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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
2
Arch Grimes visited Iowa City last Friday while various residents including Bil Null, Laura Lehman, Alva Hinrichs, Esmeree Nichols, Joyce Briz, Maurice Montgomery, and others are noted for weekend visits, school events, and local shopping. A baby was born to the Koppes family and several churches announce chicken pie suppers and Halloween programs.
Monticello residents share travel and visiting tales including Antons and Petersons in St Louis, Rodman and Matthiessen at the Cattle Congress in Waterloo, plus numerous weekend stays in Monticello and surrounding towns. Visits span Oelwein Des Moines Chicago Waterloo and Anamosa with family and wartime era CCC ties noted.
University of Iowa students Ray Ferring and Sam Schuetz spent the weekend at their Monticello homes. Miss Mildred Rathbun of Cedar Rapids visited her parents, Elmer and Mrs. Rathbun, in town. Ted Denkhoff and children Teddy and Ann of Davenport visited the Denkhoff home. Gilbert and Esther Burrichter of Lost Nation hosted visitors from their area, and Celan Rollins of Marion visited in the home of her parents. Laura Koop of Des Moines came to visit relatives, with Mrs. Koop and others at the Hocks home. A greeting at Zion Lutheran noted a purse presented to Pastor Preuhl by the church secretary, felt to be a high honor for Pastor Proen.
A farm woman from central county argues in support of Alfred M. Landon urging neighbors to vote in November to oppose what she calls dictatorial trends in Washington. She cites alleged economic distress blamed on Republicans and Hoover and asks voters to defend American government by casting ballots for Landon.
A new National Hybrid Corn Company is organized with Mr. Wortman as co-president and treasurer and Ssivarm N. Smith of Ames as secretary. Smith, brother of Paul N. Smith, previously taught in Center Junction and Ames, holds a PhD in genetics from Iowa State College and directs corn breeding for the company. The seed plant operates at the Anamosa fairgrounds with facilities and seed division offices, supplying the J. N. South farm and related operations.
Mr and Mrs Lorenz Allamand with Miss Dorothy Stemm and Miss Ing Cruise spent last Saturday in Wa Rev and Mrs A H Tendick returned from Freeport Illinois where they visited Melvin Meyer a brother in law of Mrs Tendick with a streptococci infection in his bloodstream He has had five blood transfusions Rev Tendick went to donate blood but it could not be used Leyland Skelley AP sports writer Des Moines arrived Monday for a visit in the Ernest Skelley Mrs P T Schuetz and sons Sam and Bob Miss Esther Hanken and Mrs Walter Zubler attended the Cattle Congress at Waterloo last Saturday Mrs Zubler visited Town Falls at the home of Mr and Mrs T M Felton for a weekend stay.
Mr and Mrs Everett Nichols welcome a baby girl born at the hospital on Thursday October 1 weighing six pounds. Mrs Nichols was formerly Ethel Brazelton before marriage. About seventy youths gathered at Wayne Zion Lutheran church last Sunday for a rally, with devotion a business meeting at 2 pm, then games and a positive spirit among attendees.
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