Monticello Receives Chrome Orange Fire Truck
Monticello's volunteer fire department unveiled a chrome orange fire truck last Thursday. Fire Chief Gilbert Hearn and officers inspect the new unit, which features a high pressure pump with fogger, a 750 gpm pump for industrial fires, and a foamer. Training crew Stoneking Thompson Lauser and Goedken will train other firefighters after attending a two day Tipton training school.
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Monticello
Gilbert Hearn
Larry Stoneking
Nick Lauser
Roger Thompson
Clarence Goedken
Ron Behrends
Boyd King
Gerald Wilbricht
Stoneking
Thompson
Lauser
Goedken
Tipton
Ind
John Beam Mfg. Co
Second 1971 Jones county traffic death reported
Richard Dean Marsh 28 of Hiawatha died from injuries suffered January 23 near Monticello when his car hit a pickup on highway 151. He died at University Hospitals Iowa City after initial treatment at John McDonald hospital. Funeral held at First Presbyterian Monticello with burial at Oakwood cemetery and military honors. Marsh served in the U.S. Army 1961 to 1964 and worked for Collins Radio Co. He is survived by his wife Sharon, son Brandon, five brothers and four sisters.
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Jones County
Richard Dean Marsh
Hiawatha
Monticello
Marsh
University
Iowa City
John McDonald Hospital
Margaret Janssen
Anamosa
Knights of Columbus Hall
Marion
Brandon
Paul
Marshalltown
William
Kenneth
Cedar Rapids
Robert
Springville
Marvin
Adelia Eilers
Don Starks
Edward Janssen
Scotch Grove
Phillip Schneider
Central City
Wilbur Loehr
Delhi
James Soper
John Muench
William Billings
Clifford Rice
Bruce Billings
Michael Pallesen
Seven Monticello students selected for Coe Band Festival
Seven Monticello high school student musicians were chosen for the Coe Band Festival at Coe College Cedar Rapids on Saturday February 6. Seniors Georgeanne Cassidy Jana Rhatigan and Nancy Adams play in the 96 member senior high band while Sherry Rieniers Marla Kromminga Barb Harms and Sue Paulsen play in the 120 member junior high band. Guest conductors Col Arnald D Gabriel and Kenneth F Smykil direct clinics. The Coe college jazz band will entertain after the afternoon rehearsal. The 7:30 pm concert in Sinclair auditorium is open to the public free of charge.
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Cedar Rapids
Georgeanne Cassidy
Jana Rhatigan
Nancy Adams
Sherry Rieniers
Marla Kromminga
Barb Harms
Sue Paulsen
Col
Arnald D. Gabriel
United States Air Force Band
Washington, D.C
Kenneth F. Smykil
Ely
Col. Gabriel
U. S. Air Force Band
Latin America
Europe
Coe College
Sinclair Auditorium
Traffic Deaths In Jones County Mark Early 71 Totals
The Jones County death toll rises with two reported highway fatalities. Marilyn Paulsen, 20, of Eldridge dies near Oxford Mills on January 10. Richard Marsh, 28, of Marion dies near Highway 151, 142 miles south of Montecello on January 28.
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Jones County
Marilyn Paulsen
Eldridge
Oxford Mills
Richard Marsh
Marion
Monticello
Annexation ruling due in two months in Mon ticello hearing
City Attorney Andy Strittmatter said all evidence has been submitted in the Jones county annexation hearing and a final ruling will come after March 15. The hearing ended Jan. 27 with briefs due by Feb. 26 and responses by the opposition, followed by the judge’s decision.
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Monticello
Andy Strittmatter
Jones County District Court
Strittmatter
Low Bid For Jones County Home Medicines
Medicines for the Jones county home were let on bids Tuesday at the board of supervisors session. Ferrari drug store Monticello led with a bid 10 percent above cost for 100 pills plus $3.50 per delivery trip. Anamosa Lumber Co. bond approved. Johnny Hansen dba Olin Corners cafe granted cigarette and class B beer permits.
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Jones County
Board of Supervisors
Ferrari Drug Store
Monticello
Jones County Agricultural Extension Office
Justice of Peace
Frank Shimanek
Anamosa Lumber Co
Johnny Hansen
Two Charged in District Court in Iowa Jones County
Feb 1 charges of operating a motor vehicle while license suspended filed in Jones county district court against David Lee Huston of Anamosa and Steven Peter Smothers of Dubuque. Both cases bound over from J. August Pearson’s court. In separate actions Edward Flynn of Flynn Motor Service received $329.42 judgment against John Jacobson with costs and 5 percent interest. Bonwell and Johnson fined $50 each with weekly installment options. A temporary writ in the Plower divorce case restrains disposal of property. hearing set Feb 5. Edgington habeas corpus petition denied.
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Jones County
David Lee Huston
Anamosa
Steven Peter Smothers
Dubuque
J. August Pearson
Edward Flynn
Flynn Motor Service
John Jacobson
Ronald Charles Bonwell
School theft and murder trial opened in Linn county
A break in at Midland school Onlson involved a broken outside door glass and an unlocked filing cabinet. In Linn county, the murder trial of James L. Berry Jr. began after a venue change request. Berry, 43, Center Junction, is charged with the June 26, 1970 shotgun slaying of Clarence Yarborough at Berry's home. A Jones county jury previously failed to reach a verdict in October.
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Midland
Onlson
James L. Berry, Jr
Center Jct
Linn County
Jones County
Berry
Clarence Yarborough
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Monticello High School
Martelle
Langworth
Morley
Center
Oxford Jet
James Henry Johnson
Johann Plower
Marvin Plower
Iowa
Larry D. Edgington
Men’s Reformatory
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