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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
3
Center Junction reports a birthday surprise for Mrs Andrews and a birthday cake for John McNevin. The Western Grover Company hosted dealers with factory tours in Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids while locals traveled for studies, family visits, and church events.
Neighbors and kin gather for a large 35th wedding anniversary at George and Oltman home. Obituaries note Willard Himebaugh’s father Phineas dies in Manchester after a long life. School updates report freshmen to seniors and local trips. Community clubs, church services, and fairs timeline announced with members and speakers.
Onslow residents including S. G. Hutton and Harriet Lamey joined the O E S banquet in Monticello last Thursday. A Lyons home gathering marked the birth anniversaries of James Spencer and George Lyons. Spencer, age eighty seven, the town’s sole Civil War veteran, remains active. Cedar Rapids Presbytery plans its fall meeting at Onslow church on Sept 15 and 16 with a sermon by Rev. August Cramer on Monday evening and an all day session to follow.
The Farmers Mutual Insurance association at Castle Grove voted unanimously last January to hire a risk inspection for the coming year. E F Burr and Denis Donovan completed inspections of about six hundred risks finding defective chimneys disconnected lightning rods faulty wiring and other hazards. The board expects reduced insurance costs from eliminating fire hazards and reports will be tabulated.
Albert Hutton who has worked the Noble farm for several years plans to pursue a new venture. 4 H club girls will meet with Miss Elizabeth McLaughlin Saturday at 2 PM. Basement work at school No 2 and repairs are near completion with a new Chandler furnace installed. Mrs Will Hiller visited Buck Creek Friday. Mr and Mrs William Luckstedt and family and Mr and Mrs Harry Loesch of Wyoming. Gerd Minnerts of Ackley. and the Gerjets visited Henry Gerjets Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Pear Dunlap Williamson of Hopkinton died at Mercy hospital Anamosa after childbirth. Born September 21 1895 she was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Dunlap. She married George W Williamson November 17 1920 and left four children Gordon Russell Stewart Wallace Robert Francis and an infant daughter. The Dunlap family moved to Hopkinton in 1911 for schooling. The story notes surviving siblings and family activities surrounding her funeral and community notices.
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