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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1933

Page

6

Local Notes Highlight Social Visits and Services

Miss Frances Fagan visits Miss Rose Heil in Dubuque. Several residents attend family gatherings and business visits in Cascade, Cascade visitor Herard and Lenox College faculty member Dean Laughlin noted. The Superior Permanent Wave Shop advertises two weeks of two-for-five forty-nine. Local bazaar for St Matthew Lutheran set for Dec 9. A funeral in Cherokee prompts many local visits.

Dean Laughlin Lenox College Opkinton

Social notices and visits fill local week

A long list of visits and greetings fills community news with many names and places. Families from Morley Anamosa Cedar Rapids and Waterloo host and hostesses include Mr. and Mrs. Will Marshall Dr. and Mrs. Webb Mrs. Grant Stambaugh Miss Georgia Miller and many others. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Rickels Wayne township. A church supper at Lovell No 6 is announced and various residents plan weekends and travels including trips to Chicago and Grinnell.

Monday and Thursday Bridge Club Notes

Mrs. Stickford hosted the Monday bridge group at her home with three tables and high score by Mrs. Albert Stuhler. Refreshments followed. Mrs. Hogan hosted the Thursday club last week with three tables and high score by Mrs. Fred Kay. Light refreshments were served. Mrs. Harry Stuhler attended. The 94 club met at Mrs. Samuel Gutensohn’s Friday for its regular session with a program on Missions in South America and related readings.

W. W. Stickford Monday Albert Stuhler John Locher M. F. Hogan Fred Kay Harry Stuhler Samuel Gutensohn South America A. M. Maurice Albert J. H. McNeill Gutensohn Margaret Kaste Mildred Iverson Kaste Ardys Rabe Bernice Stout Florence Noble

Local Social Roundup and Club Meetings

Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hodson entertained friends with a six thirty dinner for twelve followed by bridge won by Mr. and Mrs. Milton Thoeni. The Ladies Aid of St Matthew’s Lutheran met in Luther hall with plans for a bazaar next month. Hi Low Bridge Club at Mrs Burrack’s home saw Mrs Merle Cass win high and Mrs William Tuetken take the traveling prize. Friday Club gathered at Mrs Colin G Thomas for an afternoon program on American music and related topics.

Carl Hodson Milton Thoeni Ladies’ Aid Society of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church Luther Hall John Prult L. D. Burrack Merle Cass William Tuetken Lincoln Thoeni

Royal Neighbors Bene Fit Card Party Highlights Scores

The Royal Neighbors held a benefit card party in their hall on Tuesday evening. Bridge saw Mrs. Matt Muller with high score, five hundred honors went to Laverne Lambert, and dominoes to Mrs. Myrtle Takes. Refreshments followed served by the evening committee chaired by Mrs. James Farley.

Royal Neighbors Matt Muller Laverne Lambert Myrtle James Farley

Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Stimson Home

The Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church met last week Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Frank Stimson's home. Mrs. L. J. Swift led devotionals and the program on China, India and Japan was presented by Mrs. H. B. Richardson. Refreshments followed.

Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church Frank Stimson L. J. Swift China India Japan H. 8. Richardson

Seventieth Birthday Celebrated in Monticello Home

Henry Monk and family hosted a 70th birthday gathering at his Monticello area home last Thursday evening. Twenty five guests attended including Mrs. John Monk and two Coffeyville relatives. The event featured games and refreshments.

Henry Monk Monticello John Monk Coffeyville Kansas

Eastern Star Guests From Schreiner Visit Mount Moriah

Members of Schreiner chapter No. 226 Order of the Eastern Star joined Mount Moriah chapter in Anamosa on Tuesday evening. The Monticello contingent included Mrs Ben Cotton Mrs Milton Stott Mrs George Timmins Mrs Frank Podhaski Mrs Carl Hodson Mrs Asa Lambert Mr and Mrs Cornelius Steck Mrs William Tuetken Mrs W K Hodgson Mrs Harry Radman Mrs Louis Hoag Mrs Albert Stuhler Mrs Arthur Skelley Mrs George Guyan Mrs Fred Mattiessen Mrs Henry Uhr Mrs Eda Van Buren Mrs Merle Caas Miss Mae Cass and Benetton.

Schreiner Order of the Eastern Star Mount Moriah Anamosa Monticello Ben Cotton Milton Stott George Timmins Frank Podhaski Carl Hodson Asa Lambert Cornelius Steck William Tuetken W. K. Hodgson Harry Radman Louis Ho

Ladies Aid Social at Presbyterian Church

The Ladies' Aid society met last week in the church dining room for its regular monthly social afternoon following the business meeting.

Ladies’ Aid Society The Presbyterian Church

Farmer Eugene Ferguson Dies by Hanging in Concord Barn

Eugene Ferguson a Concord township farmer in Buchanan county hanged himself in his barn hay loft last Friday after suffering health troubles. A neighbor’s shotgun was involved earlier that morning, and Ferguson told his wife he intended to end it all before retreating to the barn. His daughter alerted her husband, but Ferguson ordered him away as a gun remained. Neighbors discovered his body. the death followed turmoil over his health. Also listed are recent Iowa college football results and several high school scores with Drake, Coe, and Knox among teams noted.

Eugene Ferguson Concord Township Buchanan County Ferguson Iowa Carleton Cornell Luther Columbia Michigan Kansas State Iowa State Michigan Normal Iowa State Teachers Drake Oklahoma Aggies Coe Knox Independence Manchester Marion Mount Vernon West Branch Tipton Grant High School Cedar Rapids West Waterloo

Hastings Family Welcomes Daughter in Grayslake

Mr and Mrs Everett Hastings of Grayslake Ill welcomed a daughter born last Sunday at John McDonald hospital weighing eight pounds one and a half ounces. Dr Alex McKean of Monticello helped deliver the baby. This is the couple's second child.

Everett Hastings Grayslake Ill John McDonald Hospital Monticello California

Wilsons welcome son James in Cedar Rapids

Mr and Mrs John Wilson of Cedar Rapids are parents to a son born last Friday November 10 weighing six pounds and a half and named James. The family now has a son and a daughter. Mrs Wilson was formerly Miss Emma Harrs.

John Wilson Cedar Rapids James

Dundee School Teacher Found Safe After Amnesia Scare

Agnes Griner, domestic science teacher at Dundee, vanished from her boarding house last week and was found near the Back bone state park in a state of nervous exhaustion. A search party from Dundee, Lamont, and the Reforestation camp recovered her. authorities suspect amnesia. Her parents took her home for recovery and she cannot resume teaching soon.

Agnes Griner Dundee Backbone State Park Lamont Miss Griner

C W Rouse Buys Creamery Plant at Oxford Junction

C W Rouse formerly with the Farmers Cooperative Creamery Hopkinton has purchased an ice cream and creamery plant at Oxford Junction and plans to begin operations. The new location will open December 1. Oxford Junction has lacked a creamery for fifteen years.

Cc. W. Rouse Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery Hopkinton Oxford Junction

Rainy Day Patter Inspires Local Verse in Buffalo

A Buffalo Evening News column captures a rain inspired mood. The poet laments a bland 3.2 beer while celebrating rain sounds, songbirds, and autumn imagery in a compact reflective note.

Buffalo Evening News

Sacred Heart Opens Its Basketball Season Friday

Sacred Heart intends to start its basketball season Friday November 17 at Cascade against St. Martin's quintet. Coach Bob McAleer trains a long rangy squad improving after three weeks of practice. Girls team under Coach Harry Schneider forms a 20 member group to begin inter city play with teams including Center Junction Farley Cascade and St Wenceslaus Cedar Rapids with schedule to be announced.

Sacred Heart Cascade Mit St. Martin’s Bob McAleer Columbia Academy Dubuque St. Wenceslaus Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids St. Joseph's Farley St. Xavier Dyersville St. Mary's St. Martin’s Center Junction Anamosa Sacred Heart School Harry Schneider

Ear rings worth four thousand found after Chicago loss

Mrs Charles Cawley of Manchester Indiana visited the Century of Progress and lost a purse with ten dollars and ear rings valued at four thousand near the electrical building. Police were notified and Albert Schwerdbferger, a foreman for a major mail order firm, recovered the valuables in a washroom at the fairgrounds.

Chicago Manchester Charles Cawley Albert Schwerdbferger

Businesses turn to newspaper advertising for reach

The article notes that nearly every large business now relies on newspaper ads to reach the public, a trend seen as essential for wide visibility and customer engagement.

Former County Auditor Hines Dies At Toledo Iowa

Emmanuel J. Hines who served four terms as Jones County auditor died November 8 in Toledo Iowa at age 60 after a short illness of pneumonia Funeral services were held in Toledo and at the Congregational church in Anamosa Burial was in Anamosa Cemetery He was born February 4 1883 in Anamosa and was survived by his wife Sylvia Brownell and son William plus three brothers and a sister.

Emmanuel J. Hines Jones County Toledo Iowa Congregational Anamosa Hines State Board of Control Mr. Hines John W. Hines Sylvia Brownell William

Christmas Seal Meeting Held in Martelle

Seventeen township chairmen, led by Monticello officials including Mrs. Maurice, attended a Martelle dinner on November 10 at the K of P rooms. County chairwoman Mrs. Merle Murfeld spoke along with Mrs. Remiey and visitors Miss Morey and Miss Houston. It marks the twenty fifth anniversary of Christmas seal sales and will be campaign via mail this year.

K. of P Martelle Monticello John Matthiessen PF. E. Stimson Will McLaughlin Irving Hintz A.M. Maurice Merle Murfeld Martello James Remiey Nel He V. Morey Lora Houston R. N Anamosa

Question on progress not driven by rebels

The prompt asks for one factor that advanced humanity without rebel action. Scientific method, peaceful societal reforms, and structured education are all examples. Among these, the scientific method stands out as a foundational driver enabling cumulative knowledge, technology, and improved living conditions without rebellion as the primary engine.

Wild Horses Kill 85 Young People in Iowa in 1932

Iowa health officials report a herd of wild horses caused 85 deaths of residents under 18 in 1932. The piece uses a metaphor to urge drivers to slow, sound warnings, and keep children safe near schools while noting most fatalities occurred among school age youths and boys.

Iowa Iowa State Department of Health Towa Marchia Driver

ClassroomExchange Reveals Rigid Exchange Between Teacher and Student

A playful classroom exchange features a teacher scolding a boy about washing his face and a joke on yesterday’s breakfast, highlighting schoolyard humor and tense yet lighthearted dialogue.

Egegs

Real Estate Transfers and Growth in Mississippi

Real estate transfers list multiple deeds in Jones County including D W Bates to Delbert Burda 63 acres for 426 dollars and sheriff transfers totaling over 2 thousand dollars. Additional entries note paths and lots in 30-85-1 and 11-84-38. Forest Service reports 20 million young brick locust seedlings for erosion control in Mississippi. Money makes us comfortable, but it doesn't always make us happy.

D. W. Bates Oxford Jet Sves Bk Delbert Burda Jones County D W Bates Niles & Watters Svge John Yardem Bert R. Saunders Monmouth-Canton Road Kenneth L. Sweet Leonard M. Sweet Preston Hale New York Life Ins Co Sherity Jones Co New York Life Insurance The Forest Service Mississippi

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frances Fagan Rose Heil Kate Aichman N. Cedar Street Eleanor Stewart J. ©. Herard of Safe Eye Service Karl M. Keyes Superior Harry Main of Hopinton Ewton Parrott Scalia Sevral Keyes Beet Fitting Donald Kurt Friends Minneapolis Minn Superior Ermanent Wave Shop St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Dorothy Egger Specht’s Ferry Louise Stambaugh Pittsburgh, Pa George McLees Mary Mclees Tony Wroblewskift Iago Milwaukee Wis Lizzie Zimmerman Ohio Beac T. Perrine Cedar Rap John Perrine John Miller Waes J. W. Schweitzer Fate Altman Louise Johnson Garnaville Pme Mrs T. J. Gerdes Tye Seehusen Viola J. P. Kruger Signney R. E. Forean Kenneth Ferring Waterloo Frank Feriz Luna Templeton Akron Harry Bricker Heron Coggon Newton Arrott William Magee of Perry Cme Margaret Shart Messrs Frank Royden Raymd Eby Frank McDonough Sonames Mrs. McDonough Anneapolis Fred G. Matthiessen Betty Dora Cunningham Anna Gadmer Carrie Cowan Cedar Rapida Mare Siemering Katherine Hauss Clyde Elliott Arthur Stickford Castle Grove No. 4 Milly Rickels O. E. York Brazelton & McLaughlin Donald Bell Patty Della Neilly John Edwards Rapid City August Jacobs H. R. Jacobs Royal Rodman Alfred Wenger Merle Hutton Mark Rodman Helen Holst Joan Liddy Margaret Hayes Blanche Kane Ada Egger Frances Steck Lucille Scheele Rose Wilcox Marion School Ed Lang Cuba City Will Marshall D. R. Webb Oakdale Paul Harms Mesdames Will Hunter Morley Homer Hanna William B. Allen Tony Wroblewski Lovell No. 6 School Marie Widmer Emma Grote van Horne Georgia Miller Freeport, Ill A. B. Grimes Hubert Metcalf George Rickels Wayne Township Charles Butler Paul Hintz Des Moines Lyla Day W. F. Hintz Jean Hogan Mount Mercy Junior College George Rettig James Rettig Sally Leigh Clark Mr. Clark Charles Clark Clyde Clark Estherville Charles Nelson Irving Eilers Margaret Frank Serbousek Clifford Ferring Denver, Colo Frank Ferring Donald Burrichter Henry Field Shenandoah E. G. Burrichter W. E. Tuetken Margaret Ann Fred Dickman Frederick Esther Burrichter Martha Dickman Gilbert Burrichter Lost Nation Emil Burrichter Judith Norton Fern Bruce Walter Shumt Billy Stickford University of Iowa Iowa City Siegfried Guyan Grinnell P. A. Johnson Thurs Engwert Willms Amber State University Hospital Perry Buxton Frank Buxton Wheatland W. F. Rohn Paul Petland Glenn Petland Delhi John McDonalds Hospital Denis Donovan Castle Grove Bridge McCusker Airport Earl DeShaw Henry Lee Jake Widmer W. E. Corbin George Good Kitty Rutherland Fred Matthiessen Paul Guyan Tony Kammerman Harold Egger Ann Chriaman Mrs. Stickford Mrs. Gutensohn Hi-Low Bridge Club Colin G. Thomas America Frederick Stuhler John Fraser H. S. Richardson Riess Stuhler Women's Foreign Missionary Society of ML E Schreiner Chapter Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church Paul T. Gutknecht Naomi Elsa Ruth Gerhard L. F. Balster Hilda Arlene R. H. Balster Robert Delphia H. W. Jacobs American Legion Auxiliary Mary E. Doxsee C. A. Doxsee Wilbur Cornell College William J. Macaulay John Macaulay Lisbon James Macaulay Onslow Margaret Macaulay J. ©. McConaughy W. B. Meeks Sam Wortman H. E. Stover Smith Jones County Farm Bureau Carl Schneider Paul Donald Nancy Ann Vinton Will Shelley Schneider Woods C. W. Rouse Oxford Foresight Sale Winter Union Suits Clothing Department Comet 100% Wool Union Suits Monticello Town
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