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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1927
Page
3
Cascade community items include obituaries, engagements, travel, and church notices. Spencer area names appear with marriages, births, and travel from Cascade to Dubuque and Monticello, plus updates on parish activities and local families.
The Timber school community announces a Friday night program on Nov 18 with teacher Mrs Nellie Strasslin and pupils. Armistice Day activities are described, while local residents attend social events and plan house additions. Updates on residents, the Lange and Stickley families, and regional historical notes accompany the report.
Center Junction residents attend Armistice Day activities and community events. Local families socialize, farm work continues with corn husking and visiting relatives from Anamosa, Cedar Rapids, and Maquoketa. A junior class play, school events, and a county fair share the weekend notices.
Several weeks with friends in Chi OHTA Raymond Manternach had his appendix removed at Morey hospital last Friday Mr and Mrs Leo Petlinger were guests of Mrs Nick Meerfeld at Cedar Rapids Delbert Spietman Paul Weber and Wood Knoppes students at Columbia College spent the week end with hate talks Miro and Mrs Del Lamont were business visitors in the Key City Last week Joseph sSehawind is building a large porch onto his residence which will be great improvement Mas harious Spichaan and her mother Grace motored to Dubuque at UN Musseheel rave a musical about Mares laws Sunday which was well attended Mrs Ernest last Week Vokes
Onslow residents recount business visitors Clifford Paul and Mr Beam of Anamosa stopping in town last Wednesday. Several locals attended a party at Mrs Horace Barber's home last Friday afternoon where bridge was played at seven tables and a delicious lunch was served by the hostess with help from her sister Miss.
Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 Rev C H Meyer led services with a quartet including Walter and Meyer plus Mr and Mrs Koon. Mrs James Kennedy played piano as the church filled. Out of town attendees listed from Marion Lisbon Blairstown Monticello Anamosa Olin Elgin Waterloo Hale fast Ridge and other places.
Hopkinton triumphed 4 to 0 over the Dubuque Maroons in the Armistice Day football game. A cold crowd gathered despite windy weather.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Carson hosted a gathering with BE Laughlin and Frances, along with Akin siblings Mary and Teresa and Ray Englehorn on Friday in Monticello. Margaret Baldwin visited her grandmother Mrs. Boliman, while teacher Harriet Livingstone Brender MacDonald and Donald MacDonald visited Betty Latta at John McDonald hospital. Carol Beitz spent several days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Boeitz last week.
M. S. Hosford departed Monday for Des Moines to attend sessions of the fortieth seventh annual convention of mutual insurance associations of Town. He will also join the Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Association annual gathering and the Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance association meeting where he serves as agent. A chicken pie supper is planned.
Social events and local notes list visits and travels of residents including Mr. and Mrs. C A McKaughila and Wilbur Mann. Proceeds from a gathering at F Burr’s home benefit the Ladies Missionary Society. Thanksgiving services planned at the chapel. Local farming, church, and social activities noted with several residents traveling to nearby towns for events.
A reflective verse excerpt by Marjorie K. Rawlings about longing for nature and outdoor life. The speaker laments days spent in bed, envy of sunlight, and the beauty of the world outside, noting human tendency to value what is denied.
A Boston Transcript note expands the familiar saying Money makes the mare go to warn that progress may require a mortgage to run an automobile The quip links consumer spending and credit to steady mobility and economic choices during the period.
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