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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
9
Monticello and area residents celebrated two weddings this week. Melvin F. Dickman wed Helen K. Moore at Evangelical and Reformed church with a double ring ceremony. Marsh and Wennekamp tied the knot at St Matthew's Lutheran church.
Lois Naylor daughter of Mr and Mrs R A Naylor Scotch Grove married Mark R Butters son of Mr and Mrs N B Butters Green River Wyoming in a double ring ceremony at 2 pm Saturday October 5 in the bridegroom’s brother’s Las Vegas Nevada home. The couple will reside in Long Beach California.
Miss Catherine Perley hosted the Friday club on October 18 with Mrs. H. S Richardson presiding. The afternoon featured readings including This Autumn Blessed Land by Hal Borland with Harriet Coughlan, The Judas Goose by Winifred Van Etten with A. M. Maurice, A Ducks Best Friend is Jack Miner by John Burton Tigrett with H. M. Carpenter, and Ducks Fly South Once a Year with J. H. Fraser.
Country club members held a closing dinner dance recalling Days of the Bowery with costumes and unique room decorations. X Ray Childress sang a popular ballad with Mrs. William Shaffer at piano. Emil Prult and Leo Kiburz provided comic turns. The Rhythm Boys from Maquoketa played later.
A group of names includes Mr. and Mrs. Merle Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Glynn, Mr. and Mrs. Siegfried Guyan, Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hoag, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rhatigan, Mr. and Mrs. Clarenge Rhatigan, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Balster, Mr. and Mrs. Albert McNeill, Emil Prull, Charles Renk, and Elden Brashaw listed in a social feature.
The marriage of Thomas James Brazelton son of Mr and Mrs William M Brazelton of Pittsburgh to Mildred Elizabeth Boot daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred H Boot occurred Friday October 4 at Anne Ashley Methodist church. Both graduates of the University of Pittsburgh, Brazelton is a faculty member there.
Miss Ruth Hein daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Hein of Anamosa and Bernard Timmerer of Amarillo Texas were married Tuesday October 22 in Amarillo The Hein family formerly lived in Monticello where Ruth attended public schools Mrs Timmerer has worked as a clerk in the court martial department of the Army Air Corps Attending were the couple’s parents and sister Miss Georgia Hein Matilda Hanssen Birthday club met at Mrs William Hoffmans country home with hostesses Mrs C P Hansen and Mrs Allan Fairbanks After dinner gifts were presented Mrs Harold Wilcox won the afternoon games Twenty four members attended with guests Mrs Howard Hicks Mrs Henry Wismeier and Mrs Ray Adams
Kate Maurice travels Des Moines visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Emil Burrichter and Mr and Mrs Martin Burrichter call on Mrs Anna Brazelton in Decorah Sunday and Monday. Francis J Greenwood from Monticello is promoted to Technical Sergeant in the US Army and serves in Kokura Kyushu Japan since October 1946. Arnold thm arf od wily nupnup.
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