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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1930
Page
2
Local items describe visits and shopping at McNeill's Hardware and Den ver Junction, school staff movements, and residents traveling to Cedar Rapids Chicago and Milwaukee. Many names appear with weekend visits and family events, plus ads for hardware and home goods.
Monticello residents and guests are noted in a string of short items. Miss Thelma Smith of Cedar Rapids, former public school teacher, visits Mr and Mrs P A BurI. James Rickiefs returns home on crutches after months in hospital. Various readers travel, attend lectures, and hear talks on child welfare. local officials discuss delinquent taxes and pull tax lists for several counties.
DeMolay opened the season with a loss in a tightly contested game. The standout performances came from key players as both teams traded leads and the game went to overtime.
Three people were injured in an automobile accident near Prairieburg. The incident details are unclear due to OCR corruption but the crash involved multiple occupants and emergency responders were dispatched.
A birthday gathering honored Laura Lenman Wan on a Saturday evening with games and refreshments. Guests included Helen Heath Ada Egver Lucile Beheele Frances Breck Luella Balsiger Lu tia Boo Freda Zilers Garnet Eilers Dora Pilerz Marie Hanssen Mary Zumbrunnen Eunke Bu Louie Collman and Georgia Or att.
Mrs Willisza Smith hosts the Delta Det club with bride games and a high score by Asa Lamber. Lutheran church sewing and Rebekah Lodge card party draw sixty members. Royal Neighbors meet for practice and a social. Several bridge clubs meet at homes with high scores noted. A Veterans shower, family gathering for the Kart brothers, and poultry expert W M Vernon of Iowa State College share community notes.
A Wednesday luncheon and program at the Congregational Church featured entertainment by local students. The event included vocal duets by Bina Kehron and Bertha Mae Gold, piano by George Richard Guyan, and the one act play Burns Fortune presented by the speech department.
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