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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1953
Page
5
The clerk of the district court at Anamosa reports no marriage licenses issued since Saturday. The text from a reader includes a childhood letter to Santa asking for a gas station sled and train, signed by Larry McChristy.
Jones county Selective Service Board schedules a meeting at 8:00 p.m. next Monday December 7 per clerk Mrs H C Metcalf registrants should notify before then if they plan to appear. Births reported from John McDonald hospital list three newborns this week and a Cedar Rapids hospital birth. new vehicle licenses issued by county treasurer include several makes and towns.
The Arthur P. O’Rourke post of the American Legion sponsors a public dance on Thursday Section 10 to raise funds for Monticello’s Boy Scout troop. Leo and his Pioneers will perform. Boy Scouts sell advance tickets in Monticello at 85 cents per person.
Fair officials Max Mc Crabb C J Matthiessen Ralph Lambert and Claude Appleby attended the annual meeting in Chicago during the early part of this week to discuss fair operations and standards.
Four more Jones county youths depart Tuesday December 8 for induction into the armed forces per the county Selective Service Board. Named are Daniel James Wolfe Cascade Rudolph Henry Alferts Anamosa Irvin LaVere White Anamosa and Louis Edwin Shimanek Anamosa.
About 175 Rotarians and wives heard Dr Marcus Bach of the University of Iowa speak on The Man From Nazareth at the Monticello Community Building. He compared religious paths to arcs around a central sun and urged denominational loyalty plus openness to others. Special guests from Mt Vernon Lisbon Anamosa clubs and Otis Young district governor attended. Mel O Dee quartet provided music. Next Monday the group hosts its Christmas party.
Jones County residents face a slow start as 1954 license plates are not issued. Only a validation tag with the number 54 will be used this year, reducing demand for low numbers and delaying the usual Dec 1 rush. About 10 000 plates are expected to sell, with trucks and special vehicles earning new plates.
Forty Monticello fans could not raise six dollars for season tickets so reserved seats could not be picked up. The Monticello Public School would hold 80 seats until 7 30 p m each game night if sold by Tuesday afternoon, but only 40 orders were received and the plan was abandoned. Principal Vance Stead confirmed the plan's cancellation.
Anamosa resident James A. Dirks was fined 120 dollars on three counts in Justice of the Peace court and bound over to district court on a fourth count after pleading guilty to reckless driving leaving the scene of an accident and running a stop light. He faces driving while license suspended in district court December 7. The crash damaged two school blinker lights and a telephone pole on Main Street. Earlier he was seen leaving the scene of another crash involving a parked car in front of the Anamosa Newspapers office.
Five year old Marian Hobert daughter of Mr and Mrs Junior Hobert was struck by a car driven by G L Thompson in Oelwein on Sunday. She suffered a brain concussion and a broken collar bone and was to be released from the hospital in Oelwein Wednesday. Police said icy streets prevented the driver from stopping. The family was visiting in Oelwein at the time.
Two Jones county youths earned prize money at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Keith Nielson of Anamosa finished 16th with his Hereford and Eugene Luckstead of Wyoming placed 30th with his Hereford in the Junior Livestock Feeding contest.
A married couple, wed May 24 1947 in Rock Island, seeks custody of their two minor children, possession of all household goods and effects, plus support money, attorney fees, and court costs. The filing targets custody and financial relief in the ongoing proceedings.
Anamosa Iowa items note a small delinquent tax sale set for 10 a.m. Monday December 7 with 300 parcels shrinking to under 100 after notices. Auctioneer Mrs Blanche Corwin Jones county treasurer explains tax certificates bid rules and the three year redemption period amid low county interest.
Monticello unties a new look offense led by Rickels Lang Lang and Meier as they aim to upset Marion in WaMaC play. Coach Cabalka notes Marion's underrated strength after a 52 28 win over Wilson and expects a full house crowd Friday.
County Sheriff Lewis and County Attorney James T. Remley are expected to return this morning from Des Moines after attending the state sheriff and county attorneys convention the first part of the week.
Effective last Monday bread sold in Monticello rose from 1c to 3c above the prior price as Omaha and Iowa bakeries pushed wholesale costs upward. Merchants absorbed part of the rise while some grocers added the full amount. Local women discussed baking at home to cut costs.
Monticello's Black Panthers open their conference schedule against Marion in front of home fans tomorrow night. Sacred Heart teams meet Earlville the same evening in the SH gym. Next week they travel to Olin on Monday and Oxford Junction on Wednesday for county league games.
Monticello’s Jack Schmidt survived the first cut for Coe college freshman basketball under Coach Marv Levy. He will play kickoff Dec 11 against Cornell yearlings at Mt. Vernon.
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