Monticello Minutes February Car Listings
A Monticello period listing shows multiple entries from February 7 to February 14 including residents Anamosa Onslow Scotch Grove and Monticello. Vehicles listed include Buick Chevrolet and Ford with named owners and ages such as Dale Vernon Buehler 26 and Karen Mac Hanna 19 both of Anamosa.
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Dale Vernon Buehler
Karen Mac Hanna
Anamosa
Keith Owen Lange
Emma A. Oltmanns
John E. Taylor
Onslow
Plymouth
Martha van Alstine
Ford
Iva Rodman
Monticello
Nash
R. G. Or
D. A. Miehe
Scotch Grove
Dodge
Herman Gilbert Benischek
Oxford Junction
Emma Zirkelbach
Buick
Louis J. Brockhohn
Chevrolet
George W. Clark
George Or Mayeda Folkerts
Marvin Hanwardsen
John W. Martensen
Board Approves 950 for Band Instruments
Monticello high school board voted to use up to 950 from the activity fund for new band instruments. Ray Stumbaugh said several instruments are needed and band parents have raised over 900. board action allows additional funds from the district. Mari Bartlow Johnson’s salary was set at 3500 per year as girls' physical education teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Dick Long
Jim Maurice
Ed Cox
Boyd Shannon
Ray Stumbaugh
Mari Bartlow Johnson
Rotary to Host Court of Honor in Monticello
The Boy Scouts court of honor will be at the Rotary club meeting in Monticello Monday Feb 20. Scoutmaster Royal Hunt says dinner guests will receive Tenderfoot awards for Robert Behrends Bill Harms Lyman Ponder James Robertson and Jerry Rohr. Dick Wilson is the sole Second Class candidate. Merit badges go to John Baty Nick Dolan Robert Matthiessen Robert Shimanek Mike Suter and Alan White. Suter earns the star award Gary Poock the bronze palm. The Rotary scout committee runs the event which is not open to the public and starts at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Rotary Club
Monticello
Royal Hunt
Rotarians
Tenderfoot
Robert Behrends
Bill Harms
Lyman Ponder
James Robertson
Jerry Rohr
Dick Wilson
John Baty
Nick Dolan
Robert Matthiessen
Robert Shimanek
Mike Suter
Alan White
Gary Poock
Monticello High Drama Fetes Sun-up at WaMac Festival
The Monticello drama department closed its annual WaMac drama festival with a performance of Sun-up by Lula Bollner. A University of Iowa critic attended and offered improvements, while seven of eight WaMac schools participated and Monticello planned a vocal music festival in Independence with Luther College’s Warren Noble conducting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Monticello
WaMac
Independence
Warren Noble
Luther College
Decorah
Noble
Lovell Homemakers Change Meeting Place
Lovell Homemakers have changed the place and time for the next meeting. It will be held Feb. 21 in Newman hall at Sacred Heart church starting at 7 30 p m. Those painting are asked to bring paint brushes No 1 and 2 and their own patterns.
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Lovell
Newman Hall of Sacred Heart Church
Free polio vaccine set to expire March 13
In Monticello area, the free polio vaccine for indigent children will become outdated March 13. Dr. Joe Erler, superintendent of John McDonald hospital, notes only a few eligible children have been vaccinated. Eligible children include indigents and Aid to Dependent Children recipients. third shots require parental action and a qualifying letter to avoid fees.
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Monticello
Joe Erler
John McDonald Hospital
Erler
Donald Serbousek
Jones County
Scouts Plan Ticket Drive For Trail of Lonesome Pine
Local Boy Scouts under Scoutmaster Royal Hunt will go house to house tonight to sell advance tickets for a Monte theater benefit showing of Trail of the Lonesome Pine on Feb 23 24 25. Scouts earn a portion of advance sales to buy equipment. regular admission remains with the theater. The film stars Fred MacMurray and Sylvia Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Theater
Royal Hunt
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Hunt
Fred MacMurray
Sylvia Sidney
Milwaukee Depot Undergoes Remodeling and Repaint
The Milwaukee depot is being remodeled and repainted. Railroad crews are tearing down the unused southern section. Depot agent Bob Mullen says the structure has been sold. A new roof is being installed and the building will be painted. Work began about three weeks ago and should finish early next March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Bob Mullen
Mullen
Cummins to Emcee Monticello Fish Supper
Tait Cummins, sports director for WMT and WMT-TV Cedar Rapids, will MC the annual Monticello Conservation League fish supper. The event is March 19 at the American Legion hall with serving starting at 6 p.m. featuring walleye pike fillet and a long list of door prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tait Cummins
WMT
Wmt-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Monticello Conservation League
American Legion Hall
E. H. DeWitt
Group to present skit at PTA meeting tonight
A Night With the Browns, a four scene skit on home and family life, will be presented at the PTA meeting tonight at the Masonic Temple. The program begins at 8 p.m. with Mrs. Roy Miller presiding and writer director Mrs. James A. Benders guiding teen age focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Masonic Temple
Roy Miller
James A. Benders
Civic Betterment League
Harold White
H. M. Jones
Gene Taylor
Maurice Chevalier
Donald Morey
Robert Deppe
Vance Stead
Arch Edwards
Vivian Brooks
Pauline LeClerc
Janalee Bender
Elaine Appleby
Sharon Zubler
Gladys Mellor
Judy Hollar
Bonnie Schneider
P.T.A
O. R. Yeoman
Robert Savage
Ray Stumbaugh
Rezoning Petition Stirs Monticello Area Plan Debate
A group led by Bob Aldrich filed a petition protesting a zoning change proposed to reclassify part of Main Street West from residential to business. Officials note miscommunication over the exact area abutting Main Street and an alley, with a formal description to be provided when the council acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Aldrich
Main Street
East Second Street
Canal Street
First Street
East Second
Board Monticello
Board of Adjustment
Third Street
the Express
Ralph Wilson
Max McCrabb
Leigh Clark
Adjustment Board
Clark
Harold Wilcox
A. P. Lambert
E. W. Brashaw
Schilt Injured In Bull Attack Near Monticello Farm
Schilt suffered serious bruises and possible fractures after a bull attacked him in a cow yard on his Monticello area farm Tuesday morning. Herman Reth drove by and helped distract the animal as Mr and Mrs Reth rushed to aid. A doctor was called and Schilt was taken to John McDonald hospital for treatment.
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Ulrich , Schilt
Monticello
Schilt
Herman Reths
Mrs. Reth
Schilts
John McDonald Hospital
County Forage Clinic and Show Set for Feb 29
Jones county hosts a forage clinic and show at the Farm Bureau building in Anamosa on Feb 29 with ISU specialists presenting on high quality forage production and oat silage. Farmers may bring hay and silage samples for judging with prizes. the biennial soils district election will follow, with nominations circulating to replace Dillon Story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa State College
Joe E. Legg
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Legg
Jones County Soils District
Dillon Story
Wyoming
Jones County Extension Service
The
Soil Conservation Service
Cris Randolph
Walther League Plans DeWitt Conference Attendance
Members of St. John's Walther League will attend a winter conference in DeWitt on Sunday February 19 starting at 3 p.m. All are invited. Earlier, the league held a sleigh riding party at Clarence Willins home on Sunday February 12 with lunch in the church activity room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Walther League
DeWitt
Clarence Willins
Monticello Substation Nears Operation For Electric Service
The Iowa Electric Light and Power company plans to activate a new Monticello substation in about two weeks. The 2,000 KVA facility will improve voltage stability, tying into 115,000 volt Wyoming and Coggon substations with automatic transfers and a 34,500 volt feeder line to connect to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Walter Zubler
Monticello
Le.s.p.c
Zubler
Zubler Ex
Wyoming
Coggon
Highway 151
Carl Renk
Richard Steiner
Orval Hinz
E.L.P.C
Monticello Development Company sets stockholders meeting
The Monticello Development Corporation announces a stockholders meeting planned for March 2 in the Community Building. Dr. Earl H. DeShaw says stockholders will be notified by mail once plans are complete. $6,900 in stock has been sold to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Development Corporation
Greater Monticello Committee
Earl H. DeShaw
Jaw broken as steer kicks farmer near Monticello
Lewis Burrichter recuperates at his farm near Monticello after a steer kicked him in the jaw during herd work. He slipped and fell, the animal reared, and his jaw was broken. He was taken to Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids where his jaw was wired.
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Lewis Burrichter
Monticello
Burrichter
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Bright Star Bluebirds Visit Straub Nursing Home
Bright Star Bluebirds visited the Straub nursing home Monday afternoon. Fourteen girls in the troop, led by Mrs. George Harris and Mrs. Clarence Kuriger, delivered valentines to each resident and presented a valentine cake to the home.
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Bright Star Bluebirds
Straub Nursing Home
George Harris
Clarence Kuriger
Polio Fund Nets $190 in Onslow
Onslow polio drive chair Walter Wagner reports $190 in contributions from the area with more possible later. Donations came from Jones County Saddle Club, Clay Busy Bees 4 H club, Altrurian club, Onslow Agricolae 4 H club, Onslow Savings Bank and Claytonian club. The largest gift was $25 from the Saddle club and a local family gave $25 in memory of a polio victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Walter Wagner
Jones County Saddle Club
Clay Busy Bees
Altrurian Club
Onslow Agricolae
Onslow Savings Bank
Claytonian Club
Scotch Grove Families Give Total 82.55 to Cerebral Palsy Fund
Scotch Grove residents donated 82.55 to the United Cerebral Palsy treatment center via a WMT-TV telethon part held Saturday night and Sunday. Nearby area contributors added 10 and Monticello Boy Scouts donated 35.50 during a Sunday door to door canvass.
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Scotch Grove
Wmt-Tv
Cedar Rapids
United Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center
Monticello
Boy Scouts
Miss Valentine Contest Crowns Freese Runner-Up TerVeen
Karen Freese, blond senior, crowned Miss Valentine of Monti theater after an audience vote from 10 candidates. Karole TerVeen, junior, named runner-up. Betty Reuter and Arlen Peahl led the ceremony before the feature film Trial. Prizes included dinner, gas and theater passes.
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Valentine of
Monticello
Monte Theatre
Karen Freese
Arlen Peahl
Carol Grote
Sharon Miller
Marlene Oeschger
Madonna Seehusen
Marijane Shover
Susan Staner
Karole Ter- Veen
Barbara Tobiason
Sharon Zimmerman
Valentine
Alva Freese
Monte Theater
Karole TerVeen
Freese
Betty Reuter
Miss Valentine
Montecafe
Miss Freese
Miss TerVeen
Sharon’ Miller
Madonna Seebusen
Marijasie Shover
Susan, Stoner
Sacred Heart
Peahi
Baty and White Receive God and Country Awards
John Baty and Alan White were presented God and Country awards at First Congregational church on Scout Sunday February 12. Rev. Charles Ellett awarded the honors for Scouting work and church service including Bible study ushering and literature circulation. The awards recognize about one and a half years of service.
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John Baty
Alan White
First Congregational
Charles Ellett
United States
NFO Meeting Set in Olin With Iowa Farmer Speak
OLIN Corbin Crawford of Ainsworth Iowa will address a National Farmers organization meeting in Olin on Thursday February 23 He is part of the Iowa delegation that recently traveled to Washington DC to confer with the Senate agriculture committee Walter Hoppe of Anamosa chairs the Jones county group organized December 30 in Anamosa NFO claims about 400 members in Jones county and 110000 nationally Hoppe attended the February 7 Des Moines state committee meeting with other county chairs
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Olin
Corbin Crawford
Ainsworth
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Crawford
Washington, D.C
Senate Agriculture Committee
Walter Hoppe
Anamosa
Jones County
N.F.Q
Corning
Hoppe
Des Moines
Starlighters Pick Play for Contest in Monticello
The Starlighters of Monticello select the one act play Sisters Under the Skin for a contest entry. Tryouts for parts are at 8 p.m. Monday Feb 20 in the Community building. Lester Monk, president, notes the selection was made at a Monday meeting and urges attendance at the sellout social evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starlighters
Monticello
Lester Monk
Starlighter
Monk
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Rotary
Cummins
John Eden
Charles Clark
John Bunting
John Shover
Robert Vesey
Victor Mowrey
Bud Reynolds
Loning
County
Walther League
Milwaukee Railroad
Developement Corporation States Stockholders Meeting
G.M.C
Ernie Becker
I. R. Hintz
Ross Baty
Dave Duckler
William Yeoman
DeShaw
Jerry Parker
Northern Natural Gas Company
Ed.Cox
Bill Shaffer
Johnny Jones
Virgil Hunt
Floyd Kephari
Bob
Les Lian
Floyd Kephart
Cubs
Peahl
Baty and
White
N.F.O
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