Monticello clubs plan April meetings and local births
The Camera Club meets April 13 at the Monticello Public Library basement to study Photographic Lighting. The League of Women Voters gathers at Mrs. W. B. Clark’s home the same day at 1 15 pm, with education bills review at 2 15 pm. Also listing new car registrations and a birth at John McDonald hospital, Monticello, including Blair Douglas Rodman born April 5 1954 in Troy, New York.
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Monticello Public Library
League of Women Voters
W. B. Clark
C. R. Smith
Boyd Shannon
Blanche E. Corwin
Leo M. Kurt
Monticello
Ford
Donald Fairbanks
Anamosa
Buick
Herman A. Lange
Scotch Grove
Studebaker
Ole C. Or
Bessie E. Sorensen
Olin
Henry John Schone
Plymouth
Myron L. Clark
Elvin W. Schwartz
Chevrolet
John McDonald Hospital
Robert Marugg
Troy
N. Y
Harry E. Rodman
Blair Douglas
Rodman
Harry I. Rodman
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Harry Jr
Bruce
Gerald
M. B. Leonard Dies After Stroke at 67
Marion B. Leonard of Monticello died Friday at John McDonald Hospital after a sudden illness. Born June 26 1886 in Sabula Iowa he spent 51 years with the Milwaukee Railroad before retiring in 1953. Survived by wife Jean Nagel Leonard daughter Mrs S J Reed and two grandchildren.
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Marion B. Leonhard
John McDonald Hospital
Sabula
Iowa
William Leonard
Mary Mace Leonhard
Milwaukee Railway
Milwaukee Railroad
Monticello
Burns Lodge AF & AM No. 173
Lions Club
Mrs
S. J. Reed
Novato
Calif
Athletic Banquet Tickets Selling Fast in Monticello
About 30 tickets remain for the Greater Monticello Committee Athletic Banquet led by Les Linn. The dinner honors varsity players from Monticello Public and Sacred Heart high schools with guest speaker Lyle Quinn, Iowa High School Athletic Association secretary, at the Community building on Monday April 19.
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Greater Monticello Committee
Les Linn
Monticello
Sacred Heart
Lyle Quinn
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Leo Cabalka
Harold Shugart
Floyd Kephari
Bob Muilen
Linn
DeMolays Reactivated in Monticello With 21 Initiates
Monticello hosts a large reactivation night for DeMolay with 21 new initiates from Monticello and 10 nearby towns. The event, organized by Harold Yeoman and Bill Shaffer, featured Masonic support, Rainbow Girls service, and initiatory music by a Mason quartet.
New Members Initiated in George Washington DeMolay Chapter
George Washington DeMolay Chapter reports new initiates Glen Moser Harold Yeoman James McLaughlin W H Shaffer Richard Finson and James Farley. Advisory committee includes Yeoman Shaffer with John Shover Bill Coxsee Kenneth Howie Curtis Moncrief Cecil Goettsch Bert Ballou Kenneth Hosford and Dick Long.
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Harold Yeoman
Bill” Shaffer
Dad
Masonic Lodge
Marion
Rainbow ‘Girls
Rainbow Girls
DeMolay
Dick Long
Bill Marsh
Joe Erler
Bill Coxsee
Monticello
Dale Volkman
Bob Morey
Wallace Tuetken
Tom Null
Jack Thoéeni
Tom Rhatigan
Lamir Costa
Stephen Potter
Richard Nelson
R. Terry Halstead
George A. Hess
Carl Adkins
Robert Fernow
Everett Paul
Gene Armstrong
Jack Michoff
Harvey Sollberger
Dan Peterson
Charles Schmatt
Gary Robison
Langworthy
Scotch Grove
Rowley
Onslow
Clear Lake
Wisc
Springville
Raymond Buol
Donald Clark
Ray Hayes
G. L. Buol
Cliff Arduser
E. D. Vernon
L. C. Perkins
G. O. Hargrave
Gerald Rohr
Bill Doxsee
B. E. Abel
Harley Bulgren
Ralph Bone
Orvin Yeoman
W. A. Long
Paul Armstrong
J. E. Crippa
Edward Lala
Ralph Mirlich
Theodore
Glen Moser
James McLaughlin
W. H. Shaffer
Richard Finson
James Farley
Yeoman
Shaffer
John Shover
Kenneth Howie
Curtis Moncrief
Cecil Goettsch
Bert Ballou
Kenneth Hosford
Bill Shaffer
Clarence Hosford
Mitchel
Monticello Students to Enter National Honor Society
Four Monticello Public School juniors will be initiated into the National Honor Society Tuesday evening per Principal Vance Stead. Honorees Judy Podhaski Carl Egger John Zimmerman and Eleanor Wilcox were chosen for leadership scholarship service and character. A 5 30 dinner at the Masonic Temple will follow with several current members taking part in the initiation service.
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Monticello Public School
Vance Stead
Judy Podhaski
Carl Egger
John Zimmerman
Eleanor Wilcox
Honor Society
Masonic Temple
Janis Gottleaber
Ruth and Winkler
Bruce Appleby
Ivan Benedict
Ron Rhatigan
Ken Lang
Jack Thoeni
John Hacke
Monticello sewer extension makes rapid progress
The Monticello sewer project is advancing quickly as the new line from the old break point to Kitty Creek progresses. Mayor Lambert and Councilman Harry Lyon expect improved service once connected to city lines, with the south area and Highway 151 region benefitting from the load shift. The Monticello Auto Wreckers crew, Staner and Reynolds, handle the digging and tile work.
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Moanticello
Kitty Creek
the Express
Monticello
Lambert
Grand Street
Staner and
Reynolds
Fencing Wire Theft Reported Near Onslow
Jones County sheriff Dreibelbis reports two recent thefts with a Tuesday night break in near Onslow. Edwin Reid's farm lost a roll of woven fence wire and two rolls of barbed wire, while the Acme Electric Company burglary remains unsolved with $205 missing and no arrests yet.
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Edwin Reid
Onslow
Dreibelbis
Reid
Acme Electric Company
Behrends Sets New Shot Put Record For Monticello
Monticello boys varsity win over Manchester with 9244 points led by Ron Behrends breaking the school shot put mark with 43 feet 10% inches. The relay, broad jump, pole vault and other events featured team depth as coach Shugart credited all competitors in the victory.
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Monticello
Black Panthers
Manchester
Tipton
Ron Behrends
Frank Hill
Behrends
Lang
Riedel
Donovan
Clark
Zimmerman
Bohiken
Eiben
Blayney
Morning
Eileen
Bohlkén
Schrader
Egger
Hill
Mrs Sam Bronemann Died Quietly This Week
Mrs Sam Bronemann died Saturday as the Express went to press. Funeral details and a full obituary will appear in the next issue.
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S. Bronemann
the Express
Sam Bronemann
Monticello School Announces 4 Day Easter Break
Principal Vance Stead told the Express that Monticello Public School will dismiss next Thursday afternoon for a four day Easter vacation. Classes resume the following Tuesday.
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Monticello
Vance Stead
Express
Hoffman Named To UI Quadrangle Publicity Committee
Leonard Hoffman of Monticello has been appointed to the publicity committee of the Quadrangle, the men’s resident hall at the University of Iowa, by his parents Mr and Mrs Herman Hoffman.
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Leonard Hoffman
Herman Hoffman
Monticello
University of Iowa
Safe driving lesson tests student reactions in Monticello
Charles Cavagnaro of the Iowa Farm Bureau led a safety demonstration for 270 Monticello Public School students. The test compared a boy and a girl’s reaction and braking distances, underscoring that safe driving is a personal habit beyond speed.
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Monticello
Charles Cavagnaro
Safter
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Cavagnaro
America
Jones County Farm Bureau
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Camera Club
M. B. Leonard
Milwaukee Rail
Panthers
Burns Lodge AF & AM
Pat
de Molay
George Washington
Order of DeMolay
John Gray, Jr
Kenneth Wirtner
Bernard Buel
Ronald Behrends
Keith Clark
Phil Skelley
John Fegan, Jr
Jim Hargrave
Eldon Benedict
Jim Sands
Larry Reynolds
Bill Bulgren
Bob Goodyear
Larry Cartano
Advisors of
Ralph Mitchel
Express Photo
New Junction Point
Onslow Tues
Jones County
Lewis Dreibelbis
Edwards
Edwards’ Department
Dive Department
Oweward
Fellows
Cavagnareo
Bers
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