Monticello seeks 750000 bond for new and expanded schools
Monticello Community School district voters will decide on a 750000 bond Wednesday April 27 to add eight classrooms and a kitchen to Carpenter elementary, build a new 13 room elementary in the south, and upgrade Central high with music and PE facilities. The plan requires 60 percent approval and stems from a citizen advisory committee and winter meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Community School
Mall
Carpenter
Monticello
Central High School
Board of
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Monticello Community
Ballou Farm Named Site for 1960 Cornpicking Contest
The Bert Ballou farm two miles south of Monticello was selected by WMT Cedar Rapids sponsors for the 1960 state cornpicking contest. Representatives will meet Ballou to pick 120 acres for the contest and parking and display areas. The event is scheduled for Oct 11 with potential presidential speakers discussed by local Republicans and Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ballou
Monticello
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Ballou
Richard Nixon
Monticello Area Births and Local Notices Reported
Births from John McDonald hospital list several Monticello families and nearby towns including Deggendorf Burns Cigrand Stubbe Norris. Marriage license issued for Shover and Appleby of Monticello. New cars and trucks registered in Jones County. Police court fines issued for speeding stop light violation and intoxication. Farms near Monticello eyed as contest site with official sponsor announcement today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Robert Deggendorf
Monticello
Lyle Burns
Alvin Cigrand
Cascade
Charles Stubbe
Lewis Norris
Center Junction
Jones County
Robert George
Anamosa
Plymouth
Big Bill
Wyoming
International
Louis Freese
Ford
John Or Josephine McQuaide
Renault
John Lane
Chevrolet
Harry Thorson
Pontiac
Russell Eldred
Oldsmobile
Frank Shimanek
Leon E. Beitz
Hopkinton
John GC
Mettler
Edward Wenger
Car Thief Gets Up To Ten Years On Two Counts
Charles Reeve 25 of Libertyville received an indeterminate sentence not to exceed ten years on each of two larceny counts after robbing two cars in Anamosa. A highway patrol chase ended with a flying tackle near Fairfield. A 1954 Chevrolet stolen from Marion was abandoned north of Anamosa, then a 1960 Chevrolet was taken from North Huber street in Anamosa and recovered north of Fairfield. Francis Cole 25 Hopkinton was fined $300 for first offense DUI. In civil matters Irvin Schroeder was awarded $612.98 from Kenneth Hartwig on a promissory note and Russell and Russell Insurance $112,938 from Gary Potter on auto coverage. Bob Holst was initiated into Adelante at Iowa State University as a geology freshman.
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Charles Reeve
Libertyville
Jones County
Anamosa
Reeve
James Loutsch
Marion
South Booth Street
Eli Shada
Irvin Schroeder
Kenneth Hartwig
Russell and Russell Insurance
Gary Potter
Death notices for John Freese and M Rudolph Tobiassen
John H Freese 68 died at St Luke s hospital Cedar Rapids Apr 17 due to embolism after surgery Funeral at Wayne Zion Lutheran church Apr 20 burial Oakwood Monticello He was a farmer businessman and member of Wayne Zion church Surviving wife Marie two sons five daughters and many grandchildren He is preceded by siblings The Goettsch Funeral Home handled arrangements Another obituary for M Rudolph Tobiassen 83 died Apr 18 of pneumonia at John McDonald hospital Monticello Funeral at St Matthew Lutheran Monticello with burial at Oakwood He survived by wife and one survivor listed The Goettsch Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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John H. Freese
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Otto Zwanziger
Oakwood
Monticello
John Henry Freese
Amber
Iowa
Wayne Township
Tobe
Maria Schaaf Freese
Marie Folkers
Wayne
Jackson
Jones County
Anamosa
North
Chestnut Street
Ford Automobile Agency
Freese Motors, Inc
Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Marie
Alva
Louis Freese
Evelene Helgens
Scotch Grove
Annette
Larry Walton
Irene
Raymond Biere
Olin
Elle
Donald Schwartz
Bernice
Owen Edwards
Iowa City
Henry Freese
Carl Freese
Edwin Freese
Ray Freese
Melvin Freese
Theodore Freese
Elmer Osterkamp
Meinhardt Freese
Goettsch Funeral Home
M. Rudolph Tobiassen
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Arnold E. Schlueter
John H. Tobiassen
Margaretha K. Rickless Tobiassen
G. Elize Hoyen
Tobiasseen
John McDonald Hospital
Tobiassen
Herman Folkers
Henry Tobiason
Willie Behrends
Hayo Tobiason
Henry Rieniers
Will Zimmerman
Monticello Fliers Buy 4-Place Plane
Monticello Fliers Inc purchased a 4 place Piper Tri-Pacer to serve 25 members. The 135 horsepower craft, bought in Clarinda, arrives Sunday and features blind flying instruments and radios for all weather day or night use. It costs about 10 500 dollars and will allow members to fly with families at a little over one cent per seat mile.
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Monticello Fliers Inc
Clarinda
Gerald Parker
Don Bergman
Dick Landis
Town Electric, Light and Power Company
Tipton Farmer Files For Senate On Demo Ticket
Paul Schultz a Tipton farmer filed nomination papers for the Senate from the 23rd district and will face Richard Beni schek in the Democratic primary. Schultz owns a 258 acre farm southeast of Tipton, has run the farm 23 years after 7 years as a railroad mechanic, is a Tipton native and Oak Hill school attendee. He has five children including Paul Jr. and David who farm near Tipton and Kevin a Tipton student.
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Paul Schultz
Tipton
Senate
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Schultz
Richard Benischek
Olin
Jones County
Oak Hill
Paul Jr
Maysville
David
Norman
Byron
State University of
Iowa
Kevin
Monticello Council Votes to Modernize Sewage Plant and Appoints Boards
Monticello city council approved spending over 5000 to upgrade the sewage plant replacing the clarifier for a 4877 plus installation cost from Dorr-Oliver, with 3 months lead time from the Denver factory. They also filled multiple municipal board seats and budgeted 300 for tree planting.
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Monticello
Dorr Company
Tom Kroft
Dorr-Oliver
Denver
Officers Elected At Tuberculosis Meeting Here
Plans for the coming year and officer elections highlighted the Jones County Tuberculosis Association annual spring meeting held Monday April 18 in Monticello. Mae Aukerman of Cedar Rapids spoke as area field representative. $3161.15 was reported from the 1959 Christmas Seal Sale.
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Jones County Tuberculosis Association
Monticello
Mae Aukerman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Maude Lowry
Anamosa
Two-Car Collision Damages West Second and Chestnut
An early Sunday crash at West Second and North Chestnut in Monticello caused about 125 in damage. The left side of a 1960 Chevrolet driven by William Joseph Hiems struck by Bertran Edward Barnts in a 1958 Chevrolet as Barnts traveled south on Chestnut.
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West Second
North Chestnut Streets
Monticello
William Joseph Hiems
Chestnut
Bertran Edward Barnts
Onslow
Townships added to polling territories in Jones county
Gallup Poll of Princeton New Jersey notifies local representative Mrs C R Smith of Wyoming she is assigned extra territory for this presidential election year. New polling areas include Hale Rome Wyoming Oxford Clay and existing Wayne Jackson Madison Scotch Grove townships in Jones county.
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Gallup
Princeton
C. R. Smith
Wyoming
Hale
Rome
Oxford
Clay Townships
Wayne
Jackson
Madison
Scotch Grove
Jones County
Building Permits Total Near 40000 In April
City records show April permitting reaching nearly 40000 with new homes issued to Robert Arduser for 15000 and Paul Rieniers for 13000. Kuriger Bros remodel permit for 8000, Monticello Fliers Inc a 2500 hangar, and roofing reshingle permits to J J Lang St. Luke's Methodist church William Sawyer and Louis J Schlemme plus a planter permit for a private home.
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John Behn
Robert Arduser
South Pinehaven
Paul Rieniers
West Sixth Street
Kuriger Bros
Monticello Fliers, Inc
J. J. Lang
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
William Sawyer
Louis J. Schlemme
Six Suits Filed Asking Judgments in District Court
Bert Loop sues Milton Bader for 106.78 on open account for merchandise purchased by Dec 17 1959. Elgin National Watch Co sues Joseph W. Green for 129.64 plus interest on merchandise bought before Mar 1 1957. Karen Watson seeks 120 monthly support and alimony plus costs. Beal sues James Walter Beal for divorce and relief. Lester Merfeld sues Emil Feldman for 2650 plus interest for rent and auto parts. Merfeld also sues Joseph Herren for 292.73 plus interest for labor and materials on a 1956 Ford repair.
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Bert Loop
Milton Bader
Loop
Elgin National Watch Company
Joseph W. Green
Oxford Junction
Karen Watson
Ronald Watson
Daben Beal
James Walter Beal
Lester Merfeld
Emil Feldman
Merfeld
Feldman
Joseph Herren
Herren
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Sacred Heart
Carpenter School
Central School
Ballou Farm
Reeves
B. D
Pete'’ Hall
Fairfield
Hall
Highway 1
Cole
Langworthy
Bob Holst
Marvin Holst
Adelante
Iowa State University
Ames
Holst
Lowa State
John Freese
Rudolph Tobiassen
Monticello Fliers
Tipton Farmer
Roy Miller
Kraft
Adjustment Board
Floyd Kephart
Elton Copley
Max Mc
Soldiers Memorial Board
Ray Marclf
Ray Fluckiger
Les Linn
Sam Schuetz
John Smith
Carl Schneider
Cemetery
Bill Corbin
S. H. Hoag
Greater
Ed Huibregtse
North Cedar
West Fifth Street
Harold Wilcox
Peggy Thompson
Lyle Thompson
Joleen VonSpreecken
Robert VonSpreecken
Wyoming High School
Sacred Heart High School
Marian Kruse
Eloise Norbohm
Drake University
The
Tuberculosis Association
Morley
G. M. Jones
Glenn Hargrave
W. B. Clark
Robert Savage
Seal Sale
Marian Serbousek
R.N
Esther Sinclair
James E. Remley
Ernest Schneir
Gerald Brown
Margaret Wismeier
Lovell’Township
Delbert Grafft
Qlin
Jackson Township
Hulda Neilsen
Hiems
Jaycees
GMC
Mary’s
Jaycee
Club
Ray Meier
Mrs. Smith
Renee Pegerick
Janet Ostrander
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