Monti Lags In Prep Relays at Mechanicsville Meet
Toledo Juvenile Home captured top honors at Mechanicsville relays in central east Iowa, breaking the 880-yard relay record set by Vinton. Jim Howie finished third in the mile with 6.01, Dick Mardoff earned second in pole vault with 9 feet 9 inches, and co captain Ray Behrends competed in four high hurdles heats.
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Toledo
Mechanicsville
Vinton
Iowa
Jim Howie
Dick Mardoff
Howie
Wes Liberty
Ray Behrends
Mechanicsville Relays Highlight Local Track Actions
The report covers performances at the Mechanicsville Relays held Saturday. Beh rends, in his first year, and William Minney showed progress in shot put and discus though neither claimed money-place. Coach Roy Moore noted mixed results with the relay squads and eyed future improvements.
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Inary
Roy Moore
Minney
William Minney
Moore
Mechanicsville
M Club Dinner Dance Tomorrow at Community Building
The annual M Club spring dinner dance is set for Friday evening. Banquet begins at 6:30 for current members faculty board members and spouses, followed by a 9:00 dance with Hal Foreman’s orchestra from Cedar Rapids. Alumni and friends invited.
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M” Club
Hal Foreman
Cedar Rapids
Monticello School Eyesight Tests Prompt Glasses Use
Parents received notices as Monticello pupils under Nurse Thoeni and Highway Patrolman Parks completed eye tests for first to third grades. Some students showed vision as low as 33 or 40 percent, with 166 notices sent home. Sacred Heart school sent 23 notices and eight or nine cases were already receiving care.
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Monticello
Milton Thoeni
Highway Patrolman
Parks
Patrolman Parks
Hospital Notes Admits List From Cascade Monticello and Hopkinton
The Joan McDonald hospital reports admitted individuals during the past week including Carl Klush and Richard Leytem of Cascade, Mrs. Margaret Winans of Monticello, Mrs. John Oltman of Anamosa, Madonna Murray of Hopkinton, Lucille Toomer of Monticello recovering from a fractured leg, Burl Walton and his wife of Walker welcoming a son born April 15, and Joe Gudenhauf and his wife of Hopkinton welcoming a daughter born April 12.
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Joan McDonald Hospital
Carl Klush
Cascade
Richard Leytem
Margaret Winans
Monticello
John Oltman
Anamosa
Madonna Murray
Hopkinton
Lucille Toomer
Burl Walton
Walker
Joe Gudenhauf
Errors Shadow Monticello Panthers Season Opener
Monticello loses its first two games due to a slew of errors as Davenport dominates 15 to 1 and Oxford Junction edges them 6 to 5. Co captain Bob Siebels expects practice to cure miscues while Olin and Marion games loom with a Jones County tournament soon after.
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Monticello Panthers
Monti
Bob Siebels
Monticello
Davenport
Jim Bone
Chuck Ross
Panther
Oxford
Oxford Junction
Ross
Bone
Waterloo
Panthers
Olin
Marion
CCC Camp Open House Showcases Camp Life and Food
Monticellians toured a CCC camp during an open house, viewing living quarters, work and recreation areas, stockroom, and vast food operations. The kitchen fed 70 to 100 quarts of milk daily with meals planned by skilled dietitians, and the mess hall housed 190 men.
Farm and City Women Debate Problems in Anamosa Panel
A rural urban panel met April 10 at 7 30 p m in the Jones county court house Anamosa to discuss farm city issues. Twenty one rural and twenty four urban women from federated clubs and groups attended with officials and consultants from Jones county AAA and Des Moines tied to health education schools and relief efforts. The open discussion covered democracy aims price rises surplus commodities school lunches and defense related economic plans.
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Jones County Court House
Anamosa
Jones County Aaa
Don L. Wherry
Wyoming
Jones County Aaa Committee
Farm Bureau
Home Project
Library, Health
AAA
P.T.A
League of Women Voters
P.E.C
American Legion Auxiliary
N.Y.A
C.C.C
D.A.R
County Board of Education
Lorenz Lorenzen
County Aaa
William Stanton, Jr
Bernard
Ray Sanford
Scotch Grove
Ellsworth Richardson
Des Moines
Ava Johnson
Carl R. Smith
Nellie V. Morey
Herman Hel Bens
Monticello
Louis Dreibelbis
Charles Coxsee
Monticello Express
John Wherry
Alice Pye
Anamosa Journal
Anna Dusanck
Luella Sechusen
Toni Blaney
Richard L. Schmit
Scott County
United States
Lendrepac
New Car Registrations Reported by County Treasurer
April 9 to April 16 register shows multiple buyers and vehicles including Ferring of Monticello Ford Hurst Produce Onslow Ford truck Machart Anamosa Nash Kintzle Monticello Chevrolet Latta Anamosa Chevrolet Jessen Cascade Chevrolet Hansen Anamosa Buick Miller Monticello Chevrolet Rogers Anamosa Ford English Onslow Chevrolet Rex Brady Martello Chevrolet August Monk Anamosa Mercury Folkerts Anamosa Ford Tobiason Monticello Buick Westphal Anamosa Chevrolet Hosford Monticello Ford Finn Cascade Chevrolet Maire Monticello Chevrolet Eddie Riches Wyoming Chevrolet.
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Don S. Ruhl
F. W. Ferring
Monticello
Ford
Hurst Produce
Onslow
Ford Truck
John Machart
Anamosa
Nash
Irvin Kintzle
Chevrolet
Harry H. Latta
L. F. Jessen
Cascade
N. A. Hansen
Buick
Leo P. Miller
Clifford Rogers
J. L. English
Rex Brady
Martello
August Monk
Mercury
William Folkerts
Milton Tobiason
Harold J. Westphal
Lyle Hosford
John A. Finn
Maurice Maire
Eddie Riches
Wyoming
NYA Workers In Jones County Reported
Theodore P. Eslick announces that as of April 2 fifty five out of school youths in Jones County are gaining on the job experience under the National Youth Administration. The county tally includes thirty four young men and twenty one young women. NYA Area 2 lists nine hundred sixty seven out of school youth employed across Cedar Clinton Dubuque Jackson Muscatine and Scott counties.
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Theodore P. Eslick
NYA
National Youth Administration
Jones County
This
Cedar
Clinton
Dubuque
Jackson
Muscatine
Scott Counties
Monticello CCC Camp Open House Showcases Work and Living
The Monticello CCC camp opened its doors to 300 visitors over two days, displaying trucks tractors and lorries in a keenly organized setup. Visitors toured shops including blacksmith carpentry and mechanics while learning about trades such as typing and photography and viewing model farms illustrating conservation work. The barracks recreation hall reading room and library were highlighted with a safety record noted as among the best in the United States.
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Missouri
Arkansas
Monticello
CCC
United States
Cattle shipments to Chicago stockyards listed by ranchers
Cattle shipments to the U. S. stock yards in Chicago during the past two weeks included two cars by Lawrence Burlage, one car by Chris Reiter, one car by Aitchison Brothers, one car by George Rickels, one car of cattle and one car of hogs by Ed Reiter.
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U. S
Chicago
Lawrence Burlage
Chris Reiter
Aitchison Brothers
George Rickels
Ed Reiter
Tax Receipts Show Increase in Jones County
Jones county tax receipts for the first three months of 1941 covering the first half of 1940 taxes rose by 46,835.87. Total taxes collected January through March 1941 were 347,768.04, up from 300,932.17 the prior year, with March accounting for most of the gain at 300,974.03. Homestead credits from the state tax commission for the first half of 1940 totaled 53,941.82, slightly above the 53,547.03 a year earlier.
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Jones County
Don S. Ruhl
State Tax Commission
1931 Ford A Tudor For Sale
1931 Ford A Tudor in good paint and upholstery condition. A rare model offered for 135 dollars.
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FORD
Jones County Fair Track Grading Near Finishing Touches
Charles Zimmer of Anamosa announces completion of grading on the Jones County Fair dirt track. Special black dirt hauled last fall has been worked in, with finish expected within 30 days. Rodman cites plans for pre season trials and anticipated acceptance as one of Eastern Iowa’s finest racing beds.
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Charles Zimmer
Anamosa
Jones County Fair Grounds
Harry Rodman
Fair Board
Rodman
Iowa
Monticello
Jones County
Iowa Hogs Bring High Net Return at Cascade Auction
Fagan Bros of Cascade in Dubuque county sold 100 head of prize heavy hogs at 7.80 dollars per cwt the high price for trade that day. The shipment was well finished but weights were uneven with a few remaining unsettled details.
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Fagan Bros
Cascade
Dubuque County
Hefty drove sold in bulk without sorting
The entire drove weighing up to 375 pounds was sold as a single lot with no sorting.
WANTED PLOWING AND dishing contact Lou Ehrismann
For sale notice lists Chester White sows damaged by furrow to be sold in July and a three year old Short horn bull. Contact C. M. Klemme in Scotch Grove Iowa.
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Lou Ehrismann
C. M. Klemme
Scotch Grove
Iowa
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