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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
2
Marshall Wynn named chairman of the Red Cross drive for the Monticello chapter covering the north half of Jones county. Campaign set for March with townships Castle Grove Lovell Richland Washington Clay Scotch Grove Wayne and Cass included. Wynn active in Lions Masonic lodge service groups and Methodist church. Armour Co hog buying station noted.
In a district court session Grants Venue Change and related actions were heard. A pretrial in the case involving Rex Schrader as bondsman for Loren Himes et al. against Lucille Hayes and others concerned a Monticello real estate sale with discharged vouchers.
More snow forced students to use old ice skates at Monticello's football field rink, keeping children and teens busy this week as they enjoyed winter sport away from classrooms.
Welfare department reports 28 022 pounds of surplus commodities distributed to Janes County families. Welfare director Mrs. Nellie Rummell notes 16 percent of families receive public assistance and 313 on the certified list include 30 not receiving aid. Distributed items include rice 1 602 lbs beans 3 324 lbs corn meal 3 355 lbs flour 6 700 lbs oatmeal 1 738 lbs lard 2 062 lbs chopped meat 3 591 lbs butter 1 358 lbs dry eggs 685 lbs peanut butter 947 lbs and railk 1 930 1 2 lbs.
Lovell No 5 school pupils staged a Christmas program last Tuesday evening under teacher Mrs Irene Brady. The Castle Grove event showcased the students songs and readings in a community holiday display.
Reading of multiple club meetings and performances from Castle Grove area 4 H groups and the Wyoming Polly Pigtails includes members and officers in 4 H clubs such as Castle Grove Royal Rangers Fortune Finders and Hale Wapsie Boys. Also notes 4 H programs at Lovell South Fork Haymakers Scotch Grove and Wayne Wranglers with projects demonstrations and installations.
Field assessors for Jones county will meet at 9 23 a.m. Friday Jan 5 to review procedures and begin county property assessment. Listed assessors by township include Cass George Brown Anamosa Clay Francis Supple Cascade Fairview Greenfield J E Porter Anamosa Hale and Oxford Leonard Hartwig Hale Jackson Madison and Olin corporation Leonard Ahrendsen Wyoming Lovell and Richland Forrest Ely Monticello Rome Howard Bierer Olin Scotch Grove Vernon Null Monticello Washington Henry P Hughes Cascade Wayne Emil Zimmerman Monticello Wyoming Dale Petersen Wyoming Fred Lazare of Wyoming will cover Wyoming and Oxford Jet corporations and Anamosa and Monticello commercials. James C Bender Monticello will assess residential area in Monticello with A Ray Fairbanks Anamosa covering the same area in Anamosa.
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