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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1928

Page

8

Halloween party gates open with penny entry rule

Hopkinton Ladies' Aid held a Halloween party at 2 13 in Mrs J J MacAllister's home with Mrs W S Beels I T Wilson and Ed Bacon as hostesses. Thirteen Lincoln pennies were required for entry. Community notes mention Mrs Harvey Talmadge recovering in Iowa City and several local residents planning moves, visits, and work changes.

Ladies’ Aid Society Spence Bell Telephone Company F. A. Irish E. L. Farwell Chicago Trish Iowa, Electric Company Farwell Eastern Iowa R. C. Ripple J. D C. C. Morgan Cedar Rapids Legion Hall The Presbyterian Church Arlos Woods W. W. Morgan Anamosa Mercy Hospital B. M. Ferguson Emma Mettler Clair D. Flanagan John Flanagan Delhi Township Masonville R. F. Billings Hopkinton Alfred Pierce Perry Williamson Lenox Marion Marol Lee ATV Enauter Church Mary McGlade N. L Monticello F. C. Reeve Elizabeth Campbell P. R. Wheeless Miss Campbell Mrs. Wheeless Charity Thompson W. R. Cartano William Ferguson League of Curtis Elsie Winch William Bradle John Otting Mildred Kathryn Dubuque Emma Edgar Fordyce Ark R. P Robert Moore Savanna Mary Zeuch Howard Zeuch Welton Dick Goss Edgepod Norman Easter Baldwin Burdette Leonard Gibbs Strawberry Point F. R. Tesar Manchester William

Amber Nilene Lincoln Ninth Birthday Party At Home

Amber Nilene Lincoln celebrated her ninth birthday with nine girl friends at her home last Saturday. Guests listed include Virginia Yount Wilma Yount Louise Yount Lucile Yount Annette Stevertson Annette Freese Irene Freese Ruth Dirks and Elizabeth Gray. Ice cream and cake were served on a warm day and Nilene received several pretty gifts.

Nilene Lincoln Roscoe Lincoln Nilene Virginia Wilma Louise Lucile Yount Annette Stevertson Annette Irene Freese Ruth Dirks Elizabeth Gray Switzer Nevada Louie Knake Monticello Futre Herman Zimmerman Gerd Bunting Lloyd Robertson Galen Anamosa Gene Bailey Fritz Folkers Henry Siebels Will Siebels Garret Siebels Ford Tebo Lester Automobile Faribault Minn Lyle Tebo Donald Bowser Garwin Ed Duncan Grover Preston Leone Cedar Rapids Grace Englebarts Will Jansen W. R. Zimmerman John Hagen Will Rickels George Bodeker John Tin Stadt Ben Englehart Iowa Mesdames Frank McNeilly Chas. Suett Paul Smith Henry Michels Michels Lois Leggett Wyoming James Bradley Clifford San Antonio Texas Phil Daly Bradleys Philip Bailey Leone Preston

Social Roundup From Richland Center and Nearby Towns

Richland Center and surrounding areas report visitors from Cedar Rapids Dubuque Marion Monticello and Onslow. Guests include Mr and Mrs Will Balsiger and families at Cedar Rapids and Anamosa. New baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Gerd Rieniers weighing nine and a half pounds. Church services conducted by Dr Philip Palmer with Rev Marks returning next Sunday.

Forest Ely Wanda Maxine Cedar Rapids Archie Tuel Dubuque Will Balsiger Anamosa Sam Hoffman B. T. Balear Roy King Marion George Hein, Jr W. Jarrett Bessie Bande al Jolson Gipsy Smith Memorial Building Edwin John Fitzsimmons Delhi William Jarrett Monticello George Helin, Jr Will Voltman Scotch Grove H. L John Yossi Lucile Dolores Adolph Steurl Carl N. Hein H. L. Wismeier Onslow Fred W. Hein Will

Local Garden Party Timeline in Dubuque Social

Balsiger and Mrs G L Buol spent Monday in Dubuque. Martha and Edna Buol and Miss Clara Schoon of Monticello spent Saturday in Dubuque. Mr and Mrs Charles Schneiter spent Sunday at Ryan with Mr and Mrs John Shover.

Balsiger G. L. Buol Dubuque Martha Edna Buol Clara Schoon Monticello Charles Schneiter Ryan John Shover

Halloween program and box social in Scotch Grove

Onslow hosts a Halloween program and box social on Tuesday evening Oct 30 at Scotch Grove No 7. Mildred Streeper organizer. Community notices include visits and travels of local residents, hospital news, renovations of the opera house, births, obituaries, club meetings and church activities.

Scotch Grove No. 7 Mildred Streeper Adv Margaret Lozier Gillman Cedar Rapids Clinton Charles Rowe Mercy Hospital Anamosa Opera House William Knight Frank Rowe Joe Helfrich Jack Moline Rowe Kenneth Kennedy Baby Gipsy Smith Roy Beck Stewart Marvin Hanwardson Dillon Bernice Hall George Lyons Harriet Lamey Ruth Miller Sears Iowa News Jessie McMaster Dayie Lyons Lamey Flett

Prairieburg Social Roundup Covers Weddings Visits

Milfred wed Jack Soukup and Madeline married Leo Lala in quiet ceremonies. Dexter visitors Gifford and Will Schleicher from Minnesota, plus Dave Church family from Coggan, called on locals. Anne Collins visited Cedar Rapids and Walford en route home. P A Wheat bought a new truck as Rev Smith begins services in Prairieburg.

Mart Woodward Milfred Jack Soukup Madeline Leo Lala Jacob Schleicher Gifford Will Dexter, Minn Dave Church Coggan Floyd John Sible Monticello Anne Collins Cedar Rapids Walford Lill Smith Coggon Burg P. A. Wheat Rev. Smith Central City Prairieburg Mable Fleming

Travel and social notes from Hopkinton and Monticello

Sand Spring residents hosted guests including the Slausons and Cummings family in Hopkinton. Arduser family visited Shoyer home near Ryan. Chaplin family drove to Monticello with sons Jack and Paul. William Guthrie, Farmington teacher, visited his mother Jennie Guthrie by airplane, praising air travel's speed. Road work toward Greer’s crossing delayed by rains. Main route to Monticello now via military road. new gravel road unfinished but expected to be a credit to Iowa.

R. E. Chaplin Jack Paul Monticello William Guthrie Farmington Jennie Guthrie Greer Towa

Urban Concentration of Auto Ownership Surges National

More than two thirds of the nations automobiles are owned in cities and towns with populations exceeding 1,000, highlighting urban dominance in car ownership and distribution of vehicle wealth.

Train Schedule for Monticello Station Trains

Public timetable lists C M St P P trains at Monticello with passenger and freight arrivals and departures. Notes connect No 22 to Dubuque, No 31 to Chicago via Oxford Junction, No 25 from Dubuque and Marion to Omaha, and No 27 to Dubuque via Delaware.

Monticello Station A.m CG. R Calmar Davenport Chicago Cedar Rap P.m. i Farley Monticello North Delaware

Inside Information For The Busy Housewife

Practical kitchen tips cover canning apples into sauce or pie filling with minimal water and five minutes in a hot water bath. Meat cooking guidance emphasizes searing steak hot, then finishing on lower heat, plus serving on a hot platter with butter and seasonings. The piece notes oysters as a mineral source and mentions the first plano in Philadelphia in 1775.

Iowa Grown Food Rich in Vitamins Says Health Official

Dr Henry Albert Iowa state health commissioner asserts that vitamins come from everyday foods grown in Iowa. He urges daily intakes of milk vegetables and fruit, notes cooking preserves vitamins, and promotes town grown items like tomatoes cabbage and leafy greens as sufficient sources without importing foods.

Henry Albert Towa

Anamosa Creamery Wins Tax Appeal After Long Fight

The United States Board of Tax Appeals ruled in favor of Anamosa Creamery in an income tax case, saving $2,500 for 1925 26 27 and $500 to $1,000 yearly from 1928 onward, a victory achieved through Clayton Hartman’s efforts. Lara Hanna of Anamosa won the preliminary county Atwater Kent radio audition.

United States Board of Tax Appeals Anamosa Creamery Company Robert Cahn Con Minneapolis Clayton Hartman Lara Hanna Anamosa Atwater Kent

District contest details and contestant Hanna

The district contest takes place at Davenport on Thursday evening October 25 and will be broadcast from Woe. Miss Hanna, deputy county auditor before resigning to study music at Cornell, is a district contest participant. Mrs. John Ronen dies near Stone City after a brief illness at age 80. Rev and Mrs Gould and Mr and Mrs Henke depart by auto for their winter home in St Cloud Florida.

Davenport Hanna Cornell College John Ronen Stone City C. L. Gould F. W. Henke St. Cloud Fla

Ethic Ad Fragments Highlight Queer Job Quotes

A collage of vintage ads and quips shows provocative lines from Buffalo, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Spokane papers. The items include a cryptic phone tease, a coercive recruitment line, a raccoon mother’s caution, a college-boy skim of propriety, and a stenographer joke about an intelligence test.

Spokane Ad Bulletin

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