Births and Marriages Recorded in Local Notices
Birth reports from John McDonald hospital list a Monticello girl born Dec. 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Appleby and a Elizabeth Ann born Dec. 28 to Mr. and Mrs. David Hjelle of Minneapolis. Albuquerque couple Tom Richards welcome son Tommy Scott born Dec. 10. great grandparents Roy Taylor of Monticello. Marriages show John Tapken and Karen Ellison, both 18 Anamosa. Donald Duncan and Jacquelyn Nickel, Monticello. Anthony Quint and Deloris Hennessey, Monti. Kenneth Callihan and Rachel Rudkin, both of Black River Falls Wis. Police court entries note fines for improper and overnight parking. Vehicle records list new cars and trucks registered in Jones county on Dec. 26–30 with buyers from Monticello, Anamosa, Cascade, Oxford Junction, Martelle, Wyoming, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
David Hjelle
Elizabeth Ann
Hjelle
Elizabeth Ann Bohlken
Leo Bohlken
Monticello
Albuequerque, N. M
Tom Richards
Tommy Scott
Jones County Clerk of
John F. Tapken
Anamosa
Karen D. Ellison
Donald C. Duncan
Jacquelyn Ann Nickel
Anthony C. Quint
Cascade
Deloris Hennessey
Kenneth A. Callihan
Black River Falls
Wis
Rachel S. Rudkin
Jones County
Chevrolet-Olds
Chevrolet
Guy Vitus Lawrence
Gilman Lozier
Joseph
Mary Heeren
Ford
Emmett Jr. Hirtz
Mercury
Charles E. Piper
Martelle
Chevrolet Lumb
Henrietta Ingwersen
Wyoming
Plymouth
Soppe Implement Co
Oxford
International
Otto
Lois Senft
Dena G. Ortgies
Rambler
Dan G
Viola M. Messerli
Pontiac
Irvan F. Schroeder
J. Dwain Moses
Center Jet
Buick
Clarence M
Mary D. Bollinger
Fourth GMC Auction Saturday Near Community Building
The Monticello Dollars auction set for 2 p.m. Saturday will feature forty prizes at public auction and ten by sealed bid. Sealed bids due by 5 p.m. today at Hetzler Copley Insurance. Prizes on display at K & P Chevrolet Olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetzler- Copley Insurance Agency
K & P Chevrolet-Olds
Firemen Respond to Two Calls in Monticello Thursday
The Monticello volunteer fire department answered two calls on Thursday. The first alarm came at 9 a.m. from the Loop apartments in south Monticello and the fire was contained upon arrival. A second call that afternoon involved a chimney fire at the Cal Miller home, 755 North Sycamore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Loop
Cal Miller
North Sycamore
Highlights of 1961 Jones county news events
Major 1961 events captured include January traffic fatality on highway 138 near Oxford Jct involving 21 year old Larry Mizaur, Monticello gas project plans, local officials appointed, and school and civic developments. February covers highway 38 maintenance, fair management changes, a rail service review, and new district actions. March notes road surfacing plans, high school bond votes, a wildfire loss, new industry plans, school consolidations, and water sewer upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Larry Mizaur
Highway 138
Oxford Jct
Monticello
Martin G. Wade
Maquoketa
John McDonald Hospital
Gary Edward Folken
Ed Folken
Langworthy
Earl Null
Scotch Grove
Ray Marolf
Larry Goodyear
Sacred Heart
Larry Robertson
Sam Schuetz
Milwaukee Railroad
Maquoketa Valley
Kitty Creek
Cascade
Carpenter School
Monticello Swears In New City Council. meets January 8
Elden Brashaw 54 Monticello attorney dies after long illness. Funeral in Sacred Heart Church followed by burial at Sacred Heart cemetery. Survived by wife LaVonne, seven children, mother Rose, and brother Clarence. Brashaw served as city attorney and on the Monticello city council. Funeral attended by Rotary and Knights of Columbus members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elden William Brashaw
Monticello
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Eugene P. Lorenz
Brashaw
John McDonald Hospital
Woodbine, Ill
John
Rose Kaufman Brashaw
University of Illinois School of Law
Iowa State
Jones County
Rotary Club
Knights of Columbus
Bowen General Assembly
Cedar Rapids
LaVonne Lambert
Kay
Mary
Virginia
Marilyn
Jane
James
Thomas
Rose Brashaw
Montcello
Clarence
Dubuque
Joe McAleer
William Westhoff
Kenneth Ferring
Claude Tillotson
William Stanton
Max McCrabb
James Maurice
Clarence Bollinger
Monticello Swears In New City Council
Monticello holds a special ceremony at the Community building swearing in the new mayor E H DeShaw and council members Ted Krause Ray Marclf Willard Yeoman Dave Miller and Roy Miller. Outgoing officials and staff attend as the outgoing council handles gas rate action and requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
E. H. DeShaw
Ted Krouse
Willard Yeoman
Ray Marcif
Roy Miller
Dave Miller
S. H
Doc) Hoag
Ted Krause
Ray Marclf
Burt Sims
Bernard Kuriger
Gilbert Hearn
Andy Strittmatter
Floyd Kephart
Ossenkamp
Russell Eldred Dies State Representative From Anamosa
Russell Eldred 50 state representative from Jones county since 1955 died about 7 a.m. Saturday at his home on route two Anamosa after a heart attack Funeral services were held at 1 30 p m Tuesday at the Anamosa Methodist church burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery Eldred a Republican served his fourth term and chaired the House committee on roads and highways He had served on multiple committees including ways and means agriculture constitutional amendments rules appropriations and board of control He was born March 2 1911 in Anamosa to Arthur and …
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Russell Eldred
Jones County
Route Two
Anamosa
Anamosa Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Eldred
Board of Control
Arthur
Jones County Board Names Lee Crain Chairman for 1962
The Jones County Board of Supervisors elected Lee Crain of Olin as chairman for 1962. They designated Monticello Express and Anamosa Journal and Eureka as official papers, set depositories with specified funds, assigned supervisor districts, and granted class B permits to Rainbow at Anamosa and VFW Gale Edwards Post 4077.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Lee Crain
Olin
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Monticello Express
Anamosa Journal
Eureka
Jones County
Recorder
Citizens Savings Bank
Anamosa
Citizens Savings
Monticello State Bank
Citizens State Bank
Wyoming
Cascade State Bank
Farmers State Bank
Martelle
Onslow Savings Bank
Union Trust and Savings Bank
Henry Adams
Castle Grove
Lovell
Richland
Washington
Robert Alden-Clay
Madison
William Bailey
Fairview
Greenfield Andackson
Rome
Hale
Petition Drives for Five Supervisor Districts in Jones County
Jones county Farm Bureau moved at its December meeting to seek county division into five voting supervisor districts. Petitions are circulating with farm groups backing the plan. Each district would elect a supervisor from within its borders based on roughly equal population along township lines. The petition for an even numbered year must total 10 percent of electors who voted in the last gubernatorial election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farm Bureau Board
Board of Supervisors
Farm Bureau
Kindergarten Round-up Set For Jan. 15
The Monticello Community schools announce a kindergarten round-up on Monday Jan 15 The morning session starts at 930 a m and the afternoon at 130 p m Health nurse Mrs Marion Serbousek will oversee The speaker is Leone Johnson from the State Department of Health Des Moines Kindergarten teachers Mrs Helen Harms and Mrs Anna Stead will review the year Parents may register their child for the 1962 63 year and pay book rental fees Eligibility requires five by Sept 1 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
John Shover
Marion Serbousek
Jones County
Leone Johnson
State Department of Health
Des Moines
Helen Harms
Anna Stead
Shover
Monticello to Host WaMac Band Festival
The WaMac conference band festival will be held Saturday January 13 at the Jones County Youth Center Monticello. Rehearsals start at 9 30 a m with a massed band of about 450 and a select band of 80 to perform at 7 30 p m. Guest conductors are Frank Piersol and F E Mortiboy. Participating schools include Monticello Anamosa Independence Marion Manchester Maquoketa Tipton Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WaMac
Jones County
Monticello
Frank Piersol
Iowa State University
F.E. Mortiboy
Davenport
Ray Stumbaugh
Anamosa
Robert Warner
Independence
Glenn Miller
Marion
Paul Wright
Car Leaves Highway Wreck Near Monticello
On New Year’s night three people escaped injury when a car leaving highway 38 north of Monticello ran off the road. Driver Ana Mosa Remington lost control crossing a railroad track. the car went over an embankment and struck a telephone pole. Passengers Keith Emmert Amber and Donna Prult wereMonticello residents. crash occurred at 9 30 p m.
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Highway 38
Monticello
James Arnold Remington
Anamosa
Keith Emmert
Amber
Donna Prult
Jim Gray Purchases Monte Theatre in Maquoketa
Jim Gray of Maquoketa becomes the new owner of the Monte theatre. The sale of the Monticello business was announced this week by Glen Lambert. Gray has 22 years in the theatre business and previously managed Pastime theatre in Maquoketa and Band Box in Mason City. He is married to Velma Kent and they have four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Harold Tenhoff
Manchester
Peoples Natural Gas Co
Monticello
Iowa
Maquoketa Valley
Beitz Farm
Delhi
Highway 38
Bill Glad
Monte Theatre
Fort Madison
Jim Gray
Maquoketa
The
Glen Lambert
Gray
Franklin
Ind
Harold Field Pioneer Theatre Corp
Sac City
Jefferson
Webster City
Carroll
C. A. Schultz
Kansas City
Mason City
Pastime
Velma Kent
Lake View
Jules
Tim
Jan Rae
Kim
Grays
Presbyterian Church
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Donald Appleby
C. F. Shimanek
R. W. Snyder
Vincent Wroblewski
Frank Eilers, Jr
South Park
Doug Studer
Terry Richardson
Albert Siebels
Pam Petersen
Marv Snyder
Louis Toussaint
Haiti
Jess Connelly
Hopkinton
Paul Grimm
Earlville
William Hansen
van H. Allen
Joe Jones
Dried Whey, Inc
Boyd Shannon
St. Matthew’s Lutheral Church
April
Monticello, Iowa
Elden Brashaw
Old Council
Everett Mayberry-Cass
Wayne
Scotch
Erling Hanson
James White
Tipton
Larry Millers
Vinton
Harold Rattenberg
Persinchetti
Beguine
Osterling
Kenny
Hermann
Yoder
Grundman
Goldberg
Sousa
Maquoketa Buys Monte Theatre
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