New Drug Store and Gift House Center Under Construction
A new 88 by 76 foot Hadite block building on east First Street rises with a covered arcade. It will house a drug store in the west half and a Gift House stamp redemption center plus the Jones County ASC office in the east half. The Monticello corporation MCLD will own and operate the drug store with stockholders including Dr. R W Myers Dr L D Caraway Dr T R Dolan and Dick Long. Completion is planned for Oct 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Clark
Long
Royal Blue Food
A.S.C
ASC
East First Street
Jones County
Dia
Clark
Royal Blue
Monticello Corporation
McLd Corporation
R. W. Myers
L. D. Caraway
Dr. T., R. Dolan
Dick Long
Monticello Library to Close for Two Weeks in August
The Monticello municipal library will close August 15 and reopen August 29. It will then adopt a fall and winter schedule with evening hours during the school year, as announced by librarian Mrs. Florence Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Florence Roberts
Grant Extra 20 Days in Reorganization Suit
Judge Sandoe Jordan granted both sides in the school reorganization suit between George Turnis and sons of Sand Springs and the four county boards plus Jones county superintendent Paul Jord man an additional 20 days to file amendments and corrections. The appeal hearing on the district court decision favoring Monticello school reorganization is expected in the next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandoe Jordan
George Turnis
Third Ridiculous Days Set For Sept 16 17 in Monticello
Monticello retail stores plan their third annual Ridiculous Days for Friday and Saturday September 16 and 17. Elton Copley, chairman of the Greater Monticello committee, notes three additional promotions are scheduled for the year. The event kicks with a goofy parade at 8 a.m. and stores open at 8:30 a.m. offering unusual bargains and a Maxwell Street style sidewalk sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Elton Copley
Greater Monticello
Copley
Two Jones district Queen of Conservation winners named
Barbecue crowd exceeds fifteen hundred at Center Junction as Mary Manternach of Monticello and Frances Sievers of Anamosa win the Jones district Queen of Conservation title. They advance to regional competition at Cedar Rapids on Aug. 18 with nine regional winners to earn wrist watches and then state finals at Guthrie Center in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manternach
Monticello
Frances Sievers
Anamosa
Center Junction
Cedar Rapids
Guthrie Center
Queen of Conserva
Tion
Iowa
Sacred Heart Register Monday for All Grades
Sacred Heart will hold registration for all grades on Monday, August 15. Classes start for all grades on Tuesday, August 30. There is no school on Labor Day, Monday, September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Greater Monticello Board Plans Breakfast for Corn-Picking Fans
The Greater Monticello Committee voted to sponsor a breakfast for corn-picking contest visitors from 5 to 8 a.m. possibly at the Jones County Youth Center. Lt. Roy Miller was named chairman. The board also approved $400 for contest expenses and set dues and banquet plans. Stores will close noon through Saturday during Fair week and Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Monticello
Roy Miller
The
Staner Breaks Heel in Drop at Local Plumbing Shop
Local plumber Staner suffered a heel fracture when an elevator jammed at his shop Monday night. He was riding to the second floor when the cab and cargo dropped to the floor. He was taken to John McDonald hospital and expected to use crutches after a Wednesday operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Staner
Staner
Stoner
John McDonald Hospital
Births and Marriages and Cars from Jones County
Births reported from John McDonald hospital include Aug 5 Galen Harrs Amber girl Aug 6 Andrew Feldman Farley boy Aug 7 Albert Kurth Anamosa girl Marriage licenses issued by Jones county clerk Elmer Bigger 21 Springville and Joyce Martens 18 Anamosa Eldon Covington 22 Anamosa and Lois Harms 21 Monticello Donald Darrow 20 Olin and Carmen Robertson 19 Olin Ronald Tuisl 24 Davenport and Margaret Tuttle 24 Monticello John Wollenzien 21 Waverly and Garnet Hansen 19 Oxford Junction New cars and trucks registered Aug 3 Eugene Poppe Amber Chevrolet Clayton Reeves Anamosa Ford Rufus Browne Onslow Chevrolet Great Jones County Fair Monticello Buick Aug 4 Leo Strutt Anamosa Chevrolet Mavor Pillard Monticello Rambler Aug 5 Donald Miller Monticello Dodge Hank’s Service Station Anamosa Chevrolet Frank Miller Anamosa Chevrolet Aug 6 Huerter Pontiac Anamosa two Pontiacs Irvin Kleitsch Monticello Chevrolet Aug 8 Lyle Ridenour Monticello Volkswagen Charles or Maxine Bartels Monticello Dodge James or Vivian Dauber Martello Comet Loren Brenneman Monticello Chevrolet Great Jones County Fair Monticello Chevrolet Police Court docket of Judge Shimanek Douglas Himes careless driving 10 dollars and costs Henry Britcher improper equipment 5 dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Eugene Poppe
Amber
Chevrolet
Clayton Reeves
Anamosa
Ford
Rufus
Mary Browne
Onslow
Jones County Fair
Monticello
Buick
Leo Strutt
Mavor Mary Pillard
Rambler
Donald Miller
Dodge
Hank
Frank Miller
Huerter Pontiac
Local Jaycees Meet at Ft Madison in Iowa
Ten members from the Ft Madison chapter joined more than 300 Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce members for a quarterly state board meeting. Activities included a catfish fry at the rodeo park and a Saturday prison visit to tour the Iowa State Penitentiary facilities and dining hall with inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Madison
Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fred Iben
Auben
Ray Brokaw
Glenn Julson
Ray Meier
Gary Cooper
Harold Gottleaber
al Erdahl
Don Appleby
LeRoy Hinrichs
Rodeo Park
Jaycees
Iowa State Penitentiary
J. E. Bennett
Ever'ng
Board Adopts School Budget for Monticello District
No objectors at the Monticello Community School budget hearing as the 1960 51 budget was approved. Expenditures totaling 476000 will be raised by about 35 mills, unchanged from two years ago, with transfers to fund the Carpenter school addition and other costs. The board moved 100000 from the general to the building fund, necessitating higher taxes to maintain a working balance, and added staff including a half time band instructor two new high school teachers a remedial reading teacher and an elementary supervisor plus six school buses with about a 5 percent salary boost for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roads Committee
State Highway Commission
Monticello
Ballou Farm
James Nelson
Monticello Community School District
Boyd Shannon
Carpenter Addition
Civil Defense Workshop Friday in Jones County
A civil defense workshop to train Jones county leaders and deputies is set for Friday at 7 30 p m in the courthouse community room. Hugo Deininger of Anamosa notes the event will feature a short wave radio and communications demonstration by Sheriff Lew Dreibelbis. Attending are regional Civil defense representative Mr Dunn from Denver state chief Roscoe Whitlatch and Harlan Keller from Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Hugo Deininger
Anamosa
Lew Dreibelbis
Mr. Dunn
Denver
Civil Defense
Roscoe Whitlatch
Des Moines
Harlan Keller
Whitlatch
Floral Hall Exhibitors Enter Dates for Great Jones County Fair
Mrs. Dalco Yount announces entry options for Floral Hall exhibits Aug 20 at her Monticello home or Aug 22 at the Floral Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Premiums range from 25 cents to 8 dollars across six classes. Includes farm, home economics, junior, clothing and textiles, and manual training divisions with various supervision by named local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalco Yount
Floral Hall
East Grand St
Monticello
Ida Cass
Margaret Breen
Ava Main
Emma Zimmerman
Herman Helgens
Esther Sinclair
Scotch Grove
Wyoming Steer and Horse Show Heads to Aug 19 to 21
The Wyoming Fair association announces the annual Steer and Horse show program set for Friday through Sunday August 19 20 and 21. Events include steer show classes in Angus Shorthorn and Hereford divisions with cash prizes and a kiddies program. Saturday features a horse show parade free acts and a 200 cash award with a dance. Sunday repeats the tractor pull with another 200 prize and evening acts. Floral hall entries lists and 4 H exhibits cover Oxford Hale Clay Madison and Wyoming townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wyoming Fair Association
Marshall J
Floral Hall
Peter Sievers
John Hansen
Fred Lazare
Donald Brunscheen
Mary Kouba
Melvin Sievers
Louie Moenk
Harry Johnson
Oxford
Hale
Clay
Madison
Wyoming Townships
Judgment Requests and Civil Suits Reported
A district court petition seeks 3417.27 plus costs from Kenneth N. Bradford Gust Hoyer and Ella Hoyer for 19223.14 in goods. Other suits include John Dorothy against Clayton Reeves for 150.66, several medical service claims, a termite service lien for 295, and a Stanwood bank note judgment of 108.14. Stock car races set for Aug 27 at the Great Jones county fair per secretary Claude Appleby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Watkins Co
Kenneth N. Bradford
Gust Hoyer
Ella Hoyer
Delaware Corporation
John Dorothy
John’s Standard Service
Anamosa
Clayton Reeves
Mechanics Lien Rapids Industries, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Onias E. Shifflett
Martelle
Union Trust and Savings Bank of
Stanwood
Henry Britcher
Sandoe Jordan
Amanda M. Poulson
Curtis D. Poulson
Jones County
Jones County Fair
Claude Appleby
Appleby
Also Mentioned on This Page
Redemption Center
ASC Office
Maxwell Street
Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Davenport
Soil Conservation Districts of
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Miss Manternach
George Manternach
John Sievers
Clayton Ridout
Marsha Windhausen
Rural Electric Cooperative
Ken Gordon
Beatrice Brock
Bob Nance
Radio Staton
WMT
Jones County 4-H Clubs
Center Jct. Recreation Club
GMC
Sam Schuetz
Monticello, Iowa
Galen Harrs
Andrew Feldman
Farley
Albert Kurth
Co. F. Shimanek
Douglas Himes
Carpenter School
Hazel Reade
Charles Nelson
Remedious Daba
Langworthy
Pio Julian Daba
Everly
J. D. Paul
Gf, Brown
J. L. Bailey
David P. Frasher
A. P. Randolph
Alvin W. Roling
R. A. Sautter
Delbert Moore
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