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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1935
Page
6
Local residents visit relatives and attend events across Monticello Anamosa Clinton Davenport Des Moines Cedar Rapids and other Iowa spots. Notable items include a Cass garage sale June 1 and a parade of visitors from Cascade Manchester Wyoming Chicago and more.
Tickets for the alumni banquet will be on sale starting Saturday June 1 at Kay's Drug Store and Mutre's Candy Shop. The event is planned for Thursday June 6 with Mrs Nancy Adamson hosting at her home and other family members noted in the write up.
The Schreiner chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will meet for its last gathering of the season on Wednesday evening at 7 30. Mrs Emil Ricklefs and Miss Palmer host supper.
Eighteen friends and relatives met at Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Loomis last Sunday to honor Mrs. R. P. Clark on her birth anniversary. A noon picnic dinner followed with informal afternoon activities. Out-of-town guests included Bert Clark and two daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wright plus Thelma Gregory of Scotch Grove.
Mrs George Arnold celebrated her birthday with neighbors and relatives at her home last Thursday a noon picnic dinner and an afternoon of visiting were followed by refreshments and gifts Eileen May Appleby honored at a surprise party on 524 North Chestnut street for her thirteenth birthday with 28 schoolmates and a teacher present Mr and Mrs Donald Clark received a miscellaneous shower at the home of her parents with over forty relatives and neighbors attending Pauline Meier will wed next month a group of thirty Evangelical and Reformed church youths hosted a shower with games and a late plate luncheon
Mrs. Ernest Skelley and Mrs. Irma Fagan hosted a one oclock luncheon at Mrs Skelleys home honoring Clover Leaf club members and Mrs W E Nelson of Billings Montana. Tables for twelve featured tulips and lilies of the valley. After luncheon progressive auction bridge awarded high score to Mrs Emil Rickless. Hostesses presented guest prizes to out of town guests Mrs Hans Kettlitz and Mrs E J Farley.
A string of events unfolds with a luncheon and bridge games led by Mrs. Oscar York and Mrs. John Fraser, honoring Mrs. W. E. game and hosting guests. A surprise shower at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schneiter Sr. for Frank and Pauline Meier fills the evening with gifts, food, and games, followed by a second shower at the K C hall for the couple’s new home. Mrs. Hans Ruof visits Waterloo, and grandchildren Betty and Buddy Clark stay with relatives in Independence this week.
Howard O Ainsworth of Cedar Rapids mourns his wife who died Monday. Survived by a daughter Beverly Ann. Frances Manatt was her maiden name. Adolph Ehrisman of Wagner South Dakota and family visited Monticello after his mother’s illness and returned home. Mrs Ehrisman remains ill at home with daughters Ida Kissling and Rose Connoly caring for her. Ehrisman is mother of fourteen living children who were able to visit recently. Mrs BE Reed and Alfreda Reed returned to Monticello to spend summer at Gill Street home after teaching in Knoxville last year. Miss Alice Reed, music supervisor of Mediapolis, will finish work next week and take a new post in Wapello as music supervisor with higher pay. Wapello is county seat of Wapello county. Reed’s pupils excelled in state contest last year.
Jones County Rural Students Graduate lists graduates with teacher names including Wilma Sieveka Lucile Jansen No 5 Lucille Starry and teachers Jack Freeman Tim Stakey Helen Freeman Yvonne Powelka Richland No 1 Josephine Knep continuing from page 1. The fragment records student names and instructors in a historic rural school district graduation listing.
A fragmented roster lists teachers by district numbers including Ambrose Knepper Catharine Strang Leona Kleitch Marle Rogers Grace Rogers Anna McQuillen Helen Meadow Eunice Kuhns Lavern Kuhns Maxine Lange Kathleen Hughes Mabel Otten Marie Serbousch Trene Broekhohn Rachel Callahan Eileen Wolfe Darlene Wolfe Harriet Stanton Trene Wieneke Harry Skahill Sister M Alfrieda Mary E Kolehen Madeline Skahill Mary Takes Lorene Aimmerman Lawrence Doden Grace Andreesen Bernice Poppe Lorence Dierks Hazel Eby Evalena Rickels Bernice Tobiason Tda Pillard Lucetta Stebels Velma Sehofield Edwin Juilfs Mary o Moes Helen Duffy Darlene Waite Victory Matioe Harms Florence Keating Joe Don
A list of schools and teachers including White Oak Grove Helen Hanna Raymond English Greenfield Hazel Hill Audrey Levien Merle Pulver Nar vis Robinson West Corner Lillian Moenck Alberta York Phyllis Andre La Vern Workman Jackson Antioch Merle Husmann Black Oak Ernest Sieveka David Gray Clarence Otten Center Leona Gierhart Jayce Porter Havel Green Rosemary Ne Ville Helen Reese Wags Boner Dorothy Herren Lovell No 2 Marie Widmer Dale Adams No 3 Gladys Skelley Agric Schoon No 6 Pauline Oltman Mildred Pede Walter Balster No 7 Pauline Meier Vernon Meier Lyle Arduser Oxford No 1 Helene Matthias Ruth Beranek Berniece Hansen Margaret Leslie Angeline Ruley No 2 Louise Nesper Lilian Buresh Anna Nowachek Robert Nowachek No 3 Blanche Balichek Velma Vanicek Donald Starr Godfrey Lasack No 7 Bernice Cave Howard Smith Wyoming Pleasant Ridge Ruth Hannahs Robert Fishwild Donald Heasty Lorna Kleeman Jean Hitman Spencerville Harry Haynes Frances Babcock Robert Bearinger Frank Clark.
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