August 13, 1931
Curtis Schram shipped a car of cattle to Omaha market Tuesday. Mrs. Cleve Farmer was a Genoa caller Wednesday. Mrs. Isla Bible visited with relatives in Lincoln from Friday until Tuesday. Mrs. W.F. Matson is enjoying a visit this week from her sister, Miss Florence Anderson. Notice: Bids for Kalsomining the Okay school, one coat, are asked for. Contractors to furnish material and staging. Some spots in ceiling also to be covered. Mrs. Chas. Lightner and her Sunday School class enjoyed a picnic down on the river banks Wednesday. Mrs. Mollie Woten of Rockville and Mrs. Gus Stohl of Kearney were visitors at the Walter Lewis home Monday. Miss Margaret Hopper of Forest City, Mo., departed Sunday after a few days visit with Miss Marion Hoare. Miss Hoare and Kenneth Kelley accompanied her as far as Lincoln. Miss Matilda Baker returned home Sunday from a visit with relatives at Albion and Spalding. Mr and Mrs. John Ditter Jr., and children were visitors Sunday at the Chas Schmid home near Belgrade. Mrs. Esther L Matson and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, returned home Monday from a two weeks visit with relatives at Central City. Miss Matson will be one of the teachers in the Fullerton High School this fall.
Mrs. Chas Hamner and son Louis, returned home Tuesday noon from a few days visit with relatives in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Ed DuBrava were visitors in Norfolk Saturday. While there they visited at the Henry Field station. A number of parties from the grasshopper sticken areas have been here the past week or more looking to buy grain for feeding. Mrs. E. L. Knight and daughter, Betty, departed Sunday for their home in Cleveland, Ohio, after enjoying a visit with homefolks. Miss Lillian Ellingson of Souix Falls, South Dakota, has been appointed as teacher in the Monroe High School to fill the vacancy caused by Miss Brockman's resignation. This completes the staff of teachers here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott and children left for Grand Island last Thursday after a pleasant visit Mrs. Scott's mother, Mirs. Anna Clayburn, and other relatives and friends. While here, Mrs. Scott and children were honor guests at a firendship party sponsored by Miss Erma Nicholson and Mrs. Ben Nelson at the Nelson home. The guest list included former classmates, friends and relatives of Mrs. Scott, and numbered between 70 and 75. Familiar faces recalled many happy occasions of by gone days, and twas a jolly crowd Mrs. Harry Hill faced as she auctioned, at a fake sale, all the ladies hats she could find. At the conclusion of the millinery sale, cake and fruit nectar were served and the guests departed for their homes hoping Mrs. Scott and family will repeat their visit next year. Lloyd Hill went to Denver with his aunt, Mrs Scott, and family to spend his vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hill and children, Louise, Geraldine, Gerald and Rossie, visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Coffey at Fremont Sunday. On the way down they met with quite a serious accident but fortunately none were seriously injured, although the car was badly wrecked.
August 20, 1931
Ed Farrar of Belgrade was a caller here Tuesday. Miss Elizabeth Hurner was a Columbus caller Wednesday. Mrs. D T Williams and sons Keith and Dwain, are spending the week with relatives at Cedar Rapids. Mrs Grace Gerrard is having a furnace installed in her home. Bruce Cowgill of Clarks spent last week with relatives here. Harold Pearson was a visitor in Lincoln Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bannister and family went to Glenwood, Iowa, Monday to visit relatives. Conrad Harding was in Lincoln Sunday, his son-in-law, Ole Henderson, being very ill. Ed DuBrava returned home last Friday morning from a business trip to Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Mr and Mrs Jake Harding and Mr and Mrs John Harding were visitors here Sunday evening. Viola and Carl Preston visited with relatives in Lincoln Sunday. Their cousin, Harold Johnson, accompanied them here for a visit. Mr and Mrs Henry Penhollow and daughters attended a family reunion at Madison Sunday. They returned home Monday. Mr and Mrs T J Evans and children of Cedar Rapids were guests Sunday at the A E Hoare home. Mrs Evans and Mrs. Hoare are sisters. Wauneta Preston returned home the first of the week from St. Marys hospital where she was receiving treatments on her arm that she had broken some time ago. Delores Darling Lassek, three and one-half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Lassek, residing two and one-half miles southwest of here, passed away Monday afternoon at the family home, following a three day illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 from St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Duncan, with Rev. Father Mack officating. Burial was made in the parish cemetery. The News extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.
Lou Hill went to Lincoln Wednesday to bring home his car. While there he called on Mr and Mrs Geo Shuman and family. Mr and Mrs Harry Hill and family enjoyed a picnic dinner at Pawnee Park Sunday. Rev. and Mrs W E Overturf and children spent Sunday with relatives here. George Weber of Columbus was a pleasant caller in the neighborhood Monday evening. Mrs Gilbert Alfreds and daughter came up from Grand Island last Friday evening and visited with her parents, Mr and Mrs Ed Farmer, until Saturday noon. Her daughter remained and her son, who had spent the week here, accompanied her home.
August 27, 1931
Jake Smith of Platte Center was a caller here Saturday. Get your school supplies at the News office. Tables, 3 for 10 cents. Mrs. Lou Dickinson and granddaughter Lois, of Genoa were visitors here the first of the week. Mrs Mary Kelly and Mr and Mrs Chas Hill went to Spalding Wednesday to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Wm H Kotas and daughter returned home Sunday night from a visit with her parents in Beatrice. The railroad section was discontinued here Friday of last week. Mr J A Dew, the foreman, and family moved to St. Edward Sunday and he is in charge of the section there. Mrs Grace Gerrard and Miss Hester Hill returned home Wednesday afternoon from Fremont where they attended the Legion convention in session there the first of the week. Mr and Mrs wm Hill and daughters were guests Sunday at the Clarence Gates home in Hastings. While there they also visited with Art Kellie and report him getting along pretty good. John Evans came in Monday, he having been out with a road gang this summer.
John Ditter, Jr, Reynold Ditter, Jack Nansel, Walter Engberg and Ed Boss departed Wednesday eve on a business trip to Chicago. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hawkes came in Monday and have moved into the A E Perdue residence. Mr Hawkes will teach in Monroe High School. Miss Louise Jenkinson came in Monday from Chicago and will spend a month here with homefolks. Louis is a student nurse at the Chicago Memorial Hospital. School opens here next Monday, August 31, 1931. Following is the list of teachers: Supt., W H Kotas, Mathematics; Prin., Miss Lillian Ellingson, Latin and Science; Kenneth Hawkes, English and History; Miss Ruth Anderson 7-8 grades, Miss Vey Nichols 5-6 grades, Miss Milda Berlin 3-4 grades, Miss Faith Nuernberger 1-2 grades. Miss Anna Potter has returned home from New York where she attended the Columbia University this summer.
Obituary -- Fred Allen Read was born near Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, on March 15, 1878, and died on August 20, 1931, at the age of fifty-three years and five months. He was the sixth child of a large family, having three brothers and five sisters, all of whom survive. He was reared and educated in the county of his birth, and at an early age joined the Methodist Church. He was united in marraige March 29, 1809, to Gertrude Burrus of Winterset, Iowa. To this union were born five children: Lawrence Burrus, who died in infancy, Mrs. Corrie Hollingshead of Pawnee City, Nebr., Mrs Lee Hagemeister of Potter, Nebr., Mrs Walter French of Burbank, California, and Mrs Howard Kelley of Grand Island, Nebr.
On account of the distance, one daughter, Mrs French, was unable to come home. Of the brothers and sisters, Mrs G A Bardrick of Winterset, Iowa, and Arch E Read of Des Moines, Iowa, were able to be present. Fred Read was a loving husband and father, devoted to his family; proud of the fact that he could see his four splendid daughters educated and estblished in happy homes of their own. Besides his wife and the four daughters, he is also survived by three grand children.
Having been in the mercantile business for many years, he took an active part in community life, and his genial nature won him many friends. The last few years of his life were devoted to farming. He was a hard worker, and too close application to responsibilities soon commenced to tell on an otherwise rugged physique, and at an age which we consider to be the meridian of our existance, he was called upon to answer the summons to that upper and better kingdom.
Also among those able to be present were Mrs Read's sisters, Miss Marie Burrus of Kansas City and Mrs John Holloway, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Funeral services were held from the home, August 22, 1931, interment in the Pawnee City Cemetery. The News joins the many friends here in extending sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.
September 3, 1931
Mr and Mrs Orville Fleming were Columbus visitors Tuesday afternoon. Born to Mr and Mrs Jake McNealy Wednesday, August 26, 1931, at the Genoa hospital, a daughter. Miss Elizabeth Hurner attended a family picnic at Gruetli Sunday, it being her mothers birthday anniversary. Mrs Chas Hagenbuck and daughter, Bethene, enjoyed Sunday dinner with Mrs Otelia Toline. The Oconee dance hall was destroyed by fire last Saturday night. The origin of the fire is not known. Miss Irene Rhea was a caller at the Kenneth Hawkes home Sunday. Mrs Hazel Robertson and daughter, Betty Jane, of Schenectady, N.Y., are guests at the home of her aunt, Mrs F A Nabb. Chester Larson of Newman Grove was a visitor here the first of the week. Mr. Larson is planning on entering school in Lincoln this fall.
Keith Hoare and his brother Alvin, narrowly escaped serious injury Friday afternoon when a revolver Keith was handling accidently went off. The bullet passed through the fleshy part of his leg above the knee and then passed through the calf of Alvin's leg. The boys had started to the river and had made a stop at the Pearson home with some other boys when the accident happened. They were given immediate medical attention and both have practically recovered from their injury. Miss Martha Brockman departed this Thursday morning for Poughkeepsie, New York, where she will teach industrial Science in high school there this year. Best wishes go with her. Mrs Agnes Springer and grandson, Howard Springer, of Schenectady, are visiting her sister, Mrs F A Nabb. This is their first visit in fifteen years. Miss Irene Kelley went to Norfolk Sunday where she entered school to take up a beauty course. Mr and Mrs Kelley accompanied her there, returning home the same evening.
Jenkinson Brothers Edward and Lloyd, are exhibiting a herd of their fine thoroughbred hogs at the fair at Albion this week. School opened in Dist. 20 Monday, August 31, with Miss Izetta Farmer in charge. Mr and Mrs Conrad Filbert and family visitied at the Henry Brunken home Monday evening helping Helen celebrate her 10th birthday. School began Monday at Okay, the Misses Bessie Nooman and Mabel Foley returned to teach here again this year. Miss Edna Olson also returned for her second year at Dist. 26. Miss Gladys Lindsley is teaching at Dist. 39 having taught at Okay a few years ago. Arrived, last Thuresday, at the John Schrieber home, a daughter. Mrs Alfred Williams is spending a few days there. Miss Lola Taylor spent a few days at Norfolk last week. The drouth in the territory northwest, north and northeast of here was ended with a vengeance Monday afternoon. From three to four and five inches of rain were reported. Not so much fell here in town, but it was a nice rain. Mr and Mrs Robert Stillinger and family spent Sunday in Monroe.
September 10, 1931
All the teachers were in Columbus Saturday attending teachers institute. Mrs Ernest Hurner and Mrs Ott Paulsen were Columbus visitors last Friday. Mrs. Jake McNealy and baby daughter returned home last Wednesday evening from the Genoa Hospital. Mrs Cleve Farmer and daughter, Lois, were Columbus visitors last Saturday. Everette McNealy came in Wednesday morning in an aeroplane and visited with his parents, Mr and Mrs M W McNealy, for a short while. Everett is working for a telephone company with headqwuarters at Spencer, Iowa, and was on his way to Lincoln on business. Mr. Fuller of Milford, Iowa, drove the plane. Fred Barth of Bartley, Nebr. visited with relatives here the first of the week. On Tuesday, he and his cousin, Walter Schram, drove to Lincoln and took in the fair, returning the same evening. The Oconee Township board is serving notice in this issue of the Monroe News that no more rubbish or junk can be dumped along the road to the bridge south of Monroe. All violators will be prosecuted. This action is being taken because several have been dumping their refuse in such a way that it is gradually taking the road and making it almost impossible for cars to pass in safety. Heed this warning.
September 17, 1931
Rev. H E Kramer was in Milford Monday on business. Miss Ellingson departed this Thursday afternoon for a visit with homefolks at Sioux Falls, Iowa. W Mann reports a letter from his daughter, Miss Laura, in Wyo., telling of a recent frost and freeze out there. Mrs Otelia Toline is expecting her daughter, Helen, now Mrs. C. E. Hiese, to arrive here Friday from San Francisco, Calif., for a visit. Mr and Mrs Wm. Harsh accompanied their son, Francis, to Nebraska City Sunday where he will enter school. Miss Gwendolyn Kelly, Kenneth Kelley, and Alfred Hoare entered Nebraska Central College at Central City this week. Mrs H O King of Platte Center was a welcome guest of Mr and Mrs Ben Nelson Sunday. Miss Mildred Huffer has enetered high school in Schuyler, Nebr. Bert Smith attended the state fair this week. Miss Faith Nuernberger departed this Thursday afternoon for Sioux City, Iowa to see her brother who is in a hospital there.
September 24, 1931
Walter Lewis has recently moved to the L Franklin residence. Miss Viola Preston was taken to St Marys hospital at Columbus on Wednesday evening for treatment. Trucks continue to come here to haul grain to the drouth and grasshopper stricken territories. Mr and Mrs Wm. Hill drove to Lincoln Wednesday for a visit with their daughter, Miss Carol. Mr and Mrs Geo Alexander have gone to Omaha where they will spend the winter. Daniel Ditter returned home last Friday from a six weeks visit to Montana and other points in the west. Mr and Mrs Orvle Fleming celebrated their seventeenth wedding anniversary at their home here Wednesday. The occasion was also Mrs. Flemings birthday anniversary. Lou Dickinson of Genoa has purchased the Dickinson Cafe in Monroe, taking possession Wednesday. Frank announced that he will devote his time to the furniture business in the future. Numersous cracks in the ground about the Ed Jenkinson property just north of Monroe has caused considerable comment lately. The openings extend into the ground some six or eight feet and fully a foot wide in places at the top. Mr and Mrs Ross Warner and family visited at the Wm. Warner home Tuesday evening. Most everyone attended the fair in Columbus last week. Many of the pig club boys received premiums.