Community clubs and events schedule for Monticello
Monticello and Anamosa area groups announce upcoming activities. Rebekahs travel emblem event at Anamosa lodge. Rotary dinner at 6 05 at Methodist church. Lions minstrel show 8 p.m. at Monticello public school. Camp Fire leaders meeting at public library 2 p.m. Tuesday February 22. Garden club 2 30 p.m. at W B Clark home. Royal Neighbors regular meeting at K P hall. Mrs Asa Lambert hosts Past Chiefs 94 club at B C Roberts home 7 30 p.m. Delphians regular meeting with pot luck at Farm Bureau office Jones county Young Married group time moved up by one hour.
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Monticello Garden
W.B. Clark
Royal Neighbors
K. P. Hall
Lions Club
Monticello Public School
B. C. Roberts
Delphians
Farm Bureau
Jones
County Young Married Group
Births Reported at Local Hospitals
A newborn daughter born Feb. 18 to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Johnson of Monticello announced by John McDonald hospital. Mercy hospital records Janis Rae Sonneman born Feb. 15 to Mr and Mrs Warren Sonneman, formerly Jane Ellen Paulsen.
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John McDonald Hospital
Wilbur Johnson
Monticello
Onslow
Warren Sonneman
Janis Rae
Mercy Hospital
Motor vehicle listings with multiple owners and makes
A sequence of dated notices lists owners and vehicles including John C Hein of Monti with a Buick and a Ford, William Thom son of Wyoming with a Studebaker, and Raymond Teut of Center Junction with a Studebaker, plus entries for Monticello and Hopkinton buyers and a Monticellay Ford truck.
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John C. Hein
Monticello
Buick
Gerald J. Finn
Cascade
Ford
William Or Mary Thomson
Wyoming
Studebaker
Energy Manufacturing Co
Ford Pickup
Raymond Teut
Center Junction
William M. Delay
Hopkinton
Chevrolet
Learon A. Hanken
Marriage Licenses Feb 15 In Marion Area
Darold Struve 26 and Marion resident Sarah Hayden 20 obtained marriage licenses on February 15 in Marion. The pair are both residents of the city listed in the county records.
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Darold Struve
Marion
Sarah Hayden
Wildt Sentenced for Killing Inmate at Anamosa
Anamosa court sentenced Melvin Dean Wildt twenty to forty years after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the knife slaying of Clifton Clauson at the Anamosa reform school. Wildt, age 20, previously faced additional time for breaking and entering and has been moved to Fort Madison. Separate local notes report Jones county students advancing in a county speech contest with eight division I ratings and subdistrict qualifiers.
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Anamosa
Melvin
Dean Wildt
Fort Madison
Charles Penningroth
Wildt
Clifton Clauson
Clauson
Reformatory
James T. Remley
Warren Rees
Rees
Navy
Jones County
Monticello
Olin
Wyoming
Darlene Niehaus
Monticello Public School
Courthouse and Banks To Be Closed Tuesday
Anamosa courthouse and banks will close Tuesday with the Monti cello post office delivering only in the business district. February 22 marks George Washington's birthday. Acting Postmaster Paul Bender says a substitute carrier will handle mail in the business district while residential delivery ends, and some mail will be moved to the Highway post office in the evening.
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Anamosa Add
Monticello
George Washington
Paul Bender
Highway Post Office
Vacation at Resort Fish Dinner Door Prize
A week long vacation for four at Jacobsen's resort near Pequot Lakes Minnesota will be a door prize at the Community Conservation league fish dinner on March 11. Merle Jacobsen of Monticello provides the prize with winner sharing it with three guests. The prize includes a modern fully equipped cabin on Big Whitefish lake with water running, a 16 foot boat, and access to a swimming beach and playground. The dinner and entertainment will be at the American Legion hall and Community building starting at 6 p.m. with other prizes donated by Monticello merchants.
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Jacobsen
Pequot Lakes
Minn
Community Conservation League
Bill Corbin
Merle Jacobsen
Monticello
Big Whitefish Lake
Conservation League
American Legion Hall
Forty Seven Attend Meeting In Anamosa Teachers Groups
Forty seven teachers from Jones county Schoolmasters club and Education council attended a joint dinner meeting at the Grill cafe Anamosa. Afterward Miss June Conlogue Cornell college music faculty spoke at Anamosa high school auditorium on the importance of music instruction in schools.
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Anamosa
Jones County Schoolmasters’ Club
Jones County Education Council
June Conlogue
Cornell College
Anamosa High School
Conlogue
Queen's Night Honors Cascade Women
Cascade Women of Cascade will be honored at the annual Queen's Night event at the Knights of Columbus auditorium. The program starts with a cocktail hour at 6 30 followed by dinner and dance. The Cascade Commercial Club sponsors Queen's Night.
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Cascade
Victory Party Largest Event For Farm Bureau
More than a thousand attended the Jones county Farm Bureau victory party and dance at the Armar ballroom in Anamosa last Monday. Officials called it the largest event for Jones county Farm Bureau members. Eight hundred twenty-four door prize cards were signed. Johanna Bieber won the basket. Forty-eight membership workers were honored with one and a half basket prizes for signing new members. Don Zimmerman of Monticello, 1955 new member champion, started a large V for victory as winners lined up on the Armar floor. Joe Legg announced the names.
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Anamosa
Jones County Farm Bureau
Armar
Johanna Bieber
Baskel
Don Zimmerman
Monticello
Aeagielr
Joe Legg
Frank F Merriam To Receive Plaque
Frank F. Merriam, 89, born near Hopkinton, will be presented a plaque February 26 at the Iowa Association of Southern California mid winter picnic at Lincoln Park Los Angeles. The plaque records Merriam's career from 1896 to 1939 including Iowa legislature auditor governor and years in California legislature and governorship. Frank G. Swain, former Newton resident and now Los Angeles appellate court judge, will present the plaque. Merriam resides in Long Beach.
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Hopkinton
Frank F. Merriam
Iowa Association of Southern California
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Calif
Merriam
Iowa
California
Frank G. Swain
Newton
Marriam
Long Beach
Lions Club Minstrel Show Ebony Echoes Opens Tonight
A large amateur talent lineup will perform at the public school auditorium for the Lions club minstrel show Ebony Echoes. Dress rehearsal completed Sunday. show runs tonight at 8 with a second performance Tuesday same time. Ray Fluckiger Chan Robinson Rock Rye John Behn headline end men and interlocutor. Welcome Sisters open. six Lions Club dancers in chorus.
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Lions Club
L. C. Perkins
Carroll Vaughn
LaVerne Eilers
Dr. Perkins
Harold Shugart
Bob Loomis
Frank Williams
Robert Deppe
Public School
Ebony
Ray Fluckiger
Chan Robinson
Rock
Rye
John ‘Behn
Scouters to Get At Honor Dinner in Hawk Eye Area
Jones county will be well represented at the Hawk Eye Area Council Scouters Recognition Dinner honoring more than 1,600 volunteer Scout leaders from Jones Johnson Benton Washington Iowa and Linn counties. The 6 30 p m event at the Armar ballroom will feature awards like Hornaday conservation Silver Beaver and Wagons West with speakers including Chief Justice Charles F Wennerstrom and Msgr William H Schulte giving invocations and welcomes.
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Jones County
Hawkeye
Robert Savage
Monticello
Wapsi Keta
Fred Payneer
Cedar Rapids
E. J. Hesselschweidt
Kalona
George O'Brien
Marion
Frank Sills
Iowa City
Howard Remsey
Anamosa
Charles F. Wennerstrom
Supreme Court
Nuernberg
William H. Schulte
M. D. Marr
Ray Short
Judge Excuses Petit Jurors From Jones County Court
Anamosa Iowa January term jurors excused by Judge Charles Penningroth. Only case state v Lee Monroe for operating a vehicle while intoxicated likely postponed. Dorothy Barlow denied divorce from Harry E. Barlow Monticello. grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment not proven.
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Anamosa
Petit Jury
Jones County District Court
Charles Penningroth
Lee Monroe
Dorothy Barlow
Harry E. Barlow
Monticello
Penningroth
Six Man Group to Probe Highway 38 Improvement
A six man delegation will travel to Ames to discuss Highway 38 with state highway officials and the state highway commission. The trip aims to settle a Jones county dispute over relocating or hard surfacing the road between Monticello and Highway 64.
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Ames
State
State Highway Commission
Jones County
Ed Cox
G.M.C
Monticello
Amber
Anamosa
Herman Helgens
Bert Ballou
Wayne Township
Arend Balster, Jr
G.m.c.’S
Rewards to Four Girls Who Found $20 in Money Bag
Four Monticello high school freshmen and sophomores on the cheer squad received $1 awards each after locating a bag with $20 in front of Marie's Sweet Shop. The found money was turned over to Councilman John Behn and then to Police Chief Don Gilmore for proper handling.
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Monticello High School
Zack Graves
Monticello
Marie
Jeannie Morey
Karole Kay TerVeen
Lynn Marsh
Mary Karen Paulsen
John Behn
Don Gilmore
Ponder Faces O M V L Charge After Anamosa Crash
Herschel M. Ponder 32 of Monticello is due March 5 for a scheduled appearance on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated before Justice George C. Lawrence. The collision occurred on highway 64 east of Anamosa when Ponder’s truck struck the right rear of a school bus driven by James Austin. no injuries were reported. Both vehicles suffered extensive damage. Ponder had posted a $350 bond and asked for a continuance.
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Anamosa
Herschel M. Ponder
Monticello
George C. Lawrence
Ponder
Lawrence
James Austin
Seek Thieves Follow Break in at Gordon Implement
Authorities in Anamosa Jones county seek burglars after Gordon Implement store break in last week. Owner Eugene Gordon reports missing items including $4.48 in cash, a grease gun, and a tachometer.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Gordon
Eugene Gordon
Monticello Lawyers Weigh Bid for County Attorney Post
Two Monticello attorneys C F Shimanek and Ralph Wilson plus Howard Remley are among candidates seeking the Jones county attorney job that will be vacant March 1 after Remley’s resignation. The Republican central committee and Jones county board of supervisors will guide the selection with a March 1 effective date.
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Jones County
James T. Remley
Monticello
C. F. Shimanek
Remley
Ralph Wilson
Board of Supervisors
Howard Remley
Shimanek
W. Brashaw
Don Ruhl
Anamosa
Central Committee
William Bailey
Republican Central Committee
James E. Remley
Olin
Remsey
Lenten Breakfast Series At Congregational Church
Lights will be on at 6 a m each Wednesday during Lent as six or more church volunteers prepare seven early morning breakfasts for local men. The 7 to 7 30 am meals at cost feature fried eggs bacon fruit juice coffee and toast followed by a 7 30 to 7 45 am brief worship led by laymen to fit the workday schedule.
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Congregational Church
Charles Ellett
Rev
Ellett
Vocal Music Festival At Buck Creek February 23
Delaware county students will take part in a vocal music festival in the Buck Creek gymnasium on Wednesday evening February 23. The festival is sponsored by the Delaware county School Masters. The critic of the festival will be the director of music for the University of Dubuque.
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Buck Creek
Delaware County
Delaware County School Master's Club
University of Dubuque
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