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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1955

Page

2

Monticello Lions Sponsor Dinner and Variety Program

About 200 Lions members and families attended a Monday evening event in the community building for workers at the Great Jones County fair food stand. The dinner was served by Presbyterian women, with a business meeting and group singing led by Mrs. Bill Hintz followed by barbershop numbers from The Prevaricators and solos by Wilma Cox.

Monticello Lions Club The Presbyterian Church Bill Hintz Lion Brothers Bob Patten Earl H. DeShaw Paul Knipe Vance Stead Wilma Cox Lois Harms Connie Frances Sievers John Sievers Anamosa Frances Lions Club Chester Condit J. R. Hintz Ray Fluckiger Ray Stumbaugh

Peggy Lewis Engaged to Carl Merfeld of Cascade

Mr and Mrs Donald Lewis of Monticello announce the engagement of daughter Peggy to Carl Merfeld son of Mr and Mrs Joe Merfeld of Cascade The wedding ceremony will be Saturday Oct 1 at 9 am at Sacred Heart church Monticello Miss Lewis is a Sacred Heart school graduate and employed in Monticello Mr Merfeld works for Clinton Machine Company in Maquoketa and they plan to make their home there

Donald Lewis Monticello Peggy Carl Merfeld Joe Merfeld Cascade Sacred Heart Church Miss Lewis Sacred Heart School

County District Legion Officers to Visit Monticello Meet

Monticello hosts Jones county Legion and Auxiliary convention with county commander Ed Jansen and district commander Emil Luett as special guests Registration starts at 7 30 p m with a business session at 8 p m in Legion rooms and Community building County auxiliaries meet in room No 2 at 8 p m with guests including Mrs Wilma Brady Jones county president Mrs Jean Bronson second district president and Mrs Mable Wheeler Des Moines in charge of hospital field work Following adjournment both groups will join for lunch and social hour

Monticello American Legion and Auxiliary Jones County Legion and Auxiliary Legion Ed Jansen Emil Luett Wilma Brady Jones County Jean Bronson Second District Mable Wheeler Des Moines Legion Rooms

Funeral Held for Ralph L. Cooper Mayor of Boone

Ralph L. Cooper 72 former Boone mayor died August 31 from a heart attack. He was married to Maudenes Mirick and survived by two sons, a daughter Catherine Jensen, another son Robert in Charles City, and Willis in St Louis. Services were Sept 2 at First Presbyterian Church Boone.

Ralph L. Cooper Boone Maudenes W. A. Mirick Monticellose Cooper Catherine C. H. Jensen Robert Charles City Willis St. Louis First Presbyterian Church Linwood Park Cemetery

District President To Speak At Joint Lutheran Service

Rev Dr H W Siefkes president of the Iowa district of the American Lutheran church will speak at a joint Lutheran service Sunday Sept 18 at 10 30 am in Monticello high school gym The event features a massed choir directed by Emil Prull with Pastors Arnold Schlueter F H Kehren and Paul Kenyon participating A picnic follows at Monticello city park.

H. W. Siefkes Wateroo Iowa American Lutheran Church SS. Peter and Paul Wayne Zion St. Matthew Emil Prull Arnold Schlueter F. H. Kehren Paul Kenyon Monticello

Dinner Menu Platter Highlights Mashed Potatoes and Salads

A served meal features mashed potatoes with gravy cabbage salad and cranberry salad rolls rye and nut bread coffee milk and pie as the dessert course.

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