Marriage Licenses Issued in Anamosa and Area
Two marriage licenses were issued by the Anamosa district court clerk. They went to Charles A. Luce and WVaneta Hughes, and to Dallas R. Cramer and Delores M. Ellen. Four Fords and a Kentucky semi trailer were licensed in Jones County. No births reported at John McDonald hospital since last Saturday. Jill Ann Hessing born Friday August 13 at Mercy Hospital. Mark DePue born Friday August 13 in Decorah. Great Jones County Fair discussed by Monticello Rotary Club with Fat Steer Show noted. Area Boy Scout Fund Drive committee named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Charles A. Luce
Zion, NL
Wvaneta Hughes
Scotch Grove
Dallas R. Cramer
Delores M. Ellen
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Blanche E. Corwin
George H. Bohlken
Allen Lactare
Oxford Junction
Oscar J. Houstman
Olin
James Mead
Center Junction
Fred Mizaur
Kentucky
John McDonald Hospital
Mark
David
Henry von Sprecken
Monticello
Ladies Night at Monticello Ball Park
All women are invited as Monticello Cubs host Hopkinton in a Ladies Night game at Monticello Ball Park at 8 p.m. An electric deep fat fryer will be given to one lucky attendee, per baseball officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Ball Park
Monticello
Monticello Cubs
Hopkinton
Public Auction for 857 N Sycamore and Monticello furnishings
Auction notices list two sales on consecutive Saturdays. On August 21 a one year old three room house at 857 N Sycamore from Alexander Jones will be moved after a 2 PM start, with Col Ray Fluckiger as auctioneer. On September 4 Joseph Appleby household goods will be sold at 303 East 2nd Street Monticello starting at 1 PM, led by Col Ray Fluckiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Sycamore
Alexander Jones
Ray Fluckiger
Joseph Appleby
East 2Nd Street
Monticello
Iowa
Col
Sacred Heart Opens Aug 30 With New Staff
Sacred Heart school will begin its year of work on Monday August 30. Principal Sister Mary Annice outlines final registration and a staff including Sister Mary Constance English and home economics Sister Mary Michelle mathematics and physics Sister Mary Bernadette seventh and eighth grades Sister Mary Phyllis fifth and sixth grades Sister Mary Landol third and fourth grades Sister Mary Gretta first and second grades Sister Mary Donata kindergarten and part of first grade Sister Marie Theresa music Father William Wilke new to the parish to teach high school religion and American history and coach boys basketball Father Eugene Lorenz superintendent will instruct in religion and supervise boys woodworking class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Mary Annice
OSF
Mary Constance
Mary Michelle
Mary Bernadette
Mary Phyllis
Mary Landol
Mary Gretta
Mary Donata
Marie Theresa
William Wilke
Marshalltown
Eugene Lorenz
Georgia Bohlken Dies at John McDonald Hospital
Georgia Anne Bohlken age 1? died after two day illness from meningitis at John McDonald hospital early Sunday. Born Sept 13 1946 in Scotch Grove she was in third grade at Rocky Ridge. Funeral Aug 17 at Wayne Zion Lutheran with Rev Carl Mardorf. burial Wayne cemetery. Survived by parents Jean and Kenneth one sister and two grandparents. Goettsch funeral home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Anne Bohlken
John McDonald Hospital
Georgia Anne
George H. Bohlken
Scotch Grove
Rocky Ridge
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Carl Mardorf
Jean
Kenneth
Frank Royden
T. R. Bohlken
Irvin Plueger
Earl Null
Reinhart Eggers
Henry Hanssen
Wayne Cemetery
Goettsch Funeral Home
Final Band Concert At City Park Band Shell Sunday Evening
The final city band concert of the season is set for Sunday at 7 30 PM in the band shell at the fairgrounds under Bandmaster Ray Stumbaugh. The eight concert series winds up with a program of favorites from the summer lineup including marches and vocal solos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Shell
Fairgrounds
Ray Stumbaugh
Jones County
Sixteen Holsteins Die in Lightning Strike at Sand Springs Farm
Harlan Cooper of Sand Springs reports that sixteen of about 39 Holsteins were killed when lightning struck a tree where the cattle sought shelter during a violent Monday storm. Mrs. Cooper noted losses include milking cows and fall fresheners. insurance covers the damage though rebuilding will be challenging. Two cattle survived after straying from the cluster near the tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Cooper
Sand Springs Farm
Sand Springs
Cooper
Dennis Donovan Tops Last 4 H Judging Trials
Dennis Donovan of Castle Grove Royal Rangers led the final 4-H judging workout with 340 of 350 points. Gene Luckstead and Galen Harms finished second and third as 69 boys attended the dairy beef and hog trials at State Farm No 1. The county fair will select the State Fair judging team after this contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denis Donovan
Castle Grove Royal Rangers
Donovan
Gene Luckstead
Wyoming
Oxford Livewires
Galen Harms
Wayne Master Farmers
Harold Larson
Russell Eldred
Dean Ricklefs
Gene Eldred
LaVerne Cruise
Keith Reed
Howard Meeks
Eddie Staton
Marion Cruise
Court Orders W McClanahan To Sanitorium
Wilma McClanahan of Monticello was ordered committed to the state sanatorium at Oakdale by District Judge J E Heiserman after a suit by Dr T M Redmond city health officer of Monticello. The case said she had active tuberculosis and would not stay for free treatment. Judge Heiserman ruled by default in the defendant's absence. A divorce decree was granted to Harvey Tapken from Shirley Tapken of Anamosa for cruel and inhumane treatment. The Tapkens married December 28 1951 and have no children. In a partition suit Mildred M Coburn sued Clarence A First and Alice Jackson. the judge ruled for Coburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma McClanahan
Monticello
Oakdale
J. E. Heiserman
T. M. Redmond
Heiserman
Harvey Tapken
Shirley Tapken
Anamosa
Tapkens
Mildred M. Coburn
Clarence A. First
Alice Jackson
Shugart Begins Football Drills Tuesday in 1954
Monticello coach Shugart starts 1954 drills with 40 players. No returning offensive linemen. backfield strength led by Blayney Monning and Donovan. Physicals Thursday, suit issues Friday and Saturday, first practice Tuesday. Eight-game schedule includes West Liberty, Tipton, Vinton, Independence, Manchester, Maquoketa, Marion, Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shugart
Keith Blayney
Carl Morning
Don Donovan
Art Kromminga
Don Simmons
Carl Egger
Lynn Serbousek
Monticello Black Panther
Blayney
Monning
Donovan
Keystones
Monticello
Tom Rhatigan
the Express
Fresh-Soph
Leo Cabalka
West Liberty
Tipton
Vinton
Independence
Manchester
Maquoketa
Marion
Anamosa
Hopkinton Farmer Gored By Bull Dies At Hospital
Virgil Ivan Lamphier 51 died at 4 a m Saturday in Monticello after injuries from a Holstein bull in his barn four weeks earlier. He operated the Spencer farm southeast of Hopkinton and left a wife Bertha and seven children. Funeral services were held in Manchester and Volga with burial in Hill Crest Cemetery. He was born July 24 1903 at Volga, survived by his wife, three sons, four daughters, and several relatives including his parents and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Ivan Lamphier
Lamphier
Spencer
Hopkinton
John McDonald
Monticello
Gill Funeral Home
Manchester
H. F
Austin
Pearl Phillips Lamphier
Bertha Fitak
South Dakota
Methodist Church
Farm Bureau
Kenneth
Clare
San Francisco
Calif
St. Louis
Deloras
Marilyn
Shirley
Richard Bolling
Fort Crook
Neb
Six Traffic Cases On Police Docket
Six persons were fined for traffic offenses in Mona cco Police court records. Gene B. Burton of Strawberry Point faced speeding charges with seven dollars and costs. Sylvester Alfred Fortmann of Worthington was fined seven dollars and costs for speeding. James Robertson of Monticello received ten dollars and costs for careless driving, with a private citizen filing the charge. H W Shelley of Monticello paid one dollar and costs for improper parking. Milton John Rieken of Anamosa was fined ten dollars and costs for speeding. Ray Karl Reuter of Monticello was fined one dollar and costs for speeding. Weekend visits involved Mr and Mrs Daleo Yount at Ed man Vernon home in Martello and Mr and Mrs Vernon at Warren Kester home in Srenun Gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monacco
Gene B. Burton
Strawberry Point
Monticello
Sylvester Alfred Fortmann
Worthington
James Robertson
H. W. Shelley
Milton John Rieken
Anamosa
Ray Karl Reuter
Mrs
Daleo Yount
Martello
Edman Vernon
Mrs. Vernon
Warren Kester
Srenun Gate
Rush in ASC Vote Deadline Expected in Jones County
A county ASC official warned of a rush as the agricultural stabilization and conservation ballots near the Friday deadline. Voters including all farm operators in Jones County must choose township ASC committee members from a nomination list. ballots return by mail or in person to the Monticello office by Friday with postmarks counted next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Hayden
ASC
Jones County
Hes Township
Monticello
Spain
Morticello
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. N. Strittmatter
Area Council
Boy Scout Fund Drive
Ross Baty
Glen Hargrave
Jim Maurice
Dick Long
Bill Doxsee
Express Photo
Sacred Heart
Georgia Bohlken
Paulsan
Romberg
Liz Young
Imperial
King Star Dust
Carmichael
Fillmore Souths
Belle Isle
Smith Star Spangled Banner
Dennis Donovan
W. McClanahan
Buck Creek Fair
Kathleen Hinsvark
Washington, D. C
Janice Willard
Express
Dubuque
Jones County Fair
Dubuque County
John Shover
Board of Directors of
the Fair
Leg Cabalka
Cabalka
Slim” Heeren
Ken Kiburz
Bill Kiburz
Ralph Beardsley
Miles Webb
Herman Hintz Onslow
Dutch
Null Center Junction
Mark Cross Langworthy
Rolly Bronemann
Leigh Romer
Ron Behrends
Merle Leytem
Paul Behiken
Romer
Harold Shugart
Reggie Morse
Hans Kettle
Sen
Henry Brunscheen
Fred Buchholtz
Monmouth
Glen
Dale Caraway
Baldwin
Buck Creek
Lowa
Ner
Donna Schrodermeir
Marilyn Smith
Bob Drumbarger
John Loop
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