Volk Brothers take top honors in Jersey class
Jersey class results crown the Volk Brothers of Cascade with Gerald showing the grand champion and Danny claiming the reserve. Births at John McDonald hospital include Aug 16 through Aug 21 with new babies to Kurt, DeStaw, Manternach, Wilson, Yossi, Soper, Grant and others. Marriage licenses list area couples and ages. new cars and trucks registered to Jones county residents include Aug 16 to Aug 22. Justice Court docket notes an improper passing offense with a $10 fine and costs.
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Volk Brothers
Cascade
Gerald
Danny
John McDonald Hospital
Ambrose Kurt
Howard DeStaw
Hopkinton
Lloyd Manternach
David Wilson
Monticello
John Yossi, Jr
Roger Soper
Olin
Donald Grant
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Shover Livestock Co
Chevrolet
Walter
Marcella Reese
Anamosa
Oldsmobile
John Talbert
Ford
Faye P
Harms
Buick
365 Girls Exhibit at Great Jones County Fair
Four hundred garments judged as 536 items by 4-H girls at the Great Jones county fair with Blue Red and White ribbons awarded in multiple categories including Cotton Skirt Blouse Nightgown Pajamas Housecoats JUMPER and PLAY CLOTHES. Beatrice Brock announced winners in Senior Division with many named clubs and participants across Greenfield Jackson Cascade and other communities.
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Great Jones County Fair
Beatrice Brock
Margaret Stanton
Cascade
Marcia Pillard
Cass Corner Chums
Jeanne Hansen
Fairmor Lively
Margaret Meeks
Pam Port
Greenfield
Luanne Bahnsen
Hale Wapsie Wanderers
Janet Wahl
Lovell Happy Helpers
Karen Fall
Olin Ship Ahoy
Sharon Pegorick
Bonnie Balichek
Oxford Happy Hustlers
Colleen Holub
Prairie Hill
Be Natural
Dorothy Freese
Wayne Willing
Red Judy Kuriger
Castle Grove
Wyoming Youth Sweeps Lamb Show at Great Jones County Fair
Richard Huston of Wyoming swept the market lamb show by winning the champion pen of three lambs the reserve champion market lamb and the sheep showman award Gary Holst of Center Junction had the champion market lamb John Holst had the reserve champion pen of three lambs Ribbons went to 4-H ers including John Scheer Martelle John Holst Charles Rutenbeck Mechanicsville Ron French Springville Kenneth Fishwild Larry Fishwild Richard Huston Hugh Tasker and Larry Berkenpas Lisbon Bill Postel Monticello Henry Tasker Wyoming with blue and red awards for individual lambs and pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Huston
Wyoming
Lamb
Denny
Clifton
Jones County Fair
Gary Holst
Center Junction
John Holst
John Scheer
Martelle
Charles Rutenbeck
Mechanicsville
Gary
Grand Champions Named in Six Dairy Classes at County Fair
A Monticello boy Richard Heeren had the grand champion Guernsey cow in the dairy herd show at the Great Jones County Fair. Other champions included Tom Hanna Anamosa Holstein Gerald Volk Cascade Jersey Frances Sievers Anamosa Brown Swiss and Denny Dean Olin Ayrshire. Reserve winners were Joe Steffens Anamosa Darrell Schuman Anamosa Francis Sievers Anamosa Jim Dean Olin and Danny Volk Jersey. Special showman awards went to Gerald Volk Tom Hanna Joe Steffens and Don Mull.
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Monticello
Richard Heeren
Guernsey
Jones County
Tom Hanna
Anamosa
Holstein
Gerald Volk
Cascade
Jersey
Frances Sievers
Denny Dean
Olin
Ayrshire
Joe Steffens
Darrell Schuman
Francis Sievers
Jim Dean
Danny Volk
Don Mull
City awards coal bid after withdrawal request
The city council withdrew its motion to grant the 1961-62 coal bid to Hoag Duster Co during a special meeting last Friday afternoon. The bid was awarded to Great Plains Supply Co, the next lowest bidder, at 12.70 per ton. Spahn and Rose Lumber Co was third at 12.90 per ton. A letter from LR Hoag of Hoag Duster Co asked to withdraw its coal bid dated Aug 4. Cont'd on page A8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoag Duster Co
Great Plains Supply Co
Dave Miller
Bernard Kuriger
Spahn and Rose Lumber Co
LR. Hoag
Two 4-H Boys Teams To Enter State Event
Two senior 4 H demonstrations were selected Tuesday afternoon for state fair competition. From nineteen demonstrations at the Great Jones County Fair, Roger Kost and Steve Howard of East Martello Boys join Tom Hanna and David Ortgies of Fairview Thunderbolts for the state meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Kost
Steve Howard
East Martello
Tom Hanna
David Ortgies
Fairview Thunderbolts
Paul Smith
Leo Delay
Castle Grove Royal Rangers
Keith King
Kenneth Hanna
Paul Hansen
Onslow
Sacred Heart Enrollment at Monticello Stable for 1961-62
Sacred Heart school in Monticello lists 350 total students for 1961-62, with 98 in high school (30 freshmen, 28 sophomores, 18 juniors, 22 seniors) and 252 in grades one through six. Elementary classes are split among six rooms with counts 37, 41, 40, 45, 44, and 45.
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Sacred Heart School
Monticello
Local Winners Named at Great Jones County Fair
Bernita Carradus of Anamosa won the sweepstakes in the Fine Arts department. Mollee Williams of Monticello announced the result after judging on Tuesday. Michael Meade, a Midland Community High School freshman in Wyoming, won top honors for a school work bookcase. Margaret Meeks of Martelle took second with a black and white drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernita Carradus
Mollee Williams
Monticello
Darco Yount
Floral Hall
Michael Meade
Midland Community High School
Wyoming
Margaret Meeks
Martelle
Monticello Public Schools enroll 1 398 students
The Monticello Community schools report 1 398 enrolled so far with 34 more than last year and anticipate more before the opening day of school on Tuesday August 28. High school totals 593 and elementary 805 with detailed grade counts listed.
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Monticello
Dale Greenawald
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Lorenzo L. Burgess
Springville
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Whittier
Richard Hopkins
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Scotch Grove
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Walter F. Aerni
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M.E. McCrabb
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Greenfield Lucky Lassies
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White
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The
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Mar
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Beth Wortman
Wapsie Townettes
Linda Humpal
Diann’ Larson
Cass Cor
Kathy Walton
Marcia Zirkelbach
Wayne
Eileen du
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Red
Marjean Graf
Sharon Graf
Jackson
Janell Irons
Phyllis Strong Hale
Wapsie Wanderers
Verlene Folkers
Jody Seeley
Judy Stahr
Mary Lane
Sandra Miller
Field Lucky Lassies
Kay Keller
Diane Adams
Diane Hodgden
Richland Rock Etts
Jo Ann Ballou
Joyce Finkenbinder
Carol Robertson
Helen Markmann
Hale Wapsie Wander
Ers
Nancy Knapp
Jackson Wise Owls
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Lovell! Happy Helpers
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Field
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Marie Reiss
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Sharon Meade
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Phillip Specht
Leo Tjaden
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Nancy Steffens
Paul Wilcox
Joseph Fleming
Joe Holub
Mike Holub
Tim Huber
Coggon
Gary Kramer
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William Rieken
Red Stuart Gerdes
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Chuck Hansen
Larry Meyer
Dwayne Shaffer
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Paul Goedken
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Clem Lawrence
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Bobbie Kehoe
Thomas Rieken
Jim Brink
Central City
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Daniel Specht
Jean Marie Lux
Center Jct
Robert Wennekamp
Martello
Janet Jackson
John Jackson
Larry Jackson
Larry Siebels
Ana
Paul Specht
Tom
Ronald Keener
Keener
Chester
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Great Plains
Mauri Lee Ohrt
C.F
Robert C. McCauley
Beloit
Wis
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Donald Weilbrenner
Cornhuskers
Mike Inglis
Mike Corbett
Hale Wapsie Boys
John Holub
Prairie Panthers
Joe Takes
Lloyd Takes
Red Ribbons
Andy Ballou
Stan Wolken
Wayne Wranglers
Dave Lambertson
Rich Wickham
East Martelle Boys
Tom Aller
George Britton
Marvin Goldsmith
Douglas Leggett
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Philip Specht
Richard Woods
John Bartels
Sacred Heart Enrollment
E. P. Lorenz
C. F. LaBarge
John Ptacek
Marilyn
Vernatta
Mary Hyacinth
Mary Marmion
Charles Tuttle
R. V. Mullen
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