Weeklong Marriage Licenses Reported in District Clerk Records
The district clerk issued several marriage licenses this past week. Galen Kuhns 20 of Scotch Grove wed Georgia Grabbe 19 of Anamosa. Glenn Seehusen 21 of Center Junction married Bertha Handsh ew 19 of Iowa City. Merle J accobsen and Edna Hoult both of Monticello. John Phillips 35 of Olin wed Bette McKee 26 of Cedar Rapids. Dale Lange 24 and Dorothy Griffith 19 of Hopkinton. Marvin Snyder 21 and Lila Bramer 19 of Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Galen. C. Kuhns
Scotch Grove
Georgia A. Grabbe
Anamosa
Glenn P.seehusen
Center Junction
Bertha M. Handshew
Iowa City
Merle Jacobsen
Edna Hoult
Monticello
Olin
Bette McKee
Cedar. Rapids
Dale A. Lange
Dorothy M. Griffith
Hopkinton
Marvin Wesley Snyder
Lila Florence Bramer
Onslow
Car Licenses Sold And Local Birth Announcements
The county treasurer issued car licenses this week listing owners and vehicles including Deischer Monticello Studebaker Duffey Ons low Ford Chaplin Ons low trailer Thomson Center Junction Studebaker Heiken Anamosa Willys Jeep Allen Wyoming Ford Paul Anamosa Lincoln Brunscheen Wyoming Plymouth Eclipse Lumber IHC truck Births reported at John McDonald hospital Dec 10 13 14 17 include a girl for Chap man Monticello a boy for Foster Monticello a boy for Eggiman Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ruhl
F. D. Deischer
Monticello
Studebaker
Raymond Duffey
Lincoln
Marvin Brunscheen
Wyoming
Plymouth
Eclipse Lumber Company
John McDonald Hospital
George Gleason
Cascade
Paul Chapman
Wesley Foster
Clair Eggiman
Master Swine Producers Honored in Iowa Broadcast
Twenty five top pork producers in Iowa were named Master Producers on the WHO Corn Belt farm hour. Max Specht of Monticello was among those recognized for the 1947 spring pig crop based on production figures and overall achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
WHO
Des -Moinnes
The
Extension Service
Vocational Agriculture Department
Iowa Swine Producers Association
Max Specht
Monticello
Rev. John J. Leen Dies After Long Faithful Ministry
The Rev. John J. Leen pastor of St. Josephs church New Hampton and district dean died December 9 after illness following a trip to Ireland He served at Petersville Sumner and Fillmore before New Hampton He is survived by a sister Sister Mary Archangela and four brothers in Ireland and the U S He was born in Tralee County Kerry Ireland April 6 1876 and ordained June 24 1903
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Leen
St. Joseph's Church
New Hampton
Henry P. Rohlman
Father Leen
Ireland
Tralee
County Kerry
Maurice
Mary Foran Leen
Carlow College
All Hallows College
Dublin
Higgins
Australia
America
Leen
Immaculate Conception Church
Petersville
Sacred Heart Church
Sumner
Fillmore
Catholic Order of Foresters
Knights of Columbus
Mary Archangela
B.V.M
Mt. Carmel
Dubuque
Michael Leen
Elizabeth
Penn
Maurice Leen
Thomas Leen
Jeremiah Leen
Msgr
Wm. Leen
Carl Schneiter Sale Brings High Prices for Cattle
Col. Louie Hanken, auctioneer, reports exceptional values at the Carl Schneiter cow dispersion sale. Highlights include the high cow and calf at 397.50, high cow 335, four cows averaging 300 each, 15 cows averaging 272, high springing heifer 278, and six springing heifers at 256.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Hanken
Carl Schneiter
Monticello Christmas Party Draws 2000 Crowds
Monticello streets packed for a Christmas celebration with 2000 shoppers. Santa Claus distributed candy with Boy Scouts while Col Louie Hanken led gift drawings and merchants showcased gifts. The event fueled holiday shopping as stores stayed crowded through closing time.
Lost Barn Fire Destroys Al Strang Farm Building
Fire at the Al Strang farm five miles south of Cascade destroyed a 76 by 44 basement barn. Mrs. Tom McGovern spotted it at 1 PM. within an hour the barn was a mass of embers. Loss included new machinery, 40 tons of hay, and 2000 bushels of oats. Cascade fire department could do little beyond saving nearby structures. Strang suspects defective wiring. A previous home fire occurred ten years earlier in the same month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Strang
Cascade
Tom McGovern
Cascade Fire Department
Strang
Monticello High School Holiday Concert Tonight
The Monticello high school music departments present a Christmas program in the public school auditorium at 8 p.m. The event features the high school choruses directed by Miss Wala Maiden and the high school band directed by Ray Stumbaugh. After the musical portion, the choruses and band join the dramatic department led by Donald Henry for The Christmas Story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Miss WaLara
Maiden
Ray Stumbaugh
Donald Henry
Konitz
Glee Club
Lord Jesus—Bach
Winslow
Jeannette
Isabella
Berlin
Santa Claus
Town
Yoder
Christmas Seal Stamps Appeal Ends Today
A final appeal for Christmas seal funds was made by campaign chairwoman Mrs. William J. Grossheim. The Jones County Tuberculosis association reports $523.80 raised in Monticello and urges remaining residents to contribute by mail using the return envelope. Funds support mass x ray programs and social services for tuberculosis patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Grossheim
Monticello
Jones County
Children’s Christmas Movies At Monte Theatre Schedule
On Saturday December 20 1947 a free morning children’s film at the Monte Theatre starts 10 am with town children urged to attend. After the show free comic books, 1 pm Junior Chamber Christmas Party at Monticello Community Building with prizes and cash awards then a free 2 pm movie for rural children at the Monte Theatre with free comics for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Monte Theatre
Monticello
Rotary Club Christmas Party Brings 92 to Community Hall
The annual Rotary Christmas party at the Community building featured 92 attendees served a turkey dinner by Methodist ladies. Superintendent Boyd Shannon chaired the program with Monticello schools groups performing, including a flute quartet, two vocal ensembles, a girls trio, and The Little German Band in costume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Cecil Goettsch
Boyd Shannon
Supt. Shannon
Monticello Public Schools
Doris Zimmerman
Clara Kehren
Roma Hoult
Rose Stadtmueller
Doris
Marjorie Luett
Shirley McCurdy
Donna Aitchison
Marileigh Clark
Donna
David Cox
Lyle Behrends
Mary Alice Wilcox
Paul Grossheim
Karl Behrends
Sacred Heart School Retreat Activities Reported
Sacred Heart high school held a retreat with a 9 o'clock Mass led by Rev. P W McElliott of Monti Iowa. The event includes Benediction, a Christmas party Friday morning December 19, and a joint Newman hall program with gifts from Santa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart High School
Sacred Heart Church
P. W. McElliott
Monti
Iowa
Newman Hall
Santa
Madonna Seehusen
John Barron
Tom Santa
Patricia Kane
Peggy Schwendinger
Rosemary Barron
Colleen Kane
Jingle Bells
Escapees Capture Ends Sunday Nationwide Prison Break
Three trusties from the Anamosa men's reform farm were captured in St Ansgar early Sunday after kidnapping taxi driver Dick Kessinger and forcing him to drive through multiple towns. They planned to steal clothing and tie him in a cemetery but released him. Captured near a produce company, they face up to their remaining sentences. The trio were William Patterson 18 Ashford Wisconsin serving five years for felony Richard Brown 24 San Diego California serving one year for operating a motor vehicle without consent and Benjamin Moore 23 Danville Indiana serving 10 years for car theft. Their terms would have expired next June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keisinger
Waverly
Clarksville
Greene
Mason City
St. Ansgar
Kessinger
Ted Horn
William Patterson
Ashford
Wis
Richard Brown
San Diego
Calif
Benjamin Moore
Danville
Inl
Scout Drive Raises County Contributions for Friends of Scouting
Jones county contributions to the Friends of Scouting fund totaled 1 972.75 with chair Ralph Orth reporting. Morley and Wyoming reports remain unsubmitted while Monticello led groups with 793.75 and Anamosa 846.50. Center Junction contributed 98.50 and Oxford Junction 324 as county Boy Scout work continued with N W Plath chairing and Clarence Gardner as a special guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Friends of Scouting Fund
Ralph Orth
Wyoming
Morley
Monticello
Robert Mullen
Anamosa
Center Junction
Oxford Junction
N. W. Plath
Clarence Gardner
Lisbon
Fire Department Responds To mattress Fire On West Fourth
The Monticello fire department was called to the John Fl home on West Fourth Street Tuesday morning at 3 am. A household member's smoking started a mattress fire causing less than 10 dollars in damages. Watchman Bill Null is noted for sounding the alarm a second time and aiding the crew with lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
John Fl
West Fourth
Bill Null
Otto Balcar Dies in Chicago After Illness
Otto Balcar former Monticello resident died at his Chicago home at 6 15 a m Saturday after a sudden illness. The body was returned to Cedar Rapids for funeral services at a Cedar Rapids chapel and burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born March 6 1888 in Portland S D and later lived in Cedar Rapids before moving to Chicago ten years ago. Surviving are his wife Ella daughter Virginia five brothers Col Paul G Balcar US Army Ben Vincent John and Frederick R Balcar and sisters Anna J Schultz H Martha Balcar and F M Day Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Balcar
Monticello
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Oak Hill Cemetery
Balcar
T. Balcar
Potland
Plan Boy Scout Units In Jones Co
Ten new Boy Scout units are in prospect for Jones and Linn counties in the coming year. Clarence Gardner, field executive for the Waubeek Area Council, will direct the work for two county districts. Existing installations span Oxford Junction, Anamosa, Wyoming, Morley, Monticello, Center Junction, Lisbon, Mount Vernon, Marion, Center Point, Walker, Troy Mills, Coggon, Central City and Prairieburg. Gardner, a Lisbon resident and Iowa State Teachers College graduate, previously taught in Vinton and served four years in the marine corps overseas with the second marine division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones and Linn
Clarence Gardner
Waubeek
Keith Benner
Oxford Junction
Anamosa
Wyoming
Morley
Monticello
Center Junction
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Marion
Center Point
Walker
Troy Mills
Coggan
Central City
Prairieburg
Gardner
Robert W. Miller
Iowa State Teachers College
Vinton
Marine Corps
Second Marine Division
E G Hemmer Victim of Automobile Accident
Edward Gerald Hemmer of Monticello suffered head cuts and a back injury when his 1942 Chevrolet overturned on Highway 151 three miles south of Monticello. He was alone. Highway Patrolman John Beckman investigated the crash with an estimated $950 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Gerald Hemmer
Monticello
Highway 151
Hemmer
John Beckman
Chauffeurs' license renewals offered Saturday evening
Renewal of chauffeurs licenses available in the office of Sheriff Henry Eichhorn on Saturday evening December 20 to aid those who work during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Eichhorn
DeWitt Couple Welcomes Second Son in Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Eugene DeWitt Jr of Waterloo announce the birth of a son on Wednesday morning. This is their second son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene DeWitt, Jr
Waterloo
Auto Damage Suit Is Tried in Jones County Court
A jury in Jones County District Court tried Beardsley vs. Bismark over a February 24 1947 snow and sleet crash near Anamosa. A Plymouth coupe was damaged when a truck driven by Kennedy swung wide and struck it on Cherry Street. The verdict for the plaintiff was 25 dollars with Jesse Hanson as foreman. The Beardsleys and the Wolfs occupied the car. no one was injured aside from a minor cut to Mrs Beardsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Beardsley
Bismark
Kennedy
Anamosa
Jesse Hanson
Cherry Street
Baxter E R Church in Baxter destroyed by fire
The Bethany Evangelical Re formed church east of Baxter burned the night of December 11. Rev. Armin H Tendick led the church as crews from Baxter Newton State Center and Rhodes fought a losing battle. The brick building was a total loss with an estimated $80 000 damage and $14 000 insurance. The fire may have started in the basement near the furnace blower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Evangelical Reformed Church
Baxter
Armin H. Tendick
Monticello
Newton
State Center
Rhodes
Campaign Quota Seen Met for Town Children's Home Society
County chairman Mrs. James Hollar reports the $1 200 quota for the Town Children's Home Society appears likely to be met as the county total exceeds 1 000. Monticello reports await. Onslow Center Junction and Morley pending. Anamosa 220 quota 308, Olin 75 quota 99, Wyoming 75 quota 75, Martelle 40 quota 40, Oxford Junction 75 quota 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children's Home Society
James Hollar
Monticello
Olin
C. D. Brown
Wyoming
A. Felker
Martello
Guy Martin
Oxford Junction
Otto Lasack
Anamosa
Martelle
Monticello Holiday Event Offers Free Movies and Prizes
Santa Claus will attend a Monticello event next Saturday with Boy Scout helpers and Junior Chamber volunteers. Free morning movie for town kids and an afternoon show for rural kids, each followed by a free comic book. Prizes include a $50 bill for the drawing, with many store donations listed and the drawing required to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pound Tobacco
Lambert Sport Shop
Marlys Wright
Carton Cigarettes
Westhoff’s Tavern
Doris Jeanne Orr
Anamosa
Two Way
Kidwell Plumbing
Irwin Bebee
Eclipse Lumber
R. L. Hoag
Sam Holmes Grocery
T. A. Coates
C. H. Ferry
Santa Claus
Express
Monticello Express
Arthur V. Holub
Jake Paulsen
Vise-Grips
Kuriger's
Richard Moenk
Emma Stadtmueller
Farmers Creamery
Caroline Rickels
George Turnis
Hopkinton
Manning Bowman
Acme Electric
G. H. Hanson
R. 2
Monticello
Gerke Bohlken
Scotch Grove
S. E. Locher
Loop Furniture
Duane Kammerman
Diamond Grocery
Jane Mardorf
Franklin, Equipment Co
Lawrence Kurt
Cascade
Raymond Rickels
Jerald Nelson
Langworthy
Jonathan Apples
Thrifty Super Market
Les_ter
Lessick
St. Nick
Lorenz Allamand
First Street
Louie Hanken
Schultz Bros
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
VFW Ball Team Defeats New York Harlemites in Monticello
In Monticello December the VFW independent team defeated the New York Harlemites 36 to 26. John Hines led Monticello with 11 points, his brother George Hines added 10, and Art Gesse, Bud Bader, and Bob Siebels contributed for the VFW squad. Boyd led the Harlemites with 11 points. Frazier 6. Johnson 4. Gooding 5. The halftime score stood 19-9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlemites
Monticello
VFW
Fred Kreeb
Paul Warner
Fontaine
Linn
John Hines
George Hines
Bob Siebels
Sam Reyner
Delmar Cram
Art Gesse
Tom Eden
Bud Bader
Les Rickels
Petit
Bob Green
Boyd
Frazier
Johnson
Gooding
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Jaycee
Lou Ehrisman
North Pole
Iowa Electric Company
Col
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hanken
Particuar
Express Photo
Rotary Club
Sacred Heart School
Anamosa Men’s Reformatory
Aten
Waterloo i
Dick Keisinger
Fire Department
Jones Co
E. G
Gon Is” Born
Jaycees
Thomas Bakery
H & S Tire and Appliance
Loop's Furniture
Ray Coyle
Shelley’s Grocery
Auto Wreckers
Nelson's Jewelry
Hargrave Cleaners
George Schoon
Miller Implement
Severn Farm
Westhoff's Tavern
Eclipse Lumber Yard
Farmers’ Creamery
Case Premium
Egger Oil Station
Phillips 66
Minnesota
Farmers’ Lumber and Supply
Emil’s Beauty Salon
Monty Produce
McLaughlin Buick Co
Suter’s
Davis Barber Shop
REM
Northwood
Northwood Dairy
Caroline's Hat Shop
City Cafe
Kurt’s
Behrends Barber Shop
Jack Maire
Peterson
Tedrow
Wilcox Hatchery
J. B. Zimmerman
Bex
DeWitt’s
Kay
Stuhler
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