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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
7
Mrs Tom Hamilton hosted a sewing club gathering Saturday afternoon. Ten members attended as they sewed and visited and were served refreshments.
P.E.O Chapter FP held its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. B C Roberts with a 1 PM luncheon for twenty four. Mrs Clarence McLaughlin, president, presided over the session Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. George Maire hosted a 7 o'clock dinner Friday at Poplar Heights for her son Pfc. Donald Maire of San Diego and her nephew Lt. O R Howie Jr of Camp McCain Miss visiting this week. Sixteen guests attended including Pfe Donald Maire Sr and Mrs O R Howie Jr and families.
Mrs Wilbur Adamson entertained 25 friends at her home on Wednesday evening honoring Mrs Harold Dunn with a pink and blue shower. Guests enjoyed visiting and playing cards and presented a purse of silver. Refreshments were served at the end of the evening.
Dottie Lou Hollar celebrated her birthday last Friday with a 4 PM arrival and outdoor weiner roast followed by cake and ice cream at her home. Guests included Rose Louise Maire Annr Fagan and Make Believe Waves club members plus Judy Shover, sister of the honoree.
A fragment reflecting on a careless man as an accident in motion appears in a brief local column. The note suggests life’s randomness and the sketch of fate impacting everyday scenes.
Mrs. Byron Abel hosted a W S C S meeting at her Abel home with presiding president and devotional led by Mrs. William Tuetken. Mary Coxsee spoke on Nursery School Work. Caroline Ann Monk honored on her first birthday at Rudy Monk’s home with cake and gifts.
N L Newton left for Marshall Missouri on business for Reid Hybrid Seed Corn. Mrs R J Bone went to Council Bluffs for an aunt’s funeral. Howard Hicks family hosted Mrs John Long of Chicago and grandchildren Joanne and Jimmy Robinson from Dubuque along with Miss Isabelle Anderson of Chicago. Hazel Thomas returned from Los Angeles. George Minnis attended daughter Helen’s graduation from Franklin Boulevard Hospital Chicago at Edgewater Beach hotel. Clyde Rigby and son Jack of Cedar Rapids visited Eva Rigby. Willard Yeoman returned from Milwaukee after visiting Agnes Cashen and Jean Dearborn.
Mr and Mrs Roger Baldwin and family of Masonville hosted a Sunday dinner at the James Thompson home. Mrs Lee Ireland and Mrs Elizbeth Hopkins attended a Pythian Sisters instruction school in Anamosa Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs C W Siebels traveled to Springfield Missouri to visit their son S Sgt Carl H Siebels who is a patient at O Reilly hospital. Carl was wounded December 4 in Italy and has been at the hospital for two weeks.
Mrs. Harry Moore of Onslow visited yesterday at her mother Mrs Gerd Null’s home. Lt. and Mrs QO R Howie left Monday for Arkansas where Lt Howie will be stationed at Camp Robinson. They will reside at Little Rock.
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