W. C. Bowen Named New Milwaukee Superintendent
W G Bowen appointed Savanna Illinois superintendent effective May 15. He succeeds at Marion by C A Seermiman formerly Terre Haute superintendent. Bowen’s long rail career includes Milwaukee Portage La Crosse Marion Ottumwa Terre Haute and Dubuque posts. Also notes on local visits and optometrist ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Beerman
Terre Haute
Indiana
W. G. Bowen
Milwaukee Road
Monticello
Savanna
Ill
Marion
C. A. Seermiman
Ind
Milwaukee
Milwaukeeo
Portage
Wis
LaCrosse
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Tie
Dubuque
Ottumwa
O. A. Beerman
Iowa
Mason City
Madison
Aberdeen
S. C
Weekend Visits Connect Monticello Area Notables
Local residents hosted visiting friends and relatives over the weekend. Names include M¢. and Mrs Lyman Mulford Gilmore Texas visiting Mrs Hei Schoon. Ray Gregory Cedar Rapids guests of the Schneiders. Marion luncheon guests of Mrs W R Cartano and Mrs C Eberhart. Olin Howie Jr visiting Ames from Iowa State College. Appleton Wisconsin visitors Rev and Mrs Harry Culver to Dr and Mrs Lyman C Perkins. Dr L J Swift hosts in Keokuk and Marion. Dean Serbousek visits Anamosa. Hartley Wilkinson returns home from hospital care. Monticello shoppers Harold Wilcox family. Andrew Carmichael back from California. Hattie Good Manchester. Paul A Klaus Manchester. Marjorie Ehlers returns from Sioux Falls. attendance at Mrs Frank Mead funeral in Manchester includes several Monticello relatives.
Local residents host and visit across Anamosa and nearby towns
Lavetta Perrine and others socialize with family and friends in Anamosa and Davenport, with visits by H J Hargrave New Sharon and numerous guests from Cedar Rapids Manchester and Clinton. Weekend travel includes Chicago trips for Stimson and Azer, plus local gatherings and a rummage sale announcement.
Weekend Camp for Troop 66 Scouts at Wapsipinicon Park
Fourteen members of Boy Scout Troop 66 spent a weekend at Wapsipinicon State Park from Friday to Sunday. Activities included tree and bird observation, advancement tests, council fire, night stalking, and religious services. Scoutmaster A. B. Pierce and Assistant Scoutmaster George Schoon led the group with Troop Committee members Alva Behrends and Henry Jacobs attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 66
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout
Wapsipinicon State Park
A. B. Pierce
George Schoon
Alva Behrends
Henry Jacobs
Mrs. Behrends
Board Examines Six Boy Scouts For Promotion
Scouts from Troops 66 and others met with the Board of Review last Thursday for examination on Life Class Scout requirements. The board chair Siegfried N. and secretary Tom Hamilton led the session with absent members Boyd Shannon and A B Grimes. Woodrow W Clarke assisted as field Scout executive. Rev. William J Grossheim attended. Six Scouts meeting requirements were Don Newton Elmer McMiedgel Alfred Merce Earl Boots Bill Shrove and Arthur Bohlken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Siegfried N
Tom Hamilton
Boyd Shannon
A. B. Grimes
RK. E. Mauek
Woodrow W. Clarke
Cedar Rapids
Feld
William J. Grossheim
Don Newton
Elmer McMiedgel
Alfred Merce
Earl Boots
Bill Shrove
Arthur Bohlken
Music contest results spark mixed fortunes for divisions
Division 3 ratings fell short for the mine chorus and brass sextet led by Marsh and James Tay- with Illness among district standout Charlie Kreeb limiting state participation. Congratulations to Lyle R. McMullen and Mrs Cecil Geer for guiding the high school entrants toward statewide achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh
Robert N. French
James Tay
Armin Jacobs
Thne Schoon
Leis Burrse
Charlies Kreeb
Lyle R. McMullen
Baah
Cecil Geer
County Employees Launch Bond Campaign in Jones County
Jones county employees local union No. 401 begins a bond drive using member dues. The campaign plans to purchase two 225 defense bonds this week. Union officers listed include W. J. Sover president Dwight Pulver vice president Albert Hackbarth corresponding secretary and F. L. Shankland treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Employees Local Union No. 401
W. J. Sover
Dwight Pulver
Albert Hackbarth
F. L. Shankland
Mrs Leonard Leads Nursing Course Group Demonstration
Mrs M B Leonard completed the Monticello nursing course given to a group of women last Tuesday evening. A pot-luck supper followed and the group drew slips to demonstrate phases of the course, after which she received a gift in recognition of her work.
Mother's Day church notices across faiths in Homer area
Sunday services and Sunday school times listed for First Congregational, Presbyterian, Lutheran St Matthew’s, Methodist, Evangelical and Reformed, Jayne Zion, St John’s, Sacred Heart and St Joseph’s churches. Special events include sermons on mothers, Vacation Bible School starting May 25, a public talk in Korea veteran Kris Jensen, and a One Thing Needful offering for servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Homer E. Dalrymple
Pilgrim Fellowship
Jack Stuhler
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
The
Methodist Church
Glenn W. McMichael
Mather
Shannon
Kris Jensen
Korea
Japan
U.S.A
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Young People’s Society
Richard Mardorf
Ladies’ Aid
Peter Bauman
Jayne Zion
Brotherhood
St. John's Lutheran
Paul Tnecht
Trinity
Uncle Sam
Bank trust notes outlined for collateral issue in midwest banks
Large Suit describes a trust instrument involving County State Bank Charlevoix State Bank Vassar Citizens State Bank Clara City Geneva State Bank Geneva and People's State Bank Frazee. The Investment Corporation of Davenport is authorized to issue collateral trust notes bearing 6 percent interest to be certified and registered by the trustee bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County State Bank
Charlevoix
Mich
The
State Bank
Vassar
Citizens State Bank of
Clara City
Minn
Geneva State Bank of
Geneva
People’s State Bank
Frazee
Investment Corporation of
Davenport
Bank Receivership Complaint Over Collateral Securities
A federal petition accuses the bank of failing to enforce the corporation’s pledge to maintain 120 in securities for every 100 worth of notes issued and to replace defaulted collateral. It notes a $236,000 collateral hotel certified and registered by the bank as trustee and sets out numerous charges to be resolved in court.
Infant Gerald Edward Prull Dies Soon After Birth
Mr and Mrs Ben Prull mourn the death of infant son Gerald Edward who died April 22 shortly after birth at John McDonald hospital. He is survived by his parents and brother Jimmy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Coxsee
United States Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
C. A. Coxsee
Ben Prull
Gerald Edward
John McDonald Hospital
Jimmy
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. C. Bowen
Gerald Merritt
Central City
J. Boss
Karl M. Keyes
Optometrist
Des Moines
Paul Gibson
Gibson
Nelson’s Jewelry
Tri-State
Lyman Mulford
Gilmore
Texas
Mulford
Hei Schoon
Sidney
Neb
R.E.A
Ray Gregory
Harry Schneider
W. R. Cartano
C. Eberhart
Ray Adams
O. R. Howie
Olin Howie, Jr
Iowa State College
Ames
Elmer E. Lawyer
Cora Darnell
Iowa City
Glenn McMichael
McMichael
Lawyer
Harry Culver
Appleton, Wis
Lyman C. Perkins
Perkins
L. J. Swift
Walter
Stella Swift
Keokuk
Rose Wilcox
Elda Kemp
Dean Serbousek
Anamosa
Frank Serbousek
Hartley Wilkinson
Stella Young
Harold Wilcox
Eleanor
Buck Creek
Andrew Carmichael
California
Hattie Good
Manchester
Paul A. Klaus
Frank Podhaski
Marjorie Ehlers
Sioux Falls
Jerry Ehlers
Frank Mead
E. E. Hicks
Ernest Skelley
James Skelley
Will Skelley
Phillip Skelley
Lavetta Perrine
Mrs. J. H. Perrine
Glenn Hargrave
H. J. Hargrave
New Sharon
A. D. Flockhart
W. E. Tuetken
George Schweitzer
Schweitzer
J. W. Schweitzer
Dorothy Finson
Coe College
Mrs
Roy Finson
John Hay
Fairfield
Frank Stimson
Chicago
Howard Azer
George Waite
Nancy
J. H. Perrine
Stan Schrader
Leon Beardsley
University of Iowa
Henry Schrader
Herman Burkert
William Burkert
Francis Wiess
Alice O'Rourke
Paul Bender
James Bender
Donald Sutherland
Kitty Sutherland
Clinton
Otto Burrichter
E. F. Eiben
Rose & Itmueller
Herman Egger
Sand Spring
Ryland Cr
Town City
King
E. H. Huibrey Coxsee
Emma
Cornell
Chicago Orchestra
Congregational
M. B. Leonard
N. L. Newton
George C. Marshall
General Staff
Army of the United States
Board
Reidway
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
A. L. Lorenz
St. Joseph's Church
Prairieburg
Stephen J. Kucera
ALL Metals
Childress Motor Company
First’s Electrical Service
Zelan
Stahler
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