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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1934
Page
6
Local notes list residents and visitors with towns including Prairieburg Cedar Rapids Waterloo Anamosa Wyoming and Dubuque. Mentions include Keyes jeweler Farley optometrist and theater goings plus a birth and a marriage in Greene and prescriptions for coal prices.
Monticello residents flocked to Chicago for A Century of Progress while local events included a Wayne No. 6 school plate social on Thursday and motor tuner promotions. Many neighbors hosted visits, trips to the exposition, and family gatherings in Monticello and surrounding towns.
Mrs. First hosted the Needlework Club with quilts and sewing and refreshments. Mrs. Harry Hoag led a Neighborhood Club evening of progressive auction bridge with high score by Mrs. Hogan and traveling prize to Miss Florence Hoag.
The Royal Neighbor lodge hosted a Tuesday benefit card party in the hall with fourteen tables playing bridge five hundred dominoes and pinochle. Prizes for high scores were won by Mrs. Jim Farley Mrs. Henry Che Mrs. Nancy Adamson and Merle Cass. A plate lunch followed chaired by Mrs. James Skelley with assistance from Mrs. Grant Stambaugh Mrs. Frank Byerly and Mrs. Zack Graves.
The Methodist Episcopal church held a 6 30 p m annual family night supper with over seventy five attendees. Guests included Rev Wm J Macaulay Supt A B Grimes and teaching staff. Dr Swift delivered the welcome address, Macaulay spoke followed by a short program featuring readings by Miss Georgia Linter and vocal solos by Miss Elizabeth Wallis with Kathleen Carlsen on piano.
The Paulsen home hosted a large family gathering last Sunday to celebrate Gus Paulsen’s 72nd birthday. Attendees included the Burrichters Behrends Etten Husman and Zumbach families from Monticello area, with Richard Behrends absent due to a hospital operation and recovery.
Mr and Mrs Chris Wenger hosted a Sunday picnic at their home honoring William Greenizer of Geyser Montana. Attendants included Harold Egger family Mary Barnett Will Kness Frank Ross Clemma Wenger and others. Greenizer visited after a Chicago sheep trip. Mrs Greenizer was Mable Kness prior marriage.
Mrs Louis Hoag led a six-thirty dinner at her home assisted by Mrs Hans Kettlia and others. Guests dined then played progressive auction bridge at three tables. Season high scorers were Mrs Leonard Iverson Mrs W W Stickford Mrs Albert Stuhler and others.
Schreiner chapter No 226 Order of Eastern Star schedules regular meeting on Wednesday evening October 3 at the Masonic temple. All Eastern Stars invited. good attendance hoped. Last Sunday Mrs Charles Izer hosted a 1 o'clock family dinner with fifteen relatives. out of town guests from Rock Island Maquoketa Cedar Rapids include Mr and Mrs J W Biehl Mrs Nettie Smith Mr and Mrs Vernon Good and son Richard. The Sacred Heart church September circle held a benefit card party at the Kuriger country home with eighteen card tables. Joe Oswald George Nordman and Mrs James Howie won high scores. refreshments served. Fay Clark won the quilt.
The Women’s Missionary Society met at Mrs. Armin Tendick’s home with devotionals led by Mrs. J. W. Schweitzer. Mrs. Marvin Bartlett presented the new study book first chapter, followed by a poem read by Mrs. Will Bur richter and two vocal solos by Rev. Tendick with Miss Lucile Schweitzer on piano. The gathering closed with prayer and a business session with refreshments served. An upcoming Young Democrats meeting set for Friday October 5 at 8 p.m. at the court house, Walter Beuse to speak.
Altice Rathbun twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Rathbun sustained a double fracture when she fell on a sidewalk en route to school. 8 E Day of Sabula visited with daughter Mrs W K Hodgson and family, returning with Mrs Day. Mr and Mrs John Finlay and family of Edgewood visited Monticello friends. The Republican Women’s club of Jones County will hold an open meeting in Center Junction on Friday October 5 at the Presbyterian Church with Mrs Pritchard speaking. Miss Rose Wenger of Dubuque visited the Jones and Charles Jones home before they moved to Seattle. Mr and Mrs W S Webster near Scotch Grove entertained relatives including Mrs Clarence Mowrie and family.
A report lists various family members including W. D. Webster and Bertha Webster, plus John Walen landholders and Cedar Rapids families, ending with a note that Bronxville taxi drivers wear coats at all times due to an unwritten law.
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