Social and Club News Highlights From Week
Miss Mary Coxsee hosts a pre nup luncheon for Miss Janet McNeill with twelve at a Town City home. Mrs. Charles Northrop presides over a Friday club afternoon featuring papers on historic American homes Williamsburg restoration Mount Vernon and Lincoln birthplace. Out of town guests attend a Brainard picnic at the country club after visits with Bateman family and a dinner with James Rickless of California. The Howie family reunion gathers twenty two relatives at Cass cabin near Dale’s mill. Lorna Caspers marks eleventh birthday with a party and gifts at home joined by local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Coxsee
Janet McNeill
W. W. Mercer
L. F. Mercer
Town City
W. E. Bywater
Tipton
O. B. Brainard
Northampton
Mass
Charles Northrop
Northrop
Willamsburg
Virginia
Halstead Carpenter
Mount Vernon
John Fraser
Lincoln's Birthplace
Henry M. Carpenter
O. E. Brainard
Howie
Cass Cabin
Dale's Mill
Monticello
Castle, Grove
Olin Howie
Lynn Howie
Kenneth
Donald Howie
Norman Bringard
Detroit
Mich
Paul Harms
Manchester
Lorna Caspers
Tobe Caspers
Lorna
Helen
Loretta Gerdes
Jean Marie
Joan Howie
Laura
Burdena Origles
Mabel
Lois Caspers
Helen and
Beverly Hubbard
Carol Caspers
Lucile Clark
Forrest Deischer
John Deischer
Blanche Deischer
R. N
Los Angeles
Cal
Howard Jackson and Sons
John and
James
Spring Valley
Minn
Harlan Harper
Vinton
Robert Howie
Harold Deischer
Castle Grove
Barbara
Mary
Leon Bornmeyer
Buck Creek
Marriage of Miss Blanche Kane to Thomas M George
Miss Blanche Kane daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Kane wed Thomas M George son of Mr and Mrs Tom George of Lovell township last Thursday at Sacred Heart church Monticello. Rev A L Lorenz officiated vows with attendants Miss Marian Hayes and George Nordman. Mrs George a Sacred Heart school graduate class of 1936. Mr George a Monticello high school graduate class of 1932. They will reside in Monticello for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Kane
Leo Kane
Thomas M. George
Tom George
Lovell Township
Sacred Heart Church
A. L. Lorenz
Marian Hayes
George Nordman
George
Sacred Heart School
Monticello
Monticello High School
Local Families Named in Cedar Rapids News
Mr and Mrs Merrill Kimm of Van Horne Donald Kehrn of Cedar Rapids Mr and Mrs G A Rickels Mr and Mrs John H Smith and family Mr and Mrs A Egger of Monticello appear in a community notice highlighting residents and households in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Kimm
van Horne
Donald Kehrn
Cedar Rapids
G. A. Rickels
John H. Smith
A. Egger
Monticello
Lovell Hosts Family Supper Farewell for Relatives
George L. Lovell hosted a farewell family supper at the Maples Inn last Sunday in his home town. Guests included his sister Mrs. W. J. Smith and her grandson Wendel Smith Jr of Battle Creek Michigan and granddaughter Grace Adams of Glendale California, among others who visited last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Lovell
Maples Inn
W. J. Smith
Wendel Smith Jr
Battle Creek
Mich
Grace Adams
Glendale
Calif
Burrichters Celebrate Silver Wedding With Park Picnic
Mr and Mrs Emil Burrichter were honored guests at a city park picnic last Sunday marking their silver wedding anniversary. Forty five relatives attended with Monticello kin and out of town guests including Fred Mohr and family Emil and wife from Lost Nation and others from Toronto Milwaukee and Lost Nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Burrichter
Monticello
Fred Mohr
Emil
Albert Dickman
Melvin
Fred Dickman
Fred Jr
Martha Dickman
Dan Ka
Shower honors Miss Janet McNeill ahead of Bywater wedding
Mrs. Fred D. McLaughlin and cohostesses held a tea shower at the McLaughlin home for Miss Janet McNeill whose marriage to Raymond L. Bywater of Des Moines is set for Saturday at the McNeill home. Guests played water word games, enjoyed a green and yellow buffet, and watched Washwoman and clothes line antics. Out of town guests included Mrs. Kenneth Hosford and Mrs. Walter Buchele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Liddy
Ruth Hayes
Jayne Shover
Fred D. McLaughlin
Will D. McLaughlin
John Fraser
Fred McLaughlin
Janet McNeill
Raymond L. Bywater
Des Moines
McNeill
Bywater
Susan Stahler
Marjorie Thomas
John Shover
Truman Stanton
Kenneth Hosford
Manchest
Walter Buchele
Minneapolis, Minn
Owen Sutherland
Town City
Center Junction
Prairieburg and surrounding church schedules
The column lists church services and activities across Prairieburg Hopkinton Center Junction St Johns Wayne, including St Josephs Catholic Mass times 7 and 9, Confessions, St Johns Lutheran missions and events, Center Junction M E service times, Epworth Leagues, Reformed Church Jerusalem theme upcoming, St Matthews English and German services, Wayne Zion no services next Sunday, Congregational youth service and missionary society meet Sept 9 along with fall bank offering details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Jerusalem
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Luther League
Wayne Zion Lutheran
J. Willms
Crescent City
Congregational Church
Samuel G. Gutensohn
the Missionary Society
J. c H. Fraser
Bernard and Oxford Junction Triumph in Baseball and Horse Races
Oxford Junction beat Cascade 6 to 2 as Becker and Fleming led with key hits. Bernard outslugged Monticello 13 to 7 after a marathon 12th inning, with Zupanc Kingsley and Fleming driving the attack. In horse racing events, Montgomery the Great and Franklin Direct tops the cards with fast times, while stork shipments reach Haslemere from East Prussia in a curious note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard
Fleming
Oxford
Bright Brothers
Huberr
Oxford Junction
Cascade
Church notices and community worship announcements
Attendance details for first service after vacation across Presbyterian St Johns and Methodist churches list sermon topics mission festivals and guest preachers. Also notes hospital discharge of Charles Scherrer and Illinois Central rail damage from Remsen fire and rail replacement needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Church
Veteran Civil War Vet Sedgwick Celebrates 96th Birthday
Thomas Sedgwick a Manchester resident and Civil War veteran celebrated his 96th birthday at his son Thomas Jr s home with an open house dinner. The event honored a man who joined the 36th Illinois Infantry and survived twelve battles and a stretch in Nashville prison. John Richards of Edgewood the next to last veteran in the bounty died at 91.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Sedgwick
Manchester
Delaware County
Thomas Jr
John Richards
Edgewood
Mr. Sedgwick
36Th Iinois Infantry
Nashville States
Library of Congress Builds Vast Historical Collection
Established in 1800 the Library of Congress houses one of the world’s largest printed book and pamphlet collections totaling nearly five million volumes and pamphlets plus about 1.3 million maps and millions of other historic documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
Motor vacationing rises sharply from prior year
Traffic for motor vacations shows an increase of over fifty percent compared with last year and reaches triple the volume recorded in 1933, signaling growing travel interest and demand.
Jones County Fair totals crowned by harness racing wins
Ruth Clark of Scotch Grove won first prize in the fair contest with county clubs judging personal account books led by Margaret Deischer. Harness racing drew large crowds as Franklin Direct won the 2:18 pace, with Montgomery the Great and Scot also placing in top heats alongside Friday’s standout performances by Art Shaw and Grattan Boy in multiple heats. Oxford Junction captured the baseball championship after a 13 to 6 win, with Bernard advancing from a 8 to 7% extra inning victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Bernard
Monti
Oxford Junction
Becker
Fleming
Loufek
Weber
Bernard Oe
Thenhaus
Ferring
Cheni
Zupanc
Kingsley
Egger
Montgomery the Great
McCormick and Bell
Scot
R. Good
Highlawn Chatty
Springer Byos
Fit
Issutnschem Gerster
Bon Leota
L. DeFrance
Franklin Direct
T. G. Fraser
Victor Wats
H. Wilkening
Beau Geste
Gerling Bros
Springer Fahor
Cnt
Manch
Ed Berry & Son
Ruth Clark
Scotch Grove
Gertrude Postel
Anamosa
Lulu Embree
Mechanicsville
Frances Babcock
Margaret Deischer
Jean McNeilly
Center Junction
DeLite Folkerts
Jones County Fair
My Marion’s Boy
Springer Bros
Art Shaw
Smothers
Highlawr Chatty
Gay
Shaw
Earl Volo
Joe Wotan
T. J. Fraser
Gorling
Peter Paul
Berry and Son
Mr. Berry
Grattan Boy
Mike MccInerny
Agency
Towa
Prince Jewel
Gerling
Barron Maid
C. K. Bryan
Bismarck
North Dakota
Lee Hedgewood
H. Friend
Marshalltown
Guy Crippen
Cream of
Tartar
Bartel and Schneider
Cascade
Oxford
Arch Eggers
Learn With The American Boy Magazine Sports Focus
American Boy offers tips from top coaches and players across football track wrestling basketball and more. Readers learn strategy blocking ball carrying passing and the hallmarks of winning teams from Minnesota SMU Notre Dame Oklahoma and Ohio State figures. Subscription details include 1 year for 1, 3 years for 2 and 11 cents extra for foreign delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Boy Magazine
Minnesota
Southern Methodist
Bobbie Wilson
Bernie Moore
Bob Simpson
University of Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Ohio State University
Jesse Owens
Detroit
Mich
Arcadia hosts Cashen family visit from Wisconsin
Supt and Mrs W D Cashen and daughters Mary Jo and Jean Ann of Arcadia Wis spent the forepart of the week visiting in the home of the cashen parents Mr and Mrs Nelly Cashen Other guests were Mrs Mary Magee and her son from Wagner South Dakota as the Cashens and relatives shared time together
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Cashen
Mary Jo
Jean Ann
Arcadia
Wis
Nelly Cashen
Cashen
Mary Magee
Wagner
South Dakota
Miss Delscher Named Vice President at Iowa Instructors
Miss Mildred Delscher returned home from Ames after attending the sixth annual conference of the Iowa Vocational Homemaking Instructors association held there last week. Delscher was chosen vice president of the Iowa organization for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Delscher
Ames
Iowa Vocational Homemaking Instructors’ Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thursday
Monticello City Park
Boss
James Hasler
Fred Messerli
Peter Hasler
Rudy Hasler
Ryan
Joe Messerli
Alfred Egger
Hopkinton
John Egger
Clara
Edna
Fred Brokens
Onslow
Mrs
Ruth Cropp
Jayne
Margaret Batster
Sally Stanton
Cupid
Prairieburg
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Stephen J. Kucera
St. John’s Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Ladies Aid
St. John’s J
American Lutheran Church
M. E
V. Williams
Vera Moats
Epworth l League
Todeavor
Reds
L. L. DeFranece
I Hargrave
W. G. Engle
Mike McInerny
Bartel and
Schneider
Bobby Herr
C. H. Mitchel
East Prussia
Haslemere
England
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
St. John’s
Edward Beckmann
Denver
Iowa
Theodore Meibohm
Washington
Theodore Schliepsieck
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wm. J. Macaulay
Epworth League
Indy
Mary Olive
May Paul
Southern Illinois Conference
Charles Scherrer
Andrew Carmichael
Illinois Central Railroad
Remsen
Plymouth County
Jones County
Princess
Jane Withers
Booth Tarrington
Julia
DR. Forbes
Gloria Stuart
Kent
Dick Powell
Marion Davies
Charles Ruggles
Edward Everett Orton
Kansas
Pork & Bea
Brown Beauty
Baty
Rain Capes
Rickless’ Dry Goods Store
Stuhlers
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