Monticello Birth Announcements Across Several Hospitals
Three births reported in Monticello and surrounding areas. Reinhart J. Eggers welcome a girl on Feb 15. Galen Alexander and Olin both gain sons on Feb 16. Marcus Leonard and Mercy hospital in Anamosa add Michael Joseph born Feb 15 weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces. Lester Null celebrate a daughter born Feb 9 in Cedar Rapids hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Reinhart J. Eggers
Monticello
Galen Alexander
Olin
John Ward
Anamosa
Marcus Leonard
Michael Joseph
Mercy Hospital
Louis Leonard
John Oltmann
Onslow
Lester Null
Cedar Rapids
Calendar of Events February 19 26
A week of community events across Monticello Anamosa Olin and surrounding areas including church concerts meetings at Oddfellows hall Community building and Extension office, harvest and agriculture gatherings, youth activities, licenses tests, and a dedication at the new Wyoming school. Highlights include a Harp concert at St Matthew Lutheran, a Starlighters one act, Cotton swine producers day, various club dinners and meetings, and a Sunday open house dedication February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Wyoming
Nomination Papers Filed For Soils Post
Jones County voters prepare for the soil conservation district election to replace Commissioner Dillon W. Story. Nominees John G. Lane and Irvin C. Sievers filed papers, with election offices set for February 29 at the Farm Bureau building in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
John G. Lane
Cascade
Irvin C. Sievers
Wyoming
Jones County Soil Conservation District
Dillon W. Story
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Joe Cathy
William Stanton, Jr
Bernard
Kenneth Howie
Monticello
LaVern F. Guhl
Olin
Onslow School Bids Approved for New Addition
The Onslow school board approved bids totaling 48,740 for a three room grade school addition. Peterson Brothers Garnaville won general construction after option cuts, Slaner and Reynovids Monticello won plumbing and heating, and Allen and Appleby Manchester won electrical. Work starts March 1 and should finish Sept 4 1956 with financing from a 50,000 bond issue approved last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Walter Wagner
Peterson Brothers of
Garnaville
Slaner
Reynovids
Monticello
Allen and Appleby
Manchester
Second Breakfast For Lent Planned
Howard Hicks of the Presbyterian church will give a sermonette at the all faith breakfast in the Congregational church activity rooms Wednesday at 7 a.m. This is the second in a Lent series. Seventeen attended the first breakfast last Wednesday when Rev. Sterling J. Baldwin spoke. Rev. Charles Ellett invited all local men to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hicks
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
Sterling J. Baldwin
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Charles Ellett
Local Names and Cars Listed by Date in Anamosa Area
February entries show John W. Mortensen of Anamosa with a Ford and Harms Way Truck lines in Monticello and International tractor on February 14. February 15 lists Patrick J. Dearborn of Anamosa with a Chevrolet, while February 16 includes Rudolph Flack of Monticello with a Chevrolet. February 17 notes Anamosa Feed Mill and Harold Salts of Anamosa with Chevrolet, plus John H. Freese of Monticello with a Ford and an Oldsmobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Mortensen
Anamosa
Ford
Harms Way Truck Lines
Monticello
International Tractor
Patrick J. Dearborn
Chevrolet
Rudolph Flack
Harold Salts
Oldsmobile
John H. Freese
Wedding Licenses Granted for Dorge Loh and Rees in Ana
Courthouse records show William Herman Dorge Loh and Sara Be Rees, both of Ana mosa, of legal age, issued marriage licenses on February 15. The couple is recorded as the involved parties in this civil action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Herman Dorgeloh
Sara BE. Rees
Anamosa
Burkholder Faces Stop Sign Violation Fine
Arnold D. Burkholder of Platteville Wisconsin cited for stop sign violation fined 2.50 plus costs in local court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold D. Burkholder
Platteville, Wisc
Wartburg Seminary Students Begin Prison Chaplain Work
Wartburg seminary students from Dubuque under Rev. Walter Wigger start a prison chaplain program at the men’s reformatory in Anamosa. Participants include Eric Biedermann Mason City B F Mirtz Clinton Okla Donald Groskreutz Wells Minn and John Paul Dexter Gilman Ill. The group began Tuesday February 7 and will visit weekly. earlier an internship by Dubuque University theological students began in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Walter Wigger
Eric Biedermann
Mason City
B. F. Mirtz
Clinton
Okla
Donald Groskreutz
Wells
Minn
John Paul Dexter
Gilman
Dubuque University
P.T.A. to Elect New Officers at April 19 Meeting
The Monticello Parent-Teachers association will elect and install officers for 1956-57 at its final meeting of the school year on April 19 designated Fathers night. A panel on Standards of Education moderated by Boyd Shannon will discuss conference findings with Ed Cox Dr Earl H DeShaw and Elton Copley on the panel. The Royal Mantis barbershop quartet and a skit A Night With the Browns were part of Thursday’s meeting at the Masonic Temple. officers Mrs. Miller president and others attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Parent-Teachers Association
Roy Miller
Boyd Shannon
Ed Cox
Earl H. DeShaw
Elton Copley
Farmers Union official urges broader farm program beyond soil bank
Kenneth Shuman of Topeka told about 50 farmers in the Community building that the administration should not use the soil bank as a smoke screen and stressed a fuller farm program. He outlined Iowa membership goals, potential legal action to control the old Farmers Union, and urged unity with the National Farmers Organization while advocating parity and subsidies with limited controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Farmers Union
Washington
Kenneth Shuman
Topeka
Kan
National Farmers Union
Shuman
Leonard Kula
Jones County
Iowa
Old Farmers Union
Fred Stover
Hampton
Stover
Farm Bureau
Wall Street
National Farmers Organization
F.U
America
Past Noble Grands To Meet Tonight
The Past Noble Grand club will meet at the Oddfellows hall tonight starting at 8 o clock. Hostesses will be Hulda Robinson Louise Luck and Florence Bleadorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grand Club
Oddfellows Hall
Hulda Robinson
Louise Luck
Florence Bleadorn
Center Junction Woman's Club Enters National Contest
Center Junction Woman's Club votes to enter the National Community Achievement contest with an entry on the town recreation area funded by club events. Last summer's Korn Karnival will be featured, and the award program is run by the General Federation and the Sears Roebuck foundation with prizes at state national and international levels. The recreation facilities include an athletic area tennis courts shuffleboard skating rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Fea
Tured
General Federation
Sears- Roebuck Foundation
Cascade Woman Hurt in Crash Near Cascade
Anita V. Manternach of Cascade was injured but not seriously Thursday afternoon in a collision on highway 136 two miles southeast of Cascade. Her 1953 sedan rear ended a 1952 pickup owned by Milton B. Hughes, pushed in the front, after she swerved to miss a man running toward the parked vehicle. Deputy Sheriff Lawrence LaBarge reported possible nose fracture and cracked ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Anita V. Manternach
Highway 136
Here
Lawrence LaBarge
Jones County
Milton B. Hughes
LaBarge
Brotherhood Week Observed Across Monticello Churches
Brotherhood Week sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews will be observed February 19 to 26 in Monticello area churches and local groups with varied events and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Monticello
Scotch Grove Man Hurt In Truck Crash On Highway 38
Irvin Husmann of Scotch Grove injures from a pickup overturn on Highway 38 about a mile east of Monticello. He suffered a concussion and possible hip injuries and was unconscious for about seven hours. A flat rear tire may have caused the accident. One dog died. the other was saved by a wrecker crew. Patrolman Carter and Police Chief Gilmore investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Husmann
Scotch Grove
Highway 38
Monticello
Husmann
Kenneth Carter
Don Gilmore
Carter
Whiich
Ruling on 2 Charges Delayed in Fatal Crash Case
In Dubuque a Monticello truck driver Ernest McElmeel faces two charges improper passing and failure to yield after a four death crash near the Fillmore bridge on highway 151. His trial was postponed to today as his attorney seeks a written statement for a minimum license suspension. Reverend Eugene Becker and three Dubuque youths died in the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Monticello
Fillmore
Ithe
Eugene Becker
Cascade
Me Elmeel
Fillmore Bridge
Highway 151
Des Moines Tour Planned March 13 by Jones County Women
Anamosa planned bus trip for Jones county Farm Bureau women on March 13 to Des Moines. The chartered bus seats 37 and tickets cost 3.85 dollars in advance. About five women have signed up with potential for a second bus if interest grows. Stops include the Iowa Farm Bureau building coffee break Betty Baker show Hotel Savery midday, Broadlawn hospital psychiatric clinic municipal airport Colonial Baking plant and Younkers model home department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Betty Baker
Hotel Savery
Broadlawns Hospital
Colonial Baking Company
Younkers Model Home Department
Olin Fish Fry Attracts About 250 Attendees
About 250 people attended the fish fry sponsored by the local American Legion post at the Legion hall. Richard Eyestone, sales chairman, called the annual event successful and noted haddock fillet as the main course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
American Legion Post
Richard Eyestone
The
Legion Hall
Haddock
Starlighters Hold Tonight Tryout for Sisters Under the Skin
Monticello amateur theater group the Starlighters stage tryouts for the play Sisters Under the Skin. Interested locals are reminded the session begins tonight at 8 p.m. in the Community building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
the Starlighters
Corrected court ruling in Fitzsimmons divorce case
The Monticello Express reports the May 23 1955 ruling by Judge J E Heiserman in the divorce of Wilma Fitzsimmons and William F Fitzsimmons. Wilma gets sole title to the residence and assumes mortgage, custody of the child, and medical bill payments. William pays $50 monthly child support and $35 monthly on a Monticello State bank note until $500 remains, then relieved of further balance.
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The
Monticello Express
Wilma Fitzsimmons
William F. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
the Express
J. E. Heiserman
Helserman
William Fitzsimmons
Monticello State Bank
Three Monticello Men Plead to Lascivious Acts Charge
Three Monticello men were arraigned in Jones county district court on lascivious acts with a 16 year old girl and given 10 days to plead. William Walter Simmons was released on bail while Robert DeWald and Donald Eugene Harris remained in jail. Separately, Robert Eugene Beam faced a separate charge for driving with an suspended license after waiving a preliminary hearing. Two men, Melvin Gehl and Michael Brady, were fined 300 dollars each for driving while intoxicated and had licenses suspended and liquor books revoked. Gehl’s arrest was Feb 3 and Brady’s Dec 18 near Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
William Walter Simmons
Robert DeWald
Donald Eugene Harris
Robert Eugene Beam
C. F. Shimanek
World Day of Prayer Held at Congregational Church
About 90 women attended the World Day of Prayer service at the Congregational church on Friday afternoon. The theme One flock one shepherd featured American Indian decorations and a trio of Mrs. Vance Stead Mrs. Orvin Yeoman and Mrs. Robert Savage sang. Ushers were Mrs. Alvin Jones and Mrs. Harold White with representatives from Evangelical and Reformed Methodist Presbyterian and Congregational churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Goettsch
Vance Stead
Orvin Yeoman
Robert Savage
Alvin Jones
Harold White
United Services
Robert Appleby
Lyman Perkins
Dick Long
Floyd Kephart
Arch Edwards
Henry Folkers Breaks Arm in Farmhouse Fall
Henry E. Folkers, 48, fell at his Cedar Rapids area farm home on Thursday February 16 while doing chores. He broke his right arm above the elbow, received immediate care at St. Luke's hospital where surgery was performed and he remains hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Folkers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Folkers
Farm Bureau Institute Opens In Anamosa
About 125 people attended the first of three Farm Bureau institutes in Anamosa. Dale Nelson spoke on Farm Bureau fundamentals and public relations. Afternoon groups discussed questions about member obligations and the bureau’s role, with each group electing a secretary to report back. Lester Abbott led as chairman, with next sessions set for February 23 and a soil bank program on February 27 open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Institute
Anamosa
Farm Bureau Organization
Floyd Hodgden
Oxford Junction
Jones County Group
Dale Nelson
Des Moines
L.F.B.F
Lester Abbott
Farmers and Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
I.F.B.F
Officers Chosen for NFO Township Groups in Jones County
About 250 farmers attended a National Farmers Organization meeting at the Memorial building on February 9 sponsored by Washington and Richland townships. Elected officers include John G. Lane as chairman and Verdon Gavin as secretary in Washington. Francis Manternach as chairman and FE L Herndon as secretary treasurer in Richland. Alvin Cigrand as chairman Bill Graham as vice chairman Nick Bergin as secretary and Ambrose McDermitt as treasurer in Whitewater. Speakers included Noel Moentz Dale Kremer Walter Hoppe and Art Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
National Farmers Organization
Memorial Building
Jones County
Washington
Richland Townships
Washington Township
John G. Lane
Eugene Callahan
Verdon Gavin
Cletus Hughes
Richland Township
Francis Manternach
Gene Redmond
National Organizer For Farmers Union To Speak At Bernard
Bernard Topeka Kans Kenneth Shuman national organizer for the Farmers Union will speak at a meeting February 23 at 8 pm. The event will be held in the M and H company show rooms. Shuman has been touring eastern Iowa promoting the group's membership drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Bernard
Kenneth Shuman
Topeka
Kan
Shuman
Iowa
Couple to Observe 50th Anniversary
ANAMOSA Mr. and Mrs. Will Siebels of Anamosa will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Wednesday February 15 with an open house at their home for neighbors and friends from 2 to 4 in the afternoon. Anna Zimmerman married Will Siebels at Wayne Zion church February 15 1905 by Rev Mardaff. They are the parents of five children Clarence and Elmer at home Verne of Amber Ervin of Anamosa and Mrs Conrad Laura Monck of Langworthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Will Siebels
Anna Zimmerman
Wayne Zion Church
Mardaff
Clarence
Elmer
Verne
Amber
Ervin
Conrad
Laura) Monck
Langworthy
Shrine Valentine party to be held in Anamosa
Jones county Shrine Valentine party hosts a 6 30 p m dinner at Strawberry Hill school Anamosa served by Hadassah circle Congregational church and features entertainment by the Cedar Rapids Shrine Chanters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County Shrine
Strawberry Hill
Hadassah
Congregational Church
Cedar Rapids
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Noble
Starlighters
Iowa State College
Rotary
Strawberry Hill School
Goodland Chemicals Agriculture
Army
Neil Sexton
K.P. Hall
Young Farmers Clinic
Russell Meade
N.F.O
Alcoholics Anonymous
Delphian Club
Monticello Public Library
Candidates Lane
Sievers
Pete Sievers
Army Engineers Corps
Aleutian Islands
Methodist Church
Wyoming Community Club
Wyoming School
Hale Wapsie Boys Club
Lane
Okinawa
South Pacific
St. Peter's Parish
Temple Hill
Knights of Columbus
Massachusetts
Mt. Vernon
Collins
John Shover
W. F. Robertson
Story
Onslow School
Justice Court
P.T.A
Masonic Temple
James A. Bender
With the Browns
P.T.A. Organization
O. R. Yeoman
Ray Stumbaugh
Soil Bank
Neo
Carl Poppe
Poppe
Robert Gerdes
Glen Orcutt
Fred Engleking
Harlan Russell
Boyd Frantz
Martelle
Brotherhood
Jones County Farm
Bureut
Floyd Hodgdon
Express
Henry Folkers
St Farm Bureau Institute
Milt Grosenbach
Fieldman
NFO
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