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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1924

Page

9

Local Visitors and Social Notes Fill Week in Cedar Rapids Area

Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns see a flurry of visits and gatherings with Mrs Fred McLaughlin and Mr Ed McBride among Cedar Rapids guests. Miss Bertha Schatz and Miss Gladys Sargent travel to relatives and friends in Anamosa and Monticello. Shopping ads promote McNeill Hardware and Eclipse lawn mowers as local chatter centers.

Monticello area notes highlight visits and events

A long list of local social visits and movements fills Monticello notes with Cedar Rapids guests Mrs Ruth Young and Mrs Augusta Bliss visiting Monticello. births, graduations, church activities, sales, and upcoming performances at the opera house anchor the community wire. People travel to Des Moines, Dubuque, and Mt Vernon with several attending graduations and installations while local clubs plan bake sales and spray pump demonstrations.

John Robinson Monticello United States Davenport Cedar Rapids Waterloo Jones Dubuque Delaware Linn

Lutheran church benefit play at the opera house May 31

Local notices report a benefit play for the Lutheran church at the opera house next Saturday evening May 31 with curtain at 8 15 pm Admission 35 cents for adults 25 cents for children The Royal Neighbors plan a social and dance June 3 at the Knights of Pythias hall with Thoenis orchestra and lunch.

Luther League of Knights of Pythias Hall Thoeni Opera House

Pageant at Sacred Heart Academy to feature Hail the Women

The Sacred Heart Academy of Cedar Rapids will present a pageant titled Hail the Women on May 31 afternoon and June 1 evening on campus. Also news arrives of the death of Mrs. W W Pye of Monticello after surgery at an Iowa City hospital. She leaves a husband and adopted daughter Elizabeth Pye. Funeral set for Eldora tomorrow at two o'clock. Mr and Mrs Beery have been with the family in Iowa City this week and depart with the funeral party for Eldora today.

Sacred Heart Academy of Cedar Rapids Academy At W. W. Pye Iowa City Pye W. A. Beery Monticello Elizabeth Pye Eldora Beery Hidora Nine Cascade Dubuque County Bartlett Hauss Cedar Rapids Republican Estherville Mal the Express Heidelberg Germany Oxford Robert South London Bryan Brewer the Republican

Monticello Notes on local events and incidents

Monticello reports John Boss Sr recovers after a 30 foot fall during school property wrecking and resumes work with Ehrisman. Harm Rickels suffered a partial stroke amid building a shed. Miss Helen Hoy is named Monticello high school English teacher and performed at Cornell college recital.

John Boss, Sr Thomas Mr. Ehrisman Harm Rickels Mr. Rickels

Leesekamp Killed in Anamosa Auto Accident

Andy Leesekamp, a county figure and Marsh Ireland foreman, died early this morning when his truck crashed on a sharp curve near the Wapsie bridge on the way to a Mel Peet barn foundation project. His companion escaped. Leesekamp left a wife and four children. He had lived in Anamosa for years and worked on contracts in Monticello. Winston Titus, Coe student and Major Titus’s son, will report to West Point July 1 after confirmed appointment.

Andy Leesekamp Anamosa Leesekamp Marsh Ireland Mel Peet Peet Wapsie Nickeil Scotch Grove Cascade Monticello Ireland A. J. H. McNeill Mr. Ireland Winston Titus Coe C. P. Titus West Point Peking

Re capitalization planned for Jackson County Fair

Plans are under way to revitalize the Jackson County Fair association and launch a drive to raise capital to 25000 dollars. The association, formed forty years ago, continued the work of the Jackson County Agricultural association which began in 1868 after annual fairs had run in the county since 1853. The society acquired the present fair grounds in 1869 purchasing about thirty acres, which has housed the fairs since.

Jackson County Fair Association Jackson County Agricultural Association

Dairy cattle record and Monticello primary races noted

A Holstein cow in Monticello, Auggie Homestead Nadine, set a milk yield record of 614.4 pounds with 22.076 pounds butterfat in seven days according to the Holstein Friesian Association. The piece also covers Monticello’s primary races for treasurer and county auditor with candidates P. D. Bell and Albert H. Byers urged to voters.

Thomas Shover Monticello Auggie Homestead Nadine Advanced Registry Office Holstein-Friesian Association of America Cow Testing Association P. D. Bell Albert H. Byers Peter Bert Byers Bert

Monti cello high school Alumni Banquet Held at Presbyterian Church

The Monti cello high school alumni banquet gathered last Friday in the Presbyterian church dining rooms. Alice Hubbard welcomed the class of 1924, with Theodore Koop delivering the address of welcome. The program included readings by Mrs. F. D. Hicks and a one act play, ending with Auld Lang Syne and a Kinsellia Hall dance escorted by the Pelton-Smith Orchestra.

Monticello High School Presbyterian Church Alice Hubbard Donald Denkhoff Theodore Koop Koop F. D. Hicks Iowa City Robert Service Ireland Kinsella Hall Pelton-Smith

Monticello High School Holds 49th Commencement

The Monticello high school class of 1924 graduation occurred in the new public school auditorium last Thursday evening. Prof. C. E. Young of the State University of Iowa delivered the main address on Energy Plus Intelligence. Helena Wilcox of Cornell College sang two numbers and was elected music supervisor of next year. Diplomas were presented by Supt. Mahannah to the graduates, and the class sang its song.

Monticello High School Leonard Ducksett Presbyterian Church Albert E. Ioon Tannhauser Evening Star C. E. Young State University of Iowa Helena Wilcox Cornell College Koobs Willowby

Scouts Lead Contest With Diverse Point Totals For March

The list ranks Scouts by points won since March on gold silver and bronze prizes. George Meyer leads with 30 points, followed by Raymond Hoag 26 and Hugh Lambert 19. Troop I Monticello notes an Investure ceremony where two boys earned Tenderfoot badges on their twelfth birthday.

George Meyer Raymond Hoag Hugh Lambert Edwin Lightfoot Galen Smith Carlton Landis Meyer Marmis John Schmidt Gerald Rohr John Zubler Paul Meyer James Maurice Robert Vesey Leo Marmis Orlando Null Monticello Lea Marmis G. Meyer R. Hoag Lightfoot C Landis

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