Births, police court and marriages in Jones county area
Births reported from John McDonald hospital list several Dec 27 to Jan 1 babies to Gavin Caraway Mortensen Gudenhauf Grant Paetz Blunt families. Also Jolene Marie born Dec 31 at Souix Falls to Basil Zens and Patricia Simmons. Police court docket lists speeding fine for Francis Paar and improper parking for Hack Bros. Marriage licenses issued: Ronald Behrends and Patricia Milder. Richard Watkins and Marjorie O'Brien. New cars and trucks registered include numerous Monticello Olin Anamosa Wyoming and Scotch Grove owners with makes such as Chevrolet Pontiac Ford Rambler Oldsmobile and GMC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Oscar Gavin
Worthington
L. D. Caraway
Monticello
John Mortensen
Anamo
Anthony Paetz
Cascade
James Blunt
Anamosa
Jones County
Ronald Dean Behrends
Patricia Catherine Milder
Richard L. Watkins
Marjorie O'Brien
Dennis F. Kula
Chevrolet
Joseph M. Hogan
Ford
Eugene L. Knuth
Scotch Grove
Pontiac
LaVern Kenneth
Betty M. Tjaden
Wyoming
Edwin H. Westphal
Elmer W. Drexler
Rambler
McLaughlin Motor Co
Buick
Louis H. Guhl
Olin
RLDS Patriarch Cheville to Visit Anamosa Rotary
Dr. Roy A. Cheville of Independence Missouri presiding RLDS patriarch will visit the Anamosa area January 4 to 13 and speak at the Monticello Rotary club Monday evening January 11. He serves as pastor at large of the church and is a visiting professor at Graceland College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RLDS
Rotary
Roy A. Cheville
Independence
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Anamosa
John M. Bowman
Cheville
Monticello
Graceland College
Lamont
University of Chicago
Drake University
Des Moines
University of California
Cars Damaged In 2 Accidents In Monticello
Two traffic accidents were reported in Monticello in the past week bringing the year total to 62. No injuries occurred and two drivers were issued summonses. A 1962 Corvair driven by John Myers 16 collided with a 1955 Buick driven by Dewayne Shaffer 19 at North Maple and East Washington with $110 damage. Shaffer was charged with failure to have his car under control. In the Christmas day crash Archie Tuel 56 and Dorothy Fitzsimmons 36 collided at Sycamore and South streets with Fitzgerald back from a driveway. Fitzsimmons faced $140 total damage and a $10 fuel car. Fitzsimmons was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
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Monticello
John Myers
Dewayne Shaffer
Route 3
Anamosa
North Maple
East Washington
Shaffer
Archie Tuel
S. Sycamore
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
Sycamore
South Streets
County Supervisors In Regular Session
The Jones county board of supervisors met Monday to adjust 1962 domestic animal claims and erroneous tax assessments and to issue two Class B beer permits to Gale Edwards Post 4077 VFW Anamosa and The Rainbow Anamosa. They transferred 3150.20 from the road clearing fund to the secondary road fund and 2429.12 from the county poor fund to the secondary road fund and itemized funds in the county treasurer's office.
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
Gale Edwards Post 4077
Anamosa
the Rainbow
Secondary Road Fund
County Poor Fund
Five Students Selected for Dorian Festival Trip
Five Monticello Community high students Betty Hinrichs Jerry Cowen Fred Clark Trudy Miller and Jane Hetzler will attend the Dorian Festival at Luther College Decorah on January 9. Principal Dale Greenawald also announced the WaMac band festival at Vinton on January 12 and the WaMac student council meeting in Monticello on January 14 featuring a panel of foreign students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Community High School
Luther College
Decorah
Dale Greenawald
Betty Hinrichs
Jerry Cowen
Fred Clark
Trudy Miller
Jane Hetzler
Greenawald
WaMac
Vinton
Monticello
Monticello Girl Injured in Highway Crash
An 18 year old Monticello girl Sharon Gerdes was seriously hurt in a one car crash on highway 151 near the Jones Linn county line at 6 55 p m Saturday. Passengers Marjorie Martin and John Hasler also injured. They were taken to Mercy hospital Anamosa and then to St Luke s Cedar Rapids for treatment. The vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole on the way to Springville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Sharon Gerdes
Highway 151
Jones- Linn County
Miss Gerdes
Paul Gerdes
Marjorie Martin
Cascade
John Hasler
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Springville
Two Extension Meetings Set in Jones County
Joe Legg announces two upcoming extension meetings in Jones County. A social courtesy and recreation session led by Max Exner of Iowa State University will be at 7 15 p m January 8 at the Farm Bureau building Anamosa. The new extension council meets January 29 at 7 30 p m at the Farm Bureau building to elect officers. A Monticello Boy Scouts court of honor is set for January 7 at 7 30 p m at the Community building attended by fathers and committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Joe Legg
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Max Exner
Iowa State University
Ames
Monticello
Bud Harms
Neal Robertson
Martello
Maquoketa Valley
Futre Farmers of America
Rem Electric Co Becomes Lauson Power Parts Dealer
Rem Electric Co Monticello is named registered service dealer for Lauson Power Products Parts Depot Grafton Wis a Tecumseh division. Rem will stock factory service parts tools and replacement Lauson and Power Products engines for repairs both in and out of warranty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rem Service
Lauson-Power
Rem Electric Co
Monticello
Lauson-Power Products Parts Depot
Grafton
Wis
Tecumseh Products Co
Rem
Lauson and Power Products
Monticello area recalls 1962 events in anniversary resume
Express edition recaps 1962 highlights with 25th anniversary noting Monticello Community High School district speech contest 416 students Sacred Heart girls basketball win sectional Central City and district play Manchester mid February snowstorm 12 inches high winds and cold. Knights of Pythias buy Renk building plan lodge quarters city council oath metropolitan supervisors district petition 1486 signatures. Five supervisor districts proposed. Fire and structural losses reported February farm fires and court appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Community
Sacred Heart
Central City
Manchester
Knights of Pythias
Renk
Cedar St
Record 4 H FFA weigh in set all time beeves high
A record 419 4 H and FFA baby beeves were weighed across Jones county on Thursday and Friday surpassing prior marks by 63. The tally lists numerous clubs and names including CASTLE GROVE ROYAL RANGERS EAST WAYNE EAGLES and OXFORD LIVEWIRES with multiple members weighing yearling cattle for junior livestock shows next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varlyn Fink
Bob Plueger
Fink
FFA
Monticello
Lyle Hosford
Andy Cubit
Jones County
Castle Grove
Royal Rangers
Ron Schemmel
Angus
Kenneth Siebels
Hereford
Steve Behrens
Paul Smith
Don Zimmerman
East
Wayne Eagles
Mike Plueger
Mike Jacobs
Douglas Jacobs
Fire damages Rudy Schoon home on North Sycamore St
Firefighters extinguished a Thursday evening blaze at the Rudy Schoon residence, gutting a room and causing heavy smoke damage throughout. Two pets died, while furniture suffered loss and 90 percent of clothing was ruined. no occupants were home. The fire started in a north side utility play room. cause under investigation. The Schoons moved to Indekofer apartments during repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Schoon
North
Sycamore St
Schoon
Monticello
Don Hessing
Schoons
Indekofer
North Sycamore
Public Hearing Set on Water System Improvements
City officials scheduled a public hearing at 2 p m on Thursday February 7 in the Monticello Community building for proposed water system upgrades. Bids will be accepted. Plans include a 500 000 gallon steel storage tank on a 75 foot tower replacing the cracking standpipe and related renovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Gaddy resigns scout position in Wapsiketa district
Lloyd Gaddy of Marion resigns as Wapsiketa district executive, effective January 15, after more than two years as council professional. He will move to Monticello to work for Cuckler Manufacturing Co. Cecil Goettsch elected president of Great Jones County Fair board for 1963, replacing Ross Baty who becomes board chairman. Harry W. Stuhler leaves chair to become director. James Maurice re elected treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Gaddy
Marion
Wapsiketa
Boy Scouts
Gaddy
Monticello
Cuckler Manufacturing Co
Cecil Goettsch
Great Jones County Fair
Ross Baty
Harry W. Stuhler
James Maurice
County Assessors To Meet Jan 7 For 1963 Assessments
Jones county assessors will meet at 9 am Monday January 7 at the courthouse. L T Lorenzen announces fourteen officials will receive supplies and instructions before beginning county assessments for 1963. A major change lists farm wagons boat trailers and vacation type mobile homes as personal property. Names listed include Richland Lovell Forest Ely Monticello Castle Grove Leron Hawken Scotch Grove Vernon Null Washington Henry Hughes Cascade Rome Norman Biere Olin Wayne Emil Zimmerman Monticello Wyoming Dale Petersen and George Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
L. T. Lorenzen
Richland
lLovell
Forest Ely
Monticello
Castle Grove
Leron Hawken
Scotch Grove
Vernon Null
Washington
Henry P. Hughes
Cascade
Rome
Norman Biere
Olin
Wayne
Emil Zimmerman
Wyoming
Dale Petersen
Cass
George Brown
Albino Trout Breeding Highlighted in Sports Afield
In the January issue of Sports Afield the Monticello Express notes H. M. Jones reports on albino trout bred at Manchester hatcheries for experimental purposes. A Jones photo accompanies the piece showing the unusual fish.
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H. M. Jones
The
Monticello Express
Sports Afield
Manchester
Jones
Two Civil Suits Filed in Jones County Court
Russell Rickels sues Virgil Rickels for wrongful detainment of a Guernsey cow valued at $125 seeking replevin or return of the animal or its value plus $100 damages and costs. Beverly J. Simmons seeks divorce from William W. Simmons alleging cruel and inhuman treatment married June 6, 1959 at Wyoming with two minor children and requests custody and child support of at least $40 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Russell Rickels
Virgil Rickels
Beverly J. Simmons
William W. Simmons
Mrs. Simmons
Wyoming
Harland Hetzler Home Wins Monticello Lighting Contest
The Harland Hetzler home at 329 West First St was named first place in the Monticello Home Lighting contest by chairman Dr. Ted Bek. Second place went to David Miller of 102 Crescent Dr, third to Arnold Holub of 313 West Jackson, fourth to Mrs Frederick Hanken of 403 South Maple, and fifth to Mrs Ruth Podhaski of 214 South Cedar. Certificates were mailed by the Greater Monticello Committee, the event sponsors.
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Harland Hetzler
West First St
Monticello
Ted Bek
David Miller
Crescent Dr
Arnold Holub
West Jackson
Frederick Hanken
South Maple
Ruth Podhaski
South Cedar
Greater Monticello
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C. F. Shimanek
Francis E. Paar
Dubuque
Hack Bros. Distributors
Oldsmobile
Harl
Leon Smock
George
Gretchen Allen
Lester B. Wright
Hearn Oil & Tire Co
Mercury
Betty L. Hubbard
Big Bill Feed, Inc
International
Paul Arthur
Blanche Wheat
Everette L
Olive M. Herndon
GMC
Clarence Schmit
Schmit
Tom Schmit
Roy Cheville
Scout
E. H. DeShaw
Ted Krouse
Willard Yeoman
Ray Marolf
Roy Miller
Dave Miller
Board of Supervisors
Jones County Farm Bureau
Carol Ellen
Midland
Oxford
Frank E. Kremer
Express
Lee Crain
Roger Pratt
Bud) Harms
Donald P. Barnes
Farmers Mutual Co-opereamery
Central
Pete Manternach
Floyd Horton
Onslow
Dave Plueger
Ray Herren
Denis Zirkelbach
Kevin Zirkelbach
Kevin Osterkamp
Colin Osterkamp
Hereford-Charlois
Richland Boys
Ron Keener
Janice Keener
Shorthorn
Bev Schniter
Steve Schniter
Karen Schniter
Pam Herndon
Linda Nagel
Terry Hunt
John Novak
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Tim Kuhns
Kurt Paulsen
David Paulsen
Lonnie Paulsen
Stanley Willis
Carl Willis
David Tobiason
Steve Guyan
Danny Guyan
Eddie Goldsmith
Marv Goldsmith
Steve Martin
Howard Grom
Gary Grom
Wayne Wranglers
Robert Ballou
Stan Wolken
Richard Wolken
Cindy Dierks
Oxford Livewires
David Mizour
Kenny Lasack
Herefords
Mary Lasack
Ronnie Nowachek
Greg Steffens
Gary Steffens
Joann Rathman
Bill Barnhart
Richard Erickson
Cave
Larry Jamison
Jerry Davis
John Frasher
Eugene Strothers
Gary Robertson
Vance Wickham
Shorthor
Steve Howard
Scott Newman
Fairview Thunderbolts
David Hoppe
Bill Joslin
Carl Achenbach
Gary Achenbach
Robert Towne
Wayne Robinson
Carl Robinson
John Broderson
Dave Hollingshead
Lance Hartwig
Mike Inglis
Mark Hartwig
Craig Irons
Gary Sievers
Wyoming Pioneers
Eugene Brunscheen
Robert Davis
Brock Reade
Dennis Eichhorn
Lyle Tompins
Pete Eichhorn
Jim Eichhorn
Jerry Starr
Denny Huston
Joel Zamastil
Derry Burnscheen
S Goettsch
Jones Fair Board
Fairview
Greenfield
Jackson
Morley and Martello
J. E. Porter
Hale
Leonard Hartwig
Madison
Center
Leonard Ahrendsen
Anamosa Commercial
Leron Hanken
James Bender
A. Ray Fairbanks
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