Olin Youth Flees Twice Caught at Independence
James Glick a 16 year old from Olin escaped twice in three days. He fled Tuesday from Independence courthouse while being fingerprinted and was later nabbed in Independence. Glick had been held after stealing $120 from an Olin residence and had recently escaped from the Mental Health Institute before being recaptured near his home in Olin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
James Glick
Olin
Buchanan County
Independence
Glick
Mental Health Institute
Jones County
Lew Dreibel
Bis
Ken Careter
Local Marriage Licenses Birth Announcements and Car Additions
Jones county records list multiple marriage licenses including John W. Foster and Judy Walton and several others with ages. Birth announcements from John McDonald hospital detail multiple newborns by family and city, with additional births at Mercy hospital Iowa City. New cars and trucks registered with Jones county treasurer include several makes and owners. Police report notes officers found a stolen 1957 Ford at a residence near Independence after being reported missing near Winthrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Taylor Motor Sales
Olin
Chevrolet
Louis N. Lueder
Anamosa
Will M. Lubben
Monticello
Rambler
Frank W. Helms
Cascade
Dodge
Loras J. Kremer
Ford
Daniel Or Velma Fogarty
Blanche Berniece Goss
Alfred Etten
Buick
Winthrop
Independence
Grand Prize Winners at Fair Named
Grand prizes in home economics and manual training and school work were announced Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Dalco Yount at the Great Jones county fair. Lucile Freese of Martello won the $10 best-of-show yeast bread prize for her Swedish tea ring. Randy Harlan of Monticello won the grand championship for the best overall school string structure, earning $5. Margaret Meeks of Martelle won $2.50 for a pencil drawing of a horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalco Yount
Floral Hall
Jones County Fair
Lucile Freese
Martello
Randy Harlan
Monticello
Margaret Meeks
Martelle
Hopkinton Lions Rodeo Set for Sept 3 4
The Hopkinton Lions Club hosts a two day rodeo on Saturday Sept 3 and Sunday Sept 4 with seven rodeo events and five horse show classes. First show starts 7 p.m. Saturday with repeats at 1 p.m. Sunday. A pony giveaway is planned Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Hopkinton Lions Club
Johnny Kerelsen
Jerry Smith
WMT
Cowboy
Winners Named in 4 H F F A Dairy Show at Jones County Fair
A Monticello girl Carol Tuetken held grand champion cow in the aged Guernsey division at the Jones county fair dairy show. Richard Heeren of Monticello won reserve in the Guernsey calf division. Multiple riders from Anamosa Monticello Cascade and Wyoming won grand and reserve honors across Holstein Guernsey Jersey and Brown Swiss classes with detailed class results and ribbons listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Carol Tuetken
Guernsey
Jones County Fair
Richard Heeren
John Jackson
Frances Sievers
Anamosa
Gerald Volk
Cascade
Jersey
Jim Dean
Olin
Ayrshire
Max Reckling
Wyoming
Harry Dee Mean
Gale von Behren
Dennis Dean
Larry Volk
Nancy Slater
Nancy Steffens
Harry DeMean
Tom Hanna
Paul Specht
Cascade Man On Bond in OMVI Case
William Joseph Coohey of Cascade was released on a $550 bond in Warren Lawrence justice court after his Aug 11 arrest by highway patrolman John Beckmann. He faces second offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Five civil suits, one guardianship petition, one mechanic's lien, and a quiet title petition were filed last week. One divorce was granted. A Raymond Walderbach of Anamosa sued Mr and Mrs Elmer Wink for 400 dollars of hay purchased Feb 11, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Joseph Coohey
Cascade
Justice Court
Warren Lawrence
John Beckmann
Raymond Walderbach
Anamosa
Elmer Wink
Monticello District Schools Forecast Enrollment Tightens
Monticello Community School District lists 1364 students enrolled with 835 elementary 200 junior high 329 senior high and 155 in kindergarten. Superintendent Boyd Shannon expects final totals near last year’s 1423 as more registrations come in ahead of the new term beginning Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Community School
Boyd Shannon
Shannon
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Opens Aug 30 With 356 Enrollment
Sacred Heart School plans classes at 8 50 a m on Tuesday August 30 with 107 in the high school and 249 in the grade school. Freshmen 3 percent sophomores 22 juniors 25 seniors 24 in high school. Faculty lists include Rev Msgr E P Lorenz superintendent Fr John Herzog Dr C F LaBarge Sister Marilyn and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Sacred Heart
Msgr
E. P. Lorenz
John Herzog
C. F. LaBarge
Marilyn
O.S.F
Mary Jane de Schanral
Mary Nicholas
Charles Tuttle
Robert Mullen
Mary Marmion
Great Jones County Fair Week Highlights
The Great Jones County Fair enters its third day with harness racing baseball and concerts by the Anamosa high school band. NBCs Truth or Consequences hosted by Bob Barker airs tonight. Friday features Leon McAuliffe Brenda Lee the Browns Holly Twins and Stony Mountain Cloggers with Fat Steer Show. Saturday offers stock car racing and Crosby June Taylor Dancers ending with a giant fireworks display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Bob Barker
Leon McAuliff
Cimarron Boys
Brenda Lee
The
Browns
Holly Twins
Stony Mountain
Ray Resigns From John McDonald Hospital Post
Myrl Ray, administrator at John McDonald Hospital since September 1957, submitted his resignation to the hospital board with an effective date of December 10. He plans to remain until the new hospital addition is ready and will join Burrows Company of Chicago, a hospital supplies distributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrl Ray
John McDonald Hospital
Ray
Burrows Company of
Chicago
Olin Consolidated Schools Open August Twenty Ninth
Olin Consolidated schools open at 8 45 a m Monday August 29 with enrollment and short classes. High school enrollment in the gym with Joseph Allison principal assisting. Elementary pupils meet in their classrooms. Buses run first day and hot lunches served. Dismissal 2 30 p m. thereafter 8 45 a m to 3 25 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin--Olin Consolidated
Joseph Allison
City to install new clarifier at sewage plant
New equipment arrived in Monticello Friday and installation is planned this week. City clerk John Behn notes the city council approved a $4,877 clarifier purchase plus installation to replace the current flocculator. Tom Kroft says the new clarifier will boost capacity by about 35 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
John Behn
Tom Kroft
Low Bid Set For C G Bridge Over Silver Creek
Fred Carlson and the Torvik Brothers of Decorah submitted the low bid of $29,700 for a concrete 28 by 125 foot bridge on county road A about six miles west of Monticello in Castle Grove township over Silver Creek. Work begins Sept 5 with completion the following year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Carlson
Torvik Brothers
Decorah
Ames
Monticello
Castle Grove Township
Silver Creek
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Wilfred Kramer
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Carl Dee Woody
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
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Springville
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Terry Fairbanks
Phil Gerdes
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Gary Janssen
Bill Postel
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Jim Brink
Central City
Holstein
Dave Specht
John Hackson
Joe Steffens
Red
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Richard Wahl
Michael Lux
Center Junction
Leo Tjaden
Chuck Hansen
Kurt Moser
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Lynne Shaffer
Lowell Barnhart
Raymond Holub
David Orteries
Donald Behrends
Monti
Armerica
OMVI
Rudy Tjaden
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Alfred Moore
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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