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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1934

Page

6

People and visits mark Monticello week from many towns

A long list of Monticello residents and visitors appears across the week with many relatives and friends from Dubuque Oskaloosa Wellman Manchester Iowa City and Cedar Rapids stopping by for social calls A Century of Progress exposition in Chicago is noted as a common destination and several trips to see relatives are mentioned.

Milton Tobiason Tom Eden Sam Schuets Chicago Horace Edwards Ralph Strausburg Emil Rickless 8. B. Tuttle Salt Lake City

Society And Club News Entertains At A Family Dinner

Hosts Mr and Mrs Theo Denkhoff welcomed out of town guests from Davenport and Chariton for a Sunday family dinner. The Neighborhood club gathered at Miss Florence Hoag's home for progressive auction bridge with Mies Ed Podhaski high and Mrs Donald Sutherland traveling prize. Several bridge and pinochle events followed at local homes with hostess duties, prizes, and refreshments, plus a country club dance and school class party with games and prizes. The long list of hostesses and guests reflects a busy social circuit with multiple clubs, lunches, and seasonal decorations.

Ed Brown Jimmie Fort Madison Kite Maurice Brown Alice Bowie Monticello High School Earl Miller William Byerly Annamosa Chester Miller Waterloo Mias Maurice Theo. F. Denkhoff Ted Denkhoff Betty Denkhoff Davenport Ray‘mond Denkhoff Ray‘mond Maurice Chariton Florence Hoag Mies Ed Podhaski Donald Sutherland Charles Northrop Edward Templeton Mary Lovell Ed Hutbregtse Delta Dek Ray Echternacht Thomas Hamilton Agnes Gearhart Leroy Morey Clover Leaf Club Henry Helms Clara Che Ruel Marshall Jack Leytem Cascade George Hein J. L. Arduser Henry Che Herman Hoffman Will Jarrett Carl Schneiter Earl DeShaw Blanche McLaughlin Bridge Fred McLaughlin Peter Prahm Paul Smith Center Junction Country Club Robert Sbalster Charles Luett Arthur Madsen Asa Lambert Maurice Maire Horace Edwards Norman Clark George Dennis John Fraser Albert J. H. McNeill Colin G. Thomas Ernest Shelley Albert Stuhler Ray Hoag Carrie Page Monticello Anamosa Country Club Eastern Star of Siegfried Guyan Charles Kay Norman Newton

Double Birthday Dinner for Bert Hubbard and Stephen King

Mrs. Bert Hubbard hosted a Monday noon birthday dinner at her home honoring her husband at seventy three and Stephen King of Castle Grove at seventy three. Eight guests were seated at a single decorated table with ice cream and birthday cake served after card and visit time. Lavonne Landis and Esther Cass sang in honor of the occasion. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Steven King and Mr. and Mrs. James Howie of Castle Grove and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Steiner of this city.

Bert Hubbard Stephen King Castle Grove Lavonne Landis Esther Cass Steven King James Howie A. W. Steiner

Monticello All-Stars Fall Short to Waterloo Cubs

Monticello All-Star kittenball team loses a 2 to 1 decision to the Waterloo Cubs in a Sunday tournament at Independence. Bud Reynolds pitched a no hitter but two Monticello errors plus a sacrifice fly in the same inning decided the game. roster details for Monticello include players, pitchers, catchers, and manager George Dennis.

Monticello Waterloo Cubs Independence Bud Reynolds Oelwein Waterloo Jesup West Union Hazelton C. Smith Fred Kreeb Reed Clark George Dennis

Local Public Library Expands New Books Collection

The Monticello Public Library adds many new titles including gardening works by Mildred Andrews, career guides by Pitkin, and salesmanship volumes by Ivey. Notable fiction includes Benet and Hughes, with Webster’s New International Dictionary in the new reference edition. The Bidwell trust fund funded many purchases, as library budgets shrink.

New Reference Books Webster's New International Dictionary Webster's New International Dictory Bidwell Trust Fund Monticello

Mrs Henry Poppe Dies After Stroke At Home

Mrs Henry Poppe died at her Langworthy area home last night at 12 45 due to a stroke of paralysis. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 o clock at the home and 1 30 at Castle Grove Lutheran church with Rev G Wolf presiding. An obituary will appear next week.

Henry Poppe Langworthy Castle Grove Lutheran Church G. Wolf

Monticello Public Schools Open with Freshman Welcome

Monticello Public Schools opened with an afternoon assembly led by George Fraser as master of ceremonies. Doris Cotton and Bob Spooner welcomed new students and the students sang Monti High. Talks highlighted school organizations including the M club.

George Fraser Doris Cotton Bob Spooner Holtz Monti High Ada

New Teachers Introduced as Clubs Honor Students Gather

Egger and Yeo lead a list of societies including the Girls and Boys Councils Frances Steck Herbert Adix Science club Roy Ricklefs Literary society Latin club Helen Havlichek and athletics Clark Matthies sen Mr Grimes introduces new teachers with treats for all.

First Grade Play House Builds Fun Learning Project

Miss Stout's division built a play house with furniture for a hands on project. Miss Newton's group dramatizes Little Black Sambo after reading the story. Mrs Edith Schemmel visited the second grade last week. Janet Schemmel brought a pet turtle to school. Third grade holds a boys versus girls spelling contest with the girls winning by five points in week one. Fourth grade used two Langren Woody reading test sections and placed results on a chart showing each child's rank. Vernita Vernon, who visited Oklahoma in summer, brought a cotton plant and red soil sample and gave cotton seeds to each child. Fifth graders started a thrift project with the first deposit made last Friday for funding.

Miss Stout Miss Newton Edith Schemmel Janet Schemmel Vernita Vernon Oklahoma

Spelling Winners Lead Busy Bees In School Contest

The Spelling Winners include Betty Lou Patterson as captain and George Coxsee as leader for the Busy Bees. Miss Rabe's sixth grade division created a poster titled Things Columbus Did Not See. The new sixth grade division is progressing well.

Betty Lou Patterson Busy Bees George Coxsee

Special price on boys shirts 49c at J B Zimmerman

Local ad notes a special price on boys shirts at 49 cents offered by J B Zimmerman with emphasis on low cost clothing options.

J. B. Zimmerman

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