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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1954

Page

2

Friends of Scouting drive set for Monticello next Tuesday

Andrew Strittmatter will chair a one day Friends of Scouting fund appeal in Monticello on Oct 19. The Hawkeye Area council reports 4200 boys in the council, the highest total ever, as the 44 hour campaign is planned with an early bird breakfast or Monday meeting and a 7:45 am Tuesday broadcast on WMT to kick off the drive. Team captains include Frank Eilers James Nelson Bill Stabler Ed Vanourny and others. The Boy Scouts program seeks support to fund training camps inter troop events and council operations. Explorer Group with 14 Scouts forms this year under Warren Studer.

Andrew Strittmatter Friends of Scouting” Fund Monticello Boy Scouts Raney Birr Friends of Scouting WMT A. N. Strittmatter Dick Long Frank Eilers James Nelson Bill Stabler Ed Vanourny Paul Bender Ray E. Adams Ray Fluckiger Glenn Hargrave Arthur Skelley Tom Hamilton Louis Morf Virgil Hunt Alva Hinrich Albert McNeill Jr James Read Vic Richardson DeWain Thompson Royal Hunt Samme Explorer Warren Studer

Band Carnival details and participants listed

The band carnival section lists numerous volunteers by role and family pairs for games, contests, and parade duties including land making up, square dancing, pop bottle, apple bob, weight guessing, fish pond, golf, dart, basketball, puzzle, cake walk, publicity, finance, auctioneers, registration, parade, refreshments, and clean up. Miss Laura Heims of Colorado Springs visits her mother Florence Heims.

John Bunting Arch Edwards Ralph Wilson Robert Schoon Carl A. Folkers Ray Eby M. P. Paulsen A. Wilcox Clyde Zedick Dick Lang James Nelson Chester Sutton H. W. G., Folkers Paul Harris DeWain Thompson George Hagen Gilbert Steiner Frank Straub George Hoffman Tom Eden LeRoy Dirks Emil Harms George Burrichter A. C. Schoenbeck Albert Fass A. G. Schlarman Cecil Goetisch Walter Zubler George Allen Wilbur Cartang Clifford Hogan Harley Streeper Jack Maire Arnold Poock Herman Egger Henry Stadtmueller John Folkers Frank Martin John Wilcox Carroll Podhaski Harold Wilcox E. B. First George Smith Dean McDonald Herbert Kuntz H. L. Wismeier Donald Sutherland Boyd Shannon Louie Hanken Harm Bunting Marvin TerVeen Ray Stumbaugh Glen Hargrave Robert Wilkinson W. T. Jansen Ray Leytem Austin Spahr Earl Lehman Ray Prult August Stenzel Bud Suter Clarence Eberhart J. H. Hinrichs Howard Skelley Galen Hein Mabel Paulsen Carl Egger John Folken Henry Sechusen Roy Miller Darrell Blayney Vance Stead Kathleen Norris Carl Schneider Martin Dirks Merle Postel John Monk W. M. Ehlis G. H. Otten Ben Fiben FE. H. Cox John Wright Harvey Harford Milton Tobiason Ben Tobiason Herschel Ponder Arvil Tuel Fred Merritt B. D. Heiken Larry Goodyear Laura Heims Colorado Springs, Colo Florence Heims

McLaughlins Visit Relatives In Ohio And Return

The McLaughlin family traveled to Cincinnati Ohio to visit relatives at the homes of G H Bedell and Dr and Mrs John Cunnick. Mrs W D McLaughlin joined them returning home on Monday. Various local members attended meetings and events including Presbyterian Men at Cascade and Presbyterial activities in Cedar Rapids and Monticello.

Ohio Castle Grove James McLaughlin Scott W. D. McLaughlin Priday Cincinnati G. H. Bedell John Cunnick Bedells Cunnicks Delmar King Richard Shelley Fall Area Community Presbyterian Church Cascade D. B. Yinger St. Luke's Methodist Church Dubuque World Council of Churches Evanston Idle Not Club Paul Caspers John H. Wacker Hopkinton Hallowe’en Mae Amelia Rumple Anamosa Fred Kromminga Bertha Harken Ruth Hutter Boyd King Monticello Mary McLaughlin Cleo Casady Iowa City Rose Stadtmueller Manchester Alva Stadtmueller Sanitary Dairy Vernon Barrack Lewis Leonard Kenneth Howie Max Specht Robert Holub Marvin Thomson James Zimmerman Cletus Goodken Benny Laura Jim Tobe Caspers Ambrose Schlarman Harvey Hinrichs Wesley Hanken Harold Crowley Justin Supple Reynold Soppe

Center Junction Womens Club News Highlights

Center Junction reports visiting guests from Wadsworth Ohio and Buck Creek along with family gatherings at local homes. The note lists dinners and social visits including Mrs William Bohler turning 85, with several locals named and a hospital patient at Town City.

Center Junction Womens Club Floyd Bulgren Bulgren William Bohler Harley Bulgren Bill Buck Creek Ted Bulgren Ira Miller Cliff Stowers Maquoketa Carrie Preas Center Junction Clarence Guthrie Raymond Teut Dee Serbousek Cedar Rapids Jack Smith

Dinner Guests Attend Presbyterian Meeting and Honors

A sequence of social events is described with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jamieson and others as Thursday visitors in Mt. Vernon. Attendees at a Cedar Rapids Presbyterian meeting include Mrs. Gladys McNeilly and companions. A dinner party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Sutherland honored Dr. and Mrs. F. R. Sutherland of North Bend and others, with a ten day visit ending as they returned home Sunday morning.

Center Junction Earl Shirk Wadsworth Ohio Robert von Sprecken Harold Houston Raymond Antons Howard Andrews Carl Husman Monticello Russell Jamieson Jane Janet Walter Seiler Mt. Vernon Gladys McNeilly Jack Stingley Ted McCullough Cedar Rapids D. P. Sutherland F. R. Sutherland North Bend Wash Harry Hoag Winter Gardens Florida Forrest Deischer Walter Brainerd Richard Shelley Cathy Connie Chris Sutherland Susan

Mrs Anna Petersen and sister visit relatives in Minnesota

Mrs Anna Petersen and her sister Mrs Minnie Behrends of Cedar Rapids returned Thursday from a five day visit with relatives in Owatonna Minnesota. They visited in the homes of Mr and Mrs Gerhard Behrends Mrs Margaret Lurkens Mr and Mrs William Company Mr and Mrs Russell Shuss and Mr and Mrs Henry Cassens.

Anna Petersen Minnie Behrends Cedar Rapids Owatonna Minn Gerhard Behrends Margaret Lurkens William Company Russell Shuss Henry Cassens

Service Man Bertling Completes 30 Day Furlough

Donald Bertling, who entered service on Oct 7 1952, spends 30 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Leo Bertling. He has served a year in Rabat North Africa and will report to Barksdale Base Louisiana.

Donald Bertling Leo Bertling Donald Rabat North Africa Barksdale

Family visit to grandmother's Manchester home

Paul Sands Jimmie Sands Sandra Sands and Miss Marsha Kennedy visited Mrs Jane Long the Sands grandmother in Manchester for the weekend, staying at her home.

Paul Jimmie Sandra Sands Marsha Kennedy Manchester Sands Jane Long

Appleby Couple Attends Lenox-Dean Dufoe Wedding

Mr and Mrs Robert Appleby attended the Janet Lenox Dean Dufoe wedding at Coggan on Saturday evening at the Methodist church.

Robert Appleby Janet Lenox-Dean Dufoe Coggan Methodist

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