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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1935
Page
2
A garbled OCR note references a riot mood labeled RUGGLES and mentions a related public event or screening. It hints at attendees hearing speakers named Laurieton and Lineal, with March dates and a Vermont or western backdrop, stressing background over foreground action.
Mrs. M F Hogan hosted the Thursday bridge club at her home with progressive suction bridge and high score by Mrs. M J Hogan. The Fortnightly club met at Mrs. Fred Endsley’s home for contract bridge with Mrs. Ray Echternacht top scorer. Royal Neighbor lodge held a benefit card party at the Odd Fellows hall with pinochle five hundred and dominoes. prizes went to Mrs. Widmer, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Connelly. Later Mrs Halstead Carpenter hosted a Friday bridge luncheon at her home with one table and progressive contract bridge. she won high score.
Mrs Lincoln Thoeni hosted a Hi Low bridge party with three tables. Mrs Carl Hodson won high score and Mrs W E Tuetken took the traveling prize. Congregational church Women’s Missionary Society met with devotionals led by Miss Clara Koop and featured talks on Japan. Colleen Maire celebrated her sixth birthday with family and friends, and the Tobiason birthday party followed with gifts and cake. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Circle held a luncheon at Mrs Frank Stimson’s home with an afternoon program led by Mrs L H Lang. The Worthy Matrons club of the Order of the Eastern Star met at Mrs A B Grimes’ home for a one o’clock luncheon and program marking Mrs George Wilkins’s installation as worthy matron.
Lenore left Wednesday for Chicago after six months at John McDonald hospital. The hostess received a number of lovely gifts from the guests.
The Express presents tested recipes from the new KC Baking Powder cook book. Editors recommend clipping and pasting these recipes on cards for future reference and note that additional recipes will be published from time to time.
A historic recipe for apple dumplings uses flour baking powder salt shortening milk and four apples. Each piece of pastry encloses a sugared cinnamon filled apple baked until tender then brushed with milk and sugar and served hot with hard sauce.
The subject is a local Monticello business man in his early forties, owner of a 1934 Victoria coupe, with interests in gardening and high frequency experiments. He formerly built model airplanes, recently patented a product, and has nationwide market reach. He served in the military, studied locally then at a Chicago-area academy, returned to Monticello to run his business, and holds roles in the hospital board, as a Master Mason, and Shriner. Last week’s portrait featured John Locher, lawyer of Monticello.
State University journalism students will edit The Monticello Express during the week of March 25. About ten to twelve students from the weekly journalism class will work as editors and reporters under the supervision of editors in chief Messrs Anderson and Rogers.
Advertising manager says the Express will place remaining staff next week and needs private homes for lodging the young visitors. Charles Cramer of Cedar Rapids called relatives in Monti cello. he was en route home from visiting his ill brother A. K. Cramer in Hopkinton.
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