Marriage Licenses Issued by Ana Court Bureau
The district court license bureau in Ana issued several marriages in the past week including Robert Lyons aged 20 and Bonnie Henrickson 19 of Center Junction, Jacob Allen 20 of Wyoming with Letha Petheram 20 of Chapin, Irving Gross 23 of Joliet with Phyllis Jessen 21 of Anamosa, George R. Gilmore 19 and Maye Brownell 18 both of Iowa City, Albert Hawthorne McNeill Jr. 23 with Gail Lenore Huibregtse 22 of Monticello, Frank Drexler legal of Prairieburg with Ruby Jane Knapp 16 of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
Robert Lyons
Bonnie Henrichson
Center Junction
Jacob Allen
Wyoming
Letha Petheram
Chapin
Irving Gross
Joliet
Phyllis Jessen
Anamosa
George R. Gilmore
Iowa City
Maye Brownell
Albert Joseph Hawthorne McNeill, Jr
Gail Lenore Huibregtse
Monticello
Frank Joseph Drexler
Legal
Prairieburg
Ruby Jane Knapp
Marion
Rotary hears fair program and notes on Monticello event
The Great Jones County Fair leaders spoke to Monticello Rotary about progress and challenges of running a large fair. An August 16 meeting was canceled. Local licenses were issued for Ben Otten, Ronald Meade, Frank Miles, James Wild and Jewel Tea Co. Three births at John McDonald hospital were recorded: Pieray boy, Leggett girl, Dotterweich boy, all in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair
Monticello
Jones County
Ben H. Otten
Scotch Grove
DeSoto
Ronald E. Meade
Oxford Junction
Chevrolet
Miller’s
Lh.c
Frank E. Miles
Olin
School Bus
Jewel Tea Co
James Wild
Anamosa
John McDonald Hospital
Gene Pieray
Stuart Leggett
Michael Dotterweich
Monticello Public Library to close for fair days
Mrs B C Roberts librarian announces Monticello Public Library will be closed during the fair from Wednesday through Saturday August 18 to 21. Regular hours will be observed the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Roberts
Monticello Public
Monticello
Arch Edwards
John Zimmerman Sells Monticello Clothing Store
John Zimmerman sold the Golden Eagle Clothing Store in Monticello to Bill Shaffer after fifty years of association. Zimmerman started Star Clothing in 1887 and moved to the Golden Eagle location in 1989, remaining to help Shaffer transition before retiring. He plans to stay in Monticello with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zimmerman
Golden Eagle Clothing Store
Bill Shaffer
Shaffer
Zimmerman
Monticello
Star Clothing Store
Long’s Grocery Store
Erickson
Missing Grasslands Wagon Reported From Anamosa Firm
A rubber tired farm wagon belonging to Griver Implement company of Anamosa is missing. It disappeared during the night after the National Grass lands celebration and was reported to the Jones County sheriff. Mrs. A J Strittmatter and daughter Susan returned to Cedar Rapids after two months with her parents, Mr and Mrs J J Locher. Mr Strittmatter attended FBI school in Washington. Mr and Mrs R J Kopp and daughter Helen Jean left for a week in Holton Kansas where Helen Jean will be maid of honor at Lenita Arnold's wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griver Implement Company
Anamosa
Jones County
A. J. Strittmatter
Susan
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Locher
Mr. Strittmatter
FBI
Washington, D.C
R. J. Kopp
Helen Jean
Holton
Kansas
Lenita Arnold
Jones County Fair Fat Steer Show Opens Friday
The Great Jones County Fair features the Fat Steer Contest with $3,450 in prize money led by a $1,000 top prize. Judges from major packing plants select uniform finalists from anonymized consignments, then auction prizes follow the judging. Entries come from six states with about 80 of 93 expected to show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Midwest
Tom Sherlock
Oxford
Iowa
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
Ross Baty
M. T. Stott
C. D. Shaffer
Texas
Ohio
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Rural Library Service Proposed for Jones County
A committee led by Mrs Reuel McColm backs a Rural Library Service in Jones county after study The Iowa General Assembly passed law enabling county library districts The plan favors a bookmobile distribution from a central point and requires a majority vote for district creation A tax not exceeding two mills may fund establishment and maintenance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Reuel McColm
52Nd
General Assembly
State of
Iowa
Star Order to Attend Funeral of Mrs Podhaski
Members of the Order of the Eastern Star are asked to meet at the Temple at 2 p.m. tomorrow to go in a body to the funeral of Mrs. F. M. Podhaski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
F. M. Podhaski
Monticello Fair Closings Announced for Local Businesses
Monticello stores, library, and bank will close for the Jones County Fair. Businesses will shut Wednesday to Friday afternoons and Saturday evening after 7 p.m. The library and bank hours are adjusted with noon close midweek and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Saturday evening closure.
Two Divorces On Court Docket In Anamosa
Two divorce actions listed by the district court at Anamosa. Judge J E Heiserman grants a divorce in John E Ketcham v Mary Patricia Ketcham with alimony and costs and custody terms. A temporary injunction bars interference in Lora Mae Rigdon v Thurman R Rigdon during their divorce case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Anamosa
J. E. Heiserman
John E. Ketcham
Mary Patricia Ketcham
Ketcham
Heiserman
Thurman R. Rigdon
Lora Mae Rigdon
Rigdon
Mrs. Ethel Madden Dies at Cedar Rapids Hospital
Mrs. Ethel Madden died Sunday evening at St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids from a heart attack after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Turner chapel in Cedar Rapids with burial in Oakwood cemetery Monticello. She was born June 11 1899 Worthington Iowa and married B H Madden January 13 1940 at Brookfield Missouri. Survived by husband her parents Charles and Mrs Parrott and one sister Mrs A O Wroblewski of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Madden
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Madden
Turner Chapel
Oakwood Cemetery
Monticello
Worthington
Iowa
Charles Parrott
B. H. Madden
Brookfield
Missouri
A. O. Wroblewski
John Boyer
Norfolk
Neb
John Parrott
Elmer Parrott
Amber Parrott
Manchester
John Carr
Albert Tucker
Cascade
William Keaten
Galena
B. H. Morris
Delhi
Paul Gearhart
Hopkinton
Ben Wroblewski
Anamosa
Board assigns room for selective service board in county courthouse
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday allocated room 312 on the third floor west end of Jones County Courthouse for the newly appointed selective service board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Jones County Court House
Selective Service Board
Court House
Monticello License Office Opens Saturday for Renewals
The Monticello license examination and renewal office will open this Saturday August 14 at the community building. Hours are 9 00 am to 4 30 pm for exams and renewals with renewals only from 4 30 to 5 30 pm. The office will also be open on August 28 September 11 and September 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Attendance soars at Monticello pool in heat
The Monticello pool reports 3,326 admissions since its July 31 opening, with eight morning swim classes and one afternoon adult class underway. A July 31 to August first heat surge saw 74 degree water and over 400 admissions in a single afternoon, while minor injuries and ongoing construction work progress as crews near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ray Stumbaugh
Jimmy Vernon
Art Brayton to Keynote Monticello Chamber Dinner
Date for opening dinner set for September 9 at 6 30 p.m. in Monticello Community Building with Art Brayton of Des Moines as featured speaker. 22 members attended the Chamber meeting as plans began for Monticello improvement and a public invitation was issued. The group approves season tickets for FFA and 4 H members to the Monticello swimming pool with distribution handled by County Agent C B Jessen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Brayton
State Convention Bureau
Des Moines
Monticello
FFA
4-H
C. B. Jessen
Begin Work On Another Building For Great Plains Lumber
Construction started this week on a new one story brick office building for Great Plains Lumber and Supply on west First street. The 24 by 60 foot structure faces the street with five plate glass windows and should be ready for occupancy by early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains Lumber and Supply Company
West First Street
George Harris
Monticello
Harris
Louis Barrack
Balsinger Held Overnight After Saturday Arrest
George Balsinger remained in the city jail over Sunday after a Saturday evening arrest by city police. He was released on bond and will appear for a hearing Friday evening. Mrs. Grant Stambaugh hosted Sunday guests Dr. D. R. Webb and Dr. H. E. Phiffer of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balsinger
George Balsinger
Grant Stambaugh
D. R. Webb
H. E. Phiffer
Cedar Rapids
Podhaski Rites Here Tomorrow
Funeral services for Sarah Josephine Podhaski will be held Friday at 2 30 p m at Goettsch Funeral Home Monticello. She died August 10 at Allen Nursing Home Manchester after a long illness. She was born July 14 1869 Langworthy daughter of H W and Mrs Perrine. She married F M Podhaski December 11 1888 in Monticello and is survived by daughter Mrs Paul Klaus of Manchester son L F Podhaski of Waterloo a brother J H Perrine Monticello a half brother Alfred Perrine Siloam Springs Ark and seven grandchildren. She was active in Royal Neighbor lodge and Order of the Eastern Star. Complete arrangements to be announced. She helped at the Monticello Express for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Josephine Podhaski
F. M. Podhaski
Monticello
Fire Damages Monticello Auto Wreckers Front End
A fire around 5 a.m. damaged the Monticello Auto Wreckers building front end and roof area. Tools and a work bench were destroyed while an inside car remained undamaged. Fire officials blamed a lightning strike through a power line. city and farmers’ trucks responded within minutes. Oil soaked lumber slowed firefighting before flames were controlled and crews cleared after 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
New City
Farmers
Monticello Band Heads to Chicagoland Music Festival
Monticello high school band will represent the city at the Chicagoland Music Festival this Saturday August 14 under director Ray Stumbaugh. The group travels by school bus driven by Dick Lang and played at a Hoover birthday event in West Branch under Stanley Vesely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ray Stumbaugh
Chicago
Dick Lang
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Stanley Vesely
Coe College
Vesely
West Liberty
Three Men Arrested for Quarry Robbery and School Break-ins
Three men were arrested last Friday by Sheriff Henry Eichhorn and deputies for breaking into Arthur McGuire's quarry near Olin and taking apart a lime stone pulverizer. Two face charges of breaking and entering for alleged school thefts in Jones Cedar Washington and Johnson counties. One man, Whitcher, is charged with trespassing by carrying away. The trio have been held in the Jones county jail. The arrests led to further questioning about other suspects operating in Cedar county. A hearing is set this morning in the Justice Court of George Lawrence in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
George Lawrence
Anamosa
Henry Eichhorn
Malvern Simmons
William Meaker
Tipton
Robert Whitcher
20Th St
Rock Island
Jones County
Whitcher
Arthur McGuire
Olin
McGuire
Jones
Cedar
Washington
Johnson Counties
Hale No. 6
Cedar County
Monticello Building Boom Nears Completion
Construction speeds ahead in Monticello for the Great Jones County Fair with work on a new swimming pool and surrounding land grading. The old Methodist church is demolished, Freese Implement Sales building nears completion with neon sign, Miller Implement House advances, and Clark Apartments push to finish by early September while several houses await final touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jens Olesen & Sons Construction Co
Leigh
Lloyd Clark
Freese
Old Methodist Church
Freese Implement Sales
Miller Implement and Home
Highway 151
Miler
Clark Apartments
Clark
the Express
Junior Fair Show Statistics At Great Jones County Fair
More than 400 Jones county 4-H club members and FFA participate in the Junior Show at the Great Jones County Fair starting next Wednesday. C. B. Jessen reports 100 dairy heifers 93 baby beeves 18 beef heifers and 65 litters of pigs entered. About 200 girls will exhibit 600 projects with over 20 demonstration teams. Daily special awards total 420 dollars in added prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
FFA
Jones County Fair
C. B. Jessen
Farm Bureau and Extension Service
Floral Hall
Fairgrounds
Jones County Fair set for record four day run in Monticello
Monticello gears for the 95th Great Jones County Fair August 18 to 21 with a record crowd expected. New grandstand seating 2500 free seats plus 1000 reserved chairs, free acts, four baseball games, horse races, and a Dusenberry Starling Gate enhance the program led by Bill Campbell as judge and Kenneth Ferring and Leslie Linn as umpires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Cal
Ruth Thompson
Jones County Fair
Hopkinton
Worthington
Dyersville
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Cascade
Kenneth Ferring
Leslie Linn
Iowa State Fair Board
Bill Campbell
Jesup
Fine Man Fined $1000 for Second OMVI Charge
Henry J. Lussem pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated second offense in district court. Judge J E Heiserman imposed a $1000 fine, surrendered Lussem's liquor bank, revoked his driving license, and granted a 60 day reinstatement option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Lussem
J. E. Heiserman
George Lawrence
Anamosa
Lussem
Heiserman
Legion Delegates Attend Midyear State Convention
Monticello delegates from the Arthur P. O'Rourke Post No 209 attended the Des Moines mid year Legion convention last week. The event ran from Sunday evening to Wednesday with state officers elected and installed. Delegates included Frank Shimanck Joe Huxtable Max Reyner Siegfrid Guyan and Henry Schone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion Post No. 209
Des Moines
Frank Shimanck
Joe Huxtable
Max Reyner
Siegfried Guyan
Henry Schone
Jones County Budget Hearing Approves Spending Plan
At a Tuesday hearing on August 10, the Jones county board approved the proposed budget and tax certificate with no taxpayer objections. The actions matched the published plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Special Dairy Sale Set Friday at Monticello Barn
A dairy sale is scheduled for Friday at 7 30 p m at the Monticello Sales Barn under manager Tom Eden with an outstanding herd from Eastern Iowa. Tom Eden and Louie Wanken will oversee the auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Tom Eden
Iowa
Louie Wanken
Appreciation Day Postponed for Fair
The regular Appreciation Day program will not be held next Wednesday due to the fair. It will resume on Wednesday August 25 at 3 p.m.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rotary Club
W. Shaffer
Reat Jones County
E. Madden
Olesen Construction Company
Fred Prueter
Prueter
Ida J. Ray
Vernon Ray
Sadie Podhaski
Monti
Oscar Fuller
Wilhelm Behrends
Goettsch Funeral Home
Express
Lawrence’s Court
Monticello Fair
OMVI
Legion
Julie Ann Blohm
Marvin C. Blohm
John Otten
Julie Ann
Mabel Otten
Mary Ann Otten
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