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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1955

Page

6

Community notes and visits around Hopkinton center

Local society items record visits and travels of residents from Center Junction and nearby towns. Families from Cedar Rapids Anamosa Monticello and Wyoming attend reunions visits and farm bureau events. A Madison Farm Bureau tea is planned for Sept 20 at Mrs Calvin Reiss home with a 4 H talk and slides.

Madison Farm Bureau Organization Calvin Reiss Darlene Steffen Wyoming Madison Township 4-H Club Massachusetts Lyle Thompson Alma Grace Upper Iowa University Fayette Center Junction

Wayne Zion Lutheran serves meal menu for charity event

The Wayne Zion Lutheran Church lists dinner served starting at 4 30 p m on Thursday September 22 1955 featuring mashed potatoes gravy cabbage salad cranberry salad rolls rye and nut bread coffee and milk with noodles pie and a 1 25 price for adults and 75 cents for children

Wayne Zion Lutheran Church

Everready club hosts dessert luncheon in Wyoming

The Everready club met September 8 with co hostesses Mrs Jack Manuel and Mrs Dillon Story. Prizes went to Earl Battles and Mrs Stanley Allen. Scott Von Spreecken visited after two weeks with Toledo relatives.

Wyoming Everready Club Jack Manuel Dillon Story Art Lincoln Marvin Lacock Earl Battles Stanley Allen Scott von Spreecken Ross von Spreecken Toledo Olin Jane Inglis

Family trip and silver wedding anniversary events

The party plans a week long trip to San Francisco California to attend the silver wedding anniversary of Mr Sheaffers brother. Mr and Mrs Melvin Petersen hosted a dinner on Sept 11 for their son Ricky who was baptized that Sunday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Martin Petersen and Dale Mr and Mrs Harry Bock from Maquoketa Mr and Mrs Herman Hintz from Oxford Junction Mrs Marie Pollock and Joan from Blairstown and Mrs Charles Swordes. Donald Brunscheen and Donald Starr departed Sept 11 for Cody Nebraska on a cattle buying trip.

San Francisco Calif Sheaffer Melvin Petersen Ricky Martin Petersen Dale Harry Bock Maquoketa Herman Hintz Oxford Junction Marie Pollock Joan Blairstown

Gloria Haghi to Speak at Penial Church Event

Gloria Haghi of Mazenderan Iran will be guest speaker at Penial Presbyterian Church Sunday evening September 25 in a joint Men’s Council and Family Night program. She will share slides on her homeland as part of the International Farm Exchange visit to Jones County.

Castle Grove Gloria Haghi Mazenderan Iran Penial Presbyterian Church Men’s Council Miss Haghi Jones County Delmar King Will McLaughlin James McLaughlin Richard Shelley Lyle Hosford William Marsh Barbara Rogers

McDonough Honored at Parish Farewell in Castle Grove

Mr and Mrs Ernest McDonough were guests at a farewell party in Castle Grove Catholic church parish hall on Tuesday evening September 6. The event featured a pot luck supper bingo and card games. The McDonoughs who ran a local store have moved to Monticello where the business is now run by their son.

Castle Grove Wesley G. Lawrence Henry Marek Delbert Weber Art Weber Junior de- Shaw Hopkinton Fred Kromminga Reuel McColm Delmar King Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Donald Weber Gerald Weber Clifford Herr Cathie Bert King E. J. Schnier Sam Schnier Worthington Lois Schnier Monticello Catholic Church Dubuque Clarence Eberhart Ernest Landis Erwin Malone New York City Ruth Metcalf Anamosa Earl Griffith Carleton Landis Langworthy Creamery Farm Bureau Anamasa Jones County Creamery Association Alden Matthias George Hoult Barbara Shirley Ray Poppe Ed Schemmel Ray Kromminga Clifford Arduser Lice Taylor Jim Bader

Sunday Socials Across Cascade and Surrounding Towns

A long list of Sunday visits and meals among Weber, Marek, Simmons, Schnier, King, and related families in Cascade Hopkinton and Worthington. Guests from Cedar Rapids Dyersville Monticello Marion Anamosa and Wyoming gather for dinners picnics and church events. Several moves and a hospital note accompany community life.

Art Weber Charles Weber Cascade Austin Spahr Fred Kromminga VW. A. Holub Henry Marek Joe Moran and Sons David Pat Cedar Rapids Vince Simmons Ernest Schnier Iolen Theodore Schemmel Worthington Delmar King Raymond Nietert Springville Donald Weber Ella Naber Dyersville

Monticello Residents Visit Bader Family Home

Monticello neighbors Mr and Mrs Milton Bader and family of Tipton were Saturday evening guests in the J L Bader home. Mr and Mrs Justin L Wood and daughter of Dubuque spent the weekend in the J L Bader home.

George Burch Cedar Rapids Ray Price Henry Townsend Cascade Leta Townsend Russell Jamieson Jane Janet Monticello John Hard Wahiawa Oahu T.H Presbyterian Frank Himebaugh Mrs Milton Bader Tipton J. L. Bader Justin L. Wood Dubuque

Benedict Helps Dubuque U New Students Orientation

Ivan L Benedict of Monticello participates in New Student Days at the University of Dubuque. As treasurer of Steffens House council he joins upperclassmen in the five day program beginning Sept 3 to help newcomers adjust to campus life.

Ivan Benedict Dubuque Steffens House Council University of Dubuque Ivan L. Benedict Monticello Benedict Earl Benedict

Legg Attends Extension Directors Convention

Joe E. Legg of Jones county Iowa extension and Howard Hamilton of Cedar Rapids attended the national convention of county extension directors in East Lansing Michigan. Legg served as a voting delegate for Iowa at the convention.

Anamosa East Lansing Mich Joe E. Legg Jones County Extension Vic Iowa Association Iowa Howard Hamilton Cedar Rapids

Langworthy Mrs. Ricklefs Wins at Jones County Fair

Mrs Ernest Ricklefs of Langworthy was informed by the Dubuque Packing plant that she had won a ham at the Jones County Fair. Wednesday afternoon visitors at the Arthur Riedel home were Mrs Larry Treland Mrs Eric Owen of Anamosa and Mrs Harry Dierks.

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Fredda Ketelsen Ruth Glenn Steven John Glant John Gray George Wessels Onslow Bill Walters Chicago Bert Stevenson Fred Lewis Alice Gearey Mary Mead Upper Bob Smith Frank Smith Don Ketelsen Dick Ketelsen Jack Stingley Harry Stingley West Frank Husman Boyd Christensen Keith Husman Monticello Park John Hinrichs John Null Mont Carl Heiken Marion Heiken PRICE Parsons Fairfield Parsons College Martha Heiken Jerry Dart Ellsworth Dart Sam Thompson Isabel Charlotte Clark Gusta Norris Mrs. Manuel Mrs. Story Mrs. Royal Snyder Herbert Cox The Clarence Romer Virgil Sheaffer Penial Church Mrs. Delmar King Mrs. King Raymond Adams Olin Horwicc Bill Jones Inglewood Sprague Hosford Howard Watters Tom Warner Paul Black Olin Howie Albia Howie Farm Bureau Insurance Company Monroe County Jonees Cynthia Gerd Prull John Reuter Marie Prull John D. Poppe John Esther Hanken Will Reuter L. C. Stadtmueller Loretta Emma Stadtmueller John Hanken Ernest Ricklefs George Ricklefs Manchester Gerd Prall Harlan Hanken Daned Kay Arduser Fred Hanken Dick Renk Harm Bunting George Arduser Donna Robert Ricklefy Arthur Riedel T. E. Leslie Clinton Merle Atwood Mrs. Leslie Merle Reddy Roddy Kilowatt Donald McDonough Legg Extension FHA For Labor & Materials Mrs. Ricklefs Ham Iowa Electric Ht Nan State Farm Anic
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