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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1927

Page

9

Local Cedar Rapids Visitors Highlight Community Notes

Mrs Florence Marsh visiting Cedar Rapids today with Winchester paint and gift shop prompts. Multiple residents including I V d Autremont, Mrs S M Adamson, Mrs F E Stimson, Milton Thoent and J B Zimmerman noted for Cedar Rapids visits or business. J W Hoult jeweler advertises graduation watches. Farley store promotes cream cash offers. Miss Louise Hartman and Marjorie Williams visited relatives. students Leyland Skelley and Alberta Gels toured town.

Leyland Skelley Alberta ‘Gels Atudente University of Town HB. Skelley

Cedar Rapids and Monticello Social News Tidbits

Mrs. J A Liddy and Miss Marion Hayes visited Cedar Rapids yesterday. Numerous local residents and friends visited, traveled, or hosted guests across Cedar Rapids, Lisbon, Marion, Davenport, Chicago, and Dubuque. Advertisements promote McNeill's Hardware cleansers and Eclipse lawn mowers for home use. Local notices also cover Rotary delegates, Hupmobile displays, and a Mother's Day university banquet in Iowa City.

J. A. Liddy Marion Hayes Cedar Rapids

Hupmobile agency opens as L F Bigger adds shop events

L F Bigger announces exclusive Hupmobile agency for eight and six cylinders and invites the public to the opening at Bigger tire shop on Saturday and Sunday May 21 22. Also notes social and local notices from Monticello Iowa including meetings and weddings.

L. E. Hegers Monticello L. F. Eggers Adv L. F. Bigger Hupmobile Automobile Biger

Wartburg Chorus to Present Sacred Concert May 21

Wartburg Seminary chorus of twenty men from eighty voices will travel for a sacred concert at the high school auditorium on May 21. The group, under H. Schultz, includes tenors Banhoff Boomgarden Geske Hafermann Henkelmann Herber Hurtz Pfennig Voss and basses Berg stresser Dieter Finkbeiter Henrich Karsten Kuhlmann Kumpf Moser Pretzlaff Siefker. Moser and Schoenbohm assist. Moser sings solos and Schoenbohm plays piano during intermission. The program is memory based a cappella and aims to impress Monticello music lovers.

Wartburg Seminary Fale Banhoff Boomgarden Geske Hafermann Henkelmann Herber Hurtz Pfennig Voss Berg Stresser Dieter Finkbeiter Henrich Karsten Kuhlmann Kumpf Moser Pretzlaff Siefker Messrs Schoenbohm Schoenbohn Wartbure H. Schultz Monticello Adv

Mrs Putnam Dies At Home After Illness

Mrs William Putnam aged 78 died at her home yesterday at 1 pm after an illness since last August due to arterial hardening. Survived by husband William Putnam, children D B Jordan Courtland NY and Ray Nandell Manchester, six grandchildren, a sister Laura Arnold Dow City IA, and brother A W Kelley Clea Springs OK. Funeral Friday at 4 pm conducted by Rev Albert E Coe, with burial in West Union after a Saturday morning auto caravan.

William Putnam D. B. Jordan Courtland New York Elfen Jane Kelley Viola Paul Nandell Anamosa Nandell Jennie Louise Edward Ray Nandell Manchester Mildred Paul Carol Ray Nandell, Jr Hulda Ann Jane Jordan Laura Arnold Dow City Iowa A. W. Kelley Clea Springs Oklahoma

Monticello Resident Urges Storm Sewers After Flood

Leroy Clark Jr complains flood water fills his Maple street bungalow cellar four times this spring reaching six feet at peak. He urges city action to install storm sewers and improve street drainage to prevent sanitary hazards and property losses. Local residents watched high water last Sunday.

Maple Street First Street Monticello Board of Health Leroy Clark, JR

New County Agent Named in Jones County

Max A. Wortman of Cass county was chosen by Jones county farm bureau directors to fill the county agent vacancy caused by W. W. Strike’s death. Wortman, 33, is an Iowa State College graduate in animal husbandry and will move his family to Anamosa to begin work next week. Nellie V. Morey was re elected county superintendent of Jones county for a three year term starting January 1 with no opposition. Election of the county board of education members for a six year term included Mrs. Leslie Dunn, Frank W. Royden, and Cyrus Lamb. In Delaware county N. C. Otellie was reelected county superintendent over Lee Campbell by 15 to 12.

B. Hb, Rhinehart Glenn J. McLaughlin Mr. Rhinehart Citizens Savings Bank Rhinehart United States Iowa McLaughlin National Bank The State University Max A. Wortman Cass County Jones County Farm Bureau W. W. Strike Strike Mr. Wortman Iowa State College Mahaska County Bureaau Lewis Nellie V. Morey Anamosa Jones County John Lubben Cass George Specht Castle Grove A. C. Allen Fairview R. L. Griswold Madison Gerd Harms Wayne William Lamb B. W. Streeper Ons Ons~low; Gus von Sprecken Oxford Junction Albert Meyers Morley Dr. Stoffel Wyoming B. C. Rickless Monticello N. C. Carter Jackson B. H. Barnhier Rome A. H. Balster Lovell County Board of Education Leslie Dunn Frank W. Royden Scotch Grove Cyrus Lamb W. A. Otellie Delaware County Mr. Otellie Lee H. Campbell Buck Creek

Social happenings and church events in Monticello

A Mother's Day tea ride and Cos home visit mark the social calendar. Bridge clubs meet for luncheons and games at Maples Inn and Maples Tun. Delta Sigma Rho honors and a birth anniversary party imprint the week. A Missionary Society program discusses Islam, Christianity, and Turkey.

The Missionary Society of the Congregational Church Halstead Carpenter A. J. H. McNeill Turkey Fraser W. F. Rohn Miss Hazard

High School Notes Preview Activities and Plays

Esther Zimmerman outlines last week at the school including a talk by Mr. Farmer on the value of education the annual seventh to ninth grade home economics and manual training exhibit the senior class baccalaureate sermon May 22 and the planned senior and Philomathian events. The article covers class pictures posters spring clean up and a fast paced game at Oxford Junction plus the upcoming senior play Green Stockings and Friday theater date.

Farmer Charta Miss Hazard Isley John Fraser Miss Specht Duckett Philomatheans Society Helms Oxford Junction

Neale Ray Players to Return for Week of Shows

The Neale Ray Players announce a week of performances starting Monday with Detouring Wives a three act comedy drama. Mr Ray Bash brings a travel company seen in Clinton Burlington Ottumwa and St Joseph. Mrs Mary Purcell of Anamosa dies after two weeks ailment with funeral at Catholic church.

Neale Ray Ray Bash Clinton Burlington Ottumwa Iowa St. Joseph

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