1 732 Children Receive Polio Shots in Jones County
Polio vaccination drives across Monticello Anamosa and Wyoming reached 1732 eligible children ages 1 to 20. Volunteers including Drs C G Thomas L D Caraway T R Dolan J H Fraser and numerous nurses administered shots at community sites and clinics for a dollar each to cover supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Wyoming
Anamosa
Donald Serbousek
Jones County Medical Society
C. G. Thomas
L. D. Caraway
T. R. Dolan
J. H. Fraser
Robert Myers
Dean Tedrow
Frank Straub
Mary Bauer
Dave Duckler
Tom Eden
Larry Robertson
George Nieters
Caraway
Gerald Rohr
Ruth Legiem
Helen Kuhns
M. B. Leonard
Harry Prull
Donnie Etten
Russell Etten
Monticello Community Calendar and Births Report
Monticello listings show a busy week with club meetings and events from Feb 25 to Mar 3 at local venues including Federated Garden club VFW Royal Neighbors and Knights of Pythias. Birth announcements note six newborns at John McDonald hospital in Cascade Anamosa and Ames with weights listed and parental names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Garden Club
F.W
Center Junction Presbyterian Church
Royal Neighbors
K.P. Hall
Monticello
Wayne Homemakers
Henry Folkers
Congregational Church
Farm Bureau
Doxsee Family Opens New Offset Press at Monticello Express
Mrs. Doxsee started the Monticello Express on the new photo offset press marking the first issue printed on the larger machine. The delay in equipment arrival forced the Montezuma Republican to print last week's issue. The Doxsee family began publishing in 1883 and owned the paper until 1954 when sold to Johnny Jones and partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Montezuma Republican
Montezuma
Coxsees
Monticello
J. W. Doxsee
Charles A. Doxsee
W. K. Doxsee
Charles Doxsee
Charles
Doxsees
H. M
Johnny) Jones
W. Earl Hall
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Reeves Hall
Independence
Leon Barnes
Northwood
Monticello Litho Company
Eastern Iowa Graphic
C. A. Coxsee
St. Louis
Monticello FFA chapter observes National FFA Week
Fifty four members of the Monticello high school Future Farmers of America chapter and advisor Howard Webb observe National FFA Week February 22 to March 1 with window displays and mailing copies of Agricultural Education Magazine. Governor Loveless proclaims the week in Iowa. The article lists officers and members and notes recognition ads by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Future Farmers of America
Howard Webb
F.F.A
George Washington
Herschel Loveless
Iowa
FFA
Monticello
Marriage Licenses and Vehicle Listings From Courthouse Records
Courthouse records show marriages in late February including Ernest Alferts age 22 and Ana Mosa age 21 of Anamosa on Feb 19 with Sharlene Edwards 21 of Anamosa as a witness. Feb 20 lists Clark L. Meyer and Mildred E. Hunt both of Monticello as a couple, with Keith John Bader 26 of LaPorte City and Sharon D.A. Grassfield 19 of Anamosa. New car and truck entries dated Feb 11 for McDonough Feed Store in Monticello and a Feb 13 listing for Walter Knott of Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Alferts
Anamosa
Sharlene Edwards
Clark L. Meyer
Legal
Monticello
Mildred EB. Hunt
Keith John Bader
LaPorte City
Sharon DA. Grassfield
McDonough Feed
Dodge
Walter Knott
Car and Pickup In Minor Crash at Elm and Third
A car and pickup collided at Elm and Third Streets causing about 120 dollars in damage. The pickup driven by Charles E B Tuttle 50 Monticello sustained front end damage while the car driven by William C Vesey 18 Monticello student had the left parking light damaged. Police reported the accident occurred on the streets intersecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm
Third Streets
Charles Eb, Tuttle
Monticello
William C. Vesey
Marlene Bohlken Seeks Dental Queen Title in Iowa City
Marlene Bohlken, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerke Bohlken of Scotch Grove, is one of five candidates for Miss Dental Hygiene at Iowa City. She is a three year dental hygiene student at the University of Iowa, attended Wayne township rural schools, and graduated from Monticello High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene. Bohlen
Iowa City
Miss Bohlken
Gerke Bohlken
Scotch Grove
University of Iowa
Wayne Township
Monticello High School
Monticello Man Attends Hybrid Corn Sales Meeting
Bob Thoent of Monticello attended a Mt. Vernon meeting on February 17 with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Prult of Anamosa. The Cargill hybrid corn sales training covered spring 1958 planting conditions and sales forecasts for local corn raisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thoent
Monticello
Clarence Prult
Anamosa
Cargill
Mt. Vernon
Two Jones County Girls Seek Iowa Farm Bureau Scholarships
Sharon L. Streeper of Center Junction and Sheryl B. Grant of Anamosa have applied for Iowa Farm Bureau annual scholarships. Final selection will be in Des Moines in early March, per Esther Sinclair, Jones County Farm Bureau scholarship chair. Miss Streeper is a Wyoming High School senior, daughter of Mrs. Elmer Streeper. Miss Grant is Anamosa High School senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Sharon L. Streeper
Center Junction
Sheryl B. Grant
Anamosa
Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Esther Sinclair
Scotch Grove
Jones County Farm Bureau
Miss Streeper
Wyoming
Elmer Streeper
Grant
John Grant
Exhibits Planned for Jones County Farm Clinic
The Jones County farm building clinic at the Farm Bureau building in Anamosa opens at noon and runs to 4 pm with exhibits on pole buildings insulation and ventilation. Demonstrations from 2 to 3 15 pm cover lumber treatment metal materials wall boards siding and roofing while speakers Les Kral John Porter and Fred Roth discuss farm building planning erecting pole buildings and new developments. Free coffee and doughnuts will be offered in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Jones County Farm Building
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Ufder
Jones County Extension Service
Amber Cooperative Lumber Company
Amber
Cascade Lumber Company
Cascade
Eclipse Lumber Company
Monticello
Great Plains Supply
Kennedy Lum- Onslow
Wyoming
Martello Lumber Company
Martello
Pruit and Owen Lumber Company
Langworthy
Anamosa Lumber Company
Great Plains Supply Company
Joyce Lumber Company
Olin
Morley Lumber and Grain Company
Morley
Les Kral
Iowa State College
John Porter
Iowa Lumber Dealers Association
Fred Roth
Hicks of Monticello Appointed To Head County Cancer Crusade
Howard Hicks of Monticello is named 1958 crusade chairman for Jones County cancer control in Iowa. He succeeds Rev. John Hosmer of Anamosa, with a key volunteer in each town and township to be appointed. The Iowa goal is 70091457 dollars for research education and service. April is cancer control month nationwide per presidential proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hicks
Monticello
Jones County
D. E. Gustafson
Anamosa
American Cancer Society
Hicks
John Hosmer
Iowa
Miss Steiner Attends Hospital Accounting Workshop
Marjorie Steiner of the John Mc Donald hospital staff attended a workshop in hospital accounting at the State University of Iowa Center for Continuation Study last week. Sessions covered investments budgeting pre payments and accounts, financial statements and cost analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Steiner
John McDonald Hospital
State University of Iowa
Center For
Concert Thursday Night to Feature Sextet Numbers
Monticello high school Senior and cadet bands present an 8 p.m. concert in the school auditorium featuring a cornet sextet trombone quartet and the trombone section. The cornet sextet includes Karen Harms Jim Maurice Mary Egger Ron Long Sue Sims and Barbara Norris performing Echo Walz. The trombone quartet members are Robert Martin Ron Burrichter Carla Folkers and Larry Goettsch performing Trombone Troubadours. The trombone section will perform Shoutin Liza. Mr and Mrs L H Voss were Tuesday dinner guests in Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Karen Harms
Jim Maurice
Mary Egger
Ron Long
Sue Sims
Barbara Norris
Echo Walz
Robert Martin
Ron Burrichter
Carla Folkers
Larry Goettsch
Shoutin
Liza
Rhatigan Son Pledged to Sigma Nu at Coe College
Thomas Rhatiganh son of Mr and Mrs I Rhatigan recently pledged to the Sigma Nu fraternity at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Rhatigan
Sigma Nu
Thomas R. Rhatiganh
I. Rhatigan
Coe College
Cesar Rapids
Jones County Ed Board Opens Series on School Reorganization
The Jones County Board of Education releases a Q and A series on school reorganization. The first item explains that rural districts must join a high school district by July 1 1962 with county action if needed, contingent on land credit tax payment. It notes a state plan if the plan is not ready by July 1 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Board ‘of Education
The
Express
Department of Public Instruction
P. He
Sarman
Jones County
County Board of Education
March of Dimes Wheelbarrow Push Hits 16 Miles for Dimes
Two Monticello Teens drove a wheelbarrow 16 miles along Highway 3S from Center Junction to Monticello as a March of Dimes benefit. Ron Burrichter and Dick Meier started at 9 a.m. and arrived around 3 p.m. with $152 in dimes, short of the $160 goal, while supporters added more funds later. Under advisor H M Erdahl the stunt tracked on a long board as dimes joined the string, with riders exchanging spots and rural donations collected en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Highway 3S
Ron Burrichter
Dick Meier
Genter Junction
Monticelio
Pau
H. Mivin Erdahl
Schutz Ros
First Street
Scotch Grove
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Julie Webber
Dean Caraway
Julie
Kenneth Schwendinger
Wayne Ladies Aid
Wayne Zion Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monticello State Bank
Hawkeye Downs
Iowa Electric
B.P.W. Cib
Eastern Star Meeting
Masonic Temple
Farm Sureau
James Webber
Leo Takes
Dale Hein
Ames
Thomas Glen
Carl Hein
Edna Fluckiger
Castle Groves
Frankie Miller
Mercy Hospital
Francis Michael
Francis Miller
Bernard Kuriger
Justice Court
Frank Shimanek
Justice of the Peace
William Fox
Kay Hosch
Hopkinton
Irven Lubben
Bruce Gilmore
Max McCrabb
Charles T. Hagberg
Iron Mountain, Mich
Date High Low Pree
Sree Eae
Peek Ae
Ween Eee
Eee
Mrs.Doxsee
the Express
Hastern
Iowa Graphic
Graphic
Charles A. Coxsee
Gilman, Ill
FPFLA
Sioux City
Kansas City
Monticello F.P.A
Tom Streets
Richard Meter
Ivan Hein
Albert Hangsen
Philip Gerdes
Jim Wright
Sentinel
Larry Bader
Bill Ballou
Wayne Barclay
Roger Benedict
Bob Black
Loren Buol
Paul Caspers
Charles Classen
Richard Covington
Dean Donovan
Jerry Eggiman
Marvin Ehits
Herman Folkers
Ed Ganfield
Marvin Gerjeis
Keith Hagen
Walter Hanken
Albert Hanssen
Galen Dhurms
Charles Hawkings
Lester Hasler
Lyle Holub
Stanley Hosford
Duane Keegan
Jim Kiburz
Lynn Kuhns
Robert Lamont
Richard Lubben
John Martin
Dean Mortensen
Richard Meier
Leonard Monck
Kenneth Paulsen
Billy Postel
Marvin Rickels
DeWayne Schafer
Kenneth Schatz
Leon Smock
Russell Stadtmueller
Mike Suter
Paul Tobiason
Robert Tobiason
Kenneth Yuetken
George Ulferts
Harold Ulferts
Rudy Alferts
Charles A, Doxsee
Marlene Bohlken
Dental
Miss Steiner
Tipton
Mrs. L. H. Voss
Mr. Voss
Mrs. Rose Voss
State Department
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