Births and marriages listed from Jones County records
Births reported from John McDonald hospital include a Dubuque girl on December 12, an Anamosa girl on December 14 and a Cascade boy on December 15. Marriage licenses issued list Gerald Olson and Sharon Read of Monticello.
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John McDonald Hospital
Dale Heeren
Dubuque
Lloyd Shuman
Anamosa
Ed Hoffman
Cascade
Jones County
Gerald Dean Olson
South Amana
Sharon Lee Read
Monticello
Monticello Reads Water From New 75 Foot Tower
Monticello residents will switch to water supplied from a new 75 foot tower today. The 500000 gallon tank was filled Tuesday with chlorinated water to purify it, drained Wednesday after 12 noon, then re filled. City crews plan to pump fresh water into the tower using three pumps and hook the tower into the lines today.
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Monticello
Carl Merfeld
Messiah Will Be Presented Sunday by Monticello Chorus
The Monticello community chorus presents Handel's Messiah at 8 p m Sunday in the Central school auditorium directed by Joe Hrecz with 79 voices. Piano accompaniments by Mrs Cassidy and Mrs Goettsch. soloists include Ronald Burrichter Harland Hetzler Linda Ballou Sheri Greenawald Peggy Tedrow Betty Hubbard Jane Hetzler. Chorus members include sopranos Elizabeth Wade and others.
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Monticello Community Chorus
Sheri Greenawald
Betty Hubbard
Peggy Tedrow
Linda Ballou
Harland Hetzler
Ron Burrichter
Jane Hetzler
Central School
Monticello
Joe Hrecz
Monticello Community High School
D. L. Cassidy
Cecil Goettsch
Ronald Burrichter
Jane Hetzle
John Hetzler
Raymond E. Adams
Grant Wilken
Larry Goettsch
Lloyd Gaddy
Chuck Hubbard
Lyle E. Behrends
Keith Lubbock
Dave Balster
Don Johnson
George Burrichter
Richard E. Zellmer
Paul Specht
Tom Yeoman
Scott McLaughlin
William Wilcox
Bill Balsiger
Fred Clark
Jim Heeren
Brad Tenhoff
Rob Robinson
Mearle Griffith
Wally Sunder
Martin Wade
Ted Cowen
Raymond Schoon
Arend Balster, Jr
Arlen Duit
Jeff Hetzler
Luther Wachholz
Joel Hetzler
Tom Greenawald
Christmas Vacation Dates For Monticello Schools
Christmas vacations for Monticello Community and Sacred Heart schools were announced this week by school officials. Monticello classes dismiss at 2 30 p m Friday December 22 and reconvene at 9 45 a m Thursday January 2. Sacred Heart vacation begins noon Monday December 23 with students returning Friday morning January 3. The Monticello Public Library will open noon to 5 p m January 2 on a trial basis per librarian Anna Young.
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Monticello Community
Sacred Heart
Monticello
Monticello Public
Anna Young
Young
Monticello Churches Plan Christmas Services
Monticello area churches announce Christmas worship across Dec 24 and Dec 25. The Church of the Nazarene hosts two programs at 9:30 and 7:30 pm with a Mary pageant and a youth program. First Presbyterian holds 8 and 10:30 am services. St John s Lutheran stages a 7 pm Christmas Eve service and 10:15 am Christmas Day. Evangelical and Reformed: 7:30 pm Dec 24 program with songs and candle lighting. St Matthew Lutheran: 7:30 pm Christmas Eve program and 10 am Christmas Day service. Midnight Mass at Sacred Heart with a Day of Fasting option. Wayne Zion Lutheran presents 7:15 pm Christmas Eve program. First Congregational a 7:30 pm candle service.
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Monticello
Church of the Nazarene
Shepherd Boys
Clara Mohr
Mary
John Hostatler
James
Amos Glendenning
Don Somerville
Paul Glendenning
Christ
Jean Hostatler
Margaret Glendenning
First Presbyterian Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church
C. C. Gutekunst
St. John’s
Evangelical and Reformed Church
John Siegle
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Anton Kirkegaard
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
John F. Kennedy
Msgr
E. P. Lorenz
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Son of God
Luther Swachholtz
First Congregational Church
Cecil Goettsch
Robert Shipton
Glen Bender
Final Christmas drawing offers a 1964 Chevy in Monticello
The 1963 season ends with a final Christmas drawing at 3 p.m. Saturday December 21 at the Monticello Community Building on the west side of the building. Santa visits and a free kids movie at the Monte theatre follows the week includes store hours with late shopping till 9 p.m. weekdays and 9:30 p.m. closing on some days. Santa will make a last appearance downtown.
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Monticello
Greater Monticello
Monte Theatre
Santa Claus
Leann Nelson
Elda Meeks
Norb Becker
Hopkinton
John Folkers
Scotch Grove
Cy Blenz
Willis Harms
Dick Cigrand
Ruby Boots
Vernon Coden
State unveils five year road plan with new bridge project
The plan shifts relocation work on highways 64 and 151 in Jones County to 1965 and 1966 projects, with total spending expected over two million dollars. Paving and erosion control for the Anamosa by pass moves to 1965. A 1969 bridge project is added. The by pass relocation includes right of way, grading, bridge and culvert work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Town State Highway Commission
Anamosa
Anamosa By-Pass
Iowa 1
U.S. 151
Monticello Saint Luke's Methodist to mark 100th anniversary
St Luke's Methodist Church in Monticello will observe its centennial with a Sunday celebration Dec 22. The 10:30 a.m. service features Bishop F Gerald Ensley of Des Moines, district superintendent Dr Fred Ackman and local clergy. A potluck, afternoon program, historical pictures, and carols follow.
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St. Luke's Methodist Church
Monticello
F. Gerald Ensley
Des Moines
Fred Ackman
Mt. Vernon
Howard Eldrenkamp
James Robinson
Louis Morf
Albert McNeill
J. Williams
Upper Iowa
George Stanley
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