Society And Club News Highlights Local Gatherings
Mrs. Lynn Howie hosted the knitting club at her home with a plate luncheon after a social evening. The 94 club met at Mrs. Charles Coxsee’s home for a program on Autobiography Testament of Youth by Vera Britton. Alpha Delphian hosted by Mrs. Huibregtse featured Mothers of Great Men by Mrs. Locher. Hi-Low Bridge Club with plates served after a prize showing at Mrs. Sutherland’s. Wyoming faculty guests honored at a six o'clock bridge dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Shover. Maples Inn’s Maples Awhile club shared five hundred and dominoes with prizes and a chicken pie supper. U Namit Bridge Club enjoyed progressive auction bridge and lunches at Miss Marugg’s. St Johns Lutheran Bible class hosted a party with twenty four attendees and games of five hundred pinochle and beano followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Howie
Charles Coxsee
Vera Briton
W. D. McLaughlin
Ed Huibregtse
Alpha Delphian Chapter
Clarence Matthiessen
John J. Locher
Donald Sutherland
Hi-Low Bridge Club
John Shover
Wyoming School
Cecil Wherry
Erna Levsen
Wyoming
W. B. Scarcliff
Leota Wherry
Tarry Awhile Club
Nancy Adamson
Maples Inn
Winifred Rohr
James Hamil
Cascade
Roy Slauson
Sand Spring
Jack Studer
U-Namit
Lena Marugg
Maude Arduser
Nella Hottman
Hazel Eby
Izora Bancroft
Marie Widmer
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Fred Hanken
Paul Gutknecht
Ellen Bohiken
Fred Hanken Jr
Donald Poppe
Local church groups hold meetings and socials
Mrs Frank Stimson hosted a Foreign Missionary society gathering at her home with a devotional led by Mrs L J Swift and a study chapter presented by Mrs H Richardson. Tea followed with Mrs Lillian Harms assisting. Fortnightly bridge club met at Mrs Earl D Shaw’s home with progressive contract and high score by Mrs J E Heiserman. Lucile Yossi hosted a Friday party for geometry girls with a plate lunch. Reformed church Women’s Missionary society met at Mrs Alfred Egger’s near Sand Spring with devotionals by Mrs Armin Tendick and readings by several members, followed by refreshments. Past Matrons of the O E S circle met at Mrs William Tuetken’s for a one o’clock luncheon hosted by Mrs Tuetken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stimson
Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
L. J. Swift
H.&. Richardson
Lillian Harms
Earl D.shaw
J. E. Heiserman
Albert Stuhier
John Fraser
Roy B
Lyle McMullen
J. J. Locher
Helserman
Women’s Missionary Society of the Reformed Church
Alfred Egger
Sand Spring
Armin Tendick
Lorenz AlJlamand
George Ambuehl
Irvine Rhatigan
Tuetken
William Tuetken
O. E
Women’s club luncheon and tea hostesses noted
Mrs. Ross Baty and Mrs. Norman Newton hosted a luncheon with guests at a single center-table fruit display. Ida Iverson led the business meeting followed by a brief program and social hour. Lena Palmer attended as Cresco chapter past matron. Stuhler hosted a Women’s Working Band tea honoring Indy teachers and wives with a 4 pm meeting and 5 pm seating for over sixty attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Baty
Norman Newton
Ida Iverson
Lena Palmer
Cresco
Family Dinner at Mrs Barnts Welcomes Out-Of-Town Guests
Mrs Mary Barnts hosted a Wednesday family gathering at her home with seventeen places set for a noon dinner. The guests included two daughters visiting from Beaver Dam Wisconsin and Leon Iowa plus Andrew Shyer of Monmouth Winds as a brother in law. Others attending included Mrs Leslie Bright and daughter Joyce, Mr and Mrs Ike Schneider Jr and family, and Harry Schneider with two children from Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Barnts
Frank White
Beaver Dam
Wisconsin
Elmer Hawthorne
Leon
Iowa
Andrew Shyer
Monmouth
Winds
Barnts
Leslie Bright
Joyce
Ike Schneider Jr
Harry Schneider
Monticello
J. Swift
Walter
Stella Swift
Keokuk
Earle Buck
Rock Island
Dwight Coale
Shirley
Cedar Rapids
Rose Wilcox
Marion
J. W. Schweitzer
George Schweitzer
Madison, Wis
Delos Daken
Zearing
Neal Hayden
Sara Lou
Frank Hayden
John Schweitzer
Janaan
Sidney
Richland Township
Fred Stadtmueller
Mary
Spirit Lake
Laverne Blaine
Dysart
H. W. Bell
Princeton
Harold Mann
Clarksville
Caroline Hicks
Fred Kay
Betty
Coe College
Jack
Chicago
John Kruse
New York City
Kenneth Meyer
Earl DeShaw
DeShaw
Peter Prahm
Polly
Center Junction
Jennie Rohn
Eldon Rohn
Norman Newton
Robert Newton
Farley
Charles Kay Sr
Fred Matthiessen
Clark
Will Shelley
Carl Schneider
Vinton
Laura Ralston
Lake Andes
So. Dak
Mary Brown
This City
Howard Shelley
Edith Kissling
Lou Ehrisman
Lawrence Carlson
Doris Mae
Iowa City
Monticello Luncheon Honors Lincoln Guest Mrs Smits
Mrs. F. Stewart Stuhler and Mrs. Riess G. Stuhler hosted a one o'clock luncheon for Mrs. Gladys Smits of Lincoln Nebraska who visits Monticello this week. Fifteen guests attended with tables set and decorated. After lunch the Friday study club gathered at Mrs. Lovell’s home for a program on Verdi and La Traviata with Mrs. Stuhler and Mrs. Stuhler presenting to the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Stewart Stuhler
Riess G. Stuhler
Gladys Smits
Lincoln Neb
Montiticello
Smits
Local couple Eloise Gardner and William Null wed at St John s
Miss Eloise Gardner daughter of Mrs George A Tobin of Chicago and William H Null son of Mrs Gesina Null of Monticello were married last Friday at 4 pm at St John s Lutheran church Rev Paul T Gutknecht officiating. The couple's reception included a dinner in Anamosa and a large wedding dance with 400 guests. Mrs Null a nurse and former Belmond hospital supervisor. Mr Null longtime night marshal of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise Gardner
George A. Tobin
Chicago
William H. Null
Gesina Null
Monticello
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Teresa Willard
Hopkinton
Jacob Rohr
Anamosa
Willis Mastin
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Null
Five Circles of Local Presbyterian Ladies Aid Meet
The five circles met last Wednesday at host homes for sewing visits and social time. The Carol circle planned December Maples Inn Christmas luncheon with Mrs. Henry Adams presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
William Grossheim
Henry Adams
Maples Inn
Irving Hintz
Asa Lambert
Rudy Ambuehl
Walter Eby
Richland Circle
Ellen Smith
R. P. Clark
Will Behrends
Clark
Walter Heath
Alva Eile
Thanksgiving gatherings noted in Monticello area
The Richland circle and guests held a social afternoon with needlework and refreshments hosted by Mrs. Paul Guyan and others. Numerous Monticello families and friends plan Thanksgiving dinners with extended visits from Drs. Swift, Schweitzer, and others, hosting relatives from Cedar Rapids, Madison, Detroit, and beyond.
Chauncey Bates Wins In South Dakota
Chauncey Bates secures victory in South Dakota with a 345 vote plurality. The account praises Bates for courteous campaigning with his Democratic rival, a former Jackson County state highway official, and notes mutual respect and bipartisan collaboration in their race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Bates
South Dakota
Hudsonite
Monticello
Chauncey
Jin Jackson Courge
Harley Cable
Pierre
Master of Wood Graining Keeps Craft Alive in Cedar Rapids
Old Master Joseph Klersey, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Linn county, remains a leading figure in wood graining. Using brush, comb, stick and thumb, he makes pine and cheap wood resemble oak, walnut or mahogany, a rare skill nearing extinction. The Berlin Olympic Village lake holds 300 goldfish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Klersey
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Klersey
Kiersey
Winnie Lou And Sally At Niles On Thursday Show
The WLS Merry Go Round at the Niles theatre on Thursday December 3 features Winnie, Lou and Sally. The act showcases the popular trio born from WLS with members changing since 1934 through Verna Sherri, Christine Smith, and Margaret Dempsey, preserving a homely Prairie Farmer style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WLS
Niles Theatre
Winnie
Lou
Sally
Jensen
Helen
Adele
Eileen
Nashville
Tenn
Verna Sherri
Verna
Christine Smith
Margaret Dempsey
Jensens
Prairie Farmer
Adv
Farmers Community Fire Truck Association Seeks Member Shares
The Farmers Community Fire Truck Association urges shareholders to support by buying shares at $25 each. Non members have been charged $100 for firefighting, and the policy will be enforced to ensure fair funding. Treasurer F. E. Stimson at Monticello State Bank handles inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Community
F. E. Stimson
Monticello State Bank
Farmers’ Community Fire Truck Association
Man Injured by Wrench Falls in Galva
Elveen Nelson of Galva Iowa injured when a heavy wrench slipped from his son’s hand on a ladder and struck his foot. He suffers two broken toes and uses crutches for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elveen Nelson
Galva
Ida County
Nelson
Community thank offerings and charity events at Wayne and Monticello churches
The Evening thank offering service starts at 8 with slides on Our Japan Mission. Wayne Zion Lutheran and Lady's Aid sponsor events including a Dec 10 supper bazaar and a Dec 3 chicken supper. Harvest Home in German at 10:30 next Sunday with offerings for the kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
M. E
H. W. Farnham
Vera Moats
Epworth League
Endeavor
Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Arnold Thalacker
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ed Kromminga
Presbyterian Church
Wim
Japan
Woman's Missionary Society
Ladies’ Aid
Herman Egger
Monticello
Wayne Zion
Wayne
Waverly
Will Santa Claus Come Again to Wall Lake?
A reader asks if Santa Claus will visit Wall Lake this year, hoping for a return visit and cheer for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Wall Lake Blade
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Knitting
Huibregtse
Carl Hodson
Adamson
U-Namit Bridge Club
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Lucile Yossi
Lucile
Kathleen Tschantz
Burdena Stutt
Josephine Ricklefs
Mary Hanssen
Rachel Sheppard
Doris Lubben
Bernice Tobiason
Evelina Rickels
Donald Maire
Jimmie Wells
Dale Adams
Frederick Faust
Vernon Meter
Dean Tedrow
Loyal Rittmer
Women’s Missionary Society of Reformed Church Meets
Frederick P. Stuhler
Congregational Church
Indy
John Praser
Stuhler
Florence Metzenberg
Rex Ricklefs
Frank Royden
Cora Brockhaus
Harriet Coughlan
George Timmins
Siegfried Guyan
Janet Hazard
Gardner-Null
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Harvey Harford
J. Nichols
Ike Schneider
Jake Arduser
Paul Guyan
Harry Guyan
Ora Crane
John Yossi
Lloyd Clark
Nettie Thompson
Detroit, Mich
Old Master
Berlin
Olympic Village
Niles
J. A. Pannhuk
Luther League
St. John’s
American Lutheran Church
Prairieburg
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Stephen J. Kucera
Samuel G. Gutensohn
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Phillip
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Arnold Jacobs
Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Goudy’s Cafe
Ann’s Cafe
Stuhlers
Shoe Department
Will Rogers
Ambassador
Bill
Patricia Ellis
Harry Carey
Fredric Marche
Anthony Adverse
America
Richmond
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Hell
C. R. Scroggie
Monticello Public Schools
Cedar Valley Hill
Billies
Peggy Fuller
Wea Ke Tardate— Food Stores
Mele
Amonia
Express
Express Office
Stubler
McNeill Hardware
Goudy
Ricklefs
Shaffer'’S Sweet Shop
Long's Department Store
Ricklefs’ Grocery
Stahler
Balster
Ross Baty Grocery
Briardale
FIRST
Princess Theatre
Denkhoff Jewelry
Fred Kay Drug Store
Good Values
Madsen Motor Company
Poultry
Matthiessen Auto and Supply CO
Palmer's
Suter
Proctor
J.B. Zimmerman and Son
Skelley
Rashid
Karry
ST. Anthony
Dakota
Skelly Variety Store
Clark Brothers
Schoenhut Bakery
Beery's Department Store
Iverson
Fartey