Monticello Lions Plan Dinner Meeting With Rep Mensung
The Monticello Lions Club will hold a dinner and meeting Monday January 11 with Lion Ed Cox in charge. Representative Al Mensung of London will speak on his Europe trip. Also reported are new car and truck licenses issued by county treasurer Blanche Corwin and a TV talk by George Hixenbaugh of WMT.
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Monticello
Lions
Lion Ed ‘Cox J
al Mensung
London
Europe
George Hixenbaugh
WMT
Wmt-Tv
Quedar Rapids
Hixenbaugh
Bob Gardner
Harold White
Royal Hunt
S. E. Locher
DeWitt Drug Stays Closed After Gas Leak on Street Tuesday
Employees at DeWitt Drug were forced to conduct business on the street Tuesday morning after a leak of refrigeration gas filled the store and basement. The building remained unusable until the leak was repaired and the space aired out.
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DeWitt Drug
Freshman Sophomore Football Team Honored Guests Tonight
Members of the 1953 Freshman Sophomore football team will be guests at an oyster supper at the Masonic Temple tonight. Dr. E H DeShaw will host the event.
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Masonic Temple
E. H. DeShaw
Monticello Band Joins WaMacC Festival Saturday
Monticello high school band directed by Ray Stum joins the WaMacC conference band festival this Saturday January 9 in Maquoketa. About 75 students participate from Monticello with eight conference schools performing separately and in a massed band. Nine Monticello musicians are named for the picked band: Janis Gottleaber Pat Gerdes Donna Morey Betty Burrichter Linda Hargrave Mary Steiner Janie Ser bousek Jack Thoeni and Bruce Appleby. Guest conductors include Frank Piersol and C Cedrick Anderson.
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Monticello
Ray Stume
Maquoketa
Janis Gottleaber
Pat Gerdes
Donna Morey
Betty Burrichter
Linda Hargrave
Mary Steiner
Janie Serbousek
Jack Thoeni
Bruce Appleby
Frank Piersol
Town State College
C. Cedrick Anderson
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Monticello appoints Flewelling night officer replaces Gilmore
Cedar Rapids native William Flewelling, 26, named night police officer by Mayor A P Lambert with city council approval, succeeding William Nok Donald Gilmore who becomes day officer. Gilmore has prior Cedar Rapids police service and navy veteran background. family life noted as they move into Regal motel.
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Monticello
William Flewelling
A. P. Lambert
William’ “Nok
Donald Gilmore
Flewelling
Officer Gilmore
Leslie Bright
Paxton
Nebraska
Navy
Cedar Rapids
Regal
Auction to set Anna Shaffer Estate at Sand Springs
A furniture auction is planned for Saturday January 16 at Sand Springs to settle the Anna Shaffer estate. The sale begins at 1 p.m. with Bob Drumager as auctioneer. details appear on page 4.
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Sand Springs
Anna Shaffer
Bob Drumbarger
Jones County boards hires engineers and sets districts
Donald Ratekin was rehired as Jones County engineer at 6000 dollars annually with a 500 dollar raise. Leigh Lint was hired as Ratekin’s assistant at 4500 dollars and Dean Herzberger in the engineer’s office at 4200 dollars, each up 300. Roscoe Easterly and wife were rehired as county home stewards at 2600 dollars each. Supervisory districts were drawn assigning townships to named supervisors. Official depositories and county funds were designated across several banks. Filing dates for county and state offices were set earlier this year, with March 27 for county and township offices and March 17 for state offices, extending the period before elections to ease absentee ballots.
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Donald Ratekin
Jones County
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Leigh Lint
Ratekin
Dean Herzzerger
Roscoe Easterly
Henry Adams
Castle Grove
Lovell
Richland
William Bailey
Greenfield
Rome
Hale
Lee Crain
Oxford
Wyoming
Jackson
Madison
Harm Dirks
Washington
Clay
Scotch Grove
Henry Rickels
Cass
Wayne
Fairview
Board of Supervisors
George Specht
Farm sales listed in Monticello Express loop auction notices
The Monticello Express highlights four sales over the next two weeks. Loop’s Furniture Auction at Monticello runs two Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m. with evening sales. Tim Ripperton and Jim Caraway sell at Jim Caraway farm near Canton Emeline area. Ralph Dunn sells personal farm property near Prairieburg Coggon Monticello area. Auctioneers Louie Hanken Jollie Hanken Scotch Grove Mike Lawrence coordinate the events.
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Monticello Express
Loop
Monticello
Louie Hanken
Tim Ripperton
Jim Caraway
Canton
Emeline
Jollie Hanken
Ralph Dunn
Prairieburg
Coggon
Glass Corners
Scotch Grove
Mike Lawrence
New Bus Schedule Changes For Monticello Route
Greyhound announces new Monday schedule per Station Agent Harry Matthiessen. Buses arrive in Monticello from Dubuque en route to Cedar Rapids at 9:35 a.m. 1:45 p.m. 4:20 p.m. Buses arrive from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque at 10:25 a.m. 1:10 p.m. 7:20 p.m.
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Marning
Greyhound
Monticello
Harry Matthiessen
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Workmen Begin Roof Repair At Monticello Country Club
Fire damaged a 20 foot square section of the Monticello Country Club roof on Dec 31. Monticello Roofing Company crews remove burned shingles and install a new fireproof covering to the entire roof.
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Country Club
Monticello Country Club
Monticello Roofing Company
Advertisement benefits from the Mon ticello Express
The Montecello Express offers wide readership and a one stop service for sale bills arrows and listings in the Auction Calendar at no extra charge. It promises large dividends on advertising dollars spent with the paper.
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The
Monticello Express
Express
Monticello approves 1954 city budget and hires staff
Monticello's new city council adopted a 1954 revenue allocation across departments including general government 23000, street 22000, public safety 12000, sanitation 13500, and utilities 19750. They rehired city clerk Robert Schuetz at 225 monthly and set salaries for police, water and sewer, street, and other posts, with Nella Hoffman kept as treasurer.
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Monticello
Robert Schuetz
Nursing Grants Open in Jones County for 1954
Iowa division of the American Cancer Society offers 50 nursing scholarships covering tuition books fees and uniforms for a 3 year program. About four or five local Jones county girls already hold awards. Applications due April 1 1954 with transcripts and duplicate photos. tests not required.
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Iowa
American Cancer Society
George A. Rickels
Rickels
Six Cases Handled In Monticello City Court
Monticello Police Judge C F Shimanek reports handling six cases since year start. John F Reade fined 5 dollars and costs for careless driving from Officer Leslie Bright. James L Veitch fined 5 dollars for the same offense. Donald Gilmore charged Tim Holmes with intoxication, resulting in a guilty plea and a 25 dollar fine. Wm Behrends fined 1 dollar and costs for improper parking. Adolph Kernen pleaded guilty to careless driving. judge Shimanek fined him 50 dollars and costs. Robert Benishek of Oxford Junction fined 2 dollars and costs on a stop sign violation charged by State Patrolman Kenneth Carter.
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Monticello
C. F. Shimanek
John F. Reade
Leslie Bright
James L. Veitch
Donald Gilmore
Tim Holmes
Wm. Behrends
Adolph Kernen
Shimanek
Kernen
Robert Benishek
Oxford Junction
Justice of the Peace Court
Kenneth Carter
Panthers Face Tough Conference Tests Next Week
The Black Panthers of Monticello will play two rough conference games. Friday January 8 they host Vinton at home. Tuesday January 12 they travel to Anamasa for another contest.
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Panthers
Black Panthers
Monticello
Vinton
Anamasa
No First Baby In Anamosa Derby
The Anamosa Journal reports no winner declared in the Anamosa First Baby Derby. Two Mercy Hospital births were noted but did not qualify. A daughter born at 1:40 am January 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Beave and another daughter born later the same day to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glenn of Olin.
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John McDonald Hospital
William Schlimmer
Monticello
Harold Hosch
Cascade
Carmel
Ind
James Bone
Noblesville
Ralph Bone
Monticello Hospital
James
David
Anamosa Journal
Mercy Hospital
Joseph A. Beave
Robert Glenn
Olin
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Clat
DeWitt
Gilmore
New Man
Shaffer Estate Sale
Bess Sherman
Citizens Savings Bank
Lewis Dreibelbis
Monticello State Bank
W. L. Pearson
New
Monticello City
Carl Egger
John Behn
Harold Wilcox
Harry Lyon
Alfred Egger
Express Photo
City Police Force
Max McCrabb
Uri Blanchard
Water and Sewer Department
Water and Sewer
William A. Flewelling
Wilbur McChristy
Lloyd Pickett
Kenneth Webber
Elden Brashaw
Nella Hoffman
T. M. Redmond
G. A. Rickels
Claude Appleby
Shirley Holmes
Bowlmor
Ilya Yeoman
Ray Mardoff
Gump
Ferring
Hulda Robinson
Grace Balsiger
Philip Schneider
Balsiger-Schneider
Rob
Inson
Bowlmer Alleys
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