Monticello Society Notes Highlight Social Gatherings
Mrs G F Tobiason hosted a dinner party with guests including Mr and Mrs John Stege Mrs L O’Brien and Helen of Chicago and Mr and Mrs Henry Coyle. Agnes Gearhart entertained friends with bridge and high score went to Mrs Ray Echternacht. Helen Allen celebrated her ninth birthday with twenty two guests. Bridge tea hosted by Sutherland family drew thirty guests. Congregational missionary society met for foreign missions offerings and lunch. The 1894 Club discussed Indian lore with Mr Reed and Miss Alice performing Indian songs. Rotary club directors outlined a three month program led by Fred S Stuhler. A September 24 teachers dinner and reception was planned. Miss Hulda Hanken wed Bertram Weller at Maywood Illinois. OES Schriner chapter opened fall with 36 members and four visitors. Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church met at Mary and Carrie Clark’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stege
L. O'Brien
Helen
Chicago
Henry Coyle
George F. Tobiason
Agnes Gearhart
Ray Echternacht
Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
Harriet Coughlan
George Wilkens
Siegfried Guyan
Ervin E. Reed
Reed
Monticello Rotary Club
Fred S. Stuhler
Rotary Education
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Mary
Carrie Clark
Albert Coe
Country Club
Ervin Reed
Mesdames H. 8. Richardson
Ralph Bone
H. F. Kettlitz
G. L. Lovell
L. W. Lovell
William Laude
Mary Coxsee
Alice Reed
Reindahl
Raymond Moore
W. W. Low
Oelock
Local meeting elects officers and reports mite boxes
The meeting’s leadership team was announced with President Mrs. Margaret Pfeil and Vice President Mrs. J H Lane among the officers. Miss Marie Reuter married Elbert First at St Matthew's Lutheran church with Rev. H L Adix officiating and a wedding dinner for relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Pfeil
J. H. Lane
Lilian Harms
Howard Deischer
Mary Clark
Albert E. Coe
C. J. Bixler
Kites Herald
Paul Danke
Marie Reuter
Elbert
Patrick Rockey wedding ties Marshalltown and Monticello roots
Russell Patrick eldest son of Mr and Mrs Chester N Patrick of Marshalltown formerly of Monticello married Miss Phyllis E Rockey on September 1 at the bride’s mother home Mrs Carrie C Rockey. Rev S E Ellis officiated in a small ceremony with relatives. The bride wore orchid taf feta with rhinestones attended by Kahla Cobb. T J Roemer of Waterloo was best man. Mrs Patrick is a Marshalltown High School graduate of 1923 and a stenographer. Patrick is a medical student at the State University of Iowa City. The couple will reside in Iowa City as he continues medical studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulda Hanken
Nanne Hanken
Fairview Township
Bertram Weller
Sunhurst
Til
Maywood
Weller
Monticello
Elmhurst Hospital
Elmhurst
Marie Reuter
Fritz Reuter
Elbert First
B. E
St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Reuter
First
Wisconsin
Mrs. First
Russell Patrick
Chester N. Patrick
Marshalltown
Phyllis E. Rockey
Carrie C. Rockey
S. E. Ellis
Methodist Church
Kahla Cobb
T. J. Roemer
Waterloo
Patrick
Central Town Business College
J. W. Bass Company
State University
Marriage at Zion’s Lutheran Church Wayne Township
Miss Mary Elizabeth Listson and Ednord W. Harms wed at Zion’s Lutheran, Wayne Township, in a ceremony by Rev. J Wilms. Attendants were sister Miss Bula Lawson and cousin Henry Harms. After a reception for 25, the couple left for Milwaukee and will reside on a Wayne Township farm.
Goethe Quote on Behavior as a Moral Mirror
A compact aphorism notes that behavior reflects the self, as Goethe observes. It presents a timeless reminder that actions reveal character and shape others’ perceptions in everyday life.
Public Health Nurses And The Tuberculous
The article argues public health nursing is in demand despite nurse saturation. It highlights the Iowa Tuberculosis Association support, Edith Countryman leading public health nursing for the state, and the need for county and city boards to employ nurses. It also notes the Mississippi Valley Tuberculosis Conference in Des Moines with emphasis on public health nursing discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Edith S. Countryman
State Department of Health
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Towa
Iowa
Five Millionth Chevrolet Produced in Flint Plant
Chevrolet Motor Company announces the five millionth Chevrolet rolled off the Flint Michigan plant on September 8 marking another milestone after the four millionth car on January 11. The surge in demand has kept plants operating around the clock since early in the year and set new monthly production records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
Flint
Michigan
Women Voters Leader Mobilizes for Hoover Campaign
Mrs F Louis Slade former regional director of the League leads the Women’s Advisory Committee for the Hoover ticket She plans a widespread appeal to housewives and says the Hoover campaign gains strong momentum from women and women’s groups Thousands of previously nonvoting women expected to support the Republican ticket this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Louis Slade
Re- Women
League of Made
Hoover Curtis
Hoover
Healthful hunger for a great idea cited
A healthful hunger for a great idea is praised as the beauty and blessedness of life by Joan Invelow. The text notes road safety figures stating one injury per four miles of U S highway and one death per 125 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Invelow
United States
Marble Riches in Pretoria District Transport Woes
In a district near Pretoria white marble shows great potential. The area of about forty square miles yields many marble types including Parian quality stone. Transport limits exploitation as no railway reaches the district, hindering quarrying and export plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
St Matthew's Ev Lutheran and Methodist Episcopal Churches Schedule
Sunday services and activities listed for St Matthew's Ev Lutheran Church and Methodist Episcopal Church. German and English services, Sunday school times, choir practice, Epworth League events, and notices about the annual conference at Winton with Bishop Leete. Women's Missionary Society meets Sept 19 at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew's Ev. Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Leonard Duckett Services Next Sunday
Pastor Leonard Duckett announces a church program for Sunday September 16 with morning worship at 11 and an 7:30 evening service. The morning sermon is The Promises of God and the evening sermon is Things New and Old. Christian Endeavor meets at 6:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Coe
Winton
Gratz
Epworth Herald
Leete
Leonard Duckett
God
Christian Endeavor
Congregational Church Weekly Services Noted
George W. McNary pastor leads Sunday services with morning worship and sermon at 11 and Young People's hour at 6 30 p.m. in the Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
George W. McNary
Parish notice announces church schedule changes
Paull Gutknecht reports Saturday school starts September 15 with Sunday school at 10 and English services at 10 45. German service at Trinity is at 9. Bible class meets Wednesday night.
Average Cost Of Farm Tractor Use In Iowa County
The average hourly cost of operating a tractor on an Iowa farm was $1.02, aligning with 1926 figures. Fuel 30 cents, depreciation 29, interest 11, repairs 12, labor 7, oil and grease 10, and other expenses 3 cents per hour. Gasoline users consumed 2.3 gallons per hour, kerosene users 2 gallons kerosene and 1 gallon gasoline per hour, with oil at 1/6 gallon per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa County
Agricultural Economics Section
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
United States Department of Agriculture
Lightning Strikes Barn On Jack Moore Farm Near Central City
Lightning struck a barn on the Jack Moore farm, half a mile north of Central City, during a heavy rainstorm at 2 AM Tuesday. The barn and contents were destroyed by fire. no livestock were inside. The farmer, elderly Mr. Moore, has been paralyzed since June 1927 and bedridden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Moore
Central City
Mr. Moore
Death of Rev. G Fritschel Prominent Lutheran Leader
Rev. G Fritschel of Waverly dies at 55, a Wartburg seminary graduate and brother of Dr G C Fritschel and Prof George J Fritschel. Former superintendent of the Waverly Lutheran Orphans' Home for two years, noted for success. Survived by widow, one daughter, and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Fritschel
Waverly
Wartburg Seminary
G. C. Fritschel
George J. Fritschel
Waverly Lutheran
Longtime Express reader recalls 1887 subscription start
A subscriber from Eldorado Kansas reports he began reading The Express in spring 1887. He notes the paper has traveled with him through Iowa Missouri and now Kansas. The paper seeks other readers with long tenure in The Express family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
H. Barnhill
Eldorado
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Hoover At Ten
A photograph shows the Republican presidential candidate Hoover around the time of his mother’s death. The image captures him in a formal suit, reflecting a period of personal loss amid public life.
Bride and Groom Tension Over Seen Window Look
A bride accuses the groom of growing cold after she saw him glance out of the window twice. The groom protests, asking what is wrong and insisting he still loves her. The moment is charged with anxiety and misread signals.
Tourists Learn Through Americas Inns and Routes
Our Weekly Household Hint and Radio Tip sections offer quick advice. Ink stains vanish with scissors, static vanishes when the radio is off. The Handy Man note suggests measuring the ceiling when planning rug size. Children return to school and studies resumes.
Hearing on Franchise to Erect Electric Transmission Lines
Notice to Jones county residents of a verified petition by Iowa Electric Company Cedar Rapids for a franchise to erect operate and maintain an electric transmission line along specified highways and the village of Langworthy Iowa under chapter 383 Code of 1927. The petition is on file with the county auditor for public inspection and outlines route segments and parcels affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones, Co
Iowa
Jones County
Iowa Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Langworthy
State of
Anamosa Hearing Set on Petitions October 3 1928
The Jones County Iowa Board of Supervisors schedules a petition hearing in the county auditor's office Anamosa on October 3 1928 at 2 pm Objections must be filed with the county auditor at least five days before the hearing Dated September 11 1928 Lavern Rockstad Auditor For Sale Jersey cows and two heifer calves Grace Albery Monticello Iowa Phone 376 listing shown as a public notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Iowa
Anamosa
Anta
Wees
Lavern Rockstad
Jones Co
Grace Albery
Monticello
Jersey
Financial King
Scotch Grove Nursery
Scotch Grove
Town
Notice by Board of Supervisors to Owners and Occupants
County Auditor issues notice to owners and occupants regarding a proposed highway project. The formal notification outlines location, intended route, and public right of way actions to be considered by the Board of Supervisors. Includes date and process details for objections or consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board OF Supervisors
For Sale and Hauling Offers by Local Trucker Henry Che and Darrow
Pearl ready for delivery about October. Get your order in early. Henry Che. Phone 57 F 12. General trucking offers long or short distance hauling. F A Darrow. Phone 50 F 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Schlemme
Pearl
Henry Che
Darrow
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M.B
Musicion
Sind
News of Society and Clubs
G. F. Tobiason Tfostess
Helen Allen
Richland
Matthew Allen
D. P. Sutherland
Donald P. Sutherland
Wilbur Cartano
William E. Corbin
John Finlay
Sutherland
Congregational Missionary Society
Rotary Club
Schriner
Frank Podhaski
Mesdames- Ike Suter
Clarence Matthiessen
Samuel Adamson
Lowell Black
J. H. Perrine
P. E. Gibson
Mary and
Missionary Society
Mary Elizabeth Lawson
Eduard Harms
Zion's Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Mary Elizabeth Listson
Ednord W. Harms
J. Wilms
Bula Lawson
Henry Harms
Goethe
Web
New York
Jascha Heifetz
Florence Vidor
Hollywood
Calif
Sophie
Emily
Randleigh Farm
Lockport
N. Y
William R. Kenan, Jr
Hood Farm
Chamilton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Reformed Church
R. P. Kuentzel
Women’s Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church
St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Rev
SAGES
America
Paul Daake
R. F. Leggett
Bowen’s Prairie
Isaac Schneider
Hopkinton
Smyth Sisters
Monticello State Bank
John Eggers
Princess Theater
William Altman
Albion
Nebr
Altman
Hans Skott
Maquoketa
Alfred Meier
FORD
Harry Eastwood
H. W. Treland
J. E. Guler
McNeill Bros
Monticello Express Office
Albert Smith
Poland
Alfred Ross
Dr. A. M. Maurice
Lovell
Wm. Deerfoot
William Deerfoot
Iowa City
Gillen Hotel
Rickless Dry Goods Store
Monticello, Iowa
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