Local marriages and births reported in Anamosa region
Two marriage licenses issued this week by clerk W Leigh Pearson cover Thomas F Bavis age 23 of Cedar Rapids with Clara K Kehren age 23 of Monticello and Ray Gehret age 36 of Monticello with Slavaka Ellich age 25 of Monticello. New car licenses list multiple buyers including Jones County Farm Service Co Anamosa Ford truck and several Monticello Oxford Junction and Cascade residents. Over 120 children attended the Monticello Lions Club Christmas party at the community building with singing stories a film and Santa delivering gifts. Three births reported at John McDonald Hospital Dec 19 20 and 22 to families in Monticello Cascade Hopkinton and plus a Dec 2 baby girl Linda Margaret born to Edward Cox and wife Scotch Grove. A great granddaughter born Dec 17 to Russell Pigott of Ames. Pigott family linked to ISU students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Leigh Pearson
Anamosa
Thomas F. Bavis
Cedar Rapids
Clara K. Kehren
Monticello
Ray Gehret
Slavaka Ellich
Blanche. E. Corwin
Jones County Farm Service Co
Ford Truck
Anthony R. Paetz
Cascade
Pontiac
Glen M. Jones
Ronald Hanson
Oxford. Junction
Chevrolet
Keith Sumner
Jansen
Onslow
Robert Serbousek
Oxford Junction
International Pickup
Robert
John
von’ Sprecken
Center Junction
Buick
Charles Henry Soper
Lloyd Martens
Mercury
Lions Club
Lion Ray Stumbaugh
Beverly Brendes
R. V. Gildner
Santa
John McDonald Hospital
Jim Ehrisman
Leo Trumm
Richard Thompson
Hopkinton
Edward Cox
Linda Margaret
Scotch Grove
G. J. Hughes
Russell Pigott
Ames
Pigott
Richard Hanken
Pigotts
Iowa State College
Letters to Santa from Hopkinton Children
Friday night notes from Elaine and Georgene Kurt Eye and David Balster request dolls, color sets, a doctor kit, toy trains, a dentist set, model airplane, assembleable cars, a trampoline and a wristwatch for Christmas. They promise good behavior and sign with affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Momey and Dad
Elaine and
Georgene
Kurt
Santa Claus
Love
David Michael Balster
Jones County 4-H Father Son Banquet Honors Clubs
More than 375 members of the Jones county Boys 4-H Club and guests attended the Recognition dinner at Olin school. Garth Grafft led the program with awards by Dick Smith and Joe Legg. Outstanding clubs included Castle Grove Royal Rangers Hale Wapsie 4-H and Wayne Master Farmers. Guest speaker Ken Joslin from Clarence spoke on a year in Turkey under the Farm Youth Exchange program. Musical entertainment came from Oxford Junction 4-H members Carol Lee Benhart and Judy Ingwersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Boys 4-H Club
Olin School
EUB Church
Garth Grafft
Dick Smith
Joe Legg
Castle Grove Royal Rangers
Hale
Wapsie
Wayne Master Farmers
Oxford Live Wires
Olin Hawkeyes
Ken Joslin
Clarence
Joslin
Turkey
Jones County
Carol Lee Benhart
Judy Ingwersen
Oxford Junction Girls 4-H Club
Fire Threat Near Monticello Farm Home
A flash explosion Tuesday sparked a fire at the Kromminga farm home 10 miles west of Monticello. Mrs. Kromminga said the blast shook the house as she prepared food, a small extinguisher failed to control the blaze, and smoke and water caused extensive damage. The couple’s three daughters were placed with relatives for the night while neighbors and the Monticello Rural Fire Department battled the fire and boarded up damaged windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Fred Kromminga
Olin Youth Named County 4-H President
Duane Sorensen of Olin was named president of Jones County 4-H boys at the Father-Son banquet in Olin High School. Other officers include Duane Mallicoat as vice president and Kenneth Ericksen as secretary treasurer, with retiring officers listed. Also announced is Galen Robertson of Anamosa as the new assistant clerk in Jones County Selective Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane. Sorensen
Sorensen
Olin
Jones County
Olin High School
Garth Grafft
Anamosa
Duane Mallicoat
Wyoming
Kenneth Ericksen
Oxford Junction
Board
Galen Robertson
Selective Service System
Jury Declares Burkey Insane in Murder Case
A jury of 12 deliberated under 20 minutes and found Archie Burkey insane, ending the murder charge as he is placed in the ward for the criminally insane at the Anamosa state reformatory. Witnesses, including Mrs. Louis Burkey, tied his illness to mental health history, while VA compensation and World War II injuries were noted. A separate divorce action between Arthur J. Schmidt and Regina Schmidt was filed in district court this week seeking absolute divorce and child custody rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Burkey
Burkey
Anamosa
Anamosa State Reformatory
Alice Crowley
Bennie Tobiason
Maurice Gamble
W. F. Yeoman
Jim Chiodini
Raymond Machart
William Martin
Esther Prult
C. J. Matthiessen
Emil Burrichter
Kathleen Manternach
M. T. Stott
Wyoming
University of Iowa
Louis Burkey
Zwingle
William May
Psychopathic Hospital
Iowa City
Gertrude Waggoner
State Mental Health Institute
Independence
District Court
Arthur J. Schmidt
Regina Schmidt
Schmidts
Local Society Names Read Like Village Directory
A list of women and married names linked to several towns and clubs appears as a club directory item. The names include Mrs Herman Dolley Buck Creek Mrs W A Hicks Onslow Miss Esther Sinclair Scotch Grove Mrs C Reggentine Hopkinton Miss Tom Bearinger Canton Mrs K Alden Sutton Miss Bernadette Jasper South Fork Center Junction Women’s Club Mrs Delmar King Castle Grove Mrs Maude Grimm Wyoming Mrs John Liddy Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Dolley
Buck Creek
W. A. Hicks
Onslow
Esther Sinclair
Scotch Grove
C. Reggentine
Hopkinton
Tom Bearinger
Canton
K. Alden
Sutton
Bernadette Jasper
South Fork Center Junction
Women’s Club
Delmar King
Castle Grove
Maude Grimm
Wyoming
John Liddy
Monticello
Prairieburg plans new dial telephone system
Prairieburg Mutual Telephone Co plans to form a Prairieburg telephone corporation to finance a $25,000 dial system serving about 150 homes within a 3 mile radius. The plan, approved 34 to 6, includes connecting with Mon ticello and Coggon exchanges and improving rural fire department accessibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg Phone Patrons Plan Corporation
Prairieburg
Dial
Ralph Kula
Prairieburg Mutual Telephone Co
Elden _Brashaw
Prairieburg Telephone Corporation
Present Mutual Company
The
Express
Emeline
Cedar Rapids
Radius
Monticello
Coggon
Brashaw
Kula
Bequest Funds Christmas Gifts At Jones County Home
A long time bequest from John McBride funds Christmas gifts for 41 residents of the Jones County Home. The Monticello State Bank trustee uses income from government bonds to provide $9.25 per person, with a noon dinner at the County Home tomorrow. Attendees include Roscoe Easterly, James Remley, George Specht, James Maurice, and Mort. Mr. McBride died May 3, 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McBride
Jones County
McBride
Monticello State Bank
Louis Morf
Monticello
Mort
Marvin TerVeen
Karole Kay
Ter Veen
Harold Larson
Ringsted
Mat Miller
Robert Brown
Bobbie
Mr. TerVeen
Mabel Newby
Terris
George Ware
Sioux Falls
Herman TerVeen
Spirit Lake
Christmas Dinners Dominate Monticello Social Scene
Monticello families gather for Christmas dinners with many guests from neighboring towns. Notable attendees include Dr. L. J. Swift and family, Harold and Joe Hogan, and the Wernimont and Webber households among numerous others extending holiday hospitality across Iowa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Charles Wernimont
Joe Hogan
Arthur Wernimont
Gilbert Wernimont
Re-elect Fire Chief and officers in Monticello meeting
Monticello Fire Department held its Monday meeting December 21 electing Paul Hearn again as Fire Chief Donald Morey becomes Assistant Fire Chief replacing Oliver Smith and Les Monk re elected as secretary treasurer. College students named include Phillip Tuetken University of Iowa and Stanley Harris Iowa State College Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Phillip Tuetken
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Stanley Harris
Lews State College
Ames
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Kromminga
Krommingas
Santa Claug
Brenda Ann Page
Mrs
LeRoy Page
Christ
Ning Enon
TEL
Cai
Donald Appleby
USN
Newport
R. I
Claude Appleby
Mrs. Ray Cole
Springfield
Ill
Morris , Barger
Peggy Albers
Moline, Ill
Will Albers
Cryst Vsts
Monticello Express
Wilbur K. Doxsee
Alma K. Doxsee
M. E. Messersmith
Jane Scott
Gwen Kuntz
Kenneth Ahlrichs
Emma Stadtmueller
Victor Richardson
Ray Luckstedt
James Hamilton Tom George Paul Kurt
E. B. Null
Robert Parrott
Julie
Steven
Maquoketa
Carl Husman
Harold
LaVern Schoon
Laverne McVay
L. J. Swift
Walter Swift
Keokuk
Edward Siebels
John Walker
John H. Walker
Ray Stumbaugh
S. T. Stumbaugh
Clinton
Kathryn Smith
Gertrude Smith
Ralph Klein
Riverside
Bill Smith
Art Webber
Joe Hosch
Gerald Weber
Junior DeShaw
Colleen Powers
Donald Webber
Elmer Soberg
Ervin Davis
Kenneth
Richard Davis
Henry Meier
Lucille Kucera
Fred Dreyer
London
Garriet Siebels
Donald Sutherland
Judy
Kitty Sutherland
Jean Sutherland
John Webber
Kenneth Webber
Terry
Carl Webber
Bobby
Jan
Sgt
Marvin Webber
Alaska
Frank Walker
Robert Jefferson
Adel
David Walker
Muncie
Ind
Shirley Rollings
Brook, Ind
Max Strain
Helen Bilek
Tom
Ted Elseman
Omaha
Don DeForest
Chicago
Slim Slomer
Traer
Clarence Strang
Ben Rahe
John Gerken
Alma
Dyersville
William Westhoff
Mrs. Gerken
Westhoff
Weert Bennen
Harley Streeper
Doreen
Tobe Hanken
Harry
Gene Hanken
Ernest Portewig
Kenneth Streeper
Douglas
E. C. Wenger
Frank Ross
Manchester
Bill Stuhler
Pella
Carl Straub
Viola
Kenneth Caldwell
Kathleen Metz
Dubuque
Frank Straub
Carl Steiner
Floyd Hermanson
Duluth
Minn
James Steiner
Bill Steiner
Paul Steiner
Richard
Mary Ellen Steiner
Otto Smith
Roy Wilson
Brandon
Leo Cabalka
Milo Kaliban and Sons
Lisbon
John Kaliban
Mt. Vernon
Lena Cabalka
Robert Guyan
Harlingen
Texas
Helen Guyan
Secy-Trens
Morey New Asst
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