Society And Club News Highlights From Friday Gatherings
Friday bridge club hosted by Mrs Halstead Carpenter at her home with a one o clock luncheon and contract bridge. Chapter FP P E O met at Mrs F Stewart Stubler with ritual exemplification. St Matthews Ladies Aid met at Luther hall with needlework social hour and refreshments. Thursday bridge club hosted by Mrs A J Ricklefs at 1 30 with high score by Mrs M J Hogan. Pinochie club met at Mrs Henry Helms for progressive pinochle prizes awarded to several members. Working Band of Congregational church met at Mrs Albert Stuhler for social and business meeting with refreshments. Delta Dek bridge club met at Mrs Carl Hodson with progressive contract and high score by Mrs Asa Lambert. Neighborhood club met at Mrs Edward Podhaski with progressive auction bridge and high score by Mrs Lorenz Allamand. Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church met at Mrs Asa Lambert with devotion on American Indians and tea. Mrs Matthiessen presided at tea. Mrs Siegfried Guyan and others hosted a May breakfast with prize allocations. Tarry Awhile club met for five hundred and dominoes with prizes and out of town guest Mrs Torrence. Miss Laura Lewis hosted out of town friends for an evening auction bridge. Readable guest list includes Miss Verdi Anderson and others from Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Ricklefs
M. J. Hogan
Joe R. Barron
A. B. Grimes
Henry Helms
Harry Hoag
Henry Che
Lou Spooner
Congregational Church
Albert Stuhler
Milton Thoent
Arthur Shelley
Thoeni
Carl Hodson
Delta Dek
Edward Podhaski
Lorenz Allamand
Matt Muller
Asa Lambert
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
James Bender
John Matthiessen
Matthiessen
Bender
Siegfried Guyan
George Timmins
Ralph Bone
Katherine Mwartman
Roy Slauson
J. Wilen
Fred Kellum
Aula Torrence
Sterling, TL
Laura Lewis
Wade Long
Mable Carruthers
Esther Joslyn
Mrs. Long
Verdi Anderson
Dorothy LeClerc
Pearl Reed
Ruth Dittmer
Mable Carrothers
Manchester
Agnes Gearhart
Ray Echternacht
Ralph Strasburg
Birthday Surprises and Social Gatherings Reported
Social events include a birthday surprise for Mrs. Ray Echternacht hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Che with a four-table game night and prizes for high scores. Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church held their monthly meeting at Mrs. Lorenz Balster’s home followed by refreshments. Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Swift hosted a week-end house party for out of town relatives and friends including D. D. Coale family and Rose Wilcox, noting their remodelled home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Che
Ray Echternacht
Harry Hoag
James Morrissey
L. J. Swift
D. D. Coale
Shirley
Cedar Rapids
Earl Buck
Wapello
Rose Wilcox
Marion Public School
Swift
Birthday Dinners Honor Two Local Teens
Mrs Leigh Clark hosted a six o clock birthday dinner for Virginia Clark and Janet Howie to celebrate their fourteenth birthdays. Eleven ninth grade classmates attended and gifts were exchanged before games. Mrs Olin Howie then honored her son Jimmy on his thirteenth birthday with a dinner and a large green candle cake followed by a theater outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Clark
Janet Howie
Leigh Clark
Virginia
Ruth Roberts
Wilma Grossheim
Beatrice Long
Yola Rodman
Lucile Luibregtse
Jeanette Lubben
Shirley Hobert
Carol Cartano
Edna Howell
Bobby Holub
Clarence Hosford
Donald Howie
Eugene Adams
Laverne McVay
Robert Schuetz
Glen Adams
Junior Howie
Gene Walker
Leslie Burrichter
Robert Maire
Charles Boss
Jack Becks
Schreiner chapter of Order of Eastern Star meets at Masonic temple
The Schreiner chapter of the Order of Eastern Star held a regular and all members meeting at the Masonic temple led by Worthy Matron Mere Ida Perrine. Miss Lars Smith was initiated and an obligation service was conducted by the Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron with officers forming a review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schreiner
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Mere
Ida Perrine
Dunne
Lars Smith
Marron
Toa Tron
Duriye
Tans Bay Cay PE
Amd
Vos
Pauline Prehim San
Homestead Exemption Filing and Eligibility Update
County auditor offices or designated places accept applications for homestead exemptions. Required details include proof of ownership or deed or purchase contract. Eligible taxpayers are property owners occupying and intending to reside in the homestead. Tax refunds funded by sales tax, six months available this fall. next year about 10 million dollars.
Churches in Center Junction and Surrounding Towns
Church listings across Center Junction and nearby towns show multiple denominations planning Mother's Day activities and Pentecost services. Notable pastors include Farnham Gutknecht Kucera Pannhuk and others, with schedules for Sunday school, divine worship, German services, English services, and special Mother's Day programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
M. E. Church
Harley W. Farnham
Wyoming
Ottumwa Rural Route One Consolidated to Monticello
Ottumwa rural route number one will be eliminated and split between remaining carriers in Monticello effective June 1. The change saves the post office department about 1820 and follows a transfer option refused by local carriers. Haag becomes the new rural carrier after consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rive
Otoumwi
Monticello
Bost Office
Ottumwa
Post Office Department
Haag
Newspapers Gain Ground as Iowa Laws Adjust
The Iowa legislature adjourned with modest changes to publishing laws. The Iowa Publisher notes one publisher in the general assembly but reports bills favoring newspapers survived. House Files 398 and 433 passed unanimously while risks to budget notices linger in Senate committee. The two inch standard column for legal notices was removed, transferring dispute authority to the state printing board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
47Th General Assembly
General Assembly
House
Senate
State Printing Board
Passion Play film to be shown at local church
Monticello residents will view the new Life of Christ and Passion Play on Tuesday night May 11 at 8 o clock at the Presbyterian church. Filmed in Europe the Holy Land and Egypt it features a full musical score with orchestral organ and choral music. Admission is free with a silver offering to defray expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Presbyterian Church
Freiburg Oberammergau
Europe
Holy Land
Egypt
Ady
Mrs. E. A. Sherman Dies in Minneapolis
Mrs. Ernest Anderson Sherman of Minneapolis died Thursday afternoon. Funeral services were held at Turner chapel Saturday with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. She was born February 16, 1869, in Norwalk Ohio, daughter of Isaac Erwin and Betsy Gravestone. She married Ernest Sherman on April 20, 1892. The family moved to Minneapolis in 1912. he died in 1929. She later lived in Des Moines with her mother and is survived by two sons and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Anderson Sherman
Minneapolis
Monticello
Minn
Turner Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sherman
Norwalk
Ohio
Isaac Erwin
Betsy Gravestone
Dex Moines
Henry David
Sarah Secrest Sherman
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rania
Marriage of Lois Locher to T. J. Buckley Announced
Lois Locher daughter of Lawrence Locher of Farley married Timothy J. Buckley on January 2 at Aquinas Church according to an announcer. Rev Father Mer officiated the ceremony with witnesses Mrs. Farley and others present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Locher
T. J. Buckley
Lawrence Locher
Farley
the & Tho
Aquinas Church
Timothy J. Buckiey
The
Yarra
Father Mer
Bros Nba
Beit Telenor
Unclear OCR Fragment Describes Editor and Awards
Fragmentary text mentions an editor and assistant editor roles and a person named Stacey with newspapers and state and national publishing awards. No clear event or dates are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Cathe Abe
Stacey Lie
Test
Faid
Apa
Iverson to Establish Modern Funeral Home
L. A. Iverson, owner of Iverson’s Furniture, completed the negotiations this week for the purchase of Maples Inn from Mrs. S M Adamson. He plans to remodel the building into a modern funeral home while keeping the furniture store at its current site. Possession will be given September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Iverson
Iverson
Maples Inn
Mother's Day Program At Reformed Church Gathers Parishioners
A special Mother's Day program is planned at the Reformed Church Sunday at 9 45 am. The program features vocal duets violin pieces organ and piano solos recitations and readings with instrumental accompaniment by Joyce Ambuehl Irma Tendiek John Messerl Irma Tendiek and others. Mrs Tentlick Rev Tendlick and choir will lead old hymns during the service inviting all mothers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wm. J. Macaulay
Epworth League
DeMolay Organization
Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Jesus
The
Home Sweet Home
Trinkhaus
Maude Perrin
Rev
Tendick
Esmeree Nichols
God
A. H. Tendick
Porter
Frank Schneiter
Winifred Ro
Loretta Behrends
Ruth Decker
Olea Schneiter
Mary Louw Allamand
Elmerce Nichols
Warren Studer
Elda Buol
Ruby Ambuehl
Joyce Ambuehl
Irma Tendiek
John Messerli
Ralph Bader
E Fat
Lyle Burrichters
Charles Boss
Rev. Tentlick
Tentlick
Alcohol test notes drivers slower after beer
PH Sproul, executive secretary of the Iowa State Safety Council, reports alcohol tests show a single glass of beer halves a driver's normal efficiency though not making him drunk. He warns motorists who drink several glasses during a trip of severely reduced reaction speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PH. Sproul
Towa State Safety Couticil
Jones County Swine Sell High At Chicago
A drove of 47 prime butchers from Jones County sold at the opening week market in Chicago. Led by Charles Guhl from near Olin, the shipment averaged 276 pounds and brought $10.35 per cwt. The consignment arrived by rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Stock Yards
Charles Guhl
Jones County
Olin
Chicaro
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Halstead Carpenter
Stewart Stubler
F. Stewart Stubler
Frank Stimson
St. Matthew’s Aid Society
Luther Hall
St. Matthew's Ladies’ Aid Society
Herman Rickels
Stuhler
Delta Dek Bridge Club
Women's Missionary Society
Mesdames Guyan, Timmins
Bone
May Breakfast
Bayan,Bridpe
Loneheass
Bala Beare
Somm
Tyric
Ty Bone
Max Poles
Pride Wits Paktery
Scabies Wwe
J. A Thomsoe
MY Ras Childress
Farey Swhile
Migs
Hitman
Emelyn Smith
Postville
Billings
Lydia Ann
Delhi
Melvin Hansen
Mrs
Jimmy Howie
Flow Ubindy
Taiwan
Ing
St. John’s
Bvy
Paul T. Gutknecht
St. John's
Trinity
Prairieburg
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Stephen J. Kucera
Napkinton
St. John's Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Ladies Aid
Luther League
American Lutheran Church
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
J. Willms
Kingdom of God
Onslow Presbyterian Church
Henry A. Schmitt
Castle Grove
Samuel G. Gutensohn
State Conference of Congregational-Christian Churches of Iowa
Mason City
Wm. J. Grossheim
Christian Endeavor
Charles Ritchie
Tod Pam
Metyer
Devaton
Rat Ottumwa
E. A. Sherman
Pree Ay
Boris Karloff
Man
Tov
Asia
Photn Sarid Copsright
N. E. A. Service, Inc
Serials
Chicago
Lela Schmidt
Nash
Express Cooking School
Frances Speidel
Home Economist
Nash Coffee
C. G. Thomas
Leo’s Grocery
Express
America
Rigidaire
General Motors
Stratehe Cme
Dr. Iy
Vite Este
South
Cedar St
McLaughlin
Buick Co
Monticello, Iowa
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