County issues surge in vehicle licenses
County treasurer reports a busy week issuing licenses with 4539 cars and 786 trucks licensed. The list includes individuals from Anamosa Monticello Cascade Amber and Wyoming with entries for 1946 Ford Chevrolet Oldsmobile Plymouth and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Fred Pilcher
Anamosa
Ford
Tyler & Downing
N. R. Waggoner
Olin
Chevrolet
Wilfred Lees
Cascade
Oldsmobile
Earl de- Shaw
Monticello
Leo Melchert
Dale Danneman
Amber
Alva B. Barber
Ernest Reitz
Plymouth
George Allen, Jr
Fred ‘Lazare
Wyoming
Henry Hartman
Rotary club reviews Grinnell music contest contenders
Rotary members of Monticello judged state music contest entrants from Grinnell on Monday evening. The concert band led by Miss Ione Smith performed three pieces followed by the girls glee club under Miss Miriam Hansen singing three numbers. Both groups received a top rating from the Rotarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Monticello
Births at John McDonald Hospital Reported
Recent births include Laverne Plueger's son born April 17 in Cascade George Gleason's son born April 18 Edwin Freese's son born April 18 Fred Collman's daughter born April 19 Kilert Prull's daughter born April 19 Donald Bacon's son born April 20 Leonard Ross's daughter born April 24. Lions Club met Monday with a 6 30 dinner at Peters cafe Frank Walker spoke on Future Farmers of America and Williamson and Ganfield gave FFA Cedar Rapids meeting report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Laverne Plueger
George Gleason
Cascade
Edwin Freese
Scotch Grove
Fred Collman
Hopkinton
Kilert Prull
Donald Bacon
Leonard Ross
Lions Club
Peterman
Frank Walker
Future Farmers of America
Dick Williamson
Randall Ganfield
F.F.A
Cedar Rapids
Two Marriage Licenses Issued In Monticello Area
The county clerk issued two marriage licenses this week. Names listed: Charles Datton Bishop 27 and Mary Edna Graff 21 of Monticello. Harald A. Smith 26 of Hopkinton and Edna H. Bader 22 of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Datton Bishop
Mary Edna Graff
Monticello
Harald A. Smith
Hopkinton
Edna H. Bader
Funeral Held for Mrs Heery at Cascade
Mrs Mary Heery died at her West Cascade home Sunday after a brief illness following hospitalization in Monticello. Born in Castle Grove township she is survived by daughter Marcella and sister Mrs Joe Appleby. brother William Hogan of Anamosa died three weeks earlier. Funeral Mass was at St Martins church with Rev James Delay officiating. burial in Calvary cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Heery
West Cascade
John McDonald
Monticello
Cascade
Heery
Castle Grove Township
Dennis
Susan Hogan
John Heery
Marcella
Joe Appleby
William A. Hogan
Anamosa
Jones County
St. Mrtain’s Church
Nepfhew
James Delay
Lawler
Calvary Cemetery
Scholarships Offered For Aiding Handicapped Children
W I Griffith of Ames announces four scholarships for Iowa college summer sessions to train teachers and nurses to aid handicapped children. Courses include speech correction hearing impaired teaching mentally retarded and psychology of handicapped children. A committee will set qualifications under the new state law expanding special education opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa College
W. I. Grifith
Ames
Iowa Society For Crippled Children and the Disabled
Griffith
Mon Ticello School Faculty Set for 1946 47 Year
Supt Boyd Shannon announces that the majority of the Mon ticello public school faculty have been offered and accepted contracts for the 1946 47 school year. Named instructors include Shannon Guyan Linn Greenley Ross Hansen Nicoll Walker Pot ter Cram Marston Nagel and others with grade teachers listed and more positions pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Shannon
Monticello Public School
Helen Guyan
Leslie Linn
Bess Green
Local Boys Enter National Clean Plowing Contest
Jones county young plowers Paul Messerli and Bill Hintz of Castle Grove Royal Rangers 4 H club head to Benton county near Newhall for the National Clean Plowing contest on April 27. Events run 10:30 morning, plowing 11:30, broadcast on WMT from 12:30 to 1:30 with prizes and pie-eating for youngsters. Governor Robert Blue to start, with state officials and university displays featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Paul Messerli
Bill Hintz
Castle Grove
Messerli
Hintz
WMT
Robert Blue
Harry Linn
R. K. Bliss
Alan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
William G. Bradley
USDA
Iown State College
J. C. Cunningham
Ed Dyas
Judge Heiserman Grants Divorce in Anamosa Case
Judge J E Heiserman granted a divorce to Stella M Payton from Francis Payton in Jones county district court at Anamosa. Custody of eight children awarded to Mrs Rose Bemrose, the mother’s mother. Payton ordered to pay $100 monthly child support. Evidence showed both parents had many indiscretions and the children suffered from lack of care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Heiserman
Stella M. Payton
Francis Payton
Jones County
Anamosa
Fire destroys chicken house on Wink farm in Monticello area
Fire fighters from Monticello were called to the Eugene Wink farm Wednesday afternoon at about 65 o clock. A roof of a chicken house burned to ashes but prompt action prevented spread to a nearby barn. The building was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wink
Monticello
Local Canning Plant Names New Manager at Monticello
J. LeRoy Farmer of Cedar Rapids announces Ray A. Walton of Rochester New York is the new Monticello canning plant manager. Walton brings years in canning and aims to contract 1,000 acres of sweet corn for 1946 with John Kehoe assisting. Farm owner expects 600 to 1,000 acres, plans overhaul of gear, and notes $18 per ton price to support strong returns. Farmers are urged to contact Walton or Kehoe at the Monticello factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. LeRoy Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Ray A. Walton
Rochester
N. Y
Monticello Cannery
Walton
Wagner Food Company
Eckerson Fruit Canners
Florida
John Kehoe
Farmer
New Court Cases Filed and Ongoing Hearings This Week
Towns on Townsend v Stimson estate trial proceeds with Locher firm attorneys. Ellison parole violation verdict ruled April 22. Wigger divorce granted for cruelty after Mississippi marriage. Shaller quiets title action filed against unknown claimant. Schraeder Schraeder divorce filed for cruelty after Maquoketa marriage. Thompson Hyde lease accounting in 60 50 venture. Whipple Whipple divorce alleged cruelty after June 1944 marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Alicia B. Townsend
F. E. Stimson
Eva E. Leek
Locher & Locher
Monticello
John Locher
Cedar Rapids
Coxsee & Wilson
Glen McLaughlin
Anamosa
State of Town
Laurence Ellison
Heiserman
Sarah Lee Wigger
Howard Wigger
Mississippi
George B. Shaller
Clarence Schraeder
Margaret Arlene Schraeder
Maquoketa
Byron FE. Thompson
R. L. Hyde
Elmer N. Whipple
Kenneth R. Whipple
Flies Bud Gutknecht Conducts Early Flight at Monticello
Flies new Aeronea trainer from Middle Ton to Monticello for a test flight. The plane will be housed in a new hangar under construction on the George Meade farm northwest of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud” Gutknecht
Middleton
Ohio
Aeronea
Monticello
George Meade
New Teachers Elected by Monticello Public Schools
The Monticello public schools board voted to hire several new teachers for next September replacing instructors who did not sign contracts. New staff include Donald F. Marston from Rockford Illinois for social science, Delmar J. Cram of Brooklyn Iowa for science, Ruth Potter from Tipton for girls physical education, Dorothy Nagle of Waterloo for commercial education, Ruth M. Hunt of Shellrock for fourth grade, and Eleanor Svenksen of Calamus for first and second grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Monticello Public Schools
Donald F. Marston
Rockford
Inl
Rockford High School
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Oxford University
U. S. Army
Delmar J. Cram
Brooklyn
Iowa
University of Iown
Ruth Potter
Tipton
Tipton Junior College
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Dorothy Nagle
Waterloo
Waterloo High School
Town State Teachers College
Ruth M. Hunt
Shellrock
Eleanor Svenksen
Calamus
Dar
Declamatory Contest At Sacred Heart School
The public is invited to a declamatory contest at Sacred Heart School on Sunday evening April 28 at 8 p m Carl Manternach and Laura Helms will deliver orations Joan Hayes Jean Marie Howie and Mary Ann Lyon will perform in the dramatic division Billy Aitchison Kathleen Barron and Shirley Schneider will present humorous selections Prizes will be awarded after the contest by Rev Eugene P Lorenz
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Carl Manternach
Laura Helms
Joan Hayes
Jean Marie Howie
Mary Ann Lyon
Billy Aitchison
Kathleen Barron
Shirley Schneider
Eugene P. Lorenz
Men to be Inducted at Fort Snelling Next Thursday
Jones county will send six men to Fort Snelling next Thursday May 2 to be inducted into the United States army. The inductees are Armin B. Jacobs and Charles A. Kreeb of Monticello Wendell G. Heiken and LeRoy H. Siebels of Anamosa Arnold Zaruba of Oxford Junction and Harold B. Bonney of Onslow. During the past week two 18 year olds registered with the selective service board Robert Koppenhaver of Anamosa and Robert E. Nissen of Wyoming. The next selective service board meeting is Monday April 29 at 10 30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Fort Snelling
United States Army
Monticello
Armin B. Jacobs
Charles A. Kreeb
Anamosa
Wendell G. Heiken
LeRoy H. Siebels
Oxford Junction
Arnold Zaruba
Onslow
Harold B. Bonney
Selective Service Board
Robert Koppenhaver
Robert E. Nissen
Wyoming
Hold Rites Wednesday For Thomas Hirtz
Funeral services for Thomas P. Hirtz Cascade were held at St. Martin's church with burial in the parish cemetery. He suffered a heart attack at home five weeks earlier and was a lifelong farmer and community leader. Survivors include his wife Josephine two sons five daughters two grandsons three sisters and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Hirtz
Cascade
St. Martin’s Church
St. Martin’s
Hirtz
John McDonald Hospital
Peter Hirtz
Josephine Smith
St. Martin’s Parish
Cascade Knights of Columbus
Josephine Hirtz
Loraine
Raphael
Helen
Florian Becker
Hopkinton
Irene
John Wieneke
Rosaleen
Marie
Rita
Mary Klinkner
Catherine Koppes
Anna Leonard
Armour
S. D
John Kedley
Henry Hughes
Joe Carroll
Frank Geisler
Frank Wieneke
Orval Skahill
Walter Skahill
William Drummond
Leo Dolphin
Joe Bisenius
M. F. Kurt
Anton Green
Ed Kurt
Leo Skahill
Joe Knockel
Emmet Hirtz
Herman Shilling
Joe C. Smith
Raymond Peiffer
Joe Hirtz
Leo Hirtz
Raymond Koppes
Prult Couple Welcome Daughter Diana Lynn
Mr and Mrs Eilert Prult of Cass township report the birth of a daughter Friday April 19 at John McDonald hospital. The newborn weighs 8 pounds 12 ounces and has been named Diana Lynn.
Monticello Purchases New Fire Truck with Modern Gear
The City of Monticello agreed to acquire an International K-6 fire truck through Shaffer Implement Company for about 2000 dollars. The fire fighting equipment contract went to Herman M Brown Company of Lindstrom Minnesota for 3330 dollars. Truck to be built in Lindstrom then shipped to Monticello for testing before acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
International Harvester Company
Clarence Shaffer
Lindstrom
Minn
Twin Cities
Jones County Fair
Viola
Iowa
Shaffer Implement Company
Herman M. Brown Company
Fire Department
Young Men Solo At Monticello Airport
William H. Wessels of Center Junction and C. J. Matthiessen Jr. of Monticello soloed at Monticello airport under Edmund Gartner supervision. They are authorized to fly within 25 miles. Ver non Barrack completed a dual cross country trip to Waterloo Cedar Rapids and back to Monticello last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Wessels
Center Junction
C.J. Matthiessen, Jr
Monticello
Iowa City
Monicello
Edmund Gartner
Vernon Barrack
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Cascade Car Figures In Bad Accidents
Charles Conter of Rockford Alabama was fined forty dollars and costs in Ana mosa justice court after a pair of accidents in Cascade. Conter drove a coupe with five passengers and left the scene, injuring two riders Elmer Aswitzer and Bob Menster. Aswitzer suffered a fractured spine and seven ribs and was moved to the U S Veterans hospital in Des Moines. Menster had bruises and left the hospital. Conter was arrested at his father’s Cascade home by Sheriff Henry Eichhorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Conter
Rockford
Anamosa Justice Court
Conter
Cascade
Henry Eichhorn
Jones County
Eichhorn
Edwin Kray
Langworthy
Elmer Aswitzer
Bob Menster
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Zebornik Hired as Buckner Dairy Production Foreman
Matthew E Zebornik of Cresco is named production foreman for Buckner Dairy at Monticello and will start May 1. He holds a 1929 B S in agriculture from Town State College Ames and has experience with General Mills. He and his wife expect to relocate to Monticello once housing is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew E. Zebornik
Cresco
Buckner Dairy
Monticello
A Zbornik
Town State College
Ames
Zehornik
General Mills
Minneapolis
United States Army
Zebornik
Buckner Dairy and Bottling Works
Buckner
Parent Teacher Assn Plans Final Meeting
The last meeting of the Parent Teacher Association for the year will be held next Thursday evening. Dr. W J Grossheim will present the program titled Lets Get Rid of Prejudice. Social committee includes Mrs Herbert Kuntz as chairman with Mrs John Hoult, Mrs Harvey Warford and Mrs Earl Lehman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teacher Association
W. J. Grossheim
Herbert Kuntz
John Hoult
Harvey Warford
Earl Lehman
Cornell May Music Festival Featuring Brahms Requiem
Freshmen Charles Kreeb and John N. Mc Neilly of Monticello will sing with the Cornell Oratorio Society on May 11 as part of Cornell college’s 48th annual May Music Festival at Mount Vernon. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra provides the orchestral background, returning for the 44th consecutive year to join the region’s oldest festival west of the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kreeb
John N. McNeilly
Monticello
Cornell Oratorio Society
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cornell
Mississippi
Stambaughs Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Grant Stambaugh of Monticello mark their golden anniversary with a Monday reception 2 to 5 pm and a family dinner Sunday noon April 28. Their children grandchildren and great grandchildren are listed along with extensive biographical details of both families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Stambaugh
Monticello
Gladys Bartosh
Red Cross
Galesburg
Carl Howland
Cedar Rapids
Second District Am Legion Meeting Held
The Second district convention of the American Legion and its auxiliary in Monticello drew over 600 delegates and alternates. Sessions opened with Legion and Auxiliary meetings, an afternoon dinner, and an evening program with welcomes by post commander Russell Jamieson and others. Officers for 1946-1947 and department roles were elected, with future officers including Nick Xidis as district commander and Sam Schuetz as adjutant, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Monticello
the Legion
Russell Jamieson
Arthur P. O'Rourke
G. EF. Harris
Auxiliary
Thomas Hanwardson
Oxford Junction
EE. J. Newel
Millie Hoffman
Jacque
Joan Jacque
E. H. Huibregise
Second District
Thomas Carr
Ralph Stuart
Paul A.tournquist
M48
Nick Xidis
Clinton
Tom Hunwardson
John N. Greenley
Cedar Rapids
Kim Kimberley
Dubuque
Sam Schuetz
John Landeck
Charles Jenning
Maquoketa
Kk. O. Ransen
Bellevue
Louis J. Scholz
Harry Gunderson
Seere
WWII veterans file discharges with county recorder
Four World War II veterans filed their discharge papers with county recorder Mrs. Bess Sherman. Larraine H. Lubben listed Fort Sheridan and Luzon battle stars with ribbons and medals. Paul Richard Bender discharged in Minneapolis with good conduct medal. George Richard Meade received navy commendation. Albert J. H. McNeill Jr. discharged at Camp McCoy with Bronze Star and multiple service medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Sherman
Larraine H. Lubben
ANC
Ft. Sheridan
Luzon
Paul Richard Bender
Naval Service
Minneapolis
George Richard Meadow
S le
Navy
Albert J. H. McNeill Jr
Army
Camp McCoy
Wis
Rhineland
Central
Europe
Tiffin
Ohio
Heidelberg College
Germany
Lester Kray Injured In Gun Accident
Lester Kray 15 son of Emma Kray of near Langworthy suffered loss of two fingers when a shotgun discharged while he held the gun over the barrel with one hand. He was treated at John McDonald hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Kray
Emma Kray
Langworthy
John McDonald Hospital
Davenport Meeting Discusses Venereal Disease Control
Mrs Ruth Hurley county public health nurse attended a Davenport meeting Tuesday where venereal disease control was discussed by national authority Dr Percy Pelouse. The session focused on public health progress in the state and participation by local workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hurley
Davenport
Percy Pelouse
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rotary Club
Mrs. Heery
Virginia White
LaVerna Bevans
Ruth Hunt
Jean Groteboer
Naomi Humke
Marjorie Odell
Marilyn Thompson
Mildred Orr
Ray Stumbaugh
the Express
E. Wink
Sacred Heart
Fort. Snelling
Thomas Hirtz
Council
M. E. Zebornik
Asen
Grant Stambaughs
Crandall Weaver
Eunice
Charles Grazano
Betty Jean
New York City
John William
David C. Weaver
Stambaugh
Rachel (Rigby) Stambaugh
Emma Wenger
Fred
Anna Bar
Bara
Minder) Wenger
Bern
Switzerland
Wenger
United States
Lovell Township
Oswald
Frank Byerly
Luther Howland
Modern Woodmen of America
Mrs, Grant Stambaugh
Am. Legion
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