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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1955

Page

6

Jones County 4 H Girls Cited For Reading Music Activities

Four class banquet honors 104 girls for music work and 29 for reading across clubs including Castle Grove Fortune Finders Greenfield Good Luck Jackson Wise Owls Hale Wapsie Wanderers Lovell Happy Helpers Olin Ship Ahoy Oxford Happy Hustlers Prairie Hill Be Natural Prairie Pals Oxford Livewire Lassies and Jones- group. Reading awards listed after.

Jones County Castle Grove Fortune Finders Lorraine Kehoe Judith Black Margaret Flemming Sharon Gerdes Julie Schlarmann Barbara Eberhart Diane Schatz Judy Poppe Greenfield Anita Streets Georgia Kost Marjorie Tjaden Verlyn Vernon Marilyn Nost Adria Meeks Andria Meeks Beverly Schley Virginia Nost Barbara Meeks Phyllis Kahler Ardis Vernon Ilene Hempy Alice Kuntz Susan Peet Jackson Linda Lachey Carol Robertson Phyllis Woods Carmen Robertson Alice Butterfield Dolores Strong Mary Holmes Jane Holmes Donna Woods Diane Woolison Lovell Happy Helpers Janice Schneider Judy Schneider Shirley Hanken Dixie Hanken Sharon Schneiter Jennifer Schneider Virginia Tuetken Mary Ann Buol Olin Ship Ahoy Sheryl Ahrendsen Linda Ballou Sandra Ballou Helen Becker Marcia Benischek

Local Club Rosters Show New Year Cheer Teams

Cass Corner Chums and Oxford Happy Hustlers list members including Janice Kula Kathleen Davis Mona Kay Benhart and Leanne Benhart among others. Prairie Hill Be Natural and Prairie Pals captains appear with group rosters and several named participants.

Oxford Happy Hustlers Carolee Benhart Judy Ingwersen Pat Murray Patty Benhart Carol Murray Janis Soppe Joan Vacek Judy Berner Joyce Vacek Vonnie Benischek Mona Kay Benhart Barbara McCreight Prairie Hill Marilyn Holub Evonne Reth Joan Pillard Lucenl Blohm Betty Pillard Grace Kromminga Laura Goedken Jean Pillard Prairie Pals Martina Lawrence Cass Corner Chums Janice Kula Greenfield Carol Kost Georgia Kost Adria Meeks Andria Meeks Barbara Meeks Madison Jolly Jones Kathleen Davis Margaret Davis Oxford Happy Hustlers Sharon McCreight Diane Hall Oxford Livewire Lassies Leanne Benhart Carolyn Close Carol Neff Laura Goodken Evonne

Poock and Nosbish Lead National Butter and Cheese Contest

Arnold H. Poock and Nick Nosbish led top entrants at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo with standout samples of butter and cheese. Poock scored 94 and Nosbish along with Albert M. Wallskog scored 93, under Iowa State College dairy extension supervision.

Arnold H. Poock Nick Nosbish Monticello Albert M. Wallskog Cascade National Dairy Cattle Congress Waterloo Poock Nosbish Wallskog Iowa State College Dairy Extension Service

Monticello Residents Visit Weber Home Sunday

Monticello neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schmitt and Donald and Lavonne of Holy Cross spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Weber.

Charles Schmitt Donald and Lavonne Holy Cross John Weber

Buck Creek W.S.C.S. Observes 15th Anniversary

The Buck Creek Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service marked its 15th anniversary on Thursday September 29 in the church basement with Winthrop guests. President Mrs Clark Dighton welcomed 14 visiting members as Elsie Winch delivered the message and a candlelit cake mirrored the blue and white decor.

Buck Creek Women's Society of Christian Service Buck Creek Methodist Church Winthrop Buck Kreek Society Winthrop Society Mesdames Don Andrews Fran Trott Maxine Brockmyer Lorrie Hart Mae Donlee Bonnie Machacek William Larson Leslie Faris Rosalie Reed Ruth Norman Inez Mulgrew Agnes Conrad Mary Droun Don ‘Andrews Elsie Whach Mabel Havens Howard Roy Havens Bill Gearhart Francis Zirtzman-in

Wool incentive price set at 62 cents per pound

The 1956 wool incentive price will be 62 cents per pound grease basis, unchanged from the current year, with the wool marketing year starting April 1, 1956. Payments will be percent of cash return and pulled wool tied to lamb and sheep marketings, with payment timing in summer following year.

Neal Hayden A.S.C Department of Agriculture Hayden

Weber Family Visits and Local Social Roundup

Bob Janet and Mark Weber spent Sunday with grandparents Mr and Mrs John Weber. Mr and Mrs Tom Moore of Maquoketa and Jim Webster visited in the Frank Wright home. Manchester residents Mr and Mrs Charles Wright joined for Monday dinner. Wilma Wright was in Town City hospitals for a physical. Henry Brodersen of Wyoming and Adolph Egger visited Spring field HL and toured southern Illinois.

Bob Janet Mark Weber Mrs John Weber Tom Moore Maquoketa Jim Webster Scotch Grove Frank Wright Charles Wright Manchester Wilma Wright Henry Brodersen Wyoming Adolph Egger Springfield Ilinois

Calif visitors bid fond farewell after week in area

Mr and Mrs Henry Gerdes of Terra Bella, Calif and Mrs Max Denning and son Mark of Porterville Calif spent the past week at the Jake Paulson home and left for California Friday. Mrs Elsie Hiller and John Hiller visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Leonard Brown of Moline Wis. Mr and Mrs Ed Zirkelbach of Scotch Grove attended the Golden Wedding anniversary of his brother and wife at Savanna Ill Sunday. Mrs Fred Stuhler who had been visiting her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Joseph Waldron and Catherine Ann in San Diego Calif returned by plane arriving home Oct 1.

Ton Roy Dighton Herschel Loesbe Onslow Herman Dolley John Peterson John Cleveland Ohio A. V. Sill Fort Sam Houston Tex Army Orville Underwood Belle Johnson Ralph Thompson Ronnie Randy Ernese Smith Claudine Falconer Philip King Mt. Vernon Falconer John Sill Dick Sill Gordon Keith Kirk Tommy Henry Gerdes Terra Bella Calif Max Denning Mark Porterville Jake Paulson California Elsie Hiller John Hiller Leonard Brown Moline, Wi Ed Zirkelbach Scotch Grove Savanna Fred §. Stuhler Joseph Waldron Catherine Ann San Diego

Family to Be Reunited After 11 Years

Otto Matherny a displaced person from Yugoslavia faces reunion with his wife and two younger children at Waverly after 11 years. He arrived in 1952 with his two oldest daughters and has been separated from family since 1945 when Budapest fell to Soviet forces.

Waverly Otto Matherny Otto Yugoslavia United States Budapest

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