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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1961

Page

6

Olin News Highlights Annual Carnival and Local Socials

OLIN notes include 500 club gathering with officer elections and Nov 11 dance at Fairfax Royale. Olin schools announce all school carnival Oct 27 with American Heritage program, plus Prospective Teachers Day participants and a European trip slide show by Irvin Rinehart.

OLIN Olin High School State University of Iowa Marcia Benischek Jana Henderson Linda Ballou Connie Redmann Karla Lyon Irvin Rinehart Leon Stivers

Community notices and obituaries mix in Monticello region

A long list of funeral attendances and social visits across Monticello, Farley, Dyersville, Elgin, and surrounding towns is detailed. It includes services for James Parker and Erv Button, baptisms, weddings, and Sunday gatherings, with extensive mention of local families such as the McGill, Trenkamp, DeShaw, Feltes, Jasper, Englebart, and Billmeyer clans, plus school and community events and a large warrants ledger totaling 135,950.56.

Neighborhood News From Iowa City and Surrounding Areas

Mrs. John Cox of Iowa City spent days with her parents the Reeves. Mr. Cox visited Saturday and she returned home with him. Overchaired guests included the McBrides of Glendale California and Howard McBride of Newton. A Buck Creek church hall picnic hosted thirty former neighbors. Embroidery club met with Nellie Ratcliff. program Hopping Cranes by Addie Reed. Sunday visitors at the Eike home included the James and White families from Winthrop Worthington Hopkinton and Hopkinton relatives. A daughter was born Friday Oct 6 at Monticello hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Offerman of Prairieburg former Hopkinton residents. Ayla Burinski returned to Waterloo Oct 2 after weekend with Dell Green and relatives. Mervin Blanchard and Douglass Dighton attended the Cattle Congress in Waterloo Friday evening. Rosco Porter of Ryan and Mrs. Summers of Manchester were Sunday visitors at the Meints home.

Monticello Gowa Express Ing Leo Peterson Joe Lasack Bob Kreger Carl Fedderson Harry Meewes New Liberty Howard Theil Louie Higgins Davenport Gaylord Rasmussen Lyle Vernon Victor Thomson Robert Krutzfield Center Jct E. R. Easterly Fred and Chester Rummel Oelwein Michael Swenson Cresco New Hampton Archie Fraser Denver Cole Elmer Kline Anamosa South Fork Joe Trenkamp Leo McGill Monona James Parker Friendship Wrs Leo White Dyersville Jack Digmann Fred Turnis Merle DeShaw John Feltes Les White Frank Jasper Kenny Becker Leon White Kenny Becker and Son Urban Ludwig Farley Larry Jasper St. Joseph Earlville Alfred Melchert Phil Himesbaugh Harvey Bacon Monticello Alfred Melcchert Clarence Melchert Hopkinton Kenny Zangerle Chuck Buck Creek Celester Jaeger Charles Demmer la Ella Ervin Myers Bill McDowell Delhi Fletcher Dunlap Cedar Rapids O. E. Melchert Iowa City Dick Thompson Bert DeShaw John McIntosh Manchester Robert DeShaw Randy Perry DeShaw Tommy Ryan Craig Gary DeShaw Strawberry Point Howard Kirkwood Robert Schuster Joe Sperfslage Coggon Joseph John Immaculate Conception Castle Grove Schuster Edwin Besler Robert Joe Sperfstage Delmar George Gassmann Louis Billmeyer Jane Billmeyer Robert Koco Ray Trenkamp Marc Maynard Joe A. Lattner Trenkamp Mary Trenkamp Dick Turnis Harold Greenwood Worthington Geo. Sorenson Dubuque Vernon Trumm Ricky Charles Gearhart University At Donald Gearharts John Cox H.M. Reeve Cox James McBride Glendale Calif Howard McBride Newton Marshall Neil McBride Nellie Ratcliff Addie Reed Grace Hucker William Eike Ted James Winthrop Aelred White Cletus Eke Wm. Murray Sr Robert Offerman Prairieburg Monticello Hospital Ayla Burinski Waterloo Dell Green Mervin Blanchard Douglass Dighton Rosco Porter Stanley Summers John Meints

Golden Wed ding anniversary follows gather at home

Mr and Mrs Carl Siebels observed their Golden Wed ding anniversary Wednesday with an open house in the afternoon and evening attended by about 270 people. Out of town guests came from Monticello Anamosa Olin and Scotch Grove. Amberettes club met Oct 12 at Mrs Hattie Jansen home and elected officers for the 1962 term.

Carl Siebels Monticello Anamosa Olin Scotch Grove Amberettes Club Hattie Jansen Mary Hinrichs LaDean Osterkamp Lucille Poppe Mary Siebels Freda Gerdes Lenora Husman Low Clare Herren Grace Engelbart Betty Harms

Cheryl Rhatigan Commended for High Scholarship

Cheryl Rhatigan a senior at Monticello high school has been honored for high performance on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying test. A formal letter of commendation was sent by John M Stalnaker president of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Cheryl Rhatigan Monticello High School National Merit Scholarship Corporation John M. Stalnaker Stalnaker

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