Fifth Traffic Death Reported in Jones County
Jones County records a fifth traffic fatality of the year on April 16. Four year old Michael Wyant of Anamosa was struck on North Ford Street near the Jones County Neighborhood Center by a car driven by Mrs Larry Snider. He died after transfers to area hospitals.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Michael Wyant
Ford Street
Anamosa Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Larry Snider
Mary Wyant
Conservation budget approved by county board April 22
County board amended the conservation budget by $10,000 after no objections. It authorized hiring Don and John Monk to widen two fire escapes at the county care facility for 1,565 and asked the engineer to pursue a lighting program including four more stop lights from Dickinson Lighting Co. The board also approved dust control at 25 cents per linear foot for two applications and granted Tonne Amber Inn a beer and liquor license with a Sunday permit. A transcript of an April 1 public hearing was filed.
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County Board of Supervisors
Conservation Board
Don
John Monk
Dickinson Lighting Co
Monticello High School Aims for Positive Year End
Monticello High School outlines senior activities for graduation and the Centennial gift sign. Events include prom roller skating May 17, last senior day May 19, Alumni banquet May 23, baccalaureate May 24, Class Day May 25, and commencement May 29 at the fairgrounds.
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David Lammers Jr
Monticello
Monticello High School
Pre-school vision hearing and speech screening Friday
The sixth annual screening will be held Friday April 25 at St Matthew Lutheran Church. Sponsored by Monticello Jaycee Wives under Iowa society for the prevention of blindness with Jones County Medical Society approval. Free, aims to detect defects before school entry and connect families with services.
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St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Monticello Jaycee Wives
Iowa Society For the Prevention of
Jones County Medical Society
Tri-County
Office of Special Education
Monticello
Iowa Press Women elects new Northeast Area director
Minnette Doderer, president pro tem of the Iowa Senate, spoke at the Saturday night awards banquet. Wagner was chosen as Northeast Area director and had previously served one year as IPW treasurer.
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Minnette Doderer
Iowa Senate
Wagner
Iowa Press Women
IPW
Monticello Band roundup set for Tuesday
The Monticello Community Schools announce their annual spring band roundup on Tuesday April 29 at 8 p.m. in the Monticello high school gym. About 360 students in grades five through twelve will perform under directors Linda Ballou Bob Roussell and Ray Stumbaugh featuring Wagner Mahler Fauchet Giovannini and Diamond selections ending with the march 650 East.
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Monticello Community Schools
Monticello High School
Ray Stumbaugh
Linda Ballou
Bob Roussell
Roussell
Wagner
Stumbaugh
Mahler
Fauchet
Giovannini
Neil Diamond
Sweet Caroline
Monticello Bicentennial Commission to convene April 30
The newly formed Monticello Bicentennial Commission will hold its first meeting at 7 30 p m on Wednesday April 30 in the council chambers of the Community building Des Moines Iowa Bicentennial representative Phaene Hibbs will attend Representatives from several organizations named to the commission are urged to attend and interested persons are welcome says Kris Jensen chairman
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Monticello
Kris Jenson
Monticello M Club Banquet Features Clair Bohlen Speaker
The Monticello high school M Club held its annual banquet and dance on Saturday April 19 at Shannon school all purpose room. Clair Bohlen former mathematics teacher at the high school was the featured speaker after a 6 30 p m dinner the dance followed at 8 p m with music from a KCRG Cedar Rapids disc jockey.
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Monticello High School
Shannon School
Las Vegas
Clair Bohlen
KCRG
Cedar Rapids
Car Hits Fair Fence Damaging Gate and Vehicle
A car driven by Gregory L. Snitker of Monticello collided with the gate area at the Great Jones county fairgrounds at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, breaking 10 to 15 feet of chain link fencing and bending a fence pole. Damage to the 1974 Dodge was about 500 dollars and fence repair around 300 dollars.
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Jones County Fairgrounds
N. Maple
B.ard Sts
Gregory L. Snitker
Monticello
Fair Gate
N. Cedar
E. 2Nd Sts
Joyce A. Kurt
Cedar Rapids
Harold J. Postel
Kurt
E. 3Rd
Postel
One Vehicle Crash Near Olin Injures Driver
Glen W. Wagoner 62 of Maquoketa sustained minor leg injuries in a one vehicle crash two miles north of Olin on highway 38. His 1966 Chevrolet pickup rolled after a guardpost impact and fuel and cargo spilled into the Wapsipinicon river. total vehicle damage estimated at $2,000.
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Jones County
Glen W. Wagoner
Maquoketa
Olin
Wagoner
Clifton Lamborn Construction
Jansen Sand and Gravel
Wapsipinicon River
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The
Andrew Carter
Bicentennial Group
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