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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1951
Page
3
Buck Creek reports a successful bazaar on Thursday November 8 and notes ongoing yearly gatherings including a B C Fair in August and spring fish fry. The community lists numerous dinners and suppers for projects, plus upcoming games with Delhi Dundee Colesburg and a Junior Senior play November 20.
The item lists numerous social visits and dinner gatherings across towns including Houston Cedar Rapids Farley Dubuque Monticello Manchester Delhi Earlville Ryan Cascade Grove Castle Grove and Washington D C with many named families and individuals attending from Sunday to Thursday. The long roster highlights local community ties and frequent host visits among residents such as the McDonoughs Bacon Dighton Flannagan Crowley Kehoe Wilson and others.
The column lists numerous visits and callers from Cedar Rapids Dubuque Delu u Monticello and surrounding towns. Guests include Mr and Mrs Henry Ehlers of Coggon Mr and Mrs Glen Thompson Jr and many others visiting relatives and attending church events. The Wayne Zion Ev Lutheran Church notes services on Nov 18 with sermon themes and a report from Arend Balster Jr on Mission Advance activities.
Local churches publish a shared calendar for November events. SS Peter and Paul Lutheran lists Sunday school 10 am and Harvest Home Festival 11 am with confirmations, Thanksgiving service Nov 21 at 8 pm. St Matthew’s holds annual Thanksgiving day and 9:45 am Sunday school 10:45 am worship. Monticello Evangelical and Reformed dedicates pulpit covering during services with Youth Fellowship at 7:30 pm. First Presbyterian notes church school 9:45 am worship 11 am, meeting 7 pm with Miss Jane Williams. Community Thanksgiving service Nov 21 led by Rev James Sala. Ongoing charity activities include clothing for Korea and Ladies' Aid bake sale Nov 17.
To Chicago Bill Coxsee editor of the Monti cello Express is one of 21 Rotarians from the middle west called to Chicago by Rotary International for a conference on International Service. The one day meeting will be held there next Monday.
Montiello Council No. 1821 will sponsor a Sunday initiation on November 18 in Newmanhall beginning at 11 30 a.m. The event announces a formal initiation and notes the Eagle as a symbol of supremacy used by at least ten countries.
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