Lutheran Women View Missions Film at St John’s
At St John’s Lutheran ladies regular meeting on Thursday afternoon a film titled What are you doing about missions was shown as part of a missionary theme. Rev A K Stenzel led devotions and the group discussed missions and the zeal of missionaries. Mrs Albert Heeren presided and officers will be elected next month. A lunch was served by Mrs Fred Hanken Jr with assistants.
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St. John’s
Lutheran Synodical
Albert Heeren
Fred Hanken, Jr
George Bohlken
Henry Bohlken
Miss Mary Ruth Cook Engaged to Paul Lasack
An engagement is announced between Miss Mary Ruth Cook daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Cook of Delmar and Paul Lasack son of Mrs Anna Lasack of Oxford Junction. Miss Cook is a St Ambrose nursing graduate with the Visiting Nurses association of Davenport. Lasack is a Oxford Junction high school graduate and former air corps member now farming near Oxford Junction. The wedding is planned for next spring.
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Oxford, Junction
Mary Ruth Cook
Clarence Cook
Delmar
Paul Lasack
Anna Lasack
Oxford Junction
Miss Coal
St. Ambrose College of Nursing
Visiting Nurses Association of
Davenport
Lasack
Air Corps
Pink and blue shower honors Mrs Gerjets at home
Mrs Gerjets was honored at a pink and blue shower hosted by Mrs Don Starks. Attendees included Mrs Aldrich Mrs Himes Mrs Hearn Mrs Hanssen and Mrs Burrack Jr, with assistance by Mrs Rbgey Ald rich.
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Ed Gerjets
Don Starks
Rbgey Aldrich
Larry Himes
Roger Hearn
Richard Hanssen
Vernon Burrack, Jr
Olin Tell Proceeds of School Carnival
Proceeds from the recent school carnival totaled about 925 dollars before expenses. Distribution is 35 percent to grades, 25 percent to athletics, 25 percent to music, 10 percent to speech, and 5 percent to special services. Sally Catlett and Roger Benis chek named co editors of the school annual with Jo Ann Benischek as manager. Committees chosen and work has begun.
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OLIN
Sally Catlett
Roger Benischek
Jo Ann Benischek
High School Honor Roll Listing by Class Years
Seniors Jo Ann Benischek Sally Catlett Kathleen Dirks Thomas Kane. juniors Sharon Bunting Terry Patton Carmen Robertson. sophomores Charles Hartman Donald Levien Mary Jane Soper. freshmen Janice Catlett Patty Frisch Wanda Hartwig Judy Krutzfield Peggy Levsen Sandra Mayberry Gary McCormick Wanda McGuire Jean Vrooman.
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Jo Ann Benischek
Sally Catlett
Kathleen Dirks
Thomas Kane
Sharon Bunting
Terry Patton
Carmen Robertson
Charles Hartman
Donald Levien
Mary Jane Soper
Janice Catlett
Patty Frisch
Olin clubs elect officers and plan events
Mrs Arnold Freeman and Mrs Kenneth Guhl hosted the Chit Chat club with officers elected: President Mrs Delbert Remington, Vice President Mrs Arnold Freeman, Secretary Mrs Jay Glick, Treasurer Mrs Richard Sanborn, Historian/Reporter Mrs Roger Vrooman. Committees set for programs gift cards and ecards. Plans include a Christmas party and candy fund drive.
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Arnold Freeman
Kenneth Guhl
Freeman
Delbert Remington
Jay Glick
Richard Sanborn
Roger Vrooman
Walter Behnke
Leroy Harris
Donald Lyon
Ecards
Robert Glenn
Gift
Donald Bodkin
Dee’ Hansen
P.T.A. to Hear Lloyd Lovell on Parenting Influence
Par ent Teachers Association meeting features Lloyd Lovell assistant professor of child welfare and research at the State University of Iowa. He speaks on ways parents influence their children. Meeting moved from the regular date to accommodate the speaker. all interested invited.
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P.T.A
Lloyd Lovell
State University of Iowa
Parent Teachers Association
Dr. Lovell
Personal items cover returning home and furlough notes
Personal items report Louie Guhl Sr. returning home from the hospital on Monday. M and Heaton are also recuperating at home after a recent operation. Al/ Carl Donald Peter Hansen is on a 30 day furlough from Foster Air Base Texas staying with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hansen.
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Louie Guhl, Sr
M. &. Heaton
Donald Peter
Pete) Hansen
Foster Air Base
Tex
Jesse Hansen
First Shot Bags Canadian Goose For Chariton Man
Luther Johnson of Chariton shot his first time at a wildfowl and hit an eight pound Canadian goose at Goose Lake.
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Luther Johnson
Chariton
Wyoming Christmas Tree Group Plans Main Street Event
The Wyoming Christmas Tree group held a meeting at the Town Hall led by President Mrs. Paul Koch. The annual Main Street Christmas Tree is set for Saturday December 22, with contributions accepted from group members Mrs. Paul Koch, Mrs. Dale Hangen, Mrs. Roy Holtz, Mrs. Nile Paul, Mrs. Willie Thompson, Mrs. Arbur Felker, and Mrs. Martin Carstensen.
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Wyoming
Paul Koch
Main Street
Dale Hangen
Roy Holtz
Nile Paul
Willie Thompson
Arbur Felker
Martin Carstensen
Past Grand Meets at Odd Fellows Hall
The Past Grand met at Odd Fellows Hall on Thursday evening October 26 for a regular session led by President Mrs. Joe Willman. Cards were signed for hospitalized or recuperating members. Bunco followed with high, traveling, and low honors awarded. Refreshments were served by hostesses. Next meeting set for November 18 at Mrs. Joe Willman’s home.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Joe Willman
Bunco
B. L. Warren
James Willman
Lumir French
Clayton Hamilton
Arbur Felker
Zion Lutheran joins wider Lutheran program in community discussions
The Zion Lutheran congregation partners with other American Lutheran churches to participate in The Spiritual Growth in Five Dimensions program. Members in different neighborhoods will be invited to meet in varied homes to discuss the church’s overall work.
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Zion Lutheran Church
American - Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Junior League Formed with Officers Named
Thirteen youths organized a Junior League at Zion Lutheran church on Thursday evening. Rev R F Gronewold shared a missionary story about a family aided by a doctor. Officers elected include Blaine Husman i president Norman Wilsler vice president Naomi Orth secretary and Diane Buchholtz treasurer. The next meeting was scheduled for the fourth Thursday of each month.
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Pértlawds
Zion Lutheran’ Church
Lehebe
Wthiopla
Blaine Husmani
Norman Wilsler
Naomi Orth
Diane Buchholtz
Local Families Attend Weekend Gatherings Across States
Fayette residents hosted a family dinner for Robert Dusanek’s 18th birthday with guests from Wyoming Rhodes Iowa and Cody Wyo. Isobel Mallicoat returned home after two weeks with the Bruenigs. Gronewold family welcomed visitors from Seguin and Houston Texas and attended Nancy Reyelis and Ronald Byerly wedding in Calamus with Janet Kay Gronewold as flower girl.
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Don Dusanek
Fayette
Louis Dusanek
Robert
Rudolph Dusanek
Artur Felker
Frank Dusanek
Wyoming
Donald Dusanek
Larry Dusanek
Keith Mallicoat
Janla
Rhodes
Iowa
Lester Bruenigs
Isobel Mallicoat
Mary Bates Speltie
Cody
Wyo
Cecil Wherry
R. F. Gronewold
Corn Harvest At Ernest Dirks Farm Draws Helpers
Neighbors and friends picked 40 acres of corn for Ernest Dirks on Wednesday October 31 while Dirks remains hospitalized after a highway accident on September 17. Helpers included Emil Ulferts Rex Heiken Gerald Doyle Henry Poppe Earl Dirks and many others with George White and Leslie Toenjes providing elevators. Mesdames Rex Heiken Irvin Toenjes Leslie Toenjes Leslie Doyle and others prepared and served the dinner. Additional food was sent by several listed women and men from the community.
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Ernest Dirks
Dirks
Emil Ulferts
Rex Heiken
Gerald Doyle
Henry Poppe
Earl Dirks
Carl Ulferts
Irvin Toenjes
George Rieken
Eddie Renken
Allen Siebers
James Kraus
Walter Haul
George White
Leslie Toenjes
Lawrence Wilken
Joe Ladehoff
George Hagen
Alvin Weers
Merle Jansen
Lawrence Schaffer
Ernest Alferts
Nick Ehlers
Wilford Schatz
Pat Stambaugh
Bill Zimmerman
Clyde Price
Leonard Bohlken
Lewis Renken
Henry Weers
Stanley Waggoner
Darrel Schafer
Leslie Doyle
Mesdames
Lawrence Schafer
Carl Alferts
Wilfred Schatz
Emil Alferts
Leonard Bohjken
Walter Hall
Herman Dirks
James Krause
Rites Held For Anamosa Man Harlan Potter 42
Funeral services were held for Harlan Lee Potter 42 in Anamosa at Goettsch funeral home. Justice of Peace Warren Lawrence said Potter died from a shotgun discharge at his home and appeared to have killed himself. Born December 15 1913 he was employed at Iowa Manufacturing Cedar Rapids and married Nadine Wheeler October 8 1948 a divorce petition was filed in Jones County courthouse.
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Anamosa
Goettsch
Harlan Lee Potter
Justice of Peace
Warren P. Lawrence
Potter
Lawrence
Harry Leigh Potter
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Cedar Rapids
Nadine Wheeler
Center’ Point
Jones County
Uninjured Driver Escapes Rollover on Highway 64
Everett Speaker of Des Moines survived a rollover two miles east of Wyoming on highway 64 at about 9 p.m. after swerving to avoid guard rails. He was belted and unhurt while investigating sheriff’s report noted no injuries to other involved.
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A. Des Moines
Everett Speaker
Wyoming
Highway 64
Speaker
Darrel Ketelsen
Highway 136
Oxford Junction
Lewis Dreibelbis
Aldens to Observe 40th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Alden of Onslow will observe their 40th wedding anniversary on Thursday November 15. They were married in Maquoketa by Rev. D F Boomershine and farmed in Wsuoxson county before moving in 1944 to a Jones county farm. They have two children Charlene Browne Holyoke Colorado and Jerald Alden plus five grandchildren Lellan Rochelle Brown Johnie Joey and Charles Alden.
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Onslow
Kyle Alden
Maquoketa
D. F. Boomershine
Wsuoxson County
Jones County
Charlene Browne
Holyoke
Cole
Jerald Alden
Lellan
Rochelle Brown
Johnie
Joey
Charles Alden
Friday Club Hosts Mrs Stubler With Varied Readings
Mrs. F S Stubler hosted the Friday club at her home. The program featured J G Holland’s poem God Give Us Men recited by Mrs. Stubler, readings They Say It With Action by Mrs H R Yeoman, Footnotes on Politics by Maurine Neuberger recited by Miss Catherine Perley, and a book review of Profiles in Courage by Senator John F Kennedy presented by Mrs. John H Frazer.
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J. G. Holland
Stubler
H. R. Yeoman
Maurine Neuberger
Catherine Perley
John F. Kennedy
John H. Frazer
Our View Eisenhower election urged in Monticello
The Monticello Express endorses Eisenhower for president in the November election and urges voters to support a Republican majority. It weighs Nixon as VP potential, backs Hickenlooper over Evans,Hoegh over Loveless, and discusses Talle versus Wolf for Congress, urging turnout.
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U.S
Eisenhower
Ike
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Benson
Hickenlooper
R. M. Evans
Towa
Spike Evans
Hickahaa
Bonet
Leo A. Hoegh
Hoegh
Herschel Loveless
Monticello Area Personal Visits and Weekend Guests
Monticello neighbors report a series of visits and guests. Dr Raymond Morrow of Wilmington Del spent the weekend in the H H Morrow home. A dinner gathering included Mrs Sam Hutton and Vera Paul with Mr and Mrs John Br. Mrs Bryant’s parents visited Wednesday and Thursday.
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Raymond Morrow
Wilmington, del
H. H. Morrow
Frank Walker
Sam Hutton
Vera Paul
Wyoming
John Br
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Monticello
James Postel
Chit Chat Club
Morris Walker
Ray Tarbox
Ed Soper
August Laetare
Harry Gerard
Garden Club
George Slater
Ethel Gordon
Hannah Rekemeyer
Gladys Achey
Rolly Luckstead
Arlo McCormick
Dept. of Public Instruction
Optometric Ass'n
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Express Express
Willis W. Townsend
Army
Armor Training Center
Fort Knox
Townsend
Ines B. Townsend
Anamosa High School
U.S. Army
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Tues
Bendix
John Lund
Middle East
White House
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Adlai Stevenson
Russia
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Eisenhowers
Monticello Express
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Newspaper Advertising Service, Inc
Chicago, Ill
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Jones, Clinton
Cedar
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson and
Linn
United States
Congress
Talle
Leonard Wolf
Elkader
Waesigtan
Wolf
Realto Radamacher
J. L. Bader
Carl Steiner
Floyd Hermanson
Sheri
Duluth
Minn
Otto Smith
Mrs. Smith
John Crgnin
St. Louis
LaVerne Rickels
Vernon Payne
Lena Rickels
Great Lakes, Ill
Donald Rickels
Navy
Clark
Russell L. Eldred
Eldred
Bilt-Wele
Great Plains Supply Company
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