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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1956
Page
5
Saturday morning notices list two births: on April 19 a girl to Mr and Mrs Walter Mohlerman of Marion. on April 20 a boy to Mr and Mrs Vernon Barrack of Monticello.
Monticello and Anamosa area clubs schedule meetings this week. Pythian Sisters meet at K P hall, Lions Club dinner at Community building, Four H Builders at Farm Bureau in Anamosa, Royal Neighbors at K P hall, Monticello Garden club at Community building, 2:30 p m. Presbyterian Women at church April 25 with Dr and Mrs Berger guest, Bays 4 H and Extension Family Living at extension office Anamosa, Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Monticello State Bank room. Selective service office in Ana masa closes all day.
April 18 Monticello minor cited for careless driving with $25 and costs. Anamosa minor cited for careless driving with $25 and costs. April 19 William J. Calkins East Moline Ill fined $10 and costs for operating without a chauffeur's license. Merle Clifton Breiholz Monticello fined $7 and costs for speeding. April 20 William Frances Mac Donell Hopkinton cited for speeding with $7 and [incomplete].
Courthouse records list new vehicle registrations including April 18 David J. Manternach Monticello Ford and April 20 George H. Bohlken Scotch Grove Ford.
WYOMING An enthusiastic and capacity audience enjoyed the Wyoming Lions club first minstrel show in the high school gym. The skit Colored Capers directed by Mrs. Bette Bender featured Ralph Orth and Gordon Hall in a tale of two men inheriting a nightclub, with acts by Jolson impersonator Al Jolson and other performers.
The Monticello Lions club will nominate officers at a regular dinner meeting in the Community building this evening. Members will convene at 6 p.m. instead of 6:30 p.m. due to the club minstrel show opening at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
Bernard Kuriger was elected president of the Monticello Trades association with Pat First as secretary and John Behn as treasurer. The group seeks uniform standards in materials and workmanship and aims to improve customer dealer relations while enforcing a new credit policy with accounts due by the 10th of the following month. Members include Acme Electric Rem Electric First's Electrical Service Kuriger Bros. Plumbing and Heating Stoner and Reynolds Plumbing and Heating Jacque's Decorating Fd Brokens Tavern Lambert.
Three Monticello public school staff resign while three new teachers join. Resignations: Beverly Brendes first grade Norma Herman fourth grade Irma Herman second grade. New hires: Beverly Rasmussen sixth grade Carole Ann Bakeman second grade Leona Ness girls physical education.
The Monticello high school band and three vocal groups will hold a pre contest concert in the school auditorium on Tuesday May 1. Public admission will be charged a small amount, announced music teacher Ray Stumbaugh last week.
Jones County National Farmers organization directors mapped a stepped up program of activity. A county wide meeting with speakers was planned for the first week of May. Members will receive membership cards and a newsletter from Corning Iowa. A publicity committee of four men was appointed. A ladies auxiliary was considered.
Nellie Rummell Jones county welfare director and Martha Rawson county relief director plan to attend the Iowa Welfare Directors association meeting on Wednesday and the Iowa association institute on Thursday and Friday in Iowa City. Rummell is a district president of the Iowa Welfare Directors association.
Leslie M Balster of Scotch Grove was elected president of the Jones County Good Roads association at Poplar Heights. Tom Powell and Leonard Wegman of Anamosa were named vice president and secretary treasurer as 21 members signed up. The group plans a countywide dues drive and will affiliate with the Iowa Good Roads association. Gerald Bogan described the 50 year history and goals, stressing public information, highway safety, and not backing any single road project.
The Monticello Lions club presents Minstrel Monkeyshines opening at 8 p m tonight in the high school auditorium with Interlocutor Robert Patten and six endmen. A near capacity audience is expected, tickets available at the door.
About 200 Camp Fire girls from 15 Blue Bird, Camp Fire and Horizon groups gathered in the Monticello public school gym for an all city ceremony. Trail Seeker, Wood Gatherer and Fire Maker ranks were awarded as candles lit in a central square reflected the nations seeds program. Notable honorees include Nancy Landis and Jane Edwards earning top ranks. Jane also completed a prior Torchbearer Craftsman honor in Indian lore.
About 60 acres of corn land were plowed on the Merle Atwood farm east of Langworthy by 14 tractors during one cooperative workday. Thirteen neighbors volunteered labor and machinery while Merle Atwood was ill and hospitalized earlier in the week.
The first in a series of Golden Harvest days will be held Wednesday with a $100 harvest fund award at Schultz Bros. variety store. Coupons, colored red to salmon, are distributed by 45 participating merchants and entered into a community container for a weekly drawing.
Mrs. Otto Smith was elected president of the Monticello Parent Teachers Association at the Ma sonic temple meeting. Mrs. George Nieters became vice president and Mrs. Lyman Perkins treasurer with Mrs. Gene Taylor as secretary. Installation was by past president Mrs. Robert Savage. A panel moderated by Elton Copley discussed curriculum and reorganization. A male quartet sung numbers including Paul Knipe after an audition.
Judy Hollar an 18 year old senior was chosen to represent Monti cello as a candidate in the Miss Eastern Iowa contest to be held with the 11th Anniversary Eastern Iowa Band festival in Cedar Rapids on Saturday May 19. She was selected by judges Johnny Jones Andy Strittmatter and Elton Copley from four candidates Bonnie Schneider Lynda Folkers and Elizabeth Hoffman. Hollar has been in Cadet band since seventh grade Varsity band since eighth grade five years in marching and concert bands and four years in the drum ensemble. She serves as a section leader in marching band tympani in concert band and leads the drum ensemble and brass choir. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J F.
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