Monticello Births Reported Saturday and March
Monticello Minutes notes a birth reported Saturday at John McDonald hospital for a Stanwood couple Norman Techau and his wife. Belle Plaine residents M D Dreibelbis welcome a daughter born in Cedar Rapids St Luke's. Maquoketa Jackson County Public hospital sees a fifth son Donald Francis born to Francis and Mrs Dodds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Norman Techau
Stanwood
Wyoming
M. D. Dreibelbis
Belle Plaine
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Dreibelleis
Sutton
Francis Dodds
Donald Francis
Jackson County
Maquoketa
Community Calendar for Monticello April Events
A list of local meetings and events from April 9 to 13. Lions, Rotary, and Pythian Sisters activities populate Monticello venues including the Community building and Methodist church. recruiters, elections, and club rehearsals are scheduled alongside 4-H and school events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Monticello
Rotary
Methodist Church
Navy
Post Office
Pythian Sisters
Jones County Farmers Union
Wyoming
Local Auto Trades and Names Listed by April Dates
The list records names and locations along with various car makes and models dated April 3 to April 5. Entries include Frank L and Myrtle Himebaugh Center Junction Buick Raymond E or Madalyn Harms Amber Ford Donald Lee Lambert Anamosa Chevrolet Amber 1946 Ford Louis T Freese Monti cello Ford Lois Marjorie Lueder Anamosa Chevrolet Delmar Wendell Culver Oxford Junction Chevrolet Cuckler Manufacturing Monticello Chevrolet and Darlene Mae Stender Wyoming Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L
Myrtle Himebaugh
Center Junction
Buick
Raymond E. Or
Madalyn
Harms
Amber
Ford
Donald Lee Lambert
Anamosa
Chevrolet
Louis T. Freese
Monticello
Lois Marjorie Lueder
Delmar Wendell Culver
Oxford Junction
Cuckler Manufacturing Company
Darlene Mae Stender
Wyoming
Plymouth
Monticello Vehicle Violations Report
Richard Bernell Rickels faces improper registration and no license with $5 fine plus costs. Elaine Ann Buol charged for failing to display 1956 plates with $2 fine plus costs. Lawrence L Robertson cited for 1956 plate display failure with $2 plus costs. Ray Lloyd Thomas listed for 1956 plate display failure with $2 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bernell Rickels
Monticello
Elaine -Ann Buol
Lawrence L. Robertson
Ray Lloyd Thomas
Dairy Association Reelects Officers in JONES COUNTY
Dairy Herd Improvement association No 1 reelected all officers and directors at its annual meeting in Anamosa. George Slater of Olin was named president, John Sievers of Anamosa vice president, Frederick Decker of London secretary treasurer, Everett Phead of Wyoming and Richard J Hanken of Monticello as directors. Lowell Underwood was rehired as association supervisor. Entertainment included music dancing and pantomime by members’ children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association No. 1
Anamosa
George Slater
Olin
John Sievers
Frederick Decker
London
Everett Phead
Wyoming
Richard J. Hanken
Monticello
Lowell Underwood
Canada
Monticello Man to Ushers at Truman Dinner
Charles Mittlestadt of Monticello is named as usher for the Jackson Day dinner in Des Moines. The event features former President Harry S. Truman as speaker and a $25 per plate Democratic fundraising banquet scheduled for Wednesday, April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mittlestadt
Monticello
Des Moines
Jake More
Harry S. Truman
Democrats Name 12 Convention Delegates Lions Minstrel Shows Slated at Monti
Monticello Lions club plans April minstrel shows at the high school auditorium with Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Patterson directing. The Wyoming Lions club will present its first show April 20 to raise funds for a city park and band uniforms with about 25 members and help from the Wapsie Warblers quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Monticello Club
Wyoming Lions Club
F. E. Patterson
Bette Bender
Monticello Lions Club
Wyoming
Patterson
Robert Patten
Howard Hicks
Mr. Guernsey
Frank Williams
Cornstarch
Arnold Poock
High Nace Auditorium
High School
Goo Wyoming
C. M. Towers
Lyman Thompson
Gordon Hall
Francis Kleusner
Wapsie Warblers
Anamosa
Parker Amusement Co Sold to Tennessee Buyer
Unofficial word says Parker Amusement Co, once based in Monticello in the Long Canning building since 1955, has been sold to a Tennessee man. The firm, founded in Abilene, Kansas in 1882 and moved by Paul Parker from Leavenworth, produced merry go rounds and other devices. equipment has been removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Parker Amusement Company
Tennessee
Long Canning Company
Monticello
Paul Parker
Leavenworth
Kans
Abilene
Mock Trial for Seniors Slated in Jones County
The Jones County Bar Association announces a second annual mock court trial for county high school seniors with hearings set for April 19 and 20 in Anamosa courthouse. Judge J. E. Heiserman will preside. Eldon W. Brashaw leads the sponsoring group with details planned after an organizational meeting at Poplar Heights club in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Eldon W. Brashaw
Monticello
Jones County Bar Association
Anamosa
County Bar Association
Poplar Heights Club
J. E. Heiserman
Brashaw
A. N. Strittmatter
C. F. Shimanek
Glen McLaughlin
Shimanek
Drill Team Benefit Set for April 25 in Monticello
A card party organized by Monticello American Legion and V F W posts is planned for 8 p.m. April 25 at the Gun club building north of Monticello. Tickets cost 1 dollar each and proceeds will fund about 25 drill team uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello American Legion
V.F.W. Posts
Gun Club
Monticello
Rev Ellett Resigns Pastorship for Iowa Church Merger
Rev Charles A Ellett resigns as pastor of the First Congregational church Muscatine effective May 1 to lead the Confederated Congregational Evangelical and Re formed church in Muscatine. He has long served in religious education roles and youth work with Iowa Congregational groups. He is married with two sons and has earlier directed a junior high camp near Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Ellett
First Congregational Church
Muscatine
Rev
Ellett
Congregational Church
Chicago
St. Paul
Davenport Association of the
Congregational Church For
Davenport Association
Cedar Rapids
Religious Education Department
Congregational Christian Conference of
Iowa
Wyoming Telephone stockholders vote for $80 000 stock sale
Wyoming Mutual Telephone stockholders voted to raise up to 80000 dollars through common and preferred stock to finance converting to a dial system. Old stock will be called in exchange for new shares with four new shares for each held, and 30000 dollars of common stock plus 50000 dollars of preferred stock may be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wyoming Mutual
Telephone Company
Eldon W. Brashaw
Monticello
Forrest, Wells of
Emeline
Iowa Independent Telephone Association
Memorial Building
Nelson Brownell
E. W. Wilcox
Elsie Mott
Lyle Tompkins
A. C. Catlett
Herman Brunscheen
Joe Cathey
Routh Mallicoat
Watt Predicts Exact Hog Price at Jones County Meeting
Andrew Watt of Anamosa won a jack knife for predicting the March 6 hog market at 11.60 dollars, matching Cedar Rapids radio market. Runners up Newell Meeks Kyle Alden and Glen Smith missed by 10 cents. ISU tour plans, fair carcass demo changes, and a showing of the Iowa State movie Probing for Profit were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Andrew Watt
Anamosa
Newell Meeks
Kyle Alden
Onslow
Glen Smith
Swine Producers Association
Iowa State College
Probing For Profit
Richland road work to be let in Jones County
Bids for improving the Richland road northeast of Monticello are to be received by the Jones county auditor in Anamosa until 10 am April 24. Project work includes grading four miles from highway 151 east, constructing a precast concrete bridge, and extending a culvert with a concrete flume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Richland
Monticello
Anamosa
Earl . Beisell
Lovell
Firemen Classes Set at Anamosa
Jones County volunteers are invited to four evening classes at Anamosa on April 16 17 23 and 24 organized by the Iowa State College engineering extension service in cooperation with the Anamosa fire department. Floyd W. Nelson will teach topics on volunteer officer responsibilities leadership morale organization and drill planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Fire Department
Anamosa
Iowa State College Engineering Extension Service
The
College Engineering Service
Anamosa Fire Department
Floyd W. Nelson
Iowa State College
Morales
Remley Named GOP Delegate to National Meet
James T Remley Anamosa attorney and former Jones county attorney is chosen as one of two delegates from Iowa s second district to the national Republican convention in San Francisco August 20 W Palmer Wilson of Oelwein is the other district delegate with alternates Hazel Miller Winthrop and James T Holmes Cedar Rapids The eight Iowa districts each elected two delegates and two alternates for the 26 member delegation at large ten members were named as delegates at large Remley was endorsed at the Jones county Republican presidential convention in Anamosa last month Informal district gatherings were held in Des Moines Thursday night Warren Rees Anamosa lost to Charles E Wittenmeyer Davenport for Iowa Republican national committeeman by acclamation Wittenmeyer joins the delegation at large with Goodwin to resign April 16 and accompany Wittenmeyer to the national committee meeting in Washington DC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James’.T. Remley
Anamosa
Jones County
Friday
San Francisco
Cal
Des Moines
W. Palmer Wilson
Oelwein
Hazel Miller
Winthrop
James T. Holmes
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Remley
Warren Rees
Charles E. Wittenmeyer
Davenport
Rees
Wittenmeyer
Polk County
Robert K. Goodwin
Washington
D.C
V F W Auxiliary Sets Meeting for April 18
Members of the V F W Auxiliary moved their meeting from April 11 to April 18 at 8 p m New officers announced include President Antionette Howie Senior Vice President Beatrice Harms Junior Vice President Ruth Pierce Secretary Sylvia Kreeb Treasurer Margaret Ferring Chaplain Fannie Milroy Conductress Adaline Albers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.F.W
Antionette Howie
Beatrice Harms
Ruth Pierce
Sylvia Kreeb
Margaret Ferring
Fannie Milroy
Adaline Albers
Farm Home Destroyed in $20,000 Martelle Blaze
A Martelle two story farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira L. Davis burned Friday afternoon. The loss exceeds $20,000 with contents saved limited to a refrigerator a TV and clothing. Firemen from Martelle Morley and Anamosa battled the blaze for about half an hour as wind drove flames away from other buildings on the 200 acre farm. The Davises and their belongings were visiting Anamosa at the time. Authorities suspect faulty wiring and say insurance partly covers the loss. Neighbor Louis Strothers operates the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martelle
Ira L. Davis
Harold Healy
Anamosa
Davises
Lewis Vernon Enters Auditor Race for Jones County
JONES COUNTY The latest candidate for county office is Lewis Vernon of Anamosa who filed to seek the Republican nomination for county auditor. Incumbent Democrat George Specht appears unopposed while Frank Maudsley also seeks the Republican nomination. Filing deadline is Tuesday at 5 p.m. with most candidates already filed as of Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Lewis Vernon
Anamosa
Post
George Specht
Frank Maudsley
Specht
Maudsley
Vernon
Auditor’s
Raymond Eby Injured in Highway 64 Crash
Mr and Mrs Raymond Eby of Monticello were to be released from St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids Saturday evening after treatment for injuries from an auto crash on highway 64 east of Marion about noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Eby
Monticello
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Highway 64
Marion
Psychiatrist Outlines Needs of Children in Talk
Dr Don ald Kyer a Dubuque psychiatrist and former state mental health leader told about 200 people at Sacred Heart gym praising love security and self expression as the main child needs He warned that many adult psychological abnormalities originate in childhood and spoke at Sacred Heart High School association event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Kyer
Dubuque
State
Independence
Kyer
Sacred Heart Gymnasium
Sacred Heart Home School Association
Hoegh to Speak at Reward Dinner in Community Building
Governor Hoegh will headline a Republican reward dinner in the Community building honoring participants in the Salute to Ike campaign. Other guests include state and county GOP leaders from Anamosa Monticello Iowa City Manchester and Jones County. The 6:30 p.m. event features program chair Jim Maurice and homemaking class servers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo A. Hoegh
Tom Tracy
Manchester
George Nagle
Iowa City
Warren Rees
Anamosa
Russell Eldred
Don Ruhl
O. R. Howie, Sr
Monticello
Jones County
Jim Maurice
Ed Cox
Eldon Braghan
Johnny Jones
Delegates Chosen for Jones County at State Meeting
A group of 12 delegates and 12 alternates were selected Friday to represent Jones county Democrats at the state presidential convention in Des Moines. The unit voting decision was set at the county convention in the courthouse community room with J. J. Locher as chairman and George Harms as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Courthouse
J. J. Locher
Monticello
George Harms
Des Moines
Stimpson
Kefauver Wins Straw Vote at Sacred Heart School
The National Problems class at Sacred Heart school conducted a national student presidential poll. Kefauver won a slim margin with 12 votes, Eisenhower 11, Stevenson 3. Campaign speeches covered party platforms with students advocating Kefauver, Eisenhower, Stevenson, and Knowland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Problems
Sacred Heart School
Estes Kefauver
Allan Westhoff
Democratic Party
Douglas Zangerle
Republican Party
Susan Staner
Eisenhower
Maurice Cashman
Kefauver
Jean Hennessey
Stevenson
Dorothy Schwen
Parents Urged to Attend Monticello Kindergarten Clinic
Parents of children entering Monticello public school kindergarten are reminded of a preschool registration and health clinic Friday April 20. Nurses from Jones County Public Health will supervise in the main school building with sessions 9 to 11 am and 1 to 3 pm. Cards for physical exams will be issued and a enrollment film shown. parental conferences with the nurse are planned. Children must be 5 on or before Sept 1 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lois Shover
Donald Serbousek
Jones County
Sérb
Firemen Respond to Grass Fire at Emil Harms Residence
Volunteer firemen were called to 858 North Sycamore Thursday noon to extinguish a rubbish fire that got out of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Harms
North Sycamore
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Army
Extension Council
League of Women Voters
William Corbin
M. E. McCrabb
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gov. Hoegh
Men of the Lions Club
Oak Drive Community Club
Monty Tea Rooms
Four-H
Massachusetts Exchange Program Planning Committee
Ana- Thosa
Farm Bureau
Courthouse Records
Justice Court
Dairy Association
Truman
Monti
Parker
Wyoming Mutual Telephone Company
Forrest Wells
Lyle Tomkins
Wyoming Company
Muscatine Church
Charles Ellett
Wilbur Plager
Iowa Swine Producers Association
Joe E. Legg
Ed Helgens
GOP
Olin Howie
Dale Adams
Irving Hintz
Grammar Coward
C. J. Matthiessen
James A. Maurice
Richard Hanken
Gilman Lozier
James T. Remley
D. E. Brickley
Thomas B. Powell, Jr
Warren J. Rees
C. M. Strawman
Kenneth Humpal
Harry Holcomb
James Whitmore
Willard G. Heyman
William Reese
N. R. Waggoner
C. H. Brown
Ed Hill
Bess Christiansen
Howard Jamison
Phyllis Wood
Hale
Glenda Woodworth
Dixie Hanken
Richard Fishwild
Barbara Benhart
Howard Meeks
Martello
Magro Ruhl
Morley
Jody Niles
Virginia Davenport
Ruth Ann James
Richard Frank
Jimmie Hargrave
Lynn Baldwin
Martelle Farm
Raymond Ebys
Ella Hayes
Augusta Null
A. J. Ommen
Carolyn Cousins
Hoegh
John Sill
Hopkinton
Sill
GOV
Leo Hoegh
Thomas Stimpson
General Motors
General MacArthur
G.O.P
Ezra
Milton
Fred Petersen
Richard Beneschek
Qlin
Leonard Kula
Harold Larson
Lawrence Conmey
Leonard Wegman
Robert Peet
William Jansen
M. F. Hogan
Fred T. Petersen
August. Hansen
Walter Hoppe
Andy Strittmatter
Doris Mittle- Stadt
Oscar Dethman
Earl Byerly
Ralph Conway
Pat Wolfe
John McNamara
Milton Cheshire
Grover Beneschek
Clayton ‘Merfield
Sacred Heart
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