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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1957

Page

5

Community meeting calendar and local notices

Local organizations schedule events through February 28 including 4 H Builders Boy Scouts Rotary Lions Pythian Sisters and garden club. State employment services and driver license exams listed with venues in Anamosa Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls. Births and public notices from Monticello Anamosa Scotch Grove and Onslow recorded with several vehicle and parking fines.

Farm Bureau Legion Hall Rotary St. Luke’s Methodist Church Lions Club St. Matthew Lutheran Church Pythian Sisters Meeting K.P. Hall State Employment Service Anamosa Extension Ecouncil Cedar Rapids

Monticello School Board Forms Study Committee

Monticello public school board president Jim Maurice asks 26 area leaders to join a self supporting committee. The group will study building a combined gymnasium auditorium instrumental music room and kitchen and advise on findings for the board and electorate.

Jim Maurice Monticello Public School Board of Education Maurice

Lions Club Presents Hodgepodge Variety Show at Monticello High

The Monticello Lions Club stages Hodgepodge a non minstrel variety show with eight acts on the high school stage Wednesday and Friday. Acts include A Circle of Squares The Ned Mulligan Show The Good Name of Whizzleberry Poor Man s Chez Paree Hellzapoppin Skitsophrania Ladies of the Mop Slaughter on South Maple and a chorus finale.

Monticello Lions Club Lions Club Frank Williams Ned Mulligan Ed Sullivan Marvin Chevalier Carroll Vaughn Whizzleberry Ralph Bader Howard Hicks Dr. L. C. Perkins South Maple Vance Stead

Monticello High School M Club initiates 51 members

Fifty-one students were initiated into the Monticello High School M Club at a banquet in the Community Building auditorium. New officers elected include Ron Eden as president, Ron Landis as vice president, and Mary Jean Plueger as secretary-treasurer.

Monticello Hghh Ron Eden Ron Landis Mary Jean Plueger Charles Kissick Mildred Griffith Olive Edgeton Alvin Albertus Clay Dawson Henry Andrew Lynn Baldwin Robert Benson Kay Bright Stanley Chadwell Howard Hall James Hargrave LaVonne Harris Loren Lubben Sharon Read Kenneth Wirtner Mary Zedick Bill Ballou Jerry Bronemann Arlene Bunting Larry Wbilers Marilyn Folkers Eunice Hagen Shirley Hanken Sandra Harford Phyllis Hagen Lyda Lehman Jane Maurice Bill Meyer Bob Norris Mary

Meat Sales Problems Outlined At Jones County Banquet

John C. Milton of Chicago outlined meat sales problems before about 400 attendees at the Jones County Beef Producers annual banquet in Martelle. He cited trends toward self service and larger stores, with two thirds of meat produced west of the Mississippi consumed east of it, and noted meat account for 28 cents of the average food dollar.

Martelle Jones County Martelle School John C. Milton Chicago American Meat Institute Milton Ay Sayt Mississippi River Mississippi

Mrs Weber grows African violets year round in special porch

Castle Grove farmer Mrs Art Weber has built a heated enclosed porch devoted to 68 varieties of African violets. The plants bloom year round, with new buds replacing spent flowers as they age. Neighbors visit to see the collection in the pink shrimp colored display.

Castle Grove Art Weber Mike Cotterwich Sand Springs Mrs. Weber Art Riedel of Langworthy Weber Castle Grove Township Webers Monticello

Morley School Board Candidates Named for Election

Morley Delmar Findley seeks reelection to the Morley school board and Mrs. Ralph Barger runs for treasurer. A retiring Rusdell Brared will not seek reelection while two new candidates must fill vacancies from Eldred’s withdrawal and Koppenhaver’s Stanwood move. Incumbents with unexpired terms are Lewis Vernon and Don Nicoll.

Morley Delmar Findley Ralph Barger Rusdell Brared Wabse Eldred Leonard Koppenhaver Stanwood Lewis Vernon Don Nicoll

Classified Directory Additions Arrive in Monticello Express

The Monticello Express lists classified business and professional services in the Monticello trade area on page 2. Participating firms include Rex Schrader Hi Elvin Erdahl E W Brashaw Locher Locher and Stritt matter Louie Hanken and Co Ray Fluckiger C R Hosford J H Devaney Baty Hoffman Chester A Condit Dr Alvin K Jones Arthur G Riedel Monticello Monument Company and the Monticello Express.

Express Monticello Rex Schrader Hi. Elvin Erdahl E. W. Brashaw Locher, Locher and Strittmatter Louie Hanken Co Ray Fluckiger C. R. Hosford J. H. Devaney Baty Hoffman Chester A Condit Alvin K. Jones Arthur G. Riedel Monticello Monument Company Monticello Express

Two Men Face District Court Traffic Charges in Jones County

District court records show Lester John Schaeffer Monti cello and John Charles Wolfe charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or under suspension in Monticello and Prairisburg respectively. Bail set at $500 for each. cases transferred or awaiting further proceedings. Also, Judge Penningroth approved a Behnke Lubricants judgment for $63.32 with 5 percent interest. Divorce rulings include Lawrence Allamand and Erma Allamand with joint tenancy and child support provisions. Helen Catherine Miller granted a divorce with custody and child support orders.

Lester John ‘Schaeffer Monticello Warren P. Lawrence Anamosa Justice of the Peace John Charles Wolfe Prairisburg John Beckmann Lawrence Charles Penningroth Robert F. Gilmore Behnke Lubricants, Inc Penningroth Lawrence Allamand Erma Allamand Allamand Helen Catherine Miller Papi H. Miller Bagley B. J. Maxwell

Schneider To Sell Grocery Market At Public Auction

Louis Schneider owner announces sale of stock and equipment from Schneider's Market 121 West First Street. Auction set for Saturday March 12 at 1 pm with Ray Fluckigey as auctioneer and Monticello State Bank as clerk. Items may be viewed on site and sold as a package or individually. Schneider will join Leigh Clark Construction as a carpenter.

Schneider's Market West First Street Louis Schneider Schneider I. W. Suter Leigh Clark Construction Company Ray Fluckigey Monticello State Bank

Dr Miriam Neff Elected President of Sixth Iowa District

Dr Miriam Neff administrator of John M Ronald hospital was elected president of the sixth district of the Iowa Hospital administration at a Moray hospital meeting in Cedar Rapids. She was accompanied by Darlene Bohiken, medical record librarian.

Miriam Neff John M Ronald Hospital Iowa Hospital Moray Hospital Cedar Rapids

College student elected vice president of Lambda Alpha pledge class

Tom Null, son of the Orlando Nulla from Cedar Rapids, and a student at Coa college, was recently elected vice-president of the Lambdahi Alpha social fraternity pledge class.

Tom Null Orlando Nulla Coa College Cedar’Rapids Lambdahi Alpha

Also Mentioned on This Page

Garden Club V.F.W Royal Neighbors Alcoholics Anonymous Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Mar Harriet McNeill Hawkeye Downs John McDonald Hospital Arthur Rickels Scotch Grove Cletus Feldman Hopkinton Milton Bader Onslow Harold Dean Gress Courthouse Records James Howard Chevrolet L. L. Douglas Hans H. Rohwedder Glin Mercury Taylor Motor Sales Olin Phillip Snyder Ford Herman Folkers Amber Buick B. J. Mayberry Dale Dorgeloh Anamoga Ford Truck Carl J. Manternach Justice Court C. FE. Shimanek Henry Nichlaus Rasch Milwaukee Wis Wil Ham Hall Manchester Edna Hass McDonald Pe Ee Police Tudy Clarence Prull Pruits Loing Tapkens Roy Miller Otto Smith Arch. Edwards Rose Baty C. L. Goettsch Glen Lambert Ray E. Adams D. L. Cassidy Paul Arduser George Nieters Dick ‘Long Glenn Jones Ray Stumbaugh Louis Mott Clarence Hosford Robert Myers Leigh Clark Arnold Schlueter Orvin Yeoman James Nelson Ralph Bone Paul Bender Glen Hargrave H. M. Jones the Express Bob Patten Doreen Streener Fred Tynks Spon M’ Club Eden Landis and Plueger Jean Plueger Judy Poppe Ruth Postel Julie Schlarmann Judy Schneider Joe Spahr Richard Stadtmueller Tom Streets Joan Suter Barbara Tobiason Jeanette Wilcox Parke Behn Ron Burrichter Jane Edwards Mary Jo Goodyear Keith Hagen Ron Long Judy McDonald Richard Meier Marilyn Nelson Jeff Podhaski Joyce Schoenbeck Judy Schoon Suellen Shoop Gary Poock Neil Bleadorn Roger McMurrin Tom Rhatigan John Morning Tom Holmes Boyd Shannon M” Club Maynard Lang Dean Rickels Mary Ann Buol Delbert Smith Darrell Timm Dale Adams Clarence Eberhart The Association Mark Hartwig Leonard Hartwig Loren Beef Producers Association President Adams Don Starr Wyoming Gale Ahrendsen Oxford Junction H. J. Schneir M. L. Davis Martello Marvin Holst Center Junction Ron McAdams Bob Nance Ar-lene Boddicker Bob Anderson Protein Blenders Iowa City Big Bill’s Feed Store Jones County Beef Producers Association Favora Farmers Savings Bank Martalle Morley Board Alamand Mr. Allamand Dr. Neff
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