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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1959

Page

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Dere Hiss: I saw you coming out of a local store the other day

A brief personal sighting notes an observer seeing someone exiting a nearby shop recently. No further identifying details, locations, or outcomes are provided.

Clem's Post Cards Fashion Carding Advice

A quirky shopper note urges care when choosing jeans and outfits noting that the end justifies the jeans. The piece reads like a light fashion aside from a small promotional tone.

Calendar of Events for May Week in Monticello and Anamosa

Community calendar lists meetings and activities from May 11 to 14 for organizations including Pythian Sisters Rotary Lions Club Navy recruiters and more. Also notes social visits of local residents with families attending events at Iowa and surrounding towns.

K.P. Hall Pythian Rotary St. Luke's Church Navy Monticello Lions Club St. Matthew Church N.R.A Ace Hardware League of Women Voters Irving Hintz Lovell St. John's Lutheran Church Jones County Farmers Union Jones County Anamoca Royal Neighbors W.F.W Iowa Employment Security Commission Anamosa Shell-Poppers Rifle Club Monticello Conservation League Legion Hall Alcoholics Anonymous Monticello State Bank

South Fork Social Notes From Mrs Jasper's Page

Community greetings and Sunday visitors across South Fork towns including Arlington Worthington and Buck Creek. Families such as Lahr Kern Oehler Trenkamp Reis Brunkan and Be sure to note weddings and birthday celebrations as neighbors share meals and attend local events.

South Fork Joe Lahr Neil Monticello Mary Lahr LeRoy Kern Dyersville Tom Oehler Delhi Lavern Digmann Anton Grundmeyer Manchester Frank Trenkamp Mary Trenkamp Margaret Frank Jasper Bernadette Jasper Ray Trenkamp Arlington John Turnis Buck Creek Alphonse Ries Charles Reis Alburnett

Stoddards celebrate 58th anniversary in Hopkinton

Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Stoddard observed their 58th wedding anniversary with a surprise gathering of relatives at their Hopkinton home. Among guests were Cedar Rapids residents Clarence Hannan Everett Finn and N. L. Baker. Stoddard has run a blacksmith shop 61 years and daughter Jane Reid of Minneapolis attended.

Robert Shipton Dale E. Hall W. D. Moore Jr Cedar Rapids L. L. Long Maquoketa James Brunkan David BrUnkan Worthington Les White Melvin Seibold Dubuque John Feltes Loretta Kraus Cascade Peter Mangerich Earlville Feltes Urban Feltes Jr Ryan Ruth Ann Payne Hopkinton Clarence Smith Ray Estling Lamont Walter Kraus Ann Janice Frank Jasper Bernadette Joe Lange East Dubuque Frank Digmann Clark DeShaw Mary Schoon Anamosa Louis Gudenkauf Mike Gudenkauf John Rogers Bud Wilgenbusch George Rogers Mary Merlajean DeShaw Judy Hostert Merle DeShaw Phil DeShaw H. F. Stoddard Clarence Hannan Everett Finn N. L. Baker Herman F. Stoddard Emma Aegerter Langworthy Anna Poor William Harris Dorothy Larson Will Christeleit Ray Bennington Volga Harris Poor Monticello Herman Yossi Aaron Loucks Marcella and Aaron Jr Eldon Harris John Canine West Union Emma _ Jennings Arlington Norman Bud) Landers American Legion Osage Landers Waterloo Russell McPhail B. M. Ferguson F. Lamont Maud Joseph Smith Jessie Keith Bethany Franc Earhart Nelle Campbell J. W. Downs Raymond Downs Stuart Giffen Harry Brugess Nick Ratcliff Nina Sparks Melvin Ratcliff Perry Ratcliff M. E. Turner Dick Berrie Mark Abbe All of Waterloo Herb McCullough Pennie Cedar Falls Linn Cox Webster Grove Helen Stanger Sioux City W. J. Stanger Wyoming Russell Sanders Harry Newlin Susie Viola Emma Wold Rice Lake Wis Thomas Saunders Hopkinton High School Clista Davis Cletis Davis Arlen Benter Virginia Becker Rae Ann Chapman Carl Herington Bill Melchert Linda Phillis Janice Flannagan Mary Sackett Steve Smith Bill Sternhagen Joe Terrell Mary Martha Williamson Robert Williamson Hugh Dighton Milton Baker Robert Baker Coleen Donovan St. Patrick's Cathedral Hotel Julian A. W. McDonald Paul Baird Morning Sun

Hale Wapsie Boys 4 H hold April meeting

Hale Wapsie Boys 4 H met April 3 at the Bartels residence. Roll call noted gopher counts and a discussion on securing the Pleasant Hill church key. Mark Hartwig named county office candidate and Joe Cruise chosen campaign speaker. New member Bobby Peterson joined. junior and senior demonstration teams were formed with Lance Hartwig, Gary Sievers, Calvin Irons, and Jim Bartels.

Hale Wapsie Boys Hale Wapsie Wapsie Boys Tim John Bartels Pleasant Hill Mark Hartwig Joe Cruise Loren Hartwig Bobby Peterson Lance Hartwig Gary Sievers Calvin Irons Jim Bartels

Oxford Junction Candidate for Nurses Training Scholarship

Nancy Jo Mershon of Oxford Junction, senior at Oxford Junction high school, seeks a Jones County 408 nurses training scholarship. She is class president, two years on student council, active in plays and band. Interviews set for Monday at Memorial Hall Wyoming.

Oxford Junction Nancy Jo Mershon Delmar Mershon Jones County 408 Nancy Jo Oxford Junction High School Wayne Limerman Olin Memorial Hall Wyoming Jones County Veteran’s Hospital

Olin Consolidated School Music Dept Holds Spring Concert

The Olin Consolidated School instrumental music department presented its spring concert in the new gym Tuesday. The program featured elementary, junior, and senior bands with selections such as Carnival of Venice, Battle Hymn of Republic, Oasis, Salvation is Created, and America Finale. Mrs. Gilbert Jones, local chairman of the Olin cancer crusade, reports $298.78 raised and turned over to Jones County crusade chairman Howard Hicks.

Olin Consolidated School Instrumental Music Department Ruth Lacock Hickory Hill Memboanga Salvation Scouts Balladair America Gilbert Jones Olin Cancer Crusade Howard Hicks Jones County Crusade

Monticello Express Adopts T-4-L Foot Care Promotion

The Monticello Express notes its weekly publication schedule and postal status while advertising T-4-L foot treatment. The copy touts keratolytic action for athlete's foot and related uses, with a 24 hour satisfaction promise and availability at Palmer Drug.

Palmer Drug

Onslow News Highlights Local Fund Drives and Social Visits

Contributions to the cancer fund in Onslow totaled 116 dollars with Mildred Streeper as chairman and assistants Mrs. Ernest Gearhart and Mrs. Marvin Hanwardson. Red Cross gifts reached 89 dollars against a 110 dollar goal. Social guests included the Jordan and Baker families at a April 26 dinner, and visits by Waldo Shellenberger at the Iowa Refrigerated Locker association convention in Des Moines.

Nellie Stanger Hawarden W. J. Stanger William Montgomery Coggan D. W. McDonald Westinghouse Des Moines McDonald Norman Richter Freeport Ill Lawrence Kramer University Hospital Iowa City Louis Onslow Cancer Fund Mildred Streeper Ernest Gearhart Marvin Hanwardson Red Cross Harold Jordan Robert Jordan Clinton A. E. Baker Cedar Rapids Waldo Shellenberger Iowa Refrigerated Locker Association Hotel Savery Shellenberger

Wyoming News Notes From West Branch and Local Gatherings

The Wyoming high school band earned a II rating at the state music contest in West Branch on Saturday. A family dinner celebrated the Brunscheens 15th wedding anniversary with gifts from relatives. Eastern Star Chapter No 397 held its May meeting with initiation and a Mother’s Day program featuring a poem by Jean Sievers and a solo by Pauline Orris. Red and white carnations were displayed.

Wyoming P.T.A Ray Thompson Cedar Rapids Public Schools Raymond Garside P.T. A American Legion Auxiliary the Legion Hall DeWitt William Broderson Henry Buck William Bronson Pete von Sprecken Dora Holub Frances McAndrews John M. Peterson Charles Marshall Dorothy Marshall M. E. Peterson Charles Preissler Melvin Peterson Walter Sullivan West Branch Donald Brunscheen Brunscheens Ezra Wendt Oliver Brunscheen Everett Brunscheen Herman Brunscheen Kenneth Brunscheen Eastern Star Jean Sievers Pauline Orris

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