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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1951
Page
7
Mrs. X Ray Childress spent last Friday with her mother Mrs. Marie Glass at Strawberry Point, sharing time together in the small town.
Mr and Mrs Arnold Jacobs marked their 30th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at home. Guests included Marvin Jacobs Michael Douglas H F Zimmermann John Scotch Grove R O Traugott Stephen Wellsburg L A Lubben Robert Cedar Rapids Earl McAllister Diane David Donna Cascade Ed Husman Ike Sauer Fred Lubben and sons John Lubben William Lubben Lester Rickels Alvin Lubben Judith Janet Ben Eiben Galen Ruth Ann and others. Afterward Traugott screened moving pictures from a trip to the Ozarks and Colorado.
The article records a November 7 regular meeting of the Ladies Aid at the Evangelical and Reformed Church with 30 members. It lists devotional leadership, themes, bake sale planning, and guest invitations, then details upcoming services across multiple local churches with dates, class times, confirmations, and special events through late November.
The Working Band of the Congregational church met last Wednesday at Herman Eggers home. Assistant hostesses were Mrs J H Smith Mrs Chester Lang Mrs Ed Meier and Mrs Frank Hayden. The program The Road to World Plenty was led by Mrs Smith Mrs Meier and the hostess. Mr and Mrs G M Jones will entertain her sister Mr and Mrs Charles Rasmussen and family of DeWitt on Thanksgiving day.
Idle Not club members met at the home of Mrs. Matt Muller on November 15 with good attendance. The chairman Mrs. Austin Spahr led the business meeting. A book review titled Story of the Pratt Family Singers was presented by Mrs. James Hubbard.
Camp Fire Girls of Cantenasta hosted a tea for their mothers at Mrs. Arch Edwards home. Leaders Mrs. Earl Davis and Mrs. Keith Herzberger outlined Camp Fire honors and ranks before games and tea. Marilyn Nelson presided as hostess. Local families plan Thanksgiving gatherings with relatives in Cedar Rapids Lisbon Wellman Sigourney Ames Onslow Milwaukee and LaCrosse. Wayne Homemakers set a November 27 meeting at Rollie Bronemann’s home.
Mr and Mrs Charles Lambert plan Thanksgiving with her sister Rose Duart in Delhi. Mr and Mrs Leonard Fluckiger will spend Thanksgiving at the home of Mr and Mrs William Walderback in Anamosa. Dr and Mrs Clarence Hosford entertained Lt and Mrs Dean Morey and family en route to Camp Atterbury Indiana, and Max Palmer of Baltimore. Thursday dinner guests at the Hosford home were Mr and Mrs Leslie Balster. Nancy Deischer of Columbia Missouri visits the Deischer parents for the holiday. The Hargraves and children Linda and Jimmy visit Mrs H J Hargrave in New Sharon for Thanksgiving.
Mrs L W Lovell hosted the Friday club on November 16 at her home. The program included readings of The Gift Outright by Robert Frost and The American Dream by James Truslow Adams, a Netherlands Thanksgiving Hymn, a book review of We Gather Together, and Over the River and Through the Wood sung as a trio. Also noted was Helen Topping’s improving condition after hospitalization and a weekend visit from Mr and Mrs Justin Woock.
The P E O Chapter FP held its meeting Tuesday at Mrs G M Jones home. Mrs N L Hersey gave a report on the Supreme Convention. Members including the Hosford and Hosford families and others will spend Thanksgiving with Dr and Mrs Clarence Hosford in Cedar Rapids area.
Mr and Mrs James G Nelson and daughter Janet visited Jim and Mrs Nelson of Monticello over Saturday Sunday and Monday morning. Janet marked her second birthday with a family dinner attended by Mr and Mrs George Kennedy Merna Nebraska, the Nelsons guests during their stay.
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