Community event calendar and births report Monticello
Local calendars list meetings at churches, clubs, and public groups from April 8 to 12 including Boy Scouts Rotary Lions and 4-H. Births announced from Monticello area and Center Junction with names and weights. Justice Court records note several traffic and license violations.
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Justice Court
Frank Shimanek
Monticello
Justice of the Peace
Seymore B. Clark
Duane ‘W.W. Schlimmer
Gene E. Taylor
Robert B. Atwater
Manchester
U Turn
Schools of the Future Predict Enrollment Change for Monticello Area
A 25 member committee estimates including rural Monticello area could raise high school enrollment to 1,600 in 20 years and 1,237 immediately by adding 429 elementary students from rural schools. Four townships and parts of three others would join, with room for six new elementary classrooms and two new schools costing about 505,000. The new district would boost assessed value from 3.45 million to 10.15 million plus 756,629 rural credits, totaling 3.09 million in combined funds.
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Monticello
Castle Grove
Lovell
Richland
Washington Townships
Seatch Grove
Wayne
Cass
Carpenter
Monticello -Independent School District
Monticello Independent District
Lunch Program Reservations Due for Jones County Event
Reservations must reach Mrs. Charles Tuttle of Monticello by April 20 for the Jones County Rural Women's day luncheon on April 24 at the Community building in Monticello. Tickets 90 cents from Farm Bureau officers. featured speaker Josef of Cedar Rapids and a fashion show directed by Mrs. Maxine Hunt. Women across Jones County invited. prize donations from local beauty operators and cosmetics reps.
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Jones County
Monticello
Maxine Hunt
No Serious Damage In Corn Crib Fire
A corn crib on the Steve McDowell Sr. farm eight miles northwest of Monticello caught fire early Thursday. Rain aided by keeping flames small. overhanging wires suspected to have shorted in wind. Monticello volunteer firemen responded and put out the fire before a full crew arrived.
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Steve McDowell
Monticello
Monticello Red Cross Drives Fund Solicitors Named
Monticello Red Cross announces volunteer fund drive solicitors organized by town sections. Rev Sterling Baldwin drive chairman for north Jones County urges uncontacted residents to mail contributions. List includes dozens of named volunteers by district across northeast southeast northwest and southwest Monticello.
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Monticello Red Cross
Drive
Red Cross
Monticello
Sterling J. Baldwin
Jones County
Baldwin
Claude Appleby
Emma Zimmerman
Helen Barrack
George Harris
Anthony DeSousa
Roman Haag
Emma Smith
Glen Russel
Elizabeth Freese
Will First
Theodosia Pulver
Raymond Luckstedt
Ben Thuman
Tim Murphy
Floyd Kephart
J. H. Peters
Mason Adamson
Larry Robertson
Carrie Hutton
Freda Martinsen
Federation Convention Planned at Onslow Presbyt
The Federated Women's clubs of Jones county hold their annual convention at Onslow Presbyterian church Tuesday April 9 with talks by Ching Kwan Kim and Mrs Marcus Bach plus a Center Junction women’s skit. Morning events include a 10:30 Penny Art Fund skit and 9:00 registration.
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Onslow
Ching Kwan Kim
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Marcus Bach
Iowa City
Center Junction
Federated Women's Clubs
Jones ‘County
Onslow Presbyterian Church
Bach
Kim
Korea
Birth of the Penny Art Fund
Lee Crain
Olin
Jones County
Herbert Cox
Wyoming
George Tjaden
Martello
Elmer Taylor
Traer
Iowa
Federated Women’s Clubs
Glen J. McLaughlin
Anamosa
Louis Rohwedder
Mrs Miller First Woman Trustee At Local Methodist Church
Mrs Roy A Miller was elected to the St. Luke's Methodist church board of trustees signing a historic moment Apr 1 at a quarterly conference. She joins Meron Rupp and Raymond F Adams in three year terms through 1960 while other holdovers and term expirations noted.
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Boy Scout
Legion Hall
Rotary
St Luke's Methodist Church
Lion’s Club
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Explorer Court of Honor
Pythian Sisters Meeting
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Roy A. Miller
Meron Rupp
Raymond EF. Adams
Leigh Clark
Ed Huibregtse
Richard A. Long
Virgil Hunt
Bert Ballou
J. L. Covington
Union Demands of Franklin Firm List No Strike No Lockout Clause
A 17 point UAW demand list to Franklin Equipment Co of Monticello seeks a no strike and no lockout clause plus a grievance procedure and expanded benefits. The union cites 38 workers who joined UAW, replacing the former Franklin Employee union, and pushes for overtime, paid holidays, health and life insurance, a pension plan, four hour minimum on call, probationary periods, and widened seniority for stewards. Franklin notes current practices meet many demands and outlines existing hours and holiday pay with limited Saturday or Sunday work. The two sides face a binding three step grievance process and possible state arbitration if needed.
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Franklin Equipment Company
Monticello
United Automobile Workers ‘Union
Don Harris
Des Moines
U.aw
Af.l
C.I.0
A. E. Shelley
Bertha C. Locher
Franklin
U.A.W
UAW
Franklin Employes
U.A W
Iowa
U.A
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
U.anwss
Tfe
Fanklin
Harris
International Union
Winners Named For County Conservation Poster Contest
Jones Doputy Soil Conservation district and Anamosa Izaak Walton league announce April 13 at Waterfield building Booth and Main streets Anamosa for poster and scrap book prize awards. Fifteen scrap book prizes and fifteen poster prizes will be distributed. first scrap book prize a camera with flash outfit. poster first prize a camera.
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Jones Doputy Soil Conservation District
Anamosa Izaak Walton League
Waterfield
Booth and
Main Streets
Anamosa
George Swanson
Swanson
William H. Hamilton
Cris H. Randolph
Reinstatement Sought for Energy Worker Over Paint Prank
Don W. Harris of UAW region 4 urged Energy to reinstate Donald Helms discharged March 30 after he poured yellow paint into a welder's cap. Harris spoke at a union meeting and outlined proposed amalgamated local union plans and dues details while NLRA election inquiry proceeds.
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Heims
U.A.W
the Express
G. J. Parker
Harris
Camp Fire Awards to Be Presented During Grand Council Fire
Two hundred ten Monticello Camp Fire Blue Bird and Horizon alah girls will hold their annual Grand Council Fire on Tuesday evening Apr. 9 at 7 30 pm in the high school gymnasium. The birthday theme Together We Make Tomorrow will be observed. About 75 girls will be advanced in rank and nine Torch Bearer Craftsmen named. Tor ch Bearer Craftsmen will display work. Public invited.
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Monticello
Blue Bird
Horizon Alah
Bridey Murphy
Chilon Horizon Club
Larson elected president of Jones County Board of Education
Harold Larson of Anamosa was appointed president of the Jones county board of education at an organization meeting in Anamosa. He succeeds Leigh Clark for a two year term ending 1961. Other members include Clark area 2 Ingwersen area 4 Dirks area 1 Helgens director-at-large and Beave as secretary.
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Jones County Tuberculosis Society
James T. Remley
Anamosa
Harold Healy
C. R. Smith
Wyoming
W. B. Clark
Monticello
Maude Lowry
Glenn QC
Jones County
Harold Larson
Jones County Board of Education
Larson
Leigh Clark
Joseph Beave
County Board of Education
Clark
Harro Ingwersen
Oxford Junction
LeRoy Dirks
Center Junction
Herman Helgens
Livestock Outlook Forecast at Jones County Meeting
Iowa State college economist Francis Kutish told about 1000 attendees at the Jones county spring outlook meeting that beef in 1957 will be fair with little change, and hogs may rise over the next five months before a fall decline. He cited moisture improving pastures, with more sows bred this spring and summer, suggesting higher pig numbers and varied cattle slaughter patterns.
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Francis Kutish
Iowa State College
Jones County
Kutish
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Royal Neighbors
K.P. Hall
Monticello League of Women Voters
Paul Bender
Burns Lodge
Masonic Temple
State Employment Service
Court House
E.W
V.F.W
Kentucky Exchangees
Farm Bureau
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monticello State Bank
Circle One of
First Presbyterian Church
Iowa Electric
John McDonald Hospital
Anthony
Gravel
Charles Robinson
Vernon
Joseph ‘Tucker
Francis Bries
Delhi
Aleda’ “Townsend
Marion
Ohio
Cecil Townsend
Larry Kim
Marilyn
Steve
Weather Report
Lawrence Or
Delores Larson
Plymouth
Taylor Motor Sales Company
Buick
Louis G. Kula
Ford
Fred C
Ava Bramer
Chevrolet
Richard L. Adams
Charles M. Towers
Schools of the Future
Monticello Independent School District
Clude
Herman Hoffman
Alfred Eggers
Paul Arduser
Ray Pluckiger
Clayton Adamson
Arnold Jacobs
Carl] Egger
Wes Borden
Ben Jurgensen
William Claus
Frank Martin
Anne
Shirley Shelley
Karl Keyes
Will Albers
Nick Nosbish
I. H. Schneider
Lester Drexler
B. B. McLaughlin
C. J. Matthiessen
C. A. Doxsee
Charlies Podhastti
Ray Coyle
Arnold Poock
Dick Landis
Lyle Tompkins
Harlan Henderson
Richard Gronewold
George W. Traden
Wyoming Presbyterian
Marvin Holet
Hostess Club
20Th Century Club
Ethel Brainard
Galen Stewart
Kenneth Leggett
C.M. Strawman
Robert Broderson
Merle Meeks
Martelle
Paul N. Smith
Franklin Firm
Franklin Employee Union
Lloyd Pickett
Arvil Tuel
Max Specht
Charles Tuttle
Town City
Grand Council
Outlook
the Beef and Swine Producers Associations of
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