Lions Club conducts August meeting in Monticello and Rotary speaker
The Lions Club met August 17 at Peter Mann Cafe with program chair Dr Earl DeShaw presenting youth group members David Wortman and Dick Steenhoch who demonstrated fly control and DDT spray. Mrs DeShaw and Mrs Ray Fuller briefed on Campfire groups and Going Places projects. Rotary Club welcomed County Auditor George Specht who outlined Iowa’s new assessors law with county engineer Charles Spaeth. Club president Ed Cox noted no Aug 18 meeting due to fair week. next gathering Aug 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Peterman Cafe
Earl DeShaw
Bob ‘Lidwall
Jackson Township
David Wortman
Dick Steenhock
Ray Fuller
Canowefi
Jean Otten
Carol Harford
Mantwapo
Rose Maire
Shirley Lubben
Christa Kay Mast
Dottie Hollar
Dixie Bell
Filthtakia
Nan Barron
Devils Back Bone Park
McGregor
Prairie du Chene
Wisconsin Dells
Camp Huaga
Ed Cox
Lion's Club
George Specht
Monticello
Charles Spaethe
Rotary Club
Cecil Goettsch
County treasurer issues list of 1947 licenses
Last week the county treasurer issued licenses for several 1947 vehicles including Fords Kaisers Dodges and a Lincoln Zephyr. Names listed include Roy E Walters Clarence Graf Howard Cook Rev R P Young Robert A Dose John H Eden Franks and Son Carl M Levsen & Sons and Joe Holub among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Walters
Wyoming
Ford
R. P. Ni Chew- Ro
Graves
Anamosa
S¢ Graf
Clarence
Kaiser
Howard Cook
Scotch Grove
Dodge
Rev
R. P. Young
Monticello
Robert A. Dose
John H. Eden
Joe A. Holub
Franks & Son
Martello
John Wroblewski
Walter D. Wigger
Marriage Licenses Issued In Anamosa District Court
The office of the Clerk of the District Court in Anamosa issued wedding licenses this past week. James Sutherland of Brighton Michigan wed Ethel Coching of Manchester. Robert Somerville of Wyoming wed Lois Huffman of Wyoming. Clarence Austin of Anamosa wed Reva Grimm of Anamosa. Leo Waggner of Wellman wed Dorothy Marek of Anamosa. Albert J Hutter of Bever Dam Wisconsin wed Marjorie E Krueger of Bever Dam Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Anamosa
James Sutherland
Brighton, Mich
Ethel’ Coching
Manchester
Robert Somerville
Lois Huffman
Wyoming
Clarence Austin
Reva Grimm
Leo Waggner
Wellman
Dorothy Marek
Albert J.hutter
Marjorie E. Krueger
Bever Dam
Wisconsin
Births at John McDonald Hospital Last Week
The John McDonald Hospital reported births this past week. On August 8, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kula welcomed a girl in Anarficsa. On August 10, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Steiner welcomed a girl in Monticello. On August 13, Mr. and Mrs. Paul McDonald welcomed a boy in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Arthur Kula
Anarficsa
Harold Steiner
Monticello
Paul McDonald
Local Riders Win At Independence Show
Monticello riding enthusiasts competed in the Independence fair horse show on Tuesday night winning multiple ribbons. Participants included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scherrer Charles Turner Russell Etten Mrs. Roy Like Sally Like Alfred Etten Tom Dayec Ireland Louis Jamieson and Ralph Jamieson. Winners include Mrs. Harold Scherrer fourth in Western Pleasure Russell Etten first place Mrs Like third and Louis Jamieson fourth in Musical Chair Race Lee Ireland fourth in English Pleasure. Alfred Etten earned second and third in Single Hitch Draft Horse class. Ralph Jamieson rode in the pony class. The riders have also shown at Central City Manchester and Vinton bringing home many ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Harold Scherrer
Charles Turner
Russell Etten
Roy Like
Sally Like
Alfred Etten
Tom Dayec
Ireland
Louis Jamieson
Ralph Jamieson
Mrs. Like
Lee Ireland
Central City
Manchester
Fair Week Kicks Off For Jones County 4-H Entries
The Jones county 4-H fair schedule unfolds with entry day Monday August 18 and weigh in for baby beeves on Tuesday August 19. Health certificates, questionaires and home furnishing exhibits due by 6 p m Tuesday. The boys judging contest Tuesday at 3 p m. Swine judging starts Wednesday morning with dairy calves Friday auction and big stock parade Thursday evening. Local judges include Grace Adams Howard Hamilton Bill Diamond Kerch berger Shearer Joe Beave Warren Kester with master of ceremonies duties on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
County Farm Bureau
Grace Adams
Buchanan County
Howard Hamilton
Tipton
Bill Diamond
Kerchberger
Iowa State College
Shearer
Iowa State
Haug Elgin
Joe Beave
Anamosa
Warren Kester
WMT
Dairy Field Day Planned by Jones County Creameries
Plans by the Jones county creameries and vocational agriculture department sponsor a Dairy Field Day on Wednesday September 17 at the Monticello fair grounds. Raymond Adams says the all day program from 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m includes door prizes refreshments and demonstrations to help farmers improve dairy product quality and production with four top dairy experts from Iowa State College on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creameries
Vocational Agriculture Department
Jones County
Raymond Adams
Monticello
Cannon
Raps
Iverson
Carl Westburg
Department of Dairy Husbandry and Dairy Industry
Iowa State College
Local Man Charles Eby Dies After Heat Prostration
Charles Eby of Scotch Grove died after overheating while helping with threshing south of Amber. Born January 22, 1918, he served with the 9th Air Force in Europe during World War II. Survived by wife, two sons, one brother, three sisters, and a number of relatives. Funeral services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eby
Scotch Grove
Amber
9Th Air Force
Robert
James
Raymond
Monticello
L. B. Callahan
Rochester
Minn
Peak Family Welcomes Daughter Virginia
Mr and Mrs Phillip Peak of Bloomington Indiana announce the birth of their daughter Virginia born August 5. She weighed seven pounds two ounces and is the couple’s second child with a son James. Mrs Peak is formerly Alice Peterson of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Peak
Bloomington
Indiana
Virginia
James
Peak
Alice Peterson
Paul Peterson
Monticello
Dick Lang Sells Conoco Station
Sam Reyner and Jim Balsiger purchased the lease and equipment of the Conoco Service Station from Dick Lange effective August 1. They have worked with Lange for a year and will run the station as Con Service Station offering the same product lines. Lange stays in Monticello after thanking patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Reyner
Jim Balsiger
Conoco
Dick Lange
Lesee
Reyner
Balsiger
Lange
Callie. Lang
Monticello
Con
Milton Harms Serving in Japan With Eighth Army
T-4 Milton H. Harms of Scotch Grove Iowa is on duty with the Eighth Army at Kobe Honshu Japan. He is assigned to Co A Kobe Base QM Depot and arrived in Japan in Oct 1946 after training at Ft Snelling and Ft Knox. Kobe serves as a supply base for the occupation army and features the Kobe Base Rifle Range near the Imperial Palace.
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Eighth Army
Kobe
Milton H. Harms
Henry Harms
Scotch Grove
Iowa
Honshu
Japan
Harris
Emperor’s ‘Imperial Palace
Harms
Army
Ft, Snelling
Minn
States
Ft. Knox
Air age comes to Monticello as plane lands for inspection
John P. Hack of LaFayette Indiana flew in to view Buckners milk processing equipment for sale. The plane landed at Eq Garfners field revealing an era of air travel impacting local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
John P. Hack
LaFayette
Indiana
Garfners Field
Win H McNeill Buried Tuesday
William H. McNeill 68 lifelong Hopkinton resident died August 10 after a yearlong illness. He served as Hopkinton mayor and six terms on the council, helped found Citizens State Bank, and remained active in farming and church work. He is survived by his wife Agnes, daughter Rebecca, a sister in Canada, and three brothers. Funeral at Reformed Presbyterian church with burial in Hopkinton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. McNeill
Hopkinton
James
Jane Johnston -McNeill
South Fork Two
Hopkinton High School
Chester White
Daisy Davis
Sand Springs
Agnes R. Self
Waverly
Citizens State Bank
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Rebecca McNeill
Stuart Smith
Allan
Saskatchewan
Canada
S. J. McNeill
Chicago
Albert J. McNeill
Monticello
Robert J. McNeill
F. I. Allen
E. J. Starr
Hopkinton Cemetery
Legion officers attend state convention in Sioux City
Among Monticello Legionaries at the state convention in Sioux City this week are Commander Elect Leslie Linn and attendees Ray Stumbaugh Sam Schuetz C F Shimanek and Dr A P Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Housing scarce in Spencer as family camps in a 1938 Ford
In Spencer, housing shortages push Mr and Mrs Ray Felkhéecer and their two children to live in a 1938 Ford sedan for a month. The article notes the family’s struggle to find shelter amid scarce housing and rising pressures in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Ray Felkhéecer
New Cases Filed on Jones Docket
County Clerk Leigh Pearson reports several new district court cases filed in the past week. Names include Lockman versus Mary Barnes with guardianship and unsound mind actions. Everett Harris versus Dorothy Harris divorce with child support. partition action Gerd Prull et al versus John Jacobs. Doris M. Davis administrator versus Ira L. Davis with a receiver appointed. Also a habeas corpus petition by John T. Vandy from the men's reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Pearson
District Court
Lockman
Mary Barnes
State Hospital
Independence
Czechoslovakia
Fr. H. Shimanek
Everett Harris
Dorothy Harris
Heiserman
Gerd Prull
Marie Prull
John Jacobs
Doris M. Davis
George W. Davis
Ira L. Davis
John T. Vandy
Annanoose County
Special Police for Fair Appointed
A special police force for the Great Jones County Fair has been organized with Roy Pearson as chief and Clayton Adams and Lloyd Pickett as lieutenants. Thirty local men will direct parking and manage rush hour traffic with plans for one way traffic at the fairgrounds. A first aid tent will be set up with a nurse on duty through cooperation with John McDonald Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair
Roy Pearson
Clayton Adams
Lloyd Pickett
John McDonald Hospital
Public Safety Meeting Planned in Jones County
The Iowa Department of Public Safety announces Henry Leichhorn of Anamosa as chairman of the Safety Responsibility Education committee. A county wide meeting August 19 in Anamosa will outline the Iowa Safety Responsibility Law with separate sessions for law enforcement and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Henry Leichhorn
Anamosa
Jones County
State Public Safety Department
Court House
Eichhorn
Monticello
Jack Beeks
Pete Hall
E. J. Davis
Harold Gottlieber
Jake Rohr
Harry Starks
Herman Hoffman
Marle’ Jacobsen
C. F. Shimanek
Leonard Norton
Earl Pulver
Eric Owen
American Legion
C. B. Jessen
Farm Bureau
Ireland Captured at Ponca City after reformatory escape
Edward Ireland a 27 year old escapee from the Anamosa reformatory was captured in Ponca City Oklahoma. He and Marvin Banks of Storm Lake Iowa escaped July 6 and reportedly stole about 5000 worth of furnishings guns clocks silverware and clothing from farms in Kay county and nearby areas. Ireland faced forgery charges filed Oct 6 1942 pleaded guilty Oct 7 and received a 10 year sentence at Anamosa reformatory. He had prior time in Missouri state penitentiary.
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Edward Ireland
Reformatory
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Ireland
Marvin Banks
Storm Lake
Iowa
Anamosa Reformatory
Banks
Kay County
Pawnee
Drumright
Shawnee
Chandler
Anamosa
Missiouri State Penitentiary
Three-Tavern $150 Loss Hushed By Suspects
A trio of quick fingered con artists hit two Monticello taverns last Saturday, taking about $75 from each via money jars. Witnesses describe three men including a tall blue overalls wearer with one finger missing, a scarred older man, and a restless runner with tattoos on both hands. They hit noon and 1 PM sessions and reportedly fled toward Hopkinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Hopkinton
McLaughlin Loses Eye in Farm Threshing Accident
William D. McLaughlin suffered the loss of his eye when a belt on a threshing machine struck him on the James McLaughlin farm while aiding his son. He was taken to St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids for operation and is expected to return home soon. his condition is reported satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McLaughlin
William D. McLaughlin
Mr. McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
James
W. D. Melaughlin
Ruel McColm
St. Luke's Hospital
Melaughlin
Barbers Form Chapter of National Group
A Jones county chapter of the Associated Master Barbers of America forms with 12 of 16 local barbers joining. In Monticello two members Alva Behrends and E F J Davis join. officers include Cecil Farmer Anamosa president E J Davis Monticello vice president Alva Behrends Monticello secretary treasurer Wm E Custis N B Anamosa sergeant at arms and J Stomers N B Oxford Junction recording secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Associated Master Barbers of America
Monticello
Alva Behrends
FE. J. Davis
Cecil Farmer
Anamosa
E. J. Davis
Wm. E. Custis
N. B
Sgt. At
Great Jones County Fair Prepares for Record Crowds
Monticello readies the 94th annual Great Jones County Fair for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in August 2023. Organizers expect the largest entry list ever with extended judging pens, new bleachers, and expanded livestock facilities. Free entertainment includes the Hanneford family and a 1947 style Fair Frolics chorus show, plus 4 H and FFA exhibits, fat steer shows with up to two steers per exhibitor and $3450 in prizes, and three days of baseball and harness racing amid upgrades to the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Compar
Hanneford
FFA Club
Young Peoples
Iowa
Dyersville
Cascade
Delaware County League
Midwest
Jones County
Rev George McNary Moves To Lake City
Rev George W McNary and his wife have moved from Little Falls Minnesota to Lake City Minnesota where he serves as pastor of the Congregational church He left Little Falls after seventeen years six months and says Lake City a beautful town of about 4000 people on Lake Pepin is surrounded by high hills called the Berkshires of the west His daughter Patricia resides in Minneapolis and he notes active work and close contact with the twin cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
George W. McNary
Little Falls
Minnesota
Lake City
Congregational Church
Twin Cities
Patricia
Minneapolis
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Lions Clu
Jones ‘County, Fair
Grecie
Miss Gracie
Grace
Elizabeth Hanneford
William McManus
Express
Larry Burns
Dick Lang
Milton Harms
Win. H. McNeil
Legion
Jones
Special Police For Fair
FFA
Wm. D. McLaughlin
Barbers
Setor
Boyd Shannon
Ray Adams
Voc. Ag
George McNary
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