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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1951
Page
3
Monticello Mayor A P Lambert announces street and lighting upgrades from the new bond deal and a modern water system. He notes flashing signals at key highways, a new police car, vand alism crackdown, and a forthcoming police hearing about a department shakeup.
Advertisement touts a foot treatment with a 90 percent alcohol base for deep germ killing. It claims relief in one hour and offers a 40 cent refund at any drug store, highlighting Palmer Drug as the selling point.
Wayne Zion Ev Lutheran church holds three services this Sunday August 12 with sermons by Dr E Matzner Wartburg seminary and Pastor R F Gronewold Lost Nation. Choirs perform Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken and So Nimm Denn Meine Haende. Fellowship lunch at 1215 p m and German mission discourse by Pastor Carl J Mardorf.
The 98th annual Great Jones County Fair announced livestock judges. Wilbur Plager of the Iowa Swine Producers Association and Albert Stuart, Chester White breeder, join the barrow show panel with an additional packer judge to be named. ISU animal husbandry professor William F. LaGrange will judge baby beeves and sheep, Allan Williams of Wilson and Co will judge purebred and market swine, and George M. Lealand of the Iowa State Dairy Association will judge dairy classes.
Jones DHIA No 1 reports 490 cows tested in 26 herds in July with average 831 pounds per cow and 31.8 pounds butterfat, including 66 dry cows. High producers include Buol Bros Monticello 51.2 pounds butterfat and Decker London 46.6. No 2 reports 401 cows in 25 herds with average 837 pounds milk and 30.2 pounds butterfat, high herds include Vernon Weers Anamosa 419 pounds butterfat and Jurn Lurkens Martelle 39.6.
The Monti cello street widening plan increases duties for Iowa Electric Co and Bell Telephone Co. The electric crew must move 55 poles and install new street lighting on First Street at public cost. The Bell Telephone Co faces extensive cable splicing for several under ground lines, including a 400 wire run near the Lutheran church, with total estimated cost around 500 dollars.
Monticello summer recreation ends with a windup golf tournament for the program participants. Directors say the event began Tuesday and finishes today with prizes for top players. Eligible include Jim Rhatigan Ron Matthiessen Jim Bender and many others. girls also listed.
State Highway Patrol license examiners will be at the Anamosa courthouse next Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mrs. Anna Mills of Rock Island arrived this week to spend two weeks in the home of her sister Caroline Schoenhut. Mr. and Mrs. Eggar Johnson of Rock Island were guests in Caroline Schoenhut's home over the weekend. Miss Joan Eynch of Clinton is visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Freese, near Monticello.
A Monticello dentist received a box of 50 cigars on Wednesday in thanks for pulling a college student’s tooth free of charge in 1934 when the student could not pay. The former patient, now better off financially, returned the kindness to the doctor.
Mr and Mrs Merle Jacobsen of Monticello announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Joan Hoult to Mr Richard H Greim son of Mrs Grace Greim of Rock Island The wedding is set for Sunday afternoon October 7 at 4 o clock at Wayne Zion Lutheran church Rev F H Kehren will preside Miss Hoult a Monticello high school graduate and X ray tech at Moline Lutheran hospital Mr Greim a Rock Island high school graduate and DeForest Training School alumnus is employed by Illinois Bell in Moline
Five men were fined by Ray Echternacht in his justice of the peace court for offenses ranging from failure to report an accident to reckless driving. Names listed include Harry G. Chase, George P. Zoller Beckman, Dean B. Moncrief, Vincent Supple, Raymond Ehlis, with fines from $5 to $25 and costs.
Nine past chiefs of the Monti cello Pythian Temple were guests of the Anamosa Past Chief organization Thursday evening August 2. The Monticello ladies were honored with a 6 30 picnic supper at the Pythian hall due to rain. Other attendees from Monticello included Bonnie Meade Clara Rkchatigan Teresa Rohr Jessie Hoag Lula Cass Thais Adams Lucille Kucera Addie Ireland and Wilma McNeilly.
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