Births Reported Across Monticello Area This Week
Monticello Minutes notes several births: Stim Schuetz of Monticello on February 13 a son Paul Philip, joining sister Debbie. Leibold family in Hopkinton welcomed a son born February 7 to Pfc LaVerne Leibold and wife with grandparents listed. Cedar Rapids St Luke's Hospital welcomed a son for Flannagan. Onslow and South Fork towns report new daughters and a son respectively, with siblings and parents named and hospital details given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald ‘Hospital
Stim
Schuetz
Paul Philip
Debbie
Columbus
Hopkinton
Lyle Flannagan
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Onslow
Russell Norris
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
South Fork
Vernon Becker
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Maribeth
Joe Horsefield
Cascade
Reynold Becker
Native of Denmark to Speak at Dairy Banquet in Anamosa
Anamosa plans a February 24 dairy banquet at the Catholic church with V N Nielsen, a Denmark native and Iowa State College dairy specialist, as featured speaker. Nielsen will discuss marketing dairy products and new methods. Dempsey Jones will bring a show troupe for entertainment. Tickets cost 1.50 and are sold by local creameries, D H L A supervisors, and the extension office. Eilert Prull chairs tickets and urges early purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Joe E. Legg
Catholic Church
V.N. Nielsen
Denmark
Iowa State College
Nielsen
Dempsey Jones
Cedar Rapids
D.h.la
Eilert Prull
Royal Monties Sing At Rotary Meeting
The Royal Monties a male quartet from Monticello and Anamosa entertained Rotarians at a Monday evening Methodist church meeting. Members Bill Marsh Joe Erler Ray Adams and Gene Lawrence performed a medley of favorite quartet numbers including Shine on Me Shine Coney Island Baby and Mr Moon. President Bud McNeill presided with J D Locher as program chairman.
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Royal Monties
Anamosa
Ray Adams
Read
Bill Marsh
Joe Erler
Monticello
Gene Lawrence
Coney Island
Baby
Mr. Moon
Bud McNeill
J. d. Locher
Cascade Creamery to Elect Three Directors Saturday
Three directors will be elected at the Cascade Creamery Co annual meeting scheduled for Saturday afternoon February 19. The event will determine the leadership for the cooperative, reflecting ongoing governance of the creamery operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Cascade Creamery Co
Fire destroys Slater home near Prairieburg. family lives in trailer
The Lyle Slater family of Prairieburg lost their farm home to a Saturday morning fire and now live in a neighbor’s trailer. The blaze, believed to start near a coal stove, destroyed their house and most belongings. insurance covered only the structure. The family plans to rebuild and continue farming. their four children Jo an 4 Linda 3 Kathleen 2 LuAnn 9 months were spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Slater
Prairieburg
Anamosa
Menno Otten
Adrian
Alice
Olin Thomas
Ashley Elliott
Slater
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Central City
Joan
Linda
Kathleen
LuAnn
Remley Plans Resignation as Jones County Attorney
James T. Remley, fourth term county attorney for Jones County, told the Express on Wednesday afternoon he plans to resign in the near future. He has not set an exact retirement date yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
James T. Remley
Jones County
The
Express
Remley
Estimated 1400 Vehicles Still Need 1955 Tags
Jones county has about 1,000 cars and 400 trucks awaiting 1955 license tags. County treasurer Blanche Corwin reported penalties for delinquent auto and truck licenses have drawn about 100 payments since Feb 1. By Tuesday 5,203 auto tags and 1,425 truck licenses had been issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County
Blanche Corwin
Fire at Fred Brokens Farm Causes Smoke Damage
At about 10 30 Sunday morning the Monticello fire department responded to a blaze at the Fred Brokens farm northeast of Monticello. The fire, caused by an overheated oil furnace, produced heavy smoke but little damage to the furnace. Police Chief Paul Hearn commented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Rigby
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Monticello
Rigby
Lester Rickels
Fred Brokens
Paul Hearn
Council Receives Low Bid for Drilling Well
The Jennings Well Co of New London submitted the lowest bid of 7474 for drilling a new city well near the reservoir east of John McDonald hospital. The bid was not yet accepted as the mayor and council review it and bid results from six firms before deciding within 15 days. Other bids included Warner Well Co 7850 Hoeg Ames 8122.50 Charles Nolen 8601.75 Thorpe Well Co 8737.50 Layne Western 9485.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings Well Co
New London
John McDonald Hospital
Jennings
A. P. Lambert
Iur
Warner Well Co
Hoeg-Ames
Charles Nolen
Thorpe Well Co
Layne Western
Farmers Sign Watershed Agreements Around Two Iowa Creeks
Cris H. Randolph reports that 58 percent of Bear Creek farmers and 59 percent of Farm Creek farmers in Jones county have signed soil conservation agreements. Maps and tailored plans will guide erosion control drainage and land treatments with SCS aid. many farms are ready for federal flood prevention funds once approved.
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Bear Creek
Farm Creek
Jones County Soil Conservation District
Cris H. Randolph
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Cascade
Richland
Washington
Clay Townships
Anamosa
Wyoming
Wayne, Jackson
Madison
S.C.S
Iowa
State Soil Conservation Committee
Randolph
Center Junction Seeks Recreation Park for All Ages
Center Junction Woman's Club proposes a family recreation park with picnic areas a softball field a cement tennis court and a multifunctional court for basketball volleyball badminton deck tennis ring toss and shuffleboard. The plan has backing from the town council and a volunteer committee is forming to secure funding for a hoped summer start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jungcfion
Center Junction
Center Junction Town
Nursery Planned For Lions Show
A nursery for children will operate during both Lions club presentations. Miss Carolyn Cousins supervises the nursery with homemaking rooms offering games and stories while a minstrel show by public school child development students is staged in the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Carolyn Cousins
Monticello Lions Club
Bill Jansen
Maynard Lang
Doreen Streeper
Keith Blayney
Leo Cabatka
Carol Leytem
Phyllis Drexler
Gary Poock
Ray Stumbaugh
Surplus Food Distributed to 167 Jones County Families
More than 3 000 pounds of government surplus commodities were distributed at the Anamosa courthouse to 167 Jones county families receiving welfare aid. Cheese butter shortening dried milk and beans were allocated by family size during a morning window with a smaller afternoon distribution. The next surplus food distribution is planned for April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Nellie Rummell
Dubque County
Charles City
Monticello Students Enter Anamosa Speech Contest Today
Monticello will join Wyoming Anamosa and Olin in a Thursday speech contest in Anamosa. Director Mrs Darlene Niehaus will present students in humorous dramatic radio interpretive and original orations this morning with a critic providing comments. The program includes the one act play The Dear Departed and county winners advance to sub district and state contests in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Anamosa
Wyoming
Olin
Darlene Niehaus
Monticello police seek bag of money owner found by cheerleaders
A small bag containing about $20 was found Tuesday evening in front of Marie's Sweet Shop by four Monticello high school cheerleaders. The girls turned the money over to Councilman John Behn, who gave it to Police Chief Don Gilmore, and police seek the rightful owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie’s
Monticello Public School
John Behn
Don Gilmore
Jeannie Morey
Karole Kay TerVeen
Lynn Marsh
Mary Karen Palsen
Easter Seals drive set for Jones County in 1955
Mrs. W K Kennedy of Anamosa will be Easter seal chairman for Jones county in the 1955 appeal opening March 10 and ending Easter Sunday. She cites strong citizen interest as volunteers answer the call to aid crippled children. Jones county society officers include Legg Anamosa chairman Shimanek Monticello co chair Hintz Monticello secretary, Fearde Anamosa treasurer, Ketelsen Anamosa co chair, Rees Anamosa publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Kennedy
Anamosa
Jones County
Joe Legg
Jones County Society For
Kennedy
Jones County Society
Frank Shimanek
Monticello
Irving Hintz
Julia Fearde
Don Ketelsen
Cochairman
Eugene Rees
Wayne Group Seeks Route Change for Highway 38 in Jones County
A Jones County petition aims to abandon current Highway 38 from its intersection with Highway 64 north of Olin to Monticello and reroute via Jackson Wayne and Lovell townships along an improved road to 64 east of Anamosa. County plans include a summer traffic count at road intersections to assess flow.
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Aeg Rment
Jones County
Wayne Township
Iowa Highway Commission
Olin
Monticello
Jackson
Wayne
Lovell
Center Junction
Scotch Grove
Greater Monticello
Highway Commissions
Amber
Anamosa
Earl DeShaw
Arch Edwards
H. M. Jones
Ed Cox
John Shover
Arend Balster, Jr
Ross Baty
Elden Brashaw
W. K. Coxsee
Little Falls
Minn
Don Ratekin
Ratekin
Chicago
Sheriff Dreibelbis To Speak At Jones County Meeting
Jones county Sheriff Lewis M. Dreibelbis will be the main speaker at a Jones county Young Married group meeting Friday evening February 25 at the Farm Bureau building Anamosa. The event starts at 8 p.m. and includes recreation and refreshments inviting all young farm couples in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Lewis M. Dreibelbis
Jones County
Farm Bureau
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