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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1932
Page
6
Anamosa area notices list Ruth Hayes visiting from Anamosa and numerous residents and guests from Manchester Cascade Cedar Rapids Dubuque Monticello and Lisbon. The column notes church bazaars auto ads and upcoming sales including a Sacred Heart bazaar and a Methodist Aid food sale.
A roundup of visits and gatherings in Monticello and surrounding towns including Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Manchester. Highlights list baptisms visits to homes church events school socials and a Ford truck sale plus local service ads and a bake sale by Castle Grove Ladies Aid.
Jones County 4-H clubs held a well attended gathering with Castle Grove girls earning 100 percent in music and picture memory contests. Officials announced officers and committee members for both girls and boys clubs. Awards were given to Marvin Blohm and Alvin Bailey for record books and medals for top club winners. The evening featured leadership talks, games, and refreshments.
Irvin Kemp a farmer near Anamosa returned from the Ak-Sar-Bem livestock show in Omaha with a purple ribbon. He displayed Aberdeen Angus cattle and won the grand championship cow plus second place for a two year old bull. He plans to tote his herd to Chicago for the International Livestock Exposition.
Mrs. W E Page of Glendive Montana arrived last Thursday evening to visit her sister Mrs. Dora Brucks. Mrs. Brucks is confined to bed with illness and many friends express hope for her speedy recovery.
At the annual play day held at the University of Iews ten Iowa colleges were represented. Miss Vivian tee teens in behalf art the Line colleges were welcomed by the association president and visiting colleges attended.
Out of town guests join dinners and bridge gatherings across Anamosa households. Mr and Mrs James Farley hosted a Sunday dinner with guests including Mrs Frank Johnson and family and Arthur Hughes. Mrs George Barclay hosted the Needle Work Guild with fancy work and refreshments. Mrs Charles Northrop hosted a Friday bridge luncheon with three tables and high score by Mrs Halstead Carpenter, joined by Mrs George Guyan and others. Mrs Milton Thoent hosted Fortnightly bridge with three tables and high score by Mrs Harry Maire followed by refreshments. Mrs Andrew Carmichael entertained the Tarry Awhile club for Five hundred with an out of town guest Mrs Carl Brazelon of Milwaukee, ending with a chicken supper. Mrs Fred Kay hosted the Thursday bridge club with a lunch for twelve and high score by Mrs W W Stickford, with guests including Mrs Stena Schweitzer and Mrs John Perrine.
Mrs Merle Cass hosted a Hi Low bridge evening last Thursday with six tables in play. Dan Hearn and Mrs Cass led the high scores while Mrs George Barclay and R P Clark took traveling prizes. Refreshments followed at quarter tables. Guests included Mr and Mrs Charles Luett and Mr and Mrs Thomas Hamilton.
Miss Hannah Hayen and Louis Behrends were feted at a large pre-nuptial shower at Siebels’ Bowery Amber last Thursday evening. Over four hundred attended with dancing and supper as gifts were presented for the couple’s new home. The James League of Women Voters met at Mrs. A. M. Bollinger’s home with a program on women’s legal status and papers on separate domicile and marriage law. At the close members reported on candidates in the upcoming election.
Members of the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church met last week Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rudy Langer for its regular meeting. A short program followed the business session with Miss Mary Coxsee reading a Thanksgiving story and Mrs. Arthur Madsen singing two solos as Mrs. Roy Porter accompanied at the piano. A social hour and refreshments completed the gathering, hosted by the hostess with assistance from several members.
Mrs. Asa P. Lambert announces the marriage of Miss Mary Huls to James Robert Dodd at La Jula Mexico on August 26. Adele Huls and Miss Stevens attended. The couple will reside in La Jolla California after a wedding trip to Calamite Inceno tas, Mexico.
The article notes a center boy who studied three years at Coe College then finished in California where he works as an architect. It mentions the bride’s Monticello friends wishing her happiness and prosperity. Schreiner chapter of the Eastern Star met at the Masonic temple with Mrs. Anne Echternacht presiding and heard a Grand Chapter of Iowa report by Ida Iverson. A social hour followed with refreshments served by a list of hostesses led by Mrs. Carl Hodson.
Mary Murray of Monticello was adjudged insane and sent to Independence hospital by Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Cooley on Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Ringer died at her home on Wednesday afternoon at 2 15. Funeral services will be held at T C Loder’s residence Friday at 2 30 in charge of Rev. Harry D Green. Eugene Ringer, son of Mr and Mrs Dave McDaniel, enlisted in the U S Army in April and is with Battery D 59th C A at Fort Mills in the Philippines. He reports practicing machine guns and balloon targets. Uruguay ranks next to Russia in government control of business. Egg prices are favorable compared with feed costs and other farm products. beef cattle prices exceed poultry and eggs.
The Beacon promotes an inexpensive World’s Fair visit plan with lodging and fair grounds admission included. It advertises a Question and Answer booklet and closes with a witty judge’s remark about a raid incident.
Wallaces' Farmer notes that about ten tons of Iowa corn heat a typical home for a season and over 200000 Iowa farm homes exist. A full corn substitution for coal could remove about 80000000 bushels from the market, roughly one sixth of the 1932 crop, though actual use would be lower.
U S Steel directors approve the regular quarterly dividend on preferred stock even as the latest quarter shows a deficit larger than the previous one. They cite signs of real improvement and believe the turn has begun, justifying the dividend despite current losses.
Deeds filed for record show multiple transfers in Jones County. Notable, Ethel M. Courtney to Miriam & Rice Abbott for Welch's Add Mor ticello plus surrounding parcels for 1.00, and Iowa Farm Credit Corp to Albert Sinkey and Lillian Sinkey for part of section 14-85-1 near Maquoketa River for 1.00. Other transfers include properties in Anamosa and surrounding townships involving families such as Baumel, McCormick, Ballou, Easterly, Horton, Maley, and Zimmerman entities with prices ranging from 1.00 to 7,210 dollars.
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