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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1961

Page

8

Long List of Out of Town Guests Attend 60th Anniversary

Dinners and gatherings marked by visits from relatives and friends across Iowa towns including Onslow Anamosa Cedar Rapids Manchester Marion Delhi Monticello and Waterloo as family and club groups celebrated a 60th wedding anniversary and hosted various suppers meetings and programs. Guests included Emil Poppe Amber and many others from Cedar Rapids Manchester Washington and Hopkinton among others. A Catholic retreat for Maquoketa Valley students was held in Delhi and a birthday dinner honored Clifford Saunders with attendees from Manchester Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.

H. F. Stoddard Emil Poppe Amber Fred Poppe Anna Caspers Elizabeth Darrow Anamosa John Meeh Center Junction Milo Baker Clarence Hannan Cedar Rapids Ruth Hudson Marion Irene Zeuch Waterloo Lew Peters Tobe Poppe Delhi Gail Krug Atkins Jesse Martin Cascade Bonnie Meade Hilda Podhaski Chauncey Robinson Lloyd Pickett William Behrends Ronald Behrends Emma Kray Montice H. Ostermeier H. M. Reeve John Cox Iowa City Minnie Wheeless Embroidery Club Lila Dunlap Addie Reed Ruby Richardson Moss Hill River Valley Reed Ella Gienapp Harder Blanche Beitz Milroy Alberta Hamblin Turner Myrtle Haigh Sickels Marva Richardson Witte Hall of Manchester Sylvia Hamblin Barrack Florence Hamblin Fuelner Strawberry Point Cary Beitz Ross Monticello Meda Peets Crose W. Leslie Gates Washington High School D. R. Applegate Phil Weldin Washington Howard Anderson

Monmouth Pupils Tour Local Firms

Twenty two elementary students from Monmouth visited six Monticello businesses including Farmer's Creamery, Monticello post office and Monticello State Bank. The trip accompanied by teachers and mothers highlighted local commerce and education.

Monmouth Monticello Farmers Creamery Post Office Monticello State Bank Wilcox Hatchery Long's Farmer’s Creamery Gordon Brown Anne Tabor Julia Lee Johnson Joy Reed Kathy Bauer Gaylen Heinrich Dennis Stanton Steven Eganhouse Michael Raytylerles Brigitte Milczaerk Jean McCoy Susan Johnson Terry Bramer Stephen Johnson Larry Heath Henry Milczaerk Kenneth Orris Jimmie Walters Randy Nabb Kathleen Miller Erin Tabor

Olin News Highlights Illness Death and School Closing

Mrs Kate Switzer travels to Iowa City May 12 for brother Fred Wentz illness. he dies May 13. Local attendees at Tulip Festival in Pella include numerous Olin residents. W.S.C.S. meeting at Cedar Rapids and Mother's Day gatherings noted. Official closing of Olin Consolidated school set for May 24 with bus routes, report cards to follow. new staff named including C J Van Yeast and others from Cedar Rapids Mechanicsville Manson Anamosa Winthrop and more.

Schneck India Mission U.S Frank Phillips Leo Cole Cedar Rapids Grace Cole Margaret Starry Olin A. E. Pettit Lloyd Ray Maquoketa Howard Edwards Dean Edwards Ernest Alfert Lee Edwards Anamosa Sally Catlett Center Junction H. Taylor Dubuque West Side Helen Groth Otto Scharff Leona Price Galen Alexander Andrew Thom~sen Kate Switzer Iowa City Fred Wentz Wentz Pella Robert Peterson Raymond James John Voss Bob Glenn Walter Hartman Louis Nielson Merle Knapp Ray Stivers Delbert Graffi Carl Mardorf W. E. Williams Esther Peck Harlan Henderson Hazel Hart Emma Williams W.S.C.S North Iowa St. Paul’s Methodist Church Lawrence Dean Icy Dean Hale August Steffens Oxford Junction C. N. Hollingsworth Newton J. Hollingsworth August Laetare Raymond Huffman Lowdon William Lanning Near Center Point A. D. Clay Willard Clay Steven Board of Education C. J. van Yeast Geraldine Lamont Mechanicsville Dennis Blume

Mother's Day Luncheon Guests From Feltes Families

Mother's Day visitors at the Mr and Mrs John Feltes home included Mr and Mrs Bill Feltes of Manchester and Jean and Bernadette Feltes of Davenport. Mrs John Feltes attended a You Go I Go club luncheon at Mrs Victor Lamot's home.

John Feltes Bill Feltes Manchester Jean and Bernadette Feltes Davenport Victor Lamot

Cedar Rapids and Marion residents named in afternoon calls

Afternoon callers included Mr and Mrs Olin Dewald and Robin of Marion plus Mr and Mrs Joe Jacobec and Janice of Cedar Rapids.

Olin Dewald Robin Marion Joe Jacobec Janice Cedar Rapids

Sunday Visitors Spread Across Delhi and Surrounding Areas

Clell Moulton visited in Delhi with the G L Cramer family. Callers visited the Ben Keith home including Rev Milton Beeman and several spouses. Multiple households in Clarke Thompson, Monticello, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids hosted relatives and friends for dinners, Sunday calls, and overnight stays.

Clell Moulton G. L. Cramer Delhi Ben Keith Milton Beeman Richard Kromminga Harold Wilson Norman Landers John Wilson Clarke Thompson Alfred Ommen Monticello Raymond Thompson Iowa City Will Flannagan Bert Thompson Maurice Thompson Carol Dunkel Duane Dunkel Carleton Olmstead Don Dighton Vernon Dighton Cedar Rapids Olmstead Edward Olmstead Ace Avery

Dancing lessons intro program at Monti cate Golf Club

Residents invited to an introductory dancing program at Monti cate Golf Club at 8 p.m. on Saturday May 20. Lyle DeBolt of Spencer will lead the session introducing modern dances such as the waltz and fox trot.

The Monti Cate Golf Club Lyle DeBolt Spencer

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Donald Gearhart Ernest Gearhart Onslow Charlies Gearhart Leonard Gene Groth Jerry Liggett Lyle Guhl Susan Houstman Carol Cruise Ethel Liggett Louis Guhl Willard Houstman Howard Cruise Robert Hollingsworth O. N Cooking Tata Eiler Dolley Ernie Dunkel Lew Dunkel Gladys Aldrich Ezra Aldrich Freeman Smith Florence Bacon Mickey Stadtmuller Ellen Howard Haigh Jones County Citizens Savings Bank Farmers Savings Bank Citizens State Bank Martello Wyoming Fred Faust Faust Skelly Rodney Kickey Goodyear Skelly Brownie Skelly Oil Company Ricken Skelly Service AAA Service
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