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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1933
Page
6
A compact Monticello era community notice lists visits and events. Mentions Miss Clara Melchert, Mrs. Harry A Hoag, Guy Hogan, Lillian Stewart beauty services, the Armistice Day holiday, and several家 residents traveling to or hosting relatives in Clarence Lisbon Waterloo Davenport and Dubuque.
Reports detail Clover Leaf club needlework and visiting at Mrs James Skelley’s home last Friday with a plate luncheon. Other items note Mrs Maire hosting relatives for her husband’s birthday, Miss Margaret Smith’s fourteenth birthday surprise, and multiple bridge and social gatherings across local clubs with refreshments and prizes.
Mrs. Clarence Matthiessen hosted a birthday party Tuesday afternoon for six year old Marilee Matthiessen. Guests included Lucile Huibregtse Gail Huibregtse Carlene Holmes Jean Holmes Shirley Shelley Ann Marie Shelley Elien Mae First Betty Jo Guyan Kathleen Hoag Janet Schemmel Janis Grimes and Mary Jean Hearn.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Reform church met at Mrs Lorenz Allemand s home with Rev Armin Tendick leading devotionals and plans for a bazaar. Mrs R P Clark hosted a six o clock dinner for twelve to bid farewell to Mrs V Burris bound for Florida, with Mrs Cornelius Steck winning high dominoes and a guest prize awarded.
Mrs. Charles Northrop hosted a Friday luncheon at Maples Inn for twelve, then hosted bridge at her home. Mrs. L W Lovell won the high score with other guests named. Mrs. A B Grimes celebrated daughter Rebecca's eighth birthday with games and a cake. Various parties gathered for birthdays and card games at several homes, followed by the Woman's Missionary society meeting and Eastern Star chapter activities. A Francis Shaw chapter meeting featured musicians and a plate luncheon. A large group gathered to bid farewell to George Waite, with relatives and friends from Cedar Rapids and beyond traveling for the departure.
Mr and Mrs Harry Rodman and children visited Royal Mark and Yola Longstreet in New Sharon where Mr Longstreet once worked for Eclipse Lumber. Mrs E N Minton leaves for Burlington then Pasadena to spend winter with sisters after six months with daughter Mrs Thomas George. Mr and Mrs John Messerli welcomed a daughter born last Saturday at home, first grandchild for Mr and Mrs Fred Messerli. George Hallouer and Rudolph Flack hosted a Davenport visit with Mary and Clara Flack. Donald Wilson and Bernice Ferguson welcomed a son at John McDonald Memorial hospital, second child after a daughter.
Henry Adams Ray Adams Carl Arduser and George Schoon attended a Shell Oil banquet at the Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids last night. Mrs. Thomas Richardson of What Cheer and son Richard of Washington DC visited Monticello last Friday. Richard works as a proofreader in the government printing office and says his elder brother and sister-in-law teach in a government school in the Philippine Islands.
A local supplier promotes temporary corn cribs for storage and repairs broken window lights with Libby-Owens-Ford glass before cold weather. They emphasize insulation to save fuel and comfort, inviting readers to request nonobligatory information.
Mr and Mrs Fred Kellum traveled to Denver Colorado this week to visit their daughter Mrs Nellie Shanklin. The trip was made in Mrs Shanklin's car.
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