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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1956
Page
13
Mr and Mrs Robert Neil of Cedar Rapids announce the birth of a son on Saturday February 18 at St Luke’s hospital. The infant weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and has been named Scott Alan. Mr Neil is a son of Esther Neil of Hopkinton.
Monticello resident Richard Gale Ellison faced a Feb 17 judgment for a U turn violation with fines totaling $1 plus court costs.
Monticello Camp Fire leaders announce a Father-Daughter banquet at the Monticello Community building on March 13 at 6 30 p.m. Birthday week is planned for March 11 18 with Church Sunday on March 11. Various age groups and their leaders are assigned duties for decorations, napkins, invitations, table settings, favors and program covers for the event.
Warden Ray Purcell announced plans for a metal furniture factory at the Men’s State Reformatory in Anamosa. A separate bid process for a new million dollar electric power plant on site moves forward, with production of folding tables lockers cabinets and office chairs slated after factory readiness and a yearlong power project outside the reformatory walls. M O Blair will direct the new plant which expands current output of license plates and road signs.
Dale Mardorf, son of Mrs. Alva Stadtmueller, arrived home February 10 from four years in the Air Force with one year overseas in Korea.
Jones County extension director Joe E. Legg announced a Quality Forage clinic and show at the Farm Bureau building in Anamosa on Feb 29. ISU agronomist Harry Thompson will discuss production and storage, with McWilliams leading a forage feeding session and showing six class categories for hay and silage.
Five retiring Monticello volunteer firemen will be honored at a Monday dinner in the Legion building. Special recognition will go to Paul Hearn who served as fire chief for six years, Claude Appleby, Lester Rickels, Kenneth Ferring, and J. F. Hollar, all long serving members.
The Cub Scout Pack 6 Blue and Gold banquet will be held tonight at the Community building with about 250 attendees. A pot luck dinner begins at 6 30 p.m. The program includes honoring adult leaders and presenting Wolf Bear and Lion badges and awards to Cubs including named recipients.
JONES COUNTY The 1955 Iowa Corn Yield bulletin has been released and is available at the extension office in Anamosa. The bulletin includes performance data from tests on most commercially grown varieties across Iowa.
Harry Storey of Des Moines told about 80 farmers at the Farm Bureau in Anamosa that the soil bank provisions in the 1956 farm bill focus on underplanting allotments and placing acreage in soil bank for three years. He noted bipartisan support and outlined funding for underplanting, soil bank, and A C P payments as the bill moves to congressional floor this week.
First Electric announces Cookie Day for Wednesday February 29 with cookies coffee and door prizes for attendees. Pat First and John Noah state events include Skelgas demonstrations and a factory representative will discuss Skelgas ranges water heaters freezers and dryers at the store.
Monticello residents received post cards with new or corrected house numbers after Postmaster Paul Bender announced that city and rural deliveries will be by address by April 1. City clerk Mrs. Leamon Scott said many calls came from new houses on new streets and from residents with incorrect numbers. If a resident did not get a card, contact the city clerk.
Members of the Sacred Heart Science club toured the Julin printing plant last week. Because the company uses photographic methods, the visit was of special interest to the group studying light. Each member recently developed his own photographic print in the school laboratory.
Ernest C McElmeel of Monticello was fined 100 dollars for two traffic violations in a Dubuque justice of the peace court after a January 21 stock truck collision that killed four people. He faces nine month license suspensions, with concurrent terms, and 20 days to appeal to district court. The crash occurred on Highway 151 at Fillmore, killing Rev. Eugene Becker and three Dubuque youths.
Chairman Boyd Shannon announces the North Jones County Red Cross drive starting February 27 with a $2500 goal for the northern half. The list shows Monticello captains and assistants for eight townships plus Castle Grove and surrounding districts, naming dozens of volunteers including teachers and local residents to oversee collections and solicitations.
Jones county Republicans set March 16 in Anamosa to select 26 delegates to the state presidential convention in Des Moines on April 6. Precincts vote for delegates based on secretary of state tallies. June primaries determine further county and state roles with deadlines and a long list of precinct representatives and officers.
The first county precinct caucus was announced for Castle Grove Monday by committee members Mrs. O R Howie Sr and Paul Caspers. The township caucus will be held Thursday evening February 23 at 8 p m at Castle Grove No 2 school. A workshop for precinct committeewomen was held at the court house in Anamosa February 17 as the first of four similar meetings in the county.
Dr Harridas T Muzumdar a sociology professor at Cornell College Mt Vernon announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Iowa's second district. He was born in India naturalized in 1947 and has taught at multiple colleges including the University of Wisconsin and Ohio Wesleyan. He wrote on India Gandhi and world peace and was a biographer of Mahatma Gandhi.
Hi Way Market marks its second anniversary with a new larger scale bingo game led by Jim and Esther Read. Patrons can win prizes as the observance runs from Thursday through Saturday with many items on special low sale.
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