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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1954
Page
2
Council hears plan to let plane owners build hangars on airport land while the city could earn income from parking fees and land leases. Costs focus on minimal maintenance and snow removal with snow likely blown off by high runway site. Cuckler and Pasker hold a 10 year lease and warn private operation if city fails to purchase or lease.
Leo J. Quirk of Cedar Rapids was fined 300 after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Jones county district court. He was arrested Saturday near Anamosa by highway patrolman John Beckmann after swerving into a ditch at a curve to avoid a collision. Dorothy Barlow of Monticello filed for divorce from Harry E. Barlow, married Oct. 4, 1940 with no children.
The Friday Afternoon Pinochle club met with Mrs. Arnold Jacobs on December 3. Two tables of players competed with Mrs. Arnold Jacobs winning high, Mrs. Pearl Schneider low, and Mrs. S. M. Hosford assisting. Dessert refreshments were served.
Miss LaVonne Willard and Gordon Jacobson married at the Little Brown Church in Nashua on Saturday December 4. The couple, both natives of Hopkinton and Maynard, will reside in Cedar Rapids after a dinner and reception in Hopkinton.
Mrs. J H Fraser reports two weeks of satisfactory receipts but urges more mail contributions to reach the goal. Mrs G Jones oversees plastic hearts in the Monticello business district to collect coins for the Christmas seal fund. The program funds prevention and early diagnosis for heart disease and tuberculosis in Iowa, noted as major causes of death.
The first sign-up meetings for the 1955 Jones county Agricultural Conservation program were held in Castle Grove Scotch Grove and Washington townships. Remaining meetings across 13 townships are scheduled Thursday through Saturday with dates and locations including Fairview Anamosa Greenfield White Oak church Jackson Antioch church Lovell Monticello Madison Wyoming Oxford Oxford Junction Richland Rome Morley Olin Ralston Equipment Co Wayne Center Wyoming city hall.
Four people were injured Saturday when two cars sideswiped and rolled over on highway 151 seven miles north of Monticello. Glen R. Aldrich of Monticello and Will R. Wall of Farley drove the cars. Aldrich was hospitalized but released Sunday with two broken bones in his right hand and leg and ankle bruises. Wall and the two passengers had minor injuries. Police report the Aldrich car rolled several times. Wall’s car rolled down a 30 foot embankment after the collision. Aldrich cited steering gear failure as cause. No charges filed.
Mr and Mrs Max FE McCrabb returned Sunday from Keota after being summoned by the sudden death of Maxs father John McCrabb 80 The Dayton man died at his home following a heart attack on Tuesday Nov 30 He is survived by his wife a son Max Monticello a daughter Mrs Phillip Helen George two grandchildren and one great grand Burial was at Keota on Thursday Dec 2.
The Lovell township chili supper planned for Thursday December 9 will be postponed. The related meeting will occur in January with the exact date to be announced later.
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