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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1956

Page

4

Liquor Charge Filed in Court in Jones County

A charge of making liquor available to a minor was filed in Jones County district court against Cascade farm worker George Tobias after two Cascade youths, ages 17 and 18, were arrested on highway 136 south of Cascade. The 18-year-old paid $25 and costs while the 17-year-old paid $10 for drinking on a public highway. Tobias posted a $250 bail bond and waived Preliminary hearing.

Jones County George Tobias Cascade Tobias Highway Patrol Justice Court C. F. Shimanek Monticello Lewis Dreibelbis Shimanek George Hoffman Hale Charles Penningroth McNamara Funeral Home Anamosa Bernard A Funeral Home Isadore Mere Herbert Peiffer John A. Finn Monticella

Olin Holds Last Rites For Ella Sampica

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Olin for Ella Sampica born Ella Mae Calkins in 1866. She endured multiple marriages and children with surviving kin including Verva Bixler and Frances Sherman. Burial followed in Wyoming Cemetery with plans announced for a Friendship meeting.

Olin Methodist Ella Sampica Sampica Ella Mae Calkins Jones County George Brainard Wyoming Verva Bixler Macomb Charles Brainard Brain

Seniors present We Shook the Family Tree play

The senior class will stage the play We Shook the Family Tree on April 27. Immediately after the performance, a slave auction will be held to raise funds for the class trip.

Music Students Win Olin Contest at West Liberty

West Liberty hosts the Olin student solo and ensemble contest April 6 and 7 with Division I ratings awarded to Don Dartow on tympani, Diane Rutenbeck on clarinet, Sharon Bunting Diane Rutenbeck and Sandra Ballou in the mixed clarinet quartet and Division II ratings to Sandra Ballou piano Karen Schladetzky treble voice Diane Rutenbeck medium treble voice, Lynn Woodworth baritone voice Dale Hawley baritone horn Betty Lehrman alto sax, Dale Hawley conducting, and the clarinet trio of Sharon Bunting Diane Rutenbeck Sandra Ballou.

Olin West Liberty Tympani Don Dartow Diane Rutenbeck Sharon Bunting Phyllis Woods Sandra Ballou Karen Schladetzky Lynn Woodworth Dale Hawley Betty Lehrman Dale Hawleysi

Violin Students Prepare Minstrel Show For Lions Club

Lions Club meeting featured Sacred Heart entertainment and a chorus rehearsal led by Mrs. F. E. Patterson and Bob Patten. Five Sacred Heart violin students Carol Grote Neil Becker David Kuhns Paul Smith and Larry McDonald performed with Catherine Craig accompanying on piano. Judy Schoon directed and Ernie Becker chaired the program.

Sacred Heart Lions Club F. E. Patterson Bob Patten Lions Club Mem Bers Judy Schoon Catherine Craig Carol Grote Neil Becker David Kuhns Paul Smith Larry McDonald Miss Grote Miss Craig Ernie Becker

Hopkinton Firefighters Respond to Three Calls in 24 Hours

The Hopkinton volunteer fire department fought three incidents over Friday and Saturday. A grass fire burned near Louis Dunkel’s North Hopkinton home at 10:30 a.m. Friday. At the parish church a furnace oil blast occurred when the janitor started the heat for a meeting. Early Saturday a fire in the wall at Lewis Avery’s home near the Masonic hall forced the Averys to flee with their three children while neighbors summoned help.

Hopkinton Louis Dunkel Lewis Avery Masonic Hall Avery A. J. Richardson Weer Thomas Cedar Rapids

Death Notice for Lain Sill Twin Son of H B Sill

Notified of death H B Sill learns of the passing of his twin son Lain Sill 58 at his Manchester home after a long illness He was born in Hopkinton and attended Hopkinton schools Surviving include his wife and son father and three brothers and two sisters Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 30 pm at Gill Funeral Home Manchester with burial in Oakland Cemetery Manchester.

H. B. Sill Lain Sill Manchester Harry B Emma South Sill Hopkinton Albert Sill Manchester -Sapearit Ote Earisill Pan Sill Independence Clarence Thompson Brandon Lila Sill Kokomo Ind Gill Funeral Home Buriah Oakland Cemetery

Freezer Living Sparks Quick Meals and Big Savings

A homemaking piece extols using freezers to cut cooking time and costs. It highlights freezing berries and fruits, especially strawberries, with tips on buying, sorting, packing with sugar, and using in shortcakes and sundaes. It also covers freezing meat, vegetables, and baked goods, plus a free 64 page Whirlpool booklet offer.

Whirlepool-Seeger RCA Whirlpool

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James Postel Methodist Church L.A. Society Wyoming Cemetery Campbell Funeral Home Hiawatha Chapter O.E.S Galen Alexander Adah Harry Weeks Glatha Gubl Carmen Robertson St. Mary's Janice Weseman the Owl Kenneth Zimmerman Donald Darrow Olin Music Department Lions C. Reggentine Ree Mat Houston Freezer Eus FREE South Main
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