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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1939

Page

7

Local Clubs Host Luncheon Bridges in Iowa Town

Social notices recount Mrs. Albert J. Stuhler hosting a Wednesday luncheon followed by contract bridge at four tables with prizes to Mrs. R. G. Stuhler Mrs. Burton McLaughlin and Mrs. Harry Stahler. Other events include the 94 Club, Fortnightly Club, A. C. E. Club and Friday Club meetings with desserts reviews and games. A wedding took place at St. Peter and Pauls church Castle Grove with Helen Ortgies and Mary Jane Veitch among attendants.

Albert.j. Stuhler R. G. Stuhler Burton McLaughlin Harry Stahler M. F. Hogan B. Coberts Harry Stuhler Lee Byerly Halstead M. Carpenter Monday Club A. J. Stuhler James Maurice T. M. Redmond

Wedding Attracts Festive Details And Anniversary Notes

The ceremony featured Miss Margaret Balster on the organ with bridesmaids in aqua blue and peach satin gowns. A five o'clock dinner followed for 35 guests and a dance at Zimmerman's hall. Mr. and Mrs. Tuetken plan to live on the William Tuetken farm. Mrs. Tuetken is a June graduate of Anamosa High School. The page also notes club meetings and social events including Nell Sexton Birthday club, Monday club at Goudy’s tea room, and a 35th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bohlken with gifts and refreshments. guests from Chicago attended.

Margaret Balster Hollywood Helen Ortgies Miss Veitch Zimmerman’s Hall Tuetken Shell William Tuetken Anamosa High Cahour A. G. Bohlken Kathryn Hook John‘Jenet Adolph Paehety Joe Buffa Chicago

Juniors Stage Farce About Subduing a Raving Father

A cast of 13 juniors presented the three act comedy Big-Hearted Herbert in the high school auditorium Friday night. Stanley Schrader led as Herbert with Gloria Babb as his wife and Robert Liddy as the engineered son. Cast also included Jan Schweitzer Juanita Shover Marvin Seehusen Dorothy Prult James Howie and Arline Balster with a sextet of high school girls under Hulda Peet providing intermissions entertainment.

Herbert Stanley Schrader Herbert Karness Gloria Babb Royal Landis Junior Robert Liddy Donald Howie Virginia Clark Janet Howie Yola Rodman Bea Long

Birthdays And Mineral Wool Through Time

The text notes early manufacture of mineral wool in Germany in the early seventies and small amounts in New York by 1875. It says the industry was well established by 1885 when rock wool entered the field. It also defines two meanings of birthday as the birth day and the annual anniversary.

Germany New York

Hawaii Cliffs Sharper From Newer Mountains, Slower Erosion

Cliffs in Hawaii rise steeper and peaks are more pointed than elsewhere in the United States due to younger mountains that have undergone less erosion.

Hawaii United States

Blood in Veins Travels at Seven Miles an Hour

The circulation in human veins averages seven miles per hour, transporting about 168 miles daily and over 60 000 miles yearly through the body.

Passing of Light

The article explains that the narrowest slit allowing light to pass is two wavelengths wide, about one twenty-fifth thousandth of an inch, illustrating limits of optical transmission.

Moon Seas Contain No Water or Ice

Astronomers state that the lunar surface includes areas called seas but there is no actual water or ice present.

Moon

Insects Ravage Forest With Widespread Tree Loss

An insect outbreak devastates forests with estimates that 50 to 90 percent of trees in the affected area are killed, signaling severe ecological damage and potential economic impact for nearby communities.

Horse Long in Use Through Five Millennia

A brief note on the enduring utility of the horse as a swift transport and its historical prominence. It mentions advertising reach through Want Ads in the Sit-Down Shopper.

Castle Grove Couple to Marry in Lutheran Church

Castle Grove '8.M. Heaford and Miss Minnie Grigis will wed at 8 o'clock Wednesday in the Lutheran church with Rev. A Thalacker officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ortgies and a graduate of Anamosa High School. Next spring they will farm the William Tuetken place. Several local residents and visitors were noted at gatherings and events around town including football and DeMolay activities. Hog cholera reported on the Clarence Eberhart farm.

Minnie Ortgies Louis Ortgies Anamosa Gert Tuetken St. Peter and Paul’s Church Castle Grove Arnold Thalacker Helen Ortgies Mary Jane Veitch Carl Sievertsen Olin Ernest Schafer Minnie Grigis A. Thalacker Clarence Eberhart Dubuque A. J. Beranek Prairieburg J. A. Deischer F. D. McLaughlin J. A. Howie Louise Field Thomas Warner W. F. Hintz Monticello Ladies’ Aid S. M. Hosford W. D. McLaughlin Iowa City Clarence Hosford Mount Vernon de- Molay Evans Cedar Rapids Penielchapel Hodgson Clifford Kerr Adelbert Ng

Monticello Junior Play Cast Members Noted

Castle Grove boys Donald Howie Marvin Seehusen and James Howie formed part of the junior class play cast in Monticello on Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Don Curtis of Des Moines visited the A M Black home. Marion Balster seeks eye treatment in Cedar Rapids. Miss Mary McLaughlin, a University of Iowa student, spent the weekend at home.

Monticello Ree

Cascade Farmer Charles Hawkins Dies After Tractor Accident

Funeral services for Charles D. Hawkins 59 prominent Cascade Dubuque county farmer were held at his sons Edgar and Robert home then at Community church with Rev C C Richardson officiating. Burial was at Cascade. He died Saturday after a tractor overturned trapping him. Pneumonia developed following crushed ribs head and body injuries. Born February 1 1880 in Cascade township he married Philomenia Hanser in 1909 surviving children Edgar Robert Grace and Mrs Ralph Ganfield and one grandson. He retired two years ago and joined East Cascade residents. He was a Free Mason and Knights Templar member. The funeral was one of the largest ever held here.

Cascade Charles D. Hawkins Dubuque County Edgar Robert C. C. Richardson Hawkins Cascade Township Reuben Hawkins Philomenia Hanser Grace Ralph Ganfield East Cascade Free Masons Knights Scribes Gosden O. J. Winters L. W. Will Ray James Bevan James James Fagan

Thanksgiving church services announced across town

The notice lists multiple churches with Sunday school and worship times including St John’s Evangelical Lutheran English services at 10:30 and 9:30, Trinity, Sacred Heart, Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed churches. It notes sermons on topics like To whom shall we go and America Facing This Thanksgiving Season, plus a CCC camp invitation and a Fall Festival on Thursday.

St. John’s Ev Lutheran Church Trinity Methodist Church George Woodall Epworth League CCC Congregational Church Samuel G. Gutensohn America Pilgrim Fellowship H. C. Coughlan Presbyterian Church Reformed Church Armin H. Tendick

Lutheran notices schedule church events and meetings

Wayne Zion Lutheran Church activity calendar lists Sunday school at 9 30 a m Bible class hour 10 30 Divine worship in German Ladies Aid and council gathering dates November 23 24 choir rehearsal November 25 golden wedding in Amber affects Saturday instruction Castle Grove Lutheran Church English service November 30 confirmation instruction Luther League all day Ladies Aid at parsonage with Anamosa League attendance required

Wayne Zion Lutheran Church F. H. Kehren Ladies Aid Anamosa Lutheran Church Willie Husman Amber Castle Grove

Christmas box project and church events at St Matthew’s

On Friday December 1 the ladies prepare a Christmas cookie box for Muscatine Lutheran Orphans Home and hold a gift exchange. At St Matthew’s Lutheran Church H L Adix pastor, Sunday service features 945 Sunday school and 1045 Divine worship in English. Also a church council meeting in Anamosa with Jones county Lutherans is planned and the social evening in the church parlors is invited for Sunday night.

Muscatine Lutheran Orphans Anamosa Jones County

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Grimes 94 Club A. B. Grimes John Shover Valor Shover Thoeni Milton Thoeni J. E. Heiserman Rodman A. C. E. Club Harry Rodman Goudy’s A. C. E. Bridge Club M. J. Cass James Howie Carpenter Halatead Carpenter Arthur Skelley Charles Laughton L. W. Lovell Grasshopper The Ants F. S. Stuhler Ghepler P.E.O Long’s Dept. Store Nell Sexton Club Nell Sexton Royal Neighbors Hall Ethel Farley Gladys Skelley James Skelley Thomas Hamilton George Timmins Goudy’s Tea Room Hamilton Ann Malnar Maude Arduser G. O. Hargraves Adolph Bohlken Heaford Victor Standard Oil Bonis Quaker State Palatine Mrv Thomas J. Lane Sacred Heart Catholic Church A. L. Lorenz Wm. J. Grossheim Christian Endeavor University of Dubuque Princess Monticello, Iowa James Cagney Rosemary Lane Oklahoma Heroes IN Blue Elsa Maxwell's “Hotel Chicken Wagon Family Sand Spring St. Matthew's Lutheran Church H. L. Adix Hargrave’s Hargrave Hargrave’s Cleaners Crisco Pillsbury’s Vin Swift Calif Michigan Texas Porto Rico White Land Folger’s Coffee Ige Fort Dearborn Grahams BIG Green Garden Sweet Peas Mixed Candy Alaska Alice O’rourke Georgenne Dempsey Janice Harms Kirs Ann Schneider
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