Letters to Santa and Lions Club Meeting Notes
The page collects Christmas wish letters from children requesting toys books and dolls, and records a Monticello Lions Club meeting where fluoride in water was discussed and plans for a Christmas party on Dec 17 were made. Irving Hintz chairs the party. meetings will move to the second and fourth Mondays at the Monty cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Lions Club
F. E., Patterson
Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Lions Club
American Légion Hall
Irving Hintz
Monty Cafe
Jones County Bonds Lag in State Quota Standings
Jones county slips from 37th to 46th in the state E bond quota while Audubon tops at 142 percent. Week sales total 148 436 75 with E bonds 55 281 265 toward a county total of 412 125 short of the goal by 70 875. Christmas purchases aim to lift totals as drive continues through December.
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Jones
Jones County
Audubon County
Cedar County
Jackson County
Linn
Dubuique
Clinton
Delaware County
Frank E. Stimson
Stimson
Pidees
Marriages in Jones County Grow With New Licenses
Three marriage licenses issued in Anamosa last week include Bernice A. Barnes and Nelda Marie Highley both of Anamosa. Earl Dirks and Marie Zimmerman of Anamosa. Merlin Ahrendsen of Oxford Junction and Leona Engelbart of Amber. The board listed 18 year old registrants Robert James Postel of Olin La Verne J Seibold and Robert Dewey Gesse Monticello. Mrs. Leo Holub said a board meeting is set for 10 30 a.m. December 14.
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District Court
Anamosa
Bernice A. Barnes
Nelda Marie Highley
Earl Dirks
Marie Zimmerman
Merlin Ahrendsen
Oxford Junction
Leona Engelbart
Amber
Robert James Postel
Olin
LaVerne J. Seibold
Monticello
Robert Dewey Gesse
Jones County Selective Service Board
Leo Holub
Christmas Musicale by Monticello High School
The annual Christmas musicale directed by the Monticello High School Music Faculty will be held next Thursday evening December 20 at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium. Sponsored by the Parent Teachers association it is a Christmas season highlight.
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Monticello High School
Parent-Teachers Association
Want English Books For Russian Relief
An appeal to Monti cello residents via librarian Mrs. B C Roberts by the American Society for Russian Relief seeks English classics and modern Anglo American works. Demand is high as Russian libraries face 6 to 8 month waits for English language books.
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Monticello
B. C. Roberts
American Society For Russian Relief
Break Ground For New Sales Pavilion
The Monticello sales pavilion begins to take shape on land south of the J LeRoy Farmer Canning company. Workmen laid out forms for a foundation last Saturday and a quantity of lumber sits on the ground for preliminary construction.
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Monticello Sales
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Company
Two District Court Dockets Light Holiday Week
Jones county district court saw only two new cases last week. Ida G Finn sued Lester H Benesh for a $500 note and costs. Donald Hotchkiss sought an absolute divorce from Helen V Hotchkiss alleging cruelty. Judge J E Heiserman issued two divorce decrees: Audrey Lincoln awarded custody with $60 monthly support plus $50 in fees. Isadore Mere awarded custody of his son for alleged cruelty.
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Jones County District Court
Ida G. Finn
Lester H. Benesh
J. E. Heiserman
Audrey Leon Lincoln
Lowell Peter Lincoln
Isadore Mere
Goldie M. Mere
Mrs Mary Heims dies at Sand Springs after long illness
Mrs Mary Frances Heims died Tuesday at 5 30 AM at the home of her daughter Mrs George Gadient in Sand Springs after months of illness She was 74 born January 6 1879 in Delaware county She married Henry Heims 49 years ago Funeral services are set for Friday at St Luke s church Hopkinton with Devaney funeral home Cascade in charge Burial at St Paul s Cemetery Worthington Survivors include three daughters Mrs George Gadient Mrs Cyril Baker and Mrs Eugene Elenz and three sons Frank Raymond and Clarence Heims She was a member of St Luke s church Rosary Society and was educated in Worthington parochial schools
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Mary Frances Heims
George Gadient
Sand Springs
St. Luke’s Church
Hopkinton
Devaney Funeral Home
Cascade
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Worthington
Helms
Eugene
Dorothy) Elenz
Manchester
Frank Heims
Raymond Heims
Delhi
Clarence Heims
Heims
Rosary Society
Conn Talks At Forum Dinner By Rex Conn
Rex Conn farm editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette spoke to more than 100 at the Community Forum dinner in the Community building. He outlined three farm problems from his Southern and Eastern trip and urged openness to better policy and services for rural areas.
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Monticello
Rex Conn
The
Cedar Rapids
Yeggs Loot Anamosa Public School Vault of $400
Robbers unlocked the school vault at Anamosa and took $400 in cash from the basketball game's receipts. Police report no details on the thieves and the doors show no sign of entry, suggesting they used an inside path after the building was closed. The loss is insured and investigators search for clues.
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Anamosa
Fair Board Begins Work for 1946 Jones County Fair
Seven Jones County Fair Association directors left for a three day Des Moines planning session. At the annual Fairgners Association meeting in Des Moines and the State Agricultural Convention speakers included Gov Robert Blue and others. The group anticipated the biggest fair in county history and will release more details after contracts are signed. Burns Lodge elected new 1946 officers led by Worshipful Master Bert Ballou.
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Jones County Fair Association
Des Moines
Ross Baty
Fairgnagers’ Association
Hotel -Port-Des Moines
Monticello
M. E. McCrabb
C. D. Shaffer
H. W. Stuhler
M. T. Stott
R. C. Lambert
Ray Hoag
Pete Holland
Austin
Minn
John Cory, Jr. Spencer
E. W. Williams
Manchester
C. C. Nichols
Cresco
Arthur Brayton
Herb
Baty
Jones County
Burns Lodge No. 173
A. F
A. M
Bert Ballou
Cecil Goettsch
Glenn Hargrave
Donald Sutherland
Siegfried Guyan
Funeral today for Monticello merchant Emma Ricklefs
Miss Emma Henriette Elizabeth Ricklefs died after a five weeks illness at McDonald hospital Monticello. She was a longtime Monticello merchant with a 65 year career. Funeral at First Congregational Church at 2 pm officiated by Rev Homer Dalrymple. interment Oakwood cemetery. She was born Oct 16 1874 and lived in Monticello most of her life. Survived by two brothers Rex H Ricklefs and Emil C Ricklefs and many nieces and nephews.
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Emma Henriette Elizabeth Ricklefs
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
First Congregational Church
Homer Dalrymple
Oakwood Cemetery
Rickless
Ricklefs
R. A. Ricklefs
Henry ¥. Burrichter
Miss Rickless
Nine Shopping Days Remain Urges Early Monticello Christmas Buying
Monticello merchants urge shoppers to start early for Christmas as stocks are moving fast. Stores warn many items may be sold out by the end of next week and ask customers not to wait until the last day.
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Monticello
Journal Publisher To Get Navy Discharge
Lieut. Thomas 8. Powell Jr., publisher of the Anamosa Journal, has orders for separation from the navy. He served 28 months, 18 in the South Pacific as an aerial gunnery instructor. He was a machine gun range officer at Purcell, Oklahoma, until the base closed October 15 and then moved to Norman. Powell will return to Anamosa on terminal leave. The Anamosa Journal is edited by A. Joe Kelley.
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Thomas
Powell, Jr
Anamosa Journal
Naval Service
Norman, Oklah
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Powell
South Pacific
Purcell
Okla
Pacific
Norman
Anamosa
A. Joe Kelley
Milwaukee Files Large Mortgage Recorded
Mrs. Bess Sherman county recorder filed a colossal mortgage this week for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad company. The document spans 700 printed pages in two bound volumes and about 197 451 words with total recording fees around 198 80. The Milwaukee record is part of a cross county filing in 230 recorder offices where the railroad operates.
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Bess Sherman
Jones County
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
Flu Epidemic Strikes Here Spreads Through Community
The flu epidemic sweeps the state with overtaxed doctors and many students absent. John McDonald hospital treats severe cases while officials urge home rest for at least three days. Iowa health authorities back school inspections and ask others to stay away from sick persons to curb spread.
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John McDonald Hospital
Boyd S. Shannon
Iowa Health Department
Robbery at Des Moines Hotel Ties Motive to Local Break-ins
X Ray Childress of Monticello was robbed Thursday night in a Des Moines hotel, losing about 60 dollars and a 3 karat diamond ring. A police photo identifies a suspect, but no arrests yet. Detectives note several nightly hotel robberies over the past three weeks. Also, John Batchelder of Langworthy, 84, a longtime buttermaker, fell and cracked his hip and is cared for at home by his daughter and son-in-law Ray Hayes.
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Childress
Monticello
Des Moines
John Batchelder
Langworthy
Ray Hayes
Lorenz Lorenzen Elected Jones County AAA Chairman
Lorenz T. Lorenzen of Wyoming was elected chairman of the Jones County Agricultural Conservation Committee at the annual county election held Saturday at the Monty cafe. Other county officials elected were Ray D. Sanford vice chairman Harold Larson regular member Alva B. Streeper first alternate and Henry P. Hughes second alternate.
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Lorenz T. Lorenzen
Wyoming
Jones County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Monty Cafe
Ray D. Sanford
Scotch Grove
Harold Larson
Anamoga
Alva B. Streeper
Onslow
Henry P. Hughes
Cascade
Delerstes
Cass Cass
Anamosa
Edward J. Stadtmueller
Louis A. Kula
Leonard J. Kula
Henry H. Rickels
Castle Grove
Louis G. Heiken
Manticella
John E. Ahlrichs
Monticello
Will M. Luhben
Arthur M. Weber
Fred C. Cramer
Clay
Ohn C. Hanna
Wilfred L. Wherry
James
Moran
W. Ronald Hanna
Monticello Christmas Gift Parade and Tree Lighting
Monticello hosts a downtown Christmas celebration this Saturday with Santa on a truck platform giving candy to every child. The event, organized by the Lions and Rotary clubs, features a parade from the public school to the community building, a musical program, and a first community Christmas tree for four years on First Street, recently erected and lit nightly with red and white bulbs.
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Monticello
Santa Claus
Santa
Boyd Shaw- Notts
Tomows
Brownies
LaVern Schoon
Helen Gerdes
Merchants of
Scotch Grove Nursery
Herman Hoffman
South Cedar Street
Guy
Olin Church Wrecked By Fire Last Sunday
Fire gutted the Methodist church in Olin on Sunday morning. discovered at 8 30 by Lyle Mason who had checked the furnace earlier. Fire spread to the chancel above the furnace. Stanwood and Olin fire crews failed to stop it. Damages partly insured. church built 1910 and redecorated in 1943. Pastor Rev. Willam Strait.
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Olin
Lyle Mason
Mason
Stanwood
Willam Strait
Elect W. J. Bailey To District Post
William J. Bailey, Jones county supervisor, was elected vice president of the Sixth District County Officers' association at a Tuesday Cedar Rapids meeting. Most county officials attended except the sheriff, county attorney, and county superintendent of schools. The Sixth district covers 14 eastern Iowa counties.
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William J. Bailey
Jones County
County Officers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Towa
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Lester
Jerry Kehoe
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Sandra
Sandra Rickels
Gordon
Errol Dierks
Sally Rathbun
Anna
Anna May Rathbun
Santa Clause
Rose Rathbun
Lyle Ridenour
Linda
Rollie
Margie
Rotary Club
W. B. Meeks and Sons
Martelle
Chevrolet
Don Ruhl
Donald Hotchkiss
Helen
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South
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Tennessee Valley
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
E. H. Huibregtse
Lyle T. Joseph
Allen Chatterton
Joseph
Miriam Hanson
Jo Ann Schneider
Louise York
Robert Veitch
Marvin Jacobs
Fern Decker
Monticello Rotary Club
Community Forum
Yeggs
Fair Board
Emma Ricklefs
Milwaukee
X-Ray Childress
AAA
Fairview
Robert C. Living
Liam F. Peters
Madison
Dillon W. Story
Harry C. James
Center Junction
Marvin M. Nissen
George V. Dusanek, Jr
Ben 1D. Heiken
Oxford
Frank H. Kulhavy
Louis G. Kula
Louis Klahn
Toronto
Robert W. Barber
Ed Burda
Richland
Lester C. Schlemme
Mans L. Hoffman
Carl H. Dehner
Galen Hein
Leo L. Aldrich
Rome
John W. O. Kinler
Joe B. Pieper
William B. Clark
Lee G. Streets
Edward A. Meier
Carl H. Husmuan
Edwin T. Freese
Washington
Carl W. McLees
Herman J. Morrison
Victor N. Beringer
Arthur McQuillen
Wayne
George FP. Poppe
George H. Harrs
George KH. Hoult
John H. Hinrichs
George BR. Fishwild
William A. Reade
Fred T. Petersen
Lee M. Allen
Joe H. Skoubn
W. J. Bailey
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