First Men's Lenten Breakfast Planned at Local Church
The first of the fourth annual Men's Lenten breakfasts starts at 7 am Wednesday in the Congregational church basement. Sponsored annually by local Protestant men, the event fosters fellowship and goodwill. Congregational church men oversee the serving, with Arch Edwards, George Nieters and Chester Condit on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Arch Edwards
George Nieters
Chester Condit
Carroll Vaughn Attends Meat Training School
Carroll Vaughn manager of Bud's Super Valu attends a three day advanced meat training school in Des Moines. The course provided by Super Valu teaches butchers and meat handlers new methods to help customers get more meat for their money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Vaughn
Bud
Super Valu
Des Moines
Monticello youths plan wheelbarrow trek for March of Dimes
Two Monticello teens Ron Burrichter and Dick Meier will push a wheelbarrow 16 miles from the junction of highways 64 and 38 to Monticello on February 22 to raise funds for the March of Dimes. Donors supply dimes. every 10 dimes move the cart a tenth mile toward a $160 goal.
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Ron Burrichter
Dick Meier
Monticello
Center Junction
March of Dimes
Paul Meier
George Burrichter
Meier
Byrrichter
Monticello Events and Birth Announcements
Calendar of local meetings and activities lists dates from Feb 18 to Feb 24 across Monticello Anamosa and Cascade venues. Births reported include two boys and two girls born Feb 12 to families in Monticello Anamosa Cascade and Worthington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
John Schilt
Monticello
Rudolph Tjaden
Anamosa
Raymond Menster
Cascade
Silverius Leyendecker
Worthington
Courthouse Record Summary of February Vehicle Entries
February entries list Donald R Woods of Olin with a Chevrolet on Feb 4 followed by Bert Loop of Monticello with a GMC truck and Adams and Chapman of Monticello with an International truck on Feb 5. Feb 6 records Anamosa Feed and Tom or Vivian Hamilton of Monticello with a Pontiac. Feb 7 notes John Henry Husman of Monticello with a Foard and Russell Streeper of Ons tow with a Plymouth. Minutes continued on Page 8.
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Donald R. Woods
Olin
Chevrolet
Bert Loop
Monticello
GMC
Adams and Chapman
Anamosa
Tom Or Vivian Hamilton
Pontiac
John Henry Husman
Foard
Russell Streeper
Onstow
Plymouth
Keegan Sow Produces 116 Pigs Across 11 Litters
A star sow of the Earl Keegan and Sow Spotted Poland Ching herd has produced 116 pigs in 11 litters an average above 10 per litter. 103 piglets were saved. She is due to farrow again in April as about 28 other sow sons are finishing near-term farrowings in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Keegan
Poland
Oxford Township Hits Farm Bureau Membership Target
Oxford Township in Jones County becomes the first to reach its Farm Bureau goal as of February 10, totaling 91 members with 80 old and 11 new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Township
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Jones County
Oxford
Hopkinton Man's Mother Dies on 89th Birthday
Henrietta Gibbs of Strawberry Point, mother of L A Gibbs, died February 12 after a week at Memorial hospital Manchester. She would have turned 89 that day. Funeral plans awaited relatives traveling long distances.
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Hopkinton Man
World Day of Prayer Service Planned by Local Churches
Churches from Evangelical and Reformed, Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational groups join in a united World Day of Prayer service at the Evangelical and Reformed church Friday at 2 p.m. Women from Australian church networks prepared the service with prayers including contributions by Aboriginal women. The service features call to prayer, benediction, praise, confession, and intercession led by each denomination.
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Churches Plan
World Day of Prayer Service
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Australian Council For the World Council of Churches
Dale Wolfgram
Poor Merchandising of Meat Hailed by Beef Leader
J C Holbert president of Iowa Beef Producers urged better meat merchandising at the Jones county beef producers banquet in Oxford Junction. He backed a voluntary check off to finance sales promotion, criticizing school lunches and meat cooking while noting a 1921 law blocks such deductions. He advocated a bill to permit optional 5 or 10 cent per head deductions with refunds on request.
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Oxford Junction
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Jones County Beef Producers
Oxford Junction High School
J. C. Holbert
Holbert
Holbert Cattle Company
Washington, Town
Carbon Clff
Herb Rohwedder
Wyoming
Jones County Fair
Ken Paulsen
Center Junction
Gayle Ahrendsen
County Beef Producers Board
Jones County
Nebraska Sandhills
Bob Patten
Monticello State Bank
University of Iowa
Dixie Davenport
Anamosa
James Irons
Clarence
Joseph Gregor
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Msgr
Castle Grove Mutual Plans Fire Inspection Survey
The Castle Grove Mutual Insurance association of Monticello will sponsor a fire inspection survey of insured buildings with the Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Company and the Town Mutual Tornado Insurance Company of Des Moines. Elmer Courter will conduct inspections starting Feb 17 from the Castle Grove office. Ethel Nickel directs the program and directors may accompany the inspector.
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Castle Grove Insurance Association
Castle Grove Mutual Insurance Association of
Monticello
Castle Grove Mutual Insurance Association
Farmera Mutual Reinsurance
of, Grinnell
Town Mutual Tornado
Tnsurance
Deg Moines
Association
Elmer Courter
Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Company
Courter
Greeley Mutual Insurance Association
Adair
Ethel Nickel
Gifted Child Topic For Feb 20 PTA Meeting
The Monticello Parent-Teachers Association will host a meeting Thursday February 20 in the high school library at 8 p.m. Betty Jenkins from Cedar Rapids schools will discuss The Gifted Child as the speaker. A Monticello high school speech class member will present a declamatory reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Parent-Teachers Association
Betty Jenkins
Cedar Rapids
Vanourney to Host John Deere Day for Area Farmers
Ed Vanourny Monticello John Deere dealer will host farmers and families at John Deere day on Wednesday Feb 26. Coffee and doughnuts served all day with a 1 pm Community building screening. The program ends with The Ace Ranchero a western musical comedy and a film sequence featuring Tom Gordon. No tickets required.
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Vanourney
John Deere Day
Ed Vanourny
Monticello
John Deere
Vanourny
Tom Gordon
Republican Women Plan Feb 24 Meeting in Anamosa
Anamosa Jones county Republican central committee committeewomen will meet February 24 at 2 p.m. in the courthouse Community room to discuss spring activities and a fund raising campaign. Mrs Richard Hanken of Monticello presides with a large list of Anamosa and area members across Monticello Hale Martello Olin Wyoming Oxford Junction and Scot Iowa places represented.
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Jones County Banka
Citizens Savings of
Anamosa
Farmers Savings of
Martello
Monticello
State of
Onslow Savings of
Onslow
Union Trust and Savings of
Olin
Citizens State of
Jones County
Republican Central Committee
Anamoga
Richard Hanken
Monti- Qetté
Republican Committee
C. M. Strawman
Gilman Lozier
A.B. Snyder
Buster Davenport
Harold Hartman
Galen Brainard
Lawrence LaBarge
Celena Schladetzky
Hale
Sam Ellison
O. R. Howie
Dale Adams
Glenn Hargrave
W. F. Yeoman
W. H. Shaffer
Galen Hein
Wayne Limerman
Elmer Doll
Elsie Seehusen
Onglow
Beas Christiansen
Oxford Junction
Loulg. Hanken
Scotth Grove
C. R.amith
Mek’ Vin Bievers
Wyoming
Len Wolf
Elkader
Larceny Charges After Theft of Three Wheel Covers
Anamosa police report two Martele youths Frederick Petersen 22 and a 15 year old Martelle boy charged with larceny for stealing three wheel covers Tuesday night. They are released on $2000 continuance bond and will appear in justice of the peace court February 22.
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Anamosa
Lewis Dreibelbis
Frederick Petersen
Martelle
Justice of the Peace Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. Elvin Erdahl
Drivers Club
First Street
Neil Sexton
K.P. Hall
State Employment Service
Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellows Hall
Jones County Mental Health Society
Alcoholics Anonymous
Androsa
Lions Club
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
St. Luke's Methodist Church
Courthouse Records
Keegan
World Way of Prayer
Coon’s
McCreight
Clover Farm
Shelley
Royal Blue Market
Delmar Culver
Jim Benhart Produce
Brown's Feedland Fertilizer
Fred Mizaur
Charles Craine
Seope International Implement
Bebne’s Blacksmith Shop
Barth Pharmacy
A. G. Catlett
Blackhawk Oil Company
Anamosa, Langworthy and
Buckhorn Creameries
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Borden’s Ice Cream Company
Joyce Lumber Company
Elmer .Courter
Merle Postel
Janet
Ruth
Monticells Public High School
P.T.A
Harlan Bickerstaff
Morley
Robert Petersen
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