Births and twins reported in Monticello and area notices
Birth announcements from Monticello and surrounding areas list twins born to Mr and Mrs Carl Siebels of Monticello weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces and 6 pounds 6 ounces. Other births include children to Hint Kruger Boffeli Manternach Petersen Leitz Marshall DeShaw with associated towns Anamosa Monticello Cascade Edgewood Wyoming Grand Mound Des Moines Maquoketa and Monticello hospital on August dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Siebels
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
Siebels
Midway Sweet Shop
Donna
Judy
Manford Hint
Anamosa
Jerry Kruger
Eldon Boffeli
Cascade
Melvin Manternach
Buck Creek
Joe Madlem
Edgewood
Hopkinton
Jerry Krueger
Monticello Hospital
Krueger
D. R. Krueger
Wyoming
Melvin Petersen
Jackson County Hospital
Petersens
Linda
Gary
Dale Leitz
Maquoketa
Charles. E. Marshall
Des Moines
South Fork
Francis DeShaw
DeShaw
Donna Rae ‘Hilbert
Grand Mound
Marriage Licenses From Courthouse Records
Robert E Kelchen 21 and Mary Agatha Feldmann 18 both of Hopkinton. Keith Boots and Bueta Boots both of Mation and of legal age. Ted Henderson 21 and Alice Folkers 22 both of Monticello. Robert Simmons 22 and Barbara Kipler 19 both of Cedar Rapids. Vernon George Zerbee 24 and Carolyn Joyce Martin 18 both of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert. E. Kelchen
Mary Agatha
Feldmann
Hopkinton
Keith Boots
Bueta
Boots
Local Ford and Chevrolet Listings by Aug 23
Chronicle of August events listing individuals and car brands. Names include Aug 20 to Aug 23 entries with Anamosa Monticello Center Junction Martelle and Ford and Chevrolet brands. Notable people: Galen Brainard William Corbin Anna Harms Elizabeth Foote Maye Davenport Orval Hinz Patricia Hinz Gerald Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Allen Day
Anamosa
Ford
Robert.Edwards
Studebeker
Minnie M. Otten
Monticello
Herman J
Frieda M. Origies
Center Junction
Galen C. Brainard
William E. Corbin
Chevrolet
Anna Harms
Wyoming
Elizabeth M. Foote
Leggett
Great Jones County Floral Hall Honors Winners
Floral Hall at the Great Jones County fair judged 1425 entries overseen by Mrs. Dalco Yount and Mrs. Boyd Shannon. Gary Poock won the grand prize in manual training with his Explorer Scout short wave radio. Viola Ricklefs won the national crochet trophy for a crocheted table cloth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair
Dalco Yount
Art Hall
Boyd Shannon
Marshall .E. Adams
Quasqueton
Gary Poock
Monticello Public School
Viola Ricklefs
Anamosa
C. R. Neill
Wyoming
George Turnis
John Welter
Fulton
Independence
Arnold Poock
England
J. H. Ricklefs
Monticello FFA Boys Named State Fair Ushers
Monticello FFA seniors Bob Ganfield and Ken Paulsen have been chosen as ushers for the state fair in Des Moines. They are Monticello High School students and FFA members who applied through the state department. They will travel August 26 to September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Ganfield
Ken Paulsen
Monticello
Des Moines
Monticello F.F.A
State Department
F.F.A
Martello youth wins grand swine championships at county fair
Fourteen year old Douglas Peet of Martello captured both the 4 H and F F A grand championships in swine show at the fairgrounds. Harold Wurst of Wyoming took the litter and individual reserve honors amid about 60 Jones county youths and nearly 200 swine entered in purebred and market divisions. Showmanship went to Wurst Duane Mallicoat and Darrell Tracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Peet
Martello
Fairgrounds
Harold Wurst
Wyoming
Jones County
Wurst
Duane Mallicoat
Darrell Tracy
Ed Harms
Marine Cpl Gerlich Returns From South Pacific
Cpl. Robert Gerlich of Monticello arrives home from Hawaii after two years in the South Pacific. He will spend four months in the states at Camp Pendleton California before discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Robert Gerlich
J. H. Gerlich
Monticello
Hawaii
South Pacific
States
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Foot Injury Ends 37 Years of Service at Fair for Mrs Iverson
Mrs Leonard Iverson of Monticello ends a 37 year tenure as superintendent of Art Hall at the Great Jones County Fair after a recent foot injury this year. She recalls early fairs with horse racing baseball and rides as popular attractions and notes changes in entries and displays over time. Mrs Dalco Yount Floral Hall secretary serves as acting superintendent this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Iverson
Monticello
Iverson
Henry Carlson
Dalco Yount
Floral Hall
4 H Exhibit Showcases Breads From Seven Countries
A special 4-H exhibit in Flora hall features breads from seven nations including Chinese almond cakes and Norwegian jule cake. The display, organized by Helen M. Tucker, runs Tuesday through Saturday and includes kolache making demonstrations by Oxford Junction 4-H presidents Carolee Benhart and Judy Ingwersen. Recipes will be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Helen M. Tucker
Extension Home
Florahall
Kolaches
Carolee Benhart
Judy Ingwersen
Oxford Junction
Oxford Happy Hustlers
Carolee
Miss. Sigversen
Hay and Paulsen Leaders in Great Jones County Fair Lamb Show
Bernard Hay and Ken Paulsen top the 4 H and F F A market lamb entries at the Great Jones County fair. Paulsen won champion pen and reserve champion lamb, with Showmanship awards noted for Paulsen and Fishwild. The event drew fifteen 4 H and F F A boys showcasing lambs with blue red and white ribbons across pens and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Hay
Olin F.F.A
Hawkeye
Great Jones County Fair
Charles Cottrell
van Horne
Hay
Ken Paulsen
M. T. Paulsen
Center Junction
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Ken
Dick Fishwild
Wyoming
Bruce Hay
Anamosa
Tommy Greenawald
Morley
Ronnie McFate
Ming
John Burhop, Jr
Oxford Junction
Diane Hodgden
Harold Paul
Scotch Grove
Martin Nowachek
James Vrooman
Carl Muller
Monticello
Dean Donovan
Elvin
John Walker
Martelle
Wool Growers Vote For Deductions In Marketing Program
Jones County wool growers vote 31 to 11 in favor of deductions on wool payments to fund marketing and promotional work. About 40 producers in the county participated in the referendum, with Neal Hayden of the county ASC office confirming the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Neal Hayden
U.S.C
A.S.C
Onslow Voters To Decide $50000 School Addition Bond
A special election set for Sept 19 seeks voter approval of a $50,000 bond issue to fund a three room addition to the Onslow school. A 60 percent majority is required to pass, with bonds repaid over 20 years. Superintendent Walter Wagner cited 38 percent enrollment growth and plans by Norman Hatton Associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Onslow. Independent ‘School
Walter Wagner
Norman Hatton Associates
Cedar Rapids
Wagner
Sugar theft probe in Monticello hits 1500 pounds
Monticello police investigate the disappearance of nearly 1500 pounds of sugar from Smitty's Super Value. No break in found as sugar in 60 pound bales is missing. A 1949 convertible owned by Bob Loomis was recovered after theft in Monticello. Frederick Mardorf, 18, Monticello, is charged with larceny in Cedar Rapids and held on bond. Local court fines in four cases include careless driving and disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Smitty
Bob Loomis
Kenneth Carter
Swan Lake
Monticello Fairgrounds
Frederick Mardorf
Linn County
Don Gilmore
Cedar Rapids
Charles Beriesh
Mardorf
State Theater
James Carder, Jr
Fred Ehlis
Frederick Manternach
Cascade
Brother and Sister Home After Polio Treatment
A Monticello brother and sister Gerald 15 and Sandra 6 were sent home Tuesday after polio treatment at Iowa City. They are the third and fourth polio patients in Jones county this year and remain bed patients at home with exercises and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Gerald
Sandra Bronemann
Iowa City
R. S. Bronneman
Route 2
Jones County
John McDonald Hospital
Olin Man Gets 25 Year Term for Incest
George Switzer, 57, of Olin was sentenced to up to 25 years in Fort Madison for incest after pleading guilty. Judge J E Heigerman also handled other district court actions including fines for Jay Lloyd Nimo on an OMVI charge, a carelessness conviction appeal by David Less, and a custody ruling affirming Mary Rathbun’s custody of her 13 year old daughter with visitation rights for the girl’s aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
George Switzer
Olin
Fort Madison
Switzer
J.E. Heigerman
Jay Lloyd Nimo
Colesburg
O.M.V.I
Nimo
Anamosa
John J. Becker
David Less
Cascade
District
Monticello
Less
Frank Shimanek
Frank W. Less
Shimanek
Franklin B. Stoner
Davenport
Wyoming
Kenneth Carter
Mary Rathbun
Joe Glenn
Rotary Governor Addresses Monticello Rotary Club
Ward R. Hamilton district governor of Rotary International spoke at the Monticello club about study at Lake Placid New York and his duties ahead. He noted 47 countries represented and urged local groups to reduce aloofness while citing stronger overseas growth than in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward R. Hamilton
Rotary International
Monticello
Four French Girl Scouts Stay as Guests in Hopkinton Exchange
Four Girl Scouts from France visited Hopkinton with troop 18, touring the creamery and Lux chicken farm. They joined a picnic for local Scouts and parents at Memorial Park shelter house before returning to Manchester. The group, Fransiese Feder Nancy de Vanssay Jacqueline Barral Evelyn Schumberger, plans to sail home September 7 after a month in Missouri and two weeks camping near Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
France
Hopkinton Creamery
Lux Chicken Farm
United States
Missouri
Camp Little Cloud
Dubuque
Manchester
New York
Gene Cross
Cross
Jacqueline Barral
Fransoise Feder
Evelyn Schumberger
Odile de Vanssay
U.S
Ribbons Awarded for Chicken and Rabbit Entries at County Fair
Joan Delay and Billy Wilcox of Monticello received blue ribbons for chicken entries. Richard Conley of Anamosa earned a red ribbon and Rose Mary Lyons of Cascade a white ribbon. Rabbit blue ribbons went to Daryl Carstensen of Wyoming and Walter Hanken of Monticello. Don and Terry Patton of Olin won red ribbons. Larry Martinsen of Monticello received a white ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith. Vernon
Anamosa
Bruce Hay
Kenneth and
Vernon Shover
James Caswell
Tommy Hinrichsen
Monticello
Bernard Goodken
Monticelo
Harold. Wurst
Wyoming
Darrell Tracy
Fishwild
Norman Dusanek
John Dusanek
Steve Barth
Oxford Junction
George Foy
David Lee Petersen
Joey Petersen
Orville Barnhart
Willard Price
Scotch Grove
Tom Streets
Richard Nielsen
Charles Hawley
Olin
Ted
Jim Helgens
Loren Eilers
Jack Kiburz
Jim Mettler
Bernie, Bunce
Martello
Stan James
Mr. Vernon
Larry Richardson
Keith Reed
Springville
Jimmy Wink
Terry Eldred
Billy Schley
Martelle
Douglas Peet
Don Bunting
Don Bunce
Robert Carroll
Cascade
Kenny Gavin
Cascadey
Larry Catlett
Chester
Erlyn Wilken
Milton Luckstead
Billy ‘Uhlenkamp
Coggan
Poland
China
Leonard Monck
Langworthy
Duane Keegan
Duroc
Duane Mallicoat
Leon Wilken
Roger Soper
Hampshire
Delbert Hodgdon
Calvin Irons
Clarence
Yorkshire
Sandra Ballou
Joe Barth
Jungle Travel Club
Florence Roberts
Shirley Blanchard
Margaret Behrends
Rosemary Smith
Mary Kay Grote
Vicki Clark
Judy Behrends
Marilyn Holmes
Janice Clement
Gordon Westhoff
Jimmy Locher
Mary Jo. McAleer
Carol Schoon
Cheryl Rhatigan
Susan Schneider
Mary Dassenbrock
Beverly Schoon
Danny Hinrichs
Robert Robinson
Neil Becker
Larry Ray
Nancy Otten
Connie Appleby
Bertine Loop
Joan
Richard Barron
Patty McAleer
Judy Hogan
Marjorie McChristy
Patricia Schlimmer
Linda Nosbish
Sharyl Eden
Joan Delay
Billy Wilcox
Richard Conley
Rose Mary Lyons
Daryl Carstensen
Walter Hanken
Don
Terry Patton
Larry Martinsen
Keegan and Monck Win Special Showmanship Awards
Duane Keegan of Monticello and Leonard Monck of Langworthy received special showmanship awards at the junior pig show during the All Iowa fair in Cedar Rapids for neatness cleanliness and overall appearance of their pig entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Keegan
Monticello
Leonard Monck
Langworthy
Cedar Rapids
Paroled from life sentence for murder
A Jones county woman Tilda Miner aged 63 was paroled after 25 years of a life term. Convicted of first degree murder she began serving at Rockwell City women’s reformatory on March 26 1930 and had her sentence commuted by former governor Leo Elthon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Tilda Miner
State Board of Parole
Women's Reformatory
Rockwell City
Leo Elthon
Fair Opens With Perfect Weather In Third Day
The Great Jones County fair enters its third day with judging of the barrow show 4 H and F F A dairy show and 4 H demonstrations on today's schedule. Attendance on Tuesday peaked around 6000 as Monticello dealers added machinery displays infield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Barrow
Jim Maurice
Monticello
Maurice
Vernona’s Monck
Conrad Monck
Langworthy
Fairgrounds
Resigns as County Speech Therapist
Mrs Ver Jean Chaffin resigns from her recently filled post as speech therapist for Jones and Linn counties. The county superintendent Joseph Beave notes no replacement has been named and that she and her husband plan to move to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ver Jean Chaffin
Jones and Linn
Joseph Beave
Chaffin
James Robinson
Monticello
California
Beavo
Three Boys on Trip Through South and Cuba
Darrell Shaffer with Keith Blayney and Jene Schmidt left Wednesday to visit southern states and Cuba. They plan to be gone one day returning Saturday morning and reported passing through Atlanta en route to all state capitals. Darrell Shaffer is from Anamosa. Keith Blayney and Jene Schmidt are Monticello residents. Monte Cello is also named as a parent reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Shaffer
Keith Blayney
Jene Schmidt
Cuba
Atlanta
Lawrence Shaffer
Anamosa
Darrell Blayney
Montecello
John Schmidt
Monticello
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Courthouse Records
Leonard’ Monck
Spotted
Roger, Soper
Delbert Hodgden
Cpl. Gerlich
Hay and
Paulsen
Henry Townsend
University Hospitals
Cletus J. .Hughes
Cletus Hughes
Xavier Hospital
Dubuaque
Fletcher Dunlap
Rotary
Girl Scouts
Keegan
Monck Youths
Virgil Christensen
Vinton and
Deane Rinner
Livestock Service Bureau
Wilson and Co
Cedar
Charles E. Lee
Lyle Hartman
St. Paul
Minn
G. Warren Burton
Austin
W. E. Maurer
Kansas City
Boys
Cube
Russell Jamieson
Richard Hartwig Ar
Savery Hotel
Hartwig
Hayden
Jamieson
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