Birthday Luncheon Honors Mrs Richardson at McLaughlin Home
Mrs Fay Lovell and Mrs C J McLaughlin hosted a 1 pm luncheon Saturday at the McLaughlin residence honoring Mrs H S Richardson on her birthday. The event celebrated Mrs McLaughlin’s birthday as well with sixteen attendees including three out of town guests Mrs Margaret Pond of Long Beach California Mrs Emil Rickless of Pacific Grove California and Miss Kate Perley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Lovell
C. J. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Harriet Coughlan
Mary
Helen McLaughlin
Miriam Lovell
Terry Rae Tonneson
Margaret Pond
Long Beach
Emil Rickless
Pacific Grove
Calif
John Bateman
Engagement Announced for Janet Meyer and John Fraser
Cedar Rapids announces the engagement of Janet Meyer to John Howden Fraser son of Dr and Mrs J H Fraser Monticello. The marriage will take place at the Meyer home at 4 p m Monday Sept 7. Harry Rodman says premium checks won by art hall exhibitors at the fair are at the bank for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Meyer
John Fraser
Leon Meyer
25Th Street Drive
Cedar Rapids
Janet
John Howden Fraser
J. H. Fraser
Monticello
Meyer
Harry Rodman
Marriage at Anchor Camp Scene Unites Lucile George and Robert Wallace
Lucile George daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas J George Monticello Iowa wed Robert Henry Wallace son of Mr and Mrs Roy W Wallace Lafayette Indiana Monday August 24 at The Anchor on Tomahawk Lake Minocqua Wisconsin. Ceremony by Rev John Connell with maid of honor Miss Barbara Wallace and best man Dr Marvin Wright. Guests from Camp Sprague and local communities attended a reception and dinner. The couple plans to reside in Nyack New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Sprague
Tomahawk Lake
Minocqua
Wisconsin
Lucile George
Thomas J. George
Monticello
Iowa
Robert Henry Wallace
New York
Wallace
Roy W. Wallace
Lafayette
Indiana
Sprague Camps
Clearwater Camp
Minoqua
Sprague
Charming
John Connell
First Presbyterian Church
Jamestown
N. Y
Barbara Wallace
Marvin Wright
Rhinelander
Hugh Dickerson
Chicago
Hewitt
Denee
Harriet Pearson
Burlington
Sperry Products Company
New York City
Nyack
T. J. George
Ind
Wis
The Trials of a Mayor Hart in Hopkinton
A report from Hopkinton notes Mayor Ray Hoag of Monticello was driving to Delhi when his car slid into a muddy ditch after rain. He was helped by Pete Guthrie and others and then continued on his journey. He approved a roadway payment between Hopkinton and Delhi before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hart
Hopkinton
Monticello
Ray Hoag
Ray
Fair Town
Delhi
Lux
Pete Guthrie
Mayor Hoag
Hopiiatn
Floral Hall Exhibits Showcase War Theme at 1942 Jones County Fair
The exhibition hall features patriotic displays and a countywide array of booths. Highlights include a war stamp corsage booth, V shaped ribbons, and the Monticello Greenhouse display with gladioli. Exhibits span farm machinery, seed corn prizes, a baby incubator by public health services, and Red Cross garments. Local studios, soil conservation, and 4-H projects add to the Manchester fair scene with plant displays and handwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair
Monticello
Vinton Hybrid Corn Company
Jones County Public Health Service
Jones County
Lois Lang
R. N
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company
Shaffer Implement Store
Reid
Monticello Feed Mill
Anamosa Feed Mill
Olin Elevator and Mailing Company
Martin Studio
Hopkinton
Red Cross
Jones County Soil Conservation District
U. S. Department of Agriculture
County Farm Bureau and Extension Service
Vocational Agriculture Department
Monticello High School
Jones County War Board
Funk Brothers, Seed Company
Women’s Home Project
South America
Monticello Garden Club
Junior Victory Garden Club
Supervisors Grant Wage Bonuses
The Jones county board granted A. E. Hodo val a leave of absence after enlisting in the Army and awarded an extra month's salary. They also approved an extra month's pay for John Ream, court reporter for Judge Haas, and finished confirming public utility assessments to be detailed in the next proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Board of Supervisors
A. E. Hodoval
United States Army
Linn
Cedar Counties
John Ream
Judge Haas
Jones County
Navy Recruiter Visit in Anamosa Planned Interview
Navy recruiter will visit the Eas terly Hotel in Anamosa on Tuesday September 8 to interview district men interested in the navy. Questions about naval service are invited. A mass induction is planned for September 19 in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Anamosa
Naval Branch of Service
Japanese girl teaches in WWII related post in Arizona
Frances Cushman daughter of the Rev and Mrs C E Cushman of Iowa Falls began work September 1 in a role tied to World War II. She is en route to Poston Arizona to serve as vice principal of secondary education in the relocation area housing about 20000 Japanese evacuated from the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Cushman
C. E. Cushman
Iowa Falls
Will Speak Show Films on Nazi Germany Experiences
Ralph E. Baney, world traveler and missionary, presents a lecture with sound films and uncensored stills on Nazi Germany including time in a concentration camp. He shares firsthand observations from Germany, interviews with officials, and life with diverse communities. A second film covers The Holy Land Passing Parade and Baney’s missionary work in Palestine. No admission charged. free will offering for Christian missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazi Germany
Ralph E. Baney
Churches of
Hitler
Baney
Germany
Bane
Czechoslovakia
Holy Land
Palestine
Hebrew University
American School of Oriental Research
Jerusalem
London University
Monday Night Club Entertained By Mrs Guyan at Goudys
Mrs. Siegfried Guyan hosted the Monday Night Club at Goudys with out of town guest Ann Mainar of Muskegon Michigan. Three tables played bridge and scoring honors went to Mrs. George Timmins Mrs. Tom Hamilton and Mrs. Harry Matthiessen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyan
Siegfried Guyan
Goudy’s
Ann Mainar
Muskegon, Mich
George Timmins
Tom Hamilton
Harry Matthiessen
Prairieburg St Josephs and area church notices
St Josephs Church Prairieburg led by Rev Stephen J Kucera lists Sunday Masses at 7 30 and 9 30 with an English sermon and Saturday afternoon Sunday morning confessions Sacred Heart Church North Sycamore Street Third offers Masses 8 10 Holydays 6 9 Weekdays 7 15 with confessions Saturdays 3 30 and 7 Sunday mornings 7 30 St Johns Ev Lutheran Church pastor Paul T Gutknecht promotes mission festival with German early service at 9 30 and English morning service at 11 both with Rev E H Felton from Spechts Ferry Ia preaching noon meal served Rev William Ulerick from Van Horne In conducts 2 30 service A noon cafeteria dinner for members and guests St Matthews Lutheran Church pastor H L Adix September schedule shifts later Sundays 9 30 school 10 30 worship Luther League 7 30 Sept 13 early 9 30 Sept 27 early 9 00 holy communion at both services on Sept 27 Ladies Aid hosts Sept 9 and 23 Chicken supper planned for Wednesday Sept 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s Church
Prairieburg
Stephen J. Kucera
Confessions
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
North Sycamore Street
St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutkne
William Ulerick
van Horne
St. John's
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Luther League
Gerd Otten
John Otten
Community Church Schedules and Events
Local congregations list worship times Sunday school and youth programs. The First Congregational Homer Dalrymple ministry hosts 9:30 am service and 10:30 am Sunday school. Pilgrim Fellowship at 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Homer E. Dalrymple
Pilgrim Fellowship
Dick Naylor Flew Over Des Moines
In a letter from the Naval Air Station San Diego Dick Naylor describes extended cross country flying to Salt Lake City Lincoln Des Moines Chicago Glenview and back. He reports 64 hours of flying in the past week and notes he could not disclose current whereabouts due to sealed orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Naylor
Scotch Grove
Dick Naylor
Naval Air Station
San Diego
Calif
Salt Lake City
Lincoln
Neb
Des Moines
Chicago
Glenview Naval Field
Washington
Kansas City
Dallas
Texas
Soldier H Hodge Returns to Maxwell Field
H Hodge, a radio operator with school squadron 610 at Maxwell Field in Alabama, returned Thursday to camp Elmer after a brief furlough visiting his mother, Mrs Alma Bailey of Cascade. He will be glad to hear from friends in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer H. Hodge
Maxwell Field
Ala
Alma Bailey
Cascade
Aviation Corps
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Hilda Balster
William Grings
J. F. Balster
Hilda Caroline
William W. Grings
Redeemer Lutheran Shncre
San Antonio
M. J. Cordes
Iowa City
Nurses’ Training School
Country Club
Boyd Shannon
R. G. Stuhler
Halstead Carpenter
Ross Baty
E. E .Skelley
F. E. Stimson
J. F. Hollar
Emeline Hicks
Emaline Hicks
Josephine McNeill
Frances Bone
Mary Esther McLaughlin
Ruth Roberts
Terry Rae Tonnneson
Joan Carmichael
And
Mrs
Gene Carmichael
Virginia Lee Hanwardson
Judy
Frances
Linda Ferring
Helen Lorraine Marsh
Robert Marsh
Lynn Marie Marsh
Mary Ellen Himes
Jimmie Lee Kelley
Joanne Otten
Joan Pierce
Minnie Otten
Russell Carmichael
R. R. Smith
Wayne, Neb
Smith
Smiths
L. F. Balster
Fred Cramer
Harold Deischer
Childress Motor Co
H. S. Richardson
Batemans
California
PYREX
Quer
Privice
Lyon
Andrew Bar
U. S
Ney
John Barney
Boston
Mass
United States Naval Training Station
Summerset Hotel
Barney
St. Louis
R. H. Wallace
List Floral Hall
Ralph &. Baney
Holland
Ret Aera
Eaahan
Ata
USC
Camp Grant
Poplar Heights
Fair Board
Frank A. Bush
Otto Vogal
Mary Schoon
Ann Dusanek
Jean Dearborn
Nell Hoffman
Agnes Cashen
Maxine Redmond
Huldah Peet
Jayne Shover
Larry Robertson
Gus Rickless
Lucile Yount
Ann Malnar
Genevieve O'Rourke
Katherine Renk
Marybelle Mason
Ene
Monticello, Iowa
Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Christian Endeavor
The
Methodist Church
Glenn W. McMichael
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Paul
Heavenly Father
Young People’s Society
Castle Grove
Chevrolet
L.W.B
Kraft Velveeta
KRAFT
Philadelphia
Pillsbury
Pillsbury Flour
Hotties
Breakfast of Champions
Wheaties
Puritan
Fort Dearborn
Dailey's
Oor Bc
Betsie Brand Sweet Pickles
Salerno
Camay
Oakes
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