County Treasurer Reports Recent Car Licenses Issued
County Treasurer Don Ruhl lists weekly issued licenses for residents including Harlan A Moore Hale Jerald K Alden Onslow Paul Huston Wyoming Albert Benadom Anamosa Alfred Etten Anamosa Taylor Buick Sales Olin Herbert Westphal Onslow Marvin Nissen Wyoming Harvey Barber Martello Albert Koppes Onslow Dr James M Indekofer Monticello Rotarian James Nelson showed a clocks history film at Monticello Rotary meeting and introduced his guest James Nelson. New Rotary officers start July 1 with President Cecil Goettsch Vice President Arthur Skelley Secretary Treasurer Boyd Shannon and five directors D P Sutherland Goettsch B B McLaughlin James Maurice and Skelley.
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Don Ruhl
Harlan A. Moore
Hale
Chevrolet
Jerald
K. Alden
Onslow
Ford
Paul Huston
Wyoming
Albert Benadom
Anamosa
Kew
Dodge
Alfred Etten
New
Taylor Buick
Olin
New Buick
Herbert Westphal
New Studebaker
Marvin Nissen
New Plymouth
Harvey Barber
James Nelson
Monticello Rotary Club
James
Cecil Goettsch
Arthur Skelley
Boyd Shannon
D. P. Sutherland
Goettsch
B. B. McLaughlin
James Maurice
Skelley
Rural School Wages Rise in Country During Past Year
Joseph Beave reports rural teacher wages averaged $20 more per month over the past year. The 1946 average was $175 and 1947 is $195. It is too early to know how many rural schools will close next year. Since 1945 rural schools declined from 75 to 61.
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Joseph Beave
Easter Seal Sale Raises Funds in Jones County
The Easter Seal sale in Jones County for crippled children collected 850 dollars. Fifty percent remains for local use while the rest funds statewide needs. If local money falls short, state funds will be supplied.
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Jones County
Joseph Beave
Seven Births Reported at John McDonald Hospital
The past week at John McDonald hospital recorded seven births including a boy to Mr and Mrs Robert Holub of Olin on April 12 and a girl to Mr and Mrs Arnold Cigrand of Cascade on April 15. Other Monticello families, Perkins and Bishop also welcomed children.
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John McDonald Hospital
Perkins
Monticello
Robert “Holub
Olin
Chester Bishop
Arnold Cigrand
Cascade
Monticello Lions Dinner Showed City Scenes and Trips
Mayor Ray C. Hoag unveiled several reels after the Lions club dinner Monday evening. The films depicted Monticello scenes and trips taken by Mr and Mrs Hoag, with business meeting led by president E D Vernon.
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Ray C. Hoag
Lions Club
Monticello
Marriage License Issued In Anamosa To Lubben Husman Couple
The clerk of the district court in Anamosa issued one marriage license in the past week to Irvin W. Lubben age 29 of Monticello and Marie Husman age 21 of Anamosa.
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Anamosa
Irvin W. Lubben
Monticello
Marie Husman
Offer Complete Meal For Cost Of One Cent
A countywide committee plans a April 23 meeting in Anamosa's courthouse Community room. The Jones county Food for Famine Relief committee will enable people to give and share with those in need, with Rev Orville Shorer showing two films Horses for Poland and Mules to Greece. The county quota committee, chaired by Truman Stanton and including C B Jessen E H Huibregtse Orville Furst and Jack Armstrong, met to allocate the $10 000 goal for Jones county. A balanced cereal for starving Europe is prepared to feed for one cent per meal.
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Court House
Anamosa
Jones County Committee For “Food For
Orville Shorer
Tipton
Poland
Greece
Truman Stanton
C. B. Jessen
E. H. Huibregtse
Orville Fur
State Patrols Arrest Monticello Drivers After Dances
Justice of the Peace Max Mc Crabb reports patrolmen watched Monticello night dances and found drivers ignoring stop signs. Three were fined five dollars and costs each. One boy fined for no license and another man cited for improper equipment on a truck. Names withheld pending future arrests.
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Justice of the Peace
Max McCrabb
Monticello
The
Express
LeRoy Skeels Returns Home From Mercy Hospital
LeRoy Skeels former South Main Street filling station owner in Monticello has returned to his Anamosa home after a fall at Mercy Hospital. He broke his leg near the hip when he fell from a stool.
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LeRoy Skeels
South Main Street
Monticello
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
Skeels
Merchants Rally for New Monticello Chamber of Commerce
Monticello merchants back last week's Express suggestion to form a Commercial Club. The plan calls for a 50 member initial committee representing every town group and a seven member board with a mix of experienced and younger leaders. The goal is a New England style town meeting to craft a practical, well supported program for Monticello's growth.
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Monticello
The
Express
Chamber of Commerce
George
Iowa
Savings Bonds Popular In Jones County Iowa in February
Iowa sales of Series E F and G bonds totaled 21,835,969 for February, while A through E cash-ins reached 7,291,968.50. Roger F. Warin of the Savings Bonds division said Iowa set a record only surpassed in 1944 by the Fourth War Loan drive. Jones county figures show E, F and G purchases of 627,621 with 4,227,621 bonds bought and 33,424 redeemed in February.
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Iowa
Roger F. Warin
United States Treasury Department
Warin
Jones County
Bartender Fined for Carrying a Blackjack in Anamosa
Paul Anderson of Anamosa pled guilty in Jones County District Court to carrying a concealed weapon a blackjack. Judge J E Heiserman fined him 100 dollars and costs and sentenced him to 90 days in jail suspended on good behavior. He was arrested March 27 by Sheriff Henry Eichhorn and Marshal Leonard Norton.
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Paul Anderson
Anamosa
J. E. Heiserman
Jones County
Anderson
Henry Eichhorn
Leonard Norton
Monticello To Send Contestants To Independence Music Meet
Monticello will send its music contestants to Independence for the state music contest on April 24 25 and 26. Independence was chosen as one of five cities to host this annual event for winners from all preliminary district contests. The Monticello entries include Barbara Walker and Clara Kehren in flute, Barbara Walker as piccolo soloist, Patty Podhaski in treble voice high, Dayton Yousse David Hamilton Paul Seehusen and Karl Behrends in boys quartet, Donna and Shirley McCurdy Marjorie Luett in girls trio, Marvin Jacobs saxophone solo Marjorie Thomas snare drum solo, Paul Seehusen cornet trumpet solo Dorothea Diers tuba solo Randy Ganfield trombone solo Donna Beth Aitchison clarinet solo, drum ensemble saxophone quartet saxophone and woodwind groups.
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Monticello
Independence
Monticelid
Barbara Walker
Clara Kehren
Doris Zimmerman
Roma Hoult
Patty Podhaski
Dayton Yousse
David Hamilton
Paul Seehusen
Karl Behrends
Madrigal Group
Donna
Shirley McCurdy
Marjorie Luett
Girls’ Glee Club
Marvin Jacobs
Marjorie Thomas
Sue Stuhler
Dorothea Diers
Randy Ganfield
Donna Beth Aitchison
Easter Wind Rips Greenhouse Glass at Monticello
Monticello greenhouse workers rush to replace more than 2 000 square feet of glass and $200 worth of plants lost after a wind storm. Three men labor to restore panes to curb cold damage overnight.
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Monticello Greenhouse
B. C .Hall
Anamosa Man Drowns In Wapsi River Disaster
Roland R. Ellison aged 60 and three relatives were swept over a dam on the Wapsipinicon river at Anamosa. Ellison died, Florence 26 and George 28 were rescued with Donald Ribble 16 credited for saving a life earlier. Ribble had previously saved another man in Florida.
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Anamosa
Wapsi
Roland R. Ellison
Wapsipinicon
Donald Ribble
Cedar Rapids
Florence Ellison
George Ellison
Ellison
F. O. Ellison
Roland Ellison
Ribble
Mercy Hospital
Florida
Colleges Offer Free Tuition For Teacher
The Jones County Educational Council sponsors teacher recruitment in rural schools. Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls offers a $20 quarterly fee exemption for two years, totaling $120 after high school graduation. Mt Mercy Junior College provides a $160 two year exemption to parochial school graduates pursuing rural teaching.
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Jones County Educational Council
Iowa
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Mt. Mercy Junior College
Rudie Winkler Remains In Serious Condition At Local Hospital
John McDonald hospital reports Rudie Winkler shows no improvement, with his family at his bedside due to the seriousness of his condition.
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John McDonald Hospital
Rudie Winkler
Mrs Sophia Bodeker Dies In Wayne Burial Set
Funeral services for Mrs Sophia Kathrine Bodeker 64 were held at Wayne Zion Lutheran church with Rev F H Kehren officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery She died at her daughter's home in Wyoming April 9 after a paralytic stroke in 1939 and a long illness. She leaves six daughters one son a sister twenty grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Sophia Kathrine Bodeker
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
F. H. Kehren
Bodeker
Margaret Broderson
Wyoming
John Brokens
Wayne Township
Wayne Church
Johann Gerhard Bodeker
C. Mardorf
Herman Engelbart
Amber
Rhinehart Wessels
Anamos
Telephone Company Curtails Its Service
The Northwestern Bell Telephone Company curtailed service after a strike. Local calls were handled by a supervisor force in Monticello, but the load on farm lines remained heavy. Emergencies only became the accepted standard until the strike ends.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Monticello Exchange
P.T.A. Program At Public School April 24
Mrs. Ray Fuller, president of the Monticello P T A group, announces a special speaker will discuss recreation in the public school auditorium Thursday evening April 24. The notice invites a good attendance from adults and high school pupils interested in the new recreation center.
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Ray Fuller
Monticello P.T.A. Group
Accidents Mount In Jones County
Jones county shows 34 property damage and injury accidents plus three fatal crashes in 1946 totaling 37. In 1945 there were 27. Across Iowa total accidents reached 20 439 with 436 fatal, 5 206 non fatal and 14 787 property damage incidents. There are 102 miles of state highways and 855.4 miles of county roads in Jones. The county has 127 highway railroad crossings, 119 grade crossings, four overpass bridges and four underpasses.
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Jones County
Iowa
Express Increases Single Copy Price For Monticello Paper
The Monticello Express raises single copy price to 10 cents starting April 24 for drug stores and press room sales due to higher paper costs. April 1 price rose $6 per ton with four such increases in two years. Subscriptions stay $2.50 inside Jones, Linn, Delaware and Dubuque counties and $3 elsewhere.
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Monticello Express
Jones, Linn
Delaware
Dubuque
Dick Sutherland Honored by Phi Eta Sigma
Dick Sutherland son of Mr and Mrs Donald P Sutherland Monticello cello has been named to Phi Eta Sigma the National Honor Society for freshmen men at the University of Iowa Iowa City Averages at least half a grade below A qualify for this distinction first year students earning it are few in number
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Dick Sutherland
Donald P. Sutherland
Monticello
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Phi Eta Sigma
Monticello Fire Department Defends Truck and Duty
Monticello officials defend the new fire engine amid public criticism. Fire Chief Floyd Kephart says the truck is not yet paid for and awaits a state inspection. a local instructor will train volunteers as they await the required formal turnover. He urges the public to stay back at fires to allow the volunteer department to work efficiently.
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Monticello
The
Floyd Kephart
Curbstone
Two Criminal Cases Heard In Jones County Court
Two cases were tried before juries in Jones County district court last Monday and Tuesday. Fay Dugan, an escape case from the men’s reformatory, was found guilty after a long trial. sentencing set for April 24 at 10 a.m., with a motion for a new trial possible. Raymond Johnston, charged with parole violation, was found guilty and sentenced to five years to commence after his current term. In another case, Thomas J. Delahery pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and received a $300 fine and eligibility for license after 60 days.
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Jones County District Court
State of Iowa
Fay Dugan
J. E. Heiserman
H. J. Gottleaber
Heiserman
Raymond Johnston
Frank W. Peet
Thomas J. Delahery
Spahr Wins Future Farming Rating at District Meet
Bob Spahr of Monticello high school Future Farmers of America shared honors with Maurice Schilling of Nashua in a public speaking contest at Dunkerton on April 12. Spahr spoke on alfalfa and its uses and both boys qualified for the state convention in Fort Dodge April 18 and 19. Richard Grafft of Olin was rated superior in the extemp group with the subject What is the Future of American Farming. Monticello was among eleven schools in the district contest.
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Bob Spahr
Future Farmers of America
Monticello High School
Dunkerton
Maurice Schilling
Nashua
Spahr
Fort Dodge
Jones County
Richard Grafft
Olin
Monticello
Scott County Board Visits Anamosa Court House Site
The Scott county board of supervisors with the courthouse building committee and architect inspected the Jones county courthouse in Anamosa. Scott county voters recently approved 1,500,000 in courthouse bonds. Attending were Supervisors Goettsch chairing, Schiele, Meyer, and Sierk along with Arthur Ebling architect Charles Dengler and Albert C Boyd Davenport Chamber executive secretary.
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Scott County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Anamosa
Jones County Court House
Scott County
Goettsch
Harry Schiele
Walter Meyer
Hugo Sierk
Arthur Ebling
Charles Dengler
Albert C. Boyd
Davenport Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Iowa Press Association Meets in Monticello
Members of the Eastern Iowa Press association will meet at Monticello Friday at noon for a luncheon and a program for publishers. Tom Powell of the Anamosa Journal is president and Bob Melvold of the Maquoketa Community Press is secretary treasurer. The group will inspect the new model 32 linotype machine Friday morning.
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Eastern Iowa Press Association
Monticello
Tom Powell
The
Anamosa Journal
Bob Melvold
Maquoketa Community Press
Thompson Named Anamosa School Superintendent
D W Thompson, who has been acting superintendent after G B Kinser’s resignation, has been offered a one year contract as superintendent for 1947 1948. He has served as high school principal since 1940 and joined Anamosa as assistant coach in 1934.
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D. W. Thompson
Anamosa
G. B. Kinser
Thompson
Express Wins National Award At Fort Worth
The Monticello Express earned third place in typography for weekly newspapers at the National Editorial Association sessions in Fort Worth Texas last week. The paper stood out among over 9 000 weekly U S papers earning recognition with Iowa papers also honored for various categories.
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Monticello Express
National Editorial Association
Fort Worth
Texas
The
Express
United States
Iowa
Oakland Acorn
Lake Mills Graphic
Red Cross Drive In Monticello Surpasses Quota
The Monticello Red Cross campaign raised 1325 dollars exceeding its quota and remitted the amount to National Headquarters. Mrs. Elmer Drexler chaired the drive with broad cooperation among solicitors who sought one dollar memberships per family. Teachers aided in fostering Red Cross interest among students, and the Monticello chapter holds sufficient funds to handle local or national emergencies.
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Red Cross
Monticello
Elmer Drexler
American National Red Cross
Jones County
Monticello State Bank
Chiropractor Lyman Perkins opens Monticello clinic
Dr. Lyman C. Perkins D.C. opens a Monticello office on the second floor of the First Electric building. Workmen redecorate as he plans to start seeing patients next week. He previously practiced here before serving in the U S Navy and now resumes practice with his father in Anamosa. The family will reside in Schmidt apartments.
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Lyman C. Perkins
D.C
Monticello
Perkins
U. S. Navy
Anamosa
Fair Board Names New Speed Superintendent for 1947
At a Jones County Fair Board meeting Tom Eden was chosen as speed superintendent for the 1947 fair. He arranged to print the speed program in the Express job department and distribute it to racing men.
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Jones County
Tom Eden
the Express
Gerdes Child Baptized at Home in Langworthy Area
Mary Ann Gerdes daughter of John and Celestia Kuhns Gerdes born in Monticello March 16 baptized at the Gerdes home near Langworthy in April. Godparents were Glen E. Goldsmith and Lois E. Eilers.
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Mary Ann Gerdes
John and
Celestia Kuhns
Gerdes
Monticello
Langworthy
Glen E. Goldsmith
Lois E. Eilers
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A. E. Skelley
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Clarence Stoneking
Don Morey
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Clarence Griffith
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Ted Hollar
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Gerald Rohr
Galen Smith
Darrel Blayney
Harley Stoneking
Walt Bartels
Ray Marugg
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Harry Matthiessen
Leo Kiburz
John Beeks
Irvil Smith
Scott County Board
E. I. Press Association
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Linotype News
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