New Mayor Hoag to Be Sworn In After City Council Vote
At a special council meeting on Monday December 28 the body voted to hold a regular session Saturday January 2 at 10 a.m. The new mayor S L Hoag replaces Paul Schuerz who did not seek reelection. New council members are David Miller and Gilbert Hearn. returning members include Roy A. Miller Bernard H. Kuriger and Bert Sims. Park commissioners Howard Hicks Gerald Rohr and Sam Rhatigan. Swearing in set for the coming year with the first regular meeting on January 4 unless a special session is held after the swearing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schuetz
S. L. Hoag
Paul Schuerz
David Miller
Gilbert Hearn
Roy A. Miller
Bernard H. Kuriger
Bert Sims
Howard Hicks
Park Commission
Gerald Rohr
Sam Rhatigan
Rt ‘Hoag
Thirty Four H Leaders Attend Training Session
Thirty four 4 H leaders from Jones county boys clubs attended an electrical training program at the Farm Bureau building Anamosa on Monday afternoon. Assisting were John Parham and Mark Kemper from Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric cooperative along with Bob Hopper Springville Jon Husman Scotch Grove and Joe Legg Jones county extension director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
John Parham
Mark Kemper
Maquoketa Valley
Joe Legg
Dean Zirkelbach
East Wayne Eagles
Scotch Grove
Dick Hartwig
Jackson Beavers
Jon Husman
Monticello
Johnn Hanna
Fairview
Merle Jackson
Abberbrockling
Temple Hilltoppers
Cascade
Tony Paetz
Farm and civic notes from Jones county weekly bulletin
Birth announcements list four newborns from John McDonald hospital with parents from Hopkinton Anamosa Cascade. Marriage licenses show two couples from Wyoming Monticello. Police court report notes a minor traffic infraction and a heart attack death in Evanston Illinois. Local 4-H electri fication program details twenty plus club leaders from Jones county with upcoming training sessions announced.
Extend Time For Applications On Sealing Corn
The Jones County Committee extends sealing corn applications due to high moisture. Acceptance runs Dec 29 1959 to Jan 8 1960 with no probing for samples during the period. Farmers may obtain probes from four county sealers: Steenhoek Anamosa Helgens Scotch Grove Morrison Cascade and Poppe Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
William Steenhoek
Anamosa
Jackson
Greenfield
Rome
Fairview
Vernon Helgens
Scotch Grove
Oxford
Wyoming
Madison
Hale
Herman Morrison
Cascade
Clay
Richland
Washington
Ray Poppe
Monticello
Lovell
Wayne
Cass
Castle Grove
Prizes Announced for Monticello First Baby of 1960
Monticello retailers pool prizes for the first baby born in 1960 in The Express area. Twenty three local businesses offer items from baby food to a savings account as the annual First Baby of the Year contest opens at midnight. Prizes go to the first birth at John McDonald hospital or at a parent’s home in Monticello or on rural routes, with a noon January 7 deadline and a potential extension to January 14 if no birth is reported. Parents must file a physician certified birth time and date with The Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
Express
Roland Egger
Central City
Little
Roland
John Deere Day Planned by Local Dealer
Ed Vanounry hosts John Deere Day at Monticello Community Building Tuesday January 5 starting 1 p.m. A free lunch at noon at the John Deere store precedes the event. The free celebration for farmers and families includes door prizes and a series of entertainment movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Vanounry
Monticello
John Deere
Vanounry
Car Hits Bridge Near Monticello
A Monday evening collision two miles south of Monticello on the Monticello Amber road involved Harvey John Fechtman driving a 1955 Ford. He struck a bridge railing and veered into a ditch, with damage limited to a dented left front fender and left headlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Amber
Harvey John Fechtman
Fechtman
Three County Accidents Reported Over Past Weekend
Three auto accidents were reported in Jones county over the past weekend per Sheriff Lewis Dreibelbis. On Dec 26 at 10 p m a three car crash at Highways 151 and 261 west of Anamosa injured none seriously. Onken 18 Monticello charged with failing to keep his car under control. Dec 25 at 2 a m Wood of Olin ran off Highway 38 after failing to turn, minor injuries. Dec 27 at 3 a m a semi driven by Farrel Snyder Columbus Junction crashed into a downed REC powerline post at Highways 38 and 63. tractor demolished, Snyder unconscious briefly, minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Lewis Dreibelbis
Anamosa
Donald Reyhons
Eeast
Highway 261
Reyhons
Thomas Mahoney
Dubuque
Roger Onken
Monticello
Mahoney
Rey~ Hons
Onken
Dreibelbis
Leonard Wood
Olin
Wood
Farrel Snyder
Columbus Junction
Farrel
Robert Crooks
Farell
Eight Stations Used for Weighing in Baby Beeves
Weighing in of 4 H and FFA baby beeves began Tuesday December 29 at Ray Adams stockyards Monticello Sale Barn Anamosa Dubuque yards Cascade and Ellis Lambertson farm near Martello The next day December 30 weighed at Oscar Mayer yards Olin Fred Mizaurs farm near Oxford Junction Wilson stockyards Wyoming and Cudahy yards at Center Junction County 4 H club committee and vocational agriculture teachers oversaw the process Calves to qualify for 4 H and FFA weighed 650 pounds or less Results from all eight stations will be printed in Monday's Express.
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FFA
Ray Adams
Monticello
Sale Barn
Anamosa
Dubuque
Cascade
Ellis Lambertson
Martello
Oscar Mayer
Olin
Fred Mizaurs
Oxford Junction
Wilson Stockyards
Wyo
Ming and Cudahy
Center Junction
Express
Writ Hearing on Monticello School District Adjourned to Jan 1
The Writ of Certiorari hearing involving the Monticello Community School District adjourned until January 1 after a lengthy session Monday December 28. Four witnesses for the defendants and two plaintiffs testified including district superintendent Boyd Shannon and South Fork township figures. Final arguments will be heard when the hearing resumes on January 1 before Judge Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Community
Boyd Shannon
Monticello Community School
Paul Jarman
Don Potter
Delaware County
Gordon Keith
George Turnis
South Fork
Arnold
Clarence Turnis
South Fork Township
Maxwell
T. M. Ingersoll
Wayne Collins
Cedar Rapids
Rex Schrader
Injury Suits Ask For 35000 Damages
Two suits filed by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hosch seek 35000 total for injuries from a Sept 14 1959 auto crash near Scotch Grove on a gravel road. Defendant Herman Lightfoot of Onslow drove the second car. petition says he lost control. Hosch seeks 15000. Mrs Hosch seeks 20000 with no injuries. A separate Cedar County suit lists Skelgas Co of Stanwood as plaintiff against Maurice Glick Olin for 190.61 owed since Nov 24 1958 plus interest and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hosch
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Herman Lightfoot
Onslow
Hosch
Lightfoot
Cedar County Skelgas Company
Stan‘wood
Lsted
Maurice Glick
Olin
Glick
Transportation aid totals for Jones County schools detailed
A Jones County report from County Superintendent Paul Jarman shows transportation aid for the past school year totaling 28 070 40 dollars with per pupil costs ranging from 60 to 78 dollars and maximums of 30 dollars per pupil. The aid is state appropriated but falls short of the 30 dollar per pupil maximum, with Jones County costs about 60 to 78 dollars per pupil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Paul, Jarman
Jarman
Ice Ee
Jones Oo Eahae Ly
Monticello
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S. H. Hoag
Bernard Kuriger
Roy Miller
Dave ‘Miller
Burt Sims
Paul Scheutz
Dean Dufoe
Hopkinton
Norman Seeley
Herbert Green
Donald Johnson
Rowan Schultz
Helma Wilsler
Neal L. First
Sue L. Sims
Emil Or
Grace Burian
Ford
Ernest Horton
Olds
Kenneth and
Martha Serbousek
Leo V. Lawrence
Jerry Mulvihill
Corvair
Eugene Eldred
Chevrolet
Anamosa Lumber Company
International Truck
J.P
Max E. McCrabb
Frank Prehal
Evansville
Wis
Charles L. Hauck
Prehal
J.B. Court
Frank Shimanek
Evanston
Illinois
the Express
G. Russell Stabler
Robert Hopper
West Martello
Springville
Willis Fairbanks
Cass Center
Hustlers
Richard Russell
Prairie Panthers
Prairieburg
Duane Mallicoat
Wyoming Pioneers
John Burhop Jr
Oxford Livewires
Jerry Schneider
Paul Huston
Jim Eichhorn
Robert J. Holub
Floyd R. Rogers
Lovell Lions
Lawrence Heeren
Vernon Tjaden
Roland Port
Noel Ostrander
Royal Rustlers
Dean McDonald
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Paul Black
Royal Rangers
Lyle Hosford
Castle Grove Royal Rangers
Carl Mardoff
Ana~mo
The
Monticellat
St. Matthew’s Luth
Eran
Howard Webb
Monticello High School
Morley
Oln
Cass Township
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