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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1965

Page

9

Local Births and Marriages Reported in Jones County

Birth notices from John McDonald Hospital list several December births including a Monticello couple producing two boys and another Cascade couple with a girl. A separate center junction entry notes a daughter born December 15 at University Hospitals Iowa City named Tammie Sue. Marriage licenses issued by the Jones County Clerk include multiple couples from Fayette, Clarence, Martelle, Cedar Rapids, Marion, and Wyoming.

Virgil Mortensen University Hospitals Iowa City Tammie Sue Noel Ostrander John Mortensen Anamosa Jones County Lonnie Cecil Rogers Fayette Judith Ann Rohwedder Route 1 Wyoming Steve Swenson Klatt Clarence Ae Chrystal Bendixen Oxford David DeWayne Lambertsen Martelle Jean Ann Kuntz Steven Lantz Rutan Cedar Rapids Gail Patricia Babish Gerald Lee Harford Marion Linda Lou Whited Larry Allen Dougherty Janice Marie Husmann

Open house set for MV high school in Delhi

Maquoketa Valley high school in Delhi will host an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, announced Supt. Carl Robinson. The new 22 acre site east of the old building was finished last summer with classes starting in September.

Maquoketa Valley High School Delhi Carl Robinson

Maquoketa Valley approves new high school in 1964 bond

The auditorium and classrooms form a 10-room high school complex approved by a $625,000 bond on March 7, 1964. Construction began September 14, 1964 with Youngblur Construction Co. as general contractor. The old high school now houses elementary and junior high classes.

Ber Maquoketa Valley Youngblur Construction Co. of Washburn

Jones County Planning Commission reports progress on regional program

The Jones County Planning Commission says the regional planning program is underway with economic and population studies. It began 1 1/2 months ago and will run 18 months with preliminary reports and a final overall report. Communities include Monticello Wyoming Olin Oxford Junction Onslow Martelle Center Junction Morley.

Jones County Planning Commission Anamosa Leigh Clark Planning Commission Monticello Joe Legg Extension Service Wyoming Olin Oxford Ject Onslow Martello Center Jct Morley Scruggs and Hammond, Inc Columbus Ohio Lexington Peoria Ill County Planning Commission

Girl Attacked by Family Dog Injures Five-Year-Old

Laurie Lighty five daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Lighty Monti cello suffered severe bites to face and head when the family’s large dog attacked Thursday afternoon. She was treated at John McDonald hospital Monticello and transferred to Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids. Surgery Thursday night left her listed in fairly good condition Friday. The attack happened at the Lightys home about three miles east of Monticello after Laurie returned from kindergarten at Carpenter school.

Laurie Lighty Richard Lighty Monticello John McDonald Hospital Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Lightys Laurie Carpenter School

Christmas church services announced for Monticello area

Monticello and surrounding rural churches announce Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. Sacred Heart hosts Midnight Mass preceded by 20 minutes of hymns by high school carolers. Christmas Day Masses at 6 8 9 30 and 11 a.m. also listed. Confessions set for the week with times. Other congregations schedule candlelight, children's programs, and family services across First Congregational St John’s Lutheran and St Matthew Lutheran churches with specific times noted.

Monticello Sacred Heart Catholic Church E. P. Lorenz St. John’s Lutheran Church Gate of Paradise St. Matthew Lutheran Church Anton Kirkegaard St. Matthew

Monticello Area Farm Clinic Set For Feb 1

The Monticello conservation club announces the third annual Monticello Sports Show will be held April 16 and 17, 1966 with Larry Behrends Louie Soppe Milton Rieken Merle Helms Bob Rink Clyde Zedick Dewaine Martin and Galen Engelbart on the arrangements committee. The club has set aside $200 from the Ely budget for the Indian Bluffs recreation project.

Monticello Monticello Conservation Club Larry Behrends Louie Soppe Milton Rieken Merle Helms Bob Rink Clyde Zedick Dewaine Martin Galen Engelbart Ely Indian Bluffs

Winners in GMC Christmas drawing held Saturday

Happy winners in the GMC Christmas drawing were listed with prizes from $10 to $50. The next drawing is Friday for a 1966 Dodge Dart at 3 p.m. beside the Monticello Community building.

F. L. McNamara Patty LaBorde Paul Bartels Carl Folkers Hope Marcis Paul Ladehoff Steve McDowell Sam Streif Robert Appleby Austin Spahr Bill Hintz John Reichenauer Ken Becker Melvin Dickman Jack Mettler Ervin Pleuger Mrs. Lloyd Takes Monticello

Seventeen judgments awarded Friday in Jones County District Court

Seventeen judgments were awarded Friday in Jones County District Court all for amounts due on accounts One new suit was filed Iowa Pipe & Supply Co Inc seeks 677 33 from Bert Loop doing business as Loop Furniture & Appliance Monticello Other judgments include Drs Huey Koch versus John and Grace Nesley 244 09 and multiple hospital and service cases with dates ranging from 1953 to 1965 The cases cover medical and merchandise debts filed in 1960s civil matters in various towns.

Jones County District Court Iowa Pipe & Supply Co., Inc Bert Loop Loop Furniture & Appliance Monticello Drs. Huey & Koch John Grace Nesley

Car Goes Off Langworthy Bridge On Highway 151

Two Cedar Rapids men escaped serious injury when their car went off the Langworthy bridge on Highway 151 around 2 p m Monday. Passenger Joseph Oujiri, 29, suffered lacerations to the forehead and nose. the driver George Charles Oujiri, 65, Cedar Rapids, was unharmed.

Cedar Rapids Langworthy Bridge Highway 151 Joseph Oujiri George Charles Oujiri Cedar Oujirt Langworthy

Farm Clinic in Monticello to Draw 700 to 1,000 Farmers

A special farm clinic on February 1 at the Monticello Youth Center aims to educate farmers on corn soybeans and hogs. Experts from seed chemicals fertilization weed control and farm equipment will speak with sponsors including Shell DeKalb and Purina. The free event runs 9:30 to noon with lunch and a 3 pm Q and A.

Monticello Shell Chemical Co Allis Chalmers Purina Feed Co DeKalb Agricultural Assn Allied Chemical Co Behlen Manufacturing Co Ralph Nelson DeKalb LaVern Schoon Ray Poppe Dick Benischek Ralph Petersen Cliff Wears Greater Monticello Dick Dunn Bob Sherwin Allis-Chalmers DeWitt and Oelwein

Beef weigh-in dates set for 4-H event in Jones County

Varlyn Fink announces the annual 4-H Baby Beef weigh-in schedule for Jones County. Weigh-ins occur December 29 and 30 at eight locations including Monticello, Dubuque yards, Cascade, Center Jct, Anamosa, Olin, Morley, and Oxford Junction. Calves may be weighed once, under 650 pounds, with a limit of three calves per person. A rate of gain contest will award plaques to the top five members.

Varlyn Fink Jones County Extension Associate Monticello Sale Barn Wilson Yard Wyoming Dubuque Yards Cascade Oscar Mayer Center Anamosa Sale Olin Morley Fred Mizaur Oxford Fink 4-H

Hopkinton Boy Struck by Car, Injuries Reported

A Hopkinton four year old, Donald Foley, was hit by a car on main street when he darted from between parked cars into a vehicle driven by Dean Bartels, 17. He suffers a broken leg and possible internal injuries and was moved from John McDonald hospital to a Cedar Rapids facility in serious condition.

Ronald Foley Hopkinton Foley Donald Dean Bartels John McDonald Hospital Monticello Cedar Rapids David

School District Name Must Appear On Tax Form

Supt Boyd Shannon reminded Monticello Community school district residents to report their public school district name on the 1965 state income tax form. He urged taxpayers to know their district as legislators could use district income tax receipts to help allocate state aid to schools.

Boyd Shannon Monticello Community School Shannon

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