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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1954

Page

7

Rural Women's Day draws 400 plus at Monticello meeting

More than four hundred women attended the annual Rural Women's Day in the Monticello Community Building. Miss Helen Tucker and Joe E. Legg led the event with Hilma Nordensten Larson of Moline Ill as featured speaker on Christmas in Sweden and life near the Arctic Circle. The program included a railway station skit, fashion reveals from multiple townships, a lunch stop, and special guests from Linn Tama Cedar and Dubuque counties.

Monticello Helen Tucker Jones County Joe E. Legg Hilma Nordensten Larson Moline Ill Lapland Sweden America Arctic Circle Marvin Lacock Madison Township Donald Wharton Donald Starr Frank Vacek Helen M. Tucker Jerry Parsons Floyd Hodgdon Oxford Junction Max Specht Robert Livingstone Anamosa Charlie Davis Library Arthur Siver Dale Adams Floyd Hodgden Galen Brainard Bert Ballou Frank Zamastil Howard Jamison Preston Myers Robert Zirkelbach Castle Grove Township Wayne Township Greenfield Cass Jackson Oxford Washington Clay Madison Townships O. D. Yeoman Esther Sinclair Linn Tama Cedar Delaware Dubuque Scotch Grove Wyoming M. P. Paulsen A. E. Stampe Harlan Jacobsen Phyllis Strong Karen Cruise Edith Schnier Helen Etta Jacobsen Margaret Eichhorn Hilma Larson Far North Lovell Richland Fairview Favors Hale Wayne Rome Township John Rogers Delaware County Civert Goodlove Carrol Hog Jan Gene Anderson Howard Hatch Kenneth Kirkpatrick Willis Fairbanks Linn County Charles Schemmel Charles

League Bowling Women Leads and High Scores Weekly Report

Russell leads with high game 184 by Neil Hoffman and Esther Young 180 in a standings crowded week. Esther Young 180 Mary Jane Steiner 177 La verne Nesbish 171 Iva Yeoman 169 Dorothy Tobiason 162 tally top scores. Mrs Fred Schlieman of Woodward and Mrs Lou Ehrisman are mentioned visiting relatives.

Women's League Schuetz Yardley’s Oo Midway Sweet Shop Loop’s Monti St Monty Cafe Rebekahs Time Shop Neil Hoffman Esther Young Mary Jane Steiner

Mother and Sons Model Clothes At Rural Women's Meeting

Miehe tailored outfits for herself and her sons during winter. More than 400 women registered for a day long rural meeting featuring skits music and a fashion show.

Mother and Sons Rural Women’s Meeting Miehe Express Photo

Pre School Clinic Held At Masonic Temple

A pre school clinic for children entering school this fall will be held at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday from 9 am to 1 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm. Mrs. Donald Serbousek, Jones County Health Nurse, will supervise examinations, eye checks, height and weight measurements, and medical history reviews for students whose surnames range A through Moore in the morning and N through Z in the afternoon. The event emphasizes thorough health screening before school, aiding doctors with future care and ensuring a summer period for remedies.

Marth Masonic Temple Bilice Pam Donald Serbousek Jones County Parvaty Moore Supt Shannon

New Pupils to Join Makeup of Numerous Classes

New pupils will be included in the makeup of many classes to be phased in. The move aims to balance enrollment and ensure students receive adequate instruction across subjects.

Services Saturday for Mrs. Duncan

Funeral services for Maude Dun can were held Saturday morning at Twelock from the Goetisch funeral name with Rev. Charles Hend ness in charge. She died at St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids following illness. Survived by son Hearst Duncan of Des Moines and several grandchildren. large family including Stingley siblings listed. Burial at North Madison cemetery. Coettsch funeral home in charge.

Maude Duncan Twelock Goetisch Fueneral Charles Hendness Bertha Spohn Cedar Falls Ollie Opperman Waterloo Helen South Ramsas City Ross Stingsley Paul Stingley Harry Stingley Center Junction Harley Buleren Jack Stingley John McNeilly John Cray Duane Moses John Husmann North Madison Cemetery Coettsch

Older Adult Conference at St. Luke's Church Tuesday

St. Luke's Methodist Church hosts an Older Adult Conference on Tuesday May 4 organized by the Davenport and Dubuque districts. Miss Virginia Stafford from the General Board of Education leads sessions on enrichment of retirement years with hobbies crafts and church service. A book table and registration at 10 am precede sessions including TOTS led by Stafford and a worship service from 11 20 to 12 led by a retired pastor.

St. Luke's’ Methodist Church Davenport Dubuque Methodist Church Virginia Stafford General Board of Eduecation The Nashville Tenn Robert V. Gildner St. Luke's Church Miss Stafford

Church Women Plan Adult Education Conference

Circle 3 hosts lunch at St Luke's Church led by Mrs T A Henderson and Mrs J L Covington. Hobby displays fill church rooms with viewing and discussions through the afternoon. Miss Stafford leads final session How Can the Church Plan for Older Adults. Dr M F F Dore and Rev LeRoy Baumann among out of town leaders.

Circle 3 St. Luke's Woman's Society of Christian Services T. A. Henderson J. L. Covington Miss Stafford Volypourn M. FF. Dore Adult Christian Mducation Des Moines LeRoy Baumann Grundy Center Christiana Methodist Church

Ommen Family Attends Martha Holders Funeral

Mrs. Martha Holders funeral in Clinton drew relatives Mrs. G A Ommen and Mrs Alfred Ommen among attendees. Other mentions include Mrs Lee Ireland visiting her father Ed Belize in Mt Vernon and Bernard Kuriger at a Cedar Rapids air conditioning meeting at the Montrose hotel on Monday.

G. A. Ommen Alfred Ommen John Oltmann Edmund Ommen Summer Peretta Gitch Fredericksburg Martha Holders Clinton Mrs. Lee Ireland Ed Belize Mt. Vernon Bernard Kuriger Cedar Rapids Montrose

Palmer's Drug Offers Keratolytic Fungicide For Athlete's Foot

An ad promotes T- 4-L as a strong keratolytic fungicide to slough off tainted skin and kill hidden fungi. It promises a 40 cent refund if not pleased in one hour and urges purchase at Palmer's Drug.

Palmer’s Drug

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