Social Events Highlight Oct 21 23 gatherings and birthdays
The Friday Pinocide club met Oct 21 at Mrs. Freda Martinsen with prizes for high and low scores. Clarence Stoncking hosted a couples pinochle dinner Oct 23 where Raymond Marolf won high and Paul Hearn low. S. E. Locher hosted a rae club dinner on Oct 23 with two bridge tables. A group celebrated Ray Chaplin’s birthday with friends and family. Mrs. Tom Moore and Miss Wilma Wright were honored at a Sunday dinner Oct 23 at Mrs. Lloyd Pickett’s home with several relatives in attendance.
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Pinocide Club
Freda Martinsen
Hester Sinclair
Minnie Butler
Wrs. L. FE. Hutton
Mine ¢ Butler
Clarence Stoncking
Raymond Marolf
Paul Hearn
S. E. Locher
Rae
Tom Moore
Wilma Wright
Lloyd Pickett
Maquoketa
Julius Behnke
Wyoming
Stuart Wasoba
Delmar
Jim Webster
Scotch Grove
Wir
Frank Wright
Richard
Wilma
Anthony Knish
Janice Pickett
Independence
Clyde Blount Sr Rites Held at Buck Creek Church
Funeral services were conducted Friday at Buck Creek Methodist Church for Clyde Ernest Blount Sr who died Tuesday October 18 at his home. He was born December 12 1896 in Decorah and married Grace Richardson in 1920. Survived by wife two sons Bernard and Graydon Clyde Jr Esther and Florence daughters three grandchildren and several relatives. Interment followed in Buck Creek cemetery with the Methodist male quartet and six pallbearers.
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Buck Creek
Clyde Ernest Blount
Blount
Decorah
Isabel Hislop
Edwin Blount
Coggan
Grace Richardson
Bernard
Graydon
Clyde, Jr
Chattanooga
Madge Henderson
Coggon
Blanche Dunkelberger
Pilot Mound
David Saunders
Jack Matthias
Paul Green
Lloyd Sheppard
Walter McCorkle
John Ratcliff
John King
Buck Creek Cemetery
Education Group Elects Delegate for Jones County
Joseph A. Beavo county superintendent of schools was chosen Tuesday night to represent the Jones county conference on education at the state conference in Des Moines November 10. Beavo chairs the county conference as seven sub committees submitted reports at the final meeting in Anamosa.
Monticello Neighbors Visit Cedar Rapids Couple
Mr and Mrs Paul Gassman of Cedar Rapids visited the weekend with Pauls mother in law Mrs Gerhard Freese.
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Paul Gassman
Cedar Rapids
Gerhard Freese
District Officers Singers to Visit Nazarene Church
Jack and Naomi Sutherland of Canton Illinois evangelistic gospel singers of the Church of the Nazarene join Rev Gene E Phillips Town district superintendent for a weekend program at Monticello Church of the Nazarene Rev A R McMurrin local pastor says the tour supports a church school attendance drive across Iowa Churches Rev Phillips to speak Saturday night and Sunday morning with the Sutherlands providing inspirational music in both services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Naomi Sutherland
Canton
Ill
Evangelistic Gospel Singers
Church of the Nazarene
Gene E. Phillips
Monticello
A. R. McMurrin
Iown
Iowa
Phillips
Sutherlands
McMurrin
Funeral services for Herman W. Hanken observed near Monticello
Herman William Hanken 78 died Saturday after a long illness. Funeral held Monday at Goettsch Funeral home with Rev. A K Stenzel officiating. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include wife Anna M Tobias Hanken son Tobias daughter Edna and four grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters and others preceded him. Pallbearers listed. He belonged to St John Lutheran near Monticello.
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Herman William Hanken
Goettsch
A. K. Stenzel
St. John's Lutheran Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Monticello
Henry
Johanna Heeren Hanken
Anna M. Tobias
Navy
Tobias Hanken
Edna
H. A. Carpenter
Sioux Falls
S. D
Carl Rickels
Scotch Grove
M. F. Stadtmueller
Fort Dodge
Near Monticello
Milton Tokinson
Learon Hanken
George Hoffman
Raymond Eby
Joe Heeren
Lawrence Heeren
UCYM Presents United Nations Program at School
Monticello United Christian Youth Movement staged a United Nations program at the public school assembly. The radio play titled No Trumpets featured Rev. W. R. Hunter and a mixed chorus directed by Mrs. Robert Deppe singing Turn Back, O Man. The program concluded with a prayer by Elkton Benedict.
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Monticello United Christian Youth Movement
United Nations
W. R. Hunter
Robert Deppe
Elkton Benedict
Jim Maurice Outlines Monetary Policies
Jim Maurice presents views on Federal Reserve actions controlling money and credit to reduce economy volatility. He argues policy tools calm inflation and stabilize growth, while noting ongoing vigilance to credit conditions and financial stability.
Monticello Banker Addresses Rotary on Policy
Jim Maurice, cashier of the Monticello State Bank, spoke to the Monticello Rotary Club on Monday about monetary policies. He cautioned that the nation was not in a low mood proof despite his remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Maurice
Monticello State Bank
Maurice
Monticello Rotary Club
Funeral Rites Tuesday For John Quaintance
John Quaintance of Mabton Washington died at home on Saturday October 22. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 30 p m in Mabton. He was born August 27 1878 son of Morris and Clarinda Quaintance. He married Grace Gardner on December 31 1905. Survived by his wife four sons and two sisters Mrs Clara Rigby and Mrs Sarah Boots of Monticello. His parents one daughter and two sisters preceded him in death.
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John Quaintance
Mabton
Wash
Morris
Clarinda Orcutt Quaintance
Grace
Gardner
Clara Rigby
Sarah Boots
Monticello
Birthday Dinner at Marion Home Hosts Goodyears
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Goodyear along with Robert and Mary Jo visited Wednesday evening at the Marion address of Mrs Robert Goodyear to celebrate her birthday with family in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Goodyear
Robert
Mary Jo
Robert Goodyear
Marion
Farm Bureau Board Changes and Township Terms Adopted
The Farm Bureau adopts changes including cooperation with extension service. Township directors term length shifts from one to two years with alternating odd and even year elections. Membership cancellation moved from July 1 to March 1. Young People group becomes full voting members if qualified as Farm Bureau family members.
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Tors
Young People
Farm Bureau Board
Farm Bureau
Deaf man perfects midget hearing aid
Mr H A Lyons who is hard of hearing has perfected a low cost transistor Featherlite hearing aid with no button in ear. The small device lets you hear voices radio and ticking clocks. It promises many conveniences at a fraction of the usual cost and invites readers to write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Monticello Express
H. A. Lyons
Board Representation Rules For Township Committees
The text sets a limit of two to three representatives per township on the board. It also states the chairman of the women’s committee will be included on the executive committee alongside the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and voting delegate.
Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Rev Swanberg Message
Rev Karl Swanberg urged Farm Bureau members to carry a little honey and give more praise than criticism while serving in their roles. The annual meeting in Anamosa featured remarks by Floyd Hodgdon and reports from Delmar King Elwyn May and Russell Eldred. Musical entertainment included Anamosa high school ensembles and Mary Ellen Reid performed impressions of popular stars. Special reports were presented by Kenneth Hetzler and George Benson on local Farm Bureau services and insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Swanberg
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Swanberg
Jones County
Floyd Hodgdon
Delmar King
Elwyn May
Russel Eldred
Anamosa
Anamosa High School
Wapsie Warblers
Jed
Mary Ellen Reid
Onslow High School
Kenneth Hetzler
Jones County Farm Bureau Insurance Services
George Benson
Jones County Farm Services Company
County Farm Bureau
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Chester
Dick Jurgens
Hopkinton, Towa
Msgtmt
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Mercury Club
Claughlin’s
Buick
Carroll Rockwell
Onslow
Elmer Scherbring
Earlville
Teai “Ames Incross
Lawrence Burlage
Towa
Jack Naylor
BSBI
Henry Oltmanns
Amber
Fred Gray
Cass Township
Worthington
Cascade
Prairieburg
Nice Anamosa-Olin
Martelle
Leonard Boos
Earl Keegan and Sons
Monticelio
TSB
Poland
Frank McDonald
Hopkinton
Ryan
Helgens Bros
Fay
Anamasa
William Uhlenkamp
Ladies Aid of
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Iowa Electric Company
Minnie Anderson
Bob Drumbarger
Hampshire Boars and Gills
McDonald Bros
Delhi
Lorance Wilken
Eclipse Lumber Co
China
Conrad Monck and Son
Langworthy
FORD
DE Soto
Mercury
Oldsmobile
Leonard Costello
KCRG
Gamble’s
R. C. Lambert
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
SS. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church
Imal
Alcoholics Anonymous
Camp Fire
Horizon Clubs
Vivian
Tom Hamilton
Monticello Public School
Band Carnival Committee
Desoto
DODGE
Studebaker
Curtiss Candy Co
Alex B. Stone
D.V.M
4Th Avenue
Moline
Henry Prult, Jr
Monticellos
International
Nelson's
Eric Hoefker
Castle Grove Lutheran Church
U. K
Bronemiann
Harold and Clarence Huston
Center Junction
Lovie Hanken
Rem Electric
Davidson
Kuriger Bros
John F. Huerter
Monticello Roofing Co
Stan Peters
Ray Chaplin
Walter First
Roy Slauson
John Batchelder
Sand Springs
George Gadient
Cap Arduser
Ernest Wahl
West 1St Street
Anamosa Ready Mix
The
Prinse Upat
Pittsburgh Paints
Bud Bros
John Lindamann
Fillmore
Auct
Meta Abrams
Lovie Hawken
Evangelical & Reformed Church
Robert G. Shedek
Louie Hanken
Auc
Clyde Blount, Sr
First Presbyterian Church
Nazarene Church
G. E. Phillips
H. W. Hanken
UCYM
U.N
Federal Reserve Board
D. W
Egeland
Lake Street
Evansdale
Waterloo
E. L. Huerter
G. J
Jerry
Weers
South
Cleveland St
Chester Condit
Monticello General Insurance Agency
Crosley Advance
Che Amherst
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