Births and police court notes from Monticello area week
Birth announcements from John Mc Donald hospital list a Anamosa girl for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tapken and Cascade babies for the Felton and Ward families among others. Police court docket items include license plate and speeding fines for residents of Monticello Cascade Dubuque and Anamosa plus parking violations and intoxication cases. New cars and trucks registered with the Jones county treasurer cover multiple entrants from Anamosa Cascade Monticello and Lisbon with various makes including Buick Mercury Rambler and Chevrolet trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Richard Tapken
Anamosa
Loren Ward
Cascade
Joe Felton
Don Bergman
Monticello
C. F
Vernon Helgens
Bill Bleadorn
Edgar Vernon
Joseph Menster
Ervin W. Mattis
Miller
S. D
Jones County
James T. Remley
Buick
Arthur Ray Embree
Raymond F. Manternach
Ford
John L. Or Dortha A
Lowden
Harold A. Thompson
Vernon H
Odelia M. Doden
Rambler
John L. Trum
Chevrolet
Caryl I. Ross
Merle A. Krummel
Lisbon
Bessie B. Schoon
Pontiac
George H. Caspers
Wears Inc
International
Maquoketa Valley seeks sixth bond election
A petition from 380 Maquoketa Valley Community School District residents asks the school board to consider a sixth bond issue for new construction. The prior fifth proposal failed March 24 by 854 to 768, about seven percent shy of the 60 percent requirement, seeking $696,000 for a central Delhi high school and a Hopkinton elementary building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa Valley Community School
Delhi
Hopkinton
Express Receives 5 Top Awards in State
The Monticello Express won five Iowa Press Association awards at the Des Moines convention, more than any other paper. It earned second in general excellence for towns over 3,000, while Decorah Journal and The Cascade Pioneer Advertiser shared top honors in other divisions. Cascade Pioneer-Advertiser led in women's news, with Anamosa papers praised for typography and press work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Iowa Press Association
Betty Wagner
Jane Scott
Bruce Froning
Bob Harlan
Johnny Jones
Monticello Express
Des Moines
the Express
Decorah Journal
Cascade Pioneer
Advertiser
The
Cascade Pioneer-Advertiser
Anamosa
Senior Court Days Set for April 24 and 25 in Anamosa
Jones county High School seniors will attend Court Days at the Anamosa courthouse on Tuesday and Wednesday April 24 and 25 from 9 30 a m to 3 p m. Students from Olin Oxford Jct Midland Martello and Sacred Heart Monticello on Tuesday and Monticello Community and Anamosa on Wednesday participate. A real automobile collision case will be tried with students acting as plaintiff defendants and lawyers. Richard Moore and H Elvin Erdahl will play plaintiffs with 5 E Locher and Rex Schrader as attorneys. Glenn McLaughlin and Howard Remley will defend with Warren Reese and John Goen as attorneys. Twelve students will form the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Olin
Oxford Jct
Midland
Martello
Sacred Heart of Monticello
Monticello
Anamosa High
Jones County Bar Association
Richard Moore
E. Locher
Glenn McLaughlin
Warren Reese
H. Elvin Erdahl
Rex Schra
Free trees offered by Monticello committee to homeowners
The Monticello tree planting committee provides free trees to homeowners with varieties including hybrid locust oak elm sycamore maple and ginko. Contact Bill Corbin Mrs. Arnold Jacobs or Leslie Linn, or the city clerk if the committee is unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Bill Corbin
Arnold Jacobs
Leslie Linn
Corbin
Monticello vocal groups eye state contests and concert
Monticello Community high school vocal music groups prepare for a spring concert at Central school on April 24. Sixteen groups advance to the State small groups contest at Tipton April 27–28 and large groups to State events May 4–5. Judges include Mrs Goettsch, Mrs Cassidy, Mrs Stumbaugh and Wally Sander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Community High School
Central School
Tipton
Cecil Goettsch
Donald Cassidy
Ray Stumbaugh
Wally Sander
Car Flips Into Ditch Leaving Three Injured Near Monticello
Three Cascade residents escaped serious injury when their 1959 Plymouth left Dale's Mill road east of Monticello, flipped end over end into a ditch. Dallas Dolphin 24 and Ruth Kramer 21 were treated for bruises and released, Donald Irvin Lindauer 21 driver, was not hospitalized. A tractor freed Miss Kramer and Dolphin. patrolman Kenneth Carter said charges would follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Dale’s Mill Road
Monticello
Dallas Dolphin
Ruth
Kramer
Farley
John McDonald Hospital
Donald Irvin Indauer
Lindauer
Dolphin
Kenneth Carter
Local Churches To Sponsor Good Friday Service
Union Good Friday services will be held at 8 p m April 20 at First Presbyterian church Monticello with Dr Gaylord M Couchman president of the University of Dubuque as speaker Special music will be provided by a choir drawn from cooperating churches Dr Couchman a native Iowan has long been active in church work and has held pastorates in Grimes Lake City Boone and Dubuque Also noted a shed fire near Monticello damaged a home sunporch windows cracked and firemen saved the nearby house
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Gaylord M. Couchman
University of
Chicago
R. L. Deggendorf
Gilbert Hearn
July 4 events planned at Monticello fairgrounds
Monticello gears up for a busy Fourth of July with dedication of the Youth Center at the fairgrounds and a farewell party for 4-H exchangees. A public dinner is proposed to draw up to 2000 people, with an alternative smaller host family dinner. American Legion and VFW will run the fireworks and parking, and a 4-H barbecue and baseball games are also planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Fairgrounds
James Maurice
Texas
Nebraska
Greater Monticello
Joe Legg
American Legion
V.F.W
Science Fair and Art Show Set for April 29
The Mon ticello Community school district sponsors a third annual event at Carpenter school on Sunday April 29. Exhibits open to the public 1 30 to 4 p m featuring elementary projects from kindergarten to sixth grade. Mothers chaired by Mrs Harold Yeoman and Mrs Charles Robertson oversee refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Community School
Carpenter School
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