VFW Posts Mark Nineteenth Birthday in Monticello
Monticello Post No 1683 VFW and Auxiliary held a May 12 meeting led by Commander Fred W Kreeb to plan Memorial Day services with the Arthur P O Rourke post of the American Legion. Ten delegates were elected for the district convention in Anamosa on June 6 and the Department Encampment in Des Moines. Memorial services honored the late Margaret Armstrong first national auxiliary president with a slate of honors for Gold Star mothers and long service members. Memorials, hospital charity, and essay contests were discussed as members welcomed new attendee Dorothy Castonguay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Kreeb
Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion
Anamosa
Des Moines
Minnie E. Rickels
Margaret Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Auxiliary
Jean Echternacht
Mothers of
Monticello
Knoxville Hospital
Louise Field
Knoxville
Mary Jane Steiner
Sacred Heart School
Myrtle Ross
Cancer Control
Dorothy Castonguay
Ernest Becker
Ervin E. Reed
Hartley Wilkinson
Henry Ohe
Oliver Harford
Florence Carmichael
Edith Bender
Elizabeth Stoll
Dora Ohe
Emma Jacobs
George
Minnie Rickels
Fred
Iane Hein
Helen
Louis Barrack
Arnold
Katie Jacobs
Harrison Lubben
William Jarrett
Grant Eilers
Elsie Meade
Carrie Moncrief
Mary Catherine Craig
Harry N. Lyon
Clarence Rhatigan
Kreeb
Portraits That Bring Comfort In Familiar Surroundings
A local studio advertises portraits that suit familiar surroundings and ease. The message promises a comfortable session and a pleasing result for clients who value natural, serenely posed images.
Ruby Kopp Elected President of P E W Club
Ruby Kopp elected president of the P E W business and professional women's club for the year at a May 13 dinner at Peterman's tea room. Officers include Emma Heiken as vice president Kathleen Barnhart treasurer Emma Stadtmueller recording secretary and Isabel Meyer corresponding secretary. Six Monticello B P W members attended Cedar Rapids club talk by Ruth Gage Colby at the Roosevelt hotel and broadcast. Colby returns from Europe to represent the United States at the World Conference on Child Welfare in Stockholm in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Peterman
Ruby Kopp
Mildred ‘Meyer
Emma Heiken
Kathleen Barnhart
Emma Stadtmueller
Isabel Meyer
Stockholm
Sweden
Monticello Club
Caroline Heiken
Mildred Meyer
Augusta Melsha
Two In A Row At The Month Theatre Manager Promos
Theatre manager Herschel Drury touts two strong weeks as distributors push films. Last Sunday’s feature drew praise and next shows spotlight Lana Turner Donna Reed and Van Heflin in Green Dolphin Street. Three readers finding their names hidden between ads win two free adult tickets by claiming coupons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Drury
Hersch
Lana Turner
Donna Reed
van Heflin
Green Dolphin Street
Express Office Coupon Validity Note
Coupons issued by the Express office must be redeemed within the week. They are not valid on Sundays or Thursdays.
Ray Stumbaugh Conducts Washington Post March in Dubuque
Ray Stumbaugh Monticello High School instrumental director guest conducted the Washington Post March at a Dubuque High School concert. He was among twelve guest conductors for a Memorial Concert honoring Sam Davi and Ferdinand Di Tella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stumbaugh
Monticello High School
Washington Post
Dubuque High School
Mr.Stumbaugh
Sam Davi
Ferdinand di Tella
Social Visits Highlight Midwest And West Guests
Mrs Irma Fagan and Arthur Thoens hosted guests from Minneapolis and Seattle along with Cedar Rapids visitors. Miss Libbie Thoeni of Minneapolis joined the week’s gatherings, while William Roben of Seattle and Mrs Bessie Jones with daughter Helen stayed with Miss Carrie Clark in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Rodas
Frank O’rourke
A. H. Hobert, Jr
Carl Winkler
Margaret Wax
Shirley Lehner
Cedar Rapids
Catherine Peckosh
Marion
Irma Fagan
Arthur Thoens
Libbie ‘Thoeni
Minneapolis
Minn
William Roben
Seattle
Wash
Bessie Jones
Helen
Carrie. Clark
Local visitors roam Monticello with Cedar Rapids trio
Miss Joan Hayes of Cedar Rapids visited Friday with friends Mrs. Harry Ry McQuillan and daughter Rose Mary of Cascade as shoppers in Monticello. Don Lyon of Dubuque visited last weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Lyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Donovan
John Burton
Rockford, Il
Donovan
Burton
Evelyn Meade
D. I. Dean
University Hospital
Omaha
Neb
Mrs
Russell Meade
Joan Hayes
Cedar Rapids
Harry Ry McQuillan
Rose Mary
Cascade
Monticello
Don Lyon
Dubuque
Harry Lyon
Also Mentioned on This Page
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Rickels
Harold Blair
Gale Edwards
Honor L. Clark
George Bell
Chicago
Til
Isabel Maire
Olive Lyon
Ivan Reynolds
Ann Gerdes
Marie Farley
Viola Gutknecht
Olive Reynolds
John H. Weers
Elverna
Rochester, Minn
Weers
Mayo Clinic
J. LeRoy Farmer
Coral Gables, Fla
Henry von Sprecken
Gus von Sprecken
Wyoming
Clarence Hosford
Robert
R. P. McLaughlin
Clinton
A. A. Schmidt
Delhi
Will Krause
Rodney and
Charles Krause
Alleman
George Burrichter
Suzanne Drury
Northwood
Swaledale
Mrs. L. E. Drury
Dick Landis
Nena
Susan
Mr. and of Ames
E. T. Landis
Raymond Kromminga
Ralph Wilson
St. Louis
Ozarks
Callie Wilson
Stephens College
Columbia
John H. Rickels
F. H. Kehren
Herman Zimmerman
Pella
Lois Meade
W. H. G. Reuter
Carl Reuter
T. W. Heckel
Eugene
Oregon
Paul Kurt
Rockford
John D. Nunnery
Salina
Kan
Missouri
George Henry
Malmo
Minnesota
Heckel
Mrs. Nunnery
Kurt
Vernon Meier
John McDonald Hospital
Lonnie Lee
Meiers
Larry
Alva Freese
Ford and Dearborn
Lois
Lavern Rickels
Bob Chisman
William Adix
Manchester
H. L. Adix
Lyman C. Perkins
J. G. Perkins
Iowa
The
Chiropractic Society of Iowa
Helen Jean Kopp
Irma Ann Schoon
Iowa State Teachers College
Robert Kopp
Patty
Hargrave's Cleaners
Win
Win Mueller
First
Gift Headquarters
Stahler’s
Arrow
Enro
Stuhler
P.E.W
Mr. and
Lawrence Brockhohn
Louie Zimmerman
and Kula
Hargrave Cleaners
Monticello, Iowa
Gang Gaede
Kidwell Plumbing & Heating
Febuary Park
Davenport
Mississippi River
Supt
Boyd Shannon
John Schmidt
Merywnyx Club
Merymyx Club
Herbert Kuntz
V.A. McCurdy
F. D. Deischer
Alice Howie
A. T. Fairbanks
Lisbon
E. H. DeWitt
Kay Drug
HILEX
Ya Paw Prices
SAVEX
Warfield’s Chocolate Bits
Koller Ast
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