Harness Races Set for Two Days at Great Jones County Fair
The Great Jones County Fair will host 12 harness heats over Wednesday and Thursday, with six heats each day. About 60 to 70 horses are expected, creating a minimum purse of 3000 dollars. Each two-heat race offers 400 dollars plus added money, plus 10 dollars per horse entered. First four receive prizes. 50 percent to the winner, 25 percent to second, 15 percent to third, and 10 percent to fourth. Races start 2 p.m. Wednesday and 2:30 p.m. Thursday. events include 2:24 trot, 2:24 pace, and free-for-all pace. Owners must qualify by 11 a.m. the day before racing.
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Jones County
Tom Eden
Mrs. Music
Eden
Kahoka
Monticello School District Statement Published
The annual financial statement of the Monticello school district appears in this issue. School board secretary Augusta Melsha explains she could not compile the data in time for the first week of July publication due to hospitalization in Cedar Rapids starting June 16 for three weeks and convalescence at home in Monticello for about two weeks.
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Monticello
the Express
Augusta Melsha
Mrs Frances Will of Cascade Died at Daughter's Home
Cascade Frances Will died at her daughter Mrs Joseph Zoller's home after a heart ailment. Services planned at Community Presbyterian Church Cascade at 2 30 p m burial at Cascade Cemetery with Devaney Funeral Home handling arrangements. Body at Zoller residence.
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Cascade
Frances Will
Joseph Zoller
Community Presbyterian Church
Cascade Cemetery
Devaney Funeral Home
Natural fit for speed sup teder as harness head
Tom Eden serves as superintendent of speed at the Great Jones County fair harness track since 1946. He owns Stormy Acres near Monticello with 29 horses and operates Monti-View Cabin and Trailer Court. Eden trains seven horses a year and has raced across multiple towns, predicting harness racing’s growth and crowd appeal at fairs.
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Tom Eden
Jones County
Eden
Monticello
Highway 38
Independence
Mt. Pleasant
Knoxville
Maquoketa
Oskaloosa
What Cheer
Columbus Junction
Tom
Cubs win Pewee League crown with 6 3 record
The Cubs led by captain Dave Stead and manager Dick Devaney won the Pewee League title with a 6–3 record. Second place tied between the Cardinals and White Sox at 5–4, Indians 2–7 in fourth after an 0–7 start but an 8–7 win over the White Sox and 4–2 upset of the Cubs. Bruce Stumbanga captained the Indians. Cubs players included Gordon Westhoff Larry Goettsch Joe Mullen Ricky Westhoff Dennis Smith Bob Behrends Pete Shelley George Ponder Larry Howie John Ferring Jack Ross.
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Cubs
Dewees
Cardinals
White Sox
Indians
Bruce Stumbanga
Gordon Westhoff
Larry Goettsch
Joe Mullen
Ricky Westhoff
Dennis Smith
Bob Behrends
Pete Shelley
George Ponder
Larry Howie
John Ferring
Jack Ross
Dave Stead
Dick Devaney
Albert McNeill
Fair Schedules Four Ballgames at the Great Jones County Fair
Four baseball games are set at the Great Jones County Fair per M F Hogan superintendent of baseball. On Tuesday at 2 p m an all star Monteelo Pewee league team will play Anamosa. Wednesday August 24 Dyersville vs Worthington at 2 30 p m. Ryan vs Clarence at 12 30 p m Thursday and after that Cascade vs Monticello. The Pewee and Ryan Clarence games go seven innings while the other two are nine innings.
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Jones County Fair
M. F. Hogan
W. Pay Anamosa
Dyersville
Worthington
Ryan
Clarence
Cascade
Monticello
Flyer Lands Safely After Noticing Wheel Missing
Les Heiken a Manchester farmer on a flight to Scotch Grove spotted a missing landing wheel near Monticello. With an hour of fuel left and emergency crews on standby he landed on one wheel in Manchester without damage. Heiken is nephew of Mr and Mrs George Helgen of Monticello.
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Les Heiken
Manchester
Scotch Grove
Aeronca
Monticello
Heiken
Les Is
George Helgen
Brackens Observe Silver Wedding At Monticello Open House
Mr and Mrs Henry J Brackens of Monticello announce an open house at Monticello Gun Club on Sunday afternoon and evening August 28 to mark their silver wedding anniversary. All are welcome to attend.
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Henry J. Brackens
Monticello
Montcello
Miller's 1915 Mogul Tractor Draws Centennial Interest
Roy Miller displays a steel wheeled 10 20 HP Mogul International Harvester tractor at the Wyoming centennial parade. The one cylinder chain driven unit runs on kerosene, weighs about three tons, has no radiator or crankcase, and uses drip oilers. Miller bought it from George Willison of Stanwood who used it recently for threshing. The tractor, valued at about 1300 to 1400 dollars when new, has received multiple sale offers but remains with Miller.
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International Harvester
Roy Miller
Monticello
Wyoming
Miller
Carol Miller
Rey Miller Antirelio
Miler
George Willison
Stanwood
Willison
New Hampton
Hopkinton
Wisconsin Farmers Tour Coon Valley Watershed
A large group of farmers from northeast Jones County toured the Coon Valley watershed in Wisconsin on Thursday. The visit, arranged by Cris Randolph a soil conservationist with the Jones County Soil Conservation district, aimed to study long standing watershed conservation programs southeast of La Crosse and included Cascade local chairman Joe Carroll.
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Farm Creek
Jones County
Cascade
Coon Valley
Wisconsin
LaCrosse
Cris Randolph
Jones County Soil Conservation District
Joe Carroll
Bar Association Names Anamosa Attorneys to Committees
Anamosa lawyers J. E. Heiserman and Howard M. Remley were named to Iowa State Bar Association committees. Heiserman to the public relations panel and Remley to the taxation committee. The appointments were announced by Henry J. Te Paske of Orange City, the president. Committee terms run about one year.
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Anamosa
J. E. Heiserman
Howard M. Remley
Iowa State Bar Association
Heiserman
Remley
Henry J. Te Paske
Orange City
Miller Family Vacation Return From Pequot Lakes Trip
Monticello neighbors Mr and Mrs Roy Miller and Linda and Carol returned this week from a week spent at Jacobsen s resort at Pequot Lakes Minnesota.
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Roy Miller
Linda
Carol
Jacobsen
Pequot Lakes
Minn
Second Annual Married Single Men Baseball Game Set
The second annual married single men baseball game is scheduled for Sunday September 11 at the Monticello baseball field. First pitch at 2 p m. The nine inning contest features married men versus single men with pitchers lined up including Jack Schmidt for the singles and Ted Rieniers for the married squad. Bill Howie and Bernie Edwards provide team leadership as rosters list Jostin Edwards Hobert Cabalka and others. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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Monticello
Ted Rieniers
Jack Schmidt
Bill Howie
the Express
Bill Jansen
Bernie Edwards
Jostin
Pepper” Hobert
Duke Cabalka
Duke Cabalka, “Big and Little Poison” Hines, “Nellie” Bader, “Red” Nieters
Scooter” Johnson
Monticello Police Report One Accident
A 1953 four door sedan driven by Wilma Lila Hodoval from Onslow collided with a 1939 panel truck owned by Harlan A. Hall of Monticello at the Second and Elm intersection on a Wednesday afternoon. Hodoval’s car sustained about 200 dollars in damage while Hall Flower Shop’s truck damage was estimated at 20 dollars.
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Wilma Lila Hodoval
Onslow
Second
Elm Streets
Harlan A.hall
Monticello
Hall
East Second Street
North Elm Street
Fire destroys Joe Gudenkauf barn near Sand Springs
A Friday evening blaze destroyed the Joe Gudenkauf barn about four miles north of Sand Springs. Hopkinton Worthington Delhi and Manchester fire crews responded. Cause and extent of damage are unknown. The barn held hay straw and some machinery.
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Hopkinton
Joe Gudenkauf
Sand Springs
Worthington
Delhi
Manchester
Bicycle and Deep Freeze Winners Named at St Luke’s Supper
Linda Mowery daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Mowery won the bicycle at St Luke’s church supper held Sunday evening Aug 14 in Hopkinton. Ralph Fiedler of Hopkinton received the deep freeze prize.
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Hopkinton
Linda Mowery
Victor Mowery
Maenticelto
St. Luke's Church
Ralph Fiedler
Sunday supper guests at Bers Turgensen home
Sunday supper guests were Mrs. George Gurius and her Boise Idaho daughter, Miss Adella Gurius of Bellevue, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hutton and family from Dodgeville Wisconsin. They spent the weekend at L E Hutton's parental home. Jackie Maire accompanied Cart Hein and sons Dale and Glen to the fair in Columbus Junction on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shipton and Debbie visited the J H Shipton and Dale Hall homes Thursday in Cedar Rapids.
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Bers Turgensen
George Gurius
Boise, Idaho
Adella Gurius
Bellevue
Merle Hutton
Dodgeville, Wis
L. E Hutton
Jackie Maire
Cart
Hein
Robert Shipton
Debbie
J. H. Shipton
Dale Hall
Cedar Rapids
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Carl Hein
Pete Miller
Speed
Stormy Miss
Richland Township
Pete Muller
Carl
A. M. Maurice
Floral Hall
Vernon Becker
Paul Hugh
Edwin Freese
Irvin Becker
Loren Freese
Loren
Richard Finson
Monticello, Iowa
Pat Ord
Cardia White Sox
Pichia
Yan
Méday On
Mello
The
Jones
Miller’s
Bar Association
Farmall
Gordon
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