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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
3
The Guttenberg Giants beat Monticello 9 to 3 at home to defend their pennant. Monticello led early but Guttenberg pulled away in the seventh and eighth frames with key hits by Pintz Finch Barnum Schweikert and Makeever. Rainouts elsewhere featured Manchester Cascade and Dyersville Independence.
Sacred Heart school auditorium hosted the junior senior banquet on May 11. Guests traveled to Maples Inn for a three course dinner with greens and ferns decorating the dining hall. Rev A L Lorenz gave an encouraging address and the program featured class history legacy poem and prophecies by named students before a dancing reception.
An upcoming school exhibit on May 8 will feature spring work by American children including reading language and number sets, geography, history, and picture study booklets for rural lessons. Juniors’ geography booklets and a large second floor display of domestic science and manual training are also planned. Memorial day reflections and a German service sermon titled In Remembrance precede Pentecost worship on June 4 with Holy Communion.
Irene Kirkpatrick and Duane Dighton wed at the Kirkpatrick home near Coggan with Jeanette Griffin at the piano and Rev H E Morrow officiating. Dighton teaches Buck Creek school and the couple will live on a Buck Creek farm after a short honeymoon. The column also notes visitors, club meetings, graduations, and upcoming senior events at Lenox junior college with a full schedule of commencement activities through June 1.
East Cass Township reports Miss Zeola Burkingham closed her district No. 6 school last Friday with a picnic at the schoolhouse. Fifty-seven attendees joined in sports, a bountiful dinner, lemonade, and ice cream. Nearby visits noted with residents from Monticello, Castle Grove, Morley, Lovell township and Anamosa.
Weekly horticulture note advises sprinkling every 10 to 14 days in dry weather and using a soil soaking hose. A summer mulch of peat moss enhances appearance and weed control, while fertilizers should be applied sparingly to avoid burning flowers.
High school notes recount seniors in playful outfits at a Tuesday picnic in Anamosa and a Weiner roast for the literary society at the city park. Reports cover class activities from home economics picnics to drama rehearsals for Streets of New York and a mock trial by Mr Stout's commercial law class.
Sand Spring and nearby towns saw a string of Sunday visits and family gatherings. Anamosa hosts Mr and Mrs Jim Haverly. Ed ward Cox and children and Bertha Baxter visited the W M Moser family in Colesburg. W H Behrends and daughter attended a birthday dinner with Ernest Brondel and family in Cedar Rapids. Albert Hyde of Hartville spent days with his sister Mrs Herbert Cox. Elkader and Hopkinton guests called on B W Cox and Lorena Cox. Cap Arduser joined Sam Brone man’s 25th wedding anniversary in Ryan with Galen Hein and children from Richland Center. Russell Chaplin visited R E Chaplin in Onslow. Esther Heeren works in Oelwein. Dean Morton and Paul Morton, with Audrey Roberts and Henrietta Bohiken, were weekend guests of Fred Egger’s family in Rippey and Minburn. Clarence Seifert and Norma Jean Seifert of Minneapolis dined with J L Batchelder. Seifert daughter stayed through Friday. Herbert Cox and wife attended Elkader alumni banquet.
A notice lists multiple area churches with pastors and service times including St. Josephs Prairieburg Sacred Heart Sycamore St. Matthew Lutheran and others. It also announces Our summer school begins Monday June 5 with daily sessions 9 to 11 45 and invites all children to start.
A public school course concludes with a service led by Rev. Gutensohn and Rev. Tendick. Anthem and hymns accompany readings, sermons, and prayers, ending with benediction and organ postlude.
The Monticello high school annus alumni banquet will be held at the Monticello country club Friday evening June 2. Tickets are available at The Eskimo Kay's drug store Struhlers' clothing store and Stickford drug store.
Maurice Chevalier stars in A Bedtime Story at the Paramount Cedar Rapids for three days June 7 8 9 with Helen Twelvetrees Adrian Ames and Little Baby LeRoy. Paul Ash and his gang appear on route giving a local attraction before the feature at popular prices. Treva Lovila Heiken born May 21 at McDonald hospital weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces.
Mrs Newton Parrott offers early and late mato plants early cabbage and assorted flower plants for sale. contact details not provided.
The Shomont softball team extended its lead to four games with two wins last week. They beat Stahler 5 to 4 in a tight game aided by a ninth inning run on an error, then DeMolays tied for second by defeating Eskimos 11 to 7 in a rain-affected finale. Kenneth Hubbard starred in center field for the winners.
Full blooded black English shepherd puppies from natural-born heel drivers. Guaran teed stock dogs Md Witesimmons Monticello fa. Also cord wood fence peats lumber wagon tongues reaches and eveners. Saw mill in operation. Ready to fill orders. R J McNeill Hopkinton.
A patient reports rapid relief from excess acidity after using Adga Tablets prescribed by a doctor. Claims include improved appetite, less sour stomach, and ability to work without fatigue. Palmer's Drug Store advertises a $1.00 package with money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Public notice states Henry M. Carpenter appointed administrator of the estate of Bartle Haller deceased by the district court. Creditors must file their claims with the clerk of the court in Anamosa Iowa dated May 2 1933 and directed to attorney J. J. Locher for the estate.
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