local families and a trip by Pete Strief and sister to Wichita, then Troy to visit Charles Graf.

South Fork Carrie Miller al Hildabrand Dubuque Agnes Miller Hopkinton LeRoy Wilhelm George Werner Clarence Smith Frank Jasper Gilbert Becker Debbie Fort Leonard Wood Reynold Becker Vernon Becker Dick Thompson Craig Harold Files Buck Creek Pete Strief Mrs. Whitiger Wichita Kan Troy Charles Graf

Birthday Celebrations and Visits Across Several Homes

Community members held birthday celebrations and attended wakes and banquets across Hopkinton, Dyersville, Manchester, and surrounding towns. Notable names include the Smiths, Russ, Recker, Kurt, Feldman, Gadient, Feltes, Turnis, and Slauson, with travel to Seneca Kansas for a funeral and attendance at a Soil Conservation banquet in Dubuque.

Saturday Callers and Sunday Visitors List Local Families

Saturday callers were Mr and Mrs John Feltes with Mrs Florence Mack in Dyersville. Sunday visitors included the Louis Gudenhauf home guests and Mr and Mrs Louis Slauson and family and Mr and Mrs Ervin Becker and family. Other visitors were Mr and Mrs Louis Murray with her father Nick Turnis and the Ray Turnises of Bernard. Sunday evening visitors arrived at the Marvin Helie home in Greeley.

Louis Billmeyer Ben Schemmel Worthington Leo Schemmel Monticello al Kelchen Pete Kelchen Greeley Nick Anthony Russ Henry Russ Hopkinton Seneca Kan Mr. Russ Ervin Recker Lawrence Kurt St. Joseph’s Dubuque Art Michels Mary Gadient Waterloo Janet Gadient Marshalltown George Gadient John Gadients al Ries Gilbert Becker Leander Heid Cletus Feldman Ed Feldman Manchester Donald Feltes Des Moines Howard DeShaw DeShaw Ray Crowley Oelwein Crowleys Cedar Rapids John Feltes Clarence Smith Leon White Ralph Kurt Mary Ries Laura Mae Louise Schuster Dyersville Chicago Frank Helms Connie George Turnis Gerald Recker Joe Deutmeyer Herman Willenburg Tom Wilgenbusch Beriah Kenny Ryan Betty Turnis Iowa City Henry Feldman Art Feldman Art Tromm Bill Ries John Turnis Ed Fass Ed Sands Vernon Betty Delhi John Sands John David Celester Jaeger Anton Feldman John Welter Jerome Besler S. J. Soppe Fletcher Dunlap Margaret Cross Maurice Kirkwood Donald Mohr Coggan Hans Mohr Merle DeShaw Joe Gudenhauf John Rogers Gerald Weber Florence Mack Louis Gudenhauf Louis Slauson Ervin Becker Louis Murray Nick Turnis Ray Turnises Bernard Art Melchert Marvin Helie

Square Dancing Set for Lovell Farm Bureau Meeting

Lovell township Farm Bureau to hold a square dancing program at the Masonic temple on March 8 at 8 p.m. Helen Tucker and Joe Legg will lead the program. The committee includes Donald Clark Roy Null George Ingegi Albert Boots Clarence Eilers Harold Ehresman Donald First and Floyd Rogers. Refreshments with coffee and cake provided. members urged to bring sandwiches.

Lovell Township Farm Bureau Group Masonic Temple Helen Tucker Joe Legg Donald Clark Roy Null George Ingegi Albert Boots Clarence Eilers Harold Ehresman Donald First Floyd Rogers

Anamosa Man Hurt in Crash

Delbert Wells of Anamosa suffered serious injuries after a car crash four miles west of the city. He was a passenger in a car driven by Louis Dirks. Wells was treated at Mercy hospital and later at the University of Iowa Hospitals for a broken spine. Dirks was charged with improper passing after saying a blinded by oncoming truck lights caused him to veer onto the shoulder, hit a rut, and crash into a ditch.

Anamosa Delbert Wells Here Mercy Hospital University Hospitals Iowa City Louis Dirks Dirks

Pvt Robert J Lang in Army Three Month Winter Maneuver

Hopkinton resident Pvt Robert J Lang son of Mr and Mrs Chester J Lang takes part in Exercise Lodestar Baker a three month winter maneuver at Camp Hale Colorado The operation tests thousands of troops in simulated combat under extreme cold Lang 22 entered the army in 1955 and trained at Camp Chaffee Arkansas after Monticello High School graduation in 1950

Hopkinton Army Robert J. Lang Chester J. Lang Camp Hale Colo Lang 4Th Field Artillery Fort Carson Camp Chaffee Ark Monticello Public High School

Four Coeds to Be Honored at SUI Smarty Party

Four Jones county women are among 550 University of Iowa coeds named for a Saturday smarty party. They earned a B average or better in the first semester. Honorees are Doris A. Mittlestadt and Judy R. Podhaski of Monticello, Joyce Clapp of Oxford Junction, and Dixie A Davenport of Anamosa.

SUI ‘Smarty Party Jones County University of Iowa

Neighbors Welcome Gene Taylor Home From Hospital

Gene Taylor returned to his Monticello home after hospitalization for surgery. Mrs. Arnold Jacobs and Mrs. Anna Lubben, along with Fred and Irvin of Anamosa, visited Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lubben.

Monticello Gene Taylor John McDonald Hospital Arnold Jacobs Anna Lubben Fred and Irvin Anamosa Mrs Lawrence Lubben Cedar Rapids

Center Junction Visitors and Out of Town Guests

Miss Elsie Holst of Chicago visited the Reiss home in Center Junction on Feb 25. Several dinners and visits followed with relatives from Anamosa Monticello Morley and Tipton. Alma Grace Thompson crowned Sweetheart Queen at the Valentine ball. weekend visits to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City noted.

Iowa City Reeses Harold Heideman Jr Vic Miller Delhi David Cormack Monmouth Treva Heiken Waterloo B. D. Heiken Miss Heiken Harold Heideman David Austin Cedar Rapids Dick Ketelsen Robert von Sprecken Mike Calloway Leonard Calloway Anamosa Carl Seehusen Julie Robert Lyon Sandra Lou Ann Hans Hinrichsen Ray Nagel Hulda Schrader Monticello Alvina Hinrichsen Morley May Himebaugh Scotch Grove S. G. Thompson R. W. Brady Galen Brady Delbert King Phil Andrews Howard Andrews Don Heasty Martin Bunting Wyoming Richard Lang Don Ketelsen Fredda Ketelsen David Thompson Parsons College Fairfield Alma Grace Thompson Upper Iowa University Lyle Thompson Alma Grace

Parish choir practice announced at Center Junction church

A parish choir practice is set for Monday March 5 at 8 pm in Center Junction church. The note lists local visitations with the Hormanns in Mechanicsville and relatives in Ana, and mentions Mrs. Darrow visiting the Moehl family.

Center Junction Allen Hormann Harry, Lord Mechanicsville Elizabeth Darrow Anamosa John Moehl John Brokens Steven Carroll Podhaski Richard Ketelsen

Flynn Family Vacation Leaves Children with Relatives

Mr and Mrs Jack Flynn of Austin Minn have left on a vacation and their two children are visiting in the home of their aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Frank Shimanek Harald Husman son of Mr and Mrs Carl Husman was recently discharged from the United States navy after four years aboard the USS Boxer aircraft carrier

Jack Flynn Austin, Minn Frank Shimanek Harald Husman Carl Husman United States Navy U.S.S. Boxer

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Clarence Hageman Matt Melchert Clarence Melchert Missouri Community Conservation League American Legion Tait Cummins Walleye Pike Ana Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association Friendly County Mutual Castle Grove Serman Mutual INS N. Henry W Iowa Mutual Walnut St Harry L. Cross Sec'y Loop LP Gas Service George Smith George Harold Faber Cascade Walter and Larry Lux Roy Slauson Roman Welter Eddie Meiers Clem Deppe Walter Frank Digman Bud Wilgenbusch Leo O'Rourke Bert Steinman Paul Haber Michael Leo Baum Jerome Jaeger Linn County Cooperative Breeding Assn del Husmann Eastern Iowa Artificial Breeding Association Onslow Aled Dryen Anamosa Man Pvt Reiss Robert Lyons Anita Mitchell Winchip Cliff Crow Donald Ketelsen Denny and Kenny Harold Resee Whittier Kenneth Larson Ronnie Vernon Aschenbach John Ketelsen Marion Russell James Mary Ann Martelle Ted McCullough James Mr. McCullough Don Ketelsen and Sons Kenneth Weisley Springville Harold Reese Mrs. Reese Mabel Schweitzer Tipton John Moehi Schweitzer Mochi For Personal Devaney Rm coLt N Color Con’t Pt Tan Ct LE G. M Casey” Jones Hatchery Monticel
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