Monticello Area Year in Review 1962 Highlights
The 109th Great Jones county Fair opened August 21 with hospital expansion in its offices. State Center cattleman R L Fuller won Fat Steer. Monticello schools opened Sept 1 with 1418 students and new South elementary completing rural closures. Bert Ballou reelected director and named president, Nellie Rummell resigned as social welfare director. Mary Orth earned a Fulbright piano study scholarship in Belgium. The Express launched a $3000 trade area expansion, and a new standpipe was proposed. Long Drug broke into. Super Valu remodeled. Jon Jay Gobert, 20, of Anamosa, killed near Dubuque. Paving and widening works continued on county roads. The WMT 40th anniversary Dig-Off drew 25000. November saw $130000 fire at Stahler’s. Roy Miller elected state representative. December notes bond issues fail, new gym opens in Central school addition, and 4-year road plan announced. Christmas drive and local government activity fill out the year.
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Page A
Monticello Community High School
State Center
R. L. Fuller
Monticello
New South
Bert Ballou
Nellie Rummell
Jones County
Mary Orth
Ralph Orth
Wyoming
Belgium
Monticello Express
Super Valu
Jon Jay Gobert
Anamosa
Dubuque
Amber Road
WMT
Iowa State Tax Commission
Ed Helgens & Sons
Poland
China
Express
Virgil Hunt
Board of Education
Augusta Melsha
Melsha
Boyd Shannon
Ralph Sell
Olin
Monticello Panthers
Manchester
Max Specht
Jones County Farm Bureau
Brian Reade
Bill Reade
Onslow
Elizabeth Specht
Monticelo Community High School
Stahler
Cascade
Gosden
Lariat
Highway 151
Roy Miller
Everett Mayberry
Henry Adams
Grover Benischek
Louis Hanken
Scotch Grove
Greater Monticello
GMC
Maquoketa Valley
Central School
L. T. Tomlinson
Ted Cowen
Hankens
Highway 38
Federal Aviation Agency
Iowa Aeronautics Commission
State Highway Commission
Lois Shover to Attend Elementary Leaders Workshop
Lois Shover Monticello Community Schools elementary principal will attend the 12th annual elementary leaders workshop at the State College of Iowa Cedar Falls on January 11 and 12. The hearing on the Midland Monmouth school district merger is postponed to February 5 in Des Moines from January 15.
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Lois Shover
Monticello
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Midland-Monmouth
Des Moines
Monticello Considers Funds For New Municipal Airport
City officials and local committees met Friday night in the community building with fourteen attendees. Mayor E H DeShaw reported on airport plans and a fundraising drive to reduce bonding needs, with a follow up meeting set for January 17.
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Greater
Supervisors Name Depositories For County Funds
The board named depositories with maximum deposits: Monticello State Bank $700,000 Anamosa Citizens Savings Bank $700,000 Wyoming Citizens State Bank $250,000 Onslow Savings Bank $225,000 Martello Farmers Savings Bank $150,000 Olin Union Trust and Savings Bank $150,000 Cascade State Bank $50,000. Depositories for county officers include Monticello State Bank Glenn Brokaw clerk $15,000 Lewis Dreibelbis sheriff $5,000 Anamosa Citizens Savings Bank Bess Sherman recorder $2,500 Anamosa George F Specht $5,000. Fourth quarterly report of fees: Sheriff $122.25 clerk $1,050 fines and $2,495.55 office fees recorder $1,597.50 office fees auditor $5 dog license fees $245.81 office fees $12,589.23 tax sale redemption due certificate holders.
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Monticello State Bank
Monticello
Citizens Savings Bank
Anamosa
Citizens State Bank
Wyoming
Onslow Savings Bank
Onslow
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Mar~tello
Union Trust and Savings Bank
Olin
Cascade State Bank
Cascade
Organize Young Farmer Class To Meet Monday
The first meeting of a newly organized Young Farmer class will be held at 7 30 p m Monday Jan 14 in the vocational agriculture room at Central school Monticello. Plans by the Young Farmer Advisory Council and Andy Cubit include classroom instruction field trips panel discussions and guest speakers on farm problems with after class basketball and cards. Topics cover feedlot automation tile drainage fertilizer interpretation chemicals weed sprays returns on investment credit sources income tax tips and swine management. Access to the new farm mechanics shop at Central school is planned. Any young farmer in the community is invited regardless of educational background or farming status.
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Central School
Monticello
Young Farmer Advisory Council
Andy Cubit
Monticello Vocational Agriculture
Cubit
Nine Scouts Receive Court of Honor Awards in Monticello
At the Monticello Community building on Monday evening nine Scouts were honored. Recipients include Douglas Kremer second class Clarence Tuel Larry Brockhohn Robert Brockhohn Ted Krouse Richard Krein Bob Williams Curtis Krouse Larry Tedrow and Lloyd Gaddy served as Scout executive. Howard Peck named new assistant scoutmaster. Chuck Hubbard placed fifth in an area Greece trip contest.
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Monticello
Douglas Kremer
Clarence Tuel
Larry Brockhohn
Robert Brockhohn
Ted Krouse
Richard Krein
Bob Williams
Curtis Krouse
Larry Tedrow
41 Attend Girls 4-H Leaders Meet
The second in a series of three 4-H leader trainings was held at the Farm Bureau basement in Anamosa with Emelda Kunan of Iowa State presenting home furnishings. A total of 41 leaders and county committee members attended, and Varlyn Fink distributed a new combined 4-H organizational manual for leaders. A noon luncheon was served by the Cass Corner Chums.
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Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Emelda Kunan
Iowa State University
Varlyn Fink
Cass Corner
Fair funds fully allotted to Jones County Fair association
The 1962 county fair allocation was split five-sevenths to the Jones County Fair at Monticello and two-sevenths to the Wyoming fair association. Early 1962 payments totaled 4289.32 to Jones and 2177.65 to Wyoming. the balance and the 1963 payment of 9900 will go to Jones.
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Great
Jones County Fair Association
Board of Supervisors
Monticello
Wyoming Fair Association
Wyoming
Jones County Fair
Henry Adams
Everett Mayberry
Anamosa
Adams
Mayberry
Robert Alden
William J. Bailey
Lee Crain
Kids Kolumn Offers Free Want Ads for Minor Sellers
The Express invites children ages six to sixteen to submit want ads up to twenty five words for free in the Kids Kolumn. Ads must be turned in by January 17 for the January 17 and 24 issues, with no phone calls. See page B-4 for details.
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Express
Monticello Obituary and Community Club Notes
Obituaries recount the deaths of David A Gravel 63 and John L Kramer 91 with funeral details in Monticello and Worthington, plus Emily Richardson 100 remembered for Monticello residence and service. Local 4-H and youth clubs Olin Hawkeyes Hale Wapsie Boys Ship Ahoy Cass Center Hustlers report meetings, new members, demonstrations, and December activities in Jones County communities.
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First Congregational Church
Hampton
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Larry
Anna Mae Wemimont
L. B. Williams
M.D
John
Sharon Fulmer
Betty Lee Shifflett
Onias Ervin Shifflett
Shelia Ann Frasher
David Paul Frasher
Doris Ledvina
Edward Ledvina
Karen Watson
Ronald Watson
Bertha Stimpson
Harm J. Dirks
Frances Ellison Whitaker
Lamar Ellison
G.M.C
Ted Bek
Nick Clement
Les Voss
Mary Kay Tillotson
Route 1
East Grand
Joseph Appleby
Route 3
Appleby
North Maple
State Department of Social Welfare
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Red Shield
Witt
Jones Co. Fair
Nazarene Construction
Church of the Nazarene
West South St
G. E. Wilson
Wilson
Sparta
Tenn
David A. Gravel
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Msgr. E. P. Lorenz
Petersburg
Henry
Elizabeth Gravel
Anthony
Center Jct
Donald
Mary) Prult
Frank
Dorothy) Fitzsimmons
Celestine
Virginia) Hansen
Maquoketa
Bernice Gravel
Phillip
Dyersville
Joseph
Bernards
John Prior
Elmer Steger
Earlville
Jack Wallert
Delhi
John L. Kramer
Worthington
Kramer
St. Paul’s Church
Fr. Peters
Father Arquitt
Sand Spring
Gehling
St. Francis Cemetery
Clement
Mary Bruggeman Kramer
Katherine Burlage
State Bank of
Arnold
Louis
San Diego
Wilfred
Coggon
Emily Richardson
Methodist Church
Friday Club
P.E.0
L. We (Lisle) Lovell
Olin Hawkeyes
Merlin Friedrichsen
Brad Ahrendsen
Alan Petersen
Farrel Freeman
Gail Freeman
Hale Wapsie Boys
Richard Woods
Hale Wapsie Wanderers
Pleasant Hill Church
Mike Inglis
Lance Hartwig
Pam Ballou
Cass Center Hustlers
Russell Brown
Ronnie Shada
Omaha
Nebi
Gary Toenjes
Robert Eden
Mike Houser
Moonrtticello Express
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