Marriage licenses and car registrations in Jones county weekly report
The past week saw multiple marriage licenses issued in Jones county including John Menster with Maxine K Poppe and Donald E Dalmater with Mona Lee Thorne. Car and truck registrations list residents such as Kenneth F Ferring and George Balster in Monticello and Oxford Junction entries with makes including Plymouth Dodge Pontiac Buick Chevrolet Studebaker and Ford. The Great Jones County Fair dominated Monticello Rotary meeting with talks by Ross Baty Joe Legg and Claude Appleby on fair plans and 4 H livestock entries. scouting plans were discussed by Norman Engle and Bob Alden as Rotary continues to support the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Menster
Cascade
Maxine K. Poppe
Langworthy
Donald E. Dalmater
Mona Lee Thorne
Cedar Rapids
Robert de Meulenaere
Regina Keating
Onslow
Richard H. Moenk
Elfrieda Behrens
Monticello
Jones County
Blanche E. Corwin
Kenneth F. Ferring
Plymouth
George H
Mary M. Balster
Dodge
D. L. Cassidy
Pontiac
August Ahrendsen
Norman Engle
Marion
Bob Alden
Wyoming
Rotary
Multiple Birth Announcements From Iowa Towns
Four babies were reported in Monticello and surrounding towns this week with births on August 1 and 7 to local families. Additional births include a daughter for Dr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Redmond in Sterling on August 8 and a July 29 daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Marlin J. Sullivan in Winthrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Clarence Eilers
Monticello
Donald Zimmerman
Jesse Linch
Delhi
Clarence Chapman
Hopkinton
Sterling
Sullisvar
Jeri Turner
Montticello
Castle Grove
James Hogan
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Wyoming
Kenneth Brunscheen
Anamosa Doctor Receives Bronze Star for Korea Service
Dr. Daniel M. O'Toole son of Mr and Mrs M F O'Toole Anamosa received the Bronze Star while with the First Marine division in Korea for meritorious service from late November to mid December 1950. He later returned to inactive duty and is now a resident physician at Queen of Angels hospital in Los Angeles. The citation noted he cared for 200 battle casualties in five hours under fire. Also, Bobby Morey ten is ill with a high temperature and virus infection, admitted to John McDonald hospital for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel M. O’toole
M. F. O'Toole
Anamosa
First
Marine Division
Korea
Queen of Angels Hospital
Los Angeles
O’toole
Bobby Morey
Donald Morey
John McDonald Hospital
Jones County Fair Plans Record 4-H Entries Aug 22 25
The 98th annual Great Jones County Fair opens August 22 and runs through August 25 with unprecedented 4-H participation. County 4-H enrollment totals 386 with 140 boys and 242 girls across 26 clubs, and baby beef entries surpassed 100 this year. A new Junior Beef Feeder Show debuts alongside doubled demonstration entries, while no top price ceiling governs 4-H swine and beeves sales. Auction for baby beeves and hogs set for 9 a.m. Friday August 24 in the Fat Steer Judging ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Joe Legg
Court Activity Slow This Week
In the district court, activity was light. Herman Schafer’s petition to be guardian of Johannes E. Schafer was granted. Higbee company sues Mrs. Mino Zimmerman for $110.11 plus costs. Bruno Jensen sues Marty Clapper over a false instrument and a writ of attachment on a Chevrolet truck. Vada Boots seeks absolute divorce from W E Boots, custody of four minor children, and further relief after their May 4 1943 Galena Illinois marriage and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Pearson
Herman Schafer
Johannes E. Schafer
Intoa
Higbee Company of
Cedar Rapids
Mino Zimmerman
Bruno Jensen
Marty Clapper
Vada Boots
W .E. Boots
Galena
Ill
Red Cross Re Elects Officers For Year
Fred S. Stuhler was unanimously named chairman of the Monti cello chapter of the American Red Cross at a board meeting in the Community Building last Wednesday. Bill Coxsee became vice chairman succeeding Rev. Donald Chapman who is moving from Monticello. Next chapter membership fund drive chair to be named later. Mrs. Olin Howle to host Monticello League of Women Voters event next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Stuhler
Monticello
American Red Cross
Bill Coxsee
Donald Chapman
Monticello Dairy Princess Contest Slated for Aug 17
Monticello plans its Dairy Day with a parade in the business district, free ice cream, and special prices on dairy products. A banquet at 12:30 p.m. will honor candidates aged 17 to 23 by Oct 1, 1951, with judging by a panel yet to be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County
John Shover
Boyd Shannon
Monticello Public High School
Monticello Saddle Club
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Olin Man Denied License After Vision Test Failure
Jean Barker of Olin failed a vision test at the Anamosa courthouse for a new license. He drove away after hitting a motorscooter parked ahead and left the scene without stopping. He was fined $10 and costs for driving without a license and $10 and costs for leaving the scene of an accident and striking an unattended vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Barker
Olin
Barker
Sacred Heart School Gets New Playground This Spring
Work began this week on a new Sacred Heart school playground north of the church. Bulldozers moved in to clear land where the old rectory stood until its removal this spring. The aim is to provide space for younger children off the streets. Iowa Electric had to adjust wiring for the project and erected an extra North Cedar street pole to feed the school and church overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Sacred Heart Church
Eugene Lorenz
Iowa Electric Co
North
Cedar Street
Madison Man Serves as Relief Telegraph Operator
Frank Vestat of Madison acted as relief telegraph operator at the local railroad station this week, filling in for regular operator Robert Mullen who, with his family, was on a short vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Vestat
Madison
Wisc
Robert Mullen
Pre School Teacher Workshop Planned for August 27 28
Anamosa teachers will attend a two day workshop starting Monday August 27 featuring a general meeting, acquainting activities, and discussions on the school program. Tuesday covers reading problems for grades, guidance using tests, and English curriculum with a picnic planned for Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Keyser
Reading Clinic
University of Iowa
L. A. van Dyke
University
van Dyke
Board of Education
Anamosa
Patrolmen Arrest Two Over Past Weekend
Highway Patrolman John Beckmann arrested two drivers in the Monticello area last weekend. Harry Glen Chase of Center Junction was charged Saturday with a restricted operator license violation at the junction of highways 38 and 64. On Sunday, with Officer Sam Clark, Beckmann charged John Joseph Pieray with a second offense of driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beckmann
Monticello
Harry Glen Chase
Center Junction
Sam Clark
Beckmann
John Joseph Pieray
Rotary District Governor Here Next Monday
Rev J R Kirby of Pocahontas will visit Monticello on Aug 13 as governor of Rotary district 191. He meets with President Raymon Adams and other officers to discuss administration and service activities. Kirby is a Methodist minister and a respected Rotary leader guiding 203 district governors and 350000 Rotarians in 83 regions worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Monticello
J. R. Kirby
Pocahontas
Rotary International
Rotary
Towa
Raymon E. Adams
Boyd Shannon
Kirby
Rotary Club of
Bob Schuuetz
Robert Schuetz
Schuetz
Sinclair
City Council
Kenneth Webber
Webber
Lorensens Visit Abilene Clergy Family
Rev and Mrs Wayne Lorensen of Abilene Texas visited Tue day and Wed in the home of Rev and Mrs H A Morrow. Mrs Lorensen is a niece of Mrs Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Lorensen
Abilene
Texas
H. A. Morrow
Lorensen
Morrow
Council Adopts Budget With Only One Change
Monticello city council approved a $100 000 budget for the coming year with a single change a $500 increase for the municipal enterprise fund raising that fund from 5500 to 6000. Bills were approved and the treasurer’s report filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Midway Sweet Shop
Larry Walton
Holmes Coffee Shop
Accident Near Scotch Grove Causes Minor Vehicle Damage
Walter S. Eby of Scotch Grove and Willis Heideman of Center Junction sideswiped on a hill east of Scotch Grove last weekend. Damage was about 400 dollars to Eby's car and 125 dollars to Heideman's cream truck. No injuries were reported. Library Closes: August 13. Monticello public library to close two weeks starting August 13 with returns due by August 27.
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Walter S. Eby
Scotch Grove
Willis Heideman
Center Junction
State Highway Patrol
Eby
Heideman
Monticello
Ready School Set to Open August 29
Finishing touches completed as custodians redecorate classrooms and install new flooring. Registration underway for seniors August 15 and grades 10 11 7 8 9 on assigned days. freshmen register August 18. School opens August 29 with 9 am start and 25 cent hot lunch program.
Two Railroad Workers Jailed Over 10 Dollar Fines
Two railroad workers Clyde Harrison Winamac Ind and Michael Buchenkc Youngstown Ohio were fined 10 dollars plus costs for fishing without Iowa licensing. Mayor Miles of Olin Iowa jailed them after they could not pay the fines. Sheriff Lewis Dreibelbis notes they held out-of-state licenses not valid in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Harrison
Winamac
Ind
Michael Buchenkc
Youngstown
Ohio
Court Miles
Olin
Iowa
Miles
Lewis Dreibelbis
Towa
Mrs Jacobs Hurt In Accident Near Central City
Mrs John Jacobs is in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a 3 mile east of Central City automobile crash last Sunday. Two other occupants in the opposing car are listed in serious condition. The Jacobs vehicle struck a car pulling from a side road near the homecoming route. Mrs Jacobs suffered a dislocated hip and multiple fractures and contusions.
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Jacobs
Central City Sun
John Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Central City
John McDonald Hospital
Great Jones County Fair to Feature 40 to 75 Motorcycles
The Monticello fair board announces a final day feature with 40 to 75 motorcycles racing in a Class C novice event on August 25. AMA officials from multiple states will converge for this novelty switch from stock cars, marking 27 years since the last Monticello motorcycle races.
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Jones County
American Motorcycle Association
the Fair
Claude Appleby
Monticello
The
AMA
Mid-West
South Dakota
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Midwest
Monticello Men Golfers to Contest Eastern Iowa Tourney
Ten Monticello players enter the Eastern Iowa golf tourney at Bellevue with improved team strength. The squad faces rivals from Dyersville Manchester Anamosa Maquoketa DeWitt Tipton West Liberty and host Bellevue, led by Claude Appleby Robert Mullen Irvin Rhatigan and Sam Rhatigan. Monticello aims to mirror the women’s team victory last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Don Hughes Named New Diamond Manager at Diamond Bros
Don Hughes named manager of Diamond Bros Grocery replacing Max Fitkin. He ran a business in Emmetsburg for 20 years and spent 14 years as a supermarket manager there. Hughes has won over 1000 in prizes for displays and seeks a Monticello home for his family of six.
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Don Hughes
Diamond Bros
Max Fitkin
Hughes
Emmetsburg
Monticello
Vincent Supple Held on Intoxication Charge
Vincent Supple spent several hours in the moot court on a Monday intoxication charge. He appeared before the justice to answer the accusation and was remanded to await further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Supple
Mootpelie
Ray ‘Rehternacts
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Jones County Fair
Red Cross
Olin Howle
Monticello League’ “of Women Voters
Baumgartner
Olin Man Ls
Sacred Heart
Madison, Wisc
Monticello Farm
Dubuque
Jones County Farm
John Deere Tractor
Howie Farm Supply
John Deere
Edwin Freese
Earl Benedict
Ivan
Eldon
Ernest Benedict
Roger
Roy
Michael
Guy McConoughy
Morley
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Central America
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Asia
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Islands of
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John R. Kirby
Fitkin
Leonard
Wilcox
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