Panthers dominate triangular track meet at Marion
Monticello wins 13 events as Marion and Tipton struggle. Bit Vesey leads Monticello with three wins and a high jump tie at 6 feet 4 inches. Rhatigan and Baldwin post multiple wins, while Monticello takes 880 and mile relays and tops scoring with 97.43 points to Marion 69.24.
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Marion
Monticello
Panthers
Tipton
Bit Vesey
Schlueter
Mon
Peiffer
Mar
Mont
Rhatigan
Holmes
Stumbaugh
Kim
Rife
Baldwin
Hein
Lang
Smith
Helmes
Hart
Franklin
Vesey
Hendrickson
Repair of Bridge Damaged by Truck Prompted Bids
Iowa bids sought by the Towa State Highway commission at Ames to repair a Maquoketa river bridge northeast of Monticello after a truck collision. It also invites bids for 2 160 tons of Class A crushed stone for highway 136 resurfacing and for 1 000 tons each of Class A crushed stone and bituminous edge material for Jones County edge rut work.
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Towa State Highway Commission
Ames
Maquoketa River
Monticello
Robert Keith Kelly
Central City
Kelly
Kenneth Carter
James W. Bell and Company
Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
Onslow
Jones County
Highway Commissions
Goni
Mission
Four New Docket Cases Filed in Jones County Court
Four new cases appeared on the Jones County district court docket. Howard Jess Watters of Monticello faces an OMV I second offense charge for an alleged April 19 incident south of Monticello. Floyd Eugene Kepler of Anamosa is charged with larceny after allegedly stealing a car from Anamosa Motor Sales on April 20. The judge appointed James T. Remsey as counsel for Kepler with bail set at 2000 dollars and set a plead date of April 29. Additional matters include Robert Ireland of Anamosa charged with disturbing the peace on March 31 and failing to attend a hearing, an account suit by Acme Electric against Lester Collins for 154 77, and a May 2 hearing at 10 am in Merle J. Cass v Len Reichart seeking 1060 for real estate damage.
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Jones County
Jones County District Court
Howards Jess Watters
Monticello
Watters
O.M.V.I
Floyd Eugene Kepler
Anamosa
Anamosa Motor Sales
J. E. Heiserman
James T. Remsey
Kepler
Robert Ireland
Ireland
Justice
Lester Collins
Acme Electric Company
Collins
Heiserman
Merle J. Cass
Len Reichart
Cass
Math Instructor Hired by Monticello Public School Board
John H Looft of Fenton now teaching at Crystal Lake was hired Friday by the Monticello public school board as high school mathematics teacher to replace Bill Wellner who resigned for a Park Forest position. Looft is a Seneca Consolidated and Luther College graduate who served two years in Germany with the army and is single. Supt Boyd Shannon said 18 new teachers were to be hired this year with two positions left to fill including science for high school and kindergarten for fall.
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John H. Looft
Fenton
Crystal Lake
Monticello
Looft
Seneca Consolidated High School
Luther College
Decorah
Germany
Scott
Boyd Shannon
Firemen Extinguish Minor Farm Chimney Fire Near Monticello
Monticello volunteer firemen extinguished a chimney fire at the Pedro Bell farm four miles northwest of Monticello. Myr and Mrs. Vince Kelchen reported no damage from the Saturday morning incident.
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Pedro Bell
Monticello
Myr
Vince Kelchen
Kelchen
Free Vacation Award Set For Wednesday Drawing
A drawing at 3 pm Wednesday awards a full week vacation with all expenses paid for the winner and up to two adults and four children. Entrants must be present. registrations accepted until drawing time. Entries are drawn at the Community building with judges Virgil Hunt and Elton Copley. The package includes a furnished cottage on Coon Lake near Aitkin Minnesota, fishing, a safe beach, a boat, groceries, and $25 cash for travel. Eligible registrants include all but owners managers and immediate family of certain businesses. employees can win. Sponsoring stores include Western Auto Longs Royal Blue Eclipse Lumber Rickless Dry Goods Edwards Department store Hilers Furniture Ace Hardware Stuhler's Shoe store Hi-Way Market Stuhler's Clothing Nelson's Jewelry McNeill Hardware Buds Super Valu Gambles Rem Hilectric and Shaffer's Clothing and Shoes.
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Virgil Hunt
Styller’s Shoe Store
Elton Copley
Ner
Western Auto Store
Coon Lake
Aitkin
Minn
Monticello
Sonsoring
Western Auto
Long’s Royal Blue
Eclipse Lumber Company
Rickless Dry Goods
Edwards Department Store
Hilers Furniture
Ace Hardware
Stuhler's
Hi-Way Market
Stuhler’s
Nelson’s Jewelry
McNeill Hardware
Bud's Super Valu
Gambles
Rem Hilectric
Shaffer’s
Farm Help Programs Promote Teamwork On Site
A rural notice highlights joint efforts by an outside sales man and a mixer operator who work as a team to implement extension programs aiding farm operations and efficiency.
Rural Womenbeauty salon event showcases styles and prizes
Local Cedar Rapids models demonstrated numerous hair styles with methods. Door prizes were awarded to multiple residents including Mrs. Clarence Stadtmueller Castle Grove and Mrs. Albert Heeren Wayne. Exhibits featured extension projects, scholarships, and community committees.
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Cedar Rapids
Josef
Clarence Stadtmueller
Castle Grove
Albert Heeren
Wayne
Rudy Oltmans
Scotch Grove
Avon
Ruth Walton
Martello
Frank Kiburz
Donald Jansen
Onslow Beauty Shop
Laverne Rickels
Lovell
Studio Girl
C. H. Ferry
Monticello
Donald Meeks
Martelle
Glen Goldsmith
Laura Switzer
Learon Hanken
Ronald
Davis
Center Junction
Myrna’s
Anamosa
George ‘Smith
Ray Bby
Charlies Tuttle
Russell Tenley
Everett Russell
Leon Coleman
Richard Shelley
Rome
Township
Washington
Clay
Wyoming
Greenfield
Jackson
Cass
Oxford
Madison
Fairview
Hale
Petit Jury to Report Today to Hear Cases
Jones county opens its April term with a petit jury reporting to hear three criminal cases. Defendants include Merle Buckner charged with false pretenses Joseph Courtland Chapman charged with second offense operating while intoxicated and James Fangman charged with embezzlement by agent. Delores and Jean Hennessey from Mt. Mercy college and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing vacationed with parents Mr and Mrs Don Hennessey. Olin Howle Jr and family returned home to Albia after a few days with the O R Howle household.
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Jones County
Jones County District Court
Merle Buckner
Joseph Courtland Chapman
James Fangman
Monticello
Delores and
Jean Hennessey
Mt. Mercy College
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Don Hennessey
Olin Howle, Jr
Albia
O. R. Howle
Coroner's Jury Studies Wigger Barn Fire Case
The coroner's jury reviews testimony from Bernard Hay and others about a farm dispute over tractor use high on the agenda. Witnesses describe the fire damage, gun location, and autopsy findings that BB shot caused death before the barn burned.
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Wigger
Bernard Hay
Hay
Board Rejects Bids On School Remodeling Project
The Monticello board of education rejected all three bids for remodeling the homemaking room in the public school. The bid ceiling was 15000 dollars and the board will decide at a later meeting on next steps for the project.
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Monticello Public School
Board of Education
Jones County Farmers Invited to Attend Tour May 1
Jones county feeders are invited to attend a feedlot tour in the Cascade area sponsored by Dubuque county. The group meets at 1 p.m. at the Ed Reiter farm with stops at John P Kurt and Robert Curve farms. Joe E Legg, Jones county extension director, notes local farmers may find the event useful.
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Jones County
Dubuque County
Joe E. Legg
Legg
Cascade
Ed Reiter
John P. Kurt
Robert Curve
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Brucé Stumbargh
Ron Long
John Morning
Bob Norris
Independence
Vinton
Bald
Dean Rickels
Norris
Morning
Reed
Allen White
C.M.V.I
Sistraight
Ina
Jess
Purina
Baby Pig Chow
Pig Star
Kingsecrest
Kx” — Seed
En‘s and Boys’ Clothin
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The
Northwoods
Coroner's Jury
Remley
Olin Methodist Church
Curtis
Marilyn Hansen
Marilyn
Bernard
Louis Joe Kofron
Wigger Farm
Melvin Wigger
Roger Benischek
Richard McAtee
Stanwood
Benischek
Wigger House
Clyde R. Taylor
Olin
Dreibelbis
W. H. Cruise
Suet
Sunbeam
Sayy
Apeee Electric Appliances
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Warmaster Junior
Wixmaster
Linbeim Waffle Baker & Grill
Monticells
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Monticello Monument Co
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