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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1932

Page

6

Local Items From Monticello and Surrounding Areas

Local notes list visits and small events around Monticello Iowa including Miss Vivian Smith visiting Marion friends Gerald Rohr visiting Delhi and other friends Louis Hoag and Ray Hoag in Freeport Illinois bake sale at Iverson's May 7 at the Congregational church J W Hoult jeweler in Monticello and many residents visiting relatives and attending socials illnesses and a fall injury at home plus a rummage sale and a Victorians dance on May 6 and a plate social at Black Oak school Local notices show many travelers and neighbors across Cedar Rapids Davenport Dubuque and Anamosa with brief errands and life events.

Local social and obituary notes from Monticello area

Community snippets list visits and family events across Center Junction Marion Cedar Rapids Victor and other towns. Residents mentioned include Mr. and Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Goldin, Bertha Mae, D A Miner, Miss Dorothy Johnson, Rev A L Lorenz, and many others with updates on health, newborns, and deaths.

Special Program By V.F.W. Auxiliary Highlights Americanization Work

The Monticello VFW Auxiliary Americanization committee has sponsored school programs in Story and Sacred Heart libraries. A George Washington life sketch leads the March 11 meeting with Lena Marugg Laura Waddick Mabel Jarrett and Hartley Wilkinson. Wreaths will be placed on ex service graves Memorial Day.

Americanization Committee of the Monticello The Veterans of Foreign Wars Story School Linn County Velma Che George Washington Lincoln United States Library of the Sacred Heart School of Children of Our Land Washington Fay Clark

Mount Vernon May Music Festival Returns to Town

The Mount Vernon festival marks its 30th year each May, starting with Chas. H. Adams and the Cornell May music festival tradition. Frederick A. Stock leads the Cornell connection as conducting guest, with Dr. Steck guiding the festival legacy. The 1890 to 1910 era saw Chicago roots and Mount Vernon as the spring stage, now set for May 12 to 14.

Mount Vernon Chas. H. Adams Cornell Thomas Chicago Frederick A. Stock Dr. Steck

Marriage of I A Mirick and Naomi Smith in 1931

Irving A. Mirick grandson of Mrs. W A Mirick of Boone and Naomi Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Lynn C Smith of Fayette wed March 21 1931 in Macomb Illinois Attendants were Mr and Mrs Frank Federer of Keokuk Both graduates of Upper Iowa university with active scholastic and social records The couple will live in Kinross Iowa with Mirick teaching athletics and music at Kinross High School and Mrs Mirick teaching English in Stockport Iowa.

Fayette Irving A. Mirick I. A. Mirick Anamosa W. A. Mirick Boone Naomi Smith Lynn C. Smith Macomb Ill Frank Federer Keokuk Upper Iowa University Kappa Eta Beta Redstone Mont Stockport Iowa Mirick Upper Iowa University of Iowa Kinross

Huckins Faces September Retrial In Jones County Case

Judge King overruled the request for a special venire for George Huckins, delaying a retrial in the false pretenses case. The March term trial ended with a guilty verdict, and after multiple delays and deadlocked juries, Huckins remains jailed in Anamosa as a September retrial becomes the only option.

King George Huckins Ring Jones County Huckins Anamosa

Prairie Wolf Shot By Marcus Kehoe Tuesday

Marcus Kehoe of Castle Grove township shot and killed a prairie wolf near his home while outside at work. An investigation confirmed the kill and he may apply for bounty at the county auditor's office. The animal was part of a pair troubling the area and damaging stock.

Marcus Kehoe Castle Grove Township Kehoe Castle Grove William Delay Mr. Kehoe Hopkinton

Chapter Meetings and Socials Highlight Monticello Clubs

Schreiner chapter O E S meets Tuesday May 10 with two candidates to be initiated. Needlework Guild hosted by Mrs Van Bockern with fancy work and quilts. Mothers Day program at Mrs L W Lovetls. Miss Mary Coxsee reads and music. Libbie Thoeni visiting. bridge after a 6 30 picnic supper. The 94 club met at Mrs Stuhlers with papers on Women in Medicine Florence Sabin and Marie Curie. Several bridge and social events held by Neighborhood and Delta Delta clubs with high scores and prizes.

L. W. Lovetl Chapter FP Mary Coxsee Lincoln Thoeni Libbie Thoeni Minneapolis Monticello Bridge Albert Stuhler Women In Medicine George Wilkens Florence Rena Sabin Stuhler Marie Curie E. J. Farley Harry Hoag Florence Hoag Asa Lambert Delta Delt

Marriage of Ralph Glass and Margaret Rech at Man chester

Ralph Richard Glass of Monticello married Margaret Elizabeth Rech of Central City at Rev J J Kidder's home in Manchester on April 27. Attending were Eva L Glass and Clarence C Rech. They will live on a farm west of Monticello. Mrs Glass is daughter of Charles Rech of Alburnett and Ralph Glass is son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Glass near Monticello.

Ralph Richard Glass Monticello Margaret Elizabeth Rech Central City J. J. Kidder Manchester Eva L. Glass Clarence C. Rech

Lois Mae Clark Celebrates Third Birthday Party

Mrs. Sam Clark hosted a Saturday afternoon gathering for Lois Mae Clark with little friends. Games followed by a birthday luncheon featured a yellow decorated table and a large cake with yellow candles. Guests included Ann Marie Husman, Bobby Husman, Bonnie Burris, Buddy Burris, Patty Lou Bond, Raymond Clark, Bobby Clark, Jean Marie Howie, LaVerne Eilers, Junior Heath, and Margaret Jane McCrea.

Sam Clark Lois Mae Ann Marie Bobby Husman Bonnie Buddy Burris Patty Lou Bond Raymond Bobby Clark Jean Marie Howie Laverne Eilers Junior Heath Margaret Jane McCrea

Gloria Stadtmueller Celebrates Her First Birthday

Mr and Mrs Edward Stadtmueller hosted a birthday dinner for daughter Gloria with 25 relatives at their home. Guests included Arend Bal ster family and other Stadtmueller and Balster relatives. The honoree received numerous gifts at the rear occasion.

Edna Zimmerman Ralph Zimmerman Carl Zimmerman Esther Reuter Edward Stadtmueller Gloria Arend Balster Leslie J. C. Balster Mary Balster R. H. Balster Bobby Delphia George Moenk Evelyn Marcella L. C. Stadtmueller Herman Lange J. A. Stadtmueller Clarence Arthur

Church Services Across Area May 8 Observances

A list of May 8 services across multiple churches including Castle Grove Lutheran St Matthew Ey Lutheran and Prairieburg Protestant with Sunday schools, English and German services, and special Mother’s Day programs. Highlights include Wayne Zion Lutheran Pentecost German services and a county temperance rally at the Congregational church in Anamosa.

Sacred Heart Church Harold Ginter Cascade Jd. Coffey Farley S. J. Kucera Prairieburg Castle Grove Lutheran G. Wolf St. Matthew's Ey H. L. Adix Luther League Church Council St. John’s Evy Paul T. Gutknecht Trinity Methodist Episcopal Roy V. Porter Epworth League Anamosa Wayne Zion “Lutheran J. P. Willis Wayne Zion Lutheran Church

Ladies' Aid Meeting Set at Mrs. Elmer Coon Home

The Ladies' Aid will gather at the home of Mrs. Elmer Coon next Wednesday, May 11, for their regular meeting and activities.

Ladies’ Aid Elmer Coon

Cascade May Lose The Narrow Gauge Road

Cascade residents oppose the proposed abandonment of the Cascade to Bellevue narrow gauge line. Milwaukee officials and local business leaders discuss the plan with no decision, while a mass meeting is planned to examine motor service as a substitute.

Dubuque Railroad Commission John M. Hughes Des Moines C. M St. P L. F. Donald Savanna W. H. Warren C. E. Oliphant L. E. Jaegger Bellevue Cascade Bernard Zwingle Lamotte

Wisdom Whispered Across the Farm

A reflective note contrasts aging of mind versus body and asks whether losing money matters more than never having it. It weighs wealth against fulfillment, concluding that an acre of garden with fruit can be the most profitable asset a farm possesses.

Swap grain for cash and protein crops to balance accounts

Palmer's Drug Store proposes exchanges for farm inputs with eggs and ice cream in a wartime style note. A Monticello city notice bans dumping ashes within city limits but allows disposal on the McDaniels farm east of Sneered Heart cemetery by order of the city council. Ray Echternacht, city clerk.

Palmer's Drug Store Monticello McDaniels Sneered Heart Ray Echternacht

Also Mentioned on This Page

Parley Vivian Smith Marion Gerald Rohr Delhi Louis Ray Hoag Freeport Congregational Church Iverson J. W. Hoult N. Chestnut Street Emma Grote Bernard Cass Wyoming Charles Robinson Martha Meyer Willms Harry Main of Newton Parrott William E. Smith William Breen Oxford Junction Alice Brown Cedar Rapids C. V. Burris Buddy William Drummond J. A. Ramm Altman Presbyterian Missionary Society Charles Cramer A. J. Rickless Harry Main Portia J. L. Arduser Margaret Kiburz Eugene Lorenz A. L. Lorenz Memorial Hall P. D. Bell Delia Neilly Matt Muller John Turnis Worthington Harry Bricker Herman Coggon T. E. Denkhoff Teddy Davenport T. F. Denkhoff Eldon Rohn William F. Rohn Eugene Himebaugh Oelwein Lois Kathryn Locher Mary and Bertha Locher J. O. Farnham Clarence Matthiessen William Roben Kenneth Iowa City Irma Fagan Maye Cass Coe College Merle Cas Janet McNeill Town City A. J. H. McNeill Louise Brown Sioux Falls J. J. Locher Henry Thompson Viola Helen Schwirtz Pearl Leinen Black Oak School Lee Bartels O. E. York Braselton & McLaughlin James Delay A. L. Loreng George Hubbard Clarksville E. A. Hubbard E. G. Burrichter Mary Elaine Burrichter Mary O'Rourke Fred Lehman Mrs. Teaguard Waterloo Paul Smith Center Junction John Perrine Pomreynars Radio Shop Adv Fred Goldin Bertha Mae Mrs. Goldin Clarence Brown Zimmerman Eskimo Club D. A. Miner Loren Bond Miner Bond Dorothy Johnson Victor A. B. Grimes Nancy Elvera Grimes E. E. Reed James Marilee Morley Les Howard Betty Bernice Podhaski Frank Podhaski Carl Lorenz Hilda Lorenz George Oltman Scotch Grove Lillian Margaret Algona Eugene Ray Ray Marguerite Hookstra Milton Thoeni Ernest Skelley Arthur Thoeni Libble Thoeni Birt Clark W. G. Tiede Racine Wis Lou Tiede McDonald Jean John Hein, Jr Richland Township State University Hospital Ralph Redmond James Henderson T. M. Redmond East Chauncey Bates Stamford South Dakota Mr. Bates Charles E. Bates Presbyterian Church Marjory Skinner, R. N Mead Black Hills John McDonald Memorial Hospital Justice of the Peace Fred McLaughlin Preezing Grocery Company Bert Watters J. E. Heiserman Austin Spahr Robert Austin Spahr G. J. van Buren Wayne Nebraska Spahr Helen van Buren J. I. Jones Jones Independence Norman V.F.W Dr. Mirick Prairie Wolf Needlework Guild John van Bockern Needle Work Guild Mrs Agnes Gearhart Arthur Madsen George Barclay Mrs. Lincoln Thoeni Delta Delt Club Halstead Carpenter Edward Templeton Hans Kettlitz Thomas Redmond Ralph Glass Mrs. Raymond Smith Raymond Smith Maples Inn Lester Burmeister J. E. Mahannah J. R. Ramsey Lois Mae Clark Gloria Stadtmueller St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Stephen J. Kucera Samuel G. Gutensohn Sacred Heart Catholic Church N. Sycamore Street Armin H. Tendick Presbyterian Wm. J. Grossheim Christian Endeavor Mable Harper Christian Endeavorers Onslow Stuhlers Ginger Garden Lee Ds Now Schultz Bros Imperial Garden Worthington, Iowa Schmitz Saxo Gents Jack Minn Whitsener Robertson Bros Madsen Motor Co Ford A. T. Madsen, Prop Monticello, Iowa Ohio Witte
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