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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1954

Page

5

Local records show no marriages issued last week in Anamosa

Weekly district court records in Anamosa report zero marriage licenses issued. Car registrations list new entries for Francis J. Crock Mechanicsville, Gerhard F. Tuetken Anamosa, and others. Rotary district meeting attendance included Dr. Clarence Hosford and Albert McNeill with McNeill set as incoming president. Four births reported from Joan McDonald Hospital: two girls and two boys including newborns to Hosch Cascade Poppe Amber Leib Cascade Haag Monticello and a Sterling Alabama family.

W. L. Pearson Anamosa Blanche E. Corwin Francis J. Crock Mechanicsville Pontiac Gerhard F. Tuetken Chevrolet O. O. Ellison Monticello Ford Truck Wapsie Motors Ford D. E. Brickley J.L. Gierhart Ed Vanourny Joan McDonald Hospital Herbert Hosch Cascade Henry Poppe Amber Dennis Leib Roman Haag Canton Earl Bickford Richard Sterling, al

Monticello launches county tuberculin patch test drive

Nearly 1,060 Monticello students will receive a patch test for tuberculosis in a county wide program described as a first for Iowa and only the second in the nation. Volunteers led by county nurse Mrs. Marion Serbousek will conduct testing with chest x rays offered to positives. The effort is funded by the TB association from Christmas seal sales and is supported by local medical and health groups. The program began at Antioch school last Tuesday.

Monticello Marion Serbousek Boyd Shannon Jones County Iowa Jones County Tuberculosis and Health Association Jones County Medical Society Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association Iowa State Department of Health TB Association

Annual M Club Banquet and Dance Next Friday

The annual M Club banquet and dance, a high point of the closing weeks of the school year, will be held in the Monticello Community Building next Friday evening April 30. Music for the dance will be furnished by the Variety Club Orchestra of Cedar Rapids.

M” Club Monticello Variety Club Orchestra Cedar Rapids

Two Monticello Track Records Could Fall Monday Meet

Monticello high school track records face possible breaks at a Monday night meet. The 1953 Jow hurdle mark of 22.1 seconds by Carl Morning may fall in the triangular meet, while Ron Behrends could surpass the 43 foot 10 3/4 inch shot put record. Behrends may also win the event in Tuesday’s meet against Tipton and Anamosa.

Monticello Carl Morning Ron Behrends Harold Shugart the Express Behrends Mark Tipton Anamosa Williams Carl Schneider Shugart

Ribbons Planned for Monticello Track Meet

Monticello High School Principal Vance Stead and Track Coach Harold Shugart proposed ribbons for every event at the track meet, originally set for last Tuesday, after estimating ribbons would cost about $20 if bought from a specialty house.

Monticello High School Vance Stead Harold Shugart

Camp Fire Joins Friendship Drive for Korean Children

Monticello Camp Fire Council reports President Eisenhower promoting a Help Korea Train campaign to ship Friendship Boxes from San Francisco to South Korea. May 5 is deadline for boxes. open participation urged via Mrs. Harold Wilcox. Packing guidance lists girl and boy item lists, container ideas, and packing tips.

Monticello Camp Eisenhower Korea San Francisco South Korea Monticello Harold Wilcox

Cascade Pupils Present Unfinished Business Comedy

St Marys high school Cascade stages three act comedy Unfinished Business at Cascade Theatre on May 2 and 3. Cast includes Berna dine Trumm Loras Otting Eleanor Dehner Jerome Green Annette Strong Ralph Drew Irmina Radloff Ronald Kurt Laverne Trumm Ar lene Koppess Leona Leibold John Hosch Norma Jean Strong Lois Gravel Joyce Kurt Mary Lou Van Est Leona Takes.

St. Mary's High School of Cascade Cascade Theatre Bernadine Trumm Loras Otting Eleanor Dehner Jerome Green Annette Strong Ralph Drew Irmina Radloff Ronald Kurt Laverne Trumm Arlene Koppess Leona Leibold John Hosch Norma Jean Strong Lois Gravel Joyce Kurt Mary Lou van Est Leona Takes

Ten Returning Veterans Lead Monticello Baseball Team This Year

Monticello high school baseball opens mid May under coach Leo Cabalka. The team features ten returning veterans including Lynn Serbousek Ray Adamson Ken Lang Ron Rhatigan Bill Jansen Keith Blayney Larry Heims Carl Morning Carl Egger and Marv Zimmerman. Cabalka expects about 12 summer games and a squad of 25.

Monticello Leo Cabalka Cabalka Iowa Wamac Lynn Serbousek Ray Adamson Ken Lang Ron Rhatigan Bill Jansen Keith Blayney Larry Heims Carl Morning Carl Egger Marv Zimmerman

Pre-School Clinic Set for May 5 in Monticello

School Superintendent Boyd Shannon and County Health Nurse Mrs. Donald Serhousek announce a pre-school clinic for all children entering Monticello Public School next fall. The event runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Masonic Temple with morning exams for A through M surnames and afternoon exams for N through Z. Children will receive eye tests, height and weight checks, and a medical history review. Shannon stresses the clinic’s importance.

Monticello Boyd Shannon Donald _ Serhousek Masonic Temple Shannon The Express

Stumbaugh Announces Senior Favorites Concert

Mon ticello High School Concert Band will present a spring concert on Tuesday May 4 in the high school auditorium Bandmaster Ray Stumbaugh announced the event Selections on the program are favorites chosen by senior band members A program will be published in the Express of May 4.

Monticello High School Ray Stumbaugh

Sacred Heart students to compete in state finals and stage a mystery play

About 50 Monticello high school musicians will attend the Newton state finals for small group and solo music contests, with Bruce Appleby leading in multiple events and marking Monticello's first student conducting entry. Sacred Heart seniors and juniors rehearse The High School Mystery for a May 2 Community Building performance directed by Margaret Dunn, with Sister Mary Annice praising the cast and crew.

Sacred Heart Ing Margaret Dunn Margaret Ann Ament Margaret Lewis Margie Tuttle Mary Ellen Helms Judy Kirby Tom McAleer Bill Howie Clarence Turnis Lloyd Welter Jim Manternach Kenneth Oeschger Mary Annice Express Monticello High School Newton Anamosa Bruce Appleby Claude Appleby Appleby Monticello Sacred Heart High School Annice Roseanne Kurt Bernard Manternach Barbara Muller Michael Duschner Miss Fielding Laura Crowder Dorothy Russell Mary Lee Miss Jeffries Julia Kirby Reed Victor Margaret Ann Ament Earl Sayles

Swedish Woman Speaker For Women's Day in Monticello

Mrs Hilma Nordensten Larson will speak at the Jones County Rural Women's Day on Wednesday April 28 at the Community building Monticello. The program will feature her vivid word story about life in Sweden with costume songs and a display of articles from her homeland.

Sweden Arcie Circle Hilma Nordensten Larson Jones County Monticello Larson America Quad-city Chicago Frank Vacek

Preparation for Monticello pool season under Lions Club

G M Jones of the Monticello pool committee says spring cleaning will precede the season. Work to clean and paint the pool is a community project of the Monticello Lions Club, approved as a recent measure by Lions President Lex Linn.

Monticello G. M. Jones Monticello Lions Club Lions Proddent Lex Linn

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Stead Stumbaugh Victor Reed William Howie Raul Butler Kenneth Oeschger Joe Jame Manternach Jack Howard Thomas McAteer Jacor Shaw Jones
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