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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
2
The Sacred Heart school music students present two Sunday recitals at 2:30 pm and 8 pm in the school auditorium. The program features piano, violin, vocal, and piano accordion numbers performed by elementary to high school students under the Progressive Series of lessons.
A group led by Rev Eugene Lorenz plus Sacred Heart altar boys visited the Monastery at Dubuque on Sunday. Attendees include Gregory Haag Stanley Maire Gerald Muller Donald Jacque Marvin Nickel Melvin Manternach Wayne Wolf Louis Helms William Muller Raphael Hessing Frank Miller Billy Joe Helms Carl Manternach Frank Helmer Norbert Manternach David Manternach Billy Joe Ament Carl Oeschger Charles Holmes LeRoy Jacque Joseph Tuttle Thomas Maire and others from Lyle Ridenour family Katie Vernimont and five St Francis sisters.
George C. Doxsee, discharged after 41 months of service with last assignment at Naval Air Station Seattle, returns to Bremerton Washington on May 13. He will enter Cornell College this summer starting June 11 to study pre medicine. Alpha Zeta club of Evangelical and Reformed church held its May meeting with devotional service led by Mrs. Robert Appleby and Mrs. Raymord Buol Jed. Vernon Meier presided over the business and bingo followed with prizes to Mrs. Irving Toenjes, Mrs. Appleby, John Stiffler, and Melvin Dickman. Hosting couples were Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Burrichter and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Burrichter.
Dr Harry G Barnes executive secretary of the Iowa State Teachers Association will deliver the commencement address for Monticello high school's class of 1946. The program in the high school auditorium is set for Wednesday evening May 22 at 8 o clock. Barnes formerly served as university examiner and registrar of the State University from 1989 until assuming his current post and is a Phi Beta Kappa member and Delta Sigma Rho member.
Monticello High School announces an alumni banquet for Thursday May 238 at 6 30 PM in the Community building followed by the annual alumni dance. Tickets cost 1 25 for the banquet and 735 for the dance. Reserved seats encouraged by May 20 to aid the VFW committee.
Cyr Darrence Boss recently discharged from the army attended a Sunday dinner at the Mary Barrett home on North Cedar street. He served in Guam and Okinawa and has been stationed in China for six months. He is the grandson of Arnold Egger of Monticello. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Ross and Garnet of Manchester Mr and Mrs Ed Wenger and Mr and Mrs Harold Egger and Audrey.
Mrs George Muller mourns the death of her sister Mrs Kathrine Weber who died May 12 at her Oakland home after long illness. She was 84. Survivors include son Karl four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Her husband died four years ago.
Monticello fell 16 to 2 against the Anamosa Reformatory last Sunday. Pitchers Stahl Bartlett and Wilfong were highlighted by infield scoring from Kane Rieken and other Monticello players with Hines catching. Monticello eyes Petersburg on May 19 and hosts Cascade on May 26.
Members of the Tuesday pinochle club hosted by Mrs. Otto Kucera on May 7 enjoyed a social evening with Mrs. George Harris as guest. High score honor went to Mrs. Ray Adams while the traveling prize went to Mrs. Edward Podhaski. Refreshments followed hosted by Mrs. Kucera. Rev. Andrew Mast and George Mardoff attended the Iowa Synod spring conference in Kahoka Missouri last week where a merger resolution favored uniting Congregational Christian with Evangelical and Reformed denominations and the merger committee was asked to push proceedings.
Local social notes list Miss Yvonne Langs heading to New York with Arlene Mathies and Rex Hodson visiting Chicago relatives. Pou Armin Jacobs returns to Fort Snelling after visits. will report to Fort Knox with address to follow. Mrs. Wm. J. Grosshelm attends National Council of Presbyterian Women in Grand Rapids May 10 17. Additional guests include Frank Eilers Jr. and Patty Jo of Whitewater. Veishea events noted in Ames with Mr. and Mrs. Royal Landis. Other visits include Anamosa hosts Merle Hotchkiss and Robert Ireland families plus Donnell Minnis and Lucille Hildabrand in Dubuque. Ben Wroblewski visits Anamosa.
Miss Lavonne Jean Bailey wed Bob F. Stolba at the First Evangelical church Cedar Rapids with Rev George Stauffer Cedar Falls officiating. Mr and Mrs Fred L Krom attended the ceremony. Francis Turner visited his mother on Mother's Day in Quasqueton. Pioneer seed corn lot numbers 841 and 344 offered. Walter F Eby Scotch Grove Iowa lists contact.
Miss Martha Brewer of Martelle is visiting this week with her sister and Mr and Mrs William Wright.
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