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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
2
A flurry of weekend visits and Mother's Day gatherings fills the local social page. Residents from Dubuque Des Moines Cedar Rapids Manchester and Monticello alongside families like the Clarkes and Schneiders are listed visiting relatives attending parties and hospital calls.
Mil waukee woman Miss Myrtle Dreibelbis visits in Milwaukees Industrial school. Jean Hogan departs for Washington and New York. Kathleen Hogan at Mount Mercy College visits Cedar Rapids home. Various families mark Mother's Day with relatives in Maquoketa Indianola Iowa City Dubuque Osage and Decorah. Ads promote lawn mower and plow offers.
Readie in Wales creates a new footpath along one riverbank, providing a safe route for walkers on the near side. The project aims to improve access and encourage outdoor use while preserving nearby green space.
Wilbur Watson was arrested Sunday at Maquoketa on a charge of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The incident followed an accident two miles west of Maquoketa where Watson, alone in his car, narrowly missed several cars, struck a guard rail, knocking out posts and overturning the vehicle.
Mrs. George Guyan presents two preschool pupils in recital on Wednesday May 18 at 4 pm at the Congregational church. Ann Thoeni age 4 and Paul Grossheim age 5 perform selections from Bach Mozart and Beethoven with piano and voices. Audience welcome to attend and enjoy the program.
Mary Lucille Ricklefs daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Ricklefs will give a piano recital at Sacred Heart school on Thursday evening May 12 at 8 15 with Marguerite Fothergill on second piano and the girls glee club. The program includes works by D Essenelli Chopin Rachmaninoff Mozzowski Schubert Mendelssohn and Gluck with Rev A L Lorenz conferring honors.
A L Hogan former Monticello resident died at his Cedar Rapids home last Monday. Funeral services were at Moon chapel at 2 pm with Rev Melvin L Welke officiating. Interment followed at Cedar Memorial park. He was born October 16 1957 and was 80. Survived by his wife and children. Attendees from Monticello included Mr and Mrs Guy Hogan and Mr and Mrs Proctor Wilkens. He moved to Cedar Rapids when Hall Manufacturing relocated its factory.
At the tag sale held last Saturday for the Iowa Children’s Home society a gross total of 65.31 dollars was realized. Amney Wood oversaw the event with Mary Lou Lnett winning 9.58 dollars, Doris Otten 5.53, Arline Balster 4.59, and Estella Wright 3.96 for top prizes.
Next Sunday night Rev. H. H. Casselman of Tiffin Ohio field secretary of the board of foreign missions will present moving pictures about preaching the gospel abroad. The service is open to the public with no admission charge and a special offering gladly received. It begins at 8 oclock.
Glenn Norton age 13 Alvin Kaporn 16 and Merle Switzer 15 were arrested Monday morning by County Sheriff Eichhorn for taking part in a Sunday night meat market robbery in Olin. They gained entry through the basement and stole 12.24 dollars from Eugene Bates meat market, to be divided among them. The youths will appear in county juvenile court Monday.
The article chronicles the career of P Adelstein Johnson from his Minnesota beginnings to his long tenure as secretary and superintendent of the Iowa Congregational Home Missionary Society. It notes his education at Tabor College Yale Divinity School and his leadership in church planting and religious education. Family visit mentions Mr and Mrs John Perrine with Cedar Rapids and Anamosa connections.
Local churches announce Sunday school and worship times across St Matthew's Lutheran, Congregational, Presbyterian, Castle Grove Lutheran, Methodist and St John's Evangelical. Activities include pilgrim fellowship, youth programs and Ladies' Aid meetings with dates, times and host venues.
The text lists confirmation class members Lucille Bartels Ruth Reuter Agnes Bohlken Mildred Jacobs William Minney and Laverne Plueger and notes final questions before Friday night 7 45 and possible Sunday conf irmation. Trinity Rev Otto Durr Cedar Rapids will preach at 9 00 and Reformed Church Armin Tendick leads services with Sunday school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 30.
Moving pictures will be shown at Sunday night service beginning at 8 oclock to display the churchs work in foreign mission fields. A special offering will be received. The Womens Missionary Society will meet next week Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Cap Ardusers home.
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