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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1957
Page
2
The George Harford family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for comforting words, food, and other gifts during their recent bereavement. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.
The semi annual meeting of the parish women of the Dyersville Deanery of the A.C.C.W. will be held May 16 at 2 pm in the Memorial building Cascade with St. Martin's parish women as hostesses. Father Michael of Epworth new moderator and Mrs. P. N. Knepper Cascade president plan a program and call a board meeting for all deanery and parish chairmen at 11 am the same day preceding the general meeting.
Edna Burns 58 a Hopkinton resident since 1900s died Thursday May 2 at University Hospital Iowa City after kidney surgery. Funeral at 2 pm Monday Goettach funeral home Hopkinton with Rev Cronrath. burial Hopkinton cemetery. Survived by daughter Carol and four sons plus two sisters and two brothers and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 9 30 am Tuesday from Devaney funeral home to St Martin church for Nicholas Hoffman 81 who died Saturday Apr 27 Burial was in Calvary cemetery Msgr Justin Driscoll officiating He born May 7 1875 at Cascade married Fillen Driscoll Oct 29 1901 Survivors include son Lloyd Cascade daughters Mrs Leo Lees Carroll Mrs Carmelita McMullen and Mrs Arthur Lange Cascade a sister Mrs Mary Heiser Chicago 17 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren
St Matthew Lutheran Ladies Aid held its May 1 meeting led by Mrs Arnold Schlueter with devotions and roll call read by Mrs Raymond Luckstedt. A colored film of a European tour was shown by H B Erdah. Refreshments were served and the next meeting set for May 15.
A Scotch Grove community meeting will gather at the Presbyterian church on May 9 at 8 pm to plan a town Memorial Day observance. Attendees include representatives from local organizations to coordinate a broad community event.
The Five Hundred club gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs George B Brown on Sunday evening with guests Mr and Mrs Harold Neilsen of Marion High prizes went to Mrs Galen Brainard and Gene Andersen Low prizes to Mrs Ed Murray and Carl Poppe Several visiting attendees joined Mrs Vera Robertson and Mrs Condit on extended visits later in the week Community participants toured local Amana sights and enjoyed an Oklahoma viewing at Cedar Rapids after a day at Ellis Park with a meal at the Ox Yoke Inn
The Jones county board of review of tax assessments will meet today in the Anamosa courthouse. Members Ed Cox Clayton Hartman James Moran C M Miles and Henry Biere will study assessor rolls hear taxpayer complaints and approve tax exemptions. Forty forest reserve tax reduction applications seek to lower taxable value per acre from six to four dollars with eligibility requiring at least 200 trees per acre and no grazing.
Oxford Junction Community Club met at Mrs. Robert Barber home. Roll call was A Household Hint. A $2.50 Cancer fund donation was made. Members sang The Birthday Song and several pieces. Prizes went to six members. guests attended and plan future plant exchange. Seventh and eighth graders visited the Amanas with several mothers.
Lyle Jeffrey, after four years as Lost Nation instructor and six years in Massillon, will teach sixth grade in Clinton schools and also take clerical duties at the school. They are parents of three children.
The Olin mother daughter banquet at B U B church Apr 29 drew 161 attendees with men serving. Rev McKintey and Rev Dutro spoke as carnations honored several mothers and grandmothers. Also notes on Bow Knot, Olin Garden Club, and Temple No 91 activities and meetings.
Ivan Benedict son of Mr and Mrs Earl Benedict was inducted as a member of the Phi Alpha Theta national honorary history fraternity at the University of Dubuque. The junior met the chapter requirements through excellence in scholastic work and superior history studies.
The Worthwhile Homemakers Club will meet Wednesday May 8 at 2 p.m. in SS Peter and Paul Lutheran church. Hostesses are Mrs Fred Helken and Mrs John Miller. Roll call asks for a kindness done for me. Special activity led by Mrs Join Wacker and Mrs Fay Pillard.
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